Welcome to St Dunstan-in-the-West
Monday | 8.15am-9.15am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | please come and go at any time for prayer, adoration and Eucharistic meditation | N.B. There will be no Exposition on April 23rd, May 7th or 28th
Tuesday | 12.30pm Eucharist with address | the main service of the week
Thursday | 6pm Eucharist (except Feast Days, when the Eucharist is at 12.30pm, with address) | followed by study group in Advent and Lent | N.B. There will be no evening Eucharist on April 26th
Feast Days | 12.30pm Eucharist with address
There is usually a music recital on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1.15pm. For a detailed list of services, concerts and other events, see Services and Events.
This historic church, an Anglican Guild Church in the City of London proclaiming the glory of God in Jesus Christ and serving the local working community and tourists, provides a haven for private prayer in the midst of the city’s bustle. It was first founded around 1000 AD, and the present building has stood on Fleet Street for 180 years.
You are always welcome to join us at any of our services. Our main gathering is for the Eucharist on Tuesdays at 12.30 pm. This service is about half an hour in length and includes a short address.
During Advent, Lent and other times as advertised we meet after the Thursday evening Eucharist for a study group in the vestry. Please see Services and Events.
The church is normally open 8.15am – 4pm on Mondays, and 10am – 4pm, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 10am – 6.30pm on Thursdays. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the sanctuary and there are votive candlestands. For an hour on Monday morning the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the Altar for adoration and Eucharistic meditation.
St Dunstan’s remains grateful to Friends of City Churches churchwatchers for their friendly and knowledgeable presence at the church on Tuesdays.
For all the latest information about services, events and music recitals, please follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook (see side bar on the right).
We welcome our brothers and sisters of the Romanian Orthodox Church (La Biserica Ortodoxã Românã din Londra – Parohía Românã Sf Gheorghe/St Dunstan) and members of the Romanian community in London, for whom St Dunstan’s has been the spiritual home for over 50 years.
Our sixteenth century statue of Queen Elizabeth I can be seen above the porch in our churchyard. The statues of King Lud and his sons are under the porch.
Our popular and varied series of lunchtime recitals continues at 1.15 pm on most Wednesdays and Fridays. Please see our our social media feeds with Tweet #fleetstreetmusic
Sermons
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017: the Guild Vicar’s Sermon
The Archdeacon’s Sermon for the Licensing of Fr Barry Orford
St Dunstan-in-the-West on film
‘50 Things to do in a Church’ with Michael Palin (National Churches Trust)
Crossing Cultures in Ministry (USPG)
St Dunstan’s has a noble history of inclusivity and variety. Luminaries of the Christian tradition played their part in the first thousand years of this church’s life. Now we rejoice in being a centre of ecumenical encounter, dialogue and hospitality, where prayer for the unity of the Church is at the heart of our mission.
May the Spirit who hovered over the waters when the world was created breathe into you the life He gives.
May the Spirit who overshadowed the Virgin when the eternal Son came among us make you joyful in the service of the Lord.
May the Spirit who set the Church on fire upon the Day of Pentecost bring the world alive with the love of the risen Christ.