Current Notices

22 December, Christmas Decorating
Sunday 22 December, after the 10am service, we will be decorating the Christmas trees and wreaths, and tidying the church in preparation for the festivities of Christmas Eve and Day. If you are able to help, please confirm by completing the form here, contacting the parish office, or putting your name on the sign-up sheet in the Narthex.

Lenten Study book for 2025: ‘Journeying through Lent with New Daylight’
The reading material for our Lenten studies in 2025 needs to be pre-ordered as it takes several weeks to arrive. St John’s will be ordering several copies that can be purchased for $10 each. If you would like to purchase through St. Johns please complete the form here or contact the parish office.

Food For Friends Update
Today was St John’s final major shop and delivery for this year. This went to St Mark’s Fitzroy. The Appeal for 2024 is now underway so everyone is encouraged to give a financial donation to be spent in 2025. See flyer for details. The shopping is done through the year and the agencies we support are: Richmond Churches, St Mark’s Fitzroy & Christ Church St Kilda.

During Advent, St John’s is also collecting extra food items for St Mark’s Fitzroy. When you are buying goods, keep in mind that St Mark’s caters to the marginalised in the community, i.e. the homeless, the mentally ill, LGBTIQA+, Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. Make sure that tinned food items have ring pulls and dried items can be easily reconstituted with boiling water. Suggested items are small cans of tuna, tinned meals and long-life custard. I will collect from St John’s and deliver on 18th December. Please feel happy to speak to me if you have any queries or are willing to help. Brenda Mouritz

Process of Selection of our New Archbishop
Updates on the Selection process are available at www.boardofnominators.org

PRAYER FOR THE SELECTION OF OUR NEW ARCHBISHOP

Eternal God, shepherd and guide, in your mercy give your Church in this diocese a shepherd after your own heart, who will walk in your ways, and with loving care watch over your people. Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of your truth. So may your Church be built up and your name glorified;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer Book for Australia, p. 212.