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Week 2 – Gender

Exploring the intersectional experience of disability and neurodiversity, gender, mental health, sexuality, race and poverty. Speaking: -Molly Boot (they/them) is an autistic theologian, musician, and ordinand at St Matthew’s Bethnal Green. They write on mysticism, art, gender and sexuality, bringing together medieval wisdom for modern life. Molly is a regular presenter for BBC Radio 4 Religion and Ethics, and loves conducting, singing, and playing the violin in their free time. -Alex Clare-Young (they/them/Alex) is a pioneer minister in the United Reformed Church with a particular call towards working alongside those marginalised in church and society for social justice and equity for all. Alex’s lived experiences as a transmasculine non-binary person who is multiply neurodivergent and disabled inspires this call.

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Sermon (15.02)

Sermon (15.02)

A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 15th February 2026, The Sunday Next Before Lent, by Revd Andrew Woodward.

Sermon (08.02)

Sermon (08.02)

A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 8th February 2026, The Second Sunday before Lent, Racial Justice Sunday, by Revd Dr Sam Wells.

Sermon (01.02)

Sermon (01.02)

A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 1st February 2026, The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, by Revd Andrew Woodward.

Sermon (25.01)

Sermon (25.01)

A sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Sunday 25th January 2026, The Third Sunday of Epiphany on which we will be keeping Homelessness Sunday, by Revd Richard Carter.

Sermon (18.01)

Sermon (18.01)

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Sermon (11.01)

Sermon (11.01)

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Sermon (04.01)

Sermon (04.01)

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Sermon (28.12)

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Sermon (21.12)

Sermon (21.12)

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Sermon (14.12)

Sermon (14.12)

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Sermon (07.12)

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Sermon (16.11)

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Sermon (26.10)

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