St John's News - 7 March

Dear friends,

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5

If you missed Sunday's all age service with the baptism of Brogan Edwards, you can catch up on our YouTube channel. This coming Sunday’s service includes the Lord's Supper and the reading is John 18:38-19:16.

Mike Schofield is walking up Snowdon on 17th March to raise funds for the Elmswell Food Bank. If you are able to support him in this, his Just Giving page can be found on the following link https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/michael-schofield-3. Alternatively any donations for him can be accepted at church.

Time spent chatting and encouraging each other over tea and coffee after a service is greatly valued. We are very grateful for those who prepare the tea, coffee and goodies in the kitchen on Sundays. We could do with some more volunteers (many hands make light work). If you are willing to go on the rota, please contact Rosie Ellis - rellisstjohns@gmail.com 01359 242629.

Looking for a helpful resource to help you in your daily walk with God? Lectio 365 is a free daily devotional resource for mobile phones and tablets that helps you pray the Bible every day. Tune into God's presence and peace by slowing down, meditating on scripture, listening to God and praying for 10 minutes at the beginning and end of each day. It has been developed by the 24-7 prayer movement and you can download it from the app store on your device. More information can be found here.

The Friends of St John's will be holding their annual meeting with tea and coffee at St John's on 25 March at 10:00am. The new Church Guide will be launched at this meeting and will be available to buy for £5.00, alongside other Friends merchandise.

Soul, a series looking at the basics of the Christian faith, continues at The Rectory this Sunday at 7:00pm for 90 minutes. All are welcome to come and join us, even if you were unable to make previous ones. A drink and dessert or cake will be provided. Please let Peter know if you would like to come along - elmswellrector@gmail.com or call 01359 240512.

The weekly church prayer meeting is on Zoom on Saturday at 9:00am for 40 minutes. To join, click here or, load Zoom and use Meeting ID: 685 295 1296 and Password: 816262.

In Christ

Peter
Tue 07 Mar 2023