St John's Episcopal Church, Alloa

Growing in God's love and sharing it

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Services at St John’s


Sunday 17th May


Sung family Eucharist-10:30am

with Rev Stuart F Gray 

Tuesday 19th May


 Said Eucharist 6pm 

with Rev Stuart F Gray



All are Welcome


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

Readings for Sunday-Theme - Endings and beginnings;

What we call the beginning is often the end
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from. (TS Elliot, Little Gidding)

Acts 1:6-14                               

1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11

John 17:1-11

“Tai Chi Café” The Tai Chi Cafe will meet on Thursday, 21st May at 2pm. for more information, contact Laurene MacKenzie at taichicafe@warpmail.net     

Garden tidy-There will be a Garden tidy session on Saturday 23rd May at 10:30am.  Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.  All help is greatly appreciated.

Bell Ringing Chiming practice will be on Saturday 23rd May 2.30 - 3.00pm.

Sunday 24th May is Pentecost Can you speak a different language?

The Gate Charity Fashion Show Saturday 30th May This will be at 12 noon in the Ludgate Church Hall.  Tickets are £5 for just the show or £15 with Afternoon Tea included. You can also volunteer as models or to help with the running of the event. Please see the posters on the church notice board for the full information or contact The Gate at enquiries@the-gate-charity.org or on 07769 202454.

Fellowship Group The next meeting of the Fellowship Group will take place on Tuesday 9th June from 1.30-3.30pm and there is also a Summer Outing to Crieff on Tuesday 30th June.                                                                                 

Next Vestry Meeting Tuesday 16th June at 7pm  Please speak to Stuart or any member of the Vestry if there is anything you wish to place on the agenda. There is a list of Vestry members on the church notice board or on our website www.stjohnschurchalloa.org.uk

RHS Chelsea Flower Show, The Children’s Society Garden -Meet the designer Patrick Clarke at, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/akXCr_QpZoY

Inspired by the philosophy of wabi-sabi, the garden celebrates the resilience and potential of young people while highlighting the importance of early support.

Newsletter at St John’s From now on if you have anything that you would like to add to the Newsletter at St John’s please send it to News@sjea.org.uk

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