Church News

You can hear Jim Hodgkinson’s service here

Although we cannot meet together in church for our services at the moment, Jim Hodgkinson has made available the service he has prepared. The service is designed to be used for personal devotion while bearing in mind the community of St John’s. You can see it by

Material for personal devotion and on-line resources and worship can be found on our News – Coronavirus Updates web page.

Our next Food for Thought will be on Thursday, 21st May. The topic will be ‘Dementia Friends – five key messages’.

This year we will explore Christian understandings of Salvation. Following a viewing of the film “The Way” four groups will meet each week during Lent, beginning on Monday, 2 March.

You are warmly invited to join us during the festive season.  Sunday, 15 December – Carol Service;  Sunday 22 December – Morning Service;  Wednesday, 25 December – Christmas Day Service.  All services start at 10.30 am.

As a magnificent start to the Christmas season a group of 30 from St John’s will be attending Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on the 7 December for a performance of “The Messiah”.

The Circuit Winter Praise Service ‘Mission Together’ will be held at St John’s on Sunday, 17 November.  Tea/Coffee and cakes will be served between 3.30 pm and 4 pm and the Praise Service will start at 4 pm. The Speaker is Gill Smallwood, Chief Executive of Fortalice.

Rev Hilary Howarth will be the speaker at our next FOOD FOR THOUGHT on Tuesday, 12 November.

will be on Sunday, 6th October at 10.30 am and we look forward to welcoming back Rev Graham Smith to lead our worship.  On the day, gifts of dry goods for Urban outreach and an envelope collection for All We Can will be gratefully received.