Happy Easter to all the members of our congregation and all who are visiting. Thank you to all those who have taken part in our worship this Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Please join us for breakfast after the 5.30am Vigil or for tea and coffee after the 10.00am. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt after the 10.00am service. Bring your noisemakers like a bell, whistle or rattle, to celebrate the Resurrection and proclaim “Christ is risen”! at these services. The Lord is risen! Alleluia! about the seven days of Creation.

Today/Crèche at St Martin’s. For the 0-4 age group, with trained childcare leaders, takes place in the Austen Williams Room every Sunday. Please ask a steward to show you where to go.

Today/Prayers for Healing with anointing and laying on of hands are offered by our healing team following the 10.00am service each Sunday in the sanctuary.

Today/Children’s Programme. C-Club will be celebrating with an Easter Egg Hunt. After the service, children, make your way down to the Parish Hall, and Georgie will come and bring you back up to the church ready for the Easter Egg Hunt!

Mug ministry. If you enjoy having a cup of tea or coffee in the hall after the service, would you like to help with the cleaning up? Help is needed to collect used tea and coffee mugs, put them in the dishwasher, dry, and put them away. You only need to help once a month. Contact Andrew Aitken via the church office, or speak to Andrew or Bron in the hall after the service. This is one of the steps we are taking to expand our ministry of hospitality on Sunday mornings. Look out for more ways to get involved after Easter.

PCC and Churchwarden Elections. At the Annual Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Sunday 29 April this year 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). Adrian Harris, after two years as churchwarden, has indicated he does not plan to stand again this year. Two PCC members’ terms expire this year. If you are interested in standing as churchwarden or as PCC member, please speak to the vicar or the current churchwardens.

Contemplative Prayer. There is no contemplative prayer on Monday 2 April but we continue as normal from Thursday 5 April 7.00-8.00am and Saturday 7 April 8.00-9.00am.

Club Wednesday. There is no Club Wednesday on Wednesday 4 April. Next Club Wednesday 2 May.

Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story, Sunday 8 April, 12.00noon in the Austen Williams Room, looking at Caravaggio’s great masterpiece ‘The Supper at Emmaus’. An opportunity to engage with a painting from the National Gallery’s collection, Biblical story and a theological reflection, in conversation with others. Speak with Alastair McKay for further information.

Meditation Group, Tuesday 10 April, 6.30pm in the Dick Sheppard Chapel. The meditation group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. All welcome.

Meeting of artists & craftspeoples’ group, Sunday 15 April, 12 noon, Tutu Room. Meeting to plan further artistic contributions to the St Martin’s community.

Confirmation at St Martin’s. Preparation for adults will take place on Sundays 12noon-1.15pm on 15, 22 April, 13, 27 May, 3 June in the Benenson Room. The Confirmation service will take place on Sunday 10 June with the Bishop of Stepney, the Rt Revd Adrian Newman. If you would like to join the group please contact Revd Katherine Hedderly: katherine.hedderly@smitf.org / 0207 766 1102.

Forgiveness in Text and Life, Monday 23 April, 7.00pm, together with the Council of Christians and Jews. An exploration of the nature of forgiveness in Judaism and Christianity with Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE, Senior Rabbi at West London Synagogue..

Archers. The next meeting of the Archers is on Thursday 26 April at 7.00pm in the Austen Williams Room.

The changing monthly display by the artists and craftspeoples group in the Foyer of the Crypt for April is by Jonathan Evens. Each month a different member of the group will show an example of their work, so do look regularly to see the changing display.

Theology Day, Saturday 29 April, 9.30am–4.00pm, Royal Foundation of St Katherine’s, 2 Butcher Row, London E14 8DS. The day will be on the theme Making the Bible Your Own. Led by Sam Wells. All welcome. No previous knowledge or experience required. Cost £25 but three are funds available for bursaries so please do ask if you’d like to come but would find the cost too much. Please sign up by contacting helena.tarrant@smitf.org.

London Churches 6-a-side Football Tournament, Saturday 19 May. If you are interested in reliving your glory days as a Jimmy Greaves wannabe, or are already hot on the heels of Jodie Taylor or Cristiano Ronaldo, or just fancy getting back on the pitch again for some 6-a-side fun, then please contact Colin Pincott at colinpincott@hotmail.com or on 07515 551160. There are four opportunities to take part: youth, men’s, women’s and ‘over 50s walking football’ and a full eight weeks to get ourselves into shape. It would be great to get at least one team together, but we need to enter soon to ensure our place in the competition.

Vergers. Gary Cain will be leaving our verging team in mid-April as he pursues his acting career. Gary originally joined St Martin’s staff team in 2014 working in the Concerts team as well as supporting the Café in administration and working his way up the verging department over the last few months. We are grateful for all he has done and wish him well in his chosen career. Do please do all you can to support our verging team at this very busy time.

Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association and Community Centre is looking for new trustees to further strengthen their Board and help them shape the next phase of development. Located in the lower crypt of St Martins, the charity offers a range of services supporting older people to stay active and independent. If you have a passion for helping older or socially disadvantaged people, we would love to hear from you. To find out more about us and what we do, please feel free to pop in, or speak to Alastair Anson and Eugene Ling, or visit www.bhmwa.com.

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Choral Classics at St Stephen Walbrook, 1.00pm, Mondays from 9 April. A new choral series at St Stephen Walbrook. A 30 minute sequence of beautiful music with readings, with the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields. All welcome.