The Chapel

To step into the Chapel at St Antony’s is to step out of the busyness and business of the ‘normal’ everyday world, and into a place of stillness and calm.

The chapel timetable follows a weekly pattern of daily prayer, together with the regular celebration of the Eucharist, and sung services on Sundays and the major festivals of the Christian year. 

This is the central hub around which the life of the Priory revolves, defining the structure of the day and shaping the ethos of everything else we do here.

  • On Sundays and major Festivals we have a Sung Mass, with incense, periods of silent prayer, and a selection of hymns and Taize chants.
  • Weekday services tend to be simpler in format, but always contain significant periods of silence.

Contemplative prayer, the ancient practice of ‘Christian meditation’, is an essential ingredient in all our timetabled services. The chapel is maintained as a place reserved for private prayer and contemplation at all other times.

Confession, also known as the sacrament of reconcilliation, may be arranged by appointment with Fr Nicholas.

Regular Service Times

Our worship is catholic and contemplative; firmly rooted in  the ‘high church’ tradition of the Church of England, whilst also including significant periods of silent, or contemplative, prayer. All are very welcome to attend any of our services.

Sundays 

10.30am Sung Mass

Weekdays Monday-Friday

8.00am Quiet Time
8.30am Morning Prayer
12noon Eucharist (Tues & Thur) or Midday Prayer
4.30pm Quiet Time or Evening Prayer (occasionally

Outside normal opening times (e.g. on Sundays or in the evening) please access the Chapel via the outdoor steps, or the external ramp lift for disabled access (via the garden). On weekdays and during office hours, just come to the front door.

An article about the chapel, with more pictures of the new windows, can be found in the blog section here.

Festivals and Additional Services in 2026

Tuesday 6 January, 12 noon
Epiphany, Sung Mass and Procession

Monday 2 February, 7.30pm
Candlemas, Sung Mass with Blessing of Candles

Wednesday 18 February, 7.30pm
Ash Wednesday, Sung Mass with Imposition of Ashes

Every Friday during Lent, 11.30am
Stations of the Cross

Wednesday 25 March, 12noon
Annunciation, Sung Mass

Palm Sunday, 29 March, 10.30am
Sung Mass with Blessing of Palms and Procession

Maundy Thursday, 2 April, 7.30pm
Sung Mass with Ceremonies and Watch

Good Friday, 3 April
11.30am Stations of the Cross
3.00pm Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday

Holy Saturday, 4 April, 7.30pm
Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter

Easter Sunday, 5 April, 10.30am
Sung Mass with Blessing of the Easter Garden

Thursday 14 May, 12 noon
Ascension Day, Sung Mass

Thursday 4 June, 12 noon
Corpus Christi, Sung Mass and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday 29 September, 12 noon
Michaelmas, Sung Mass

Monday 2 November, 7.30pm
All Souls’ Mass of Requiem

Friday 25 December, 10.30am
Christmas Day, Sung Mass and Blessing of Crib