A Report on the Emerging Church by Tom Donaghey (Vicar of St John’s Baxenden) Government and Diocesan Guidelines For many it will be an absolute joy that once again we can gather with our people to worship God from July…
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Setting the scene Jesus is condemned to die Jesus is given His cross Jesus falls 1st time Jesus meets His mother Simon made to carry Jesus’ cross Veronica wipes Jesus’ face Jesus…
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Dear brothers and sisters As we approach Palm Sunday, which leads us into Holy week, the last week of Jesus’ life and ministry, Christians everywhere are asked to put in their windows a plain cross made of paper, cardboard,…
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People diagnosed with Coronavirus (Jer 17:14) – Healing Lord help all the people diagnosed with Coronavirus to fight it and not be afraid – The medical staff looking after them – The people trying to develop an antibody People…
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Hi folks, I trust and hope you are all looking after yourselves, your loved ones and neighbours! During these church closures we are hoping to keep the church open from 12-4 every day for [foodbank] donations to be made and…
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In these challenging times that is impacting on every aspect of our community, the church too is needing to adapt and meet these required changes. From direction of the Church of England and the…
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Whether it’s money worries keeping you up at night, you just can’t seem to shake that bad habit, or you’re tired of going for job interviews that never get you anywhere – CAP has a service that can help you…
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Open to all men. However, because our outings usually take place during the week, we tend to favour retired men or those out of work. We try to keep costs to a minimum
A selection of some of our recent church outings and activities, which are always open for anyone to attend. Future outings and activities can be seen in our Upcoming Events section
100 years ago, this day, the guns fell silent… This is a once in a life time opportunity to commemorate the fallen Pals from Baxenden who joined the Accrington Pals but never made it back. A bloody world war that…
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Saint Johns FC represent our church and Accrington with pride and always put in a performance which underline what a determined and talented group of players the team has to offer. If you are passionate about football, join us!
Alpha Course – Interested? What is life really all about, what is its meaning and purpose? Is there a God, if so what is he like, who is he, what is he? Nobody has all the answers, and yet there…
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A few photos from our Free Festival Weekend
Setting off from Baxenden in a coach, a group of us from St. John’s, went to see Billy Elliot the Musical at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. On our way Finchy gave us each a little puzzle to do relating…
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On the weekend of 9th/10th/11th September, 2016, we will be holding a free Community Weekend, with events open to all members of our community, their friends and family, completely free of charge. All we desire, is that you enjoy a…
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