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Pope Joan by Louise Brealey to receive its world premiere at St James’s Church, Piccadilly. It will be part of the National Youth Theatre’s 2013 London Season. The play tells the story of the legend of the first and only … Continue reading →

St Mary-le-Bow was founded in 1080 by Blessed Lanfranc and his feast day on Tuesday 28 May will be marked by sung evensong at 5.45pm. A parish supper (£25) follows in the Café Below.

St Augustine’s Kilburn has got the go-ahead from a consistory court to have mobile phone masts installed. The Chancellor of the Diocese of London Michael Seed QC described opposition towards the plans as “ludicrous and ill-informed”. He noted that the … Continue reading →

This Rogation period sees Beating the Bounds of the St Bride’s Fleet Street parish on Tuesday 7 May starting at 6pm. This year the route will follow the inland boundary up to Holborn rather than the river. Thursday 9 May … Continue reading →

The Lutheran congregation which has been at St Anne & St Agnes Church in the City for 47 years is moving to nearby St Mary-at-Hill. The advantage of St Mary-at-Hill is that there are no Sunday services as present. An … Continue reading →

  The Ascension Day preacher at St Mary-le-Bow will be Deborah Frazer who is Rector of St Mary Bow, or Bow Church, just above the Bow flyover spanning the River Lea. Both churches have been cited as part of the Bow … Continue reading →

The magnolia trees at Lambeth Palace are in blossom. So are those at St Mary-le-Strand which were seen during the television coverage for Baroness Thatcher’s funeral.    

The Financial Times claims that in The City there has been a 25 per cent rise in the number of people in its churches. This is a good Easter weekend story but the latest figures will be available shortly. Will … Continue reading →

The Lutheran congregation is to leave St Anne and St Agnes Church in May. A formal decision was made at a congregational meeting this week. Another meeting will be held shortly to consider a new home. It is understood that … Continue reading →

St Bartholomew the Great was the surprise setting for the funeral of Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds on Wednesday. Sky News and the Daily Mail have the story.