Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
‘I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.‘ – Galatians 2:20
This Sunday is sometimes referred to as Passion Sunday as we remember Jesus’ suffering as he journeyed from the garden of Gethsemane to the cross. In the Bible there are lots of places where Christ speaks of his love generally for his people but what I like so much about this verse is it speaks of Christ’s love for the individual. Paul recognised that Christ loved him personally and died for him personally. And what is true of Paul is true for each of us, he loves each of us uniquely and gave his life for you, dying for all your sins and failures. As we approach Easter, let us delight in what it means to be loved personally and individually by the Lord Jesus. Let us also pray that we too may grow in our desire for others to know this amazing love, that we may Speak – Pray – Love our neighbours so they too may come to know Him who loves them and gave his life for them.
TOMORROW: Easter Quiz at 8pm. It’s a really fun evening as well as a great event to invite your friends and neighbours to. For all the details click here:
https://www.stjohnsblackheath.org.uk/event/easter-quiz/
It will be the same format as in January and February with Liam as Quiz Master. There will be a short message in the break!
HELP REQUIRED: We are looking for a few more people to help hand out DIY Easter Garden Bags to our local Community on the green in front of St John’s Church. We plan to do this on Good Friday 2nd April and Saturday 3rd April between 10am and 4pm. Please contact Jane at andrewjanebes@gmail.com if you can offer to help for a couple of hours.
EASTER EVENTS: Please see the parish letter here: Parish letter March 2021- FINAL.pdf
which has been delivered to the parish and contains all the details.
For Easter Sunday, please remember to book one either for 9.15, 11.15 or 4pm as we are expecting large numbers and we want to make space for visitors.
https://www.stjohnsblackheath.org.uk/event/all-age-easter-sunday-service/
VIRTUAL EASTER CHOIR: We need you!
Everyone is invited to sing in our virtual Easter choir. All the details can be found on our website here:
https://www.stjohnsblackheath.org.uk/event/join-the-virtual-easter-choir/
Please do get involved in this great opportunity to ‘sing together’.
THIS SUNDAY: 21st March
9.15 and 11.15am – Mark 15:16-39 ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’
10.30am Zoom refreshments, do join together for some fellowship via this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81424473923?pwd=ekkvMk5obDR3MXoxek96MXoxZVEyQT09
Meeting ID: 814 2447 3923
Passcode: 112358
Can I please remind those attending on Sunday mornings that the restrictions still apply, especially around not mingling inside or outside the church.
6pm service via Zoom
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 ‘What response does the cross require?’
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87137623729?pwd=L08ybzRCdkluQzRiUUxJYnJKQm5idz09
Meeting ID: 871 3762 3729
Passcode: 079847
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING (Annual Parochial Church Meeting, APCM)
Monday 19th April at 7.45 via zoom – If you are not yet on the electoral roll but would like to be, please pick up a form from the church or email the office and Cathy will send you a form. During this meeting we will be electing two people to the Parochial Church Council (PCC), if you are interested in this, please speak to Eddie or one of the churchwardens. (Sam or Vanessa)
LENT PRAYER GATHERINGS
Please join for a short time of guided prayer (30min) which continues every Tuesday at 9am, Thursday 8pm and Saturday 4.30pm via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83374329566?pwd=bTEyN3lCYjRYZS9sZnR6VngrK0FCdz09
Meeting ID: 833 7432 9566
Passcode: 366044
Yours in Christ, Eddie
