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The Annual Church Meeting takes place after the service on Sunday May 7th. It is important that as many members of St John’s as possible contribute to the meeting. It is where you can help in the direction and leadership of the church and give support to

Food for Thought on ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ Guest Speaker: Rev. Vivienne Smith Superintendent of the Leigh and Hindley Circuit Tuesday 29th November 2016 6pm to 8pm (arrive from 5.30pm) Sign up on the notice board – there is no charge for the meal although a

Despite a wet day, the teddy bears arrived in great numbers for their picnic. The atmosphere was great and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Thanks are due to the many people who organised it and to those who “performed” on the day. To read more about it

Copies of the resolution are avaialbe in the church The statement is also shared on the Methodist Church website where it can be turned into an email which will be automatically sent to local Members of Parliament. The Conference encourages the Methodist people to send the statement

On Thursday 12th May, the Luncheon Club members and volunteers enjoyed a day trip to Southport in glorious sunshine. Arriving at The Talbot hotel for a three course lunch, followed by a game of bingo and Irish themed entertainment.  Some chose to walk along Lord Street in

Horwich Moor writes to let us know that “Our 147th. Anniversary Service is to be held on Sunday, 15th. May, ’16, led by Rev. John Howard-Norman, Supt. Minister of the Blackburn Circuit, latterly of Horwich. The celebratory Commemorative Service will be on Sunday, 10th. July ’16, led by Rev.

“Ceasing to Meet” – At our recent meeting, it was agreed that we should bring forward our closure. We will now ‘cease to meet’ after our Service on the 15th May. There will be a further final Service on 10th July at 2-30pm, but all Services between

Horwich Heritage are holding an Open Day & Exhibition on August 13th celebrating the history of the 22 Churches & 21 Schools in Horwich. Any pictures, memories or artefacts they could display would be gratefully received. Please contact Stuart Whittle at whittlestuart@aol.com for information & further details.

15-21 May 2016 Here at St John’s, we have scheduled in another Soup Lunch. Please add your name to the list on the notice board if you can make Sunday 8 May straight after the Annual Church Meeting. There will be a choice of homemade soups, a