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At Christ Church, Isle of Dogs in East London, it's our vision:
- To be a holy people who rejoice to call God 'our Father' and delight to worship and serve him
- To enjoy the presence and the friendship of Jesus Christ
- To be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit's abundant gifts
This won't happen without you! We'd like to welcome you to travel with us. In this website you'll find out about the things we believe in, God's creation that we love, the church we treasure and the things that make us passionate Christians here in East London!
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More Information about our Church
Christ Church, is at 151 Manchester Rd, London, E14 3DR, at the southern tip of the loop in the River Thames (we call it ‘The Island’).
The congregation comes from many nationalities, traditions and denominations and reflects the diversity of the Island’s changing population.
Christ Church belongs to the liberal catholic tradition of the Church of England. Our worship is beautiful, using colour, music, teaching, drama and poetry. Please find our music programmme for the month at the bottom of this page.
Our community is relaxed and welcoming. We have different groups offering children’s work during the week. The focal point of our life together is the Parish Mass at 11am on Sunday. This is live-streamed for major festivals.There is Sunday School for children who are 3 and over, and there is a carpeted area at the back of church for smaller children and their parents. We share older children and youth work with other churches in the area.
Please follow the link to access our noticesheet for the coming Sunday here.
We also post our latest news on the Christ Church IOD Facebook page.
Map - where are we based?
We welcome people who want to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith. We run a Parish Education Programme online (Mondays 19:00 -20:00) and recordings from this course are posted on the Home Page and in the drop-down menu Parish Education Programme.
Please visit our Prayer Page to remember in prayer those who are sick and those who have died. Names are published with the consent of the individual or the family.
Giving local churches depend on the generosity of their members and the local community. Christ Church Isle of Dogs is no different. Please use the button below to take you to our secure giving page. Please look out for our QR code on the noticeboads which will take you to the same site.
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Music for forthcoming services...
Sunday 1 Dec 2024, The first Sunday of Advent
Introit: Ad te levavi animam meum, Chant 31, Parish Psalter, W. Knyvett
First hymn: NEH 3 Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus)
Psalm 25:4-9 , Chant 69, Parish Psalter, E. Edwards
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 5 Hark, a thrilling herald voice is sounding (tune: Merton)
Communion: NEH 7 Hills of the North rejoice (tune: Little Cornard)
Final: NEH 9 Lo! He comes with clouds descending (tune: Helmsley)
Sunday 8 Dec 2024, The Second Sunday of Advent
First hymn: NEH 408 Love divine, all love excelling (tune: Blaenwern)
Offertory NEH 12 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist cry (tune: Winchester New)
Communion: NEH 10 Long ago, prophet knew (tune: Personent Hodie)
Final: NEH 420 O Jesus, I have promised (tune: Wolvercote)
Sunday 15 Dec 2024, The Third Sunday of Advent
Introit Gaudete in Domino semper,
Chant 31, Parish Psalter, W. Knyvett
First hymn: NEH 16 Wake, O wake! With tidings thrilling (tune: Wachet)
Canticle: Behold God is my salvation, Isa 12:2-6, Chant 28, Parish Psalter, J. Lemon
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 443 Rejoice, the Lord is King (tune: Gopsal)
Communion NEH 353 Dear Lord the Father of Mankind (tune: Repton)
Final NEH 11 O come, O come Emmanuel (tune: Veni Emmanuel)
Sunday 22 Dec 2024, The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Introit Rorate caeli (plainsong, from the Advent Prose )
First hymn: NEH 21 A great and mighty wonder (tune: Es Ist ein Ros Entsprungen)
Canticle: My soul doth magnify the Lord, Chant 30, Parish Psalter, J.Turle
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 10 Long ago, prophets knew (tune: Personent Hodie)
Communion: NEH 32 O little town of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
Final: NEH 186 Tell out my soul, the greatness of the Lord (tune: Woodlands)
Sunday 22 Dec 6.30 pm Parish Carol Service
NEH 30 O come, all ye faithful (tune: Adeste Fideles)
CfC1 2 Away in a manger (Second Tune)
NEH 34 Once in royal David's city
CfC1 12 Zither Carol
NEH 35 Silent Night (tune: Stille Nacht)
CfC1 Coventry Carol
NEH 42 While shepherds watched their flocks by night (tune: Winchester Old)
CfC1 A virgin most pure
NEH Hark the herald angels sing (tune: Mendelssohn)
CfC1 A great and mighty wonder
NEH 33 of the Father's heart begotten (tune: Divinum Mysterium)
Christmas Eve 24 December, 11.30pm Midnight Mass of the Nativity
NEH 29 It came upon the midnight clear (tune: DCM)
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
NEH 32 O little town of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
NEH 35 Silent Night (tune: Stille Nacht)
NEH 30 O come, all ye faithful (tune: Adeste Fideles)
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 Dec, Mass of Christmas Day
First hymn: NEH 24 Christians awake! Salute the happy morn (tune: Yorkshire)
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 25 God rest you merry, gentlemen, (tune: God Rest you Merry)
Communion: NEH 26 Hark! The herald angels sing (tune: Mendelsohn)
Final: NEH 30 O come all ye faithful (tune: Adeste Fideles)
Sunday 29 Dec 2024, The First Sunday of Christmas
First hymn: NEH 263 All creatures of our God and King (tune: Laast Uns Erfreuen)
Offertory: NEH 336 Angel voices ever singing (tune: Angel Voices)
Communion: NEH 137 Come down, O love divine (tune: Down Ampney)
Final: NEH 28 In the bleak mid-winter (tune: Cranham)