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St John's Parish mailing - Easter 6

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:54:00 GMT

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

Tue, 05 May 2026 08:37:52 GMT

Sunday May 17th after the 9.45am service

The APCM will take place on Sunday May 17th after the 9.45am service.
All questions on either the accounts or the annual report need to be submitted 7 days in advance of the meeting.
Click on the below links to access the annual report and the annual accounts

Annual Accounts

Annual Report

Reading group May 2026

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:52:56 GMT

7th of May at 8.00pm in the Church Coffee Lounge

Reading group May 2026

A book which we read some time ago was ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ by Janice Hadlow and this has become a very popular TV series. One could almost imagine it to have been written by Jane Austen herself and it defi-nitely a ‘feel-good’ read and watch. Just what we need at the moment.

I wonder how many of us are tempted by the ‘Buy One, Get One Half-Price’ offer, only to end up not reading both? Whilst tidying up the book-shelves, I came across Edmund De Waal’s novel The Hare with the Amber Eyes – and I must admit that it did not look at all familiar. So I have just started reading it and realise what I have missed. Just my kind of book. Edmund inherits 264 Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called ‘netsuke’. Thus begins his story of tracing how they came to be in his family’s posses-sion through several generations and nearly two centuries. A few long bus/train journeys required now to continue reading.

Our May meeting will be on Thursday 7th May at 8.00pm in the Church Coffee Lounge.

You are very welcome to join us.

Marilyn

St John’s Reading Group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 8.00pm in the Church Coffee Lounge. At our monthly meetings we discuss the current book and any other books which we have read. It is a great opportunity for us bibliophiles
to come together and discuss the latest books and to look forward to future titles.

Our book titles this year have continued to be varied and we never seem to be at a loss to find books which we enjoy – crime and historical novels are always very popular.

Open to all.

Marilyn Burkett

The Men's Thing: Taking a look at the Sydney Opera House.

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:35:49 GMT

9th of May by Richard Barratt

Taking a look at the Sydney Opera House.

An opportunity for Men to meet socially on the 2nd Saturday each month, to have a chat, with Tea, Coffee and cake.

In addition, most month’s we have a programme of talks all held in the church extension from 10am for a 10.30am start, and of course women are always welcome.

Next talks:

June 13th Georgina Faulconer - Kingston Biodiversity Officer.

July 11th Ben Jackson - Valves, Vinyl &The Old Groaner ; Sound Recording Goes Electric.

August 8th Summer Break

September 19th Peter Lutton - A talk on Church Organs.

Restore Project National Lottery Heritage Fund Update

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:45:00 GMT