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Published on Monday, 8 August 2022 08:58

Merrow collections at St. John’s Church (porch) OPEN 9am to 5 pm daily

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Published on Monday, 25 July 2022 00:00

We are very proud of our churchyard and to keep it looking beautiful we have regular tidy up mornings for anyone who has an interest to come along with a few tools to help; brooms,

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Thanks for coming - Summer Stroll 21st July

Published on Friday, 22 July 2022 15:38

The Men’s Fellowship Summer Stroll – 21st JulyThe Men’s Fellowship mountaineering team, an Intrepid eight, cautiously ventured into the great outdoors only 48 hours after the

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Published on Wednesday, 20 July 2022 10:19

Thank you for joining us at the Parish BBQ - 17TH JULY.“Temperature will top 30C next Sunday. Men’s Fellowship are subcontracted to provide the banquet. Dangerous times we live in;

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Published on Saturday, 16 July 2022 19:45

Ales on The Rails - 9th July 2022Following our most successful excursion to Brooklands in April, St John's Men's Fellowship took to the rails for The RAT - The Real Ale Train on

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Published on Thursday, 7 July 2022 18:55

Can you help repair Merrow's War Memorial?

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Published on Wednesday, 6 July 2022 15:49

Hannah Pye

This Summer we're so excited to welcome you to....

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Thank you for coming to St. John’s Summer Fete

Published on Tuesday, 28 June 2022 11:52

St. John's Summer Fete - 25th JuneThe Summer Fete was a great success having been absent since 2019. It was a terrific turnout of around over 250 from across the village and

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Published on Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:29

Hannah Pye

Join us on Sunday the 26th June for an afternoon of playing, bouncing, eating and of course sharing a story with our favourite teddies! The perfect event for those in KS1 and under

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Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2022 18:55

Compassion, one of the three charities we support, will be joining us at the 10am service this Sunday.To learn more about their work, please take a few minutes to watch this short

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St. John's Bell ringing to mark the Platinum Jubilee Weekend

Published on Sunday, 5 June 2022 14:21

The Merrow band were delighted to join with thousands of bell ringers at churches and cathedrals across the UK and the Commonwealth in celebratory ringing over the Platinum Jubilee

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Published on Sunday, 5 June 2022 12:00

Join us on Sunday for the culmination of our Gift Day Appeal

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Donations for Ukraine closing on 27th May

Published on Monday, 16 May 2022 10:00

Collections for Ukraine will close on 27th May.

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Published on Thursday, 12 May 2022 15:48

Hannah Pye

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D-Day hero’s funeral takes place at 2:00pm Tuesday 3rd May

Published on Saturday, 30 April 2022 09:30

The funeral of Percy Lewis, D-Day hero and former prisoner of war, takes place on Tuesday 3rd May at 2:00pm.

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Published on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 12:38

In preparation for the Summer Fete, the Bottle Tombola Stall is asking for your donations.

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 7th May 2022

Published on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 12:30

Breakfast Meeting with a talk from a representative from the Woking Mosque We have been running a successful series of Christian speakers involved in various business and

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Published on Monday, 18 April 2022 10:00

Preparing to welcome refugees from Ukraine.

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Published on Sunday, 10 April 2022 13:29

Men's Fellowship - Brooklands Day OutIn early April the Men’s Fellowship group hit the road for a day out at Brooklands Museum. We covered three modes of travel – racing cars,

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Published on Sunday, 27 March 2022 16:42

THE NIGHT THE CLOCKS WENT FORWARDS AND BACKThat was the night of the Friends of St John’s Quiz. As we entered British Summer Time we had a great quiz raising over £600 for the Save

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Published on Thursday, 24 March 2022 23:10

Hannah Pye

Pop along to any or all of these events to discover more about Easter in a creative, fun and family friendly way.

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Published on Wednesday, 16 March 2022 15:36

The latest Compassion Update...................2022_3 - Compassion update.pdf

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Are you getting married, having a civil partnership or other life union ceremony?

Published on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 13:34

St John's is delighted to welcome you to 4 sessions to explore the promises you will be making as a couple.

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Published on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 15:00

Hannah Pye

Pancake Cafe for all ages on 1st March - Pancake Day!

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Published on Thursday, 27 January 2022 16:34

Hannah Pye

We’re so excited that you have decided to join us on our Dragon adventure!Four days of games, crafts, friendship and fun await!Some important information that you will need to

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Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting in the Churchyard

Published on Tuesday, 4 January 2022 19:00

On December 18th, 24 representatives of the Merrow churches and community groups planted 24 trees to honour the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

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Published on Sunday, 26 December 2021 07:00

Join Rev Rona and Hannah for our Patronal Festival Service where we celebrate and learn from St. John the Evangelist

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Published on Sunday, 26 December 2021 00:00

Please read this important update regarding Covid

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Published on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 15:06

Your Merrow Parish Church Tower is beginning to show its age. Built in 1842 (almost 180 years ago), the stonework around the belfry louvre openings on the east and west sides of

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Published on Sunday, 19 December 2021 14:00

Our special visitor will need to know who's coming so please do book in here. This event is put on freely and all are welcome.
If you'd like to donate to this event there

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St. John’s Men’s Fellowship Breakfast - Saturday 27th November

Published on Sunday, 5 December 2021 15:54

St. John's Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 27th November 2021At the end of November, the Men's Fellowship group enjoyed another of our popular breakfast gatherings. This time, our

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Published on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 22:51

Hannah Pye

Everyone is Welcome Advent CalendarsThe Education team at the Diocese have created not one, but two online Advent Calendars for 2021. These Advent

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Published on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 08:41

St. John's Christmas CardsOur 2021 Christmas Cards feature our beautiful outdoor Crib, which bought so much joy to our community last year.The cards are priced at £4.50 for a pack

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Published on Wednesday, 6 October 2021 09:48

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Published on Sunday, 26 September 2021 15:27

Welcome to our September e-news We continue apace with the collection and refurbishment of tools. We are incredibly grateful

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Published on Thursday, 9 September 2021 16:23

Could you help the Diocese of Guildford to learn from the past and protect the future?The Diocese of Guildford is currently reviewing all its records, across all 162 parishes, to

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Published on Wednesday, 8 September 2021 14:43

Hannah Pye

We've been busy over the summer holidays revamping and redesigning our Church Children's Corner into a toy packed area with activities and crafts every Sunday! Pop along to our

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Published on Sunday, 15 August 2021 12:15

Men’s Fellowship Summer Ramble - July 2021One Wednesday morning, late in July, the Men’s Fellowship Group donned our walking boots and set off to explore the Clandon Downs

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Summer Holiday Community Stroll for Charity

Published on Monday, 9 August 2021 00:00

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Published on Monday, 2 August 2021 00:00

Here is the latest Guildford CAP Centre Newsletter – June 2021CAP Newsletter 90.pdf

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Thank you message and update from Guildford Food Bank

Published on Monday, 26 July 2021 17:08

Dear kind supporter, I know that most of you are aware of Heather’s sad passing. Jo has stepped up as interim coordinator, and we continue to progress plans for the Food

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Published on Sunday, 25 July 2021 15:00

Important information about the impact of the lifting of Covid restrictions on 19th July

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Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:56

Hannah Pye

We're so excited to be able to meet with you again and spend some socially distanced time together. We're back 9.30am - 11am on Mondays and are upstairs in the centre

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Published on Friday, 18 June 2021 08:19

Christian Aid at St John’s
A team of volunteers from St John’s usually carries out a house-to-house collection in Merrow in Christian Aid Week in May. With uncertainty over

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Published on Monday, 24 May 2021 08:54

Do you want to help make a difference to our Church while you shop in the Amazon app. at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "The

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Published on Wednesday, 19 May 2021 13:57

THE GAZA STRIPWe must all be horrified at the outbreak, yet again, of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, the violence on both sides and particularly the devastating

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Published on Monday, 10 May 2021 06:00

Hannah Pye

We're delighted to announce that our baby and toddler group will be opening it's doors once again from 9.30 to 11.30am on Mondays in Term Time! The next session will be Monday

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Published on Sunday, 9 May 2021 11:49

Hannah Pye

Join Hannah and the team for the first Messy Church in Person in over a year - 4-5pm on Saturday 15th May!We will be meeting to explore our Wonderful World and you can book in

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Published on Monday, 19 April 2021 18:48

Are you a survivor or victim of church related abuse? Could you help the Diocese of Guildford to learn from the past and protect the future?

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Organ Recital from April 2021 - see it again!

Published on Monday, 19 April 2021 14:23

Following the very successful and popular Organ Recital held on 14th April, you can hear it again by requesting a link at www.fostj.org/recital To celebrate the

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Confidence in a Time of Loss - a special service of Evening Prayer for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

Published on Friday, 16 April 2021 17:00

Join Rev Rona live at 5pm this Friday.

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Published on Thursday, 15 April 2021 12:07

Hannah Pye

An update on the work and activity of Baby Basics Guildford

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Food donation point now open at St. John's!

Published on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 11:30

OPEN NOW ! a food donation point at St. John's.A container for your donations is in the Church Porch, which is currently open on Sundays and Wednesdays (11am to 5pm).........

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Published on Friday, 12 February 2021 10:00

Exciting News !! Experience the ‘fifth’ gospel on a unique pilgrimage to the Holy Land St Jerome said: ‘Five gospels record the life of Jesus. Four you will find in

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Published on Friday, 12 February 2021 00:00

Hannah Pye

Welcome to our Lent Journey! As spring emerges onto our horizon as a church we get ourselves ready to Journey to the Cross through the 40days of lent; a time to re-focus

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Published on Tuesday, 2 February 2021 11:08

Hannah Pye

Take part in a pancake challenge and celebrate pancake day in style!

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Published on Tuesday, 5 January 2021 15:27

Hannah Pye

Here we go again, lockdown #3 and all ages once again entering the household educational facility. It's a tough enough time for all of us dealing with the weight of the news and

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Published on Wednesday, 23 December 2020 14:07

‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it’ (John 1:5) There is no doubt that this Christmas is different. We are living in strange times, when it

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Tier 4 Announcement for St John's from Rev Rona

Published on Sunday, 20 December 2020 14:01

Details of how the local Tier 4 restrictions will impact St. John's.

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Published on Thursday, 10 December 2020 17:00

Hannah Pye

On Sat 19th and Sun 20th pop into the Churchyard and explore! See if you can find the items on our Light trail sheet (Click here to download it) and if you go down at dusk you

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The PCC of St John the Evangelist is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our community.

For further information contact Rosanne Bond, Parish Safeguarding Officer on 01483 579462 safeguardingstjohn@gmail.com or Rev. Rona Stuart-Bourne on 01483 572207.

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