We celebrated the Resurrection with a joyful Easter communion service attended by most of our residents, plus those watching from afar – the UK and elsewhere. The congregation sang the traditional Easter hymns with their usual enthusiasm and the choir sang an arrrangment of the wonderful Townend/Getty hymn “See what a morning”. Our Sunday school children gave out Easter…

PSHF (Philippines Self Help Fund) is a mission that St John’s help to support through regular donations. Richard Foster heads this mission and provides us with newsletters of projects which our donations have helped towards, thanks to the contributions that you have all made to our weekly collections or the planned giving scheme. Our latest project:   Paquito and Arcelita…

Our monthly lunch dates will start again as soon as the local restaurants reopen, when all those on the mailing list will be contacted. This is open to all ladies connected with St John’s and their friends, and we meet in a local restaurant for a reasonably-priced meal and a chat. Please use the contact details if you wish to…

WE REMAIN OPEN FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP AT10:30am DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE REQUIRE THE WEARING OF A MASK IN THE CHURCH AND THE OBSERVANCE OF OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRMENTS. Communion is administered by wafer only. Sadly, we cannot meet for refreshments or our monthly lunch afterwards. The services are recorded each week and can be found on our Facebook page (@StJohnsStRaphael)…

Harvest Weekend at St John’s 18 September – Service to commemorate 75 years since the end of World War II The choir members had been rehearsing this music whenever possible according to Covid restrictions, but were not sure until a week before whether it would be possible to go ahead. Thankfully there were no new instructions from the government to…

News from the Philippines March 2020 PSHF (Philippines Self Help Fund) is a mission that St John’s help to support through regular donations. Richard Foster heads this mission and provides us with newsletters of projects which our donations have helped towards, thanks to the contributions that you have all made to our weekly collections or the planned giving scheme.