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This year the conference took place in Cape Town, where rectors and deans from financial centres discussed issues of Christian faith and practice in the light of the present economic turmoil.
Pictured (from left) are: the Revd Peter Kurti of St James, Sydney; the Very Revd Frank Nelson, Dean of Wellington, New Zealand; the Revd Dr Jim Cooper of Trinity, New York, The Rector of St Mary-le-Bow; the Very Revd Rowan Smith, Dean of Cape Town together with the Sub-Dean. Not pictured is the Very Revd Andrew Chan, Dean of Hong Kong. |
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Trinity Church, Wall Street
the Rector also managed to touch down in New York for the patronal festival of our sister parish, Trinity Wall Street. He gave the blessing at the Eucharist on Trinity Sunday. Watch a video of the service. |  |
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City of London Festival
Following the opening of the City of London Festival in Bow Churchyard on 19th June
the Churchyard is also one of the venues for the 'Play me - I'm yours' street pianos project. For details, see the festival website. |  |
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Expore Cheapside: guided walks
7th, 15th & 29th July at 12.15pm
Walking tours of historic Cheapside led by City of London Guides will leave the Churchyard (by the statue of Captain John Smith) and last one hour. Only 20 places available click here to book. |  |
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Concert:
9th July at 1.05pm
Alexandre & Charlotte Reid (Violin Duo) |  |
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JustShare event in the Churchyard:
9th July 6.30 - 8.00pm
Singalong round the piano in the Churchyard
(part of the City of London Festival's Street Pianos project) Free Fairtrade tea, coffee and wine: all welcome |  |
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Concert:
13th July at 1.05pm
Anima - Young Singers of Greater Chicago
choral classics, folk songs and spirituals |  |
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JustShare Debate:
14th July at 1.05pm
‘Offshore financial centres: blessing or curse?'
Speakers: Howard Bilton (Chair of the Sovereign Group) and John Kay (Economist, Author and Financial Times columnist)
Chair: John Whiting (Tax Policy Director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation) |  |
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JustShare Lecture:
22nd July at 6.05pm
'Our Father: a prayer for justice'
Speaker: Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP
(Author, former Master General of the Dominican Order) |  |
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Thursday 6th August 2009
Sung Eucharist at 6.05pm
The Transfiguration
All welcome |  |
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'Why I believe again'
On 2nd April, A.N. Wilson wrote in the Newstatesman about his slow return to faith, in which he mentions some time spent at St Mary-le-Bow. Read the article here |  |
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'Would you Adam and Eve it?'
Bible Stories in Cockney Rhyming Slang have been used with great success at St Mary-le-Bow in the last couple of years to help children with special educational needs. Now a book of the same name by Keith Park has been published, price £5.99. To read the article in The Daily Telegraph, click here. |  |
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The Boyle Lecture
'Misusing Darwin: the Materialist Conspiracy in Evolutionary Biology'
given on 4th February 2009
Lecturer:
The Revd Canon Professor Keith Ward DD FBA
Responder:
The Revd Dr John Polkinghorne KBE ScD FRS
Watch or listen to the lecture here
Dowload a copy of the lecture and response here
See the Latest News page for images | 
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The best long-term investment
John Reynolds writing in The Observer
The Rector and others have found this article to be helpful in these times. The author is both a successful investment banker and practising Anglican. Click here | 
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