Join us for a Big Breakfast Special with guest speaker John Hailes from Hope Three 16.
After a life-changing encounter with Jesus, John’s life turned around. He now runs a charity for guys who were homeless, and works to alleviate food poverty.
Date : Saturday 1st March
Venue : Toby Carvery , Festival Leisure Park, Basildon SS14 3WB
Time : 9am to approx. 11am
The cost is around £10 per person for unlimited breakfast, tea and coffee. (plus a suggested £5 speaker donation)
For more info and to book a place, please contact Steve Hurley on 07921 - 875007
Please join us at our Beautiful Believer's Christmas Event
Date - Friday 13th December
Time - 7.30pm
Venue - St John's Church, Forest Glade, SS16 6RX
Festive fun & friendship with mulled wine, mince pies & Christmas cheer.
The Beautiful Believers coming together & wearing our best Christmas Jumpers !
There will be mulled wine and mince pies available but please feel free to bring other snacks and drinks (no nuts please ) to enjoy while wrapping your presents, chatting & writing cards to the sound of Christmas music.
All Ladies Welcome – Contact Jill Hurley on 07906 352639 for more info.
This is a free event but donations to our hardship fund would be most welcome.
All young people secondary school age and above are welcome to join us at St John's Church, Forest Glade , SS16 6RX
When - Every 2nd and 4th Sunday Evening
Next Session - Sunday 6th April
Time - From 6.30pm - 8.30pm
What happens ?
There are sports & games for around 30-45 mins (table tennis , hockey, volleyball etc) then food together, which might be Pizza's or hot dogs etc. Please let us know of any food allergies. After this we have some time for faith discussions together.
We are currently running the new Alpha Youth series for the faith discussions. It's an all new programme running over 10 sessions looking at various topics relating to life and faith.
Even if you miss a few sessions due to other commitments it's not a problem as we can send you the video links.
LENT AT ST MARY’S AND ST JOHN’S
During Lent this year we will be engaging in a whole-church programme called 40 Days In The Word. This will include Sunday teaching through sermons. We will be encouraging those in small groups to attend in place of normal small group meetings and we would love to see those not in small groups joining us too.
The course will run for 6 weeks at St John's Church, Forest Glade, Langdon Hills , SS16 6RX
There are signup sheets at both Churches or you can contact our Parish Administrator Nikki - Email stjohnsca@gmail.com or phone 07720 08926
Evening sessions start Thursday 6th March @ 7.15pm tea/coffee for 7.30 start
Please speak to Rev Jeremy if you are interested in a daytime group.
To get the most out of the programme we are encouraging everyone to purchase a 40 Days In The Word workbook, which contains everything you will need for the programme, including the study guide for each small group session, space for weekly sermon notes, and suggestions for further study. The workbook costs £7.65 and we will be placing a bulk order on 24th February (so please order by 23rd Feb at the latest!). If you would like to purchase a workbook, please let Nikki Hall or your small group leader know, including how you would prefer to pay. Payment can be made online direct to the church bank account, for which the details are as follows:
This is the preferred method, but you can pay by cash on Sundays if paying online is not possible for you. If you’d like a copy but the cost would be difficult for you, please speak to Jeremy in confidence.
40 Days In The Word will be a great opportunity for all of us to deepen our biblical knowledge during Lent, so we’d encourage everyone to engage in the programme in every way possible.
