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Back to Church Sunday Sunday 26 September

Along with many churches throughout the country, we will be encouraging people to 'come back to church'.  Do you know someone who might welcome being invited back?  We will have posters and invitations available to help all of us to invite friends and family to our services.  Please pray about this exciting opportunity and who to invite.

Christian Britain and the marginalisation of faith Monday 27 September

Lord Carey, previously Archbishop of Canterbury, will be our guest at St. John’s to speak and respond to questions about this important subject and how it affects our  whole life discipleship.  The evening starts at 7.30pm and all are welcome.

Church Day CONFERENCE – Whole-life Discipleship Saturday 2 October

This is a day not to be missed.  Our aim at St. John’s in the next 12 months is to be better at resourcing, sustaining and equipping all the members of our church, young and old, to be whole life disciples.  There will be a children’s programme, breakfast and lunch will be provided and we hope that every church member will try to attend.  The day starts at 9.15am and ends at 4.00pm.  The homegroup studies during autumn will follow up the teaching on the day.

Congratulations

To Derrick and Katie Sparks who will be celebrating 70 years of marriage on
31 August!

David Wilkinson

The latest news and prayer letter from David, in Senegal, is available from the letter rack in the Foyer.

Daytime Women’s Groups

We have several daytime women’s groups: Mandy Catto and Geal Stanfield (849452) lead a group on Wednesday mornings in the Youth Lounge.  
Anne Snook (881495) leads a group on Friday mornings at 16 St John’s Hill with a crèche.   Jane Ough (881815) leads a group on Wednesday mornings at her home, 13 Olivers Way.  Please speak to them for further details.

Flower Arranging Team

A meeting to discuss flowers for Harvest (Sunday 3 October) will be held in the Small Lounge on Friday 10 September at 11am.  Come & enjoy coffee, cake and fellowship together

Homegroups (evening and daytime) Wednesday 15 Sept

For your diaries, the first homegroup meetings will start in the week commencing 13 September.  From October, we meet during the first and third weeks.    If you are not already in a group and would like to be in one, please have a word with Richard Tulloch or Mary Morris.

Marriage Course Thursday 6 October

We are planning to run the ‘Marriage Course’ on Wednesday evenings for 8 weeks  from 6 October.  Contact Pete or Sue Carr if you would like to join this group.

Moore College Course

It is anticipated that there will be an opportunity to take part in a Moore College ‘Introduction to the Bible’ course starting in September.  Also, for those who have previously done at least the Introduction module, there is a possibility of doing the Old Testament course based on Genesis to Deuteronomy.  If you are interested in either of these or require further information, please contact Roger Peart on 840372, or e-mail rhpeart@tiscali.co.uk.

Nathan Mountney

All are welcome to a coffee morning from 10am-12 noon in the Conservatory on Saturday 4 September to say farewell to Nathan, who starts his training at Cornhill Ministries mid September.  Please collect his latest newsletter from the leaflet rack in the Foyer.

New daytime course Wednesday 22 Sept

We begin a daytime group for those who would like to explore the Christian faith starting at 10.30am on 22 September.  Richard Tulloch and Jo Robbins will be leading the course at the Vicarage.  This is an informal way to investigate Christianity.  Please speak to Richard or Jo for further details.

New Outlook

The first meeting of the Autumn term will be at 2.30pm on Thursday 9 September.  Programme cards are available on the Welcome table.  Further details from Phil and Pauline Collins on 842616.

St. John’s Pedal Pushers Saturday 11 September

The Dorset Historic Churches sponsored ‘ride and stride’ is only 4 weeks away.  Join us from 10.00am for a lovely day out in the Dorset countryside – cycling, walking or wheelchair.  Please contact Paul Jenns on 07900 987624 or paul@jenns.biz, or see the website for more details.

Women’s Fellowship

The first meeting of the Autumn term will be at 2.30pm on Wednesday
8 September.   Further details from Lorna Bird on 884397

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