News Article

Sunday 28 June 2026


Please look below to see what's happening at St John of Jerusalem. You would be so welcome to come and join us for any of these services or events.


There is Little Tots 0-4 (under 5) Stay and Play every Tuesday during term time, 10am – 12 pm. Possible new volunteers for this, please speak with Lisa E or Andrew. (NB We won't be setting up for Tots Group after church today as there is a student concert in church this evening.)


There is choir practice every Tuesday, 7 – 8.30pm, in the Parish Room. This will start with an introduction to music theory, 7 - 7.30pm. People are welcome to come at 7 or 7.30pm.


"Summer is a comin' in, loudly sing cuckoo. This do read: do a good deed, and polish up the pew." Find out more at Church Cleaning this Saturday, 4 July, 9:30 – 11am.


There is Evensong next Sunday, 5 July at 5pm.


There is Night Prayer on Thursday, 9 July at 7pm.


St John of Jerusalem Primary School are having there Summer Fair this Saturday (4 July) – 11am-3pm in the school, Kingshold Road, E9 7JF. All very welcome!


Hackney Festival Chorus are holding a Come and Sing workshop looking at Fauré's Requiem, here at St John of Jerusalem Church on Saturday 4 July. Workshop 2 - 5:15pm (£15 per person), with performance at 6pm (free, with a retiring cash collection for a local cancer charity). All welcome. Please speak to Liz or see the Hackney Festival Chorus website for further details.


After church next Sunday (5 July) Lisa-Raine is doing a group safeguarding session for those wanting to do their online training in the company of other people. This will be ain the Parish Room.


We are looking for new volunteers to assist occasionally with our Junior Church and/or Youth Group. (A DBS check and some safeguarding training would be necessary.) Please speak to Lisa-Raine or Estelle for further details.


Anna Dalton's daughter, Margarita, has signed up to climb Mt Kilimanjaro this August, to raise money for Street Child (who work with a network of local organisations in over 20 of the world's toughest countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Europe, to see all children safe, in school and learning - especially in low-resource environments and emergencies). She is hoping to raise £2980. Any words of encouragement or sponsorship gratefully received! You can sponsor her at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/uk-kilimanj...


Prideaux House is seeking donations of good quality clothes or electrical items to sell in their Charity Shop. Donations can be left at Prideaux House (10 Church Crescent) on Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays, or at the charity shop (407 Mare Street).