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The altar of the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace
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Services are held in the Chapel Royal every Sunday from the first Sunday in October to Easter Day inclusive, and in The Queen's Chapel in Marlborough Road from Easter Sunday to the last Sunday in July inclusive. 

Services take place every Sunday at 8.30am and 11.15am

Services in June

1st June       Trinity 2
8.30am  Holy Communion
11.15am    Sung Eucharist
Setting: Missa Brevis Capellae Regis -     Caesar
Motet:   Sing to God - Handel
Epistle:   1 John 3 verses 13 - end     
Gospel:   Luke 14  verses 16 -24 
Hymns:  288,  456, 368, 337, 477
Preacher:     The Rev. Canon A Craig, BA, DipTh  Chaplain to The Queen

8th June   Trinity 3
8.30am  Holy Communion
11.15am  Sung Mattins
Psalm 41
Lessons:   Deuteronomy 6 verses 10 - end; 
Acts  chapter 22 verse 22 - chapter      23  verse 11 
Te Deum: "Caroline" - Handel
Jubilate: Britten in C
Anthem:   O Lord thou hast searched me out         - Henry Cooke
Hymns: 239,  428, 408
Preacher     The Rev Canon R. Cooper, BA
Rector of  Richmond, North Yorkshire and Chaplain to The Queen
15th June     Trinity 4
8.30am  Holy Communion
11.15am  Sung Mattins
Psalm 43
Lessons:    Deuteronomy 10 verse 12 - 11 v 1
Acts 23 verses 12 - end
Te Deum: Short Service  - Weelkes
Jubilate: Short Service  - Weelkes
Anthem:   Blessed Jesu, here we stand -     Popplewell
Hymns    377, 472, 485
Preacher     The Rev Canon C Smith, MA, Vicar of St George's Doncaster and Chaplain to The Queen

22nd June       Trinity 5
8.30am  Holy Communion
11.15am    Sung Mattins
Psalm 46
Lessons:  Deuteronomy 11 verses 1 - 15; 
Acts 27 verses 1 - 12
Te Deum: Boyce in C 
Jubilate: Boyce in C
Anthem:  Was it winter? - Saxton
Hymns    336,  414, 393
Preacher The Rev Canon Rev Canon P. Miller 
 Vicar of St Mary's Shortlands and Chaplain to The Queen
 
 
29th June       St Peter the Apostle
8.30am  Holy Communion
11.15am    Sung Mattins
Psalm 113
Lessons: Isaiah  49 verses 1 - 6
Acts 11. verses 1 - 18
Te Deum: Stanford in B flat
Jubilate: Stanford in B flat
Anthem:  Locke
Hymns    172, 215, 381
Preacher The Rev  J. Riviere, Rector of Sandringham, Domestic Chaplain to The Queen and Chaplain to The Queen
 
COLLECTIONS IN JUNE 2008
June 1st  Church of England Pensions Board
June 8th    Power
June 15th  St Christopher's Fellowship
June 22nd  West London Mission  
June 29th   Chapel Expenses  
   
PREACHERS IN JULY 2008
July 6th  The Reverend Roger Hall, MBE
Chaplain at the Tower of London and Deputy Priest in Ordinary
July 13th  The Rev. Canon A Chesterman
 Chaplain to The Queen
July 20th   The Rev Canon J Sykes, BA
 Chaplain to The Queen
July 27th  The Rev. Canon R Hill
Bishop of Manchester's Missioner and Chaplain to The Queen

Services in July 2008

6th July Trinity 7
8.30am Holy Communion
11.15am   Sung Eucharist
Setting Missa Brevis in F, K192
Motet:   Ave Maria - Schubert
Epistle   Romans 6. 19 - end      
Gospel   Mark 8  verses 1 - 9 
Hymns  333, 114, 295, 299, 362
Preacher     The Rev. R. Hall, MBE, Deputy Priest in Ordinary
Alms:  Corrymeela Trust


13th July Trinity 8
8.30am Holy Communion
11.15am   Sung Mattins
Psalm 64
Lessons:  Deuteronomy 28  verses 1 - 14;   
Acts 28. verses 17 - end
Te Deum:  S.S. Wesley in F
Jubilate: S.S. Wesley in F
Anthem:  Agnus Dei - Morley
Hymns    383, 434, 352
Preacher The Rev Canon A. Chesterman, PhD, Chaplain to The Queen
Alms:  London Ecumenical Aids Trust

20th  July  Trinity 9
8.30am Holy Communion
11.15am  Sung Mattins
Psalm 67
Lessons:  Deuteronomy  30 verses 1 - 10; 
1 Peter 3 verses 13 - 22
Benedicite: Purcell in B flat
Benedictus: Purcell in B flat
Anthem:  Close thine eyes and sleep secure - Purcell
Hymns    238,  357,  338 omit verse 6
Preacher The Rev Canon J Sykes, BA, Chaplain to The Queen
Alms  Chapel Expenses

25th July St James the Apostle
This feast will be kept on Sunday 27th July

27th July St James Festival
8.30am Holy Communion
11.15am   Sung Eucharist
Introit  I was glad  Perry
Setting Missa Brevis in C, K220     "Coronation Mass"
Motet:   O sacrum convivium Gant
Epistle   Acts 11 verse 27  - 12 verse 3      
Gospel   Matthew 20 verses 20 - 28 
Hymns   197 verses 1, 2, 4 & 8; 175; 216; 308; 478
Preacher     The Rev. R. Hill. MA, Chaplain to The Queen
Alms:  Save the Children

Then there are no Services until Sunday, 5th October, 2008

On 5th October the Services will be in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace

COLLECTIONS IN OCTOBER
October 5th St Mary's Convent and Nursing Home, Chiswick
October 12th  St Christopher's Hospice  
October 19th  Chapel Expenses
October 26th  The Camphill Family (Botton Village)
  
PREACHERS IN OCTOBER 
October 5th  The  Sub Dean
October 12th The Right Reverend Christopher Hill, BD, AKC, MTh, Bishop of Guildford and Clerk of the Closet
October 19th  The Rev Canon George Moffat, BD, MA
Rector of Bolton Abbey and Chaplain to The Queen
October 26th  The Rev. Brian Osborne, MA Dip Th, Chaplain to The Queen 
 

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