Children’s Church/today 12-12.45pm meeting weekly on Sundays in the Ho Ming Wah Centre. For school-aged children (4-13). For more information email Anna-Rose or Sally. Registration will be open from 11.50am for a 12noon start.

Tots Chillout Zone/during the 10am and 1.30pm services for pre-school children and children with special needs. This is an unmanned service. For security reasons all parents must be on the electoral roll to participate in this facility with their children, for more details speak to Anna-Rose or Anna, our verger for children’s ministry, or to join the electoral roll speak to Sally or Siân.

COP26 Week 1-7 November/To participate in the global discussions about the climate crisis St Martin’s is hosting a variety of art exhibitions and a special Bread for the World this week in the church and around the site. Please speak to Catherine for more details.

Commemoration for people who have been homeless who have died in the last year/11am, Thursday 4 November in church All are welcome to join us for this important service of remembrance led by Revd Richard Carter with an address from Revd Dr Sam Wells. Music from The Choir with No Name, Streetwise Opera, and Gavin Bryars and Orchestral Ensemble.

Choir Cassocks/If you have some time to spare and would like to help mend the odd button or small hole, please contact jennifer.sterling@smitf.org.

Sanctuary in the City/Wednesdays A time of prayer, music, silence and contemplation hosted by the Nazareth Community. 1pm Choral Eucharist, 4pm Choral Evensong, 5-6pm a silent hour for contemplation, 6.30pm Bread for the World, 7.30-8.30pm reflective listening groups.

Autumn Lecture Series/Monday 1 November Nicholas Hytner speaks about why the theatre and the arts are so essential to our national life and our own humanity. Tickets free or with a donation from www.smitf.org/lectures or on the door.

Join a Team/Stewarding online or in the building, helping others access worship, email Siân for more details.

This year we will mark our Patronal Festival (the occasion when we celebrate our patron saint, Martin of Tours) at the 10am Parish Eucharist on Sunday 7 November. Sam Wells will preach on the theme ‘Fully Alive.’ There will be refreshments of a celebratory nature afterwards. Then at 12 noon till 1pm in St Martin’s Hall there will be Question Time with Chris Denton, CEO of St Martin-in-the-Fields Ltd, Tim Bissett, Director of St Martin’s Charity, and Sam Wells. All welcome.

Media and Wider Ministry
Revd Richard Carter led the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on Thursday 28 October, A Meditation for All Saints and All Souls, with Helen Harris. Produced by Dr Andrew Earis. Click here to listen again.
Revd Sally Hitchiner reviewed the newspapers on Times Radio yesterday morning (Saturday 30 October, 9.05-9.25am). Click here to listen.