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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 December 2025
Sunday 7th December, Second Sunday of Advent, ChristingleMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Populus enim Sion habitabit, O people in Zion, you shall weep no more, Chant 14, Parish Psalter, J.L. Hopkins
Processional Hymn: NEH 10 Long ago, prophets knew (tune: Personent Hodie)
Christingle Carol: CP 45 Away in a Manger (tune: Away in a Manger)
Psalm 72:1-7, 18&19 as NEH 55 Hail to the Lord’s anointed (tune: Cruger) vss 1-3
Gradual Hymn NEH 407 Lord, they word abideth (tune: Ravenshaw) vss 1, 5)
Offertory Hymn: NEH 11 O come, O come. Emmanuel (tune: Veni Emmanuel)
Communion Hymn NEH 21 A great and mighty wonder (tune: Es ist ein ros’ entsprungen)
Recessional Hymn NEH 6 Hark the glad sound, the Saviour comes (tune: Bristol)
Sunday 14th December, Third Sunday of Advent, Sunday School Nativity Play and All-the-Church-Family ServiceMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit Rejoice in the Lord always (round) arr. Christopher Tambling
Sunday School Nativity Play, with Carols
Offertory: NEH 12 On Jordan’s Bank the Baptists Cry (tune: Winchester New)
Communion: NEH 295Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Picardy)
Final hymn: NEH 3 Come thou long expected Jesus (tune: Cross of Jesus)
Sunday 21st December, Fourth Sunday of AdventMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Rorate caeli Drop down ye heavens, from above NEH 501
Processional Hymn NEH 21 A great and mighty wonder (Es ist ein, Ros entsprungen)
Psalm 80 vss 1 -7, 18&19, Chant 141 Parish Psalter, G. Holden
Gradual Hymn NEH 407 Lord, they word abideth (tune: Ravenshaw) vss 1, 4)
Offertory: NEH 10 Long ago, prophets knew (Personent Hodie)
Communion: NEH 32 O little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)
Recessional Hymn NEH 186 Tell out my soul, the greatness of the Lord (Woodlands)
Parish Carol ServiceA great and mighty wonder (tune: Es ist ein, Ros’ entsprungen)
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant (tune: Adeste Fidelis)
Once in royal David's city(tune: Irby)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (tune: 16th C French tune)
Away in a Manger, W.J. Kirkpatrick, arr David Willcocks
Torches, Torches, John Joubert
We Wish you a merry Christmas, trad. arr. Warrell
O little town of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
Hark the Herald angels sing (tune: Mendelssohn)
While shepherds watched their flocks by night (tune:Winchester Old)
Silent Night (tune: Stille Nacht)
Christmas Eve, Children and Families’ ServiceAway in a Manger, W.J. Kirkpatrick, arr David Willcocks
O little town of Bethlehem, Philip Brooks
Little Donkey, Little Donkey, on the dusty road, Eric Boswell
See him lying on a bed of straw, Michael Perry
Midnight Mass of the Nativity of our LordMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Welcome all wonders in one sight, words by Richard Crawshaw, tune: Alsation Cradle Song
Processional Hymn NEH 42 While shepherds watched their flocks by night (tune:Winchester Old)
Synaxis Hymn: NEH 26 Hark! The herald angels sing (tune: Mendelssohn)
Gradual: Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 32 O little town of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
Communion: NEH 35 Silent Night (tune: Stille Nacht)
Recessional Hymn NEH 30 O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant (tune: Adeste Fidelis)
Christmas Day, daytime Mass of the Navity of our LordMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Welcome all wonders in one sight, words by Richard Crawshaw, tune: Alsation Cradle Song
Processional Hymn NEH 24 Christians awake, salute the happy morn
Synaxis Hymn: NEH 21 A great and mighty wonder (tune: Es ist ein, Ros’ entsprungen)
Gradual: Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 40 What child is this, who, laid to rest (tune: Greensleeves)
Communion: NEH 22 Away in a manger (tune: Cradle Song)
Recessional Hymn NEH 30 O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant (tune: Adeste Fidelis)
Sunday 28th December, First Sunday of ChristmasMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Venerunt pastores festinantes The shepherds went in haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger, Chant 31, Parish Psalter, W. Knyvett
Processional Hymn NEH 39 Unto us is born a son (tune: Puer Nobis)
Synaxis Hymn: NEH 29 It came upon a midnight clear (tune: Noel)
Gradual: Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory: NEH 32 O little town of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
NEH Communion: NEH 35 Silent night (tune:Stille Nacht)
Recessional Hymn NEH 33 Of the Father’s heart begotten (tune: Divinum Mysterium) vss 1,4,5,7