Author Archive Steve Hurley

Please join us for a lovely walk through the woods at Westley Heights to see the beautiful bluebells on

SATURDAY 26th APRIL at 10.00AM

Assembly point:-

St Mary’s Church Car Park, SS16 6HY

A short, flat walk of about 20 minutes and for the more energetic, a longer walk of another 30 minutes.

Tea, coffee, refreshments, cake & biscuits etc will be served at St Mary’s.

Everyone is welcome

NOTICE FOR ANNUAL MEETINGS
The Parish Annual Meetings (AMP and APCM), will take place on Sunday 11^th May at 12.30pm, immediately following the service at St John’s.

These are important meetings where the churchwardens and other PCC (Church Council) members are elected

We will be aiming to elect:
4 Churchwardens (2 per church for 1 year terms)
Churchwarden roles are very important and ensure the smooth running of services and lots of other things. Deputy churchwarden roles are also important although these are unofficial roles. If you would like to see a job description please let Nikki Hall know. Churchwardens are always grateful for the help.

3 PCC members for the period 2025-2028
The PCC is our Church Council, which works with our Rector and churchwardens in making decisions about various aspects of church life.
The commitment involved is usually 6 meetings per year (every other month on a Monday evening), as well as any responsibilities you offer to take on.

1 Deanery Synod Representative for a 1 year term.
Deanery Synod is a regular meeting of representatives of C of E churches in the Basildon area (the deanery). Issues concerning the Church of England both in Basildon and more widely are discussed and decisions are made. In addition to the PCC meetings (see above) you would also be expected (when possible) to attend Deanery Synod meetings (3 per year) so that we, as a parish have a voice in what happens in our deanery.

The nomination forms for churchwardens, PCC members and Deanery Synod representatives will be on the welcome desks at both churches this coming weekend. The deadline for the nominations is the 4^th May and you also need to be on the Church Electoral Roll, which is being completely revised from scratch this year. Therefore, if you are being nominated you need to ensure you have also completed an electoral roll form if you haven’t already.

CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL – NOTIFICATION OF REVISION
Every Parish belonging to the Church of England has its own electoral roll. Every 6 years we are required to completely refresh the roll, and 2025 is the year!
Anyone that would like to be on the new roll, needs to complete a form and hand it in (via the post-boxes on the welcome desk). If you are on the existing list you won’t automatically be added to the new list, so still need to complete a form.  Forms are available at both St Mary’s and St John’s and are located on the welcome desks. If anyone would like a copy of the form emailed to them, please let Nikki Hall know and she can arrange that for you.

The electoral roll will then be published in hard copy, and a copy will be available at both St Mary’s and St John’s 2 weeks before the annual meetings.

Closing date for the forms is Sunday 20^th April

Please contact our Parish Administrator, Nikki Hall, if you want a church electoral roll form emailed to you or if you need further information on any of the elected positions.     Email - stjohnsca@gmail.com Phone - 07720 089260

Please join us for a fun evening of live entertainment with Rev Jeremy's Band " Soul Occupants "

Date : Saturday 18th May

Time : 7pm till approx 10.30pm ( Band will start at 7.45pm)

Venue : St John's Church , Forest Glade , Langdon Hills, SS16 6RX

Supporting the Christian Aid Charity 

ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY

£10 per person  ( Sorry over 13's only on this occasion)

• Bring your own drinks and nibbles (no food with nuts please due to allergies)
• Food Van onsite
• Raffle during the interval

To Purchase Tickets 

 Bank Transfers - Contact Jax Loveland   mrsjaxloveland@gmail.com 

 Cash Payments – TEXT Anne Rogers on 07935 795499