Notices and Events

Easter Lilies:  any donations towards the lilies for Easter would be very welcome. Thanks Pam Holland

Nottingham Chamber Singers: ‘Cathedrals of Sound’ concert, Saturday 25th April, 7.30pm, at St John’s. The programme uses the spaces of the church to enfold the audience in music composed for special buildings and occasions. Bruckner’s sonorous Mass in E Minor, scored for eight-part choir and wind ensemble, takes us to the ‘new’ cathedral in Linz, Austria, while other composers convey us through England, France and Poland to Italy – from Durham Cathedral to St Mark’s in Venice, via Warsaw’s Chopin Airport! Programme to include music by Bruckner, Gorecki, Arvo Part and Vaughan Williams. Tickets are £15 full price, concession £14, child/student £5, and can be booked online at https://www.music-for-everyone.org/whats-on/concerts/ or by calling the Music for Everyone box office on 0115 9589312.

APCM: This year’s APCM takes place on Sunday, 26th April, after the 10am service. If you are interested in joining the PCC, we have 12 places available. We will also be electing 3 Deanery Synod Representatives as well as Church Wardens. Nomination forms are at the back of church. In order to be a PCC Trustee, you must have been on the Church Electoral Roll for at least 6 months. All elected PCC Trustees must undertake safeguarding training and a DBS check. You can read more about what it means to be a Trustee here.

Eco Corner: Once a dandelion in a garden bed

Midst the bright anemones

Raised her golden head.


All the lovely flowers turned from her away

She’s a common weed they said

Here she must not stay


But the dandelion answered cheerfully

In this garden where you grow

I a weed may be


But beyond the mountains neath a bluer sky

Where the flowers are wild and free

There a flower am I.

Happy Earth Day!

On Thursday 23rd April from 7-8 p.m. St John’s church will be open for the local community, and for us as the church in this place. We hear a lot about the climate crisis and diversity loss, and this is an opportunity for us to reflect on our relationship with our earthly home.

There will be a number of simple activities to take part in; alternatively you may like to sit or move around quietly in the space to the accompaniment of calming sounds, perhaps using one or more of the resources provided. We hope to display art work from our children’s and young people’s groups.

We would love our young people and families to join us too, but please be aware that this will be a quiet time for us to use as individuals, and not a group activity. Drop in or stay for the whole hour – it’s your choice.

Walking with the Word Bible Study: The next dates to go in your diaries are Saturdays 25th April, 2nd May and 9th May from 10am to 11:30am in Church. You can still come even if you didn’t come to the sessions that have recently taken place. No previous knowledge necessary!

Finance Group: As a Parish we are facing significant financial challenges going forward (and that is even before the developing crisis in the middle east!) We have been putting out gentle requests for folk who are in a position to do so to give a regular gift to St John’s through the Parish Giving Scheme as a key objective is to raise our overall income. To help us to achieve this, we would like to re-form our Finance Group. The group meets 4 or 5 times a year. If you have skills or interests in this area, Father Wayne, the Church Wardens or our Treasurer Kaye would love to hear from you! Please be in touch as soon as possible. You can also get in touch through Kathryn in the Parish Office.

Church Aisle Roof Appeal: We would like to repair and protect the remainder of the north aisle roof as soon as possible. We have already had one third of the roof repaired very successfully. We have a quotation from the contractors who did the original third, and the offer of a significant contribution from an anonymous donor. However, due to the changes to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme where VAT was refundable, we are left with a shortfall of approximately £4000. We are appealing to members of our Christian family here in St John’s who may be in a position to respond with donations of any size. We would very much like this work to go ahead as soon as possible to ensure the entire aisle roof is waterproofed and protected for the future. You can give by BACS to ‘Beeston Parochial Church Council Expenses Account’ Sort code 40-10-06 Account No 50149438. Please include the reference ‘Roof’ if you plan to donate this way. Alternatively, you can speak to Kaye Ford, after the main 10am Sunday Service. Kaye is our Treasurer and can be contacted on 0115  9167806 or kayeford@hotmail.co.uk Alternatively, donations can be left on the collection plate in an envelope marked ‘roof’. If you are taxpayer and you are in a position to Gift Aid your donation then please do. This would boost your gift by 25%. If you would like to do so would you either speak directly to – or email – Kaye Ford our Treasurer or Father Wayne.