Sunday 27th September 2026
St John’s holds services in Church on Sundays at 10am, with a recording of the morning service uploaded online for those not able to join us.
Paper services available on request.
Dear Church Family,
This Sunday, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, we are delighted to welcome Revd Richard Bainbridge, a dear friend from St. John and St. Stephen’s, to lead and preach at St. John’s.
Richard’s church has recently received a Gold Eco Church Award, recognising the way care for creation has become part of the life, worship and witness of their church community. As we come to the end of a month in which we have been thinking particularly about creation care, Richard will help us draw some of those threads together and consider how our faith shapes the way we inhabit and care for God’s world.
It will be lovely to welcome Richard among us, and a good Sunday to invite someone along — especially anyone with an interest in creation, the environment, or simply what Christian faith might have to say about the world we share.
Do come and join us for worship, Holy Communion and fellowship together. Everyone is very welcome.
Every blessing,
Mark 甄英深
Notices
MEN’S BREAKFAST | Saturday 26th September 2026 8.30am. Join the lads THIS COMING Saturday 26th September at 8.30am at the Wee Waif, Charvil, for a hearty breakfast (optional), good company and a stimulating talk by David Hawkins entitled "Let's Talk About Guts". Why not? Come and find out more and bring a friend. For details or to say that you are coming please contact Nigel Collins 07796284451 or email thenigelcollins@outlook.com
BUBBLE CHURCH | Sunday 27th September 2026 9.00am. The next Bubble Church will be THIS COMING Sunday 27th September 2026 at 9.00am.
HARVEST FLOWER ARRANGING | Saturday 3rd October 2026 10.00am. In preparation for Harvest Sunday, if anyone would like to help with flower arranging on Saturday 3rd October from 10.00am - 12.00pm, please contact Wendy Sparkes at wendysparkes7@gmail.com. Your help would be really appreciated.
HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE | Sunday 4th October 2026. We will be holding our annual Harvest Festival on Sunday 4th October at 10.00am. As part of the service, we would like to encourage you to bring food items that can be donated towards the Woodley Food Bank—ideally non-perishables items. This is a wonderful service to invite family and friends to, where everyone can participate in a meaningful way.
PART-TIME YOUTH MINISTER VACANCY. St John’s is growing — and we’re making room for young people at the heart of our church family. We’ve created a dedicated youth space, invested in new ministry, and now we’re looking for a creative, relational and faith-filled Youth Minister to help our 11–18s encounter Jesus, belong deeply, and grow as disciples and leaders. Our ambition is to develop a thriving community of 20 young people in the next 3 years. If you’re passionate about seeing young people flourish, building trusted relationships and helping to shape a vibrant, intergenerational church, we’d love to hear from you. PLEASE SEE DETAILS ON OUR VACANCIES PAGE HERE.
For our prayers
For our world. Pray for all nations where there is war. Pray for the suffering people. Pray for the leaders that they will have the guidance and the gifts they need to negotiate peace. Pray for all who have been driven from their homeland by war, oppression, famine or natural disaster and are now refugees. Pray that they will find a place of safety. Pray for all organisations that work to help refugees.
For our country. Pray for our government and all who serve us. Pray that those people will have wisdom, integrity and humility to serve us faithfully. Pray for those who serve us in many other different ways - the police, the emergency services, our medical services, voluntary services, charities, community and social workers, our teachers and lecturers and our clergy. Pray for all who are crippled by debt, broken by alcohol, destroyed by drugs or shattered by unemployment.
For those who are unwell. Many of our loved ones are struggling with poor health just now. Pray for healing for Suzanne, Marjorie, Clive, Ken, Pauline H, Jane, Lucy, Pat A, Arthur, Michael B, Carol, Ricky and Irene M, Liz, Dhoj Gurung, Mo, Margaret, Ruilan, baby Edward and baby Niamh. Pray too for all who care for them.
In our prayers. Pray for all mourning the loss of a loved one. Pray for the family of St. John’s. For Mark, Richard, Suzanne and their families. For each one of us as we walk through the church doors on Sunday and Wednesday mornings. For our Asian congregation worshiping on Sunday afternoons. Pray for the community around us, that we might be a beacon of Christ’s light for them.
Church Office
The church office is usually open Tuesday - Fridays from 10am - 12pm. Please note that any Notices need to be sent to info@stjohn-woodley.com by 11.00am on Wednesday, for inclusion in that week's newsletter.
THIS WEEK
Sunday 27th September
9.00am - Bubble Church.
10.00am - Service of Holy Communion. The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Led by Rev’d Richard Bainbridge. This week’s Bible readings will be Ezekiel 47: 1-12 and Luke 17: 11–19. A video recording of the service will be uploaded to the website at: https://www.youtube.com/@stjohnswoodley
3.00pm - Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi Service.
Wednesday 30th September
10.00am - Midweek Communion.
11.30am - Bible Study Group - see Lorna for details.
7.45pm - Fellowship & Study Group on Zoom ID: 96292542704.
Friday 2nd October
11.30am - Lunch, Munch and Chinwag.
Pastoral Support
Would you like a prayer?
If you would like support, please do let us know - you do not need to face hard things alone. Please contact the office to arrange for a Pastoral Visit from one of our team. Alternatively, complete the prayer request form below and someone will be in touch.
A MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF WOODLEY FOODBANK. Thank you for your donations throughout the year. We are currently low in coffee, tomato puree, cooking oil, toilet roll, washing up liquid, juice & dried noodles. There continues to be a high demand at the moment, so your help is very much appreciated. Donations of Sugar, Coffee, Pasta Sauce, Noodles (inc. Pot Noodles), Tinned Vegetables (all types), Tinned fish, Tinned fruit, Tinned meat meals, Biscuits, Crisps, Custard - tinned and dried, Tinned Desserts, Long Life milk, Juice (cordial & long life), Toiletries and Toilet Rolls are welcome at any time.
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