Lu Gale, Author at St John the Evangelist, Shirley - testing

Services for w/c 16th November 2020

16/11/202016/11/2020 by Lu Gale

Here are our services for this week.

**On Sunday we Celebrate Christ the King**

The Church is open for Private Prayer between 10 and 12 on

Wednesday and Saturday

Service Information – Please note services are all online.

Readings for Sunday can be accessed here: http://almanac.oremus.org/2020-11-22

Sunday 22nd November at 9am – We live stream our Informal Service where young children and adults worship within a relaxed and mutually supportive environment. Here is the action song to practice: https://testing.stjohnsshirley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jesus-is-our-King.mp4

Here is the link to join in the service: https://youtu.be/wXfRjiARz10

Sunday 22nd November at 10am We live stream a Sung Mass with hymns you can sing at home. The link is: https://youtu.be/KLWfulYjiNA

You can see upcoming and past live streams on either of these links

Services for w/c 9th November 2020

11/11/202009/11/2020 by Lu Gale

Here are our services for this week.

The Church is open for Private Prayer between 10 and 12 on

Wednesday and Saturday

Service Information – Please note services are all online.

Readings for Sunday can be accessed here: http://almanac.oremus.org/2020-11-15

Sunday 15th November at 9am – We live stream our Informal Service where young children and adults worship within a relaxed and mutually supportive environment. Here is the action song to practice: https://testing.stjohnsshirley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/He-is-the-Light-of-the-world.mp4

Here is the link to join in the service: https://youtu.be/RkgjoDnQeR4

Sunday 15th November at 10am We live stream a Sung Mass with hymns you can sing at home. The link is: https://youtu.be/n3sUz8844UA

Sunday 15th November at 5pm We are live streaming our Informal Worship. You can join us by clicking on the link: https://youtu.be/-PuABbLLY7I

You can see upcoming and past live streams on either of these links

A Message from the Vicar – Come and See Our Visitors

07/11/202007/11/2020 by Lu Gale

Take a stroll in the Churchyard

To find the other scarecrows in Shirley follow this link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=12LYWhfapStRog7KucyNIYN-VDC0RBjun&fbclid=IwAR1jkizAX7sPBzlVKvpCXqml9Yy8WDCC6fS8NQeHEUjxGf8juuaqSqzPbRw&ll=51.376745699831226%2C-0.04056219999999611&z=13

Services for Sunday 8th November 2020

07/11/202007/11/2020 by Lu Gale

Service Information – All Services are on line

Readings and Prayers for Today: http://almanac.oremus.org/2020-11-08

Sunday 8th November at 9am – Informal Service where young children and adults worship within a relaxed and mutually supportive environment. The link is: https://youtu.be/MDP8GK0xbWk

Sunday 8th November at 10am We live stream a Sung Mass with hymns you can sing at home. The link is: https://youtu.be/ItnxSO-2nmM

Sunday 8th November 10.45am Act of Remembrance. The link is: https://youtu.be/WtOFxsx_k00

Sunday 8th November at 5pm We are live streaming our service of Sung Evensong The link is: https://youtu.be/BO_pPqAD1c0

You can see upcoming and past live streams on either of these links

News from Shrublands

31/10/202031/10/2020 by Lu Gale

News from Shrublands

31/10/202031/10/2020 by Lu Gale

How will you help?

26/10/2020 by Lu Gale

It costs nearly £10,000 a month for us to do God’s work in this place …..

Could you become a new donor and set up a standing order or if you currently give this way, could you increase your current giving? We are grateful to those few members of St John’s who have already taken this step.

Thank you to everyone who has helped St. Johns financially and through gifting their time and talents through the Covid-19 crisis in recent months. It is appreciated that in many cases this cannot have been easy. Your generosity has been received with sincere thanks and has been vital to keeping our church alive and flourishing.

It was reported to the PCC last month, however, that from January we anticipate our expenditure may well exceed our income by as much as £3,500 a month. Repairs to the spire last year mean we no longer have any reserves to absorb future shortfalls so clearly this is unsustainable unless we do something about it now. We are actively working on ways to raise funds and cut expenditure, but we also need your help.

Our Giving page has further information and explains the ways you can choose to support our church. If you are able to help or need any further information please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We are hopeful that together we can close ‘the gap’ in our finances and ensure that we can continue God’s work in these challenging times.

Thank you for your continued support,

Rev Lu Gale (Vicar), Chris Nelson (Treasurer) and Janet Martin (Gift Aid Secretary)