Rebuilding St John’s!
Don’t be a spectator – get involved!
Your church needs you - now is the time to get positive and to rekindle the spirit of St John’s. We cannot do this by the staff team alone and we encourage members of the congregation to get back involved… We need servers to help carry the cross and candles in the service, people willing to help with coffee and hospitality, as well as people to help Red Balloon in Kids’ Club. For Kids’ Club to be revived we need to have more than one group and so the Red Balloon leaders need your help. If you are not currently volunteering, take this opportunity to get involved on one of the rotas. Speak to Bryan or Andre this morning!
Anthems for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The music used at Coronations, unlike the liturgical forms, is chosen afresh for each occasion; the only composition to have attained a permanent place is Handel’s anthem Zadok the Priest.
This Sunday’s anthem, Behold, O God, Our Defender, was specially written for the coronation by Dr Herbert Howells. The words are from psalm 84:9.10. The piece was originally written as a quiet, reflective piece, but at the coronation it was fully orchestrated.
Name: St John the Evangelist
Bank: HSBC
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Account #: 80108251
Donations given electronically still qualify for Gift Aid as your name will appear alongside your donation. If you have any questions about giving, please speak to Bryan Sollenberger.
Sung Eucharist for Ascension
26th May, 6pm
The Ascension, coming 40 days after Christ’s resurrection, is the culmination of Easter, the season in which we celebrate the stories of the risen Christ. This year Ascension falls on the 26th May and we will celebrate it with a choral eucharist at 6pm. The mass setting for this service will be Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C K220.
HM Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
2-5 June 2022
St John’s Celebrates Sunday, 5th June, 10am
We give thanks for 70 years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, 5th June with a festival service at 10am. The mass setting will be Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. The choir will be accompanied by strings and woodwinds. The service will be followed by a fizz reception and big lunch in church! This is a day not to be missed – get it in your diaries NOW! Details have been sent electronically this week. If you did not receive one, information packs are available in the porch.
An important part of the day will be the setting out of the church for lunch following the 10am service. If you would like to be part of Team Andre, do speak to him.
Whitsun Carols
12th June, 6pm
A unique musical service concluding our annual cycle of carol services which celebrate the Christian festival seasons. Now we proclaim Easter through Trinity, charting the movement of the Spirit who is Love, through the Son who is Beloved, for the glory of the Father who is Lover. Alongside Bible readings, poetry and hymns, our choir and guest musicians will provide a great selection of music, including Love Changes Everything by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gloria in Excelsis by CV Stanford and Marvel’s Captain America March, A reception of Pimms and cucumber sandwiches will follow.
Save the Date!
This year’s annual barbecue will take place on Sunday, 3rd July, in the gardens behind the church again by kind invitation of our neighbours. Note this date in your diaries now!
