St John of Jerusalem

You'll find service times and what's happening in the parish in the week ahead in the table immediately below.

Below that, you'll find more general information about what's happening in the month ahead.

You are warmly invited to come and join us for any of these services, or events.

There will be a Christmas Bazaar debrief meeting after church today, Sunday 11 January, in the Parish Room.

Members of the Building Committee meet tomorrow, Monday

12 January, 6pm.

Little Tots 0-4 (under 5) Stay and Play starts again this coming Tuesday 13 January (and then every Tuesday during term time) 10am – 12 pm. Possible new volunteers for this, please speak with Lisa E, Robyn, Toby or Andrew.

Tuesday 13 January, 6:30pm-8:45pm: Stepney at Prayer at St James' Prebend Street, Islington (N1 8PH). All very welcome!

We're being asked to pray for Mission in the Stepney Area (Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Islington) for 24 hours from 8pm on 12^th Jan to 8pm on 13^th Jan. Please pray for the building up of the Body of Christ at any point during this 24 hrs. There is also a prayer walk in the early morning of 13th January from Old Street to Brick Lane, led by Rev Mark Bishop (House of Prayer lead and St Paul's Shadwell Associate Minister). We will be meeting in Finsbury Square at 7am and walking to Brick Lane, finishing at 8am. Please ask Andrew if you are interested.

Choir practice starts again this week, on Wednesday 14 January, 7pm.

The PCC meet this Thursday, 15 January at 7pm in the Parish Room.

We have three new services:

- a monthly Sunday Service in our church school (Pancake Church!), especially for Primary School aged children (next one 18 Jan, 10am).

- a monthly Evensong (next one, Sun 1 Feb, 5pm)

- a monthly Thursday Night Prayer (next one 12 Feb, 7pm)

Now in its sixth year, A Song for a Shelter (fundraising concert for Hackney Night Shelter) returns on Saturday 31 January. Performance Starts at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets (general £20, senior citizens £15, unemployed/students/under 16s £10 ) may be bought from: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hackneynightsh...

Prideaux House is seeking donations of good quality clothes or electrical items to sell in their Charity Shop. Donations can be left at Prideaux House (10 Church Crescent) on Monday, Tuesday or Friday mornings, or at the charity shop (407 Mare Street)

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026

Dates for the diary:

Saturday 31 January, 7:30pm: A Song for a Shelter concert

Sunday 1 February, 5pm: Evensong

Saturday 7 February, 9:30am: Church Cleaning

Thursday 12 Feb, 7pm: Night Prayer