Peterhouse Chapel

Peterhouse Chapel Peterhouse Chapel is a friendly and inclusive community of Christians, primarily serving Peterhouse. Most importantly, everybody is welcome!

"One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." - Matthew 4:4

All are welcome to participate in the worship of our Chapel - morning and evening prayer as well as evensong in term plus other activities. People come from all denominations and none: some are committed Christians, some are curious enquirers, others simply come to enjoy the beauty of the sung se

rvices. We would like to warmly invite everyone to join our worship. During term time we celebrate the Eucharist every Sunday morning, followed by an excellent breakfast and time of fellowship. On Sunday evenings we are blessed to host a wide variety of preachers at Evensong. There is also an Evensong on Wednesday and both of these evening services are led by our excellent choir. Each weekday the Daily Offices are held in chapel, offering regular times of contemplation, prayer and peace. Aside from services, the Chapel invites all college members to join us in discipleship: from discussion groups and bible studies, to our annual retreat. The Chapel also aims to be as hospitable as possible through events such as Dean’s Port. For further information either post on this page or directly contact the Chapel Sacristans, Chapel Officers or the Chaplain, the Rev'd Jennifer Adams-Massmann, who will all be happy to help you.

03/05/2026

We're back for Easter Term, and our first Choral Evensong is tonight at 6pm - all welcome to join us in Peterhouse Chapel

Responses: Clucas
Psalm 147: 1-12 (Ouseley)
Canticles: Brewer in D
Anthem: Gibbons, If ye be risen again with Christ
Voluntary: Mendelssohn, Allegro in B flat major, MWV W47

CHORAL EVENSONGPlease join us for our final Sunday service of Choral Evensong with our guest preacher, the Reverend Mark...
06/03/2026

CHORAL EVENSONG

Please join us for our final Sunday service of Choral Evensong with our guest preacher, the Reverend Mark Birch, Canon Rector of Westminster Abbey.

The choir will sing responses by Leighton, canticles by Walmisley and Mendelssohn, and an anthem by Esther Berweden, 'Deus deus meus'.

There will be one more Choral Evensong service next Wednesday. Next Sunday instead of Evensong, it will be a Passiontide service.

All are very welcome, including visitors and guests. Please come through the Porters' Lodge as the gates are locked and indicate you are coming to Chapel.

CHORAL EVENSONG & CONFIRMATIONSPlease join us for our service of Choral Evensong on Sunday with our guest preacher, the ...
27/02/2026

CHORAL EVENSONG & CONFIRMATIONS

Please join us for our service of Choral Evensong on Sunday with our guest preacher, the Rt Rev'd Dr Dagmar Winter, Acting Bishop of Ely.

Seven Peterhouse students will also be confirmed during the service, of whom three will have been baptized in Chapel that morning.

The choir will sing responses by Clucas, canticles by Noble in b minor, and an anthem by Harris, Bring us, O Lord God.

All are very welcome including visitors and guests. Please come in via the Porters' Lodge as the gates are locked on Sundays.

CHORAL EVENSONGPlease join us for our service of Choral Evensong on Sunday with our guest preacher, the Reverend Princip...
20/02/2026

CHORAL EVENSONG

Please join us for our service of Choral Evensong on Sunday with our guest preacher, the Reverend Principal Michael McClenahan, Professor of Systematic Theology at Union College, Belfast.

The choir will sing responses by Leighton, canticles by Jackson in G, and an anthem by Tomkins, My shepherd is the living Lord.

All are very welcome including visitors and guests. Please come through the porters' lodge as the gates are locked on Sundays.

CHORAL EVENSONGChoral Evensong will take place on Sunday in Chapel at 6 pm (8th February), followed by sherry and non-al...
06/02/2026

CHORAL EVENSONG

Choral Evensong will take place on Sunday in Chapel at 6 pm (8th February), followed by sherry and non-alcoholic drinks in the Combination Room.

The preacher is the Chaplain & Welfare Officer, the Rev'd Jennifer Adams-Massmann. As Jennifer+ is leaving at the end of this term for a new post, this is her final Evensong sermon (she will still be preaching at the Sunday morning service a few more times.)

All are welcome, including guests & visitors.

DEAN'S PORT, Tuesday 27th from 8pmDearest Petreans,It has come to the attention of we Sacristans that the Combination Ro...
27/01/2026

DEAN'S PORT, Tuesday 27th from 8pm

Dearest Petreans,

It has come to the attention of we Sacristans that the Combination Room, purportedly the domain of the Fellowship, holds a large supply of previously untapped mineral reserves in the form of Metamorphic Fortified Wine.

It is vital that Junior Members help us secure this strategic resource in our hemisphere of influence, from 8pm this evening. Due to opposition to Port consumption, tariffs will be imposed on the Library and Porters' Lodge, and further levies on guests dining in Hall.

In vino yours,

F
Sacristanique Domus Sancti Petri

DEAN'S PORT - TONIGHT

The Dean is in such a great mood since coming back from his sabbatical that he was wildly generous and bought far too much port for Chapel and there is no more room in the College's wine cellar! Your dear, kind sacristans have found a perfect solution and convinced the Dean we should just share it with you, so we hope you will drop in for a glass or two of port and some lively conversation in the Combination Room tonight ... Shake off the rainy October blues and join the Dean, Chaplain and chapel officers for a glass of port and a chat from 8.00pm in the Combination Room. 🙂

Non-alcoholic drinks are also available, of course!

LENT TERM CARDA warm welcome to all our services for Lent term in Peterhouse Chapel! As always, members of College, gues...
19/01/2026

LENT TERM CARD

A warm welcome to all our services for Lent term in Peterhouse Chapel! As always, members of College, guests, and visitors are all invited. (Visitors should come through the Porters' Lodge if the gates are closed.)

TODAY: Cocoa (or Coffee) & Cake, 11-12pm (12-ish - I may linger a few more minutes)Outside G staircaseStop by for some h...
02/12/2025

TODAY: Cocoa (or Coffee) & Cake, 11-12pm (12-ish - I may linger a few more minutes)

Outside G staircase

Stop by for some holiday cheer and a free hot drink and cake with the Chaplain!

it's time for Compline again - TONIGHT at 9pm in Chapel, followed by hot chocolate and a chance to chat for students!
24/11/2025

it's time for Compline again - TONIGHT at 9pm in Chapel, followed by hot chocolate and a chance to chat for students!

Compline TONIGHT, 9 pm in Chapel

This ancient chanted service is a meditative, peaceful way to end the day. The choir will sing an anthem at the end.

Followed by cocoa in the antechamber.

This Sunday will be our last service of Choral Evensong for Michaelmas term. There is a special Advent carol service on ...
21/11/2025

This Sunday will be our last service of Choral Evensong for Michaelmas term. There is a special Advent carol service on 30th November.

We are pleased to welcome as our guest preacher, the Rt Rev'd Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

All are very welcome to the service and drinks afterwards in the Combination Room!

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