"100,000 isn’t just an abstract figure - each number is a person: someone we loved and someone who loved us."
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News
Public services to resume We are delighted to announce that, given the fall in local Covid19 infection rates, we are restarting public services of worship from Sunday 21st February at 10am. Thursday services will resume from Thursday 25th February, also at 10am. Current restrictions will remain in place - two-metre distancing, facemasks etc. We will continue to live-stream the Sunday service on Facebook for those who prefer to join in from home. | |
Call to the Nation Call to pray from the ArchbishopsCoronavirus: Archbishops invite nation to pause, pray and remember 100,000 people ‘known to God and cherished by God’ | |
Coronavirus update Our prayer is to keep each other safe, and so keep ourselves safe at this time.Renewed LockdownWe are all aware of the Prime Minister's statement introducing the new lockdown. In particular, we are now being asked not to be outside of our homes except where necessary. This leaves us with a difficult decision as we have had to think about whether we can safely offer public services of worship while remaing safe and keeping within the guidelines. The Bishop of London, in her statement following the Prime Minister's announcement, writes: Her statement highlights the dilemma that we face - we want to stay open and worshipping together, but we also have to take into account the reality of the current situation and the need for us all to stay apart as much as we can in line with current governnment lockdown rules. The full statement can be read here. While it is the case that this time the Prime Minister has said that church worship may continue, we have come to the conclusion that given the local high infection rates and the increased current risk from the new variant of Covid19, that in order to ensure everyone's safety it is best to provide online services only until the situation improves. We need to protect the congregation, and while we love to see people in church, at this time we recognise that many of you need to remain at home. It is also the case that at each service we need a number of volunteers in church in order to bring to you the service each Sunday - servers, musicians, welcomers and so on - and we need to make sure we can keep our volunteers safe too. So for now we have to say please do not come to church, as we have decided to cease all public worship at Saint John's. The parish mass will continue to be live-streamed each Sunday at 10am, and I hope you will join us each week. . I hold you all in my prayers at this time of renewed lockdown. Love and Prayers, Fr Jerry | |
Ecclesiastical Insurance - Movement for good | |
Great News Great news! | |
Resuming services We are pleased to bring you the news that following the end of the lockdown this week that we are allowed back into church for our services. The first service is on Thursday 3rd at 10am, our usual midweek said mass. Then we are back on Sunday 6th for an all-age mass as we start to get ready for christmas. We'll be thinking about Saint Nicholas, whose feast day it is. All are welcome to come and join us. The usual restrictions are in place, and we will also be live-streaming the service for those at home. | |
Remembrance Sunday This Remembrance Sunday the church will be open for private prayer once we have finished streaming the parish mass (the church must remain closed while we do this by law) - so from about 10.45am. It will remain open until 1pm. | |
Lockdown Update Following the government announcement of a new lockdown from November 5th, we have to advise you that sadly there will be no public worship from that date. Until the situation changes, or the guidlines change, all worship will be online. | |
Harvest Gifts Harvest donations for local charities.This year we asked our congregation to donate to two local charities. As a result we have sent
A great result - thank you to everyone who donated! | |
Harvest See some pictures from our harvest Zoom coffee ane worship which followed our harvest service in church.
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