If you go down to St John’s one day …
We are running a Teddy Bears’ Picnic for the local community on Sunday 29th June from 2pm to 4pm in the hall and grounds at St John’s.
It is open to everyone and admission is free to all bears and cuddly toys, if accompanied by a child (or children) and a responsible adult. There will be light refreshments, outdoor games, a penalty shoot-out, crafts and much more.
The Daydream Believers singing group will be providing entertainment. The picnic will be opened by the Reverend Teddy Bear and closed by our very own St-John, the Prayer Bear. Don’t miss this event. If you want to help, please speak to Reverend Debra.
Tell us what you think
On the first Sunday of each month, outside holiday times, we have our interactive All-Age Service. Each time, the planning team – just four people – spend three or four afternoons in preparation, putting the service together.
We want to see what people think about these services and any changes we might make to them, so a short questionnaire has been put together. Please collect one from the back of church, complete and place it in the box marked “All-Age”. The questionnaires are anonymous, so please be honest!
Confirmation at St Mary’s
On Sunday 22nd June, at 6.30pm, it’s the Confirmation Service for our Mission Community at St Mary’s Church Davyhulme.
We have a candidate being confirmed, so please come along and support Hannah on this next step in her faith journey. It is a very special day – do join us to support her. There will be refreshments at St Mary’s after the service.
Thank you to the workers
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Work Day last month – and to everyone who carries out so much work around the church and grounds throughout the year. It all helps to keep our buildings and gardens looking good.
Our Scargill weekend
Twenty-two people – young and old – are going away on our church weekend at Scargill House in the Yorkshire Dales from Friday 11th July (arriving in the late afternoon or early evening) to Sunday 13th July (the weekend finishes with lunch at Scargill).
There are one or two free rooms at Scargill that weekend, though there is an open programme running at the same time, so they could get booked by other people.
If anyone would like to make the decision to join us, please see Robert Beale as soon as possible, and we’ll ask whether you could be added to our room bookings. It will cost £168.50 per person for adults (and there are reductions for children).
Please note . . .
On Tuesday June 3rd at 2.30pm will be our next Coffee, tea and chat. We are going to be joined by Julieanne from the Daydream Believers singing group. She will provide some background music – do come along.
On Thursday Holy Communion services are to be held at St. John’s at 10.30am on 5th and 19th June and also on 3rd July, and at St Michael’s Flixton at 10.15am on 12th and 26th June.
On The Archdeacon’s Visitation services, when churchwardens are sworn in and sidespeople and other parish officers dedicate themselves to their work in the year ahead, are open to everyone. The nearest venues this year are on 24th June at 7.30pm at Manchester Cathedral and on 30th June at 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Platt (for other dates and venues, please check the Manchester Diocese website).
On On Sunday 6th July, after morning service, there’s a meeting to plan the rota for the JC Squad from September to December. Could all leaders and helpers please attend or, if unable to be there, let Reverend Debra know your availability? New helpers are always welcome!
FACEBOOK PAGE
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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.