On 18 May Fr Dexter dedicated a tree and plaque in memory of WWI veteran Arthur Ernest Clews who died of war wounds in 1918 at the age of 18. He is among those commemorated in our war memorial window at St John's, and he is now also commemorated in the War Memorial Park. Later this year, we will host an exhibition on our war memorial window and some of the men named on it - look out for details.For pictures of the occasion see St. John the Baptist, Coventry - Home | Facebook
This report appeared in the press following our successful Valentine's weekend.Couples flock to church to be blessed by bone said to be from finger of St Valentine himself | Daily Mail Online
Anyone passing by the church will see that our new notice board has been installed. It is good to have up-to-date details on it, and it's two poster cases will make it easier to change notices regularly. We are very grateful to the anonymous donor whose generosity made the purchase of the notice board possible. The notice board will be blessed after the 10.00am Mass this Sunday, 23 May.
We recently launched an appeal to raise funds for the repair of our clock which has not worked since March. We are very pleased to report that we have reached our target, and hope to begin work soon.Many thanks are due to everyone who has contributed. Not only have we raised enough to do the current work, but we also have a small amount over for future maintenance of the clock. We are immensely grateful to all who have contributed. We will keep you updated on progress with the work.