Tonbridge School Chapel Services, Lent Term 2025 by Tonbridge School

CHAPEL SERVICES

LENT TERM 2025

Principal Holy Days, Festivals and Memorials

6th January Epiphany

7th January Baptism of the Lord

17th January

21st January

24th January

St Antony of Egypt, Abbot

St Agnes, Virgin and Martyr

St Francis de Sales, Priest

25th January Conversion of St Paul

28th January

30th January

2nd February

5th February

1st March

5th March

17th March

19th March

St Thomas Aquinas, Priest

Charles Stuart, King and Martyr

The Feast of Candlemas

St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

St David, Patron of Wales

Ash Wednesday

St Patrick, Patron of Ireland

St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

25th March Annunciation of the Lord

The Holy Eucharist

The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated as announced.

House Prayer Weeks

We pray for everyone by name in the House during their week.

Cover: Liber choralis parvus continens missas vesperas et alia officia par S. Leonardi confes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Tuesday 7th January

8.45am

Beginning of Term Service

Hymn 25 While Shepherds watched their flocks

Reading Luke 2:8-14

Friday 10th January

Hymn Eastern Monarchs, Sages Three (see page 34)

Theme The Parable of the Sower

Introduction to the Friday Services

This term, on Fridays, Fr Peters will look at the Parables of Jesus - those stories of Jesus which tell a tale but which are designed to teach us. Many of them have gone down in history. We shall see if they are timeless stories or simply of their age.

House Prayer Week:

Sunday 12th January

10.30am School Matins

Whitworth House and Oakeshott House parents invited

Opening Hymn 24 Unto us a boy is born

Responses Thomas

Psalm 96 Red Book p69

First Reading Matthew 2:1-12

Canticle Jubilate Collegium regale - Howells

Second Reading A reading from a sermon of Lancelot Andrewes Hymn 28 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Prayers

Anthem The Three Kings - Cornelius

Sermon

Hymn

26 As with gladness men of old (During which the collection will be taken)

Organ Voluntary Chorale Prelude “In dir ist Freude” BWV 615 - JS Bach

The Collection will be taken for SOS Childrens’ Villages, which provides support for orphaned children across 137 countries, ensuring they have the love, education, and protection they need.

Written in 1944, against the backdrop of the World War II, Herbert Howells’ (1892-1983) setting of the Te Deum and Jubilate are cornerstones of most Cathedral choirs’ repertoires. The Jubilate is, surprisingly, set in a minor key, but Howells manages to set the words in such a positive manner - often using the voices in unison rather than full harmony - that the character of the music is still entirely upbeat.

Peter Cornelius’ (1824-1874) song The Three Kings was originally written for solo voice and piano, but it was the inclusion of an arrangement by Ivor Atkins for solo voice and unaccompanied choir included in the first volume of Carols for Choirs that lead to it becoming so well-known. The soloist tells the story of the journey of the Wise Men to visit the baby Jesus bringing their gifts, while simultaneously the choir sings the Epiphany-tide chorale “How brightly shines the morning star!”

School House

Tuesday 14th January

Hymn 30 O worship the Lord Speaker Dr Jeremy King

Friday 17th January

Hymn 214 Praise, my Soul, the King of Heaven Theme The Parable of the Tenants

Introduction to the Tuesday Services

On Tuesdays this term, members of the Common Room will look at the word “love”, a word which, in English, has so many meanings, from the secular to the romantic and to the religious; meanings which in other languages are usually made much more obvious and descriptive. Each speaker will try to tell what the word means to them, especially in a Christian context.

House Prayer Week:

Sunday 19th January

7.15pm School Evensong Ferox Hall parents invited

Opening Hymn 32 Songs of thankfulness and praise (omit *)

Responses

Thomas

Psalm 112 Red Book p73

First Reading Luke 3:15-17 & 21-22

Canticle Nunc dimittis - Burgon

Second Reading A reading from the Addresses of St Gregory Nazienzen Hymn 31 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed

Prayers

Anthem Kyrie (from Messe cum Jubilo) - Duruflé

Sermon

Hymn

103 The day Thou gavest (During which the collection will be taken)

Organ Voluntary Chorale Prelude “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” - Peeters

The Collection will be taken for the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity and community of food banks. They work together to ensure no-one in the UK needs a food bank to survive, while providing food and practical support to people without enough money to live on.

Geoffrey Burgon composed this setting of the Nunc dimittis for trebles, organ and trumpet as the closing title music for the 1979 BBC television adaptation of John le Carré’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Music: Geoffrey Burgon (1941-2010) Text: The Song of Simeon, Luke 2:29-32

Tuesday 21st January

Hymn

188 Lift up your hearts!

Speaker Mrs Camilla Campbell

Friday 24th January

Hymn

232 Thou whose almighty Word Theme The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Tonight’s anthem is the first movement of Maurice Duruflé’s Messe “Cum Jubilo” (Op.11). This work is written for a unison male voice choir - i.e. all voices singing the same part, rather than in harmony, or multiple parts - with accompaniment (originally orchestra, but often just organ). Duruflé was organist at the church of St-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris for an astonishing 57 years and was famous in his day for his organ improvisations often based on Gregorian Plainchant (the ancient monastic melodies). He was a fanatically self-critical composer, allowing only a very few works to be published. The fact that this Mass, written in 1966, was one of such a small number published suggests that he thought highly of it, and rightly so. The flowing accompaniment provides a modal backdrop over which the seemingly timeless plainsong melody floats. The ternary structure of the music mirrors the three-part text: a higher-pitched middle section for “Christe eleison”, with an obvious return to the opening idea towards the end.

Sunday 26th January – Exeat weekend

When choosing what music the Choir will sing at a particular service, it is normally the liturgical season or a particular feast within the Church’s year which dictates the repertoire: a solemn anthem for Remembrance, a reflective piece for Advent, or a joyous anthem for Easter, for example. This term, however, several of the pieces the Choir will sing are simply different settings of the same text, the Kyrie eleison.

Ordinarily, the Kyrie is sung at the start of the Mass or Communion service at a point of preparation, asking for God’s forgiveness before receiving the sacrament at the Eucharist. It is a very simple Greek text:

Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.

The simplicity of the prayerful text, though, allows composers to establish a focused musical style (rather than some other texts like the Gloria or Credo where there is a much larger amount of text to set to music).

From the earliest plainchant melodies sung by monks more than a thousand years ago to contemporary works, this text has been, and continues to be, at the heart of religious music. Moreover, earlier musical examples continue to inspire more recent compositions, so the plainsong Mass IX (Cum Jubilo) pictured in the beautifully illustrated manuscript on the front cover of this booklet, provides the basis for Duruflé’s setting (written in 1966).

So, as you listen to the five different settings of the Kyrie over the course of the term (by Duruflé, Chilcott, Vierne, Palestrina and Howells), I hope they will give a glimpse into the richly varied ways in which composers have set such a simple text to music. The list could easily have included Mozart, Bach, Byrd, Lassus, Vaughan Williams and many others… maybe another time.

Julian Thomas, Choirmaster

Smythe House

Tuesday 28th January

Hymn 219 Rejoice, the Lord is King! Speaker Mr Will Biddle

Friday 31st January

Hymn 131 All my hope on God is founded Theme The Parable of the Lost Coin

House Prayer Week:

Sunday 2nd February

7.15pm School Eucharist for Candlemas – see page 24 for full Order of Service Hill Side parents invited

Opening Hymn 141 Bright the vision that delighted Blessing of the Light Canticle

Nunc dimittis in D - Brewer

Gloria Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo - Haydn

Reading Malachi 3:1-5

Psalm 27 Red Book p55

Gospel Reading Luke 2:22-32

Homily

Prayers

Hymn

The Offertory Eucharistic Prayer

Sanctus

The Lord’s Prayer Communion

Agnus Dei

199 O for a closer walk with God (During which the collection will be taken)

Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo - Haydn

Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo - Haydn Communion Anthem When to the temple Mary went - Eccard Concluding Rite

Hymn

125 Sweet Sacrament divine

Organ Voluntary Toccata in F BWV 540(i) - JS Bach

The Collection will be taken for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a charity that stands together with everyone who is struggling with life, no matter who they are, where they are from or what they are going through: www.calmzone.net

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Nunc dimittis: The Song of Simeon Luke 2:29-32

Tuesday 4th February

Hymn

188 Let all the world in every corner sing Speaker Mr John Bleakley

Friday 7th February

Hymn

249 And did those feet in ancient time Theme The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Born in the year that Tonbridge School was founded, Johannes Eccard was a prolific composer of Renaissance sacred vocal music. The words - specifically linked to the feast of Candlemas - are based on the Gospel of St Luke and were translated from German into English during the nineteenth century, and it is this translation that has ensured that it is still performed regularly in this country.

When to the temple Mary went, and brought the Holy Child, Him did the aged Simeon see, as it had been revealed. He took up Jesus in his arms and blessing God he said:

In peace I now depart, my Saviour having seen, The Hope of Israel, the Light of men.

Help now thy servants, gracious Lord, that we may ever be as once the faithful Simeon was, rejoicing but in Thee; and when we must from earth departure take, departure take, may gently fall asleep, may gently fall asleep, may gently fall asleep and with Thee wake.

Music: Johannes Eccard (1553-1611)

Words: trans. John Troutbeck (1832-1899)

Sunday 9th February

7.15pm School Evensong

Manor House parents invited

Opening Hymn 132(i) All people that on earth do dwell

Responses

Thomas

Psalm 67 Red Book p62

First Reading Luke 5:1-11

Canticle Magnificat in C - Kelly

Second Reading A reading from St Ambrose on the Psalms Hymn 99 God that madest earth and heaven

Prayers

Anthem Kyrie (from Little Jazz Mass) - Chilcott

Sermon

Hymn

207 O praise ye the Lord (During which the collection will be taken)

Organ Voluntary Prelude on the ‘Old 100th’ - Iain Farrington

The Collection will be taken for Hospice in the Weald. Based just a few miles away in Pembury, this hospice provides care completely free of charge to patients with a terminal illness, and those important to them, in West Kent and northern East Sussex.

Bryan Kelly (b. 1934) composed his Magnificat in C in 1963, blending a traditional Anglican choral style with contemporary influences, characterized by syncopated rhythms, vivid melodies, and a dynamic interplay between voices. The organ accompaniment plays a crucial role, adding colour and rhythmic drive while underscoring the dramatic contrasts in the text.

Bob Chilcott’s Little Jazz Mass (composed for the 2004 Crescent City Choral Festival, New Orleans) blends the traditional sacred text of the Mass with smooth, jazz-inspired elements, offering a modern take on Anglican choral music. The first movement, Kyrie, features a gentle swing rhythm, syncopation, and lush harmonies, creating a soulful and contemplative atmosphere.

Park House

Tuesday 11th February

Hymn

133 Amazing Grace! Speaker The Headmaster

Friday 14th February

Hymn

169(ii) How shall I sing that majesty

Instead of a talk this morning, some members of the school will give a musical reflection for the day.

Half Term

Tuesday 25th February

Hymn 149 Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (omit *) Speaker Mr Adrian Schweitzer

Friday 28th February

Hymn 178 Jerusalem the Golden Theme The Parable of Dives and Lazarus

House Prayer Week:

Sunday 2nd March

7.15pm Choral Evensong

Friends and Patrons parents invited

Preces Clucas

Psalm 89 (vv.1-8)

First Reading Luke 9:28-36

Hymn 129 Abide with me

Canticle Magnificat in B minor - Noble

Second Reading A reading from St Maximus the Confessor

Canticle Nunc dimittis in B minor - Noble Creed Red Book p10

Hymn 160 God is Love! Let heaven adore him

Responses Clucas

Anthem Kyrie (from Messe solennelle) - Vierne

Prayers

Hymn 240 Ye watchers and ye holy ones (During which the collection will be taken)

Organ Voluntary Allegro moderato (from Sonata No. 16 in G# minor) - Rheinberger

The Collection will be taken for Music in Hospitals & Care is a charity that improves the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music.

The first Mass celebrated in Notre Dame in Paris last December after the Cathedral’s reopening following the devastating fire, had as its musical centrepiece the Messe solennelle by Louis Vierne (1870-1937) - unsurprisingly so, given the imposing grandeur of this 20th century choral work. Notre Dame, like many French cathedrals, has two organs: the Grand Orgue at the West end of the Nave (in a similar position to ours here in Chapel) and a smaller organ situated towards the altar for accompanying the choir. Vierne’s music adopts an antiphonal effect with alternating sections: choral writing characterised by long, often seemingly anguished phrases, with austere interjections from afar at the back of the building.

Tuesday 4th March

Hymn

166 Guide me O Thou great redeemer

Speaker Mr Henry Swales

Wednesday 5th March

8.45am Ash Wednesday School Eucharist - see page 28 for full Order of Service

Opening Hymn 37 Forty days and forty nights Confession

Kyrie

A New People’s Mass - Murray Reading Joel 2:1-2 & 12-17

Gospel Reading John 8:1-11

Homily

Prayers

Offertory Hymn

The Offertory Eucharistic Prayer

Sanctus

The Lord’s Prayer Communion

Agnus Dei

124 Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast

A New People’s Mass - Murray

A New People’s Mass - Murray Communion Anthem Teach me, O Lord - Byrd Concluding Rite

Hymn

125 Sweet Sacrament divine Organ Voluntary Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582(i) - JS Bach

Friday 7th March

Hymn

35 All ye who seek a comfort sure Theme The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Sunday 9th March

7.15pm School Evensong

Opening Hymn 217 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (omit *)

Responses

Smith

Psalm 19 Red Book p31

First Reading Luke 4:1-13

Canticle Magnificat in D minor - Walmisley

Second Reading A reading from St Augustine Hymn 98 Glory to Thee, my God, this night

Prayers

Anthem Kyrie (from Missa Aeterna Christi munera) - Palestrina

Sermon

Hymn

230(ii) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy (During which the collection will be taken)

Organ Voluntary Fugue in C minor BWV 582(ii) - JS Bach

The Collection will be taken for Water Aid, an international charity that strives to provide access to clean water and encourages improved hygiene and sanitation, through direct involvement and supporting government policies and strategies.

Thomas Walmisley (1814-1856) held posts as Organist at both Trinity College and St John’s College, Cambridge, before being appointed Professor of Music at the University in 1836. This setting of the Magnificat is particularly note-worthy as it is one of the earliest examples of where the organ part is truly independent of the choral writing, especially in the use of the pedals.

Giovanni Pierliugi da Palestrina (1525-1594) was one of the most influential Renaissance composers, writing over 100 settings of the Mass and more than twice that number of motets. In this 500th anniversary year, therefore, it is only right that we include one of his settings as part of our theme of Kyries this term. It is taken from the “Missa Aeterna Christi munera” which uses as its starting point, the hymn for Matins of Apostles and Evangelists “Aeterna Christi munera”. The three sections, Kyrie – Christe – Kyrie, introduce the musical material imitatively as each of the four voices enters.

Judde House

Tuesday 11th March

Hymn

96 Lord of all hopefulness

Speaker Mr Robert Stephen

Friday 14th March

Hymn

41 Take up thy Cross Theme The Parable of the Vineyard

Sunday 16th March – Exeat Weekend

Oakeshott House

Thursday 20th March

Hymn 54(i) Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Lent Preacher

Friday 21st March

Hymn 161 God is our strength and refuge Lent Preacher

Sunday 23rd March

7.15pm School Evensong

Opening Hymn 138 Be Thou my vision

Responses

Smith

Psalm 116 Red Book p35

First Reading Luke 13:31-35

Canticle Nunc dimittis in G minor - Purcell/Roseingrave

Second Reading A reading from a sermon of St Leo the Great Hymn 46 Glory be to Jesus

Prayers

Anthem Kyrie (from Communion Service Collegium regale) - Howells

Sermon

Hymn 48 My song is love unknown (During which the collection will be taken)

Organ Voluntary Praeludium in G minor BuxWV 148 - Buxtehude

The Collection will be taken for Stop the Traffik: the first of its kind in combining community empowerment, big data management and anti-trafficking expertise to disrupt, combat and prevent the global issues of human trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation.

The Nunc Dimittis in G minor by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is the second part of his Evening Service and, as was customary at this time, it contrasts sections for the full choir with parts for small groups of soloists. Ordinarily, the Gloria at the end of the Nunc Dimittis would simply repeat that music from the preceding Magnificat, but in a manuscript in York (now lost) it is replaced by an “alternative” Gloria by Thomas Roseingrave (1688-1766). Roseingrave is unashamedly writing music which stands out from Purcell: the Gloria starts with a double canon (the trebles echoed two bars later by the tenors, whist the altos and basses are also in canon simultaneously), a section of short solos, before finally launching into a sprightly and extended round of Amens.

Welldon House

Tuesday 25th March

Hymn 194(i) Love Divine, all loves excelling Speaker Fr David Peters

Thursday 27th March

12.30pm End of Term Service

Hymn 250 The School Hymn

Order of Service for the Eucharist – Sunday 2nd February

Opening Hymn 141 Bright the vision that delighted

Priest In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All Amen.

Priest

The Lord be with you: All And also with you.

The Priest introduces the service and blesses candles, given to each Prae.

During this time the Choir sings the Nunc dimittis in D - Brewer

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

After the Nunc dimittis the Priest says a concluding prayer.

GLORIA

The choir sings the Gloria from “Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo” - Haydn

The priest says the Collect for the Day ending with: Priest …who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All Amen.

Reading Malachi 3:1-5

Psalm 27 Red Book p55

Gospel Reading Luke 2:22-32

Homily

The Prayers and Intercessions

At the end:

Priest

Merciful Father, All Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Peace

The priest may introduce the Peace with a preface Priest The Peace of the Lord be always with you:

All And also with you.

Offertory Hymn

Priest

199 O for a closer walk with God (During which the collection will be taken)

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this bread to set before you, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.

All Blessed be God for ever.

Priest

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this wine to set before you, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us the cup of salvation.

All Blessed be God for ever.

Priest The Lord be with you: All And also with you.

Priest Lift up your hearts. All We lift them to the Lord.

Priest Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All It is right to give thanks and praise.

Priest

It is indeed right and good, always and everywhere to give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ, who is one with you from all eternity. For on this day he appeared in the Temple in substance of our flesh to come near to us in judgement. He searches the hearts of all your people and brings to light the image of your splendour. Your servant Simeon acclaimed him as the light to lighten the nations, while Anna spoke of him to all who looked for your redemption. Destined for the falling and rising of many, he was lifted high upon the cross and a sword of sorrow pierced his mother’s heart when by his sacrifice he made our peace with you.

And now we rejoice and glorify your name that we, too, have seen your salvation and join with angels and archangels in their unending hymn of praise:

SANCTUS

The choir sings the Sanctus from “Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo” - Haydn

Priest

Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will,these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption. As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup, so that we, in the company of blessed Mary, Augustine and all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.

All Amen.

After a moment of silence, the priest introduces the Lord’s Prayer with these or similar words:

Priest

Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:

All Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The priest breaks the consecrated bread.

Priest We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.

All Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

AGNUS DEI

The choir sings the Agnus Dei from “Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus” - plainsong

Priest

Draw near with faith. Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

During Communion the choir sings the Agnus Dei from “Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo” - Haydn, and “When to the temple Mary went” - Eccard

Priest

Let us pray:

The Priest says the Post-Communion Prayer followed by:

Priest Almighty God,

All we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.

Hymn

Priest

125 Sweet Sacrament divine

The Lord be with you:

All And also with you.

Priest The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.

All Amen.

Priest

Go in the peace of Christ.

All Thanks be to God.

Order of Service for the Ash Wednesday Eucharist – Wednesday 5th March

Opening Hymn 37 Forty days and forty nights

Priest In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All Amen.

Priest The Lord be with you: All And also with you.

Words of welcome or introduction may be said.

All Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Priest

Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace with all.

All Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.

All sing

Priest

Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All Amen.

The priest says the Collect for the Day ending with: Priest …who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All Amen.

Reading Joel 2:1-2 & 12-17

Gospel Reading John 8:1-11

Homily

The Prayers and Intercessions At the end:

Priest

Merciful Father, All Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Peace

The priest may introduce the Peace with a preface Priest The Peace of the Lord be always with you: All And also with you.

Offertory Hymn 124 Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast

Priest

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this bread to set before you, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.

All Blessed be God for ever.

Priest

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this wine to set before you, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us the cup of salvation. All Blessed be God for ever.

Priest

The Lord be with you:

All And also with you.

Priest

Lift up your hearts.

All We lift them to the Lord.

Priest

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All It is right to give thanks and praise.

Priest It is indeed right and good to give you thanks and praise, almighty God and everlasting Father, through Jesus Christ your Son. For in these forty days you lead us into the desert of repentance that through a pilgrimage of prayer and discipline we may grow in grace and learn to be your people once again. Through fasting, prayer and acts of service you bring us back to your generous heart. Through study of your holy word you open our eyes to your presence in the world and free our hands to welcome others into the radiant splendour of your love. As we prepare to celebrate the Easter feast with joyful hearts and minds we bless you for your mercy and join with saints and angels for ever praising you and singing:

Ho ly, - ho ly, - ho

Ho ly, - ho ly, - ho ly - Lord, God of pow er - and might, hea ven - and earth are full of your glory. Ho san - na - in the high est. - -

and

Bles sed - is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Ho san - na - in the high - -

Priest Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world;rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption. As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.

Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup, so that we, in the company of blessed Mary, Augustine and all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.

All Amen.

After a moment of silence, the priest introduces the Lord’s Prayer with these or similar words:

Priest

Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:

All sing

The priest breaks the consecrated bread.

Priest We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. All Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

Priest Draw near with faith. Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

The choir sings the Communion Anthem: Teach me, O Lord - Byrd

Priest Let us pray: The priest says the Post-Communion Prayer followed by:

Priest Almighty God,

Hymn 125 Sweet Sacrament divine

Priest The Lord be with you: All And also with you.

Priest Go in the peace of Christ. All Thanks be to God.

Organ Voluntary Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582(i) - JS Bach

Tonbridge School Chapel Services, Lent Term 2025

CHAPEL SERVICES

Principal Holy Days, Festivals and Memorials

Beginning of Term Service

Introduction to the Friday Services

School House

Introduction to the Tuesday Services

Sunday 26th January – Exeat weekend

Smythe House

Park House

Half Term

The Peace

SANCTUS

125 Sweet Sacrament divine

THE CHAPLAINCY