Gallery

Welcome to this gallery page containing pictures of various events and happenings at St. John’s. Enjoy!

INSPIRE

People attending INSPIRE usually have the chance to join in with an activity, whether it’s singing, art work, a quiz or, in this case, painting stones.

Christingle

Christenings

The Cardy family with Godparents Lisa and Andrew

Messy Church lantern making

Princess and Superheroes party

(instead of celebrating Hallowe’en)

Some great entries into our Harvest Flower Festival

Consecration

Consecrating new burial ground at Carterton Cemetery, Black Bourton.

with Bishop Gavin Collins, Mayor Nick Leverton, Councillors and Town Hall staff

Renewing their wedding vows

Don and Michele celebrate 32 years of marriage by renewing their vows. This was originally planned for their 30th (pearl) anniversary but Covid and lockdown precluded this.

Full Immersion

Two members of the church asked to reaffirm their baptism vows to renew their commitment to God. They had great weather for it!

The children made the most of the baptism pool afterwards!

Our first Repair Café

We are working with the Burford Environmental Action Group to run repair cafés with the aim of reducing our environmental impact. If we can repair things rather than throw them away we are reducing the amount of landfill. Of course we had to have cake and biscuits to keep everything running smoothly!

The wedding of Katie Welborn van Santen and Miles Welborn

Katie will be joining us as our Curate in July

Easter 2022

He is risen!

Good Friday Walk of Witness

Members of the the five Carterton churches walked and prayed together: St Joseph’s Church, Victory Fellowship, the Community church, the Methodist Church and St John’s. We finished at St John ‘s for hot cross buns, chats and coffee, followed by a service of reflection.

Half term holiday club February 2022

Confirmation Service 2022

Bishop Gavin came to confirm Michael and Christopher Welsh and Luke Monkhouse. Two other candidates had to miss the service due to Covid. It was a joyous occasion, and Bishop Gavin commented afterwards how the atmosphere was one of a church family supporting each other.

Bishop Gavin also blessed the beautiful cross made by a talented member of our congregation, Kevin Sayer.

Burns’ Night supper 2022

A poetry competition, a quiz, the Ode to the Haggis, great food, great company. Thank you to our amazing chefs for all their hard work.

Christianity Explored

A course to find out more about what Christians believe. We will be running this course again in 2022.

Holiday Club 2021

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Family Fun Day

Songs of Praise 2021

As part of Carterton Celebrates, different groups in our community shared what they had been doing to support everyone during lockdown. This ranged from setting up foodbanks, staffing a pharmacy with 50% of the staff ill with Covid, flying Oxygen to India, to nursing in hospitals. In our Benefice, pastoral care involved making lots of phone calls, organising shopping and collection of prescriptions, and setting up and running a hardship fund.

Clergy Awayday 2021

Not only was this our first chance for all of us to meet face to face, but we got to know Carol, a Lay Minister, and Ian’s fiancé, as well. It might have been Midsummer, but we needed a fire!

Easter decorations

The Church is dressed for Christmas!

Decorating the church ready for the start of Advent

With thanks to Mike, Miriam and the Walsh family for the lovely tree and Advent wreaths

For our service of Remembrance

With thanks to Bernice and Jeanette for the wonderful flower displays

Thank you Linda for creating a beautiful banner

Christmas Lanterns

November’s Messy Church includes an activity to make lanterns. Everyone can put these lanterns in their windows to light up Brize Norton and Carterton.