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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  

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

Dear Friend of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, We find ourselves at the start of Passiontide in the run up to Holy Week and Easter.  Last year in Holy Week all our churches were closed due to the pandemic.  For the first time in centuries the Liturgy of Christ’s Passion did not take place in our holy places.  I am pleased to say that this year we are once again open. At St Botolph’s during Holy Week there will be an opportunity each day from

Our status as a Living Wage employer was confirmed this month when we received our Living Wage Employer plaque which takes pride of place on our noticeboard.  We take seriously our responsibility as an employer and reflect our Christian values in those working relationships.  Everyone, wherever they are working in the world, deserves to take home a living wage.  Please encourage your employers and anyone with whom you do business to support this worthy movement. More information can be found at