CAROLS AND CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

CAROLS AND CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

This year our Carol Service will be held at Saint Olave Hart Street
8 Hart Street, London, EC3R 7NB, England at 11:00 am on Tuesday 3rd December.

50 choristers from City Junior School (our President’s daughter’s school) will be joining for the Carols.

Afterwards luncheon will be served in Bakers’ Hall, Harp Lane, London EC3R 6DP, dress code is Morning coats with black waistcoats for gentlemen [dark lounge suits with tie is acceptable] and day wear and hats for ladies.

St Olave Hart Street is one of the few mediaeval churches to survive the Great Fire of London. It is best known as the burial place of Samuel Pepys and his wife Elizabeth; the famous diaries of Samuel Pepys provide the most vivid first-hand account of the fire of 1666 and subsequent life.
St Olave’s has strong links to several historic London livery companies and other historic associations, most notably The Clothworkers’ Company, The Trinity House, The Environmental Cleaners and The Pepys’ Club. The Victorian author Charles Dickens lived close by and called St Olave’s ‘St Ghastly Grim‘, referring to the gargoyles on the churchyard gate.
St Olave’s has been a place of Christian worship and sanctuary for almost 1000 years.
The church is named after Saint Olave. At the 1014 Battle of London Bridge between the Danish army and the English King Ethelred, known to history as ‘The Unready’; Olav supported the Christian king of England in an attempt to regain his throne from the pagan Danes. In Rouen, Olav encountered the faith of Jesus Christ and was baptised in Rouen, France.

The first church in Hart Street may have been erected around AD 1050, a simple timber structure and in the 13th century, it was rebuilt in stone, and then again in 1450 under the patronage of Richard Cely, a wealthy wool merchant who died in 1482.

Upon returning to Norway, Olaf is known for bringing Christianity there; he was canonised after his death in 1030 and became the patron saint of Norway became known as its “Perpetual King” Our church on Hart Street could well have been built on the site of the battle.

At this festive time of year, this is a splendid occasion for family and friends to enjoy rejoicing and fine food and wine to follow!
Dietary requirements can be catered for (please advise during the booking process). The following Christmas menu has been selected:
Christmas spiced London gin cured fillet of smoked Scottish salmon, lime crème fresh, samphire salad, black olive ciabatta
&&&
Roasted Woodland Farm Norfolk Black Leg Turkey Breast
Cranberry & Pear Sauce Pan Juice Gravy, Chipolatas Wrapped in Smoked Bacon, Roast Potatoes,  Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Almonds,  Puree of Carrot Swede Parsnip
&&&
The Cook & The Butler world famous traditional Christmas pudding, with Christmas pudding ice cream caramelised oranges and rum sauce
&&&
Fairtrade rich roast coffee
Tregothnan Cornish estate grown tea
Mince pies and brandy butter
The vegetarian option will be:
STARTER
Heritage & Sundried Tomato Salad,  Roasted Jerusalem Artichoke, Red Pesto Drizzle
MAIN
Sweet & Sour Mushroom Pie

Due to capacity restrictions attendance at the church service only will not be possible and tickets must be purchased to attend the service and the lunch.

Date: December 3, 2024Time: 11:00 am - 3:30 pmVenue: Bakers’ HallLocation: Harp Lane, London, EC3R 6DP, Price: £129.50Category: Event

Add To Calendar

Tickets

The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities.
Tickets are no longer available

To ensure your guests get a pour mémoire please add their email addresses, if they do not have an email address then only the booker will get a pour mémoire