St John’s St John the Evangelist 9 November 2014

St John’s
Tuesday
this week
10.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
1.15pm Little Fishers Baby and Toddler Group
2.15pm Tea & Chat
Wednesday
2pm Friendship Club
St John 9 November 2014
the Evangelist
Welcome to St John’s Parish Church, Great Stanmore.
We are glad you are here with us today. If it is your first time, please speak
to the Rector or Churchwardens at the end of one of the services as we
would really like to meet you. Refreshments will be served in Church House
after the Act of Remembrance at 11am.
8pm Home Group
Thursday
8pm Ringing Practice
Friday
8pm Choir Rehearsal
Sunday
10am-3pm Christmas Fayre
Services
today
Bible Readings:
8am
HOLY COMMUNION
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Page in church bible: 159 (NT)
9.45am PARISH COMMUNION
The Daily Office
Morning Prayer: Tuesday (8:30am), Thursday (8:30am), Saturday (9am)
Evening Prayer: Tuesday (4:30pm), Wednesday (5pm), Thursday (5pm)
11am
Next Sunday:
16th November 2014
Remembrance Sunday (The Third Sunday Before Advent)
8am
HOLY COMMUNION
President: The Rector
Reader:
Liz Battle
9.30am ALL-AGE SERVICE
President: The Rector
NT Reader: Ciara Carter
Gospel:
Henry Prentice
11am
MATINS
5pm
EVENSONG
Second Before Advent
Bible Readings:
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30
ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
Matthew 25:1-13
Page in church bible: 21 (NT)
2.30pm MEMORIAL SERVICE
Hymns: 19, 306, 27 (435, 648, 539)
and 726
Collect
God, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and
poverty and pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Post Communion Prayer
God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored
the broken to wholeness of life: look with compassion on the anguish of the
world, and by your healing power make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Church is fitted with a loop system; hearing aids should be switched to ‘T’
St John’s
Who’s who
Rector:
Churchwardens:
Safeguarding Officer:
Parish Office:
(Tues, Wed & Fri)
information
The Revd Matthew Stone
020 8954 3876
Email: rector@stjohnschurchstanmore.org.uk
Mrs. Sylvia Daniels
Mr. Graham Denman
Mr. Stuart Webster
020 8863 4080
01923 840675
07971 219918
Ms Karen Stirrup
020 8954 7064
Email: parish@stjohnschurchstanmore.org.uk
Website: www.stjohnschurchstanmore.org.uk
St John’s Church of England School:
Headteacher - Mrs. J Hester
School Office: 020 8954 3978
St John the Evangelist - Mission Statement
Drawn together by Christ’s love, we seek by his grace to live out his
commandments to love the Lord our God with all of our being; and to love
everyone we come across as we love ourselves.
Prayer Ministry is offered every Sunday in the Chapel
during communion at main service.
THIS WEEK PLEASE PRAY FOR:
Sick: Anoj Kapdee, Bob Livingstone, Christina Makhoul, Jenny
McCarthy, Heather Sindall, Brian White, Heather Williams and Baby
Sophie. RIP: Leslie Blackmore, Duncan Mackenzie (priest)
and Beryl Thomas,
St John’s
Faure’s Requiem at
St Martin’s Church, Ruislip
9th November at 6.30pm.
You are invited to join the choir
(rehearsals begin 2.30pm) or attend
the performance at 6.30pm.
For further details, visit
http://www.stmartins-ruislip.org/
Fathomless Riches (or how I
went from pop to pulpit)
11th November, 6.30pm-8pm
The Revd Richard Coles is now a
parish priest in Northamptonshire
and regular host of BBC Radio 4s
Saturday Live and used to be in the
pop group ‘The Communards’ which
had a number one hit single.
In this free evening in St Paul’s
Cathedral, Richard Coles will reflect
on his memoir which has been
called funny, warm, witty and wise,
sharing his unique journey to faith
in his inimitable style.
Harrow Inter Faith Council’s
30th Anniversary Celebration
16th November (2pm-6pm)
Civic Centre Members’ Lounge
Exhibition and presentations by
Harrow's faith communities,
including one on Christianity to be
given by some of our young people.
This should begin just after 3pm.
notices
Advent Procession at
St Paul’s Cathedral (29th)
If you requested a ticket to this
service and have not yet received
it, please speak to Matthew.
St John’s Annual Gift Day
Our annual Gift Day will take place
on Advent Sunday (30th November)
- please consider making an
additional donation as an early
Christmas present to St John’s in
support of our mission and ministry.
The Rector has set an ambitious
target of £10,000 which is
achievable if we all do our bit.
Please place your donations in a
separate envelope marked ‘Gift Day’
and hand them in during the
collection.
Have you made a Will?
Will Aid takes place every
November and is a partnership
between the legal profession and
nine UK charities. Participating
solicitors will waive their fee for
writing (or updating) a basic Will.
They invite clients to donate the
usual fee to Will Aid. See poster in
the porch for more details or visit
http://www.willaid.org.uk/