St John's
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
ACTIVITIES
We offer a variety of activities to try and get everyone involved and enjoy themselves at St Johns United Reformed Church.
WHAT WE OFFER
Whether its singing to your hearts desire, making gifts with your craft skills or even trying to get fit with Zumba. We offer it all and there is something for everyone at St Johns United Reformed Church. Take a look at some of the activities we offer below.
Church Activities
email us or click the contact us button for more information
Monday
Monthly women's group-informal cuppa and chat
7.30pm Ecumenical House meeting
1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month
Discussion often focused on bible passages
Wednesday morning coffee mornings
hosted by Rev Philip Gray
First and third Wednesday
Drop in for coffee and chat from 9.30 to 11.00 am
Helping others
Shoe box appeal - see picture
We held a Coffee Morning on
10th of September to raise funds for our Shoebox venture.
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Christian Aid
Our recent Christian Aid week fundraising sponsored walk and coffee morning raised about £1500 for people in need around the world. There is still time to contribute on
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/heritagewalk2022
Christian Aid supports people in need in 29 countries round the world including refugees from Ukraine and farmers suffering the effects of climate change in Zimbabwe.
It is part of the Disasters Emergency Committee 'DEC'
more information from christianaid.org.uk
Our recent Lent lunch in April 2022 raised £150 for Christian Aid
Each Sunday we collect items for Blyth Food bank
and we held a special BIG COLLECTION of food for them at our harvest service on 26th September
Many of us are also involved in fundraising for
NSPCC
and Macmillan
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Many organisations
MEET ONLY IN SCHOOL TERM TIME
and are on holiday over the summer
Email us for more information about any of our activities or click the 'get in touch button'
Church Calendar
SUNDAY
10.45am Morning Worship
followed by coffee tea and chat
Quarterly Communion: 1st Sunday of January, April, July and October
Also, Holy Communion on the 3rd Sunday Evening of each month at 5:00pm (except August and December)
Praise singing (from Mission Praise) – at 10:25am prior to Morning worship on the 1st Sunday of the month
Weekly Events and youth activities
MONDAY
1.30pm: Tʼai Chi
5.00-6.15pm: 2nd Wideopen Beavers
7.00pm: Wideopen Rangers Alternate weeks
7.00pm: Explorers Alternate weeks
7.30pm: Desperate Housewives Group 1st Monday each month
TUESDAY
7.00pm: Carpet Bowls Club March to end of November
7.30pm: House Group meeting 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month
WEDNESDAY
10:00-10:45am: Zumba Gold
9:30am: Midweek Coffee Break 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month
5.30pm: 2nd Woodlands Park Brownies
7.00pm: 3rd Wideopen Guides
7.00pm: Hazlerigg Trefoil 1st Wednesday each month
7.30pm: North Tyneside Pipe Band rehearsal
THURSDAY
10:00am Art Club
6.00pm: 2nd Wideopen Cubs
7.30pm: 2nd Wideopen Scouts
7.30 cafe church 12 January - then check dates
FRIDAY
7.15pm: St John’s Singers Rehearsal
(3-part female voice)
If you are interested in finding out more about these activities and meetings, please email us on :
Or,post a note into our church letterbox providing your contact details .
For Cubs and Scouts contact mike.hawkins26@gmail.com
SUGGESTIONS
If you have a suggestion on an activity you would like to see take place at church then contact us at stjohnsurcwideopen@gmail.com and let us know your idea. If the idea gets enough interest then there is a chance we will incorporate it into our schedule and list of activities.