This year we will mark our Patronal Festival (the occasion when we celebrate our patron saint, Martin of Tours) today at the 10am Parish Eucharist. 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.
Church Life/We are gradually bringing back elements we reduced over the pandemic.For live-stream services please use our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.
Showing Care in Covid/We are inviting everyone to continue to care for each other by wearing a mask indoors and following other social distancing measures. Rapid flow tests are available from the stewards in order to test ourselves before coming into church.
Children’s Church will be joining the Patronal Party today. Back next week at 12-12.45pm in the Ho Ming Wah Centre. For school-aged children (4-13). For more information email Anna-Rose or Sally.
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.
Autumn Lecture Series/Monday 15 November Sam Wells and Liz Adekunle speak on A Dream for a New Social Order. Tickets free or with a donation from www.smitf.org/lectures or on the door.
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.
Join a Team/Stewarding online or in the building, helping others access worship, email Siân for more details.
Would you like to be a Being With Course leader? Speak to Sally for more information about training.
Christmas at St Martin’s/All of our usual Christmas services are happening this year in person and online, more information to follow.
In our 10am service we will be trialling new technology for giving by card or phone, as well as in cash as part of our worship.
