Weekly Notices 8th February, 2026 (Copy)

FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
8th February, 2026

Tonight: 6.00 p.m. Choral Evensong
Introit: Jesu, the very thought of thee – Bairstow
Responses: Ayleward
Canticles: Sumsion in A
Anthem: Worthy is the Lamb – Smart
Voluntary: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Bach
Pimlico Musical Foundation, dir. James Day

Mass: Fifth Week of Ordinary Time, Year 2

Tuesday          10.00 a.m.       St. Scholastica
Sheraton House

Wednesday     9.10 a.m. School Mass

                      5.30 p.m. Choral Evensong,

6.30 p.m. Feria
Sherbourne House

Thursday        9.30 a.m.        Feria
St George’s Drive

Friday            9.30 a.m.        Feria
Sullivan House

Saturday        9.30 a.m.         Ss. Cyril and
Methodius

SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME,
Year A

8.00 a.m.        Said Mass (trad. language)

                     Sutherland Row, Sutherland Street

10.30 a.m.       Sung Mass

                     Parish & Congregation

6.00 p.m.        Evening Prayer and Exposition

LENT

Shrove Tuesday, 17th February: confessions after Mass

and 12.30 p.m., or by appointment.

Parish Pancake Supper, 6.30 p.m. at St Gabriel’s Parish House, Churchill Gardens.

Ash Wednesday, 18th February: Masses at 9.10 a.m.

(School), 12.30 p.m. (Said), 7.30 p.m. (Sung with St Gabriel’s

Choir). No Choral Evensong.

Lent Activities:

Our charities will be the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis

Appeal. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisisappeal

Stations of the Cross: 7.00 p.m., Fridays at local churches.

Friday, 20th February at Holy Apostles.

Giving up for Lent: Fasting and Abstinence are good ways

to show we take God seriously and are sorry for our sins. We

should abstain from meat on Fridays if we are aged between

14 & 60, are not with child or involved in heavy labour, or if

the fast would hurt our health. In those circumstances we

should give some extra money to charity or time to prayer.

Who should fast is as above, except the age rule begins at 16.

We fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by eating no

more than one full meal and two snacks.

this week

Thursday: Alpha Course, 6.30 p.m. A starter course in the Christian Faith meeting every Thursday in the vicarage

looking forward

Sung Compline and Social, 7.00 p.m., especially for ages 18-35, with opportunity to learn Plainsong. Next meeting: 11th February.

Stewardship Sunday: 8th February. A day to celebrate and support God’s work at St Gabriel’s.

Shrove Tuesday: There will be a parish pancake supper – mark your diaries!

Palm crosses

Over the next few Sundays we will be collecting last year’s palm crosses; please do bring them to church.

International Friends of St Gabriel’s

If you live outside the UK and are interested in what goes on at our church, please consider joining this new Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2813330592189047/

Pimlico Musical Foundation

Pimlico Chorus: 7.30 – 9.30 p.m., Wednesdays, in church. Cost: £40 per term. All welcome.

Sing Out! Pimlico Community Choir: 7 – 8.15 p.m., Mondays, at St Gabriel’s Halls, Churchill Gardens. Returns: tbc

Small Sounds: 9.30 -10.30 a.m., Mondays in the Vestry Hall. For children 0-5 and their parents. 

Further details and registration:

https://pimlicomusicalfoundation.org.uk/programmes-list/small-sounds

Notices

your giving

If you wish to give to the work of our church, please contact Fr Owen or the wardens via the website. To learn more about regular giving, please ask to be referred to James Farmer. To give online, please use the Zettle card reader.

GDPR

The Parish’s GDPR General Notice is published in hardcopy on the noticeboard at the back of church. For further information, please contact James Farmer.

Confirmation & Exploring our Faith

We look to begin preparing for confirmation & exploring our Faith in the near future. These are open-ended times with no obligation to go forward to confirmation. If you are interested, see Fr Owen.

Concerts

St Gabriel’s Concerts

Sonoro Choir

“Heart and Soul”
Contemporary Choral Music

Saturday 14th February, 6.45 p.m.

Tickets at ticketsource

 "Unfortunately, sometimes events at St Gabriel's are advertised by third parties and payment requested, when no such event has in fact been booked. If you are in doubt about an event at St Gabriel's, please contact our church administrator" 

 https://www.stgabrielspimlico.org.uk/contact-us

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If you would like to learn more about the Christian Faith, perhaps with a view to Christening or Confirmation, please see Fr Owen