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
Our Christian Aid Fundraiser film show
Thankyou for the rain on October 1st and 4th 2021 raised about £200
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
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Macmillan
Coffee Morning
Saturday 24th September
10:30am – 12:30pm
St. John’s Church Hall
Entry free, but we are grateful for any donations
Stalls include
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cakes
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jewellery
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crafts
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books
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jigsaws
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tombola
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raffle
Hope to see you there!
The Celebration of the 60th Anniversary
of St. John’s URC in Canterbury Way
(Incorporating the 50th Anniversary of the United Reformed Church)
Sunday 2nd October 2022 at 10:45am
A Service of Communion
led by the Reverend Ron Forster
followed by Prosecco and cake in the church hall.
If you have any photographs, or memorabilia, of events in the life of St. John’s over the past 60 years, and would like to share them,
then please bring them along. (Please ensure that they have your name on them, so that they can be returned)
Could you write a few short sentences about an event, or memory, at St John’s during these past 60 years to share with others ? .
Please give your contribution - either personally, or send by e-mail, to stjohnsurcwideopen@gmail.com by Friday 16th September, so that they can be included in October’s 'Bridge' magazine .
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Many organisations
MEET ONLY IN SCHOOL TERM TIME
and are on holiday over the summer
Contact the leaders of your group directly or Email us for more information about any of our activities .. details below. or click the 'get in touch button'
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Monday
The Rangers, Beavers and Explorers all take place on Monday.
Wednesday
We have Brownies and Guides during a Wednesday.
Thursday
Both the Cubs and Scouts take place on Thursdays.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
please contact leaders of these activities
or email us for details
T'ai Chi -Every Monday. i contact your leader to get a place
Tuesday 11:00 AGE UK: men’s group
Zumba is now meeting again on Wednesdays with restricted numbers contact Lindsey to get a place
Prism Arts and Crafts for all ages - free activities for those who have been isolated and want to join in with things now - tiny group from babies to oldies.Wednesday 1 to 3.
Not currently meeting
THURSDAY
10:00am Art Club
Carpet Bowls - Tuesdays & Fridays.
North Tyneside Pipe Band - Every Wednesday.
7.15pm: St John’s Singers Rehearsal
(3-part female voice)
More singers very welcome !!!
Other activities are also available so please do come visit our church to see all that we offer.
Fancy a sing?
Do you sing Danny Boy in the shower ?
Do you hum along to Magic Moments or Bridge over troubled water or Amarillo when they come on the radio ?
Do you fancy singing something at Xmas but not trailing into Newcastle ?
Do you look at Friday night telly and think there’s nothing worth watching
St Johns Singers could be the very place for you!
We are a jolly bunch of mostly retired women , some of us been in choirs for years, some are just starting to sing with others. Our lovely leader Stewart plays our lines to help us learn the tunes, and accompanies us. We have lines for high voices, middling voices and very low voices so you will fit in somewhere! You don’t have to be able to read music but we do usually use music or words so we don’t have to remember too much!. We sing for the fun of it and to do a couple of small concerts a year for our friends. Most of us live around Wideopen.
We meet at St John’s Church Canterbury Way Wideopen on Fridays at 7.15 to 8.45 .
Our term started on September 2nd but you are welcome any time
Come and sing along with us one night for free and see if you like it.
If you do it costs £14 a term !
More information -just email this website stjohnsurcwideopen@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.