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A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to attend a concert here at St Martin’s by the amazing choral group I Fagiolini, supported by our very own Choral Scholars.

‘I love the Lord because he hath heard my voice and my supplications…’ so starts Psalm 116, which has been a favourite quotation for many years.

Harvest Festival often falls around the time of the Chinese Chung Yeung (‘Double Ninth’ – the ninth day of the ninth month in the Lunar calendar) Festival, which dates back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) and is an occasion when families customarily gather to climb a mountain and visit the graves of ancestors to pay their respects.

In recent weeks I’ve been enjoying Martin’s letters from his journey along the Camino in the Pipeline.

Edwin Kalerwa, a long-time member of our church, passed away on September 10.

This year marks a significant milestone for our Chinese-speaking Congregation: our 60th anniversary.

The Disability Advisory Group (DAG) meets today to celebrate its 10th birthday and to spend time writing liturgy for the 10am Eucharist on Sunday 21 October, our disability conference weekend.

A conventional church gets its income from the money its congregation donates.

I recently spent a lovely long weekend in Krakow.