These are the latest updates from St. John's Church. The most recent updates are at the top of the page.
You can read the latest church notice sheets as well as other updates for those living in the Parish.
Latest church news
Letter to the Parish - Friday 2 April 2021
In this week's letter to the Parish, Rev Gareth Howles is looking ahead to Easter Sunday and the hope that Jesus Christ, the saviour of the world, will be a comfort and encouragement to us all.
Services for Holy Week
Please join us at St John's this Holy Week. We have services both in church and online and everyone is welcome.
Letter to the Parish - Friday 26 March 2021
This Sunday we will begin Holy Week and Rev Gareth Howles is reminding us how Jesus greeted the crowds by arriving humbly on a donkey. The people had expectations but they had not got it completely right.
Letter to the Parish - Friday 19 March 2021
We have a guest writer for our letter to the Parish this week as James Webster writes a reflection for us exactly one year since St John's had to stop weekly services for the first time.
Letter from the clergy - Friday 12 March 2021
Looking ahead to Mother's Day this weekend, Rev Gareth Howles considers how we are all encouraged to show the love of God more in our lives.
Letter from the clergy - Friday 5 March 2021
We have had so many new rules to follow in the last year but this weekend as we look again at the Ten Commandments, it is a good time to reflect on how God tells us to live our lives.
Letter from the clergy - Friday 26 February 2021
While Rev Gareth Howles is busy pruning his garden, he has been reflecting on whether there is any pruning we can do in the life of our church to encourage new growth.
Weekly services in church to restart
We are hoping to restart weekly services of public worship in church from Sunday 28 February, though online services will still be available to watch at home.
Letter from the clergy - Friday 19 February 2021
As we move into the season of Lent Rev Gareth Howles looks ahead to our services this weekend which remind us of the promises God makes to us and how they fulfilled in Christ.
Get involved with #LiveLent 2021
For Lent 2021 we are following the Church of England's #LiveLent 2021 course with the theme, God's Story, Our Story.
