NEW AREA DEAN
The Rev Peter Matthews, formerly in charge of St Bride’s and St John’s churches in Old Trafford, has been appointed as our new Area Dean. He will be licensed in March, so please pray for him in this new position.
CARBON AWARENESS
There is carbon awareness training on Saturday 28th February, from 10am to 1pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Stretford, with Canon Grace Thomas leading the session. Please speak to Reverend Debra if you want to attend.
LENT EVENT
A Lent Evening of Reflection will take place Thursday 26th March, at 7.30pm in the side chapel. It will be led by the three housegroup leaders (Reverends Debra, Rodney and Graham). Housegroups will not take place that day and will recommence in mid-April. Anyone can attend this one-off evening – you don't have to belong to a housegroup.
ECUMENICAL LENT BREAKFASTS
A series of four breakfasts will take place on Tuesday mornings on 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th March at Cornerstone Methodist Church at the Nag’s Head Circle. The breakfasts will be at 10.30am and will be followed by reflection and worship. Each session will be led by a different local minister. Please put the dates in your diaries.
THE CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING
Our church annual meeting will take place on Sunday 19th April after morning service and everyone is invited. This year we need to choose two churchwardens, two Deanery Synod representatives, and other members of the Parochial Church Council.
If you are on the church Electoral Roll you can vote at this meeting. Nominations for the Electoral Roll will close on Saturday 28th March. If you are already on the roll and your details are unchanged, you do not need to do anything. If not, and you would like to be on the roll, you must be over 16 years of age and either live in the parish or worship regularly at St John’s and think of this as your home church.
Please note ...
Thursday Holy Communion services are to be held at St. John’s at 10.30am on 19th February and 5th March, and at St Michael’s Flixton at 10.15am on 26th February.
The World Day of Prayer is on Friday 6th March at 5pm, at St Monica's Church Flixton. It is a great opportunity to gather with our sisters and brothers in Christ and pray together, remembering that the same service will be taking place in many areas all across the world.
Messy Easter will be held from 2pm to 3.30pm on Sunday 22nd March. Crafts, refreshments (including hot cross buns) and the Easter story will be on offer. This is always a great community event, so spread the word among your friends and neighbours.
FACEBOOK PAGE
St. John’s in Flixton has a Facebook page – search St. John’s Flixton for regular Facebook updates on events and activities taking place in church. Please “like” the page and encourage neighbours, family and friends to do the same to help us grow our followers.
Licensing of Rev Debra Blair as Incumbent of St John's
The Rev Debra Blair was licensed as the Incumbent of St John's Flixton on Sunday 23rd October 2022, in a service at St John's led by the Bishop of Middleton, the Rt. Rev. Mark Davies, and the Archdeacon of Manchester, the Ven. Karen Lund. Guests were welcomed from both our parish and the wider church in our area for this special celebration of a new phase of ministry.
Join the JC Squad!
'The J C Squad' is the new name for our Sunday School, and it runs at 10.30am during morning service. Children rejoin their parents in church at the end of the main service and often share with the whole congregation something of what they've been doing that day.
Remembering the glorious dead of two World Wars
A beautiful poppy display at St.John's Church - November 2025.