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Would you like to run one? Starting on 25 February, St John’s will be holding a series of lunches every Saturday during Lent from 12-2pm in the Tamberlin Room hosted by volunteers to raise money for a charity of their choice.

You are all invited to come and enjoy the food and company. For more details click here …..

The Electoral Roll for Church of England churches are updated every year in time for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), which takes place after the accounts are audited for the previous year, usually before the 30 April. Every six years a completely new roll is prepared. All ready on the Roll? There’s no need to re-apply this year.

Date for your diary: Our APCM this year will be held on Sunday 30 April at 11am in church.

The church’s electoral roll is the register of its voting members. Electoral rolls provide an indication of the real membership and strength of the church. Enrolment is a way of saying “I belong” and is an act of commitment to St John’s Church and the Church as a whole. It opens the way for greater involvement in the life of the Church at parish, deanery, diocesan and national levels.

PLEASE NOTE: you can join the electoral roll at any point in the year. To see eligibility and to complete a form, please read and complete this online form. (Printed copies are also at the back of church). If you are already on the roll there is no need to re-apply.

If you have any questions please contact one of the Church Wardens or our Electoral Roll Officer/PCC Secretary, Tim Roberson [email protected]

Bishop Christopher commends Bishop Martin and his family to your continued prayers. Please see the attached press release. 

Thinking about buying Easter eggs? Read what Andy Bebington of the Shirley Justice and Peace Group has to say about “Why to buy fair trade?” and getting your Easter eggs from “The Real Easter Egg Company“. Details are also at the back of church and orders can be placed up to 5th March.

We have learned from her son that Dorothy Newton, formerly a key member of St John’s congregation, died peacefully in early January 2023, in the nursing home in Worcestershire where she had been for three years. Her funeral is being held on 31st January in Stourbridge.

Dorothy was the wife of the late John Newton, a longstanding organist and choir master at St John’s. It is planned to inter Dorothy’s ashes with those of her husband, at St George’s, Beckenham, at a later date; where it is hoped to hold prayers beforehand, so that people who knew her locally will have the opportunity to attend.