Author: The Rev Andrew McClellan

God and History Lent Lecture now available online

Our Lent Lecture this year was held at 7.30pm on Sunday 21st February via Zoom.  We were joined by well over 60 people representing churches across Bromley as well as from further afield. Our lecturer was the distinguished historian Dr Robert Lyman, who spoke on the topic God and History: The Story of One Man Who […]

Churches Together Lent Course: My favourite hymn

Our Lent Course is entitled ‘My Favourite Hymn’ and will be taking place via Zoom at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings from 23rd February to 30th March. Joyful or solemn, triumphant or meditative, hymns have played a central role in Christian worship down the centuries, and continue to delight and stir congregations today. Over the course […]

Holy Communion for Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) falls this year on 17th February.  There will be a Holy Communion service on the day at 6.30pm, which we hope will be LIVE as well as live-streamed – to be confirmed nearer the time.

Prayer for the Nation

Following the sad news of the 100,000th COVID-related death last week, the Archbishops have written a letter encouraging people to spend a short time in prayer and reflection at 6pm each day, praying for the victims of the pandemic, those on the front line and the public bodies and private businesses that make up our […]

Message from Bromley Foodbank

Along with other local churches, St John’s is a longstanding supporter of Bromley Foodbank, which distributes emergency food and support to people in our community. The foodbank is under extreme strain at this very challenging time, with more people than ever needing help.  This week we received the following appeal from Bromley Foodbank: “These are […]

Bishop praises churches for protecting congregations

The Bishop of Rochester has written to church leaders, praising the efforts of churches to keep their members safe from COVID transmission: “The evidence is that there have been hardly any incidences of infection through attendance at acts of worship. This is testament to the care that we have all been taking.” The statement came […]

Twelfth Night Quiz Night – it’s your round!

The first event in our social calendar for 2021 is a virtual Twelfth Night party with a difference: it’s a quiz where YOU get to set the questions! Each round will consist of five questions and we’re hoping to have every round set by a different person. Questions can be as sensible or as silly […]

ALL services to continue in Tier 4 – but please stay safe!

Following this afternoon’s announcement by the Prime Minister, I am writing to reassure you that church services are still allowed to go ahead, so St John’s we are intending to continue with all our services as previously advertised. The Archbishop of Canterbury responded this evening to the latest news and highlighted the importance of caution: “We are grateful that, even in […]