The End of an Era
It is with great sadness that we have to report that Lynda has decided that it is time for her to stop playing the organ at our 9am service. She will continue until the end of the year, but after… Read more
The Rock Cafe
And yet another era comes to an end with the departure from the Rock Cafe John and Dee. There are not many people left who have been part of The Rock from the very beginning. John and Dee have been… Read more
Who is Teresa?
Teresa is from the parish of Wroughton. She will be ordained in 2018 and is going to be spending the next few weeks with us, from Christmas Eve up until the beginning of February. This placement in St John’s is… Read more
Stressed Out??
We thought we would start 2018 with a different kind of mini-series containing just two sermons. Under the theme “Will 2018 be the same as 2017?”, we want to look at “Stress” and “Play”. St Paul describes our life as… Read more
Counters and Bankers
Following our appeal for more counters and bankers for our 2018 rota, we have so far had two new volunteers and one who is already on the rota is willing to double the number of times she counts. This means… Read more
Asking for the Moon
We have an evangelistic opportunity at St Francis School, when dozens of people who do not come to church will gather in the assembly Hall on Christmas Eve to enjoy what is basically a repeat of our own Christingle service…. Read more
Prayer Meeting
The January prayer meeting will be held in church on Wednesday, 10th January 2018, from 8pm to 9pm and will be led by the Rother Close home group. Please put this in your diary now so that as many of… Read more
Jars of Grace - It's time to bring them back!
If you have not brought yours back yet, please do so as soon as possible so that your Jar is included in the total for 2017. If you are a taxpayer and want to Gift Aid the contents, please put… Read more
Children’s Choir
If you missed the children’s choir at Christingle, you have the opportunity to hear them again on Sunday morning. A big thank you to Jo and Sarah who organised it all. Behind this performance lie many hours of rehearsals and… Read more
Special Week for The Bank Transfer of Grace
We tend to see people giving to the Bank Transfer of Grace all together. This would be a great week to give to Uganda and Tear Fund. Please talk to Andrew bank account details.
Seven Lessons and Carols by Candlelight
The Carol service takes place this Sunday at 6:30pm. This is one of the highlights of the St John’s year and an evening when we welcome many people from outside to our church. The choir will be performing three pieces… Read more
Exciting News about one of our Church Members
The Quest for a New Bishop Earlier this year David was invited to be a member of the Vacancy in See committee. That is the group which begin the process of selecting a new bishop. David’s talents for analysis and… Read more