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Sunday 8 February 2026


You'll find service times and what's happening in the parish in the week ahead in the table immediately below.

Below that, you'll find more general information about what's happening in the month ahead.

You are warmly invited to come and join us for any of these services, or events.

We are updating our Electoral Roll. Please check whether your name is already on the list. If it isn't, please sign up at the back of church.


There is Evening Prayer here on 8 Feb is evening at 5pm. For a list of Morning and Evening Prayer times in the week ahead, please see the diary overleaf.


There is Little Tots 0-4 (under 5) Stay and Play every Tuesday during term time, 10am – 12 pm. Possible new volunteers for this, please speak with Lisa E, Robyn, Toby or Andrew.


Choir practice is now every Tuesday, 7 - 8.30pm. At 7pm we'll do the hymns for the following Sunday and then practice for the next Evensong.


Thank you to everyone who came to church cleaning yesterday!


The next Church Cleaning is on Saturday 7 March, 9:30am – 11am.

We have three new services:

- a monthly Thursday Night Prayer (next one 12 Feb, 7pm)

- a monthly Sunday Service in our church school (Pancake Church!), especially for Primary School aged children (next one on

15 Feb, 10am).

- a monthly Evensong (Sun 1 March, 5pm)


We are looking for new volunteers to assist occasionally with our Youth Group. (A DBS check and some safeguarding training would be necessary.) Please speak to Lisa-Raine for further details.


22 Feb – This is Toby's last Sunday before his move to Australia. There will be a shared meal after church, 11.30am. Do please bring some food to share. All welcome.


An overnight Pilgrimage to Walsingham in Norfolk is being organised in Stepney, leaving London by coach (local venue to be confirmed) promptly at 1pm on Fri 13 March, and leave Walsingham at 5pm on Sat 14 March, hoping to arrive back in London around 8.30pm. We will join with other pilgrims in the Shrine's weekend pilgrimage programme, and there will also be opportunities for us to gather as a group for discussion, quiet reflection, and fellowship. The cost will be £100 for full board. Please sign up at the back of church if you'd like to come.


Would you be willing to help with either of these (a) help laminate & put up posters for Holy Week and Easter 2026 (b) become part of a small group to accompany the Staff Team through Holy Week & Easter 2026 (setting up for services etc). If yes, please speak to Andrew or Robyn.


Anna Dalton's daughter, Margarita, has signed up to climb Mt Kilimanjaro this August, to raise money for Street Child (who work with a network of local organisations in over 20 of the world's toughest countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Europe, to see all children safe, in school and learning - especially in low-resource environments and emergencies). She is hoping to raise £2980. Any words of encouragement or sponsorship gratefully received! You can sponsor her at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/uk-kilimanj...