Tomorrow (Sunday 17th July) is Trinity 5 and our services and events are:

8am BCP Morning Prayer led by John Marks. 11am Morning Prayer led by Rev Susan Marsh.

4pm Zoom Coffee and Chat

Let's also not forget the invitation from Lena and John Blanch to their Open Garden Event tomorrow (Sunday 17th) from 1:30pm to 5pm. "We are having our 'Open Garden' event on 17th July, as shown in the 'Flyer' [left], with donations going to Cancer Research UK. We would be pleased, of course, to welcome St John's congregation members along." - Lena and John. Click on the thumbnail for a bigger version.

Bring and Share Lunch on Sunday 7th August after the 11am Service.

As Announced previously, Jenny Says "On Sunday 7th August Rev Ron Ingamells is taking our 11am service and would love to have a chance to have a chat, so we thought what a great idea it would be to have a bring and share lunch, giving us all plenty of time to socialise. Hope to see you there."

Food Bank

There remains no doubt listening to TV and Radio that demand for items from food banks is very high indeed.

Nigel says: Our local Food Bank at the Zion Church has said that it is again accepting donations from us, and Jackie and I will arrange to take our offerings to them on Wednesday mornings. It would be wonderful if you could support the Food Bank by bringing things in on Sundays, and placing them in the big plastic box which will be placed in the porch. The sort of things the Food Bank would like to receive are: All food with good sell by dates (tins of fruit and veg, jams, packets of cereal, coffee, tea, long life milk and so on), Toilet rolls, Shampoo and conditioner, Cleaning products (kitchen and bathroom cleaners). We are asked not to donate clothes.  Thank you very much.

We continue to think of Ukraine:

The "Taste it Polish Restaurant" in Hatfield is taking donations of clothing for Ukraine. I am unsure of the exact details.

Bishop Alan says we can pray, and practically we also have an option to donate to the Red Cross Appeal which I again repeat here:

To see their appeal details, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal. You may donate any amount you wish, and your cash will go towards helping people who are being affected by the crisis, by supplying them with food, water, first aid, medicines, warm clothes and shelter. Donations may be made direct to the Red Cross appeal, or alternatively, you may care to donate using the QR code below. The QR code will also be displayed in church.

If you don't do QR Codes then clicking this link on your computer goes to the same "give-a-litte" link: https://givealittle.co/campaigns/753bbfac-510a-47d8-86cf-f6a707ddc585

Gina has let us know that: "Sum up, which is the card machine company we use are matching donations to the Red Cross campaign to help Ukraine up to £1 million. Therefore the money we collected through church, I have passed to the Red Cross via Sum up and received confirmation that they have matched the amount." So if you'd like to give to the Red Cross' work in Ukraine, using the QR code or link above can double your money.
Church Giving. We are now passing the offerings plate at services. I know that many of us are happiest giving cash rather than scanning QR codes or tapping payment cards or smartphones, so this is good news indeed.
But, if you like the QR Code, you can point your Smartphone’s camera or QR app at it, and it will let you give, or from your PC/Mac you can just click this link: https://givealittle.co/campaigns/10cd954f-25f7-46d9-8813-634634729bfa. You can also give via the new (easy to use) card payment device – both at the back of the church - these donations go to St Johns funds. We are planning to make the QR Codes easily accessible from the pews too.

Coffee and Chat Details:
Topic: Coffee and Chat
Time: Almost Every Sunday at 4pm until further notice - use this link

Join Zoom Meeting
https://itrinegy.zoom.us/j/91755329104?pwd=VmhDby9la1RjMXZ2Z3ZKYnJOUTBHZz09

Meeting ID: 917 5532 9104
Passcode: 356330

Upcoming Events and Services

July

17th
Trinity 5. 8.00am - BCP Morning Prayer led by John Marks
11.00am – Morning Prayer led by Rev Susan Marsh

24th

Trinity 6.  8.00am - BCP Holy Communion led by Rev Susan Marsh

11.00am – Morning Prayer led by Rev Iain Lane

31st

Trinity 7.   8.00am - BCP Morning Prayer led by Frank Puranik
11.00am – Holy Communi led by Rev Susan Marsh

August

7th
Trinity 8.  8.00am - BCP tbc
11.00am - Holy Communion led by Rev Ron Ingamells + Rev Sue Stilwell

14th

Trinity 9.   8.00am - BCP tbc
11.00am - Holy Communion led by Rev Fiona Souter

21st

Trinity 10.   8.00am - BCP tbc
11.00am - Morning Prayer led by Rev Laura Collingridge + John Barnard

28th

Trinity 11.   8.00am - BCP Holy Communion led by Rev Susan Marsh
11.00am - Holy Communion led by Rev Laura Collingridge

Friendship Teas - every second Tuesday of the month at 2:30pm in the Annexe!
The next one is August 9th at 2:30pm

June/July Parish Magazine

This edition includes articles and photos on: Reuben Davé's Baptism, The Fete, Easter Pilgrimage, School Report, Thought for the Day by Prof Tina Beattie and much, much more.  Click here to download it. Hardcopies are also available at the back of the church.