Join us for a social afternoon of craft-making at St. John’s on Saturday 16th December from 2-5pm. There will be several different Christmas craft packs for you to choose from (with volunteers on hand to help you with instructions) or you can bring your own craft. Mulled wine and mince pies will help us to get into the festive mood. The event is aimed at adults and there will not be provision for children (babes in Read more
2nd December, 3-5pm at St John’s Parish Church, Main Street Grove. There will be children’s and adults’ crafts for sale, nearly new gifts, tombola, book stall, activities for children, homemade candles, Cornerstone goods and mulled wine with mince pies. Please come and join in with the festivities!
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