St John's this Week

Sun 5 Jul 10:30am	Communion Service (2 Peter 1:1-11 - Everything we need) Matt Lee is leading the service and Phil Jack is preaching. Phil Jack is chaplain at Canford School.
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Sun 5 Jul 6:30pm	Evening Service (Romans 9 - chosen by grace) Zach McGowan is leading the service and Noel Harrison is preaching
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Interviews for the new vicar

Dear Church Family,

On the 30th June we have the interviews for the next Vicar of St John's.
We expect to email the church family after the interview to update you on how the interviews went. We also expect to give an update when we gather on Sunday 5th July.

It's unlikely we will be able to announce over email the name of a successful candidate, as various safeguarding checks are required, together with their current Bishops approval. The announcement at St John's also needs to be timed with the announcement in their current church.

Please do pray on,

Nigel, Janine and Stuart

(NB: We will have a special prayer meeting after the evening service on Sunday 28th June from 7:30-8:30pm).

The updated Parish Profile can be viewed online here.

Key people involved in the interview process:

24 Hour Prayer Pictures

Global Action News

Church family news

Flowers in Church - Our flower team is shrinking!

We would be very pleased to welcome some new faces to the team. You don’t have to be an ‘expert’, just have a love of flowers and be willing to enhance the church for Sunday services. Please speak to Debbie Tudor-Thomas or Janet Lee.

Jurassic Coastal Walk - Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July

The next walk is on Friday and / or Saturday this week, depending upon whether you might do 1 or both days walks, or just watch progress!

Compass - Thursday 2nd July, 2.30-4pm

Speaker: Steven Lee Subject: A virtual tour of Wimborne Minster, pt2

Saturday Sort It - Saturday 18th July, 9am

Please speak to Keith Loveless for more details.

Creation Care: Pollinator-Friendly Gardens

Roland and Rachel from the Creation Care team share their tips for a successful pollinator garden.

Vocal Singing Workshop - Saturday 25th July

Exciting news - Colleen, Doreen Vowles sister, will be offering a vocal workshop to all St.John's members who either sing in a worship band or are interested in improving their singing. Colleen is an experienced Worship Leader in Australia.

Screwtape: Ruining the Race by Steven Lee

This Sunday see the release of the fifth letter of Screwtape: Ruining the Race written by Steven Lee, who is one of our preaching team. It is being released one chapter at a time over a period of ten weeks.

Kids Venture Holiday Club 27th-31st July, 9.30-12noon

Sign up for our amazing week of fun for children currently in Reception to Year 5 for five mornings of activities and discovery being on a mission as spies! The week includes a Wednesday afternoon family fun event and prize giving on the Friday.

TABS - Wednesday 1st July

TABS is booked for Wednesday 1st July, 7.45pm at Rimjhim. Pre-drinks from 7.00pm at the King's Head. £25 per person, plus drinks. There is a sign-up sheet in the church foyer or alternatively, contact Phil Jones.

Other news

Lunch Club dates of closure

Tuesday 7th July and Tuesday 28th July there will be no Lunch club. Many apologies! On the 7th we have no kitchen team and no alternative team. On the 28th the church centre is in full use with their summer kids camp.

Light Up Dorset - Prayer App

Jurassic Coastal Walk for East Cliff Rotary

100 Miles for Charity in biteable chunks over 4 months! Join a 100-mile charity walk along Dorset's stunning coastline, open to Rotary clubs, churches, family, friends, and anyone wishing to participate at their own pace and ability.

Planning your Visit

Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025