Animal Blessing Service
ANIMAL BLESSING SERVICE with music from St Botolph’s Choir Bring your pet for a blessing – and tell your friends and colleagues with pets too Fr David and Freddie the church dog look forward to welcoming you all! Refreshments for humans and animals follow the service This service will be streamed live on our YouTube account and available to watch at anytime on our site afterwards
The Good Coffee Kiosk
From Monday 20 September You will be able to buy your hot drink from the Bishopsgate entrance of the Church and support the Church and other good causes while enjoying a "Good" quality drink. THE KIOSK IS OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7AM – 2PM SPECIAL OPENING OFFER SHOW JOSE OUR BARISTA THE FLYER BELOW TO GET 50% OF YOUR FIRST DRINK ON MONDAY 20 OR TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE ARE DOING AND ANY SUGGESTIONS
Coming Soon!
The Good Coffee Kiosk good coffee ethically sourced environmentally sound An exciting new Coffee Kiosk serving great tasting Coffee and Tea from the Bishopsgate Entrance of the Church. The Kiosk will be run as a social enterprise with all profits funding good causes. All the equipment, products and consumables will be purchased from Kingdom Coffee Co. They share our wish to only use Fairtrade, ethical, recyclable, compostable and most importantly the best quality good tasting Coffee and Tea. Barista Needed Are you an experienced Barista looking
Special service for the Bowyers’ Company
On 25 May the officers and many members of the Worshipful Company of Bowyers attended St Botolph's for a special service to mark the 400th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter by King James I. The service included appropriate music from each century of the Charter's existence, and an extract from the Charter was solemnly proclaimed. In Fr David's absence on leave, the service was taken by Fr Andrew Williams, who welcomed the Company and led them in
St Botolph Feast Day Service
Join us as we celebrate our Patron St Botolph Choral Patronal Festival Mass 16 June 1.10pm Guest Preacher: Fr Chris Vipers, Parish Priest, St Mary Moorfields Music includes: Missa ‘Ego flos campi’ Padilla; Laudate Dominum Mozart All are welcome to attend either in church or by following the livestream Click here
Annual Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate
As you may be aware, the Annual Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate will take place next Thursday, 20 May at 12.45pm. Due to on-going Covid-related restrictions to public gatherings, the meetings will be conducted online, over Zoom only. I do hope you are able to attend. If you are, you will please need register beforehand by emailing [email protected] You will then be sent a link to the Zoom meeting link along the relevant papers for the
The New Rector
Fr David Armstrong, our Priest-in-Charge, was licensed by the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, as Rector of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, and was installed by the Archdeacon of London, the Venerable Luke Miller in a service of Evensong in the church at 5.30pm on Thursday 29 April. The service was open to the public with guideline social distancing being respected. A recording of the service is also available to be viewed here
HRH Prince Philip
Our community at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate joins people from round the world in sending our condolences to HRH Her Majesty the Queen on the Death of her husband HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. St Botolph’s is open for private prayer from 10am to 3pm Monday to Thursday. We will be holding a Requiem Mass for Prince Philip at 1.10pm on Wednesday 14 April. Due to Covid restrictions, we will not have a condolence book in the church, however there is an on-line
Tennis and Netball Court
The Court has now been reopened for a few weeks and is providing a very welcome opportunity for people to exercise. You are able to check availability, book and pay via the link below: Court Hire We are currently offering a very special heavily discounted rate for all bookings but this will not last for ever so make the most of the offer and make a booking ASAP.
Easter Message From Fr David
Easter seems to have an extra poignancy this year. As we welcome the risen Christ, we too are welcoming a new life for us all as we gently come out of Lockdown. Added to the Easter joy is the sense of hope, a sense which has been in short supply since early 2020. I pray that with the roll out of the vaccinations’ programme and the lifting of restrictive guidelines we will see the return of people working in the