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Notes from st john’s

As must be the case with many At a lay-led service on 11 July, the
churches, St John’s is emerging from the congregation sang a hymn, ‘Be thou my
previous lock-downs with considerably guardian and my guide’, outside the
reduced finances due to loss of income church after the service had ended. It

from weddings, funerals and other was not exactly a ‘Songs of Praise’
services which previously brought in rendition which was understandable
revenue. On top of this has been a fall with un-practised voices, but it was
in congregational attendance together welcome to bring one of the principal
with loss of much of the income from instruments of worship and

donations. We are now looking and `participation back into play again, and
praying for ways to regenerate the social with it the prospect of re-establishing
and mission spirit of church members. the choir and a joyful and challenging
The result of this has been that our musical life again.
parish share has had to be reduced to
that which it was two years ago, in order John French
to keep the account balances straight.

This is regrettable since we know that
the diocese uses money from parish
share to largely fund the employment of
clergy. So the intention is to restore the
share to its recent level or to increase it

as soon as finances allow.

FROM THE REGISTERS

BAPTISMS

27 June Brooke Natasha Bounds

Brienna Mia Bounds

WEDDINGS

9 July Shane Sutton & Tanya Martin
23 July Nicholas Brooks & Nertila Qenani

FUNERALS

22 June David Howells 8 July Christopher Fleetwood
29 June Stephen Treasure 14 July Christopher Eichelman

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