the Divine,
Merton
SHARING with those in need
CARING for one another
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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 10.00 a.m. (1st Saturdays) Climate Vigil, 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
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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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Rest in peace
The funeral of Joan Brunt will be held at St John's at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 21 January. More details will be available next week. May dear Joan rest in peace and rise in glory.
We have learned that Sally Vaughan died peacefully on 15 December. She was a faithful member of the Holy Trinity congregation in the 1980s and 1990s and a church warden before she retired from the civil service and moved to Salisbury in 1998. The funeral service is at 2.30 p.m. on 7 January at Salisbury Crematorium. Details can be checked by emailing jerryrvfowler@gmail.com. Any recollections of her Wimbledon years would be gratefully received at that email address.
(4 January 2026)
Bible Study
The next Bible Study will take place in January at Holy Trinity (date to be confirmed).
(26 December 2025)
God in the Pub
The next God in the Pub meeting will be in The Sultan at 7.30 p.m. on 4 January 2026, at which Christine will lead a discussion on 'How theology is reflected in church buildings'.
(26 December 2025)
Recruitment of new vicar
Please keep the recruitment process to find our new Team Vicar for Christ Church in your prayers. The Parish Profile has recently been sent in to the Diocese for approval. Please also pray for the continuation of ministry at St John's as Mission Action Plan options are explored.
(7 December 2025)
Chris Palmer
It has been announced that the King has approved the nomination of The Reverend Canon Christopher Palmer, Canon Residentiary and Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral, as Dean of Winchester. We send our congratulations to Chris on this appointment and hold him in our prayers as he prepares to leave Exeter and move to Winchester.
(21 December 2025)
It's Panto time again!*
Our annual Parish Pantomime this year is Peter Pan, playing at St John's from 30 January to 1 February with performances on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are just £5 each. Visit https://bit.ly/mp3panto or email mp3players@hotmail.co.uk.
*Oh yes it is!
(29 December 2025)
Church database
We are moving to a new database (ChurchSuite) to help us organise events, rotas, communication and much more. We would love all church members across the Parish to join. To do this, please either complete the online form or fill in a paper copy (from any of the churches).
(26 October 2025)
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