King’s Coronation Services and Events at St John’s Church in Chester

Here are the details of all the services and events taking place at St John the Baptist's Church, in Chester, to mark the King's Coronation.

Sunday 30 April (The Fourth Sunday of Easter):

8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)

10.00am Holy Eucharist (CW)

3.00pm Prayers for the King (open to all)

6.30pm Monastic Compline (Plain chant)

Monday 1 May (SS Philip and James) –Bank Holiday:

10.30 am Holy Eucharist. Events to be announced for the week

Wednesday 3 May (A Feria Day - a weekday on which no feast is celebrated):

10.00 am Holy Eucharist. Coronation Exhibition

Thursday 4 May (English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation)

Coronation Exhibition

Friday 5 May (A Feria Day - a weekday on which no feast is celebrated:

12.00 noon Holy Eucharist

2.00pm – 3.30pm. A King is Crowned (a play by the pupils of Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy)

Saturday 6 May:

9.00am. Bells Ring – Prayers for the King and Queen (St John’s closes)

The King is Crowned

God Save the King

Sunday 7 May (The fifth Sunday of Easter):

10.00am Coronation Eucharist, followed by a Special Coronation Lunch