St John of Jerusalem

Please look below to see what's happening at St John of Jerusalem. You would be so welcome to come and join us for any of these services or events.

Notices given out in church on Sunday 6 September 2026

Every Sunday there are people who would be happy to pray with you immediately after the service, or offer prayers for healing - just make your way to the side chapel (top right, behind where the organ/piano is played).

There is Evening Prayer here this evening at 5pm. For a list of Morning and Evening Prayer times in the week ahead, please see the diary overleaf.

Thank you to everyone who came to church cleaning yesterday. The next church cleaning is on Saturday 3 October, 9.30am.

Little Tots 0-4 (under 5) Stay and Play restarts this Tuesday and runs every Tuesday during term time, 10am – 12 pm. Possible new volunteers for this, please speak Lisa, Andrea or Andrew.

For the Tots group on Tuesdays we need to lay out foam mats and put up plastic fencing to create a huge rectangle in the centre aisle. If anyone has time to help with this TODAY - please stay behind after tea & coffee to help. It's easy to explain what needs doing.

There is no Tuesday choir practice this week. Next one: Tues 15 September. Time on 15 Sept and going forward: gather at 7.20pm for a 7.30pm sharp start. Until 8.30pm. There will also be rehearsals: Sunday 13, 20, 27 Sept, immediately after the Sunday service.

We are joining together with our neighbours at St Mary of Eton/St John of Jerusalem to start a new discipleship programme this Autumn. Please sign the sheet at the back of church TODAY. It is for anyone interested in preparing for Baptism, First Holy Communion or Confirmation—and for anyone simply wanting to explore more about what we believe. Sessions will be fun, interactive and discussion‑based, with children's activities supporting each week's theme.

Sessions will run for six weeks from 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings:

• 8 Sept – St Mary of Eton, Eastway, Hackney Wick E9 5JA
• 15 Sept – St John of Jerusalem, Lauriston Road, South Hackney, E9 7EY
• 22 Sept – St Mary of Eton
• 29 Sept – St John of Jerusalem
• 6 Oct – St Mary of Eton
• 13 Oct – St John of Jerusalem

There will be an opportunity - for those who wish to – to be confirmed at St Mary of Eton on Sun18 October 2026 at 5pm by the Bishop of Stepney.

Starting Wednesday 9 September, 7pm- 9pm for 6 weeks: Who Cares? An introduction to pastoral care. 6 weeks exploring the principles of good pastoral care - learn how to confidently care for others in church and community. Venue: St John of Jerusalem Church. Open to anyone in the Stepney area (suggested donation of £30 from your parish).

To register contact Andrea on 07516 230881 or andrea.farley-moore@anglican.org

There is Night Prayer here this Thursday, 10 September at 7pm. All very welcome!

Leander Court (63 Balcorne St, E9 7AZ), where congregation member Anne lives, has a knitting group, which apparently is open to all. Tuesdays, 3-4pm. Anyone interested, please speak to congregation member Anne Farrugia.

There is Pancake Church on Sunday 20 September, 10am (at St John of Jerusalem Primary School, Kingshold Rd, E9 7JF).

There will be a Safeguarding Meeting for all volunteers working with children and young people (Tots Group, Pancake Church, Junior Church & Youth Group). We'll meet after church on Sunday 20 Sept, in the Parish Room.

We are looking for new volunteers to assist occasionally with our Junior Church and/or Youth Group. (A DBS check and some safeguarding training would be necessary.) Please speak to Lisa-Raine or Estelle for further details.