Harvest Sunday - 31st October 2021
On Sunday 31st October, we will be having an All Age Harvest Service at 10am.
We have three seating zones in church with varying mask and distancing requirements, please check our COVID-19 page for detailed information. If you have symptoms of COVID, please do not come to church but take part on YouTube instead.
The service will also be available online via our livestream on our YouTube channel. The livestream will start around 9.55am. Please use YouTube chat to say hello or ask questions.
The Knitted Bible
During November, we are excited to be hosting an exhibition of The Knitted Bible. Featuring 35 of the best known scenes from the Old and New Testaments, created out of knitted figures, this is a wonderful way for children and adults of all ages to discover God's love as told through the Bible.
During the weekdays, the exhibition will be visited by many of our local primary school classes.
During the evenings and Saturdays, our church will be open for members of the public to come and visit. The opening times are as follows:
- Tuesday 2nd November, 4.30-8pm
- Thursday 4th November 4.30-8pm
- Saturday 6th November 10-12 noon and 2-4pm
- Tuesday 9th November 4.30-8pm
- Wednesday 10th November 4.30-6pm
- Saturday 13th November 10-12 noon and 2-4pm
- Monday 15th November 4.30-8pm
No need to book, just turn up at St John's Church. If you would like to find out more about coming to visit, or if you would like to bring a group to the church, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Our new sermon series
Following on from our time in 2 Corinthians 1 v3-11 recently, you may find the following resources helpful:
Broken Works Best: When God turns your pain into gain by Catherine Campbell
Catherine Campbell has personally walked the path of the broken-hearted. She shares with us how pain shapes our faith and develops a deep trust in the God who can transform what is broken in our lives. Using God's Word, illustrated by moving true-life stories, Catherine explores the difficult questions to enable us to find help for our struggling hearts.
I’m Praying For You: 40 days of praying the Bible for someone who is suffering by Nancy Guthrie
When we hear that a friend is struggling, it can be easy to say, 'I'm praying for you', but harder to know what to actually pray. Let Nancy Guthrie show you how to do so from God’s word.
Tumbling Sky: Psalm devotions for weary souls by Matt Searles
34 gentle and wise undated reflections for bruised souls. 10 track album also available.
All available from 10fothose.com
Prayer Fellowship and Housegroups
This term housegroups are reading and discussing the book 'Love Your Church'.
The timetable for evening housegroups and prayer fellowship until the end of November is below (daytime housegroup meets on Thursday mornings, the same week as evening groups):
- 27 Oct - Prayer Fellowship
- 3 Nov - Housegroups - 'Love Your Church' Chapter 4: Care
- 10 Nov - Prayer Fellowship
- 17 Nov - Housegroups - 'Love Your Church' Chapter 5: Serve
- 24 Nov - Prayer Fellowship
There is also a Cantonese housegroup meeting fortnightly on a Wednesday morning.
If you would like to join a housegroup, or to find out more, please contact the Church Office. A link to join Prayer Fellowship on Zoom is included in the notices email.
