For Whom the Bell Tolls
No man is an island, entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent,
a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less,
as well as if a promontory were,
as well as if a manor of thy friend’s
or of thine own were:
any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind,
and therefore never send to know
for whom the bell tolls;
it tolls for thee.
(From John Donne’s Meditation XVII, 1623)
Confirmation and Baptism
St Stephen’s is hosting a confirmation service with the Bishop of Woolwich on Sunday 21 September 2025 at 6pm. Please pray for our five confirmation candidates, currently preparing for baptism and confirmation.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with St George’s College in Jerusalem from 23-31 January 2026, open to both laity and clergy. Please ask the Vicar for details.
Bernhard Schunemann,
7 September 2025
