All Saints Margaret Street.

Dear friends,

May I remind you all that our revision of our parish’s electoral roll closes tomorrow? This weekend is the last opportunity we have to add any new names. If you wish to put yourself on the roll, please email your filled in form to the parish office (office@asms.uk) or Daniel Fielden by last thing on Saturday 25th April.

The newly revised electoral roll will then be available for any parishioners who wish to inspect and will be presented at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting which takes place on Sunday 17th May.

The usual parish annual reports and accounts will shortly be presented to the PCC which meets on Thursday 30th April in preparation for the APCM.

If you added yourself to the electoral roll this time last year, don’t worry – you don’t need to do anything, as your name will remain on it.

You only need to act if you are not already on the electoral roll. If that’s the case, please make sure you fill in a copy of the electoral roll form which is enclosed with this email.

It is important that all regular worshippers are on our electoral roll so it forms an accurate picture of our congregation’s make-up.

To join the electoral roll you need to have worshipped at All Saints’ in person regularly for at least 6 months, be baptized, over 16 years of age, and consider yourself a member of the Church of England, (or of a church in communion with the Church of England, or of another Church that believes in the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity).

I would like to thank Daniel Fielden for all he does to keep our electoral roll up to date, and for the hard work he has put into this revision. All Saints’ is very grateful to him for this particular work of service to our PCC.

Fr Peter

Joint dinner with St Timothy’s, Winston-Salem: only 7 tickets left.

We look forward to welcoming a group of pilgrims from St Timothy’s, Winton-Salem, North Carolina, over the weekend of 9th-10th May 2026. Their Rector, Fr Steve Rice, will be our preacher on the Sunday morning at our parish High Mass.

There will be a special joint parish dinner at Le Beaujolais restaurant on Saturday 9th May 2026. There will be a drinks reception in the Vicarage from 6.00 pm, and we will then make our way to Le Beaujolais in time for dinner at 7.30 pm. The cost of the dinner, which includes three courses, coffee, tip and wine is £65.

There are now only 7 tickets left for parishioners of All Saints’. To book your place, simply sign up and pay via this eventbrite link here.

Bach Concert

A significant concert of music by J.S. Bach will given on Friday 29th May at 7.30 pm by our Director of Music, Stephen Farr, on harpsichord and Margaret Faultless on baroque violin as part of our Music fundraising campaign.

The concert is entitled, using Bach’s own words,” Music for connoisseurs for the refreshment of their spirits,” and will include the Goldberg Variations along with chamber music for violin and harpsichord.

Tickets are £20 per head and can be bought here.

Rachmaninov Sunday

Sunday 7th June 2026, will be a special festival Sunday devoted to the musical connections our parish has with Sergei Rachmaninov.

The Sunday will include music at all the liturgies by Rachmaninov, including his Mass in Bb which was performed for the first time at All Saints’ in November 1915.

It will be a particular delight and honour to have Bishop Rowan Williams as our preacher at the High Mass.

After the High Mass there will then be two short lectures given by Professor Ian Quinn and Professor Geoffrey Norris about Rachmaninov’s involvement with All Saints’, and his Mass of St John Chrysostom.

Our Rachmaninov Day will conclude with Evensong and Benediction with works from our parish’s distinct repertoire inspired by the composer.

Walsingham Pilgrimages

You can now book your place on any of the three pilgrimages which will be taking place this year to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham:

National Pilgrimage: Monday 25th May 2026
£45 per head. Setting off 7.30 am from Margaret Street, returning to central London in the late evening. Sign up and pay here.

Weekend Pilgrimage: Friday 18th – Sunday 21st September 2026
Set off early afternoon on Friday 18th September; return late evening Sunday 21st February. The cost is £240 Friday and includes full board plus mini-coach from Kings Lynn Station. Please note that we travel up to Kings Lynn by train and pilgrims need to book their own train ticket. Please book your place and pay via Eventbrite here.

Advent Retreat: Friday 4th – Sunday 6th December 2026
This year’s retreat leader will be Bishop Peter Eagles. The cost of the retreat is £274.  We will set off around midday on Friday 4th December and travel by train to Kings Lynn, returning to Kings Cross on Sunday evening around 7.00 pm. Please note that pilgrims need to book their own train ticket. Please book your place and pay via Eventbrite here.

Parish walks

Fr Alan will be leading a number of walks over the coming months, each around 10 miles and involving some climbs. Bring lunch. There will be a short pub stop on each, and the option of an early supper together at the end of the walk. Be in touch with Fr Alan to sign up or ask for details.

Saturday 13th June

Chiltern Hills. 10.27 Marylebone Station. Aylesbury Vale Parkway train to Wendover.

Saturday 25th July

Surrey Hills. 10.23 Waterloo Station. Dorking train to Box Hill & Westhumble.

Saturday 22nd August

Kent Downs. 10.34 Charing Cross Station. Ramsgate train to Wye.

Attendance last Sunday

For your prayers

The Friends and Music Patrons of All Saints’ Margaret Street

27th – Naomi Slippe, Vaughan Snook, Jonathan Spelman, Louise and Richard Smallwood, Ian Stewart, Robert Stoltz

28th – Madeleine Storer, Veronica and Ian Summers, Colin Symes, Ann Tacchi, Sebastian Taite-Ellis, Michael Taylor, Kitty Thompson

29th – Dr James Thomson, Charles Thomson, Jeremy Thorp, Fr Roger Turner, Dr Christine Vaughn Lillie, Christopher Walsh

30th – Philip Wayne, Fr Benjamin Weitzmann, Mats Wendt, Michael Westcott, Sandra Wheen, All Departed Friends and Benefactors of All Saints’, Margaret Street

1st – Matthew Whittaker, Tim Widdowfield, David Wilcox, T. Bradford Wilis, Ian Wilson

2nd – Fr Michael Witcombe, Martin Woods, Martin Woolley, William Yale, Michael Young, All Friends and Music Patrons in Need

The sick

Jean Castledine, David Craig, Asuncion Gines, Fr Harry Hodgetts, Daniel Oliver, Ingrid Slaughter, Nanello, Shirley Thompson, Juliet Windham

Recently departed

Nádasdy Ádám, Dame Averil Cameron, Anthony Clarke, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Melanie Holdsworth, Carol Simmons, Warwick Whelan Pr, Martin Wright

Anniversaries of death

Services this week