Church Life
If you are joining us in the building please bring a face covering with you (unless exempt) and follow the social distancing measures outlined as your enter. We will continue to live-stream services online. For live-stream services please use our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.
Online Worship. We invite everyone to join with us in lighting a candle at the start of our worship to symbolise the presence of the Holy Spirit in each home, as well as in church.
PCC and Churchwarden Elections. At the Annual Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Monday 24 May this year (on zoom) there will be elections for churchwardens (who are elected for one year, up to a maximum of six) and PCC members (who are elected for three years, renewable once). Chris Braganza and Catherine Jackson, after four and three years respectively as churchwarden, have indicated they do not plan to stand again this year. Two PCC members’ terms expire this year; one intends to stand for a second term. If you are on the Electoral Roll and are interested in standing as churchwarden or as a PCC member, please speak to the vicar or the current churchwardens.
Inspired to Follow/today, 2pm. Click here to register. Session 17: The Ascension. Text: Acts 1:1-12. Image: ‘The Incredulity of Saint Thomas’, Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, about.1502-4, NG816.
Fortnightly Children’s Church/today, 4-5pm for children aged 4-12 on Zoom. For more information email sally.hitchiner@smitf.org.
Christian Aid Week/9-16 May. Supporting communities most affected by the climate crisis. Please donate using the e-envelope.
Do you value our online services? Would you like to be part of the team that makes our Wednesday and Sunday services happen? Our growing online stewarding teams are inviting new members to join them. Full training and support given with flexible dates working with a more experienced team member. For more information email Ellie: ellie.waterhouse@smitf.org.
The Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields is looking for new members in all voice parts. For more information about the Choir and how to apply, visit the website.
New St Martin’s Walking App/Why not come and explore the parish – guided by our newly launched ‘Beating the Bounds’ mobile phone app. For more info and to download the app, please visit our website.
Save the Date – Parish Day Away/At Home /Saturday 10 July. All content will be available online but we are encouraging as many people as possible to join us in the building for the weekend and on Sunday there will be an optional church picnic and an invitation to try our walking tours app in small groups together.
Collection – Ally Hargreaves did almost every job at St Martin’s (besides clergy) from 1987 before becoming Executive Director in 2012. It’s fair to say no one has done more to make St Martin’s the institution it is today than her. She will be leaving St Martin’s after 34 years in July. We shall say farewell after the 10am service on June 27. You are invited to contribute to a collection to purchase a leaving gift to Ally from the PCC and congregation. Click here to contribute online or contact Siân (sian.conway@smitf.org).
Media and Wider Ministry
The BBC Radio 4 Ascension Day service will be broadcast live from St Martin’s at 8pm on Thursday 13 May. Tune in to listen, or listen online. At this time the service service is not available to attend in-person and is only accessible on Radio 4.
