Service & Prayer Times

Regular services

The Chapel of St Augustine hosts Morning Prayer regularly at 8:30 am on weekdays (Monday to Friday).

The Eucharist is celebrated for pilgrims, visitors, and a regular congregation every Tuesday at 12:45 pm, except in July and August, and is followed by lunch in the salone.

We look forward to you joining us, whether in person or online. The Tuesday Eucharist is streamed live on our Facebook page.

Reflecting the Anglican Communion

The Order of Service for the Eucharist incorporates elements from all the member Churches of the Anglican Communion and is approved for us by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Our chapel

At the heart of the Anglican Centre in Rome is the Chapel of St Augustine of Canterbury. Those who wish to join our services may do so by following the arrival instructions here.

Daily we pray for the welfare of the city in which we have been called by God, giving thanks to Him for our common heritage, and celebrating our vocation of prayer, hospitality, education and unity.

In all of our services, we make use of the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, which is also a helpful guide to encourage personal intercession for over 800 dioceses across the Anglican Communion.

Our worshipping community

The Tuesday Eucharist has a core community, drawn from the two Anglican/Episcopal churches in Rome and our friends from other denominations. We are also joined, each week, by pilgrims and tourists from around the world. This is a wonderful occasion allowing us to meet and pray with a huge variety of people.

The services follow the liturgical principles of the Anglican Communion and we are accountable to the Archbishop of Canterbury for our rites. Our vision is to have an accessible chapel for the whole range of the Communion. For this reason our liturgies are simple and relatively short, and great care is taken with the preaching as well as a diversity of presidents, including women. The Lord's Prayer is usually offered as an opportunity to use one's mother tongue. Attendees are invited to receive a blessing at the time of the administration of Holy Communion if they prefer.

Every Eucharist is followed by lunch in the salone. We have gathered around the Lord's Table, and then we gather around a common table of friendship. This is just part of the important ministry of hospitality which the Centre undertakes in Rome. By welcoming people of other denominations socially and inviting their participation in Anglican worship, bonds of affection are developed.

Please note that there is a regular summer break for the Tuesday Eucharists over July and August.