Last Wednesday of the month @ 10am October 31st November 28th

Dates for your diary Today All age service on Light Sunday November 4th Communion service, followed by Soup and prayer lunch Saturday November 10th 10 – 3 Church open for quiet prayer leading up to Remembrance day. Sunday November 11th 10.30 Remembrance service Saturday November 17th 3.30 Messy church 7 pm Big Tearfund quiz Sunday December 2nd Soup and prayer lunch Wednesday December 5th 7.30pm Induction and Licensing of Rev Andrew Meeson as Vicar of St John’s Saturday 8th December Children’s Christmas Activity Day 10am – 4pm

Soup and prayer lunch after the service next Sunday, November 4th Soup and prayer lunch after the service next Sunday, November 4th. Please plan to stay on, if you are able to. Offers of soup to Chris today please!

Give thanks For a good Messy Church last Saturday For all who attended the ‘Brothers in Arms’ production last Sunday afternoon For the work of Tearfund over the past 50 years, enabling the Church around the world to show God’s love in practice, ‘Following Jesus where the need is greatest’ That ‘the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’! (John 1:5)

Prayer Requests Continue to surround Ben and family with prayer, giving thanks for progress made and praying that the needed bone marrow transplant operation will be able to go ahead safely at the right time. For Barbara Lang’s nephew and his girlfriend, following the birth of their first child recently in difficult circumstances For families struggling with children with complex needs For Alistair’s Dad, recovering in hospital in Scotland after a fall and a major stroke

Church Weekend Away Grange over Sands Still time to book May 3rd - 5th 2019 Please prayerfully consider whether you can make a donation towards the Meeson family attending. Speak to Stella next week (NOT straight after the service today) if you would like to make your next contribution, or if you have any questions about the weekend. Still time to book

Do you give regularly to St John’s Church? Planned giving helps the church to budget Standing Order forms are available at the back of church or speak to Tracey If you would like to join the Envelope Scheme please see George Sams or Chris S Can you consider Gift Aiding your contribution? If so see Dave C

Tinned vegetables (potatoes, peas and carrots) Food Bank Curry and Pasta sauces Tinned vegetables (potatoes, peas and carrots) Tea Tinned puddings They have plenty of Baked Beans and soup at the moment

The Local Food Bank supported an average of 48 households every week in September by giving out 64 food parcels.

Please use a Tearfund envelope and leave This is Birungi, from DRC, whose story our Tearfund speaker last week shared with us. Please use a Tearfund envelope and leave it in the offertory bowl to make a Harvest gift to support those in need.

As a church we are connected to Kigezi Diocese in Uganda; the latest news letter is on the notice board in the foyer. Thank you to Lesley Napier for agreeing to be the link person for this, receive the newsletters and encourage us to pray for them.

If you shop on line please go to our website first and help us raise funds. One family recently raised over £100 when booking a holiday!