EVENTS & SERVICES
Sun. 8th Sept. FIFTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY
9.30 a.m. Parish Communion, in Church
(and live-streamed on Facebook/ through church website)
11.15 a.m. Family Service, in Church
Wed. 11th Sept.
9.30 a.m. Churchyard Working morning
Thurs. 12th Sept.
11.00 a.m. Holy Communion, in the Old Church
Sun. 15th Sept. SIXTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion, in Church
9.30 a.m. Worship Together, in Church
(and live-streamed on Facebook/ through church website)
Tues. 17th Sept.
9.45 a.m. for 10.00 a.m. Pram Service for babies, toddlers & preschoolers, in Church
Wed. 18th Sept.
9.30 a.m. Churchyard Working morning
5.00 p.m. Life Group meets, in the Church
Thurs. 19th Sept.
11.00 a.m. Holy Communion, in the Old Church
Sun. 22nd Sept. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY
9.30 a.m. Parish Communion, in Church
(and live-streamed on Facebook/ through church website)
11.15 a.m. Family Service, in Church
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BISCUITS FOR ‘THE SPIRE’ PLEASE!
Coulsdon C of E School is holding a BBQ on Sat. 14th September. The Church Building Restoration Group is running a biscuit tombola to raise funds for the Spire. If you could donate a packet, or more, of biscuits to stock this that would be a great help. We are collecting them in a box at the back of the Church. You can pop them in to the Church any weekday morning between 10.00-12.00. Thank you.
THE WEDNESDAY MORNING GARDENING GROUP…
… has achieved much pruning, weeding and chatting over the summer. Thank you to all those who have come along to help. I propose to carry on throughout the winter on a Wednesday morning. Please come and join us for exercise, fresh air and chat. Gill
A BIG THANK YOU …
… to everyone who helped in any way with the Institution Service – and especially to those who provided the food for the buffet afterwards -it all looked wonderful!
PRAM SERVICE (or ‘Tots Praise’ perhaps) … is on Tuesday 17th September at 9.45 for 10.00 a.m. start in the Church. Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers and their parents, grand-parents or other carers are all invited to come and join in this short time of good fun and praise – with rhymes (the little ones’ choices), songs, interactive story, activity, musical instruments, birthday celebrations, etc… Stay for refreshments, chat & play afterwards. No child is too noisy or too active for Pram Service – all very welcome! And the babies enjoy the music and watching the older ones. Hope you can make it – we’d love to see you – but contact Wendy in the Parish Office [01737 552461 or ] if you want to find out more first.
PORRIDGE POT GARDEN -PARTY ‘THANK-YOU’!
Sandra and Trevor Meadowcroft would like to thank everyone who helped with their Bank Holiday Monday Garden Party and all those who came along and supported it. They were delighted to see so many and to raise £1,160 for the Porridge Pot Fund.
Surrey Churches Preservation Trust
RIDE and STRIDE
Saturday 14 September
I am hoping to take part in this event this year in order to raise money for the
Spire Fund. I am looking for sponsorship. If you are able to sponsor me,
please sign the form on the Information Desk at the back of church.
Thank you. Angela Gillman
GOOD NEWS!
We’ve just received our quarterly payment of £29.39 from Easy Fundraising, raised by people using the Easy Fundraising site to access their favourite online retailers. If you would like to support St John’s in this way please use this link to sign up: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stjohnschurcholdcoulsdon/. Please note that if you shop at Amazon, you have to access Amazon through the website and not through their donation reminder. Lynn
INVITATION to THE WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING
The Fellowship at Old Coulsdon Congregational Church extends a warm invitation to our friends at St. John’s to our annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event this year. All proceeds and donations will go to Macmillan Cancer Support. We look forward to welcoming you on Saturday 21st September from 10.30 (to approx. 12.30) in the Cameron Hall, Canon’s Hill. Last year we raised £450; please help us to beat that figure this year!
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE!
Sunday 6 October – 2.30 – in Church
‘Why I walked a Camino’ – Trevor Meadowcroft –
An illustrated talk with tea and cake. Everybody welcome.
No charge but donations for the Spire Fund welcome.
Saturday 12 October – 7.00-10.00 – in the Church
A BARN DANCE – with Supper
with live band and caller. Tickets £17 (£8 children)
to include sausage or spring roll & chips, on sale soon!
Sunday 13 October – HARVEST FESTIVAL
9.30 Parish Communion & 11.15 Family Service
RECYCLE YOUR UNWANTED SPECTACLES!
Not sure what to do with your old glasses? Unwanted spectacles can be recycled at Coulsdon Opticians (opposite Waitrose) or left in the marked bin in the church porch.
LILI’s & MR. DAWSON’s PRIZES ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEM!
These two prizes were won in the Raffle at the Christmas Fair. Unfortunately, part of ‘Lili’s’ phone number was missing and we’ve been unable to contact ‘Mr. Dawson’ by the given phone number. If you could help us to make contact with either of them, please let the Parish Office know – 01737 552461 or at .
SPRINKLE A LITTLE HAPPINESS!
Tollers Edible Garden.. has produced small packets of wildflower seeds [labelled ‘Save our Pollinators’] which are available on the large table at the back of the church for just 50p, to raise funds for their community project. You can read about this venture in the February parish magazine. You could grow these in a pot, scatter them in a ‘wild’ corner of your garden or, as suggested on the packet, sprinkle them ‘on your daily walk to sprinkle the joy’
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APCM 2023 reports
St John’s Annual Accounts for 2022