WORSHIP FOR ALL AGES
Monthly Sunday morning All-Age services will start again on Sunday October 5th, so the team will meet to start preparing the next ones. There’s an initial meeting on Wednesday 3rd September at 2.15pm in church, when we are also going to review the feedback forms completed by the congregation earlier this year. If anyone would like to join the All-Age team, you’re welcome to come along to that afternoon meeting: new people to help would be great.
JOIN A HOUSE GROUP!
House groups are a good way to learn more about the Bible in an informal setting with good company. If you have not joined one before, now is the time, as all our groups are beginning new studies. The evening group held at Reverend Rodney’s house and the group held at Irene Pennington’s house both re-start on Thursday 18th September: please speak to Rodney and Irene for more information. The afternoon small group led by Reverend Debra will commence on Thursday 11th September at 2.30pm in church, and everyone is welcome for that, too.
DATES FOR THE SQUAD
Our children’s JC Squad will re-start in church with the 10.30am service on Sunday 14th September – but there will also be a trip out for them on Sunday 7th September. They’re going bowling at the Trafford Centre, and all young people are welcome to join in. If you know of anyone who might like to join the trip – and hopefully also the Squad – please speak to Reverend Debra or Angela Easdon (on 07748 498 121).
THE BELLS ARE RINGING....
Our all-age handbell ringing group meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm in church. They have just begun rehearsing for playing at the St Michael’s Flixton Church Heritage Day on Saturday 13th September (it runs from 10am to 4pm). The bells team will play from 1pm to 3pm, using St Michael’s handbells (which are on loan to us as they do not have a team at present). It is not too late to join … speak to Carol Cosham.
THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE!
There are always practical jobs to do at St John’s, both indoors and outside, and Saturday 20th September is our autumn Work Day, when we can enjoy fellowship tackling some of them together. We gather at the church around 10am – come along and we will find you a job!
THE WATERS OF BAPTISM
The baptism of Aysha – sister of Ayda – will take place on Saturday 27th September at 6.30pm at St Bride’s church Old Trafford. Those who attended Ayda’s baptism there will know what a moving service this was, so put the date in your diary and come along. For further details speak to Reverend Rodney.
WELCOMERS WELCOME
We urgently need a few additional people to assist on Sunday mornings as sidespeople. It is a very important job, as you help to welcome people into the church. You need to arrive at 10am, in good time to give out the service sheets and hymn books, and there are a few more tasks essential to the smooth running of the services. For further information, please speak to Reverend Debra.
VERA AND JOYCE
Sadly we have recently lost two of our long-term church members and sisters in Christ, and this month we will be holding services to inter their ashes in the memorial garden. On Sunday 14th September, Vera Crossley’s ashes will be buried, and on Sunday 28th September, Joyce Gardner’s. Each will take place after the main Sunday service, around 12 noon.
PLEASE NOTE....
Our Coffee, Tea and Chat social afternoon is on Tuesday 2nd September – from 2pm to 3.30pm in the church. Do come along, and if you have friends or family staying, bring them along, too.
Thursday Holy Communion services are to be held at St. John’s at 10.30am on 4th and 18th September and on 2nd October, and at St Michael’s Flixton at 10.15am on 11th and 25th September.
Urmston Choral Society are giving a concert at St John’s on Saturday 6th September, from 2.30pm. Tickets priced £10 (£2 for students or children) are available from Maxine Summers, text 07961 121 637 (or tel. 0161 748 0903). Please book in advance if possible, although you can also pay at the door.
A meeting on youth ministry in our Mission Community will take place on Monday 22nd September at 7.30pm at St Michael’s, Flixton. If you are interested in attending, please speak to Reverend Debra.
Harvest time will soon be here! On Saturday 4th October we will be decorating the church for the harvest service: please come along around 10am to help. The service is on Sunday 5th October, and you can start gathering tinned food and dried food items which will go to the Booth Centre in Manchester, where they will be used to support homeless people in the city centre.
FACEBOOK PAGE
St. John’s in Flixton has a Facebook page – search St. John’s Flixton for regular Facebook updates on events and activities taking place in church. Please “like” the page and encourage neighbours, family and friends to do the same to help us grow our followers.
Licensing of Rev Debra Blair as Incumbent of St John's
The Rev Debra Blair was licensed as the Incumbent of St John's Flixton on Sunday 23rd October 2022, in a service at St John's led by the Bishop of Middleton, the Rt. Rev. Mark Davies, and the Archdeacon of Manchester, the Ven. Karen Lund. Guests were welcomed from both our parish and the wider church in our area for this special celebration of a new phase of ministry.
Join the JC Squad!
'The J C Squad' is the new name for our Sunday School, and it runs at 10.30am during morning service. Children rejoin their parents in church at the end of the main service and often share with the whole congregation something of what they've been doing that day.