Mick Wall

St John’s Church, Shirley

LENT LUNCHES 2020

Tamberlin Room 12 until 2.00 pm

Saturday March 7th– Christian Aid, hosted by Gillian, Faye and Julie

Menu: Selection of homemade Soups served with baguette

Cottage Pie and Vegetarian Chilli

Apple pie, Lemon cake and Fresh Fruit Salad

Saturday March 14th–  NSPCC, hosted by Caroline Wilson and team

Menu:  Selection of Soups

Puddings and cheese option,

Vegetarians and children catered for

Saturday March 21st– Kidney Research, hosted by The Dovey’s

Menu: Selection of homemade lunches and delicious dessert options

Saturday March 28th– Jessie’s Fund, providing music therapy for SEND children hosted by St John’s Church Choir

Menu: Choice of homemade Soups and Lasagne

Selection of desserts

Saturday April 4th–Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Anne Pardon and Team

Menu: Sausage casserole, Vegetarian Shepherds pie, Jacket Potatoes and Quiche

Bread pudding, Trifle, Fruit Salad and Chocolate Cake

The lunches are hosted by volunteers to raise money for a charity of their choice and donations are requested but are optional for your meal. Funds raised (including any Gift Aid) are split between the charity (75%) and St John’s (25%) Join us on as many Saturdays as you can for excellent food and company while raising money for good causes

St John’s has joined Eco Church. We have set up a dedicated page for you to find out more and get involved.

Click the logo to find out more.

To keep track of this project check back frequently.

Here is the February newsletter. Many thanks to Bernard for getting this ready every month.

Well, Downton abbey definitely brought in the crowds.

It was great to see so many people dressed up in 1920’s attire. For the first time we had canapes and cocktails on offer and these went down a storm. Many thanks to all the helpers on the night making it such a fantastic evening.

The next cinema evening is on March 7th, the evening film is “Judy” a story of Judy Garlands last London Shows, played by Renee Zellweger.

Why not book online to beat the queues? Click the image above to take you to the booking page.

This weekend see’s the return of the Cinema to St Johns.

You can purchase tickets on this website, Just click the pictures below.

For the Downton Abbey film we are going back to 1927, we will have our staff available to serve you cocktails and canapés, so why not arrive a little earlier to get yours – these will be in a limited supply.

Why not come dressed to impress and make an evening of it.

Aladdin

Doors open 14:00 film will start at 14:30

When street rat Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for the lamp — and for Princess Jasmine. But can Aladdin save Princess Jasmine and his love for her after she sees that he isn’t quite what he appears to be?

Downton Abbey

Doors open 19:00, film starts at 19:30.

The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the king and queen of England soon unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue — leaving the future of Downton hanging in the balance.

February 15th 7pm

Our next event is a quiz night – the quiz master will be rev’d Lu.

Tickets are available online or on the door and are £5 per head. These events are quite often over subscribed so book early to avoid disappointment!.

January 2020 news is now available online, to peruse at your digital leisure.

The bird survey is not on the online version but as you must be connected to be reading this, so why not head on over the the RSPB website to see what it’s all about?

RSPB Website is here

This weekend the cinema returns to St John’s. This is our own fundraising initiative, all profits go to the church nothing is siphoned away for any other purpose.

Here are our two shows for you to choose from.

Tickets can be booked online or purchased on the door.

Crib service starts at 5pm