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Please let Rev Jeremy know if you are interested in being baptized, confirmed or reaffirming your baptism vows.

Baptism Service:
Easter Sunday, 20th April
at St John’s

Confirmation Service:
Sunday 4th May
at St Andrew’s Church, Basildon

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

STAY CURIOUS , TRY ALPHA !

Curious to find out more?  Our latest Breakfast Alpha course will be starting in May 2025

Alpha Launch Event 

The Launch event is on Saturday 3rd May from 9am -11am, at St John’s – Theme “Is there more to life than this?”

Alpha Course:

The full course then starts on Saturday 10th May, at 9am - 11am every Saturday for 10 weeks, at St John’s church. We’ll start each morning with a cooked breakfast, tea and coffee ,then watch a short video and have some group discussions.

See our Alpha Page for a video clip and some more information

Everyone is welcome

Contact our Church Administrator Nikki for more details & to book your place– stjohnsca@gmail.com or 07720 089260

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

In 2025 , Beautiful Believers will be hosting our relaxing monthly meditation evenings

These ladies only evenings will run at St John’s Church, SS16 6RX on 

        Tuesday 13th May

        Tuesday 10th June

        Friday 11th July 

  Arrive 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start

The evening is relaxed and informal , consisting  of a 30 minute Christian guided meditation in the main hall with tea and coffee served afterwards for a friendly chat in the coffee bar.

Please bring anything that will help with your comfort during the meditation like a pillow, blanket, floor mat etc..

For more information please contact  Amy 07712 471451 or Sharifa 07740 406480

These are free events but donations are welcome towards the Beautiful Believers hardship fund

Why not join our WhatsApp group by contacting Amy or Sharifa or follow us on Facebook "Beautiful Believers Langdon Hills" to find out about future events.

We look forward to meeting you.

Please join us a special Community Coffee Morning to support the work of the charity Christian Aid

Date  :     Wednesday 14th May 2025

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

Time   :   9.30am to 11.30am

Enjoy home made cakes , tea , coffee and friendly conversation.

We look forward to seeing you all.

Our St Mary's service continues to be broadcast online.

When you follow the link you will be taken to a youtube page. You do NOT need to have or create a youtube account to view the video. To watch go to the videos section and click on the video you want.  Previous services will also be there.

You can find the service in the video section by following this Link

If you would like an order of service follow this Link

Hebrews 13v16:

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

In these troubling times which is causing anxiety for many, it’s time to reach-out and support one another.

We want to encourage people to join a new WhatsApp group ‘Reaching-Out’ to provide a simple way to connect folks so that they can ask for support, ministry, advice or give your time to support others.  You just need to give us your name and mobile details.

We also are encouraging folks to subscribe on our website so you can receive information directly on what’s happening in our church.

Don’t feel you are alone – our church wants to help.

Please hand your details to one of our church wardens or email comms@langdonhills.net or text 07470 127533