2012 Events
This is a special year in Greenwich with the Queens Jubilee, becoming a Royal Borough and the Olympic Games!
The following are some of the events we have planned to celebrate a special year!
Joint Churches Service
9th June in Woolwich Town Centre 2pm
Greenwich Borough Churches coming together for an Open Air Service to pray for the coming Games.
Visiting Homes in the Parish
7.30pm Tuesdays 29th May, 12th and 26th June
We need volunteers to visit homes in the parish and deliver invitations to our summer events
Special 2012 Week July 20th to 27th July
Decorating the Church with bunting!
Friday 20th July
Come and help decorate the outside of the church in homemade bunting! If you would like to make some bunting there are instructions/templates available in the Fellowship Room.
Torch Relay comes past the church
Sat 21st July from 7.30 am
Join us for coffee and be part of the celebrations!
‘On Your Marks’ Cafe – part of Holiday Club
All welcome, every morning, to join us over a cup of fresh coffee/tea, homemade cakes, daily newspapers, facepainting, toddlers activity table
Tuesday the 24th until Friday the 27th July
Holiday Club
24th—27th July Holiday Club
More details to come.
Will YOU be ringing!
Friday 27th July—Big Ringing welcome—7.45am
On the opening day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, BELLS will be rung throughout the country as the UK welcomes 205 Nations from around the world.
In this once-in-a-lifetime event, people across the UK are being encouraged to ring different kinds of bells – alarm clock bells, bicycle bells, boat bells, mobile phone bells, church bells, cowbells, hand bells, school bells, town hall bells, and of course jingle bells – to usher in the most hotly anticipated sports event of the decade.
So please come and join us in this ‘big ringing welcome’ on Friday 27th July at 7.45 AM.
Just bring a bell to St John’s by 7.45am ready to join people all across the UK who at exactly 8am will ring bells to perform Martin Creeds Work no 1197. Bells will be rung as quickly and loudly as possible for just 3 minutes accompanying a piece specially commissioned by the London 2012 Festival.
Followed by coffee, juice and croissant!
The CHURCH BELL will be rung in celebration too!
Olympics Opening Ceremony
Fri 27th July evening
Join us and watch the event on the Big Screen on Blackheath
Youth Events
26th July to 2nd August
In conjunction with a team from YFC. More details from Lisa
Row for Freedom – Guest Supper
Thursday 20th September—7.30pm.
An opportunity to invite a friend to come and hear Julia Immonen speak about her Christian faith and adventure across the Atlantic. £15 per ticket – meal included at Gourmet Burger Kitchen at the O2.
Homestay Accommodation
During 2012 Olympic Games, would you be interested in offering hospitality to families of athletes and officials from developing countries?
Please speak to Debbie Breakspear or ring 0208 305 0520 for details.
Previous 2012 events
Royal Borough
On 3rd February Greenwich officially becomes the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
See local press for details of events to celebrate this or visit the Greenwich Council website: http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/site/
Social Justice event
9th February at 8pm-Homelessness Event
Free entry and light refreshments
Chair: Nick Raynsford,
MP for Greenwich and Woolwich.
Click on this link for more details:
Social Justice Evening 9th Feb. on Homelessness
Greenwich Prayer Walk for the Olympics
Saturday 11th February—10am—2pm
Join with local Christians and walk between the Olympic sites in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Contact church office on:8305 0520 for more details
Prayer event
29th Feb at 7.30pm in church
Come and pray for the Olympics
Sports Quiz
9th March at 7.30pm—Sports Quiz
Sports Quiz @ Charlton Athletic FC
with Linvoy Primus (ex-Charlton player)
Tickets—£5—available from the church office
8-10 people per table.
Celebration Day
21st March in Church
‘London 1948 meets London 2012′
