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What's happening at St John’s
Sunday 30th August
Sung family Eucharist-10:30am
with Rev Stuart F Gray
Tuesday 1st September
Said Eucharist 6pm
All are Welcome to our Services
Revd Stuart F Gray BD PGDE
Broad Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 1AN
Tel No 01259 724550
Email office@sjea.org.uk
Website - www.stjohnschurchalloa.org.uk
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St John's Alloa
Newsletter 30th August 2026
Welcome to our latest Newsletter. This week we have a Pastoral
Letter from Bishop Ian, an invitation to a Gathering at the Cathedral in
Perth, and details of a Macmillan Coffee Morning at St John's along with
other news.
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Welcome to our latest Newsletter. This week we have a Pastoral Letter from Bishop Ian, an invitation to a Gathering at the Cathedral in Perth, and details of a Macmillan Coffee Morning at St John's along with other news. ........................................... |
READINGS FOR 30th AUG 2026
Theme - We see Peter remonstrating
with Jesus and Jesus calling us to "Take up your cross and follow
me"
SERVICE
TIMES
Sunday 10.30am Family Sung Eucharist
until around 11.30am then all are welcome to stay for refreshments and time
to chat.
Tuesday 6pm Quiet Service of Eucharist until
6.30pm.
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Theme - We see Peter remonstrating with Jesus and Jesus calling us to "Take up your cross and follow me" |
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SERVICE TIMES |
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Sunday 10.30am Family Sung Eucharist until around 11.30am then all are welcome to stay for refreshments and time to chat. |
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Tuesday 6pm Quiet Service of Eucharist until 6.30pm. |
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PASTORAL LETTER
In Bishop Ian's
Pastoral Letter for August he announces that the Acting Bishop of
the Diocese from 2 November during the Vacancy will be
the Right Revd Nick Bundock, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, who has
become such a valued and caring colleague since his arrival in Glasgow in
2025. Read the full
Pastoral Letter and also the Canonical
Declaration to join the Strathearn charges into a joint incumbency by
clicking these underlined links.
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In Bishop Ian's Pastoral Letter for August he announces that the Acting Bishop of the Diocese from 2 November during the Vacancy will be the Right Revd Nick Bundock, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, who has become such a valued and caring colleague since his arrival in Glasgow in 2025. Read the full Pastoral Letter and also the Canonical Declaration to join the Strathearn charges into a joint incumbency by clicking these underlined links. |
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ST JOHN'S NEWS
Park Primary School Uniform -
As in previous years we are hoping to provide uniform and supplies for some
pupils in Park Primary. The Tea and Coffee money will go towards this
for the next 4 weeks.
Park Primary is also asking Alloa Tesco for funding to help
with their project to encourage the children to grow healthy food. So next
time you're in the store, how about popping a blue token or two into the box?
Pilgrimage to Iona - We have provisionally
booked Bishops House in Iona from the 9th till 14th October 2027 for 5
nights. Our plan is to do fundraising to enable the price to be as low
as possible for everyone. If you haven’t already expressed your
interest, please let Stuart know. Information will be given soon on how much
to pay for the deposit.
The Macmillan Coffee Morning at St John's
will be on Friday 25th September from 10am-12noon, raising funds for
Macmillan Cancer Support. There will be delicious home baking and one or two
surprises too. Please come along and bring your friends and family.
Bible Study - Alison is exploring
if we'd like to start a bible study group for mutual exploration of what
bible passages mean for us today. If you think you might be interested, fill
in the sheet on the coffee counter with your preferred meeting day and time
and how often you'd like to meet e.g. weekly, fortnightly or monthly or speak
with Alison.
Recycling - We now have bins for plastics,
tins, glass and paper at St John's. Please recycle where you can.
Tai Chi Cafe starts
up again on Thursday 3rd Sept from 2-3pm followed by tea, coffee and friendly
chat. Suitable for all abilities and popular with church members and the
wider community. Speak to Laurene or email taichicafe@warpmail.net for more
info.
The Fellowship Group meets on Tuesday 8th
Sept at 1.30pm for friendly chat and delicious tea and cake. Everyone is
welcome.
Your news
- If you have some interesting things that you think the folks at St John’s
might enjoy, please send it to News@sjea.org.uk,
or speak to Laurene and we'll do our best to include it in the Newsletter.
Safeguarding
- Please remember that if you have any concerns about children or vulnerable
adults at St John's, please speak to Stuart or our own safeguarding
coordinators, Ailsa and Pam.
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NEWS
FROM AROUND AND ABOUT
Safe
Families Newsletter Caitlin Frew, Church
and Community Relations Coordinator at Safe Families has sent a newsletter
with local updates and photos. Since April they have supported 43 families
across Scotland.
A
Scripture Union report writes that young people prefer to use a mix
of both online and in-person sources to explore Christianity. The data
suggest that “they do not see the traditional divisions between online and
offline spaces but were comfortable and proficient in both”, the report
says. The Scripture Union said that its findings showed “the need for
enhancing hybrid mission”.
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Park Primary School Uniform - As in previous years we are hoping to provide uniform and supplies for some pupils in Park Primary. The Tea and Coffee money will go towards this for the next 4 weeks. Park Primary is also asking Alloa Tesco for funding to help with their project to encourage the children to grow healthy food. So next time you're in the store, how about popping a blue token or two into the box? |
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Pilgrimage to Iona - We have provisionally booked Bishops House in Iona from the 9th till 14th October 2027 for 5 nights. Our plan is to do fundraising to enable the price to be as low as possible for everyone. If you haven’t already expressed your interest, please let Stuart know. Information will be given soon on how much to pay for the deposit. |
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The Macmillan Coffee Morning at St John's will be on Friday 25th September from 10am-12noon, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. There will be delicious home baking and one or two surprises too. Please come along and bring your friends and family. |
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Bible Study - Alison is exploring if we'd like to start a bible study group for mutual exploration of what bible passages mean for us today. If you think you might be interested, fill in the sheet on the coffee counter with your preferred meeting day and time and how often you'd like to meet e.g. weekly, fortnightly or monthly or speak with Alison. |
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Recycling - We now have bins for plastics, tins, glass and paper at St John's. Please recycle where you can. |
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Tai Chi Cafe starts up again on Thursday 3rd Sept from 2-3pm followed by tea, coffee and friendly chat. Suitable for all abilities and popular with church members and the wider community. Speak to Laurene or email taichicafe@warpmail.net for more info. |
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The Fellowship Group meets on Tuesday 8th Sept at 1.30pm for friendly chat and delicious tea and cake. Everyone is welcome. |
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Your news - If you have some interesting things that you think the folks at St John’s might enjoy, please send it to News@sjea.org.uk, or speak to Laurene and we'll do our best to include it in the Newsletter. Safeguarding - Please remember that if you have any concerns about children or vulnerable adults at St John's, please speak to Stuart or our own safeguarding coordinators, Ailsa and Pam. |
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Safe Families Newsletter Caitlin Frew, Church and Community Relations Coordinator at Safe Families has sent a newsletter with local updates and photos. Since April they have supported 43 families across Scotland. |
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A Scripture Union report writes that young people prefer to use a mix of both online and in-person sources to explore Christianity. The data suggest that “they do not see the traditional divisions between online and offline spaces but were comfortable and proficient in both”, the report says. The Scripture Union said that its findings showed “the need for enhancing hybrid mission”. |
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AND BEFORE YOU GO...
A photo of the old St John's Church of 1839 on Clackmannan
Road, opposite the present day Forth Valley College. Grateful thanks to Susan
Yule at Clackmannanshire Archives for this mage.
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Contacts For
general or non-urgent matters please use the email office@sjea.org.uk . If you wish to
contact Stuart urgently or in confidence, please email him at priest@sjea.org.uk
Have you looked at our Facebook page
yet for more photos from St John's?
Revd Stuart F Gray BD PGDE
St John's Alloa
18 Broad Street Alloa
FK10 1AN
office@sjea.org.uk
01259 724550
www.stjohnschurchalloa.org.uk
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A photo of the old St John's Church of 1839 on Clackmannan Road, opposite the present day Forth Valley College. Grateful thanks to Susan Yule at Clackmannanshire Archives for this mage. |
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