Details of the theme, sermon (where available) and music used at the Goth Eucharist
This page contains a list of the music and themes used in the Goth Eucharist
since the start of 2006.
2008
29th July - Being Human: The Glory and the Pain
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
Divine Comedy - Eye of the Needle - before Sermon
Smashing Pumpkins - Cupid de Locke - after creed
[SiTD] - Odyssey (instrumental) - after peace
HiM - The Path - During Eucharist
VNV Nation - Secluded Spaces - Final song after blessing
Covenant - Bullet
1st July - Leonard Cohen: Songs of love and hate
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
Sisters of Mercy - before Sermon
Anthem - after creed
Love itself - after peace
If it be your will - During Eucharist
Suzanne - Final song after blessing
Hallelujah
Last year's Man
3rd June - Christianity and Astrology :What planet are you on?
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
Guide on raging Stars - Iris - before Sermon
Changing of the Guard - Bob Dylan - after creed
Black Planet - Sisters of Mercy - after peace
Stumble and Fall -Clan of Xymox - During Eucharist
Into my arms - Nick Cave - Final song after blessing
Farthest Star - VNV Nation
6th May - Self Esteem
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
Sisters of Mercy - Marian - before Sermon
Radiohead - Bullet Proof - after creed
Reinbert de Leeuw - Gnossiennes No1 - after peace
NiN - Right Where It Belongs - During Eucharist
Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty Three - Final song after blessing
Covenant - Bullet
8th April - Fantasy Combat? Unmasking the Powers
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
Us and Them - Pink Floyd - before Sermon
Seen Enough - Crosby Stills and Nash - after creed
First Antiphon from The Valaam Liturgy of St John Chrysostom - after peace
The Wicked One - A Rebours - During Eucharist
Illusion - VNV Nation - Final song after blessing
Rain on My Skin - Cabaret
Fatherland - Die Krupps
11th March - The Passion
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
The Mission - Wasteland - before Sermon
Portishead - Nobody Loves Me - after creed
VnV Nation - As it Fades - after peace
U2 - Love is Blindness - During Eucharist
Seabound - Watching Over You - Final song after blessing
Him - The Path
26th February - Art and Pornography
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
Tainted love - soft cell - before Sermon
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley - after creed
101st lament - hope of the states - after peace
read about love - Richard Thompson - During Eucharist
Die Flut - Wolfsheim - Final song after blessing
Stand inside your love - The Smashing Pumpkins
Love under Will - fields of the nephilim
12th February - Artificial Intelligence
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
Pink Floyd - High Hopes - before Sermon
In Strict Confidence - Industrial Love - after creed
Vangelis - Rachel's Song - after peace
Shriekback - This Big Hush - During Eucharist
VNV Nation: Airships - Final song after blessing
Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric
15th January - Persons and Personas: A Conversation
with the Music of David Bowie
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
Space Oddity - before Sermon
Ashes to Ashes - During Eucharist
Soul Love - Final song after blessing
Suffragette City
The Man Who Sold The World
Starman
Ziggy Stardust.
2007
18th December - The Dark Time of Year
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Pink Floyd : High Hopes
- Before the Sermon
- The Cure : Fascination Street
- After Peace
- Bob Dylan : Ring Them Bells
- During the Eucharist
- Depeche Mode : Waiting for the Night to Fall
U2 : If God will send his angels - Final song - After the blessing
- VnV Nation : The Farthest Star
20th November - Facing Death
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Love under will - Fields of the Nephilim
- Before the Sermon
- Priests and paramedics - Pedro The Lion
- Setting up the altar
- During the Eucharist
- Dark light - HIM
Corpus Christi Carol - Jeff Buckley - Final song - After the blessing
- Don't fear the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
6th November - Living with the Dead
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Sisters of Mercy - Never Land
- Before the Sermon
- The Cure - Last Dance
- During the Eucharist
- David Bowie - Disco King
- Final song - After the blessing
- Smashing Pumpkins - Behold! The Nightmare
22nd October - Fantasy and Spirituality: The Gospel According To Gollum
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Nick Cave - Carry Me
Johny Cash - The Beast In Me - Before the Sermon
- Paradise Lost - I am Nothing
- During the Eucharist
- Pearl Jam - Man of the Hour
Enya - May it be - Final song - After the blessing
- Depeche Mode - The Sinner In Me
The Mission - Tower of Strength
9th October - Secret Fire, Second Breakfast: The Spirituality of Middle-earth
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Assemblage 23 - House on Fire
- Diorama - E Minor
- Before the Sermon
- Clan of Xymox - Internal Darkness
- During the Eucharist
- Bella Morte - Winter
- Final song - After the blessing
- Wolfsheim - Approaching Lightspeed
25th September - Veils and Faces
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Clan of Xymox - Innocent
- fields of the nephilim - the tower
- Before the Sermon
- HIM - the face of God
- During the Eucharist
- VNV Nation- Standing
- Final song - After the blessing
- Pink Floyd-wish you were here
11th September - Veils and Faces
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
- Mike Scott - Wonderful Disguise
- Before the Sermon
- Wolfsheim - underneath the veil
- During the Eucharist
- VNV Nation - Illusion
- Final song - After the blessing
- Iris - Endlessly
14th August - Calling
Preacher: Paul Watkins
- Leading into the service
- De/Vision - At Night
- VNV Nation - Chrome
- Before the Sermon
- Assemblage 23 - Divide
- During the Eucharist
- Cruxshadows - Winter Born (This Sacrifice)
- Rotersand - Almost Violent
- Final song - After the blessing
- Covenant - Call The Ships To Port
31st July - Being Christian and Being Goth
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Joy Division - Isolation
- Before the Sermon
- The Mission - Wasteland
- After the Peace
- 2 extracts from Donnie Darko soundtrack by Michael Andrews
- During the Eucharist
- Bella Morte - Rain Within Her Hands
- Final song - After the blessing
- Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat
17th July - Loving the Unlovable
Preacher: Ravi Holy (sermon)
- Leading into the service
- Bauhaus - Bela lugosi's dead
- Before the Sermon
- Crass - Mother Earth
- After the Sermon
- New Model Army - Vengeance
- During the Eucharist
- The Damned - Curtain Call
- Final song - After the blessing
- The Sex Pistols - No one is innocent
3rd July - God: Beyond Father and Mother
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Face to Face - The Devil You Know
- Endo - Simple Lies
- Before the readings
- Sisters of Mercy- Cry Little Sister
- During the Eucharist
- New Model Army - In The Rose
- The Church - Under the Milky Way
- Final song - After the blessing
- The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
19th June - Androgyny
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Assemblage 23 - Bi-Polar
- Beborn Beton - The Color of Love
- Before the readings
- David Bowie - Lady Stardust
- During the Eucharist
- U2 - If god will send his angels
- The Mission - Butterfly on a wheel
- Final song - After the blessing
- Wolfsheim - Blind
5th June
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Joy Division - Dead Souls
- Portishead - Roads
- Before the readings
- Depeche Mode - Stripped
- During the Eucharist
- Wolfsheim - The Sparrows and the Nightingales
- Final song - After the blessing
- Iris - Guide on Raging Stars
22nd May - Acceptance
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Psychophile - Isolation
- Depeche Mode - Walking in my Shoes
- Before the readings
- Ministry - Every Day is Halloween
- While the table is prepared
- Caccino & Pritchard - Ave Maria
- During the Eucharist
- Pearl Jam - Man of the Hour
- The Cure - Love Song
- Final song - After the blessing
- Seabound - Every Last Grain
- Smashing Pumpkins - The Sacred and Profane.
8th May - Vulnerability
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- The Prime Movers - Strong As I Am
- Before the readings
- Hope of the States - Me Ves Y Sufres
- During the Eucharist
- Depeche Mode - Damaged People
- Portishead - Wandering Star
- Final song - After the blessing
- Sisters of Mercy - No Time to Cry
24th April - Empathy
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- REM - Everybody Hurts
- Gary Jules - Mad World
- Before the readings
- Over the Rhine - Gentle Wounds
- During the Eucharist
- Evanescence - Give Unto Me
- Final song - After the blessing
- Seabound - Contact
20th March - Insiders and Outsiders
Preacher: Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Hole - Dying
- REM - The Outsiders
- Before the readings
- Nick Cave - As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
- During the Eucharist
- Smashing Pumpkins - Crestfallen
- Final song - After the blessing
- Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away
- Joy Division - New Dawn Fades
13th March - Wounds and Well-Being
Preacher: Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Rolling stones - Dead flowers
- Wolfsheim - Scars Remain
- Before the readings
- Gram Parsons - Love Hurts
- During the Eucharist
- Smashing Pumpkins - Galapogos
- Final song - After the blessing
- The Cure - Fight
20th February - Servants and Masters
Preacher: Fraser watts
- Leading into the service
- Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin
- Before the readings
- Depeche Mode - Master & Servants
- During the Eucharist
- Depeche Mode - Higher Love
- Final song - After the blessing
- Sisters of Mercy - Alice
13th February - Integrity and Conformity
Preacher: Paul Watkins
- Leading into the service
- Talk Talk - Today
- Intra-Venus - Innocence
- Before the readings
- VNV Nation - Fearless
- During the Eucharist
- New Order - True Faith
- Cruxshadows - Winterborn
- Final song - After the blessing
- God Module - Perception
- I feel - (I'm free!)
30th January - Love and Hate
Preacher: Rev Andrew Swindells
- Leading into the service
- Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
- Arcade Fire - Crown of Love
- Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
- Before the readings
- The Cure - Love Song
- During the Eucharist
- Tindersticks - Tiny Tears
- Final song - After the blessing
- Nick Cave - The Rider
- Nick Cave - Nature Boy
16th January - Ends and Beginnings
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Namambulu - Memories
- Code 64 - Leaving Earth
- Before the readings
- God Module - Ever After
- During the Eucharist
- Assemblage 23 - Let the Wind Erase Me
- Angels and Agony - Don't Be Afraid
- Final song - After the blessing
- VNV Nation - Perpetual
2006
19th December - A Gothic Christmas
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Joy Division - Twentyfour Hours
- Sisters of Mercy - Gimmie Shelter
- Before the readings
- Marylin Manson - Coma Black Eden Eye/The Apple of Discord
- During the Eucharist
- NamNamBulu - Trapped
- Final song - After the blessing
- HiM - Voice of God
5th December - Demons and Deliverance
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guiter
- Leading into the service
- Renholder - Falling through the sky
- Wolfsheim - Leave no deed undone
- Before the readings
- HiM - Sweet Pandemonium
- During the Eucharist
- Sisters of Mercy - Marian
- Final song - After the blessing
- Rotersand - Angels Falling
- The Cranberries - Zombie
21st November - Disabilities
Preacher: Dylan Turner
- Leading into the service
- Haydn - Insanae et vanae curae
- Before the readings
- Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes
- After the sermon
- Andrew Lloyd-Webber - I Don't Know How to Love Him (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
- During the Eucharist
- VNV Nation - Arclight
- VNV Nation - Standing
- Final song - After the blessing
- Apoptygma Berzerk - Love Never Dies
7th November - The Living and the Dead
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Joy Division - Eternal
- Before the readings
- David Bowie - Soul Love
- During the Eucharist
- The Cure - The Same Deep Water as You
- Final song - After the blessing
- Pink Floyd - The Great Gig in the Sky
24th October - Why the Church Should be Inclusive
Preacher: Rev Dr Fraser Watts
Sermon avaiable here.
- Leading into the service
- E Nomine - Mysteria
- Giulio Caccino + Paul Pritchard - Ave Maria
- Before the readings
- Nick Cave - I Let Love In
- During the Eucharist
- Depeche Mode - Waiting for the Night
- Covenant - Still Life
- Final song - After the blessing
- Depeche Mode - Macrovision
- Joy Division - Atmosphere
10th October: A Gothic Imagination
Preacher: Rev Marcus Ramshaw
26th September - Speak No Evil
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
- Before the readings
- Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
- During the Eucharist
- Simon and Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
- Simon and Garfunkel - Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night
- Final song - After the blessing
- The Cure - Untitled
12th September - See No Evil
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Deftones - Change (in the House of Flies)
- My Ruin - Beauty Fiend
- Before the readings
- A Perfect Circle - Three libras
- During the Eucharist
- Eels - Beautiful Freak
- Eels - Spunky
- Final song - After the blessing
- Marilyn Manson - Lamb of God
- Deftones - Minerva
29th August - Hear No Evil
15th August - Dreams
Preacher: Rev Dr Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Bella Morte - December Dreams
- Faith and the Muse - In Dreams of Mine
- Before the readings
- Mark Collie - In Time
- During the Eucharist
- Seabound - Watching Over You
- Final song - After the blessing
- The Cranberries - Dreaming my Dreams
1st August - the 7 Cardinal Virtues
Preacher: Rev Marcus Ramshaw
- Leading into the service
- Before the readings
- During the Eucharist
- Final song - After the blessing
18th July - the 7 Deadly Sins
Preacher: Rev Marcus Ramshaw
- Leading into the service
- Depeche Mode - Question of Lust
- Before the readings
- Pet Shop Boys - It's a sin
- During the Eucharist
- Radiohead - Creep
- Depeche Mode - Sinner in Me
- Final song - After the blessing
- Iris - Hell's Coming With Me
- Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
4th July
Preacher: Rev Dr Malcolm Guite
- Leading into the service
- Leonard Cohen - The Butcher
- Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep
- Before the readings
- Leonard Cohen - That Don't Make It Junk
- During the Eucharist
- Leonard Cohen - Anthem
- Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy
- Final song - After the blessing
- Leonard Cohen - Villanelle for our Time
20th June - What is Goth?
- Leading into the service
- Johnny Cash - Hurt
- Before the readings
- The Cure - Disintegration
- During the Eucharist
- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's dead
- Sisters of Mercy- More
- Final song - After the blessing
- The Divine Comedy - The Happy Goth
6th June
Preacher: Rev Andy Swindells
- Leading into the service
- Strangelove - Sixer
- The Veils - The Leavers Dance
- Before the readings
- The Cure - Plainsong
- During the Eucharist
- The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt...
- Suede - My Dark Star
- Final song - After the blessing
- Arcade Fire - Neighborhood no1 Tunnels
23rd May - Encountering Hostility
Preacher: Revd Dr Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Iris - Hell's Coming With Me
- Marilyn Manson - Coma White
- Before the readings
- Cranberries - Zombies
- During the Eucharist
- Evanescence - Give unto me
- Namnambulu - Trapped
- Final song - After the blessing
- U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
11th May - Vanity
Preacher: Revd Dr Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Gethsemene (maybe Peter Gabriel - Passion)
- Evanescence - Where will you go?
- Before the readings
- David Bowie - Bring Me the Disco King
- During the Eucharist
- Queen - Show Must Go On
- Namnambulu - Guardian Angel
- Final song - After the blessing
- AFI - Now the World (Excerpt)
25th April - Anger
22nd April - Self Hate
Preacher: Revd Marcus Ramshaw
Held at St Mary's Whitby
- Leading into the service
- Ave Maria (Donnie Darko Soundtrack)
- E Nomine - Msyteria
- Before the readings
- The Hope of the States - Me Ves Y Sufres
- During the Eucharist
- Covenant - Invisible and Silent
- Depeche Mode - Waiting for the Night
- Final song - After the blessing
- Sisters of Mercy - More.
28th March - Self Hate
Preacher: Revd Dr Fraser Watts
Sermon available here
- Leading into the service
- Nightwish - Wish I Had an Angel
- Pain - Save Me
- Before the readings
- Hope of the States - Me Ves Y Sufres
- During the Eucharist
- Covenant - Invisible and Silent
- Emerson, Palmer and Lake (excerpt)
- Final song - After the blessing
- Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion
14th March - New Directions in Life
Preacher: Revd Ravi Holy.
Sermon available here
- Leading into the service
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
- No Rest - New Model Army
- Before the readings
- People are Strange - Doors
- I just can't be happy today - Damned
- During the Eucharist
- More - Sisters of Mercy
- Final song - After the blessing
- Black Angel - Cult
28th February - The Fallenness of Creation
Preacher: Revd Dr Fraser Watts
- Leading into the service
- Lisa Gerrard - Human Game
- Before the readings
- Lisa Gerrard - Sacrifice
- During the Eucharist
- Creed - whats this life for?
- Final song - After the blessing
- Depeche Mode - Macrovision
14th Feb 2006 - Love and Self-Sacrifice
Preacher: Linda Duckers
Sermon available here
- Leading into the service
- Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Nightwish - Where Were You Last Night?
- Before the readings
- HIM - Funeral of Hearts
- During the Eucharist
- J. Buckley - Hallelujah
- U2 - Love is Blindness
- Final song - After the blessing
- U2 - If God Will Send His Angels
31st Jan 2006 - Doubt
- Leading into the service
- Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven
- Before the readings
- Evanescence - Fields of Innocence
- During the Eucharist
- Depeche Mode - Waiting for the Night
- U2 - One
- Final song - After the blessing
- Joy Division - Atmosphere
17th Jan 2006 - Miracles
- Leading into the service
- Ave Maria
- E Nomine - Mysteria
- Before the readings
- Depeche Mode - Suffer well
- During the Eucharist
- Depeche Mode - Damaged People
- Seabound - Watching Over You
- Final song - After the blessing
- Depeche Mode - Nothing's Impossible