'Meet & Eat' Weekend: Sunday 13 Sept (in homes!)

Monthly. Every Second Saturday and Sunday at for 9 hours, 30 mins
St Joe's, Newton Leys
San Andres Drive Newton Leys Bletchley Milton Keynes, MK3 5GG, United Kingdom

"When we meet, we eat!"
Once a month (2nd Sunday) we don't have a Sunday morning service at the Newton Leys Primary School. Instead, there are a few folk in the church who will arrange over the weekend a 'Meet and Eat' occasion, in their home, or at another local venue, and invite church friends, family members and/or neighbours, to join them. It gives a great opportunity to get to know others a little better, in a social context.
#still church
We don't have a regular list of 'venues', so can't easily invite visitors via this website; it's aimed at our regular church attenders to do something - we just encourage everyone to try and take a turn at 'hosting', organising or arranging such a gathering.

PLEASE NOTE: some months we have our 'Meet and Eat' at the Newton Leys Primary School. During the autumn term, 2026, they will be held at the school on 11 October, and 13 December.

A monthly event, over the second weekend of every calendar month - excluding August.

St Joe's, Newton Leys

Hello, and welcome to St Joe's!  So, who are we…?

Informally: we are a “Church for those who don't ‘do church’. An extended family of sorts - in & out of each others homes.”

Formally: St Joseph’s (Church of England) church was formed in April 2017 to serve the new-build housing area known as Newton Leys, to the south of Bletchley and Milton Keynes. The church was started with the help and support of St Mary’s Parish Church in Bletchley. St Joe’s is officially recognised by the Anglican Oxford Diocese but continues, at the moment, to ‘come under’ the organisational and charitable status of St Mary’s Church.

How would we describe ourselves? A local, community church? Yes!  A new expression of church? Yes! A church for those who don't usually do church, or who have become a bit disillusioned with church? Yes!

We focus on a ‘missional model’, to informally but strategically share Jesus, life and community with each other - and anyone who wants to take this faith-journey with us. We meet two or three times during the month at the local primary school for Sunday morning services, and on other Sundays, and at other times, we organise a range of activities and events that fulfil and enhance our mission and calling.

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'Meet & Eat' Weekend: Sunday 13 Sept (in homes!)

Monthly. Every Second Saturday and Sunday at for 9 hours, 30 mins
St Joe's, Newton Leys
San Andres Drive Newton Leys Bletchley Milton Keynes, MK3 5GG, United Kingdom

"When we meet, we eat!"
Once a month (2nd Sunday) we don't have a Sunday morning service at the Newton Leys Primary School. Instead, there are a few folk in the church who will arrange over the weekend a 'Meet and Eat' occasion, in their home, or at another local venue, and invite church friends, family members and/or neighbours, to join them. It gives a great opportunity to get to know others a little better, in a social context.
#still church
We don't have a regular list of 'venues', so can't easily invite visitors via this website; it's aimed at our regular church attenders to do something - we just encourage everyone to try and take a turn at 'hosting', organising or arranging such a gathering.

PLEASE NOTE: some months we have our 'Meet and Eat' at the Newton Leys Primary School. During the autumn term, 2026, they will be held at the school on 11 October, and 13 December.

A monthly event, over the second weekend of every calendar month - excluding August.