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 two 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 16: The Resurrection. Text: Luke 24:25-35. Image: ‘The Supper at Emmaus’, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1601, NG172.
Fortnightly Children’s Church/Sunday 9 May, 4-5pm for children aged 4-12 on Zoom. For more information email sally.hitchiner@smitf.org.
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/If you are looking for things to do this Bank holiday weekend, then 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.
Faith Companions are groups of 3-4 congregation members who commit to making contact with each other once a week through the pandemic. If you are not in a faith companions group and would like to be contact sian.conway@smitf.org.
Baptisms and Confirmations with Bishop Sarah. If you haven’t been baptised or confirmed yet, please speak to Sally sally.hitchiner@smitf.org for more information.
Media and Wider Ministry
Sam Wells presented the Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme on Wednesday 28 April. Click here to listen again.
Richard Carter led the BBC Daily Service on Thursday 29 April on the theme of silent prayer. Produced by Dr Andrew Earis. Click here to listen again.
