St Martin-in-the-Fields
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The church on Trafalgar Square. Reimagining Church and society. "Being with God on the Edge".
Trafalgar Square, London
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A pastoral statement from Revd Dr Sam Wells, the Vicar of St Martin in the Fields, to our congregations today. 'Something More Infectious'
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Thrilled to announce we are broadcasting the first live
@BBCRadio3
Choral Evensong since lockdown tomorrow at 3.30pm, with our wonderful
@StMartinsVoices
. Sadly regulations mean we're unable to welcome a congregation, but do tune in or catch up
@bbcsounds
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Revd Sally Hitchiner handing out hand sanitiser to protesters in the rain
#BlackLivesMattter
#BlackLivesMatterUK
#BLMLondon
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We made a video last week, but we cannot now show it, because of an announcement the Home Secretary made.
Our Sunday International Group provides sanctuary for foreign nationals who are destitute in London.
Here they are, talking, though we can no longer show them. Please share
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Some of St Martin's team praying with
@JustinWelby
in Trafalgar Square as he prepares for
#ThyKindomCome
Pentecost Celebrations
#TrafalgarPrayer
All welcome on Sunday afternoon Pentecost Celebrations
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Our spire is illuminated tonight for
#RedWednesday
- a day of joining in solidarity with persecuted Christians and all who suffer for their peaceably held beliefs.
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“When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.”
― Basil the Great
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Our courtyard has been transformed in to a wonderful new Prayer Garden and it opens tomorrow! All are welcome to meditate, pray and discover peace and stillness. Join us between 1-3pm, Monday-Thursday.
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What to do at Communion? If you'd rather not take bread and wine (for whatever reason) you're always welcome to come forward with everyone else and receive a blessing. If you fold your arms (like a sleeping vampire) the priest will know you want this.
#ChurchLikeAPro
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Standing in support and solidarity with Jewish Londoners experiencing antisemitism over the holidays. Intollerance like this has no place in London. All our voices are needed to see London be all it can be.
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A Special Announcement from St Martin-in-the-Fields -
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"Ministry is staying with people as they face the hardest things in their lives and not walking away when there's nothing to say." Rev Sam Wells
#FacetoFace
#beingwith
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Today Sam Wells visited
@AMA_BaitulFutuh
to meet with Imam Mujeeb Rashed in preparation for Christianity Encountering Islam, the next lecture of
#Encounter2018
will be hosted at Baitul Futuh Mosque. You can reserve your free space at
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Faith Leaders gathered on the steps of St Martin's before the vigil on Trafalgar Square.
#WeStandTogether
#LondonIsOpen
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If I told you there was a group in your local community all walks of life, races, ages, economic situations, grannies, students, babies, bankers, carers, social media managers and they meet weekly to explore the meaning of life together, would you want to go? Welcome to Church
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'Proud to fly our progressive flag yesterday to welcome our friends in the Gender and Sexuality Group of
@synod
who met last night in our church, and to also mark LGBT+ History month'
#allarewelcome
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Revd Azariah France-Williams offering
#AshesToGo
with our other clergy on our church steps this evening
#AshTag
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50 or so have gathered in our church with more online to pray for the Middle East and light a candle for peace.
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Revd Sally Hitchiner handing out hand sanitiser to protesters for the
#BlackLivesMatterUK
#BLMLDN
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We are thrilled that our Assistant Vicar for International Ministry, Rev Harry Ching, was joined by
@bishopSarahM
and Dr Krish Kandiah, along with our vicar Sam and
@SallyHitchiner
to mark the beginning of a campaign to welcome those arriving in the UK from HK...
#HongKong
#CofE
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Richard Carter introducing our Autumn Lecture Series featuring:
#RowanWilliams
, Imam Mujeeb Rashed,
@bishopSarahM
@BishopDorking
@CanonOakley
, Br Sam SSF, Rose Hudson Wilkin, Neil MacGregor,
@RevRichardColes
@NicolaGreenArt
#BenOkri
@JustinWelby
and Sam Wells
#Encounter2018
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Deeply saddened to hear news of the death of Sir Neville Marriner. We are thinking of Lady Marriner and the family at this difficult time.
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The community of St Martin-in-the-Fields send their prayers to the new King and Queen Consort, following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. May she rest in peace, and rise in glory.
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We've had between 2000 and 5000 viewers for our daily services this week. Viewers we've spoken to aren't normally churchgoers but are finding it a source of kindness and hope. You can join us too here at 8.30am and 1pm Monday - Friday and 10am Sundays
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We believe that people desperate enough to cross the Channel in a rickety boat do not deserve to be punished.
We believe they are guilty only of the courage and initiative to make a perilous journey from a place of danger, leaving behind their loved ones and livelihoods.
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We are delighted to be hosting
@BBCRadio4
Sunday Worship tomorrow! Join Sam Wells and
@BishopAngaelos
for "An Invitation to Trust". All are welcome to join us or if you can't make it, listen to the broadcast here:
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A place at the table for all those who have died
#homeless
in London this last year. We remembered them yesterday at St Martin's in a Service of Commemoration.
@homelesslondon
@Housing_Justice
@ChoirwithNoName
@StreetwiseOpera
@SMITF_Christmas
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Tonight Sam Wells will join Imam Mujeeb Rashed for Christianity Encountering Islam with
@AhmadiyyaUK
at
@AMA_BaitulFutuh
#Encounter2018
Today Sam Wells visited
@AMA_BaitulFutuh
to meet with Imam Mujeeb Rashed in preparation for Christianity Encountering Islam, the next lecture of
#Encounter2018
will be hosted at Baitul Futuh Mosque. You can reserve your free space at
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Huge congratulations to our Director of Music
@AndrewEaris
who has been awarded The Thomas Cranmer Award for Worship in the Archbishop of Canterbury's 2022 Lambeth Awards.
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Beautiful sunlight streaming through the east window during this morning’s Parish Eucharist
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In a special service next Thursday at 11am we remember those who have died homeless in the past year. Join us.
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We are delighted that our Cafe in the Crypt has won Café/Bistro of the Year in The Food Awards London! Congratulations to the whole team.
#FoodAwards
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Frozen
#trafalgarsquare
. Please remember and pray for those who need shelter this cold season. Visit
@homelesslondon
@Tell_StreetLink
to find what to do if you see someone in need. Thank you
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Our Prayer for
#Ukraine
“…deliver them from fear, violence,
attack, injury, destruction, death;
and give them courage, solidarity and allies
in their hour of vulnerability and sorrow…”
#PrayingForUkraine
#UkraineInvasion
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In light of the guidance from London councils and
@bishopSarahM
we will be worshipping only on line for the time being. It is more important than ever that we
#StayHome
committing to pray together for our city and the protection of all.
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Delighted to welcome Sir Keir Starmer yesterday to discuss our work in supporting those experiencing homelessness&the wider community including refugees and asylum seekers; our approach to arts, culture and social enterprise; and our hope for a future that is bigger than the past
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Congratulations to Revd Sally Hitchiner on her first sermon at St Martin’s!
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The Stephen Lawrence 25th Anniversary Memorial service, held yesterday at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
As Lenny Henry said, it was a day about turning the poison of racism into the medicine of hope.
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We are thrilled that our Assistant Vicar for International Ministry, Revd Harry Ching, was joined by
@bishopSarahM
and Dr Krish Kandiah, along with Revd Dr Sam Wells and Revd
@SallyHitchiner
to mark the beginning of a campaign to welcome those arriving in the UK from Hong Kong.
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We’ve just put this up on the front of our steps
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Thank you to everyone who left prayers in our church this afternoon.
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We were thrilled that the veterans who launched Pride in London from our steps in 1972 returned today to launch it from our steps again. More than 50 years standing in solidarity with the LGBTQI+ community and we won’t stop now.
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It was a joy to welcome back our bell ringers this morning for our 10am service
#church
#worship
#welcomeback
#welcome
#ringthebells
#faith
#prayer
#sunday
#bells
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Remembering in prayer all affected by the attack at
#FinsburyPark
mosque. Love is stronger than hate. Light is stronger than darkness.
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Great footage of the fly past our church
The RAF put on quite a display for the
#Jubilee
! The last two parts of the flyover from Trafalgar Square!
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“As we bless this crib we remember families, especially families like Mary and Joseph who are a long way from home” -Sam Wells
The blessing of the crib in Trafalgar Square
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Our thoughts & prayers for all those caught up in the
#Westminster
attack & for our friends
@wabbey
offering support.
#WestminsterAttack
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So glad you found us!
On my first visit to London, over 20 years ago, someone recommended a 'secret café' beneath Trafalgar Square. Well, I finally got round to visiting it. Turns out it's
@smitf_london
's crypt and to my delight it does a wholesome Christmas lunch in rather historical surroundings🎄🍛
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More pictures from tonight's blessing of the crib service in Trafalgar Square:
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Revd Sally Hitchiner is on church path in
#trafalgarsquare
offering rainbow blessings to go!
#SMITFPride
#Pride2019
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Our Prayer Garden opened today and it was lovely to see familiar faces, and some new ones too! All are very welcome, so if you're around
#TrafalgarSquare
why not pop in? The Prayer Garden is open Monday - Thursday, between 1-3pm
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BBC Breakfast and The Times are both doing features tomorrow morning on the popularity of our online services and congregation Facebook group BBC breakfast at 6.50am and will interview Revd Sally Hitchiner.
#ChurchesDontStopForPandics
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We would like to thank
#RowanWilliams
for an engaging lecture on Encountering the Other. Don’t worry if you couldn’t attend, all of our
#Encounter2018
lectures have been recorded and will be available online. See the rest of our Encounter series here:
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Tonight at 6pm the Choir of St Martin's will be singing at the lighting of the
@trafalgartree
. This year is the 70th anniversary of the annual gift to London from the people of Norway!
#TrafalgarTree70
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Our clergy team are having a wonderful time in Lille (France) during the Two Cities Area 2019 Clergy Conference. They are enjoying the opportunity to reflect, pray and explore with other members of London's clergy.
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Our new season of concerts for autumn and winter 2023 is now live! Featuring
@mco_london
@TheSixteen
@TheGesualdoSix
@LaSerenissimaUK
@BBCSingers
@DunedinConsort
@excathedrachoir
@TenebraeChoir
@ifagiolini
@kingssingers
& more! Be first to book online at
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The Annual Service of Commemoration:
#NeverFailedMeYet
when we remember those who died
#homeless
in the last year. With
@ChoirwithNoName
@StreetwiseOpera
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"If clergy will not shape liturgy to incorporate people's longings and regrets and desires, and transcend those deepest emotions with the passion of God in Christ, then people will simply go ahead and construct their own." - Revd. Sam Wells
#FacetoFace
#epiphany
#ministry
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Tonight at 7pm Sam Wells will be delivering the
@inclusivechurch
lecture at
@Southwarkcathed
. Sam will suggest the church has been asking the wrong question about identity. He’ll propose a way to ask the right question that he believes will lead to a truly inclusive church.
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Great turnout this evening for the blessing of the crib in Trafalgar Square:
Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
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‘For their tomorrow we gave our today.’ The trouble is, with the ecological crisis, it’s the other way round: for our today, we’re expecting them to give their tomorrow. It’s about time someone pointed that out. Maybe today is that day - Sam Wells
#schoolstrike4climate
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Be sure to catch Rowan Williams'
#lecture
tonight at 7pm as part of our Autumn Series 'In What Do We Trust?'. Available on our Facebook page and on YouTube . Rowan will speaking on
#faith
#hope
and
#trust
.
#theology
#education
#RowanWilliams
#Christianity
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Revd Dr Sam Wells offers a very personal reflection on Jean Vanier
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Happy Birthday to conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner on his 80th birthday! We’re delighted to be the London home of
@mco_london
and to be able to welcome them next week to perform Bach’s B Minor Mass.
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Clergy from st martins at the lighting of the tree on Trafalgar Square tonight
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Everybody is welcome this weekend as we celebrate with Pride
#Pride2023
#PrideDay
#PrideParade
#PrideMonth2023
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St Martin's during the euro finals. Praying for England
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A huge thank you to all who shared stories, poems, readings, songs as part of choirs and who shared support with each other tonight. A packed church for the annual
@MissingPeople
Carol Service and a wonderful time of friendship in the hospitality afterwards.
#Togetherness
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The bells of St Martins were tolled between 2pm and 3pm today in preparation for the silence in memory of HRH Prince Philip when we joined many on Trafalgar Square standing quiet. Our prayers are with the Queen and all those who mourn.
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A big thanks to Kevin at the Strand store
@MountainWHouse
for cutting us a great deal on the order of winter jackets for people currently experiencing homelessness from our Sunday International Group. Funds came from a wonderful
@Pinkster
Gin & SMITF Trust event
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We had a wonderful lunchtime concert performed by
@OxfordPhil
yesterday on behalf of
@culturalchcuk
as a part of St Martin’s embassy and cultural institute series.
We have free lunchtime concerts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Make sure you come along!
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Today is the 300th anniversary of the laying of our foundation stone. So, happy anniversary St Martin's!
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The next St Martin’s 2021 Autumn Lecture Monday at 18 Oct 7pm. The Dream & Racialised Justice will be theme of this lecture & discussion between Robert Beckford,
@ChineMcDonald
&
@DavidLammy
. Book your paid or free place & bring your questions -
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Are you joining us for Vivaldi’s Four Seasons tonight?
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Thankful for the work of our chaplains around the country. Special thanks to our Associate Vicar for International Ministry,
@harryching
. He's featured on
#BBCnews
today
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Tomorrow
#PrideInLondon
will be right on our doorstep! You can find the clergy of
@smitf_london
on church path from 3pm offering special
#Pride
prayers and blessings
#SMITFPride
#Pride2019
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It's
#LondonHistoryDay
. Dick Sheppard, Vicar of St Martin’s during World War I, gave refuge to soldiers on their way to France. He saw St Martin’s as ‘the church of the ever open door’. Our doors have remained open ever since.
#LondonIsOpen
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Our
#PalmSunday
procession took place this morning with Clover the donkey from Admiralty Arch to Trafalgar Square:
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die,
bow Your meek head to mortal pain,
then take, O Christ, Your pow'r and reign.
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Are you going to church for the first time in a while this Christmas? Not sure about what to do? Never fear you friendly priests at St Martins are here for a live chat 4-5pm every Friday until Christmas to answer your questions. Today it’s Reverend Sally Hitchiner.
#AskAnything
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Thank you
@paullewismoney
,
@FrancineFilm
,
@tds153
and
@ArfurSmith
for helping us out on the phones today! Call 0800 082 82 84 or visit to donate
#R4XmasAppeal
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Of course our book of the week is Revd Richard Carter's The City is my Monastery! Newly launched this week, The City is My Monastery offers spiritual wisdom for daily life rooted in the Nazareth Community's seven guiding principles.
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Happy New Year from all of us at St Martins. May 2020 be a year when we look back and say that was when we truly know who we are and who God is, with us. God bless you as you go into the new decade from all at St Martin-in-the-Fields
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We are excited to host
@BBCRadio4
's Celebration for Ascension Day tonight! With
@CottrellStephen
as preacher and
@bobchilcott
to conduct the Daily Service Singers for the premiere of Samba mass. If you can't join us live you can access the broadcast here:
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In other news we seem to be finding that autocorrect changes “Kyrie” to “Kylie” making 2020 Lent service sheets a liturgical minefield!
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