Dear Friend of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, I pray you are well and learning how to live with the ever-varying aspects of lockdown. I write to let you know that this week we resume public services in the church. We will be holding a Said Mass at 1.10pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week. If you are in the area you please do come and join us. Numbers will be restricted due to social distancing guidelines, but judging by the number of people

As the Church is now reopening we are now able to also reopen the Court for tennis only during the same staffed times. Monday to Friday 12noon - 3pm only at the moment. The court will be opened by the caretaker and the net will be up ready. The gate and the net mechanism will be cleaned each morning but please do bring your own hand sanitiser to use as well. The hut will not be accessible and please do not enter the

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