Parish News/Diary/Special Notices
Clergy contact. In situations of bereavement or emergencies relating to physical or mental health over the lockdown, a member of the clergy can be contacted by texting 07910 652573 or 07761 661529; one of the clergy team will call you back.
Keep our Doors Open. The St Martin’s community are working hard to ensure we can be there when people need us – supporting someone into safe accomodation through our congregational and public ministry or in beautiful, uplifting music. By making a donation today, you will be helping us continue this valuable work. Donate now: www.smitf.org/donate, or call 03000 33 7000, lines open daily 8am-10pm. Thank you.
Stations of the Resurrection/today at 7.15pm join members of our congregation, led by Revd Catherine Duce, as they walk the Stations of the Resurrection through powerful witness accounts, bible readings and music. The video will be available on our Facebook page and you can find the order of service here https://tinyurl.com/Stations3May.
HeartEdge Theology Group/today at 6pm. Learning from the Theology Groups at St Martin’s, HeartEdge is holding their version of this for churches around the world. Everyone at St Martin’s is welcome. Please email ben.sheridan@smitf.org for more information. Our normal Theology Groups will be available online soon.
C Club is back today at 1.10pm on Zoom, and from next week at 2.45pm every Sunday, open to all children and young people. For more information email ben.sheridan@smitf.org.
Daily Hope Phoneline. Adrian Harris and his team at The Church of England have launched a free phoneline offering hymns, prayers and reflections, open 24 hours a day. Call 0800 804 8044.
Bereavement Support Group. St Martin’s is offering a 10 week bereavement support group on Wednesday mornings, 10-11.30am, starting 13 May. This is a group for 6 people, open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one in recent years. It will be facilitated by Kate Woodhouse, an experienced counsellor with particular experience of working with grief and bereavement. If you would like to explore further whether this group might be right for you, and to receive further information, please contact catherine.duce@smitf.org.
Bread for the World, Wednesday at 6.30pm, on our Facebook page facebook.com/stmartininthefields. This week, ‘Interrupted Silence’, will be led by members of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Group at St Martin’s. If you’d like to join the bible study group on Zoom after the service, please email catherine.duce@smitf.org for more details.
Great Sacred Music. The weekly online podcast is available at soundcloud.com/greatsacredmusic/. The next in the series will be released on Thursday 7 May.
Christian Aid Week, Love Never Fails, 10-16 May. We will be marking Christian Aid Week at Bread for the World on Wednesday 13 May.
