Clergy contact. We recognise that many of us will face extreme circumstances over the next few weeks and months. In situations of bereavement or emergencies relating to physical or mental health, a member of the clergy can be contacted by texting 07910 652573 or 07761 661529; one of the clergy team will call you back.
One month of online church. We are delighted that one month in to our expressions of church, 223 members of our congregation are members of our lively congregation group on Facebook and hundreds of people around the world join us every day for our daily worship. If you are not used to using Facebook we are happy to guide you through it, please email sian.conway@smitf.org with your telephone number and query. If you don’t want to have an account you can still access the public St Martin-in-the-Fields page: www.facebook.com/stmartininthefields.
Congregational giving. Following the closure of the business on 17 March St Martin-in-the-Fields Ltd (SMITFL) overnight lost almost all its income and the PCC is now wholly reliant on congregational giving and donations for its funding. You can give to the worshiping and congregational life of the church online here:
stmartininthefields.myiknowchurch.co.uk/giving.
Theology Group will meet today (Sunday) via Zoom at 6pm on Sunday 19 April. The theme is ‘Where is God in Coronavirus?’. For the link to join the meeting, please email sian.conway@smitf.org or keep an eye on the Facebook group.
Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story is returning during lockdown via Zoom at 2pm on Sundays, beginning today, Sunday 19 April. Please let Jonathan Evens know (jonathan.evens@smitf.org) if you would like to join in via Zoom, he will then email you with the Zoom invitation.
Bread for the World is back on Wednesdays at 6.30pm. You can watch the live-stream on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/stmartininthefields.
Pentecost Oasis Sunday 31 May, 2-5pm. Join on Zoom or in your own homes. Please save the date. More details to follow. Please contact Jonathan Evens (jonathan.evens@smitf.org) if you would like to join in.
Great Sacred Music. The weekly online Great Sacred Music series podcast is available at soundcloud.com/greatsacredmusic/. The next in the series will be released on Thursday 23 April.
Media and Wider Ministry
Sally Hitchiner is on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Good Morning Sunday’ today at 7.30am talking about post Easter gratitude with Rev’d Kate Bottley.
Sam Wells provided Thought for the Day on Thursday 16 April’s ‘Today Programme’. You can listen back here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089nl0t.
