St John's this Week

Sun 21 Dec 10:30am
Jayne Sharman is leading the service and James Frampton is preaching
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Sun 21 Dec 2:30pm
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Sun 21 Dec 7:30pm
A chance to sing all your favourite carols and to hear Roger Simpson explain the Christmas message.
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Mon 22 Dec 2:30pm
A chance to sing all your favourite carols and to hear Roger Simpson explain the Christmas message. Refreshments will be served after the service.
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Mon 22 Dec 7:30pm
A chance to sing all your favourite carols and to hear Roger Simpson explain the Christmas message.
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Wed 24 Dec 11:00pm
Matt Lee will be leading this service of communion, and Alan Fryer will be preaching.
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Thu 25 Dec 9:30am
A short service for all ages to celebrate Christmas together.
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Thu 25 Dec 11:00am
A short service for all ages to celebrate Christmas together. Afterwards there will be a short service of Holy Communion.
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Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Group - Tuesday evenings from 13th January

Kintsugi Hope is a Christian charity and its vision is for: "A world where mental and emotional health is understood and accepted, with safe and supportive communities for everyone to grow and flourish."

How is your emotional wellbeing?

The Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Group runs weekly, for a period of 12 weeks. Each week, in a small, safe, and supportive group, we will look at subjects rarely talked about in depth such as: Honesty, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, shame and anger.

Kintsugi Hope's aims for this shared journey are that:

· Those attending will gain support, understanding and tools that will enable them to become more resilient.
· There will be safe groups, where there is no shame and embarrassment in struggling.
· Those attending will experience an increase in self-worth, confidence, and wellbeing.
· Those attending will gain a deeper understanding of the reality of God's love for them.
· There will be clear pathways to receive additional support if needed – we are not experts and will not be providing counselling in the groups but will signpost people if this would be helpful for them.

Everyone is welcome to join, however, because we are not mental health experts, the groups would not be suitable for those with a more serious diagnosed mental illness.

The groups are free to attend and although we will talk about God and our Christian faith during the sessions, they will still be accessible to non-Christians.

If you feel this might be for you and you’d like to find out more then contact Gillian Mannouch email: gillian@stjohnswimborne.org.uk

For full details, click here.

To book, click here.

 

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Church family news

Venice Beach
Dear Church Family, Jo Stuart would like to let you know that Venice Beach died peacefully at Southampton hospital, on Thursday 18th December. Once the family have a funeral date confirmed, they will share it with the church family.
Church Office Christmas Closure - 23rd Dec-6th January
The church office will close for the holidays, on Tuesday 23rd December, reopening on Tuesday 6th January.
Help needed at our Youth House
We are erecting a secure store (13' x 11') at our Youth Worker's house in Wimborne and need to lay some foundations. We need help with removing the turf and digging down for the foundations, then laying the concrete. A mini-digger would be a ideal or...
Christmas Day Lunch at St John's
Cathy and Phil Murray and their team of helpers will be putting on a tasty Christmas lunch on Christmas Day. There are limited spaces still available. Book via the church office.
St John's Christmas Card
In lieu of sending cards, there will be a large Christmas card for people to sign at the back of church. Please add your message.
Messy Christmas - Sunday 21st December
Booking now open! Click on the link in the main article to book your place today.
Christmas at St John's
We have plenty of fun and faith-filled activities at our church. If you are a member of the church, or part of the local community, we would be delighted to welcome you to any - or all - of these events.
Volunteering at St John's
There are many opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. We are especially seeking willing volunteers to help out with our young disciples - speak to Matt or Jeremy for details. Open the article for full details and a link to all vacancies.
Vacancy: Pre-School Practitioner
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pre-School Practitioner to join the dedicated team at St John’s Pre-School. Open the article for more details.
Compass - Thursday 18th December, 2.30-4pm
Party Time! As always, a fun couple of hours with music, anecdotes, and jokes. All welcome, please come and join us. Spring 2026 programme now available, please take a copy from the church foyer.
Saturday Sort It - Saturday 17th January, 9am
Please do come along, if you are able.
Interregnum: Update (and resources)
Our Patron, Church Society, who lead the recruitment process, have provided the following dates (open the article for details): Advertising this week, closing date 12th January, interviews 23rd February.
Creation Care Eco Tips - Green Christmas Ideas
For Greener Decorations, have you considered?

Other news

StreetLight are recruiting!
StreetLight are currently recruiting for an Operations and Hospitality Assistant - This is a part-time weekday role with flexible hours, paid at £13.45 per hour, and involves supporting our team with daily operations, café service, and light admin.
 

 

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