St Martins Kensal Rise

28/08/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion this Sunday, 30th August at 10am. In this Sunday’s readings we continue the story of Moses and hear of his extraordinairy call from a burning bush! And in our gospel reading hear Jesus' fierce rebuke of Peter.
Junior Church is on its summer break, but the creche is open.
🖼 Burning Bush. A photograph of an arrangement of leaves from an Euonymus, Joe Schumacher, 2011

21/08/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion this Sunday, 23rd August at 10am. This Sunday’s readings tell two powerful stories of God at work in the midst of danger and uncertainty: in Exodus, Moses is rescued from Pharaoh’s oppression and prepared for a life that will change the destiny of God’s people. In Matthew, Jesus asks his disciples who they believe he is, and Peter declares him to be the Messiah, the Son of the living God—a confession that becomes the foundation of the Church.
Junior Church is on its summer break, but the creche is open.
🖼 The Midwife, 1885, Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

20/08/2026

14/08/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion this Sunday, 16th August at 10am. We hear the continuing story of Joseph in Egypt and of Jesus' encounter with a Canannite woman with an ill daughter.
Junior Church is on its summer break, but the creche is open.
🖼 Michael Cook, “Crumbs of Love”

07/08/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion this Sunday, 9th August at 10am. We hear the story of Joseph being sold by his brothers and of Jesus and Peter walking on the water. With slightly different outcomes!
Junior Church is on its summer break, but the creche is open.
🖼 Roundel Illustrating Episodes from the Biblical Story of Joseph, by unknown Egyptian artist, 7th century, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

05/08/2026

Today we give thanks for St Oswald, (one of our South aisle saints), King of Northumbria, whose Christian faith shaped the way he ruled. Having encountered Christ during years of exile, he returned to his kingdom determined not only to unite his people but also to share the hope of the gospel, supporting St Aidan in establishing the Christian faith across the north of England. May his example encourage us to live out our faith with courage, humility and generosity wherever God has placed us.
Lord God almighty,
who so kindled the faith of King Oswald with your Spirit
that he set up the sign of the cross in his kingdom
and turned his people to the light of Christ:
grant that we, being fired by the same Spirit,
may always bear our cross before the world
and be found faithful servants of the gospel;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

31/07/2026

You are warmly invited to join us this Sunday morning, 2nd August. At our 8.30am – Quiet Holy Communion, we shall reflect on Jesus feeding the 5000 with loaves and fishes (Matthew 14.13-21). At our 10.00am Morning Worship Together we shall explore Jacob's wrestling with the mysterious stranger! (Genesis 32.22-31).
Creche available. No Junior Church or refreshments this morning as its their summer break. Whether you're a regular member of our congregation or visiting for the first time, we'd love to welcome you.
🖼 Jacob and the Angel, 1940-1941, Sir Jacob Epstein, Tate Britain

24/07/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion with Prayer Ministry this Sunday, 26th July at 10am. We hear the story of Jacob's years of service for Rachel and Jesus' parables of the reign of the kingdom. In the midst of life's twists, delays and disappointments, we discover that God is quietly at work, bringing hope out of the mess, growing his kingdom in unseen ways, and inviting us to trust his loving purposes, even when we cannot yet see the whole picture.
Junior Church is on its summer break, but the creche is open. Refreshments follow after the service.
🖼 What Wondrous Love is This, Mike Moyers,, 2014, United States

17/07/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion this Sunday, 19th July at 10am. We hear the story of Jacob's dream at Bethel and Jesus' parable of the wheat and the weeds. In the midst of life's uncertainties, God meets us in unexpected places, reminds us that heaven is closer than we imagine, and calls us to trust his patient work, even when good and evil seem to grow side by side. There are Junior Church sessions and the creche is open. Refreshments follow after the service.
🖼 William Blake, Jacob's Ladder, 1800, British Museum

10/07/2026

You are warmly invited to our parish service of Holy Communion this Sunday, 12th July at 10am. We hear the story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob and the parable of the sower and the seed. In a world of hurried decisions and competing voices, God invites us to choose the path that bears lasting fruit. There are Junior Church sessions and the creche is open. Refreshments follow after the service.