Local News - St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crowthorne

Vicar's column

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

After 62 years as a Licensed Lay Minister (yes, 62 years!), Lewis Simmons is now going emeritus, that is retiring to honorary status. Lewis&...

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Posted: 27 Sep 20

Harvest Festival

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Do join us for Harvest Festival on Sunday 27th September at 10am. Gifts in aid of the Crowthorne Foodbank.

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Posted: 21 Sep 20

Vicar's column

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

I wonder how many of you watched Extinction The Facts, aired on BBC 1 last Sunday night. If you have not done so, I would urge you to catch ...

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Posted: 21 Sep 20

Church opening for Wednesday Communion

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Fortnightly services of Holy Communion will resume on Wednesday mornings @ 10 am on 2nd September. Initially these will be on the 1st and 3r...

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Posted: 27 Aug 20

Church re-opens

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Our first service after lockdown was held on 16th August, after weeks of planning and preparation. We had 59 people attend, so filled just a...

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Posted: 17 Aug 20

Re-opening for Sunday Worship

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

The PCC have agreed that we will resume weekly services of Holy Communion @ 10 am from Sunday 16th August. Click here for more information ...

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Posted: 3 Aug 20

Church re-opening from 22nd June

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

The church will open for private prayer from Monday 22nd June from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Social distancing ...

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Posted: 19 Jun 20

Big Church Day IN!

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Saturday 23rd May and Sunday 24th May Sadly the Big Church day Out cannot be held this year in its usual form. So instead we have The Big C...

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Posted: 22 May 20

Big Church Day IN!

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Saturday 23rd May and Sunday 24th May Sadly the Big Church day Out cannot be held this year in its usual form. So instead we have The Big C...

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Posted: 22 May 20

Church now on-line

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Following the closure of St Johns, we now publish a Sunday service on vimeo and YouTube, together with an order of service and readings for ...

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Posted: 27 Apr 20

Palm Sunday service available on-line now

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Our vicar, Rev Dr Lisa Cornwell, is preparing services of worship to be posted on our website for each Sunday. Orders of service and th...

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Posted: 5 Apr 20

Live service streaming from the Diocese

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office (churchoffice@crowthorneparishchurch.org.uk )

Open the link to see the Diocesan live streams webpage.

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Posted: 25 Mar 20

A prayer for the National Day of Prayer and Action

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Come, O Spirit of God, and make within us your dwelling place and home. May our darkness be dispelled by your light, and our troubles calme...

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Posted: 21 Mar 20

Virtual service

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will lead the Church of England’s first national virtual service tomorrow morning. It will...

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Posted: 21 Mar 20

Church Activities cancelled

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

All public activities, including worship, have been cancelled until further notice. The Lent Lecture programme at Finchampstead has also bee...

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Posted: 20 Mar 20

National call to prayer - 22nd March at 7pm

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Churches Together in England has called all churches to a national day of prayer and action on 22nd march. At 7pm this Sunday, light a c...

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Posted: 20 Mar 20

Suspension of Public worship

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Following the instruction of the Archbishops, due to the present situation with coronavirus, all services in the Church of England have now ...

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Posted: 18 Mar 20

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Coronavirus - No Minus Fives, No Messy Church

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

We apologise that some activities have been suspended due to the virus outbreak. In particular, Minus Fives will not be meeting for the fore...

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Posted: 16 Mar 20

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Vicar's Column - March 2020

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

There is a notice on the entrance door to the main chapel at Ascot Priory which reads, “Talk to God before the service and to one anot...

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Posted: 16 Mar 20

Taizé service for Lent

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Churches Together in Crowthorne & Finchampstead Taizé service for the beginning of LENT 6 pm Sunday 1st March 2020 @...

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Posted: 27 Feb 20

Messy Church at St John's - Sat 21st March - 10:45-12:45

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Messy Church is coming to St Johns On Saturday March 21st 10:45 - 12:45 Come along for messy craft & fun where we wi...

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Posted: 24 Feb 20

Mothering Sunday 10am

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Come and join us @ St John the Baptist Church, Waterloo Rd, for MOTHERING SUNDAY All-Age Worship 10am on 22nd March 2020 An infor...

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Posted: 24 Feb 20

Don’t miss our next Café Eucharist 10 am Sunday 16th February in the Church Hall

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Theme: Consider the lilies…” What to expect: St John’s Café Eucharists are more relaxed, social and creati...

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Posted: 6 Feb 20

Everyday Faith

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Everyday Faith, a Church of England discipleship campaign, starts on Sunday 12 January 2020. 21 days of reflections and prayers t...

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Posted: 28 Dec 19

Vicar's Column January 2020

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

New year’s resolutions usually entail some change in lifestyle and a commitment to sticking to self-determined goals. They need to be ...

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Posted: 23 Dec 19

Christmas Services at St Johns

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Do join us for any of our Christmas Services.

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Posted: 3 Dec 19

Vicar's Column December 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Advent is upon us; a time of beginnings and endings. (Not forgetting the general election.) While the end of the calendar year approaches, A...

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Posted: 3 Dec 19

All Age Epiphany Christingle and Toy service

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Sunday 12th January 10am All Age Epiphany Christingle and Toy service An all age service when we celebrate the Coming of the...

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Posted: 3 Dec 19

Vicar's Column November 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

I’ve run out of words on Brexit (and who knows what will have happened by the time you read this), so I will leave it to the Bishops i...

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Posted: 25 Oct 19

Advent Fair

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Sunday December 1st after the 10am Service in the Church Hall Special refreshments, including sweet and savory snacks, craft, cake and...

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Posted: 25 Oct 19

Leavers and remainers welcome

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

The Bishops of the Diocese of Oxford have written to us all at this critical moment in our national life. Their letter inclu...

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Posted: 25 Oct 19

Churches Together in Crowthorne Christmas Angels – get knitting!

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

As Churches Together in Crowthorne we would like to bless the people of the village by 'Angel bombing' it!The idea is that we k...

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Posted: 25 Oct 19

Afternoon tea and favourite hymns

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Sunday 20th October at 3:30pm in the Church Hall

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Posted: 7 Sep 19

Messy Church at St John's

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Messy Church is coming to St John's on Saturday 28th September 10:45 - 12:45 Come along for messy craft and science fun for ages...

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Posted: 7 Sep 19

Vicar's Column - September 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Brexit… Boris… Brexit… Boris… Despite the parliamentary recess over the summer, we have not had much respite fro...

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Posted: 6 Sep 19

Harvest - All age worship

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Sunday 29th September 2019 at 10 am Gifts for Crowthorne Foodbank

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Posted: 6 Sep 19

Vicar's Column - July 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

I find it slightly ironic that 2050, the year the government has pledged Britain will become carbon neutral, is the year that the expansion ...

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Posted: 11 Jul 19

Don't miss our Cafe Eucharist

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Sunday 10 am 18th August in the Church Hall Theme: What can we learn from the Celtic Saints? What to expect: St John&rsqu...

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Posted: 11 Jul 19

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Vicar's Column June 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

“For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 One o...

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Posted: 11 Jun 19

Father's Day Service

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

All welcome to our Father's Day service at 10am on 16th June.

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Posted: 11 Jun 19

Vicar's Column - May 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Churches have a responsibility to engage with major issues affecting our world and society and climate change is one of them. We are given a...

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Posted: 29 Apr 19

May Fair 6th May Morgan Recreation Ground 12 noon-4pm

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Our Fantastic May Fair is on Bank Holiday Monday 6thMay. It is our major fundraising and community outreach event to the Crowthor...

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Posted: 29 Apr 19

Good Friday Service

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Our joint Good Friday service will be taking place on Friday 19 April, at 10.00 a.m., at the Methodist Church, ...

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Posted: 11 Apr 19

New DONATE button

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Our new Donate button on our website enables you to setup your Amazon account so Amazon will donate 0.5% of your total spend to St Johns whe...

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Posted: 2 Apr 19

Vicar's Column - April 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Easter falls relatively late this year, which means that the schools have their holidays before the event. It feels to me a bit like having ...

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Posted: 1 Apr 19

Worship at St Johns this Easter

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Holy Week and Easter Worship April 14th Palm Sunday 8 am: Holy Communion 10 am: Sung Eucharist &...

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Posted: 1 Apr 19

Vicar's Column - March 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Lent looms – have you decided what you might be giving up/ taking on this year? As well as a time for self-examination, penitence and...

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Posted: 11 Mar 19

Messy Church - Saturday March 30th

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

10:45 - 12:45 - Exploring Mothering Sunday Crafts - Songs - Prayers - Tasty Lunch

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Posted: 14 Feb 19

Vicar's Column - February 2019

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Christian discipleship entails allocating a proportion of our time and talents in God’s service. The danger today is that working live...

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Posted: 4 Feb 19

Café Eucharist - 17th February

Crowthorne, Berkshire

Article by: Church Office

Don’t miss our next Café Eucharist 10 am Sunday 17th February in the Church Hall Theme: The Beatitudes What...

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Posted: 4 Feb 19