CALLING ALL ST MARTIN’S COMMUNITY/With many of our regular stewards still isolating we are calling for any St Martin’s regulars to assist with a service or two to welcome the many people who join us to celebrate Christmas. Helping with one or two services either in the building or online will make a big difference. Speak to Kristine, Helen or Fiona, or email Siân for more details.

For live-stream services please use our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.

Our covid procedures haven’t changed in the light of the government announcement on Wednesday, all are reminded to wear a face mask and taking a lateral flow test before coming to a gathering of a large number of people is advisable.

Children’s & Youth Church/12-12.45pm in the Ho Ming Wah Centre. For primary school children (4-10) and secondary school children (11-16). For more information email Sally.

Tots Chillout Zone/as Anna-Rose is unwell this will not be available today.

Christmas at St Martin’s/All of our usual Christmas services are happening this year in person and online:
4pm today Nine Lessons and Carols, 7pm Gospel Carol Service, 6.30pm Tuesday 14 December Community Carols, 1pm Christmas Eve Crib Service, 3pm Christmas Eve Parish Carols, 5pm Christmas Eve Parish Carols, 11pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, 10.30am Christmas Day Eucharist, 10am Sunday 26 December Eucharist. Bring your friends!

Please note, during December Bread for the World will be in St Martin’s Hall.

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.

St Martin’s Concerts/We’re thrilled to announce our Spring and Summer 2022 concerts – exciting new partnerships, an Easter Festival, a new Friday lunchtime concert series, and ongoing relationships with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the London Mozart Players, and John Eliot Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras. Tickets on sale now. For full details visit www.smitf.org/concerts.

Being With Courses/January Would you or a friend like to explore the basics of the Christian faith within the positive and inclusive theology of St Martin’s? Courses will begin in early January both for those who are new to exploring religion and other courses for those who are more experienced but wishing to refresh. No prior religious knowledge needed. Open to those who are not regular members of our church too. For more details contact Siân.

A replacement sound desk has been installed in church which means the loop hearing system in church is now working. Thank you for bearing with us through the unforeseen wait in getting this up and running again.