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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 January 2026
Sunday 4th January, the Epiphany of the LordMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Dum medium silentium While gentle silence enveloped all things
Processional Hymn HOAN 537 We, three kings of Orient are (tune: Kings of Orient)
Synaxis Hymn: HOAN 113 Earth has many a noble city (tune: Stuttgart)
Gradual: Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory Hymn: HOAN 394 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (tune: Was Lebet)
Communion Hymn: HOAN 542 What child is this? (tune: Greensleeves)
Recessional Hymn HOAN 477 The first Nowell the angel did say (tune The First Nowell)
Sunday 11th January 2026, the Baptism of the LordMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Baptizatus, ascendit de aqua After Jesus had been baptised, as he came up from the water
Processional Hymn NEH 55 Hail to the Lord’s anointed, vss 1-4 (tune: Crűger)
Psalm 29 as The God of heaven thunders, Psalm Praise 82, Norman Warren and Michael Perry
Gradual: Rouen Alleluia and versicle
Offertory Hymn: NEH 12 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry (tune: Winchester New)
Communion Hymn NEH 58 The sinless one to Jordan came (tune: Solemnis Haec Festivitas)
Recessional Hymn NEH 56 Songs of thankfulness and praise,vss 1,2,3,5 (tune: St Edmund)
Sunday 18th January 2026, The Second Sunday of Epiphany, Beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian UnityMass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit: Omnis terra adoret te All the earth shall worship you, Chant 122, The Parish Psalter, J. Nares
Processional Hymn NEH 485 Thy hand, O God, has guided (tune: Thornbury)
Psalm 40: 1-12 as I waited patiently for the Lord, Psalm Praise 88, vss 1,3 Michael Baughen and David Wilson
Gradual Rouen Alleluia
Offertory Hymn: NEH 498 Son of God, eternal Saviour, vss 1,2,3,5 (tune: Everton)
Communion Hymn NEH O thou, who at thy eucharist didst pray (tune: Song 1)
Anthem Ave verum corpus, Edward Elgar, arr. Alan Ridout (SA+Men)
Recessional Hymn NEH 435 Onward, Christian soldiers, vss 1,4,5 t (tune St Gertrude)
Sunday 25th January, The Conversion of St Paul, Apostle, End of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Mass Setting:St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
Introit; Jubilate Deo omnis terra, O sing unto the Lord a new song, Chant 162, The Parish Psalter, W. Russell
Processional Hymn NEH 377 Immortal, invisible, God only wise (tune: St Denio)
Psalm 67, Chant 122, The Parish Psalter, J.Nares
Gradual Rouen Alleluia
Offertory Hymn: NEH 376 I heard the voice of Jesus say (tune: Kingfold)
Communion Hymn NEH 294 Just as I am, without one plea (tune: Saffron Walden)
Anthem Lead me Lord, (SA+Men) SS Wesley, arr. Alan Ridout
Recessional Hymn NEH 486 We have a gospel to proclaim (tune: Fulda)
Sunday 1st February, The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) All-the-Church-Family ServiceIntroit: Blessed, heavenly light, shining through earth’s night (tune: Arnstadt)
Mass Setting (Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei):St Thomas Mass, David Thorne
1st song The light of Christ has come into the world, Fresh Sounds 98 Donald Fishel, arr. Betty Pulkingham
2nd song Faithful vigil ended, NEH 44 (tune: Glenfinlas)
3rd song Be still for the presence of the Lord (tune: Be Still)
4th song Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Common Praise 57 (tune: Antioch)