www.stjohnsfishponds.com Special notices…. St John’s Fellowship Group next meet on Mon 25 th May at 7.45pm. A big thank you to everyone who helped with the church Spring Fair. We raised £944 on the day and there is still more coming in. Christmas Fair. We would like to plan ahead of the game and get a small team together - please see Anne or Jordan if you would like to be involved in a team thinking to do things a little differently than before and build on the great fairs we already hold. As you will be aware safeguarding our children and vulnerable adults is a really important aspect being part of a community. As a PCC we at St John's have agreed safeguarding policies in line with Diocesan guidelines and want everyone to feel comfortable when they come through our doors. If you have any concerns please contact Jo Towler on 07810270039 or Ben Ling on 07514758223. More information can be found on the notice board in church. Regular weekly events…. MONDAYS 3pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 9.15am - Morning Prayer Saturday 10.00am – Bible Study in the Church News from the Pews 3 Churches working together in East Bristol as part of the East Bristol Partnership
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www.stjohnsfishponds.comSpecial notices….St John’s Fellowship Group next meet on Mon 25th May at 7.45pm.
A big thank you to everyone who helped with the church Spring Fair. We raised £944 on the day and there is still more coming in. Christmas Fair. We would like to plan ahead of the game and get a small team together - please see Anne or Jordan if you would like to be involved in a team thinking to do things a little differently than before and build on the great fairs we already hold.
As you will be aware safeguarding our children and vulnerable adults is a really important aspect being part of a community. As a PCC we at St John's have agreed safeguarding policies in line with Diocesan guidelines and want everyone to feel comfortable when they come through our doors. If you have any concerns please contact Jo Towler on 07810270039 or Ben Ling on 07514758223. More information can be found on the notice board in church.
Regular weekly events….
MONDAYS 3pm – 4.30pm
Tuesday 9.15am - Morning Prayer
Saturday 10.00am – Bible Study in the Church
News from the Pews
3 Churches working together in East Bristol as part of the East Bristol Partnership
St. Aidan’s St John’s St Michael’s ‘Reaching Out to ‘Serving the Community, ‘Serving the Community Welcome In’ Worshipping God’ of Two Mile Hill’
Welcome Sunday 24th May
Our Collect Prayer for today – Pentecost Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire; strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love,
and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What’s happening this morning:St Michael’s Church 9.00am – Lay-led Service with Ian Hopton co-ordinatingSt Aidan’s Church 10.30am – Eucharist with Rev. Canon Trevor DenleySt John’s Church 10.30am – Eucharist with Rev. Nicola Callen
Readings: Acts 2.1-21 Rom 8.22-27 John 15.26-27
Look inside to see what else is going on……
St Michael’s ChurchSpecial notices…..
St Michael’s Summer FayreSaturday 13th June
11am - 3pmRefreshments, plants, knitted dolls, as new soft toys, books,
cakes, games for the children, tombola and a raffle.
Regular weekly events…..
HOLY COMMUNION 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 10am
with Prayers for Healing followed by
Coffee afternoon in Church every Friday 2pm-4pm &
Coffee morning every Saturday 10am -12pm. Everyone welcome!
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Special notices….The Deaf Church met on Sun 17th May and are meeting again on Sun 31st May.
St Aidan’s PCC next meet on Mon 25th May starting at 7.30pm
A big thank you to everyone who helped and supported the Church Spring Fayre last week, we raised £660 on the day. A special thanks goes to Nigel Crowder for his work with the plants.
Regular weekly events….
EVERY 1ST SUNDAY IN HALL 9.45am – 11am
Sundays fortnightly 3pm - Deaf @ St Aidan’s
Tuesdays 7.00pm - Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Wednesdays 3.30pm – Messy Church, Air Balloon Primary
Thursdays 9.15am – Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel
Thursday mornings 10am – 12pm in the Café area of Church
Special notices and upcoming events for all…….Rev. Jordan Ling is on annual leave this week returning on Sun 31st May and Amy Donaldson is on annual leave returning to the office on Mon 1st June.
East Bristol Partnership Joint ServiceSun 31st May
St Mary’s Church10.15am
There will be no benefice services that morning so please make every effort to attend. Many thanks.
RELEASE is a new monthly evening service happening every 2nd Sunday at St John’s starting at 7pm.
The next one will be on Sun 14th June.The service will be informal in style and will be based around
contemporary worship. There will be a particular focus on issues arising in the workplace and in families. All are warmly invited to
join us.
The East Bristol Partnership Joint Service for Corpus Christi will be on Thursday 4th June starting at 7pm at St Ambrose. This will be followed by an Open EBP Forum meeting at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to stay. From May 31st to June 21st we will be welcoming our Trinity College Placement student Jo Pestell. Please do speak to her and ask her about what life is like training for ordination. Also please do give her feedback on ministry she is involved in whilst with us.
Michelle is to be ordained priest at Bristol Cathedral on Sunday 5th July at 10.30am. Everyone is very welcome to the service. On Wednesday 8th July at 7,30pm, Michelle will be celebrating her first service of Holy Communion at St Aidan's church. Everyone is warmly invited to this service and to stay for some cake afterwards. Many thanks.
Those we are praying for….. Ron and Beryl Lines, Derek Wiltshire, Trevor Morgan, Nigel Begbie, Kath Mounstephen, Pat Cumming, Stella Hopton, Gladys, Dennis Crew, Stuart, David Silvester, Marie, Nora Hopton, Rev. Father Robert Britton and Mary Gully.
Pray for our Growth TogetherPlease continue to pray for growth in our Christian community
Eternal Father, look with your love on your people of this benefice and the wider Partnership, and pour upon us the gifts of your Spirit. Draw us to you and one another that our growing unity may bring healing of life to all, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Thought for this week…..by Rev. Michelle Martin A few weeks ago in Messy Church, we made Pentecost crowns; crowns of bright colours with lots of glitter (which caused quite a mess - whoops) and brightly coloured trailing tissue paper. We also asked the children whether they could speak any different languages – we had lots of children speaking in different
languages, all at the same time! They were all excited, and it was complete chaos! In fact, we couldn’t get them quiet again for the rest of the session! Children have a very unique way of bringing stories alive to us. As you read, or listen to, the story of Pentecost this weekend (Acts 2: 1 – 21), try and imagine yourself in that crowd – the bustling and excitement, the confusion, the things you were seeing and hearing – the gradual realisation that God is doing something new, something so amazing that even now we struggle to grasp it. The coming of the Holy Spirit has turned all that we know on its head – changing the order of things, doing the impossible, leading people to Christ and bringing new life. This is the same Holy Spirit that lives in us – we need not be afraid. God has given us everything we
need to serve him in this world, and it begins with his very presence within us; the guidance and wisdom of His Spirit. Amen.
Priest-in-Charge of Benefice – Rev. Jordan Ling 0117 3304953Focal Minister for St Aidan’s – Rev. Canon Trevor Denley 07960 329127
Focal Minister for St Michael’s – Rev. Nicola Callen 0117 9658833Assistant Curate – Rev. Michelle Martin 07804 610929
East Bristol Partnership OfficeTel: 0117 9586412 Email: [email protected]
All notices for the following Sunday to be sent to Amy Donaldson, East Bristol Partnership Administrator by midnight on Tuesday.
