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Welcome to The Annunciation

Parish Mass takes place at The Annunciation on Sundays at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome to attend. Midweek services are listed here as well, with Mass usually said at 12.30pm each day during the week. Details for the coming week are posted below. The church is also usually open Monday to Friday from 11am-3pm for private prayer, though often for longer.

Do please take a look at the various pages on this website to discover more about the life of our church and sign up for our weekly newsletter for all the latest information about events. And if you need to speak with our priest about anything, do please contact Fr Lincoln by pressing this link. Thank you.

Sharing our Future

The church has embarked on an exciting new project, "Sharing our Future". With funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we are seeking to ensure our wonderful historic building is preserved for future generations and that it is a welcoming space for all our community. To read more about the "Sharing our Future" project, click here.

Services

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  • Sunday 24 March 2024 at 10:30am
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    Sidesman

    Reader

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    Refreshments

    Sunday School Session Leader

    Sunday School 8+ Leader

    Sunday School Crafts Coordinator

    Sunday School Music

    Children's Church Attendance

    Sunday School Tables Volunteer

    Clearing up

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  • Thursday 28 March 2024 at 7:00pm
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    Refreshments

    Sunday School Session Leader

    Sunday School 8+ Leader

    Sunday School Crafts Coordinator

    Sunday School Music

    Children's Church Attendance

    Sunday School Tables Volunteer

    Clearing up

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  • Friday 29 March 2024 at 12:00pm
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    Sidesman

    Reader

    Server

    Refreshments

    Sunday School Session Leader

    Sunday School 8+ Leader

    Sunday School Crafts Coordinator

    Sunday School Music

    Children's Church Attendance

    Sunday School Tables Volunteer

    Clearing up

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  • Sunday 31 March 2024 at 10:30am
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    Sidesman

    Reader

    Server

    Refreshments

    Sunday School Session Leader

    Sunday School 8+ Leader

    Sunday School Crafts Coordinator

    Sunday School Music

    Children's Church Attendance

    Sunday School Tables Volunteer

    Clearing up

    Keyholder

  • Sunday 7 April 2024 at 10:30am
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    Sidesman

    Reader

    Server

    Refreshments

    Sunday School Session Leader

    Sunday School 8+ Leader

    Sunday School Crafts Coordinator

    Sunday School Music

    Children's Church Attendance

    Sunday School Tables Volunteer

    Clearing up

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News

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    2024-03-01 - 2024-04-01

  • Thursday 14th March 2024
    Weekly Newsletter

    Sunday 17 March…

    is the 5th Sunday of Lent. Passiontide begins.

    We will now practice the “Fasting of the Eyes”, with all our statues and ornaments cloaked in red and the grand Triptych shut tight. It means the Stations of the Cross, lining the walls of the nave in three dimensions, will begin to demand our attention. Everything we will do over the coming weeks will focus more and more on what happened at Golgotha within the barrenness of an unadorned church. God dies for the ungodly, that we may live. Let us marvel at his grace. Let us pray for those who suffer.

    Our sombre season is nevertheless punctuated by joy. It will be wonderful to welcome back Fr Gerald Beauchamp to preach on Sunday. May God bless him and us – and thanks be to God for Fr Gerald’s decade of faithful witness here in Marble Arch.

    Fr Lincoln

    TUESDAY 19 MARCH: BAPTISM COURSE

    The third and final session of our baptism course takes place on Tuesday 19 March for those who have signed up. We will meet at the vicarage at 7pm.

    WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH: FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

    Finnish baritone Aleksi Koponen will be joined by Jocelyn Freeman on the piano. They will perform Franz Schubert's Winterreise in our latest free lunchtime concert. It starts at 1pm. The concert will run for 75 minutes, but feel free to pop in and enjoy only a section of the performance. Or come along and enjoy the whole thing! 1pm - 2.15pm. Free entry. Do tell your neighbours, colleagues, and friends.

    WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH – HAMPDEN GURNEY CAKE SALE (AND PRE-SALE THIS SUNDAY)

    The next Hampden Gurney Cake Sale is on Wednesday 20 March. This important event raises precious funds for music and art resources, educational trips, and important books and equipment.Please contact Michele Lyons to find out ways you can support the sale (baking, match-funding, buying, etc) on michelebaylis@yahoo.co.uk

    This Sunday, we will be selling cakes for the school after Mass, so do please bring some cash to help raise funds in a tasty way!

    FRIDAY 22 MARCH: DEAF CHURCH EASTER PRAISE

    Our friends in the Deaf Church are planning an Easter celebration next Friday. If you’re able to help with refreshments and welcome on the evening, do please let Fr Lincoln know.

    SUNDAY 7 APRIL: A CELEBRATION OF THE ANNUNCIATION

    Because of Easter’s timing this year, our annual “Celebration of the Annunciation” will held be at the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 7 April. Further details to follow!

    CHURCH OPENING NEXT WEEK

    The church will be open for private prayer from 12noon until 3pm next week. There will be no lunchtime masses, though we hope these can restart soon after Easter.

    CONFESSIONS DURING LENT

    The Sacrament of Reconciliation (i.e. Confession) is a wonderful way to encounter God’s forgiveness by being freed from the burden of guilt and receiving his grace to walk onwards in faith. Please contact Fr Lincoln if you would like to make your confession in preparation for Easter.

    PASTORAL SUPPORT

    Fr Lincoln is available for pastoral support and prayer, and for hearing confessions. He is happy to plan occasional offices, such as baptisms, which will start again after Easter. Get in touch if you need support or have any questions.

    JOIN THE CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL

    If you’re baptised and have been worshipping at the Annunciation for at least six months, please do join our Electoral Roll if you haven’t already. It’s very quick and very easy. Please contact Fr Lincoln for details.

    CONFIRMATIONCLASSES: REVISED DATES FOR SUMMER TERM 2024

    Fr Lincoln will be running Confirmation Classes at Hampden Gurney School during the summer term. If your child is in years 5 or 6, please email Fr Lincoln by Monday 25 March. He will then send through further details and guidance. And if you are an adult who wishes to be confirmed, please let Fr Lincoln know.

    HOLY WEEK AND THE SACRED TRIDUUM

    24 March – Palm Sunday

    10.30am Sung Mass and the Blessing of Palms

    28 March – Maundy Thursday

    7pm Mass of the Last Supper and Vigil until 9pm

    29 March – Good Friday

    12noon The Reading of the Passion, the Veneration of the Cross, and the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified

    31 Easter Day

    10.30am Sung Mass with Baptism

    GENEROUS GIVING

    We need everyone to commit to regular giving, ideally making use of the “Parish Giving Scheme” to support the mission and ministry of our church. We want to respond to God’s call to reach out and serve the people of our neighbourhood and maintain our wonderful building. Your generosity is essential to making that happen.

    https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/marble-arch-the-annunciation-marble-arch/

    APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER

    Please pray for:

    Those living with cancer - Clara, Norman, Chrisanthy, Angelos, Catherine,

    Janet, Margaret, Nicola, Gary, Suzy.

    Those with other needs or medical issues - Winston, Michael, Helena (and

    Katherine & Anna), Rodney, Marielle, Natalie, Joyce, Antonis, Nirusha, Rowan, Larissa, Lincoln, Vee, Eve, Rhiannon, Olivia, Evi, Diane and Leah, Fr Lincoln.

    Those in older age - Nita, Goli, Eleni, Jeff.

    Year’s mind – Jakob Gayed, Philip Burgess, Charlotte Browning, Flossie Smith, Hannah Gustard, Pamela Guest, Stephen Lenocci, Rose Daykin, Florence Diggins, Sally Elleson, Lawrence Harding

  • Thursday 7th March 2024
    Weekly Newsletter

    Sunday 10 March…

    is the 4th Sunday of Lent. It is also the day that we celebrate “Mothering Sunday”.

    There’s so much for us to celebrate on Mothering Sunday. A good mother is a gift to treasure, as Our Lord himself knows. But Mary’s own life was marked by deep sorrow and pain, and there’s no doubt that Mothering Sunday can be a very painful and sorrowful day for many people, not least in causing grief over absence. We will therefore mark the day as a joyful solemnity, seeking to celebrate motherhood and bear one another’s burdens – just as many a mother does for her child.

    Sung Mass, with Sunday School, begins at 10.30am.

    Fr Lincoln

    SUNDAY 10 MARCH: STRAUSS AND BACH CLASSICAL CONCERT

    Our wonderful series of concerts with London Town Chamber Fest continues this Sunday at 6pm. We will celebrate the birthdays of Richard Strauss and JS Bach. Come and hear the sublime Piano Quartet (which Strauss composed at the age of just 20), and the grandeur of Bach's Goldberg Variations. These concerts are simply glorious!

    Tickets – including discount packages - can be found here:

    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-the-birthdays-of-strauss-and-bach-music-and-drinks-tickets-833857128117

    SUNDAY 17 MARCH: THE RETURN OF FR GERALD!

    We’re delighted Fr Gerald will be visiting us to preach on Sunday 17th March. A very special day is in store for us all.

    TUESDAY 19 MARCH: BAPTISM COURSE

    The third session for adults preparing for baptism takes place on Tuesday 19 March for those who have signed up. We meet at the vicarage at 7pm.

    WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH: FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

    Finnish baritone Aleksi Koponen and Jocelyn Freeman (piano) will be performing Franz Schubert's Winterreise at the Annunciation in another free lunchtime concert, which starts at 1pm. The concert will run for 75 minutes, so do pop in and enjoy a section of the performance or come and enjoy the whole thing! 1pm - 2.15pm. Free entry. Do tell your neighbours, colleagues, and friends.

    WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH – HAMPDEN GURNEY CAKE SALE

    The next Hampden Gurney Cake Sale is on Wednesday 20 March. This important event raises precious funds for music and art resources, educational trips, and important books and equipment.

    Can you bake a cake or biscuits or anything savoury like sausage rolls, quiches, etc, to donate on the day? They can be dropped off at the school from 8.45 am on Wednesday 20 March.

    And can you pop by at 3.20pm onwards and buy cakes/savouries to help raise important funds?

    Or maybe you could sell biscuits and cakes at your workplace and donate the money?

    Lastly, we have no match funding for this important event. Can you ask your workplace if they could match fund our takings or just make a donation?

    If you have any questions then please contact Michele Lyons directly on michelebaylis@yahoo.co.uk

    FRIDAY 22 MARCH: DEAF CHURCH EASTER PRAISE

    Our friends in the Deaf Church are planning an Easter celebration on the evening of Friday 22 March. If you’re able to help with refreshments and welcome on the evening, do please let Fr Lincoln know.

    SUNDAY 7 APRIL: A CELEBRATION OF THE ANNUNCIATION

    Because of the timing of Easter this year, our annual “Celebration of the Annunciation” will be at the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 7 April this year. Further details to follow!

    CHURCH OPENING NEXT WEEK

    The church will be open for private prayer from 12noon until 3pm next week. There will be no lunchtime masses, though we hope these can restart soon.

    CONFESSIONS DURING LENT

    Throughout the Church’s history, Christians have confessed their sins during the holy season of Lent. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (i.e. Confession) is a wonderful way to encounter God’s forgiveness by being freed from the burden of guilt and receiving his grace to walk onwards in faith. Please contact Fr Lincoln if you would like to learn more or to arrange to make your confession.

    PASTORAL SUPPORT

    Fr Lincoln is available for pastoral support and prayer, and for hearing confessions. He is also happy to discuss occasional offices, such as baptisms. Do not hesitate to get in touch with him if you need support at this time.

    JOIN THE CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL

    Our church has an “electoral roll”. It’s not Westminster’s (which enables you to vote in elections). Instead, the Church of England registers regular baptised worshippers. These lists are often used by schools (such as Hampden Gurney) in their application process, as well as enabling the enrolled to vote at the annual church meeting. If you’re baptised and have been worshipping at the Annunciation for at least six months, please do join our Electoral Roll if you haven’t already. It’s very quick and very easy. Please contact Fr Lincoln for details.

    CONFIRMATION CLASSES: DATES FOR SUMMER TERM 2024

    Fr Lincoln will be running Confirmation Classes at Hampden Gurney School during the summer term. Classes will run on Wednesdays, 3.30pm – 4.30pm, on the following dates.

    Wednesday 22 May

    Wednesday 5 June

    Wednesday 12 June

    Wednesday 19 June

    The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Lord Bishop of London, will confirm candidates at our School Mass on Thursday 4th July at 10am. If your child is in years 5 or 6 and is interested in exploring whether to take this next step in the Christian faith, please do email Fr Lincoln by Monday 25 March. He will then send through further details and guidance.

    And if you are an adult who wishes to be confirmed, please let Fr Lincoln know so that arrangements for separate classes can be made.

    HOLY WEEK AND THE SACRED TRIDUUM

    Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday when we celebrate the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. He rode into the city on a donkey, passing through an excited crowd who were shouting “Hosanna” as they waved their palm branches. Our Palm Sunday service will include the annual Blessing of Palms.

    We will then journey towards the three most solemn days of the Christian year, when the betraying crowd cries out for Christ’s crucifixion. The Triduum will begin on Thursday evening. This unusual word means “three days”, and it is during these three days that the church keeps one sustained festival, celebrated in the liturgies of The Last Supper, the Lord’s Passion, and culminating in the joyful celebration of the resurrection on Easter morning.

    Do please come to celebrate the gospel in the astonishing setting of the Annunciation. With choir, music, silence, candlelight, prayerful liturgies, and much more besides (including an Easter Egg hunt for the children), we will marvel at the passion and resurrection of our Lord. Service times are listed here.

    24 March – Palm Sunday

    10.30am Sung Mass and the Blessing of Palms

    28 March – Maundy Thursday

    7pm Mass of the Last Supper and Vigil until 9pm

    29 March – Good Friday

    12noon The Reading of the Passion, the Veneration of the Cross, and the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified

    31 Easter Day

    10.30am Sung Mass with Baptism

    GENEROUS GIVING

    The Annunciation is a self-financing charity, with no historic trusts or legacies, and we receive no external funding beyond that which we can raise for ourselves. Our astonishing Grade II* building also remains on Historic England’s “at-risk” register and requires constant remedial work to keep it open. Nothing comes cheap!

    We need everyone to commit to regular giving, ideally making use of the “Parish Giving Scheme” to support the mission and ministry of our church. We want to respond to God’s call to reach out and serve the people of our neighbourhood and maintain our wonderful building, and money is essential to making that happen.

    https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/marble-arch-the-annunciation-marble-arch/

    APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER

    Please pray for:

    Those living with cancer - Clara, Norman, Chrisanthy, Angelos, Catherine,

    Janet, Margaret, Nicola, Gary, Suzy.

    Those with other needs or medical issues - Winston, Michael, Helena (and

    Katherine & Anna), Rodney, Marielle, Natalie, Joyce, Antonis, Nirusha, Rowan, Larissa, Lincoln, Vee, Eve, Rhiannon, Olivia, Evi, Diane and Leah, Fr Lincoln.

    Those in older age - Nita, Goli, Eleni, Jeff.

    Year’s mind – Edward Gearon, Melita Harris, Marianne Vowler, Rhoda Hodgson, Francisco Santos, Phyllis Wickham, Joseph Walker, Karen Lang, Henry Slade

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Events

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  • Tuesday 19th March 2024   7:00pm-8:00pm
    Baptism Preparation 3: Study Group
    The third session for those preparing for baptism.
  • Wednesday 20th March 2024   1:00pm-2:15pm
    Free Lunchtime Concert - Franz Schubert's Winterreise
    Finnish baritone Aleksi Koponen and Jocelyn Freeman (piano) will be performing Franz Schubert's Winterreise at the Annunciation in a free lunchtime concert. Concert runs for 75 minutes, so ideal to pop in and enjoy a section on a lunchbreak - or to enjoy the whole thing! 1pm - 2.15pm Free entry.
  • Friday 22nd March 2024   at 7:00pm
    Easter Praise - London Deaf Church
    An Easter Celebration for the deaf community, with all the service in BSL. Contact Fr Lincoln for more details.
  • Monday 25th March 2024   at 12:00am
    Confirmations 2024
    This year's Confirmation service will be held at Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School at 10am on Thursday 4th July 2024. If your child is interested in attending the confirmation course to prepared for this special event, please contact Fr Lincoln by 20 March to register interest. Any adults seeking to be confirmed in the faith, please also speak to Fr Lincoln about preparation.
  • Wednesday 22nd May 2024   3:30pm-4:30pm
    Confirmation Class 1
    The first of our confirmation classes for those who have signed up. Classes held at Hampden Gurney School. Contact Fr Lincoln for more information.
  • Wednesday 5th June 2024   3:30pm-4:30pm
    Confirmation Class 2
    Second session of our confirmation course at Hampden Gurney School.
  • Wednesday 12th June 2024   3:30pm-4:30pm
    Confirmation Class 3
    The third session of our confirmation course held at Hampden Gurney School.
  • Wednesday 19th June 2024   3:30pm-4:30pm
    Confirmation Class 4
    The fourth class of the Confirmation Course to be held at Hampden Gurney School.

Safeguarding

The Annunciation Marble Arch is committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Adults at Risk of Harm.

The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Jasmine Cullingford 07963 878 527

You can also obtain more information from Childline: 0800 1111
and Westminster City Council (Safeguarding children & Safeguarding vulnerable individuals)

London Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers: 020 7932 1224 safeguarding@london.anglican.org

Thirtyone:Eight’s 24-hour helpline: 0303 003 1111

Family Lives: 0808 800 222

Childline: 0800 1111