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.

Church notice sheet
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(15 October 2021)

Services at St John's and Christ Church during October
(The regular 6.00 p.m. services at St John's continue as usual up to and including 24 October.)
24  9.30 a.m. Morning Prayer at St John's* led by Revd Simon Asquith
      11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist at Christ Church
31  Normal service times resume: 9.30 a.m. at St John's, 11.15 a.m. at Christ Church*. NOTE: Clocks go back!
* Service will be filmed and made available on the Merton Priory Parish YouTube channel
(3 October 2021)

Black History Month
The Black Asian Minority Ethnic Voice invites you to celebrate Black History Month with them at Wimbledon Library on Saturday, 30 October between 11 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Under the theme of 'The written word – a vehicle for Health and Healing', there will be discussions, drama, arts and crafts, music and much more. Entry is free   please put the date into your diary.
(8 October 2021)

Sunday evening services
Evening Service has resumed weekly with a Simple Eucharist for Creationtide. We will continue to experiment with it taking place at St John's at 6 p.m. with a similar pattern of Contemplative and Celtic Worship, and Eucharist with Prayers for Healing being followed.
(19 September 2021)

Church hall
If you wish to hire St John's hall please email sjccparishoffice@yahoo.co.uk with details. The charge is £25 per hour.
(18 April 2021)

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WORSHIP IN CHURCH AND ONLINE

Now that we are in step four, official restrictions are lifted and so all are welcome to attend. We will be maintaining a range of habits and moving gradually on the reintroduction of other practices.

Do speak with the clergy or churchwardens if you have any specific queries or comments. God bless and keep us all.

The Parish Eucharist for 17 October (Twentieth Sunday after Trinity) at Holy Trinity led by Mark can be viewed as a YouTube video. You are invited to take part by following along with the collect and readings.

Service for 24 October (Last Sunday after Trinity; Bible Sunday)
The Service of Morning Prayer at St John's will be led by Simon and will be uploaded to YouTube later in the day.

Services from previous weeks are on the Merton Priory Parish YouTube channel and listed on the 'Looking back' page on the Team website.
(17 October 2021)

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PRIVATE PRAYER IN CHURCH

Holy Trinity is open for private prayer on Mondays from 3.00 to 6.00 p.m.

We pray for our NHS, for all afflicted with COVID, for those who have died, for all who grieve, for the roll-out of the vaccine and for one another: O God, make speed to save us; O Lord, make haste to help us.
(26 September 2021)

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VISION DAY 2021

Katharine von Schubert, Diocesan Mission Enabler, guided some 30–40 church members through a discussion on what is the Church, cultural changes in recent generations, an exercise discerning people's gifts, feedback from the questionnaires that church members completed over the summer, a look at our parish demographic and various key features and communities, and the Five Marks of Mission; we also enjoyed lunch together and had a walk around the immediate St John's area. Our main shared focus for mission across the three churches became how to encourage growth at St John's, namely to grow a thriving congregation serving its local community. A fuller summary can be found in this PDF file.
(29 September 2021)

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WORSHIP AT HOME

Worship at Home When it isn't possible to join with the local church, this outline is designed to help you have a short time of worship as a household. You are also invited to follow the Royal School of Church Music's Hymn of the Day, and Sunday Self-Service, a simple act of worship with music, readings and prayers which will change weekly. (29 March 2020)

Spiritual Communion The term 'Spiritual Communion' describes the means of grace by which a person, prevented for some serious reason from sharing in a celebration of the Eucharist, nonetheless shares in the communion of Jesus Christ. You are invited to join in these prayers as an opportunity to give thanks for your communion with him while unable to be present at the Eucharist. (3 May 2020)

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LOOKING BACK

Visit our archival resource on the Team website to examine and use items from the weeks since Mothering Sunday (22 March) 2020.

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