Today/Crèche at St Martin’s. For the 0-4 age group, with trained childcare leaders, takes place in the Austen Williams Room every Sunday. Please ask a steward to show you where to go.

Today/Children’s Programme/11.30am, Dick Sheppard Chapel. Today we’ll be looking at our Gospel passage, with many fish and loaves of bread involved.

Today/Prayers for Healing with anointing and laying on of hands are offered by our healing team at the 10.00am service each Sunday morning at the front of the church near the altar.

Today/St Luke’s Day Liturgy Workshop/Sunday 29 July, 12-1pm, Austen Williams Room. Disability Advisory Group and Healing Team members will be writing parts of the St Luke’s Day service, in a workshop led by Sam Wells. We hope to deepen our understanding of disability and of healing as we prepare this annual Eucharist and Healing Service together. All are welcome to join us. For more information speak to Fiona MacMillan or Jonathan Evens, or email disability@smitf.org.

Today/Congregational Visit to the Archives & SMITF Trust/Sunday 29 July, 12-1pm, No 5 St Martin’s Place. The congregational are welcome to visit to archives in No5, including recordings and displays from both archives. Michael Hellyer and Lisa Cullen will make an announcement in Hall, so that all can walk across together.

Last Week/A message from Martin Allen. After Sibyl Allen’s Funeral her son has written: “A very big thank you to all at St Martin’s from all the family for Sibyl’s funeral which was a very special day. It was apparent that there had been a lot of hard work from a lot of people at St Martin’s preparing for this, archives, flowers, collage, film, food, stewards, prayers, music, and the words shared to mention just a few. Thank you all for helping to make this day reflect my mother’s life in such an unforgettable way”.

Summer pattern of services. Bread For the World is continuing through the summer at 6.3opm on Wednesday with a soloist but the supper and groups will take a break, resuming on 5 September. Until the end of August Mondays at 4.30pm will be a service of Evening Prayer in the DSC and our Wednesday 1pm Eucharist will be a said service. Sacred Space takes a break in August and resumes on Sunday 2 September at 7pm.

Next week/Calling all Cricketers/Sunday 5 August. Calling all cricketers in the congregation, the St. Martin-in-the-Fields Cricket Team is looking for players (against the Choir!). Equally, you are more than welcome to come along and support the team! Please email Roland Merz at rolandmerzcricket@gmail.com or call 07542327947.

Coming Up/Theology Group/Sunday 12 August/12.00-1.00pm, Austen Williams Room. There will be an opportunity to reflect theologically on issues of the day and questions of forever with Revd Dr Sam Wells. All are welcome.

Coming Up/Queen Eleanor Cycle Ride/24-27 August All riders and supporters welcome. One last volunteer is needed to act as navigator and general support team member, beginning on the afternoon of 23 August at Harby, near Lincoln. If you can help, contact Charles Woodd on 07962 213494 or charleswoodd46@gmail.com

Coming Up/Club Wednesday/Wednesday 5 September. There will be no Club Wednesday during August. The next session will take place in September.

Coming Up/It’s All Church! HeartEdge Annual Conference 2018/Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 September, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Lambeth Palace. Cost: Early Bird rate £69 (until 20 July 2018); HeartEdge members rate – £79, non-members rate – £99. Tickets include conference programme, refreshments & lunch, plus complimentary Jazz on evening of 12 Sept. Registration: Book tickets at https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/ODYyLTU/t

Coming Up/Marketplace Sunday and Annual Review of Activities/Sunday 16 September, 11.30am, Parish Hall and Lightwell. Marketplace Sunday is our annual fair for all programmes, committees, initiatives, groups and activities (large and small) across the SMITF family. If your group or activity would like a stall on Marketplace Sunday and/or you would like a report on it to be included in the Annual Review of Activities, please email Chris and Catherine on churchwardens@smitf.org registering your interest. They’ll then let you know next steps.

Coming Up/This year’s Autumn Lecture Series Encounter/From 17 September, 7.00-8.30pm. Lectures will include: Encountering the Other: Rowan Williams (17 Sept); Encountering Islam: Imam Ataul, Mujeeb Rashed, Sam Wells (9 Oct); Encountering London: Sarah Mullally, Jo Bailey Wells (15 Oct); Encountering Jesus of Nazareth: Mark Oakley, Br Sam SSF, Rose Hudson-Wilkin (29 Oct); Encountering the Sacred: Neil MacGregor with Richard Coles, Ben Okri and Nicola Green (5 Nov); Woven Gold in Concert (18 Nov); and Encountering God: Justin Welby in conversation with Sam Wells (19 Nov). Flyers are available at the back of the church or book a free place at stmartininthefields.eventbrite.com.

Coming Up/Support our St Martin-in-the-Fields Choir/September. The Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields are travelling to South Africa in September for a ten-day tour of exciting choral collaboration in support of an important new project to help disadvantaged young South Africans gain access to higher education. They will sing alongside the choirs of the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin in central Johannesburg, the famous Holy Cross Church in Soweto, and St John’s Anglican College and the University of Johannesburg. Our choir contribute so much to the life of St Martin’s – let’s help them to raise the final £5000. Please sponsor at: https://smitfchoir2018.everydayhero.com/uk/The-Choir-of-SMITF.

Coming Up/Something Worth Sharing/13-14 October, St Martin-in-the-Fields. A weekend of events marking our seventh annual conference on Disability & Church, a partnership with Inclusive Church Details and registration – https://www.inclusive-church.org/disability-conference-2018. To find out more or get involved, speak to Fiona MacMillan or Jonathan Evens, or email disability@smitf.org.

Mug ministry/Would you like to help with the cleaning up? You only need to help once a month. Contact Andrew Aitken via the church office, or speak to Andrew or Bron in the hall after the service.