All Saints Margaret Street.

Dear friends,

I hope this Sunday will be a cause for great joy as we welcome Bishop Jonathan to our parish to baptize and confirm those who have been preparing for the sacraments of initiation over the past few months.

I look forward to a fresh outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit in the lives of our candidates, and to being present to witness them take this next step in their pilgrimage of faith.

Our group of catechumens is diverse and encompasses people from all walks and stages of life, with many different experiences of faith and spirituality.

What unites them is the new sense of calling from God which they have discovered at All Saints’. We should rejoice in their desire to unite themselves more deeply to Christ, to publicly proclaim their trust in him, and to deepen their sense of discipleship and commitment as they live out the graces given them in baptism and confirmation.

Please pray for Sam Sadoo and Jacinda Wheatley who will be baptized and confirmed; for Daniel Orchard, Harry Elgar, Sandy Hill, and Josh Turpin who will be confirmed.

We should also look forward to celebrating together after Sunday morning’s liturgy with a festive parish lunch. It would be great if each person could bring something to share. If you wish to do this, please be in touch with Kate Hodgetts who can suggest what might still be needed. Do make time to stay for the lunch after Mass and to celebrate with our candidates.

Please keep Sam, Jacinda, Harry, Sandy, Josh and Daniel in your prayers over the coming weekend and pray that God will be pleased to strengthen them in faith, and pour into their hearts the power of his love so that they might serve him in the world.

Fr Peter

Changes to Masses this week

Please note that on Monday 29th June, there will be a Sung Mass at 6.30 pm for the Friends of St George’s Anglican Church, Paris.

Please also note there will be no 12 noon Mass this Friday 3rd July as there will be a High Mass of Requiem at 11.00 am for the repose of the soul of Nigel Wright.

Zurbaran trip to National Gallery

There will be a parish trip to the National Gallery on Friday 31st July at 6.00 pm to see the current exhibition on the Spanish painter Francisco Zurbaran. The exhibition costs £20 per head.

There is then an option, for those who wish, to have dinner together after the exhibition at Pizza Express on the Strand. Dinner is £40 per head and covers two courses, with drinks.

Sign up for the exhibition and/or dinner here.

Young Adults Group dinner in Chinatown

Our Young Adults Group will be having dinner together in Chinatown on Thursday 2nd July. There will be Mass at 6.30 pm followed by drinks in the Vicarage (or courtyard if the weather is good), and dinner at 8.00 pm at Jinli Restaurant on Newport Place in Chinatown. Cost is £30, which includes all drinks at the restaurant. Sign up 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 25th July 2026
Surrey Hills. 10.23 Waterloo Station. Dorking train to Box Hill & Westhumble.

Saturday 22nd August 2026
Kent Downs. 10.34 Charing Cross Station. Ramsgate train to Wye.

Building work

Please note that whilst some extensive electrical work takes place as part of the installation of a new sound system for the church, our building will only be open during service times over the coming couple of months.

All Saints’ will open at 11.45 am for the 12 noon Mass and at 5.45 pm for Evening Prayer and the 6.30 pm Mass. During this period, church welcomers won’t be needed during weekday afternoons.

Flowers

The flowers before the shrine of Our Lady in All Saints’ Church are given this week by Anne Flanagan in memory of her husband Robert who died recently.

If you would like to make a donation for flowers or the courtyard garden, please contact Shawn directly or via the office.

Attendance last Sunday

For your prayers

The Friends and Music Patrons of All Saints’ Margaret Street

29th – Mark Allan, Martin Amherst Lock, Elizabeth and Robert Austen, Richard Ayling, James Babington Smith, Stephen Barber, Nigel Beanland, Jonathan Beck, Terrence Buckley

30th – Dr William Benefield, Charlotte Black, Fr John Blackburn, David Blunden, William Bonnell, Fr Michael Bowie, John Bristow, Paul Brough

1st – Michael Brown, Dr Graham Burns, Derek Bussey, Katherine Butler, Ardian Carlton-Oatley, Zulette and Fr Norman Catir, Kate Charles, Stuart Chillingworth

2nd – Sir Robert Chote, Sandy Christian, Roger Clark, Catharine Clarke, Camilla Collins, Graham Colville, Karolyn Cooper, William Cooper Bailey

3rd – Peter Coulson, Steven Cox, Dr Yvonne Craig, Julie Cridland, Dr Ryan Nicholas Danker, Kirill Dashkovskiy, Christopher Davies, Keith Day

4th – Peter Dennis, Laura Denton, Dr Michael Duggan, Pamela Edwards, Linda Edwards, Jane Elliston, Dr Terrence Ellsworth, Richard Everton and Fr Philip Bevan

The sick

Jean Castledine, David Craig, Suzanne Goodstein, Paul Faithfull, Fr Harry Hodgetts, Daniel Oliver, Bud Rupel, Ingrid Slaughter, Juliet Windham

Recently departed

Norman Catir Pr, Judith Craemer, Robert Flanagan, Agatha Hunt

Anniversaries of death

Mass times this week

Monday 29th June – Feria
12 pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Sung Mass for Friends of St George’s Paris

Tuesday 30th June – Feria
12 pm Low Mass
6.30 pm Low Mass

Wednesday 1st July – Feria
12 pm Low Mass
6.30 pm Low Mass

Thursday 2nd July – Feria
12 pm Low Mass
6.30 pm Low Mass

Friday 3rd July – St Thomas
11 am High Mass of Requiem for Nigel Wright
6.30 pm Low Mass

Saturday 4th July – Feria
12 pm Low Mass
6.30 pm Vigil Mass of Sunday

Sunday 5th July – Trinity V
8.30 am Low Mass
11 am High Mass 
5.15 pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Solemn Evensong and Benediction