Groups at St. John's Church

St.John's - Warwick Road and St.John's - Knights Meadow is a Family of around four hundred adults and 130 children. For purposes of pastoral care, there is a number of home groups which meet during the week, to pray together, to study the Bible, worship God, to support and care for each other, and have lots of fun. If you would like to know more about these groups and the life of the church, then please ask a member of the Welcome Team when you visit us.

As well as supporting one another we believe that God commands us to go out to others with His message of love.

St.John's - Knights Meadow is a young church we have "planted" in eastern Kenilworth. It meets each Sunday at 10 a.m. in Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane. If you live in that area then our "daughter church" could be right for you. The contact person at St.John's - Knights Meadow is Phil Sewards

Sunday Services

For details of our services, follow this link.

Home Groups

There are over 20 different groups which meet during the week in members homes to pray together, to study the Bible, support and care for each other- and have fun!

Prayer meetings

A Parish prayer meeting is held each Monday evening in Church from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. which includes time and space for personal prayer. and also healing with the laying on of hands

Mothers’ Union at St John’s

In 2005 we celebrated 100 years of Mothers’ Union at St John’s. We have two Branches (Afternoon & Evening). The afternoon branch is currently the largest in the Diocese with 103 members with an age range of 31 to 94 years and one third of whom have children under 16 years and 5 are men.

We have regular meetings - the Afternoon Branch meets on the third Thursday and the Evening Branch on the first and third evenings of each month. Speakers at meetings focus on the aim of MU which is to promote the well being of families worldwide.
The current leaders are Barbara Roberts (511783) and Lynda Howells (777938)

Members are also involved with a wide range of activities - helping at Toddlers’ group, Tea and Chat, running Parents Talking, running Parenting courses, collecting and sorting haberdashery for TWAM, supporting the Globe café for international students at University of Warwick, visiting sick and lonely. We provide family events such as Family Fun Days with barbecues, Easter egg hunt to involve the young members. We hold discussion times on issues about which the MU is asked to make comment eg Abortion and currently the Format of Civil Weddings. Each year we pack shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child appeal.

We have fun and fellowship too with with Summer Teas, Christmas lunches and outings. Underlying all this is our prayer life for members worldwide and for the well-being of families.

St John’s Choir

Music at the 6 p.m. evening services at St John’s, Warwick Road is led by a small four-part choir and organ. We meet on Friday evenings in church, from 7.30 – 9.00, to practise. We are a friendly group of people who enjoy singing together, and although we do not take ourselves too seriously, we strive to give of our best to the glory of God. Music is taken mainly from Mission Praise, and includes classic hymns, more modern worship songs, and occasionally Taizé and Iona music.

We also meet socially from time to time, and sometimes go out into the community, to Residential Homes and to other churches to sing.

If you would like to join us you would be very welcome – just come along on a Friday evening or contact the parish office for more information

Other fellowship groups

• Ladies Evening Group: meets last Wednesday in the month from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.
• Mens Fellowship: meets last Thursday in the month
• Tea and Chat is open to anyone who wishes to drop in on a Friday afternoon between 2.30 and 4 p.m for a cup of tea and a friendly chat.
• Parents and Toddlers: playgroup for pre-school children
  Thursdays in term time 10-11.30 a.m.
• Parents Talking: support group for parents of young babies from birth to 18 months
  Wednesdays in term-time, 1-3 p.m.

Youth

At St. John's we have a wide range of groups, services and activities designed to give young people a place to belong and discover more about the christian faith. Visit our Youth page for more details.

See our Youth page for more details

Alpha Course

Alpha is for everyone, especially:

• Those wanting to investigate Christianity
• New Christians
• Newcomers to the church
• Those who want to brush up on the basics

It's low key, friendly and fun. You're not on your own either. More than 2 million people worldwide have found it a worthwhile experience, completing the Alpha course in churches, homes, schools, universities and prisons.

So join us on a journey of discovery.

Phone Phil Sewards or the parish office for more details. See also the Alpha web site.

More details

All the above groups meet in the Church Hall, Warwick Road, unless otherwise stated.

For more details of all of these groups, contact the parish office