Pews News




28th  April 2024

Fifth Sunday of Easter 


  Village Praise  

Carol Lee


Genesis 22. 1 - 18

Acts 8. 26 - 40

John 15. 1 - 8


Praying for the dioceses of Gothenburg, Sweden; Glasgow and Galloway, Scotland; the Church of Bangladesh.


Praying for  Main Road, Vicarage Road, St. John's Court and the village shops and public houses.









Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road – the desert road- that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza”.    Acts 8. 26











10.30 Pop-in:

Held in the Church Hall every Thursday 10.30 am to 12.00 noon for anyone to pop in for a drink and a chat. Proceeds to charity. Everyone is welcome! 






Thursday 2nd May 2024 

9.00 am  Holy Communion


Praying for the diocese of Edinburgh..

Praying for Cracknore Hard Lane, Magazine Lane, Drake Close, Gage Close and Gardiner Close.






 
  
Church Opening 

St Johns is open daily for private prayer . 


Dates for your diary

PLEASE NOTE


Sunday 28th April next Village Praise.



APCM

APCM, Please note the change of date & time again

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Sunday 19th May in St John’s Church Hall at 2 pm. 

Apologies are given for further changes to the date of this meeting, but difficulties have arisen in merging the two sets of accounts.







Nyarugenge News
Grass Roots Rwanda                                                                                                    The August 2022 Newsletter is available on the Blue Noticeboard in the church. In particular it celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Shyogwe Diocese and 25 years since the installation of Bishop Jered Kalimba. We give thanks for their work.




Waterside Foodbank Appeal
The usual shopping items are always needed. Thank you so much for anything you feel you can give, to share our goodwill and God’s love.


Please Remember in Your Prayers:


Our Priest-in-Charge, Revd Simon Hones.

Our Church Warden Rosemary and Tim and all members of our PCC.

Our friends and all Christians in Rwanda, especially  Bishop Jered and  Archdeacon Josias Ndahayo in Nyarugenge. 


For those who are sick or in need of prayer and all those worried about loved ones.


Our prayers and condolences in their bereavement go to the families and friends of all those who have died.


Give thanks for answered prayer.


Pray for the Village Praise service.


The Crossings.


The children & young people in Naomi House and Jack's Place, on Piam Brown Ward,  the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Unit and the staff and patients of Priory Hospital, Oakhaven Hospice, and all local hospitals, nursing and care homes.

Also for the staff and patients of Southfield, Bluebird and Antelope Houses.