1. Last Wednesday of the month @ 10am
October 31st
November 28th

2. Dates for your diary Today All age service on Light
Sunday November 4th Communion service,
followed by Soup and prayer lunch
Saturday November 10th 10 – 3 Church open for quiet prayer leading up to Remembrance day.
Sunday November 11th Remembrance service
Saturday November 17th Messy church
7 pm Big Tearfund quiz
Sunday December 2nd Soup and prayer lunch
Wednesday December 5th 7.30pm Induction and Licensing of Rev Andrew Meeson as Vicar of St John’s
Saturday 8th December Children’s Christmas Activity Day 10am – 4pm

3. Soup and prayer lunch after the service next Sunday, November 4th
Soup and prayer lunch after the service next Sunday, November 4th. Please plan to stay on, if you are able to. Offers of soup to Chris today please!

4. Give thanks
For a good Messy Church last Saturday
For all who attended the ‘Brothers in Arms’ production last Sunday afternoon
For the work of Tearfund over the past 50 years, enabling the Church around the world to show God’s love in practice, ‘Following Jesus where the need is greatest’
That ‘the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’! (John 1:5)

5. Prayer Requests
Continue to surround Ben and family with prayer, giving thanks for progress made and praying that the needed bone marrow transplant operation will be able to go ahead safely at the right time.
For Barbara Lang’s nephew and his girlfriend, following the birth of their first child recently in difficult circumstances
For families struggling with children with complex needs
For Alistair’s Dad, recovering in hospital in Scotland after a fall and a major stroke

6. Church Weekend Away Grange over Sands Still time to book
May 3rd - 5th 2019
Please prayerfully consider whether you can make a donation towards the Meeson family attending. Speak to Stella next week (NOT straight after the service today) if you would like to make your next contribution, or if you have any questions about the weekend.
Still time to book

7. Do you give regularly to St John’s Church?
Planned giving helps the church to budget
Standing Order forms are available at the back of church or speak to Tracey
If you would like to join the Envelope Scheme please see George Sams or Chris S
Can you consider Gift Aiding your contribution? If so see Dave C

8. Tinned vegetables (potatoes, peas and carrots)
Food Bank
Curry and Pasta sauces
Tinned vegetables (potatoes, peas and carrots)
Tea
Tinned puddings
They have plenty of Baked Beans and soup at the moment

9. The Local Food Bank supported an average of 48 households every week in September by giving out 64 food parcels.

10. Please use a Tearfund envelope and leave
This is Birungi, from DRC, whose story our Tearfund speaker last week shared with us.
Please use a Tearfund envelope and leave
it in the offertory bowl to make
a Harvest gift to support those in need.

11. As a church we are connected to Kigezi Diocese in Uganda; the latest news letter is on the notice board in the foyer.
Thank you to Lesley Napier for agreeing to be the link person for this, receive the newsletters and encourage us to pray for them.

12. If you shop on line please go to our website first and help us raise funds. One family recently raised over £100 when booking a holiday!