We were delighted to welcome our patrons, The Worshipful Company of Grocers, to St Stephen Walbrook for their Election Service this evening. The service was conducted by The Reverend Stephen Baxter and the sermon was given by The Right Reverend and the Right Hon the Lord Williams of Oystermouth, Master of Magdalene College Cambridge; the [Read More]
Thank you to the 2017/18 Choral Scholars of St Martin in the Fields who performed their last Choral Classics service here this lunchtime, directed by Dr Andrew Earis. The choral scholars have led us in worship every Monday at our Discover and Explore services (in the Autumn Term) and at Choral Classics (in the Spring [Read More]
Several members of our parish went to hear the new Bishop of London in conversation with the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral earlier this month. Here, Mary reflects on what she heard: Bishop Sarah is a remarkable woman. She already has two successful careers behind her. What a wealth of experience to bring to the [Read More]
In our Start : Stop reflections throughout June we will be thinking about ways of praying in daily life, using the method of prayer known by the acronym ACTS. Today in his reflection, Reverend Stephen spoke about Jonathan Aiken, the former television executive and politician who was convicted of perjury and is soon to be [Read More]
The Skinners’ Company traditionally hold their Election Service on Corpus Christi at St James, Garlickhythe. Ongoing decoration works at St James, a sister church to St Stephen Walbrook, meant that this year the church was not available. We were delighted to host the service this year, after our Sung Eucharist. The Skinners’ Company has a [Read More]
Apply now for a Choral Scholarship for 2018/19 singing at both St Stephen Walbrook and our partner church St Martin-in-the-Fields. These are among the most stimulating and educative choral programmes available in London. The scheme is aimed at choral singers who are either students or recent graduates wishing to embark on a professional career in [Read More]
Today we held a day of Prayer, to allow people to drop in to take a moment to give thanks, to remember and to reflect. Our Day of Prayer was held as part of “Thy Kingdom Come” – a global wave of prayer which invites Christians around the world to encourage more people to pray [Read More]
Phillip joined our PCC this month and wrote this Prayer of Welcome to our church. He explains: I joined the PCC of the church last Thursday. I have been coming here several times a week for a number of years. Each time I leave feeling as if it is my first visit, full of awe and [Read More]
Thank you to everyone who joined us this evening for this wonderful service to officially license Reverend Stephen Baxter to our church as our new Parish Priest. Thank you to Archdeacon Luke for presiding and Bishop Stephen Platten and many other clergy for attending. Thank you to the PCC for hosting all our guests, especially [Read More]