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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is opening up Lambeth Palace to adults aged 20–35 to spend a year living, praying and studying together as a radical new Christian community. Read more on the Archibishop's website or listen to him talking about the project to Edward Stourton on the BBC's Sunday programme

A new feature of this year's Church Bazaar on 22 November will be an auction. We need some “interesting” items for auctioneer Manfred Struck to put under the hammer. If you have something “antique” or “collectable” that you would like to donate, please let Father Matthew know.

STB's new chamber choir, the Anglican Consort, will be singing choral evensong in the church on 11 September at 7pm. Music director Yotin Tiewtrakul says: “The Anglican Consort will sing pieces by Henry and Daniel Purcell. Father Matthew Jones, chaplain of our 400-year-old Hamburg parish, will conduct this distinctive Anglican service where beauty meets spirituality.” You can find details of the music on STB's Facebook page.

You are invited to the second Church Recording meeting at St Thomas Becket on Tuesday 9 September at 6 pm. The meeting, to discuss next steps, will take about an hour.

Pat Pledger of BRIDFAS, who is coordinating the project, reports that the person in charge of church recording for NADFAS in London (the head office of the Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) will come to Hamburg later in the year to provide some training, take the group around the church and point out details and aspects that should be considered.

Pat will also be bringing some Church Recording Manuals to the meeting. She says, “please think about giving this project your support and come along to our meeting anyway to see what it is all about – there are no strings attached”. For more information, click on the BRIDFAS logo on the right of this page or visit the BRIDFAS website.

St Thomas Becket's first ever flea market was a great success, coming in over budget at more than €1200. Well done to Deb Zeni for organising it and to everyone else who helped make it happen.

Our summer flea market takes place next Saturday, 16 August, 9am – 4pm. Please come and help in any way you can. We need people early to put out tables and carry the goods. We need sellers and people to give fliers to passing people on the footpaths.
Most importantly, please come and buy!

British Flair is taking place this weekend, 9 and 10 August at the Hamburger Polo Club (Jenischstraße 26, 22609 Hamburg), with plenty of fun for all the family. The Anglican Church of St Thomas Becket is performing a musical comedy routine on Sunday at 3pm on the Small Stage. Please come and support Matthew, Yotin and the rest of the team and help raise money for this year's British Flair charity, the Förderverein für Stadtteilarbeit in St. Pauli Süd e.V. The easiest way to get there is by S-Bahn to Klein Flottbek (Botanischer Garten). See the British Flair website for more information.

In view of the heat, the Church Wanderers are proposing to stroll gently under the trees in Ohlsdorf Cemetery on Saturday 9 August, meeting at the main gate at 10.15 am. If you want to join in, please let Cicely know as soon as possible: cicely-hollingsworth (at) t-online.de, tel: 040/86 07 90, mobile: 0162 635 93 98.

Can't resist a mystery? Good at photography or making lists? Then the BRIDFAS church recording team would love to hear from you. BRIDFAS is working with us to compile a church record of the Anglican Church of St Thomas Becket, known to many as the Englische Kirche. The project is still in its early stages, but there will soon be plenty of practical help needed, such as compiling records of silver, wall plaques and memorials, and textiles. You don't need to be a BRIDFAS member or part of the church to get involved; everyone's welcome. To find out more, click on the BRIDFAS logo on the right of this page or visit the BRIDFAS website.

The Contemporary Worship Service “Worship@17:00” planned for 20 July will not take place.