Notice of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Wednesday 7th May at 7.30pm

And of the Annual Parishioners Meeting

In the Parish of St John's Wimborne
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­the church on the 7th day of May 2025 at 7.30pm.
 
For election of parochial representatives of the laity as follows:
To the Parochial Church Council : 2 representatives.
 
For the appointment of the Independent Examiner or Auditor.
 
For the consideration of:
(a) a report on the numbers entered on the new Roll;
(b) an Annual Report on the proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of the parish generally;
(c) the financial statements of the council for the year ending on the 31st December preceding the meeting;
(d) the annual report under section 50 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018;
(e) a report of the proceedings of the deanery synod; and
(f) other matters of parochial or general Church interest.
 
In this Notice, ‘parish’ means an ecclesiastical parish.
  
Notes
Every lay person whose name is entered on the Church Electoral Roll of the parish (and no other person) is entitled to vote at the election of parochial representatives of the laity.
A person is qualified to be elected a parochial representative of the laity if –

his or her name is entered on the Church Electoral Roll of the parish and, unless he or is under 18, has been entered there for at least the preceding six months;
he or she is an actual communicant (which means that he has received Communion according to the use of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with the Church of England at least three times during the twelve months preceding the date of the election);
he or she is at least 16; and
he or she is not disqualified as referred to in paragraph 3 of these Notes.

(1) A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a churchwarden or a member of a parochial church council, a district church council or a joint council if the person is disqualified from being a trustee of a charity (and the disqualification is not subject to a waiver which permits membership of a parochial church council, district church council or joint council).(2) A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church council, a district church council, a joint council or a deanery synod if the person is included in a barred list (within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006).
(3) A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church council, a district church council, a joint council or a deanery synod if the person has been convicted of an offence mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (with that expression being construed in accordance with Rule 71(2) of the Church Representation Rules).
(4) A person’s disqualification under sub-paragraph (3) may be waived by the bishop of the diocese by giving the person notice in writing.
(5) A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church council if the person has been disqualified from holding office under section 10(6) of the Incumbent (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977.
 

Prayer Focus     

We meet for Prayer Focus in the Youth Lounge at 8 pm, on the first Wednesday of the month. We hope to see you there.
 

Volunteer Thank you Event - 26th April, 7pm

Our Volunteer Thankyou event is this Saturday. Thank you to all those that have confirmed their attendance.
There will be a delicious buffet-style meal provided, as well as some light-hearted entertainment.
 

Maintenance to Mission - This Saturday, 26th April 


This is a 6 monthly fun gathering of willing church helpers to make an impact on the care of our buildings which we all have the benefit of using and enjoying. 

Tasks are currently being planned, but are likely to include: Outside painting, brick driveway sanding of joints, gardening, cleaning etc!
If you have not joined one of these mornings and would like to help in the various jobs in and around the church, please come along between 9am-midday, there will be a task suitable for everyone to get involved. 
Please let Keith Loveless know if you plan to join us, or if have any queries contact him evenings by tel: 07768 197095 or email: kes.loveless@gmail.com.

Volunteer needed to help us apply for grants

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?! We are seeking funds for some building projects that will help us improve our impact on the environment and a few ideas for additional ways to support our church family and local community. However, we have very limited capacity within the staff team to do this currently so are looking for volunteers who have some knowledge or experience in bid writing, who could help us by sourcing suitable grants and completing the application forms.  If you can help, please contact Paula via the church office.
 

Midweek Service of Holy Communion

The midweek communion generally takes place every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 10.30 am. Our next service will be on Thursday 8th May. After the service, we enjoy refreshments together in the youth lounge. We would love you to join us! All are welcome. Spring date Communion cards are now available from the foyer.

Matt in Canford Heath 

Matt will be preaching at The Beacon Church (URC) on Sunday 27th April (10am) and conducting midweek communion at St Paul's Canford Heath on Thursday 1st May (10am). Please pray that our partnership with other local churches would be a blessing to them and to us. Find out more at www.wessexgospelpartnership.org.

Have you been baptised?

We will be having a service of adult baptism on Sunday 6th July at 6:30pm. Please do pray for those being baptised and come if you are able. If you would like to be baptised, please talk to Matt or Peter.

Pastoral Care 

Our pastoral care team offer company and support to anyone in the church family who needs it. If you, or anyone you know, would like either to join the pastoral care team (via a safer recruitment process) or need support, please contact Gillian Mannouch on 01202 847911 or 07794 586608 or gillian@stjohnswimborne.org.uk.

Hi-Vis Jackets 

On Good Friday, 6 jackets were handed out to marshals during the walk to Wimborne Minster. We only had 4 handed back in. These were borrowed from another church, and therefore we need to return them. Could you please check if you have a jacket and return it to the church office, the label inside will state 'SNHC' as shown below. Thank you.



 

Sing a new song

Sarah Gieske writes:

If you were struck by Roger's reflection last week on the 'red trail running through' the Old Testament, you may also appreciate the song Scarlet Thread by Keith & Kristyn Getty and Zach Williams (a more 'rocky' style than you may typically associate with the Gettys!):

For those whose heart music is more classical, Here is Love may well be a favourite Good Friday hymn. This beautiful new version extends the hymn to Resurrection Sunday and beyond!

If there is a song that you are listening to at the moment, please do share it with Matt.

Wimborne Foodbank 

From their Facebook page:
We were devastated to discover our food store shed has been broken into over the weekend. This puts extra pressure on our already very busy team as we have been in high demand over the Easter period. Stock that has been taken include: tinned fish, tinned spaghetti, corned beef/hams, meat meals, meatballs, hot dogs, baked beans, ravioli, pasta sauce, long Life milk, pasta, rice (dry), spaghetti (dry), soup, tinned tomatoes, empty bags, bottles of squash and toilet rolls.
This leaves our stocks very low of these items so if anyone can support by popping an extra item into our collection points as below we would be so very grateful.
*Waitrose Wimborne
*Furzehill Village Stores
* outside Oakley Village Butchers in Merley,
* Coop Colehill, Coop Crown Mead & Coop Walford Mill
* One Stop in Colehill
* A. H. Griffin Funeralcare Broadstone
* Tesco Express Broadstone
or you can bring donations directly to us at Leigh Park Community Centre, Gordon Road on Friday’s between 12-2pm or during the sessions on Wednesday mornings 10-12 & Friday 2-4pm.

There is also a drop-off bin at St John's Church, outside the toilets.
 

How does our garden grow?

As Anglican churches go, we don’t have a lot of land, but what we do have is well looked after, thanks to quite a lot of people! The Saturday Sort It team take care of the ‘heavy lifting’, Ruth Hay, Tammy Lee, Carol Hopkins & Hilary Paton keep our church and office gardens looking attractive, and the Creation Care Team grow veggies in the office garden for the Community Food Supply, and are developing a nature-friendly patch between church and the school. Why not take time to look around our ‘grounds’ when you next come to church? 

Coffee in the Conservatory - This Friday

Coffee in the conservatory will be re-commencing on the 25th April after our Easter break. We love welcoming people from church and from the community. If anyone would like to join our friendly team, baking cakes and scones, serving and chatting to the customers, or working in the kitchen please see Mary Morris,  Chris Field or Fiona Derrick who will be pleased to talk about what is involved.
Please note, coffee in the conservatory will be closed on 16th and 23rd May for the Spring break.

Don’t chuck it, DonateIT - Saturday 26 April, 12 noon–2pm

If you’re wondering what to do with IT kit you no longer use, wonder no more. Instead of sending it to landfill, take it to the next DonateIT collection hosted by the Minster Environment Group. Your old laptops, PCs, routers, mobile phones, games consoles and satnavs will all be 100% data-wiped and repurposed for charitable or community use.
Donate your items to St George’s Chapel in the Minster. More info here.

Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Group

If you feel this might be for you and you’d like to find out more then contact Gillian Mannouch on gillian@stjohnswimborne.org.uk or 07794586608.




 

Roger Taylor's Thanksgiving Service - Wednesday 30th April

A Service of thanksgiving for the life of Roger will be held at St John's, on Wednesday 30th April, 1.45pm. All welcome.

Compass

Working backstage with a top equestrian rider.

Parent's Network - Sunday 11th May, 9.15am 

As parents we try and support each other practically and encourage each other as we nurture our young disciples. We meet once or twice a term on a Sunday morning, before Church. We have pastries and coffee altogether, before the kids head out for activities. We then interview an older couple and spend precious time talking and praying about parenting together.

Bloxworth Bluebell Walk - Sunday 4th May, 2-5pm 

The bluebells are looking lovely and you are invited to a walk through the woods and then to a cream tea in the church. This is an annual event and always a pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Please park on the Club car park. All money raised is for St Andrew’s Church.

Chamber Concert - Thursday 8th May, 7pm