There will be 11:15 service at St John’s today (30th June) for those not at family camp. There will be a service at the site for campers and the 8am and 9:30 services will take place as normal.

“A Festival of Talents”
Flower Festival
Next weekend (21st to 24th June) we will be marking our Patronal Festival with a Flower Festival. Please see details of specific events below:
Saturday, 22nd June
Summer Bazaar, 10:30am to 4:30pm
- Stalls
- Raffle
- Tombola
- Cakes
- Crafts
- Children’s activities and flower arranging competition
Lunches from 12 noon (licensed)
Talent Show, 7pm
Sunday, 23rd June
Joint Eucharist, 10am
Refreshments, 11am
Barbecue, 12 noon
“Hymns and Pimms”, 6pm
Monthly Charity for May
Our monthly charity for May is Christian Aid. We will be collecting donations for them after the morning services on Sunday.
Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and we believe that vision can become a reality.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Our APCM is this Sunday (5th May) immediately after the 9:30am service.
The proceedings take around 30 minutes and will be concluded with the Peace
The Family Eucharist will continue afterwards. The children’s activities will take place in the Parish Hall as usual and we would love to have your attendance at this very important meeting.

Easter 2019
The Bishop of Barking, The Right Reverend Peter Hill visited St John’s on Easter morning and presided at both the choral Eucharist and the Family service. Part of the service for the children was held on the church field, in exceptional weather. Fortunately, none of the chocolate eggs melted in the Easter Egg Hunt. The whole day was a joyous occasion for all.


Easter Services 2019
We are running a number of services over Eastertide. Please find all the details here.
Maundy Thursday, April 18th
8pm, Sung Eucharist of the Last Supper
In partnership with Saint Michael and All Angels, Loughton.
After the service a silent vigil of prayer will be kept throughout the night as we commemorate Jesus’s vigil in the Garden of Gethsemane before his arrest.
Good Friday, April 19th
10am, Good Friday Liturgy
A service centring on the Passion according to Saint John with a sermon, prayers for the world and then Holy Communion will be distributed from the sacrament reserved from the previous evening.
11:30am, Children’s Activities Morning
Held in the Church Hall.
2pm, An Hour at the Foot of the Cross
A space for reflection and devotion.
Holy Saturday, April 20th
8pm, Solemn Vigil & First Eucharist of the Resurrection
A short vigil of Bible readings and prayers in the Church Hall is followed by the blessing of the Easter fire and lighting of the Easter candle. A slow procession into the darkened church follows, symbolizing the rising to new life of the Jesus.
This is followed by a sung Easter Proclamation and the first Eucharist of Easter.
Easter Sunday, April 21st
8am, Holy Communion (BCP)
9:30am, Sung Eucharist of Easter Day
We will be joined by the Right Reverend Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking.
11:15am, Family Eucharist
With Easter fire and an Easter egg hunt. We will be joined by Bishop Peter.

Bishop’s Lent Appeal
Thank you for your generosity in supporting the 2018 Lent Appeal. We raised a record amount – in excess of £60 000 – which enabled us to purchase a Water Bowser for our brothers and sisters in Marsabit Diocese. This vehicle has already been purchased, and is now being used to bless the people of the north with the gift of water.
The 2019 Lent Appeal will support the work of our long-term friends at St Andrew’s College of Theology and Development in Kabare, located in the foothills of Mount Kenya. We want to partner them as they develop vocational courses for the people of their region, enabling them to fulfil their potential and flourish in the way God desires for them. There are a number of barriers in their way that prevent them from doing this at the moment. With your help, these will be broken down.
We will be collecting for the Bishop’s Lent appeal after our Sunday services.
Epping Forest Singers

Felicitas presents…
Herbert Howells and the Tudors
The influence of Tallis and Byrd
Saturday 23rd March 2019 at 7.30pm
Music includes Howells’ early setting of the Mass in the Dorian mode; together with Take him, earth, for cherishing and Requiem I and II from Requiem.
This will be contrasted with music by William Byrd (Ave verum Corpus & Quomodo cantabimus) and Thomas Tallis’ (If ye love me & Sanctus from Missa Puer natus est).
Tickets: £12 (£10 if purchased in advance – free for children & full-time students under 25)
For ticket sales, please visit: felicitas.org.uk

Monthly Charity for February
Our monthly charity for February is Haven House Children’s Hospice. We will be collecting donations for them after the morning services on Sunday.
Haven House Children’s Hospice supports families and cares for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across North and East London, West Essex and East Hertfordshire.
Haven House is a local charity and they have many fund-raising challenges throughout the year. Please take a look at their website if you are interested in getting involved.