This document contains the parish diary for St. John's Church for September 2023, listing various services, activities, and events. It provides details of daily Morning and Evening Prayer services, Sunday services at St. John's and other parish churches, funerals, weddings, baptisms, choir rehearsals, concerts, and meetings of various church committees. Parishioners are welcome to join in any of the services or activities listed.

1. PARISH DIARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
Enquiries regarding baptisms weddings or marriage blessings
are always welcome.
Please contact the Vicar.
Morning Prayer is said Daily at St John’s at 9.00am.
You are most welcome to join the clergy in prayer.
Evening Prayer is said privately for the life of the Parish unless details are below.
St John’s is open daily 9.30am-5.00pm for private prayer
(10.30am-5.00pm on Saturdays)
The Parish Eucharist and worship resources will continue to be recorded and made available at
www.stjohnsboxmoor.org.uk/suspended-services-resources
Fri 1 7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sun 3 Thirteenth Sunday of Trinity
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am All-Age Eucharist St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Morning Worship St Stephen's
Mon 4 11.30am Funeral - Angela Jarman St John’s
2.00pm Burial of Ashes - Marjorie Walker St John’s
7.45pm Together on Monday Club St John’s Hall
“The Boy with No Name” - speaker: Denise Chenelle
Tues 5 9.30am Tiny Tots: Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall
Wed 6 10.00am Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
Thur 7 10.45am Mountbatten Communion Mountbatten Lodge
11.30am Burial of Ashes - Ronald & Pamela Groom St John’s
8.00pm Wedding Rehearsal St John’s
Fri 8 7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sat 9 All day Beds & Herts Bike ’n Hike All churches
12.30pm Wedding - Fiona Creese & Paul Mc Donald
St John’s
7.30pm MaSJ Concert: Alexander Ardakov -
Piano Recital featuring works by Chopin
& Rachmaninov St John’s
Sun 10 Fourteenth Sunday of Trinity -
Sermon Series on Mission & Evangelism
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am Parish Eucharist St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Holy Communion St Stephen's
12noon St John’s Lunch -
booking essential St John’s Hall

2. Mon 11 2.00pm Poetry Group 53 Beechfield Road
Tues 12 9.30am Tiny Tots: Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall
11.45am Burial of Ashes - Vincent Keen St John’s
Wed 13 10.00am Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
Thur 14 Holy Cross Day
Fri 15 7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sun 17 Fifteenth Sunday of Trinity -
Sermon Series on Mission & Evangelism
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am Parish Eucharist including Holy Baptism St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Morning Worship St Stephen's
6.30pm Choral Evensong St John’s
Mon 18 7.45pm Together on Monday Club St John’s Hall
“Why I Climb” - speaker: Jo Rhoden
Tues 19 9.30am Tiny Tots: Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall
8.00pm Church Meeting: PCC St John’s Hall
Wed 20 10.00am Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
3.00pm Friendship Tea St John’s Hall
4.00pm Baptism Preparation St John’s
5.00pm Evening Prayer St Francis’
8.00pm MaSJ Board Meeting` Office
Thur 21 St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
10.30am Mountbatten Communion Mountbatten Lodge
Fri 22 12.30pm MaSJ Lunchtime Concert St John’s
John Wyatt organ
7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sun 24 Sixteenth Sunday of Trinity -
Sermon Series on Mission & Evangelism
8.00am BCP Holy Communion St John’s
10.00am Parish Eucharist St John’s
10.00am Sung Mass St Francis'
11.30am Morning Worship St Stephen's
Mon 25 8.00pm Church Meeting: Fundraising Committee tba
Tues 26 9.30am Tiny Tots: Stay & Play & Service St John’s Hall
8.00pm Church Meeting: Communications Committee
tba
Wed 27 10.00am Holy Communion followed by coffee St John’s
Fri 29 St Michael and All Angels
12.30pm MaSJ Lunchtime Concert St John’s
Hiu Lam Lo clarinet with Kerry Waller piano
7.00pm Choir Rehearsal St John’s
Sat 30 7.30pm Harvest Quiz St John’s Hall