Latest News
Prayer for Hong Kong
This Wednesday 19 June at 6.30pm at our informal Eucharist-Bread for the World, we will be praying for the situation in Hong Kong and lighting candles as a sign of our prayer for justice and peace. All are welcome.
A Jazz Celebration for Pentecost
St Martin’s hosts this year’s live BBC One worship broadcast for Pentecost on Sunday 20 May.
A Celebration of Ascension Day
Reserve your free ticket for this live BBC Radio 4 broadcast for Ascension Day, featuring guest preacher Rt Revd June Osborne.
Latest Parish Notices
Sunday 15 September, Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
Parish Notices for Sunday 15 September
Sunday 8 September, Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Parish Notices for Sunday 8 September
Sunday 1 September, Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Parish Notices for Sunday 1 September
Latest Podcasts
The Quality of Mercy in Preaching Q&A
Duration: 25:19
Recorded on: 11.09.2019
File Size: 23.19 MB
The Quality of Mercy in Preaching
Duration: 1:06:26
Recorded on: 11.09.2019
File Size: 60.87 MB
Let Mutual Love Continue
Duration: 15:48
Recorded on: 01.09.2019
File Size: 14.48 MB
Latest Sermons
Mental Health
If people were falling and breaking their leg across the country, editorials would be demanding an inquiry. Health and safety requirements would change within hours.
Loyalty
Good morning. We’ve heard a lot about loyalty this week. When you say to someone, ‘Can I count on your support?’, the answer you dread is, ‘It depends on what you’re going to do.’ Because that answer suggests your friend has a loyalty higher than loyalty to you. They’re saying, ‘You can’t count on my support, but someone (or something) else can.’
The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
The intriguingly named Kinky Friedman, a Jewish singer/songwriter, ran as an independent for governor of Texas in 2006. He was asked about his views on same-sex marriage. He replied, ‘I support gay marriage. I believe they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us.’
Latest Thought for the Week
The Quality of Mercy in Preaching
Our Autumn Lecture Series began on Wednesday in a packed church.
Resolutions
I’ve never been a great one for New Year’s resolutions, but if I was, this seems a much better time for them than January.
Heaven in Ordinary
Soon after I arrived at St Martin’s I commented that being here had similarities to being at the Greenbelt Festival, but on an ongoing basis.
Latest Videos
The Quality of Mercy – Introduction
Duration: 00:02:32