Weddings, Baptisms
and the calling of Banns can be arranged on Saturday mornings by calling at the Parish
Office inside St John’s Church. Or follow the Email link below:
What's Been
Happening in the Parish
Follow this link to find out what we have
been up to:
Check out the new photos of the porch
and Father Stephen in his new cassock
A Warm &
Friendly Welcome awaits you at our Church
In the Heart of
your Community, in the frantic rush of the Town Centre
you will find us. A place of Peace and Calm.
Why not drop in and experience our tranquillity
Our
Mission is Simple
We are here to
serve you, worship God and Love the Community in
Jesus
Christ.
Join us in worship, our services are easy to follow and
understand. Whether you worship with us regularly,
are staying in Southend on holiday or on business or looking at faith
for the first time, you will find something that will
guide you through your week.
Here at St John's
you will find relevant teaching, spiritual help with a
touch of modern day realism. We are non
judgemental and welcome you all.
My Thoughts!
We have entered the season in which we take presents
back!
There will be those which have gone wrong, or they don’t
fit,
or they’re simply not wanted.
Gifts are quite challenging in fact.
Some people are very hard to buy for. And what does that
say about them?
Are they that boring that they don’t want anything? Or
are they so rich that they’ve got everything already?
Then there are those who find it hard to receive gifts
with pleasure and with gratitude.
We give gifts because God was supremely generous with
us.
In your Bibles St Paul writes that God ‘emptied’ himself
of his ‘Godness’
to become a servant becoming like us as a human being in
Jesus of Nazareth
Philippians 2.6f
A New Year resolution for us, might be therefore, that
we try ourselves to be generous, as God was. And
Generosity by no means is to do with giving money
because that can be done in the most ungenerous and
begrudging of ways. It means trying to develop a
‘generosity of spirit’
Canon
Steve
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