The Sunday morning service time is changing to 10:15 from January onwards, to help with the clergy’s travel times between the different services and churches throughout the benefice.
Christian discipleship is as much as anything about the journey we are all on with the Holy Spirit to becoming more like Christ. Earlier in the year we at St John’s started looking how we might make this journey more intentional, more active – what might help us to take the time to take stock of where we are and where we are going in our Christian lives. Our diocese has developed a tried and Read more
We are pleased to announce that the Christian Bookshop of the year was awarded recently to The Cornerstone in Grove. The Cornerstone Christian book shop and cafe is run by 4 churches in Grove including our church, St John’s. It was nominated by a Christian book rep who was impressed by the work that Cornerstone does and the range of activities and number of customers, particularly over the tricky period following the pandemic. Special mention Read more
On Saturday 16th at 2pm you’re invited to our monthly Teaparty at the Cornerstone Café, starting up again after the summer. Everyone is welcome – whatever age. Come for Cornerstone’s legendary cakes and squares! Come and chat. Or enjoy the children’s play-corner. And browse the books and cards etc. Hope to see you there!
Instead there is a Patronal Festival Eucharist at 9.30am at St James’, Hanney
We can all get stuck in a rut. Frustrated that we keep repeating the same errors. Saint Paul’s words can chime with all of us; “I do not understand what I do; for I don’t do what I would like to do, but instead I do what I hate.” Romans 7:15-25 How do we go about making changes in our life? In a podcast interview the author James Clear advises that the place to start, Read more
Sunday 2-5pm Family-friendly open gaming in the Church Hall. Tea, coffee and biscuits.