Key dates

28 Days of Prayer

Sun 9 April to
Sat 6 May

National Week of Prayer

Sun 30th April to
Sat 6th May

The Coronation

Sat 6th May

Big Coronation Lunch

Sun 7th May

Big Help Out

Mon 8th May

Watch the webinar 20th April 2023:

Celebrating the Coronation Weekend
in your church and community

Coronation resources shared in 20th April 2023 webinar are available at: churchofengland.org/coronation

These include:

The Information Pack

Mentioned on the webinar at:
8 minutes 53 seconds

including ideas and information on how your church or parish might choose to mark the Coronation weekend

Liturgy and Worship

Mentioned on the webinar at:
09 minutes 47 seconds

including special forms of service, a Vigil of Prayer, prayers for churches, families, groups, and individuals to use, Bible readings for study and reflection and for use in worship, special prayers to use in services in church, and prayers for use at a public screening of the Coronation.

Screening the Coronation

Mentioned on the webinar at:
12 minutes 30 seconds

find out about screening the BBC live ceremonial events coverage on a TV, screen, or using a projection system, in a school or church hall, for example.

Resources for schools, young people, and families

Mentioned on the webinar at:
13 minutes 55 seconds

a range of resources to help schools, young people and families to mark this historic moment in the life of our nation.

List your events on AChurchNearYou.com

Mentioned on the webinar at:
17 minutes 13 seconds

help people find out about the services and events you are planning for the Coronation weekend by listing them on the national website AChurchNearYou.com, using the tag ‘coronation’.

Coronation Hymns for choir, organ, and brass

Mentioned on the webinar at:
17 minutes 39 seconds

rights-free music for the Coronation of King Charles III. Specially recorded hymns with brass accompaniment, as well as instrumental brass backing tracks, for use at indoor and outdoor services and events to mark the Coronation.

The Coronation Big Lunch

Mentioned on the webinar at:
17 minutes 54 seconds

bringing neighbours and communities together to share friendship, food and fun

The Big Help Out

Mentioned on the webinar at:
19 minutes 27 seconds

encourage people to try volunteering for themselves and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas while highlighting the positive impact volunteering has on communities across the nation.

Living Paintings

Mentioned on the webinar at:
25 minutes 50 seconds

Living Paintings are giving away thousands of free, sensory coronation gifts that will give blind children and young people the opportunity to experience the pageantry and history through touch and sound.

The 28 Days of Prayer

Mentioned on the webinar at:
29 minutes 52 seconds

28 days of prayer and spiritual preparation – praying with and for the King from Easter Sunday to the Coronation (Sunday 9 April – Saturday 6 May).

Design guidance and publicity toolkit

Shown on the webinar from:
30 minutes 37 seconds

including colour palette and approved fonts, along with usage guidance for logos, social media graphics, website banners, and a range of community publicity posters.

You might also be interested in:

God Save The King in British Sign Language

God Save The King signed by Brent Allen a Deaf Christian BSL user. The translation consultant was the Revd Canon Gill Behenna, the Church of England’s National Deaf Ministry Adviser.

The videos are available to download and use for free in online and onsite services, assemblies, and events without any additional music licences.
A two verse lyric sheet is also available to download.

Featuring the Royal Standard, this video is available in one-verse and two-verses versions.

Request instant access to download from the Christian BSL Download Centre

Featuring the Union Flag, this video is available in one-verse and two-verses versions

Request instant access to download from the Christian BSL Download Centre

Watch the webinar 9th March 2023:

Celebrating the Coronation Weekend at your church

Coronation resources shared in 9th March 2023 webinar are available at: churchofengland.org/coronation

These include:

The Information Pack

First mentioned on the webinar at:
9 minutes 0 seconds

including ideas and information on how your church or parish might choose to mark the Coronation weekend

The 28 Days of Prayer

First mentioned on the webinar at:
9 minutes 35 seconds

28 days of prayer and spiritual preparation – praying with and for the King from Easter Sunday to the Coronation (Sunday 9 April – Saturday 6 May).

Liturgy and Worship

First mentioned on the webinar at:
15 minutes 28 seconds

including special forms of service, prayers for churches, families, groups, and individuals to use, Bible readings for study and reflection and for use in worship, special prayers to use in services in church, and prayers for use at a public screening of the Coronation.

Design guidance and publicity toolkit

Shown on the webinar from:
30 minutes 30 seconds

including colour palette and approved fonts, along with usage guidance for logos, social media graphics, website banners, and a range of community publicity posters.

You might also be interested in:

God Save The King in British Sign Language

God Save The King signed by Brent Allen a Deaf Christian BSL user. The translation consultant was the Revd Canon Gill Behenna, the Church of England’s National Deaf Ministry Adviser.

The videos are available to download and use for free in online and onsite services, assemblies, and events without any additional music licences.
A two verse lyric sheet is also available to download.

Featuring the Royal Standard, this video is available in one-verse and two-verses versions.

Request instant access to download from the Christian BSL Download Centre

Featuring the Union Flag, this video is available in one-verse and two-verses versions

Request instant access to download from the Christian BSL Download Centre

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