11 September 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.
Every Sunday there are people who would be happy to pray with you immediately after the service, or offer prayers for healing - just make your way to the side chapel (top right, behind where the organ/piano is played).
There is Evening Prayer here this evening at 5pm. For a list of Morning and Evening Prayer times in the week ahead, please see the diary overleaf.
There is choir practice immediately after the service today, and the next two Sundays (13, 20 & 27 September). Tuesday choir practice restarts this Tuesday 15 September, in the Side Chapel, gathering at 7.20pm for a 7.30pm sharp start, finishing at 8.30pm.
Little Tots 0-4 (under 5) Stay and Play continues this Tuesday and runs every Tuesday during term time, 10am – 12 pm. Possible new volunteers for this, please speak Lisa, Andrea or Andrew.
For the Tots group on Tuesdays we need to lay out foam mats and put up plastic fencing to create a huge rectangle in the centre aisle. If anyone has time to help with this TODAY - please stay behind after tea & coffee to help. It's easy to explain what needs doing.
We are joining together with our neighbours at St Mary of Eton/St John of Jerusalem to start a new discipleship programme this Autumn. It is for anyone interested in preparing for Baptism, First Holy Communion or Confirmation—and for anyone simply wanting to explore more about what we believe. Sessions will be fun, interactive and discussion‑based, with children's activities supporting each week's theme. Sessions are on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, alternating between venues:
- 15 Sept – St John of Jerusalem, Lauriston Road, E9 7EY
- 22 Sept – St Mary of Eton, Eastway, Hackney Wick E9 5JA
- 29 Sept – St John of Jerusalem
- 6 Oct – St Mary of Eton
- 13 Oct – St John of Jerusalem
There will be an opportunity - for those who wish to – to be confirmed at St Mary of Eton on Sunday18 October 2026 at 5pm by the Bishop of Stepney.
Continuing this Wednesday, 7pm- 9pm (week 2 of a 6 week course): Who Cares? An introduction to pastoral care.
PCC meets this Thursday 17 September, 7pm in the Parish Room.
We will be celebrating Harvest on 4 Oct. We're collecting for Hackney Foodbank. In date items only please.
Most needed items:
Long Life Juice (not apple)
Tinned Sardines
Tinned Fruit (not strawberries)
Jam
Toothpaste
Coffee sachets
Sanitary pads
Clean empty
6-egg boxes
General items
- Baked beans or tinned spaghetti
- Biscuits
- Breakfast cereal
- Clothes washing tablets
- Coffee, Teabags, herbal tea
- Curry sauce or pasta sauce
- Jam, honey or chocolate spread
- Long Life Juice
- Rice or pasta
- Snacks
- Sugar
- Tinned beans, pulses or lentils
- Tinned fish
- Tinned fruit
- Tinned meat
- Tinned rice pudding or custard
- Tinned soup
- Tinned vegetables
- Toilet roll
- UHT Milk
- Washing-up liquid
Toiletries
- Deodorant
- Disposable razors
- Hand soap
- Sanitary pads
- Shampoo & conditioner
- Shower gel
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
Baby items
- Nappies (sizes 4,5 & 6)
- Baby wipes
- Baby food (jars)
Pet items
- Cat food
- Dog food
Hackney Foodbank do not accept:
- Infant formula
- Clothing
- Out of date items
- Refrigerated items
- Fresh food items
Leander Court (63 Balcorne St, E9 7AZ), where congregation member Anne lives, has a knitting group, which apparently is open to all. Tuesdays, 3-4pm. Anyone interested, please speak to congregation member Anne Farrugia.
There is Pancake Church on Sunday 20 September, 10am (at St John of Jerusalem Primary School, Kingshold Rd, E9 7JF).
There will be a Safeguarding Meeting for all volunteers working with children and young people (Tots Group, Pancake Church, Junior Church & Youth Group). We'll meet after church on Sunday 20 Sept, in 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.