8 Sept – A Service to Mark the King’s Accession
On September 8th at 7pm, an evensong service will be held at St Paul’s church to mark the Accession of His Majesty the King to the throne. In the same way as in previous years, the service will include music played by our Music Director, Errol Girdlestone, who will be accompanied by a full choir. […]
August-September Crossword
Crossword N°16 – by Patricia Cerrone In this puzzle you’ll find references to some of the trees and plants mentioned in the Bible, i.e. the clues with asterisks. These might be good starting points, as well as numbers 8 and 19 Across which can be looked up easily online. It’s useful to remember that usually phrases indicating the start or end of a word very […]
August music agenda
Music for August Sunday 2nd 10.30am Holy Communion Setting Byrd three-part (Gloria – Girdlestone) Hymn 545, 255, 729, 593 Motet Sicut modo geniti (Buxtehude) Sunday 9th 10.30am Holy Communion Setting Missa in Tempore Alligatum (Girdlestone) Hymn 2, 602, 721, 713 Motet Parce Domine (Obrecht) Sunday 19th 10.30am Holy Communion Hymn 649, 658, 394, 650 Sunday 30th 10.30am Holy Communion Setting Merbecke Hymn 799, 262, 451, 546 Motet Come, Holy Ghost (Attwood)
July music agenda
Music for July Sunday 5th 10.30am Holy Communion Setting Missa in Tempore Alligatum (Girdlestone) Hymn 537, 131, 462, 739 Motet Panis Angelicus (Franck) Sunday 12th 10.30am Holy Communion Setting Darke in F (Gloria – Girdlestone) Hymn 623, 116, 691, 702 Motet Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré) Sunday 19th 10.30am Holy Communion Setting Merbecke Hymn 763, 387, 464, 710 Motet O via escatorum (M. Haydn) Sunday 26th 10.30am Holy […]
A Patronal Festival to Remember at St Paul’s Monaco
A providential encounter several months ago between the Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf and Harry Bearn (Leading Hand) serving in the Royal Navy on Bahrain at the time led to an invitation from the Chaplain that an episcopal visit take place on the Feast Day of St Paul. Last Sunday’s Patronal Festival at St […]
28th June 2026 Bring a Friend to Church
Spreading the Good News can feel daunting, but one of the easiest ways we can clearly signal our faith is by telling people that we enjoy going to church and then inviting them to see the warmth and life we find there. The 28th of June is a doubly special day because as well as […]
A Call Across the Airwaves: Remembering De Gaulle’s Historic BBC Broadcast
Beneath clear Monaco skies and in the shadow of the Winston Churchill bust on Avenue de Grande-Bretagne, a small but distinguished gathering recently came together to commemorate one of the most consequential broadcasts in modern history: General Charles de Gaulle’s appeal to the French people, transmitted by the BBC from London during the dark days […]
St Martin-in-the-Fields
In May 2026, the Chamber Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, had the privilege of visiting St Paul’s Church, Monaco. At St Martin’s, music forms an integral part of worship, outreach, and community life, drawing on a tradition that spans many decades. The church is home to a wide range of musical activity, from congregational singing […]
ANZAC day in Antibes 2026
On the 25th April, the Royal British Legion Provence-Monaco branch organised the annual ANZAC day in Antibes. A dawn service, conducted by the Reverend Jeremy Auld of Holy Trinity Anglican Church Nice, started the day’s commemorations with an impressive turnout of branch members, local residents and several Australian and New Zealander crew currently moored in […]
Remembering the Appel du 18 juin – 18 June 12pm
As Britain stood alone in the dark days of World War Two General Charles De Gaulle made an impassioned speech that was seen as a rallying call to resist Nazi tyranny by the Free French everywhere. This Appeal, as it was referred to, was only made possible with the support of Winston Churchill via the […]
