In a statement issued this lunchtime by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, all Church of England churches have been advised to put public worship on hold in the coming months to face the challenge of coronavirus. We at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate are following the Archbishops’ instructions and suspending public worship at St Botolph’s for the foreseeable future. We will remain open during our usual opening hours for sanctuary, private prayer and devotion. We will continue to review the situation with reference

Best wishes for a happy New Year from the clergy and staff to all the St Botolph's family. Many thanks to all who attended our bumper number of Advent and Christmas services and concerts, and for your support of our Christmas charities - we will give you news of the amount raised shortly. The church is now open again following the Christmas break, and we continue our Christmastide celebrations on Wednesday 8 January with a 1.10pm Choral Eucharist marking the Feast

It is with much sorrow that we announce the death after a short final illness of Fr David Paton, Rector of St Botolph’s from 1997 to 2006. He died on Saturday 14 December, and his funeral will take place near his home in France on Wednesday 18 December. The date and time of a London service to give thanks for his life and his long ministry in East End and City of London churches will be announced in due course. May he rest

Alms given and collections taken during Advent and at Carol Services are divided between the church’s chosen charities, which this year are:

As we start the new Christian year, we will be reflecting during Advent and beyond on the meaning of “Christ without”. Drawing on our own identity of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, outside Bishopsgate, we will explore in our services, prayer and exposition of scripture the meaning of Christ the outsider. We will examine what it means to be the outsider today. We will look at how we can identify those excluded today and how we might bring them comfort and strength in