What exactly is the Electoral Roll?
Being on the electoral roll does not make you a “member” of St John’s. Simply regarding St. John’s as your spiritual home does that. Indeed, a condition of joining the electoral roll is that you are already a member here… Read more
Foodbank Donations
We’re looking for someone from our congregation who would be willing to take the Foodbank donations that build up in the foyer to the Foodbank Warehouse next to Bible Society once or twice a month. If you have a car… Read more
The Church Electoral Roll
The Church Electoral Roll will be revised between Sunday 18th February and Wednesday 11th April. If you are a regular worshiper with us we would love to have you on the Electoral Roll. For more details and an application form,… Read more
We’ve done it!!
This week we passed out Jar of Grace target of £4,000! Thank you to all whose gifts have made this magnificent total possible. So far we have received 78 Jars/gifts with a total to date of £4,138 (including Gift Aid… Read more
The Real Easter Egg
Of the 80 million Easter eggs sold in Britain every year, The Real Easter Egg is the only one which has a copy of the Easter story in the box. It is made of Fairtrade chocolate. The difference the Fairtrade… Read more
It Takes Two
You may have noticed that marriage is not always easy! Juggling work, family life, finances and a host of other issues means that building a vibrant and lasting relationship can sometimes be challenging. It Takes Two is an event for… Read more
Tear Fund: Our Donation Doubled
We have just learned some very exciting news. This is the start of Tearfund’s 50th year. Under the Tearfund Match Giving Appeal every pound we donate will be doubled by our government. This means that our gift this year will… Read more
We’re getting closer!
We are getting closer to our Jar of Grace target of £4,000. So far we have received 68 Jars/gifts with a total to date of £3,802 (including Gift Aid tax refunds) so we have exceeded last year’s final total of… Read more
An Ecclesiastical give-away
To celebrate its 130th Anniversary of insuring Anglican churches, the Ecclesiastical (who insure our church at St. John’s) is offering to donate £130 to our church each time a new home insurance policy is taken out by someone in our… Read more
Keep them Coming!
The total of JARS/gifts received so far is 61. The total to date is £3,540 (including Gift Aid tax refunds to come) so we have passed last year’s final total of £3,531 from 73 Jars/gifts. Every penny raised is shared… Read more
Service of Prayer for the Week of Christian Unity
At this time of year, our local churches get together for a service of prayer. It reminds us, that we are in ministry together. A number of different churches continue their work and witness throughout the year. This year, it… Read more
Double Whammy!
Last week, we announced some news that could hardly be called a secret. The lounge floor has started to sink downwards. That had become obvious to everybody who went in there. Gareth Morris has kindly taken on responsibility for this… Read more