Fr Jim Rosenthal, a great friend of St Matthew's Westminster was installed as Parish Priest at St Nicholas, Nicholas-at-Wade, Thanet in the Diocese of Canterbury on 21st January.
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Fr Philip conducted a service of dedication at a naming ceremony for a new RNLI E-class lifeboat for the RNLI. The "Hurley Burly" was donated by Mrs Kay Hurley OBE (pictured with members of the crew).

Christopher Lowson, a great friend of St Matthew's Westminster has been enthroned as the new Bishop of Lincoln in a service at Lincoln Cathedral.  More than 2,000 people were invited to the service to watch him become the 72nd Bishop of Lincoln.  He replaces the Right Reverend Dr John Saxbee who retired in January. A short BBC news item can be seen here.

Solemn Requiem Mass
A Solemn Requiem Mass was held on Saturday 1st October for Fr Gerard Irvine, former Vicar of St Matthew’s (1969-1986).  The Archbishop of Canterbury celebrated, and Fr Martin Draper preached.  The new memorial plaque to Fr Gerard was unveiled. 

The Friends of St Matthew's met in the drawing room of the house and were unexpectedly treated to a wonderful performance by Mary Brown as Joyce Grenfell. Mary's monologue, drawn from Grenfell's poems and parts of "The Nativity Play", was truly convincing, very funny and at times moving.  More photographs here.

You can join the Friends of St Matthew's online.

Andreas Wenzel (Pastoral Assistant 2010/11) was received into the Church of England at a service of Confirmation at St Matthew’s last month by Bishop David Hamid, Suffragan Bishop in Europe.