Racial Justice Pilgrimage

Monday 16th October

Join the Bishop of Willesden Lusa Nseng-Ngoy on a walking pilgrimage to visit Black History sites from Westminster to Ladbroke Grove. The total distance is 7.6 miles and you should bring a packed lunch. To take part, meet at the Windrush Memorial at Waterloo Station at 9am Please contact Alex for more information.

Autumn at St John's

Here I Stand

This autumn, join us at St Martin-in-the-Fields for a compelling lecture series inspired by Martin Luther's renowned proclamation "Here I Stand" said during the Reformation in 1521. Examine the beliefs we hold dear and the stands we'd make for them.

Line-Up

16th October - Ken Loach: "Giving Voice to the Voiceless"

30th October - Rev Dr Sam Wells: "Standing with God"

6th November - Prof Catherine Sleeman: "Death & Dying"

20th Nov - Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy General Secretary of the U.N: "Climate Change".

Each event starts at 8pm and Alex will be on the steps of St Martin's at 7.45pm, so we can sit together and convene afterwards at the Chandos Pub, next to St Martin's. Each lecture is ticketed with a suggested £10 donation; please contact Alex for tickets and further information.

St John’s Book Group

The book group met recently and selected their next book – D H Lawrence’s Women in Love. They will meet to discuss this classic on 30th October. Speak to Irwin Nazareth if you would like more information.

All Souls

2nd November 2023, 6pm

We mark this special festival with a service at which we remember those who are part of the church community but who have died. This year the choir are singing Mozart’s Requiem and during the service we remember those dear to us who have died. If you will be at the service and wish to have loved ones remembered, please add them on the sign up sheet in the porch. As part of the liturgy, there will be opportunity for you to light a candle and place it on the altar in remembrance of your loved ones.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Giggles and Gossip

Thursdays, 9.30-11am

Giggles & Gossip, run by Red Balloon Foundation, is aimed at parents with babies and toddlers. There will be soft play available and the club will also consist of crafts and a story time for the parents and children to take part in.