Notice Board
What's happening at St John’s
Sunday 16th August
Sung family Eucharist-10:30am
with Rev Dr Alison Peden
Tuesday 18th August
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
Facebook- https://en-gb.facebook.com/stjohnsalloa
Twitter - St John’s Alloa @StJohnAlloa
Instagram – stjohnsalloa
St John's Alloa
Newsletter 16th August 2026
Can you spot this wood carving in St
John's?
READINGS FOR 16th AUGUST 2026
Theme - We look
at faith journeys, and how we may need to wrestle with our faith to grow
closer to God..
Psalm 133
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 from the Reserved
Sacrament until 6.30pm.
ST JOHN'S NEWS
Stuart, Jane and Alexander continue on their holiday. We
wish them a very relaxing break. Alison will be taking the service
this Sunday.
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.
Collection Counting -
We really need more money counters for the Sunday collections. Could you
volunteer to go on the list? Please speak to Tom, if you want to know what is
required,
The Fellowship Group and Tai
Chi Cafe are
taking a break in August. The Fellowship Group meets again on 8th Sept at
1.30pm and Tai Chi Cafe starts up on 3rd Sept at 2pm.
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
co-ordinators, Ailsa and Pam.
Your news - If
you have some interesting things that you think the folks at St John’s might
enjoy—maybe you're involved in a great concert coming up, you know of an
exciting project in the area, an inspiring poem or quote, or just anything
that you feel people would love to read about—please send it to News@sjea.org.uk,
or speak to Laurene and we'll do our best to include it in the Newsletter.
NEWS FROM FURTHER AFIELD
Churches express solidarity with Colombia after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit last
Monday. Buildings, including places of worship, schools, and hospitals
have been torn down by the earthquake. Roads and bridges have also been
affected, disrupting connectivity in several areas, and six airports have
closed. Reports suggest that 3,000 people are missing. Episcopal leaders are calling for
prayers and offering support.
Last year at St John's we had a discussion around assisted-dying
legislation. The
Church times writes Opponents of assisted-dying legislation welcome new
PM’s hesitation on Bill. Fixing palliative- and
social-care funding should take precedence, Andy Burnham says.
AND BEFORE YOU GO...
Something to ponder - What is true and what is fake? Can
truth survive in a digital age? Edward Stourton, veteran journalist and
broadcaster who died last month, asked in a Church Times podcast, "Is this a
post-truth world?" He quotes the American historian, Timothy Snyder, who
wrote that to ultimately resist the few big lies, we will need to produce
millions of little truths."
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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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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Stuart, Jane and Alexander continue on their holiday. We wish them a very relaxing break. Alison will be taking the service this Sunday. 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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Collection Counting - We really need more money counters for the Sunday collections. Could you volunteer to go on the list? Please speak to Tom, if you want to know what is required, |
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The Fellowship Group and Tai Chi Cafe are taking a break in August. The Fellowship Group meets again on 8th Sept at 1.30pm and Tai Chi Cafe starts up on 3rd Sept at 2pm. |
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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 co-ordinators, Ailsa and Pam. Your news - If you have some interesting things that you think the folks at St John’s might enjoy—maybe you're involved in a great concert coming up, you know of an exciting project in the area, an inspiring poem or quote, or just anything that you feel people would love to read about—please send it to News@sjea.org.uk, or speak to Laurene and we'll do our best to include it in the Newsletter. |
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Churches express solidarity with Colombia after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit last Monday. Buildings, including places of worship, schools, and hospitals have been torn down by the earthquake. Roads and bridges have also been affected, disrupting connectivity in several areas, and six airports have closed. Reports suggest that 3,000 people are missing. Episcopal leaders are calling for prayers and offering support.
Last year at St John's we had a discussion around assisted-dying legislation. The Church times writes Opponents of assisted-dying legislation welcome new PM’s hesitation on Bill. Fixing palliative- and social-care funding should take precedence, Andy Burnham says. |
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Something to ponder - What is true and what is fake? Can truth survive in a digital age? Edward Stourton, veteran journalist and broadcaster who died last month, asked in a Church Times podcast, "Is this a post-truth world?" He quotes the American historian, Timothy Snyder, who wrote that to ultimately resist the few big lies, we will need to produce millions of little truths." |
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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 |
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