

Can you help us honour all of those lost to the virus? St Paul’s Boundary Road needs your help!
The door to St Paul’s may have been closed since the start of lockdown but thanks to the efforts of the congregation the church has been able to adapt to online worship and is now looking for a way to engage the wider community in honouring all those who have lost their lives to Covid-19.
They have recently launched their ‘hundredhearts’ campaign, aimed at creating a heart for every single person who has died – a hundred hearts at a time.
The Vicar of St Paul’s, Revd Tim Fox explains: “As a community it feels really important to find a way of acknowledging all the grief and hurt that people are experiencing at this time. We want to draw or make a heart for everyone – every single person – lost to the virus, but because there are so many that have so sadly died, we are encouraging people to do it a #hundredhearts a a time. It only takes a few minutes to draw a hundred hearts on a piece of A4 paper – then all you do is take a photo on your phone, and either send it in to us or post it on social media with the hashtag #hundredhearts.”
With the first 500 hearts being made by the vicar and his family, those watching on Sunday have already been sending in their contributions via Facebook and email. Some have drawn theirs, others have cut 100 hearts from coloured paper, others have been even more creative and made heart mobiles, or heart collages. One young mum even crocheted 100 individual hearts!
Tim says, “We want to find a way to represent the enormity of this event in the story of our nation. We want to display all of the hearts online and, when we are able, in the church building – as a tribute to those that have passed, but also to show that, as we believe, everyone who has died is a precious child of God.”
For those who do find themselves drawn to God at this time, Tim hosts evening prayer on the church Facebook and Youtube pages, and communion service on Sunday mornings. In the evening, viewers are encouraged to submit prayer requests which Tim can then respond to during the live broadcast. The Sunday service has moved from being a mobile phone on a selfie stick to a full worship experience with music and readings from other member of the congregation, thanks to the wonders of modern technology.
He says, “the existing congregation have been fantastic at letting me know they are watching and connecting with each other during this difficult time. We have seen a few new names and cannot wait to welcome them into the church building when it is safe to do so.”
If you would like to contribute to the #hundredhearts campaign you can send your hearts via email to[email protected] or post on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StPauls.BoundaryRoad/


