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If the once familiar service of Tenebrae is held at all now it has become traditional to do so on Wednesday of Holy Week. The name comes from the Latin word for darkness or shadows. The service is a combination … Continue reading →

Bill Bryson has been talking to the new Bishop of Salisbury Nick Holtam at St Martin-in-the-Fields. Watch the film here.

The Revd Nicholas Holtam, vicar of St Martin-in-the Fields, is to succeed the David Stancliffe as Bishop of Salisbury. Nick Holtam has been at St Martin’s for sixteen years. The church said today in a statement: “He has led us … Continue reading →

We have entered Passiontide and next Sunday 17 April is Palm Sunday. There are a number of good outdoor palm processions in London. 9.45am The St Martin-in-the-Fields procession starts at 9.45am on the edge of St James’s Park just beyond … Continue reading →

Former MP Ann Widdecombe is giving a talk called ‘Strangers and neighbours: wealth and poverty’ at St Mary-le-Bow next Wednesday 30 March. It is in the JustShare Lecture on Christian Social & Political Thought series and begins at 6.05pm. Copies … Continue reading →

Nicholas Lloyd’s paintings of City buildings are at St Stephen Walbrook until Friday 1 April. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday 11am-4pm. See page 192.

This Friday 25 March is the Annunciation when we look forward to Christmas which is nine months away. It’s a break in Lent when we hear the gloria. Churches marking the day with a choral celebration include: 1.05pm St Mary-le-Bow … Continue reading →

There is usually a huge crowd at St Patrick’s, Soho Square for Mass on the eve of St Patrick’s Day. This year the church is closed for the major refurbishment works. So St Patrick’s Day Masses will will be celebrated … Continue reading →

Plans for the redevelopment of the Earls Court exhibition site were revealed in Cannes this week. Residents will see the proposals on Friday. The demolition of the famous exhibition halls will mean a dramatic change within the parish of St … Continue reading →

The death of Fr Gerard Irvine who was vicar of St Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens and St Matthew’s, Westminster has resulted in some interesting obituaries in The Daily Telegraph and The Times. He was at St Matthew’s when the fire severely … Continue reading →