Monthly Archives: May 2010

Heritage Lottery Fund – Pre Application

As previously mentioned, we submitted a pre-application to the Heritage Lottery Fund to gauge how receptive they would be to supporting our church organ renovation project. They have now had time to consider this and have returned the following email. … Continue reading

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The Vicar’s Letter – June 2010

Dear Friends, May I begin by saying a HUGE THANK YOU to all those who worked so hard giving of their time, their skill and their energy to produce such a wonderful, glorious Flower Festival to celebrate our 125th anniversary. … Continue reading

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An author in our midst

You just never know what talents are lurking within our small church here at St. Johns. David Rowland, a member of St. Johns has just self-published his first novel entitled The Thin Black Line a story of adventure set in … Continue reading

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Church Organ Project – Where are we up to?

After much ‘toing’ and ‘froing’, and visits from a couple of organ builders, we have finally received a provisional cost for carrying out the work to renovate the Hill organ. And unfortunately, it is a substantial sum, maybe even as much … Continue reading

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The Vicar’s Letter – May 2010

Dear Friends, this past week I’ve been reminded of an old book I read as a student entitled ‘God tells the man who cares’ by W. Tozer. On the front cover is a picture of a man deep in prayer, … Continue reading

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