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St John the Baptist Summer 2018

Parish Newsletter Kingston & Putney Vale

Robin Hood Lane SW15 3PY Welcoming, Worshipping and Serving

SUMMER VILLAGE FAYRE Saturday, 9

th June, 1pm - 4pm

Join us for a fantastic and fun filled day with lots of exciting stalls and attractions, including a demonstration of flying from Surrey Fal-conry. For younger children there will be ac-tivities organised by the Montessori school and Stay and Play, and for the older children an opportunity to try the Bungee Run! For the adults, why not try Boules? Barry ‘the Bee Man’ will be back with his bees and hopefully some jars of his delicious honey to sell. Other stalls include Plants, Phoenix cards, Tombola, Books, Tea room, BBQ, cakes to enjoy in the garden or to take home and of course a Raffle. Our Bar will be open selling Pimms and bottled beers. Inside the Church will be a small exhibition of Kingston Vale past. Please come along and support your local

church and its work in the community, on

what we hope will be a lovely summer’s day.

See how far you can stretch the giant bungee

Free Entry

This year for the first time St John’s tried

Messy Church. It was a great success.

Lots of people commented on how engaging,

moving and interesting they found it.

Our first one was on Mothering Sunday and

we are planning the next one for Harvest. If

you would like to be involved do get in touch

with the office.

Date for your diary

7th October, 4pm

Keep up to date with our events and happenings, by visiting our facebook page:

www.facebook.com/StJohnKingstonVale

Our premises are in demand for local community events and

various clubs and classes and we welcome the life that these

groups bring.

Our rooms

The Main Hall seats up to 80, and can be used for exercise groups, parties and larger meetings.

The Burnell room is divided by a partition door, which can be opened to one large area or two smaller areas.

A refurbished and well equipped kitchen is included with the hire of the halls.

Toilet facilities, including a disabled toilet with baby changing facilities are also available.

The hall also benefits from an adjoining car park and small playground at the back of the church hall.

The Jubilee Garden located behind the church, is available to hire for small events. A limited number of tables and chairs are available

for use and there is also a BBQ. The Jubilee garden is hired out with the hall; therefore the hirer has use of the toilets, and the hall if the

weather is inclement.

Our current rate for one off bookings is £33.00 per hour. For regular bookings we currently offer a contract at a rate of £15.50 per hour.

Public events requiring payment for entry need to be covered by an entertainment licence.

To book or for further information, please contact the Parish Office on 020 8546 2590 or email stjohns@inthevale.org.uk

Tina Turner Tribute A great evening enjoyed by all who attended. Karin Bello’s por-

trayal of the iconic singer is uncanny. She had each & every

member of the audience singing & dancing and everyone left,

talking about her and how excellent she was. Multiple costume

changes happen without a miss of a beat. Her vocals match Tina

Turner’s and her energy onstage gets the audience on their feet and dancing

within the first few minutes.

Dear all, God longs to bless us. Do you hear His voice calling your name, tell-ing you He loves you, He created you and longs for you to see all He has blessed you with. One of the most simple blessing is that of clean water. When this magazine comes out, many will be fast-ing and not drinking in daylight hours. But may all of us, as we turn on the tap to get a drink this summer, stop and enjoy it, notice if only for a moments how it feels in our mouth. May we say a prayer for those who have no water. If the weather becomes really hot, don’t forget to put some water out for the birds in your garden. There are so many simple blessings we have each day. Give thanks. This hymn below reminds us of our need for God just as our need for water. As the deer panteth for the water, So my soul longeth after thee. You alone are my hearts desire, And I long to worship thee. You alone are my strength, my shield, To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my hearts desire, And I long to worship thee. You're my friend and You are my brother, Even though you are a king. I love you more than any other, So much more than anything. I want You more than gold or silver, Only You can satisfy. You alone are the real joy Giver, And the apple of my eye.

Yours, Mandy Beck

LOOK OUT FOR OUR NEXT TRIBUTE ACT BOOKING

FOR HIRE

AA Group

Stay and Play Monday am

Coffee Club Wednesday am

Table Tennis Wednesday pm

Colourstrings Music School Kindergarten classes, Thursday

Textile Group 1st Saturday in the month

Compassionate Friends Support Group for Bereaved Parents

Yedream Korean Church Sunday

Conchord Choir Thursday

Youth Club Activities Monday

Jungle Body Wednesday & Thursday

We have several halls (incl. a fully fitted kitchen) available for hire. Suitable for parties, lectures and receptions. The

Jubilee Garden located behind the church can be hired for outside events.

For more information about these groups or for hiring the

halls, please contact the Parish Office, details below.

Kingston Embroiderers Ad hoc Saturdays

Kingston Vale Dance Academy Tuesday

Monday Afternoon Club 1.30pm - 3pm

Montessori Nursery Mon-Fri (Term time)

Productive Health Saturday

Sunday Mornings at 8am: Quiet said service, tradi-tional language (not in July).

Sunday Mornings at 10.30am: Lively family wor-ship, all are welcome. Each Sunday children will be in-vited to join in Sunday school or an activity in the main service.

Morning Prayer 9am Mon-day & 10am Wednesday: An opportunity for quiet and informal prayer, anyone is welcome to join us (each week except Bank Holi-days).

PARISH OFFICE Sue Richardson, Parish Administrator, is in the Parish Office Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30 am – 12.30 pm

HALL BOOKINGS For enquiries about booking either of the Church Halls or the Andrews Wing of the Church, please contact the Parish Office.

For Weddings, Banns of Marriage, Baptisms etc., please contact Mandy Beck, Team Vicar, on 020 8546 4079 for an appointment. Messages can be left in confidence.

Phone: 020 8546 2590 email: stjohns@inthevale.org.uk

website: www.inthevale.org.uk facebook: StJohnKingstonVale

Boules The group started last year

and will re start from 22nd May. Come along and join the group in the Jubilee garden. £2 entry charge. Every Tuesday at 2pm, weather dependent.

Stay & Play is now

happening in the Andrews

Wing every Monday morning

in term time, 9.30am to

11.15am for families with

children under 5 years.

When the weather is good,

children can play with a vari-

ety of outside toys in the Jubi-

lee garden. Play, learn and

have fun together. Sessions

include messy activities, toys

games, books, singing and

snack time.

Come along and have fun,

make new friends and gain

ideas to do at home.

A voluntary contribution is

appreciated.

For a copy of this newsletter in Large Print, contact the parish office.

EASTER HOLIDAY CLUB

This year we once again had a great Easter Holiday

club run by an amazing team of young people and

adults from the Korean congregation. It was all in Eng-

lish so everyone could join in. Here are some pictures.

The church facebook page has a dramatic re-enactment

of the walls of Jericho falling down, along with some

songs.

The Empty Tomb