St John's News - 12 March 2024

Dear friends,

‘Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’
Mark 4:41

If you missed the service on Sunday, remember you can watch it on our YouTube channel.

Next Sunday the main reading will be Mark 5:21-43 and Sunday School will be looking at the Last Supper.

We are seeking a spare folding rollator/walking frame for the church. If you know anybody with one to spare, this will greatly help people who get a lift to church, but struggle to get their rollator into the car.

There are various services taking place at St John's in the week leading up to Easter and you are welcome at any or all of them.

On Wednesday, 27 March at 12:15pm, there will be an Easter Week Communion followed by a light lunch with soup and rolls - please sign up at the back of church for catering purposes.

On Maundy Thursday (28 March), a Tenebrae Service with the Lord’s Supper will take place at 7:30pm. Tenebrae is Latin for shadows and, during this moving service, candles will be extinguished one by one as we hear readings from Matthew's account of Maundy Thursday/Good Friday. The aim is to dramatise the increasing darkness as Jesus goes from the Last Supper to face betrayal, abandonment, trial and execution.

The annual Christians Together In Elmswell Good Friday Service will be on the Green (by the station) at 10:00am on Friday 29 March. Please support this short public act of worship and witness. Hot cross buns will be distributed at the end.

Finally, our service on Easter Sunday, 31 March, is at 10:30am and will be a Family Communion Service.

Don’t forget, the weekly church prayer meeting is on Zoom on Saturday at 9:00am for 40 minutes. You are welcome to join us by clicking here or, load Zoom and use Meeting ID: 685 295 1296 and Password: 816262.

With every blessing in Christ,

Peter
Tue 12 Mar 2024