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Church and Community News

There is always plenty going on at St John's and in our local community. This page is a great way to keep up to date.

                     

Easter 2024 at St John’s Woodbridge: From Darkness to Light

2024-03-17 Celebrate Easter Op
 

The Repair Café will be open on Easter Monday!

We invite you to come along to St John's Church between 10am to 12pm, bring along any  items you may have for repair and enjoy a drink with friends while you are there.
Being Easter Monday if you are are usually at work now's your chance to come along !

 Table Tennis

 Table Tennis is not meeting on Wednesday 3 April back on 10 April in the Church Hall from 10.00am.

The Hub Café

 The Hub Café will be closed on Easter Monday, open on 8 April 10am to 12pm in St John's Church Hall.

Office Shutdown over Easter

The Benefice Office will be taking a break over Easter and will be shut from Friday 29 March to Monday 8 April.  The Office answerphone will be checked periodically during this time and anything urgent will be responded to.

 Join us on the 7 April for a creative evening at 'Presence' starting at 6pm with refreshments!

2024-04  07 Presence 7 April20 

APCM: Sunday 21 April 2024 at 10.30am

We will again be combining  our APCM meeting with our morning service on Sunday 21 April , this will be an opportunity to celebrate all that God has been doing over the past year, and to look ahead at the coming year. 
The APCM is a great way for church members to have an overview of St John’s ministries and all that is going on.
All are welcome to attend, but only those who are on the Electoral Roll are able to vote as there will be a few matters which need to be voted upon at the meeting (e.g. the annual accounts, elections for the PCC, etc).
For the Annual Report , Accounts and any other APCM information please visit our APCM webpage documents will be added as they become available for you.

Don't miss this very special service of celebration and APCM, we look forward to seeing you there.

If you regard St John's as your main place of worship, then please consider joining the Electoral Roll.
A simple form may be obtained from Sue Simpson-Electoral roll officer or ask a Duty Warden for one when you are in Church. 
Completed forms need to be returned either to Sue Simpson or to the Office.
Please note that the Roll will close on 29 March and not re-open until after APCM.

Regional New Wine Sunday Evening Celebration: Sunday 21 April  

Imagine a mini-United evening session, with local churches coming together for extended worship, teaching, and ministry in the power of the Spirit with John and Anne Coles, and a guest worship leader. John and Anne Coles led New Wine England from 2001-2014. 
We welcome people and churches from all over Suffolk and beyond for a regional celebration and a 'taste' of New Wine United.
Join us for refreshments from 6 pm, the celebration will start at 6.30 pm.

St John's Men Group: Events in April

Saturday 13 April: Men's Breakfast from 9.00am -10.45am in the Church Hall – Continuing the Natural Evangelism Course 
Monday 15 April : Social  in The  Red Lion Pub (Woodbridge) at 7.30pm , bring a friend !   

Charles’ study leave

In 2020, I was due to have taken a sabbatical (clergy are encouraged to take a sabbatical or study leave every 10 years), but due to COVID this could not happen. Last autumn, Bishop Mike offered and encouraged me to take a month of study leave, and as a consequence, I will be taking a month from Monday 20 May until 19 June.
During this time I will spend some time on a retreat, and Kate and I will also be joining a ministry trip in Brazil (with Global Awakening).

Direct Debit Payments 

The PCC are pleased to inform you that it has signed up to an organisation which allows for the use of direct debits. If you would like to know more or want to discuss this option, please do not hesitate to contact the Treasurer at treasurer@stjohnswoodbridge.org.uk or phone the church office on 01394 383162

Eco Church Bronze Award 

We are pleased to announce we have achieved the Bronze Eco Church Award from Arocha UK.  Arocha is a Christian charity working to protect and restore the natural world. The assessment covered our worship and teaching, buildings, land, lifestyle plus community and global engagement. 
2024-03-18 bronze CERTIFICATE
For more information about Arocha visit their website https://arocha.org.uk/what-we-do/eco-church/
Congratulations to everyone involved in helping us reach this milestone.  Onwards towards Silver!

Bereavement Support Group 

2024-03-24 Bereavement Support 

The Beehive Foundation  Fundraising Evening : Friday 19 April

2024-03-22 Beehive Jars of Cla 
The Beehive, whose founders are Alan and Jane Hutt originally from Wickham Market, is a refuge for child mothers and their children, transforming young lives through compassion, love and hope, built on Christian values.

Thanksgiving service to celebrate the life of Maurice Buchanan

A thanksgiving service to celebrate the life of Maurice Buchanan will be held on Tuesday 16th April at 2pm at Easton Grange, Kettleburgh Road, Easton IP13 0EL. All are welcome.

Miriam, Will, Geoff 

Churches Together Rep wanted

 Do you have a heart for working with people from other churches? Lyn is one of the representatives from St John’s and we have a vacancy for another. The group meets four times a year with the church ministers from Woodbridge and Melton and we pray and plan together to share the love of Jesus in our town. It is a lovely opportunity to get to know fellow Christians from other denominations and to show that despite the differences in the way we worship we have so much more in common.
Please speak to Lyn or a PCC member if you feel this is something you would like to be involved with.