Welcome to St John the Divine, Merton, London SW19

St John
the Divine,
Merton

FAITHFUL to God
SHARING with those in need
CARING for one another

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(Website last updated on 21 April 2024)

Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
(21 April)

Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

ONLINE SERVICES
The Church of England's online services can be found on the Church of England website.

CHURCH SERVICES IN THE TEAM
(check the full notice sheet for variations)
Midweek
Monday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Holy Trinity
Tuesday 8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer, St John's
Tuesday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, St John's
Wednesday 8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer, St John's
3rd Wednesdays 9.45 a.m. Creation Eucharist, Holy Trinity
Wednesday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Christ Church
Thursday 8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer, St John's
Thursday 12.15 p.m. Eucharist, Holy Trinity
Thursday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Holy Trinity
Saturday
9.00 a.m. Eucharist, Christ Church
10.00 a.m. (1st Saturdays) Climate Vigil, Christ Church
Sunday
8.00 a.m. (1st Sundays) BCP Holy Communion, Christ Church
9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist, St John's
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist, Holy Trinity
11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist, Christ Church
6.00 p.m. (2nd Sundays) Prayers for the Planet, St John's

TEAM MINISTRY ROTA
The Team Ministry rota for March to May 2024 is available here.

If you find a broken link or just have a comment on the site, by all means get in touch.

Welcome to St John the Divine, Merton

Christ is risen! Alleluia!

We welcome and encourage all people to worship God with us. St John's is part of the Merton Priory Team Ministry. Whether or not you are new to the area, you are most welcome to join us in our acts of worship and share in our Anglican tradition.

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NOTICES IN BRIEF

(For the full church notice sheet, click on this link. If you would like to receive the notice sheet regularly as a newsletter, you can sign up using the subscription form below.)

Singing Together
The next practice for the singing group will be at Christ Church on Saturday, 27 April at 11.00 a.m. If you enjoy singing please come to sing together and learn some new pieces.
(9 April 2024)

Faith in Action
Faith in Action is seeking a new Treasurer and Secretary. These are volunteer roles on the Board of Trustees.If you are interested in finding out more, please see the Faith in Action website. The job decriptions are here (Treasurer) and here (Secretary).
(18 March 2024)

Fundraising for St John's
St John's is fundraising for a new integrated heating and lighting system. This is not inexpensive, so if you can help by reviewing your regular giving or through a one-off donation we would be very grateful. We are looking to match-fund for applications to trusts to cover the cost.
(8 October 2023)

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PRIVATE PRAYER IN CHURCH

Holy Trinity is open for private prayer on Mondays from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m.
(14 November 2021)

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LOOKING BACK

Visit our archival resource on the Team website to examine and use items from the period 22 March 2020 to 25 June 2023.

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(For reassurance on how we protect your personal data, see our Data privacy notice.)

Merton Priory PCC charity number is 1134253

Prayer

Heavenly Father,
we thank You that You have given us, in Christ, the perfect representation of humanity.
He is the perfect human.
We pray, Lord, that we would desire to be like Him, our Brother.
Help us to cry out to You, Lord, in our sin and say,

'Change us – bring out the image of God in me in a way that is currently obscured by that fall and that terrible thing that happened in the garden. Lord, remake me back into the image-bearer that I was created to be, that I might accurately represent You to a world that desperately needs to know who You are.'

Father, thank You that we are stamped with Your image.
May it be seen in us everywhere we go.
This is the will of God for our lives.
And we ask it in Your Son's name.

(Jen Wilkin)

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MISSION STATEMENT

The Merton Priory Team Ministry is committed to promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. We are guided by our mission statement, agreed in 2011:

In Merton Priory Team Ministry we aim to be a community
    Faithful to God
        Sharing with those in need
            Caring for one another