Events

Billed as a service of Ancient worship-Future creativity, Transcendence usually takes the form of an ancient-future mass. For 2012, Transcendence at Leeds Parish Church becomes a monthly event - usually on the first Saturday evening of the month with the 4th February Transcendence beings based around the Vespers service.   For m...

at Halifax Minster on Sunday 12 February 2012 at 3.00pm. This major act of worship marks the beginning of West Yorskhire's own Diamond Jubilee Celebrations under the auspices of Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant, Dr Ingrid Roscoe. The service is led by Canon Hilary Barber, Vicar of Halifax, and musicians taking part come from the Univer...

St. Peter's Singers present a programme of glorious English Music on Monday 13 February 2012 at 1.05pm in Leeds Town Hall as part of the City's International Concert Season lunchtime concert series on Mondays between September and April. The programme includes works by Parry (two movements from his famous Songs of Farewell and the C...

Services at the Parish Church on Sunday 19 February 2012 will be sung by Ecclesia Voices under the direction of David Condry from Bradford Cathedral. 10.30 Eucharist will be sung to the Missa Brevis of Kenneth Leighton and 6.30 Evensong to the St. Paul's Service by Herbert Howells. Please support our visiting songsters at these two special o...

Our annual pre-Lent Pancake Races take place at leeds Parish Church in our southern precincts - behind the building between the south wall and St. Peter's House - on Monday 20 February. There is no admission charge. Just turn up and enjoy a hilarious afternoon of traditional fun. Joining in will be pupils from St. Peter's Church of Engla...

The traditional Ash Wednesday Ceremonies take place at 7.30pm within the Liturgy of Choral Eucharist this year in the Parish Church on Wednesday 22 February. Music sung by the Boys and Men of the Parish Church Choir includes Matyas Seiber's Missa Brevis and other works by Palestrina adn Richard Farrant. This traditonal language service lasts...

Our third Film Night at Leeds Parish Church takes place on Sunday 26th February at 7.30pm. The film to be featured and discussed this time is "Field of Dreams"

St. Peter's Singers and Chamber Orchestra, based at Leeds Parish Church, travel to Halifax Minster on the evening of Saturday 3 March 2012 for a rare performance of Bach's choral masterpiece at 7.00pm. The soloists are Kristina James, Anita Wiencelewski, Paul Dutton and Quentin Brown. The orchestra is led by Mary Huby; the organist is Da...

St. Peter's Singers, accompanied by the National Festival Orchestra, present a Good Friday performance of Handel's Messiah this year on 6 April at 7pm in Leeds Parish Church. A number of the composer's first versions of famous numbers he subsequently altered will be given a rare outing on this occasion, including the lyrical And lo! ...