Special Events

Monday 21 May, 7.00pm
Rio 20+ Earth Summit: What should we do now?

With the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee

Coinciding with the ‘Hard Rain’ exhibition on display from 19 May, MPs from the Environmental Audit Committee will host an open discussion on the Rio+20 agenda, based on presentations giving the perspectives of faith groups, the media and arts, sport, business, communities and young people.

The Committee have produced an initial report on Rio+20, and the discussion will help set the scene for their follow-on inquiry from 20 – 22 June 2012.

All are welcome to attend this free event taking place in church and to see the Hard Rain exhibition on display on the church railings.

Those taking part in the panel will include:

Rt Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons.

Mark Edwards, the Hard Rain project.

Flávio Marega, Minister-Counsellor at Brazilian embassy in London.

Leo Johnson, presenter of BBC ‘World Challenge’ and co-founder of Sustainable Finance, now part of PwC.

Claire Foster-Gilbert, formerly National Policy Advisor on Environmental Issues to the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England.

Martin Haigh, the Environmental Sustainability Task Group at St Martins.

Leah Parsons, GirlguidingUK and winner of ‘most inspirational young person’ at Climate Week 2012.

Prof Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science at University College London.

11pm Friday 8 June to 12noon Saturday 9 June 2012

Vigil of Prayer to mark the start of the Olympic 100 Days of Peace

Join as at St Martin's for this all night Vigil of Prayer as young people, leaders, preachers and musicians celebrate the start of the 100 Day Olympic Truce.

We will pray for the success of the summer games, the athletes and visitors, for peace throughout the world, and for the flourishing of international art, culture and music.

To find out more and to register to take part, please contact Barbara Kentish on barbarakentish@rcdow.org.uk. 

Organised by Justice & Peace, London Church Leaders, the London Churches Group for Social Action and More than Gold

The timetable for the evening is:

Friday 8th June

10.00pm-11.00pm: gathering in the Café in the Crypt, the Café will be open to buy refreshments

11.00-12.00 midnight: for the nations attending the Olympics and for the dignity and respect for all cultures and differences.
Led by St Martin-in-the-Fields with the choir of St Martin's

Continuing into Saturday 9th June

Midnight-1.00am: for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, the athletes taking part and all those organising
Led by the 'More than Gold' Prayer Team

1.00am-2.00am: for peace in London and all cities
Led by Paul O Shea, and the Notre Dame de France Taizé Group

2.00am-3.00am: for young people, health,  happiness and future opportunity
Led by Pastor Nims Obunge and the London Peace Alliance

3.00am-4.00am: for peace beginning from the heart of every individual
The Heart of London Sangha: In the tradition of Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist-  Nobel Peace Prize winner Thich Nhat Hahn

4.00am-5.00am: for London the host city, for its many languages and many cultures and for Rio de Janeiro and 2016
Justice and Peace and The Brazilian Chaplaincy

5.00am-6.00am: for people of all faiths
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

7.00am-8.00am: Breakfast  can be bought from St Martin's Café in the Crypt
Peace Walks around Trafalgar Square

8.00am-9.00am: for international peace and an end to war and conflict
Pax Christi

9.00am-10.00am: For the flourishing of international art, culture and music
Anna Scher

10.00-11.00am: Songs of Praise for Peace
With award winning choirs: St Mary's Primary School Crewe; Maria Fidelis School 

11.00.am-12.00 noon Concluding Celebration and Worship and Messages of Peace:
With the Bishop of London, The Archbishop of Westminster, and representatives of other faiths
And the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields, : St Mary's Primary School Crewe; Maria Fidelis School