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Women's Brunch - Saturday 13th September, 10am-12pm

£5 - pay on the day
Book in church on Sunday 7th September

We Want Your Handbags!
Bring new or gently used, unwanted large handbags to donate to the charity Love Grace. Bags can be empty or filled with toiletries, or just bring a few toiletries. All donations are optional but all we collect will be donated to women’s refuges. Lisa Perry will share with us her experience of working in a women’s refuge.

The charity Love Grace aims to empower victims of domestic abuse, in honour of Grace Millane who was tragically killed whilst travelling in New Zealand in 2018. She loved handbags!
Toiletries you could include: Basic items: toothpaste, toothbrush, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant. A few extras: wipes, tissues, plasters, soap or hand gel, lip balm, cotton buds, face cloth or sponge, hairbrush or comb, perfume, sunglasses. Do not include: sharp items, sanitary products, pain killers, razors, alcohol, money, food, contraceptives, opened or damaged products.
See lovegrace.co.uk for more information about the charity.

Win on Waste in Wimborne are also collecting unused handbags. The next session is on Saturday 13 September at Wimborne Methodist Church (the same time as our Brunch)!

St John's this week

Sun 7 Sep 10:30am	Communion Service (Matthew 16:21-28 - The cross) Steven Lee is leading the service and Noel Harrison is preaching
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Sun 7 Sep 6:30pm	Evening Service (Romans 5-8 - What's so good about being a Christian?) Alan Fryer is leading the service and Matt Lee is preaching
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Thu 11 Sep 10:30am	Midweek Communion
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Fri 12 Sep 7:30pm	FUSE Leader's Meeting
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Global Action News

Church Family News

Lost Property

On Sunday, there will be a table in the foyer with various items of lost property. Please take a look whether any of the items are yours.

Ken Hoare's 100th Birthday

This week at Lunch Club we had the privilege of celebrating Ken Hoare's 100th birthday. Congratulations Ken!

David Titheradge Funeral details

David's funeral will be held at St John's on Friday 19th September at 11am, followed by a private service for family only at Poole Crematorium. Please keep Mia and her four daughters in your prayers at this sad time.

Prayer Focus

We meet for Prayer Focus in the Youth Lounge at 8 pm, on the first Wednesday of the month. We hope to see you there.

Creation Care Eco Tips

Dorset Council have a page on Facebook and X with lots more eco tips and info - if you have a social media account just search for them.

Compass - Thursday 18th September, 2.30-4pm

'Life in the Met', with guest speaker Vic Atkins.

Saturday Sort It - Saturday 20th September, 9am

Our next gathering will be on Saturday 20th September. Please save the date! All are encouraged to join us, and everyone is welcome.

Ride and Stride - Saturday 13th September

Join us with friends and family for this year's cycle ride, which raises money for St John's Church and historic church buildings in Dorset.

Other News

Haywood Organ Recital - Saturday 20th September, 7.30pm

Organ Recital at Wimborne Minster, tickets £15.

Come and Discover the Mysteries Behind the Organ Pipes - Tuesday 16th September, 7.30pm

Help to build a pipe organ from everyday objects and then play it! Tickets £10.

Job opportunity at Wimborne Methodist Church

Administrator wanted

Concert For Ukraine - Saturday 15th November

St.John’s is hosting a concert in support of the people of Ukraine on 15th November at 7:30pm. It will feature the Dorset Police Male Voice Choir and ladies from the Dorset Ukrainian Community with solo singer, Larisa Sotnikova.

Wimborne Minster Flower Festival - 26th - 29th September

The first Flower Festival to be held in Wimborne Minster for three years will take place from Friday 26th to Monday 29th September 2025. Click for details or see the poster in the Atrium.

Cuthburga Lectures - 6, 13, 18th September

This year Wimborne Minster commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the death of St Cuthburga. They are featuring three lectures to celebrate.

Aspects of Spirituality - Wimborne Minster

These Monday sessions will be held on September 29th and October 6, 13, 20th, 7pm arrival for a 7.30pm start.

Streetlight Needs You!

We need your help! Please click the title link for further details.

Regular Reminders

Help using the website

We can help you sign up as a member and get the very best out of the new website - please just contact the church office to arrange for someone to provide support. Click here to find out more about how use the website. There are links for how to register

Guided Christian Tours of the Minster for your friends

Steven Lee, who is part of the preaching and leading team at St John’s, is offering a new way to talk about the Christian faith with friends/family who are not Christians. Click for further details.

Pastoral Care

Our pastoral care team offer company and support to anyone in the church family who needs it. Please contact Gillian Mannouch on 01202 847911 or 07794 586608 or gillian@stjohnswimborne.org.uk

Midweek Service of Holy Communion

The midweek communion generally takes place every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 10.30am. Our next service will be on Thursday 11th September.

Planning your Visit

Welcome from the Vicar

Let me welcome you to St John’s! I am so delighted you have found our web site. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

I do hope I will have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Revd. Peter Breckwoldt