Church News
Retreat Review
There was a successful and useful session at the Brunswick Arms pub this morning where we reviewed the aims set out at the Retreat held in January. Most agreed that good progress has been made in many of the areas identified in January, such as with the setting up of the Children's Church and with the courses already running and organised for the coming year. New aims were set for the coming months. Thank you to everyone that took part.
(Saturday 17-07-2010)
Village Fayre
The Village Fayre held last Saturday was a very enjoyable event and extremely successful. About £2,500 was raised on the day overall.
(Wednesday 07-07-2010)
Contacting Rev'd Chris Stuart
Chris will be on Study Leave this coming week (w/c 13th June). Please therefore contact him during the day in emergencies ONLY. He will be at the Parish Office on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 4pm and 5pm as normal. Evening Prayer will be at 5pm in church as normal too.
(Sunday 13-06-2010)
Plant Sale
Thank you to everyone that supported the Plant Sale on Saturday. The event raised £591 for the Church.
(Thursday 27-05-2010 UPDATED Sunday 13-06-2010)
Royal British Legion
Congratulations to Rev'd Chris Stuart, our Priest-in-Charge, who was made Chaplain to the Royal British Legion last night during the monthly service of Evensong.
(Monday 03-05-2010)
All-Age Parish Communion and Children's Church
Up until now, All-Age Parish Communion has been every second Sunday, or special Sunday. However with the start of Children's Church, All-Age services will be on Fifth Sundays and other special Sundays only.
Children's Church is going to be run every Sunday during the 10am Parish Communion service in term time when the service is not "All-Age".
At the moment this is NOT expected to affect the Music Group or Choir: The Music Group will continue to lead the 10am second Sunday service and the Choir will continue to lead all other 10am Sunday services.
(Tuesday 30-03-2010)
Sunday Evening Prayer and Evensong
From Easter onwards the time of the Sunday evening service will change from 6.30pm to 5pm. This is so that the service will be during the daylight hours for more weeks of the year. This DOES NOT affect the services on 7th, 14th, 21st or 28th March.
(Sunday 07-03-2010)
Good Friday Children's Craft activity morning
St. John's Church is hosting a "Children's Craft" morning on Good Friday, 10am to 11.30am in the church. All children are welcome to come and take part.
(Thursday 04-03-2010)
Children's Church
A new and exciting venture will be starting after Easter for children in the Parish. Although a name has not been decided upon yet, there will be a Children's Church/Junior Church/Sunday School with Bible related activities run during the 10 a.m. Parish Communion. This will start on Sunday 18th April 2010.
We have got a team of people to lead & help run these activities, however more people would be welcome! If you would like to be involved with leading or helping with the children's activities, please let us know, preferably as soon as possible so that CRB checks etc. can be completed in time.
(Saturday 06-02-2010)
Parish Retreat
Initial indications from the Parish Retreat seem to show that it was a successful day with useful outcomes that can be discussed in the near future. A working party will be formed to carry out some of the objectives.
More details of what was discussed and the working party will be added at a later date.
(Saturday 23-01-2010)
PCC meeting POSTPONED
Due to the snow, the PCC meeting initially scheduled for Wednesday 6th January and rescheduled for Wednesday 13th January has been postponed once again due to the snow to Monday 18th January.
(Friday 15-01-2010)
Parish Retreat: POSTPONED
Due to the snow, the Parish Retreat, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed until 23rd January 2010.
(Friday 08-01-2010)
DIY Carols
The DIY Community Carols event last night (Friday 11th December) was an enjoyable event for all with a good attendance and many happy children pleased to see Santa.
(Saturday 12-12-2009)
Parish Office opening times change
Please note that the Parish Office will now be closed on Tuesdays due to illness and hence will only be open Wednesday to Saturday.
(Friday 04-12-2009)
Church Fayre
We are delighted to report that the combined total raised from the Guildhall Coffee Morning and the Church fayre was £1700. Thank you to everyone that came to these events.
(Thursday 26-11-2009)
Concerts
We would like to thank Robin Ward, Philomusica and the Worcester and Porthcawl Male Voice Choirs for their excellent concerts over the last few weeks.
(Tuesday 17-11-2009)
Parish Office back to normal
The damp-proof work in the Parish Office has now been completed and things should be back to normal now.
(Wednesday 04-11-2009)
Parish Office
Please note that the Parish Office will not be in its normal room next week as damp-proof work is being undertaken in the normal room. Please be aware that this may result in some disruption with furniture and information being moved about. Thank you.
(Thursday 22-10-2009)
Welcome to Christopher Stuart
At a well attended Installation and Licensing service this evening, Christopher Stuart has now been licensed as our Priest-in-Charge. Welcome!
(Sunday 04-10-2009)
Christopher Stuart's Installation
Christopher Stuart will be installed Priest-in-Charge at 6.00 p.m. on Sunday 4th October in the Church. Everyone is welcome, and if possible please sign up on the list at the back of the church so that seating and refreshments can be planned. Thank you.
(Monday 07-09-2009)
Back to it...
Meetings, Groups and Activities are starting up again after their summer breaks. Please take a look at the calendar to see dates and times.
(Mon 31-08-2009)
Quiz Night - Results!
Thank you to everyone that came and took part in the Quiz Night last Saturday. There was a great atmosphere with so many people there. The night raised £185 for Church funds. And, well done to "Table 4" who won the quiz.
(Tues 04-08-2009)
Please note...Church opening times
Please note that the church may not necessarily be open as normal every day between Saturday 25th July and Saturday 1st August. If you would like access during this week, please contact the Parish Office (open Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and Saturday 5.45 p.m. to 7 p.m.) or one of the Churchwardens.
(Sun 19-07-2009)
The name of the new Priest-in-Charge is...
The name of our new Priest-in-Charge was announced in church today. He is: The Rev'd Christopher Stuart. He is currently the Curate at Pershore Abbey and will be installed as Priest-in-Charge on Sunday 4th October at 6.00 p.m. (note this is earlier than normal Evensong).
(Sun 12-07-2009)
Priest-in-Charge An update on the Vacancy
The name of the new Priest-in-Charge will be announced on Sunday 12th July. They will be installed in early October.
(Wed 01-07-2009)
Great Witley Operatic Society
Thank you to all who came. This was a very enjoyable and successful concert organised at very short notice.
(Sun 28-06-2009)
Carlo Curley concert
Thank you to all those that came to the concert. This was an enjoyable and successful evening.
(Thurs 18-06-2009)
Priest-in-Charge An update on the Vacancy
An interview has taken place for the post of Priest-in-Charge of St. John-in-Bedwardine. More will be able to be announced in July.
(Fri 22-05-2009)
Plant Sale & Coffee Morning (with other stalls)
This year's Plant Sale raised a fantastic £696. Thank you to everyone that came and bought!
(Thursday 21-05-2009)
Parish Profile
The document which describes our Parish, prepared as part of the process of finding a new Priest-in-Charge has been put online. See the links or visit www.achurchnearyou.com/document/2009-03-27_4085_1238190850 and www.achurchnearyou.com/document/2009-03-27_4085_12381908593 (click on the addresses to open the document).
The Parish Profile document has been split into two sections (the reason for the two links) due to the size of the document.
(Fri 27-03-2009)
Change of Date - Bell Tower Restoration Appeal Launch
Please note that the date of the public launch is now Saturday 25th April 2009.
(Fri 13-03-2009)
Bell Tower Restoration Appeal - Latest
The public launch of the Appeal is being planned for Saturday 25th April 2009. If you would like to help in any way with the Appeal, or to make a donation to the Appeal, please contact one of the Churchwardens before this date or speak to one of the 'Fundraising Committee' at the launch.
The Appeal aims to raise £200,000.
(Tues 03-03-2009)(Updated Fri 13-03-2009)
Bell Tower Restoration Appeal
We are beginning to plan the "Public Appeal" to raise money for the repair of the bell tower. Do you have, or do you know anyone who has, experience or expertise that could provide us with much appreciated guidance? If so, please contact one of the Churchwardens.
(If you are reading this via the church's website please see the 'Contact Us' link. If you are viewing this via www.achurchnearyou.com, please go back to the main page and click the "Send an email" button near the bottom of the page).
(Mon 09-02-2009)
St. John's in the News
The Worcester Standard ran an article about our newly updated website. If you missed the article, go to http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/news67954.html
(Fri 06-02-2009)
Parish Magazine
The February Parish Magazine is now on sale in Church and Distributors' bundles are available to pick up too.
(Thurs 29-01-2009)
Bulb planting
It is hoped that the remaining flower bulbs will be planted this coming Saturday morning (31st January 2009), in the Churchyard. All help will be much appreciated.
(Sun 25-01-2009)
Updated Website
The Church's main website has now been updated. To have a look visit www.stjohninbedwardine.co.uk
(Tues 20-01-2009)
School Visits
Pupils in Year 8, from Christopher Whitehead Language College will be visiting the Church at various times throughout the week as part of their RE (Religious Education) lessons.
(Tues 20-01-2009)
Decorated Church
The Church is being decorated for Christmas this weekend. The Tree is already up and the Church will look beautiful with the Nativity scene and flowers. Why not come and have a look either during the week or at one of our services?
(2008-12-18 Thurs)
Church Fayre
Thank you to all of those people that came and spent money at the Fayre last Saturday! Over £1300 was raised for Church funds.
(2008-11-27 Thurs)
Everyclick - Total exceeds £200!
The total amount raised by those using the internet search engine www.everyclick.com and supporting our church, has now exceeded £200!!!
(2008-11-25 Tues)
New Vicar? An update on the Clergy Vacancy
The Archdeacon and the Rural Dean have agreed to start the recruitment process, in January, for a Priest-in-Charge for St. John-in-Bedwardine Parish Church. The appointment will be intially for 3 years with a review after the second year.
(2008-11-19 Wed - Sorry, I forgot to add this sooner!)
Back-to-Church Sunday
A number of people joined us for the 10 a.m. Parish Communion.
(2008-09-28 Sun)
UPDATE about the tower (which has been found to be home to Deathwatch beetle).
As reported in the latest (September) Parish Magazine, the work that needs to be done on the tower is a much larger job than first anticipated and therefore likely to be more costly than first thought.
(2008-08-31 Sun)
We are now officially in 'interregnum'. Rev'd Chris Pullin will be installed as the Canon Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral on 14th September 2008.
(2008-08-17 Sun)
Unfortunately, bell-ringing will not be able to take place at the church for some time because the work that needs to be undertaken is more complex than it was first thought.
(2008-04-11 Fri)
The Vicar announced that he will be leaving St. John's later this year, to take up a post at Hereford Cathedral. He is to become the Canon Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral.
(2008-02-25 Mon)
Using the internet search engine Everyclick, over the last five months, has raised over £110 for St. John's Church. Keep searching!
To start searching, click the following link: www.everyclick.com/stjohninbedwardineparishchurch/
(2008-02-25 Mon)
Carlo Curley has been booked to return to St. John's in 2009 (NB the year!). A screen has also been booked so that the audience can watch him at work!
Keep your diaries free for Friday, 12th June 2009!!!
More information to follow.
(2008-01-22 Tues)