St John the Baptist Church

We are a small friendly church who gather regularly for worship and seek to support one another in our journey of faith. 

We seek to be inclusive and offer a warm welcome to all who come. 

Get in touch

Rev Clare Edwards

The Rectory
High Street

GL179US
Rector
01594 726318
What's on

Sundays 10.30am. Benefice Communion

Occurring
Every Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
Holy Trinity Church
Address
Trinity Road, Harrow Hill Drybrook, GL17 9JR, United Kingdom
Holy Jesus Church
Address
Church Hill Lydbrook, GL17 9SW, United Kingdom
St John the Baptist Church
Address
High Street, Ruardean, GL17 9US, United Kingdom

There is a service every Sunday at 10.30am. in one of our 3 churches. Most of the congregation attend weekly and we enjoy visiting and being hosted by our different congregations. Our styles of worship are similar. We follow the service from Common Worship, we sing a mixture of traditional and modern hymns and usally thy are accompanied on the organ. All churches have a children's area and we encourage children to watch what's going on and join in. We enjoy time with each other over coffee and cake afterwards. We try to be an inclusive church where all are welcome -please help us if we get it wrong!
10.30am. Service venues are as follows -
1 February, Candlemas - St John the Baptist, Ruardean. Revd. Clare's last service in the benfice before she retires! service to be followed by refeshments in the village hall. Do come.
8 February - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
15 February - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
22 February - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
1 March - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
8 March - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
15 March - Mothering Sunday - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
22 March - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
29 March - Palm Sunday - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
5 April - Easter - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
12 April - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
19 April - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
26 April - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
3 May - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
10 May - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
17 May - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
24 May - Pentecost - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
31 May - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
7 June - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
14 June - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
21 June - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
28 June - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
5 July - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
12 July - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
19 July - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
26 July - Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
2 August - St John the Baptist, Ruardean
9 August - Holy Trinity, Drybrook
16 August- Holy Jesus, Lydbrook
23 August,- St John the Baptist, Ruardean.
30 August - Holy Trinity, Drybrook

What? No Water?
A very large water bill has alerted us to a leak somewhere near the church. The water has been turned off.

Safeguarding

"Our parish of Ruardean is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Gloucester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Mrs. Liz Minson on 01594 546821 or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Brett Riches, 01452 835516 or 07944680320 (out of hours at weekends is provided by thrirtyone@eight on 03030031111

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services."