At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the United Kingdom pauses in silence for two minutes to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace and security. The Armistice – Latin…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: St. Botolph Without Church – November 2024 Newsletter
Update From the RectorTowards the end of October, we held the annual Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance in memory for people who have died as a result of treatment with contaminated blood products. St Botolph’s church is home to the…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: St Botolph Without Animal Blessing Service
A message from Fr. David Armstrong: In just over a month’s time, we will hold our Animal Blessing Service here at St Botolph’s. Each year we host this special service on the Friday closest to St Francis’s Feast Day which…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: Christmas has Begun!
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the honour of attending a number of events around Bishopsgate, as we mark the start of the festive season! Last week, I joined the Eastern City Business Improvement District (EC BID) team…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: St. Botolph Without Church – December Newsletter
From the RectorYou will see from this edition of our newsletter that December is a time when we at St Botolph’s welcome thousands of people through our doors to our many Carol Services.Running in tandem with the observance of Advent,…
Continue ReadingChoral Requiem for Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II @ St Botolph Without Bishopsgate
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate will hold a Choral Requiem in thanksgiving for the life and service of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday 14 September 2022 at 1.10 pm The team at St. Botolph are also giving advanced notice that…
Continue ReadingThank-you for your Support!
I am truly honoured to have been re-elected to serve the good people of Bishopsgate once more, at today’s Wardmote in the Church Hall of St. Botolph-Without-Bishopsgate. The Presiding Officer was Alderman the Baroness Patricia Scotland, ably supported by the…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate Ward Club Christmas Carol Service – 17th Dec @ Noon
Due to the latest guidance on Covid-19, many members of the Bishopsgate Ward Club have expressed concern at travelling to the much-loved annual Christmas Carol Concert will continue to take place tomorrow (Friday 17th December at 12 Noon) at St.…
Continue ReadingChristmas at St. Botolph Without Bishopsgate
Message from The Rector – Come Together As we enter Advent and head towards the Christmas festivities (though, both tend to run in parallel in the City) it is a time of coming together.If the Covid pandemic has taught us…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate Night Safety Hub Opens
For several years now, there has been partnership working between the City of London Corporation, City Police, St. John’s Ambulance, Victim Support and local Churches to offer support to those in need in Bishopsgate. Whether that be supporting homeless rough…
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