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News from St John's - 21 Sept 2021


Dear Friends,

Congratulations to Ernest Okeke, who was inducted as the Rector of Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge and Little Wenlock on Saturday. It was a lovely service and Ernest asked that I convey his best wishes to all his friends in Elmswell. There are 3 photographs here.

Services online
Remember that if you cannot make it to church on Sunday, you can still join us live online at 10:30am by clicking https://www.facebook.com/stjohnselmswell/live or watch later from the home page of this, our main web site.

Nutz 'n' Boltz concert
John Evan's band, Nutz 'n' Boltz, are playing a fundraising concert in church on Friday 1 Oct 8:00pm. The cost is £7. Please just turn up on the night and support this great evening of entertainment with music mainly from the 50s and 60s.

Sponsorship for Phearak
If you would like to help sponsor Phearak Moeng, the teenager St John's supports in Phnom Penn, Cambodia, please email Chris hall or place a donation in an envelope marked "Phearak" and pass to Mike Brown or Peter.

Prayer Meeting
The church prayer meeting is on Zoom on Saturday at 9:00am for 40 minutes. To join, click here or, load Zoom and use Meeting ID: 685 295 1296 and Password: 816262.

Coming up in October:
Sunday 3 Oct 10:30am - Harvest Celebration (all age). Please bring donations of non-perishable goods to church. Unfortunately we cannot pass on fresh produce at the moment.
Saturday 9 Oct 10:00am - Churchyard tidy-up. We will be aiming to spend a couple of hours cutting back grass, bushes and clearing up leaves.
Sunday 10 Oct 10:30am - Mission Sunday supporting Christians Against Poverty.
Saturday 30 Oct 7:00pm - St John's Quiz Night (on Zoom). £5 per person.

In Christ,
Peter

Peter Goodridge
Tue 21 Sep 2021


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