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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
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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. Periodically we hold an All-The-Church-Family Service, which is informal and involves old and young (and everyone in between!) in the worship. Please find our music programmme for the coming 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 on most Sundays—you can subscribe to the channel here There is Sunday School for children who are 3 and over, and there is a carpeted area at the back of the 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 notice sheet for the coming Sunday here.
We also post our latest news on the Christ Church IOD Facebook page.
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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...
Music for March and April 2026
Sunday 22nd March 2026, The Fifth Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday
Mass Setting : St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Iudica me deus Give judgment for me, O God, and defend my cause (said)
Processional Hymn NEH 461 There’s wideness in God’s mercy (tune: Cross of Jesus)
Psalm 130 (said)
Gradual Hymn NEH 272 All for Jesus! vss 1, 2 (tune: All for Jesus)
Offertory Hymn NEH 445 Rock of ages, cleft for me (tune: Petra)
Communion Hymn NEH 84 It is a thing most wonderful (tune: 84 Herongate)
Recessional Hymn NEH 393 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us (tune: Mannheim)
Sunday 29th March 2026, Palm Sunday with the reading of the Passion of our Lord Jesus ChristProcession of Palms (10.45am, Island Gardens DLR) NEH 509 All glory, laud and honour (tune: St Theodulph)
Mass Setting : St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Processional Hymn NEH 92 There is a green hill, far away (tune: Horsely)
Psalm 31:9-16 Chant 93, The Anglican Chant Book, S. Wesley
Gradual Hymn NEH 84 It is a thing most wonderful, vss 1,2 (tune: Herongate)
Offertory Hymn NEH 86 My song is love unknown (tune: Love Unknown)
Communion Hymn NEH 82 Drop, drop slow tears (tune: Song 46)
Recessional Hymn NEH 511 Ride on, ride on in majesty (tune: Winchester New)
Thursday 2nd April Maundy Thursday
Introit: Prohibeatis Dominum Forbid it Lord, that I should boast save in the cross of Christ my God NEH 95 (tune: Rockingham): Sussex)
NEH 461 There's a wideness in God's mercy (tune: Cross of Jesus)
NEH 84 It is a thing most wonderful (tune: Herongate)
NEH 280 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness (tune: Schmucke Dich)
Psalm 114, Tonus Peregrinus, Chant 186 Parish Psalter, Anon.
Gradual AMNS 407 (Lord thy word abideth, vss 1, 6 (tune:Ravenshaw)
HO&N 35 A new commandment I give unto you
NEH 513 God is love, and where true love is (tune: Ubi Caritas)
NEH 302 O thou who at thy Eucharist didst pray (tune: Song 1)
NEH 304 Once, only only once and once for all (tune: Albano)
Taize chants: Stay with me, keep watch with me, O Lord hear my prayer, Wait for the Lord, Jacques Berthier
Friday 3rd April, Good Friday
NEH 94 We sing the praise of him who died (tune: Bow Brickhill)
NEH 92 There is a green hill far away (tune: Horsley)
NEH 86 My song is Love unknown (tune: Love Unknown)
NEH 90 O sacred head, sore wounded (tune: Passion Chorale)
NEH When I survey the wondrous cross (tune: Rockingham)
NEH 78 Sing my tongue, the glorious battle (tune: Pante Lingua)
NEH 83 Glory be to Jesus (tune: Caswall)
Saturday 4th, Easter Eve7pm Easter Vigil
Exsultet Christ be our Light (Easter Vigil verses), Bernadette Farrell
Glory to God, glory to God, Peruvian Gloria
NEH 100 The dawn draws on with golden light (tune: Resurrexit)
Sunday 5th April, Easter Day, Festal Mass, with Baptism
Mass setting: St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Resurrexi et adhuc tecum sum, I have arisen, and am with you still, Alleluia, Chant 30, Parish Psalter, J. Turle
NEH 121 This joyful Eastertide (tune: This Joyful Eastertide)
Psalm 118, Praise to the Lord, Psalm Praise 124, Christopher Idle, Norman Warren
Rouen Alleluia and Easter Versicle
NEH 118 The Lord is risen indeed! (tune: Narenza)
NEH 115 Now the green blade riseth (tune: Noel Nouvelet)
NEH 120 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son, (tune: Maccabeus)
Sunday 12th April, Second Sunday of Easter (Low Sunday)Mass setting: St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Quasimodo geniti infantes, Like newborn children you must long for the pure spiritual milk, Alleluia, Chant 61, Parish Psalter, W. Turner
NEH 121 This joyful Eastertide (tune: This Joyful Eastertide)
Psalm 150, Chant 'Stanford'
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
NEH 118 The Lord is risen indeed! (tune: Narenza)
NEH 115 Now the green blade riseth (tune: Noel Nouvelet)
NEH 120 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son, (tune: Maccabeus)
Sunday 19th April, Third Sunday of Easter, All-the Church-Family Service
Introit: Come into his presence singing ‘Alleluia’, Anon
Mass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne (Responses, Sanctus and Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
Song 1 HOAN 83 Christ’s is the world in which we move (tune: Dream Angus)
Song 2 HOAN 28 Among us and before us, Lord you stand (tune: Gatehouse)
Song 3 HOAN 53 Be still for the presence of the Lord (tune: Be still)
Song 4 HOAN 87 Colours of day, dawn into the mind (tune: Colours of Day)
Sunday 26th April, Fourth Sunday of Easter.Introit: Misericordia Domini, The earth is filled with the loving kindness of the Lord, Chant 31, Parish Psalter, W. Knyvett
NEH 357 Father, hear the prayer we offer (tune:Sussex)
Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd, Psalm Praise 78, Seddon and Warren
Rouen Alleluia and versicle
NEH 457 The King of love my Shepherd is (tune: St Columba)
NEH 374 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (tune: St Peter)
NEH 368 Guide me O thou great redeemer (tune: Cwm Rhondda)