St John's Church Weekly News

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Volunteers thank you event - Saturday 25th April, 7pm

Do you volunteer or serve at St John's? We would love to invite you to our annual THANK YOU event, held in the hall at St John's. The evening will be a great opportunity for the staff team to thank you for your service. There will be a buffet meal and some light entertainment for all to enjoy.
Please rsvp to Holly in the church office by Saturday 18th April. Thank you!

St John's this week

Sun 19 Apr 10:30am	Morning Service (Church: the stones - 1 Peter 2:4-12) David Fleming is leading the service and Steven Lee is preaching
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Sun 19 Apr 6:30pm	Communion service (Commandment 10 - contentment) Alan Fryer is leading the service and Matt Lee is preaching and leading communion.
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Thu 23 Apr 10:30am	Midweek Communion
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Sat 25 Apr 7:00pm

Volunteer Thank You Evening

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Sun 26 Apr 10:30am	Morning Service (Church: the builders - Psalm 127) Mat Lee is leading the service and Ray King is preaching. Ray King used to be Youth Minister at St John’s and is returning as part of our 150th anniversary series.
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Sun 26 Apr 6:30pm	Evening service (Commandment 9 - truth) Steven Lee is leading the service and Paul Stanfield is preaching
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Global Action News

Church Family News

Church Weekend Away - 26th to 28th June!

Tickets are now available! Book your space, today.

Chris Jervis Sermon (Sunday 12th)- listen in full

We apologise to anyone listening online Sunday morning, we understand that the live link went down and you may not have heard Chris's sermon in its entirety. Link in main article.

Women's Day Saturday 9th May

Saturday 9th May, all women welcome. Speaker - Nicola Eggertson (Please open the article to read more and book online)

Parents Network - Sunday 26th April

A chance to chat more as parents as we think about how we bring up our children in a world of phones, internet and social media. 9.15am-10.15am

Annual Meeting 2026

The Annual Parishioner's Meeting (APM) and Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), will be held in the church auditorium on Wednesday 6th May from 7.30pm. You must be on the Electoral Roll to vote - open article to see how.

Book tickets for St John's Church 150th Celebration - Friday 22nd May, 5pm-9.30pm

St John's Church will be celebrating their 150th anniversary with a barn dance and Chinese buffet meal. Please book your tickets via Hubb, link within the main article!

Wedding Photographs - through the years at St John's

As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations we are hoping to create a 'Weddings at St John's' feature. Did you get married or have a blessing at St John's? Do you have any old photographs of parents, grandparents, great grandparents that may have?

Digital Slide Scanner

Dear Church Family, as part of our anniversary celebrations we are hoping to show some slides of years gone by. In order to do this we need access to a digital slide scanner. Does anyone have one that we can borrow on a short term loan.

Midweek Church walk

Please join us for a 5.5 mile walk around Chetterwood, near Witchampton, on Monday 20th April. Meeting at 9.50am for a prompt start at 10. Some gentle slopes, no stiles. Bring your own refreshments.

Compass - Thursday 7th May, 2.30-4pm

"An estate agent's life", with speaker Clive Bryant

Interregnum: Update

The new interview date is 30th June. Applications will be shortlisted shortly after the deadline on 18th May. Please continue to pray.

Running the Race network

Wednesday May 20th at 7.30pm in the Youth Lounge is our second Running the Race network evening. A chance for retired people to encourage each other as we look at the exciting opportunities we now have to continue to grow and to serve.

Creation Care: Baby Laura Asks

Free Seeds, Let’s Get Sowing!

Other News

Christian Aid Week 10-16th May

Please click on the title to view their latest newsletter

Ocean with David Attenborough - Friday 1st May

A week before Sir David Attenborough turns 100, Planet Wimborne and The Lantern Church are partnering to put on a free showing of Ocean, the 2025 feature-length film which Sir David says delivers ‘the greatest message he’s ever told’.

Donate IT - Saturday 25th April

If you’re wondering what to do with redundant IT kit, wonder no longer. The Minster Environment Group is organising another IT collection in conjunction with DonateIT, an organisation which data-wipes and refurbishes unused devices....

Canford Chamber Orchestra Concert

Friday 8 May, 7pm Canford Magna Parish Church, refreshments afterwards. Please let Joanna Hardie know if you would like to attend.

Long wheel base vehicle needed

Julian Wortley has recently had his vehicle written off. He specifically requires a long wheel base vehicle, should you have anything you could loan Julian until he gets back on the road please contact him. Thank you.

Survey on sleep, anxiety and school engagement

Pippa Rossiter's Daughter, Jo, thanks those that have responded to her survey very much. She is thrilled with the level of participation. Further responses welcome until the end of May.

COMPASS Trip to Milestones - 30th April

The Compass trip to Milestones on 30th April is confirmed. All details as the original letter. If you would like a cream tea, please let Chris know before 10th April.

Regular Reminders

Prayer Focus

We meet for Prayer Focus in the Youth Lounge at 8 pm, on the first Wednesday of the month.

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. The next one is on Thursday 23rd April.

Parish Profile

The Parish Profile has been created for those exploring the role of Vicar, but we hope it will be interesting for anyone who'd like to learn more about our church community. Hard copies in the foyer/from the office. Online via About Us/News Article.

Global Action Newsletters

The latest newsletters can be found at the foot of each partner's web page. Click here to go to main Global Action page and then choose a partner from the menu. Hard copies can be found in the church foyer in the GA rack, or requested from the office.

Opportunity to ask for prayer

We want to be a church that is deeply dependent on God in prayer.Therefore, there will be an opportunity to ask for prayer at the end of our morning services. A team of people (wearing prayer team badges) will be sat by the font in the South Transept.

Planning your Visit

Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. 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.

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

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025