Weekly News

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.  And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
Mark 11:24-25
SUNDAY 11 JANUARY  St John's is still open today
Services will run as normal at 10 am followed by refreshments and at 6 pm with refreshments prior to the service. If you don't have any water at home, please feel free to bring bottles to fill up.
SERVICES THIS WEEK
SUNDAY 11 JANUARY
10am Communion Service 
Live-streamed on our website and YouTube channel.
The Rock children's group (for children aged 3-11) meets during the service
Title: Rejoicing & Rebuking
Bible Passage: Mark 11:1-25
Preacher: Andy Brown

6pm Evening Service
BOSS youth group (for children aged 11-17) meets during this service at 5.30pm with a meal
Title: Rejoicing & Rebuking
Bible Passage: Mark 11:1-25
Preacher: Andy Brown

MONDAY 12 JANUARY
2pm Holy Communion
Preacher: Nigel Hinton

8pm St John's Online
 
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Funerals & Thanksgiving Services
The funeral of Olga Cross will take place this Tuesday, 13th January at 2:30pm here at St John's Church. Claire would like to invite anyone who knew Olga to join the family after the service in the church hall for tea and coffee.

Alan Mathers, who used to attend church here, died on Christmas Day. There will be a Thanksgiving Service at St John's in Copthorne at midday on 23rd January. Alan's son, Richard, would like to invite anyone who knew Alan to attend the service and the wake afterwards, at Old House Inn, Effingham Rd. If you would like to attend the wake, please could you let Richard know on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
Men's drinks
Fri 16th Jan = Men's drinks from 7:30pm at "La Farola".  Bring a friend!
Car park available on the opposite side of the road, near to the fire station.
 
 
 
Women's Breakfast 

The next St John's Church women's breakfast will take place on Saturday 31st Jan 9.30-11am. Frankie Knight will be our guest speaker, looking at the subject of how God doesn't change (and why that's a good thing) and how we do change (and why that's a good thing!).
Frankie has been involved in schools ministry and student ministry in the past, and is now a full-time mum to baby Jonah. Her husband Joel is the minister of a church in Wokingham.
Do come and join us as we spend time together over a delicious bacon breakfast, singing, praying and listening to a talk.
No need to book; entry free but small donations towards food costs welcome.
For further information or if you have any questions, please speak to Elizabeth Purdy, Mary Wooldridge (morning service) or Caroline Kettlewell (evening service), or email the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
 
 
Spring Term Teaching Series
 
 
 
What's happening at St John's next week
Monday 11th January
2pm Holy Communion
Wednesday 12th January
6.45am - 7.15am Prayer Meeting in the church hall
2pm Watercolour on Wednesdays
Thursday 13th January
9.30am - 11am JAM Toddler group
Friday 14th January
7pm - 8.30pm Verve
 
 
SERVICES NEXT WEEKEND

SUNDAY 18 JANUARY
10am Morning Service
Live-streamed on our website and YouTube channel.
Title:The Teachers & the Tenants
Bible Passage: Mark  11:27-12:12
Preacher: Spencer Shaw

6pm Communion Service
Title:The Teachers & the Tenants
Bible Passage: Mark  11:27-12:12
Preacher: Spencer Shaw

Monday 19 January
2pm Connections in the hall

8pm St John's Online
 
 
Donate your used ink cartridges by putting them in the box in the church office.  ARocha will receive between 10p-£1.00 for every cartridge donated (depends on the cartridge type). Find out more information here. So far your used ink cartridges have raised £34.55 for ARocha.
 
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEKEND

Dear Lord: we praise and thank you for our Church family. We thank you for the blessing of children and we ask you to help us to pray unceasingly for the children within our Church, that they may be filled with the knowledge of your will and blessed in all spiritual wisdom and understanding now and in the future.