The Lord calls us to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God - Micah 6:8
St John’s with St Mary’s is a friendly Church of England community in the heart of Devizes where we seek to walk openly and honestly with others as we learn to grow in God’s love. We invite you to experience and celebrate God’s love with us through worship and fellowship.
A short service of music and words from St John's, Devizes, including singing from some choir members for the first time in any of our 2021 videos, is now available on YouTube https://youtu.be/78Zadp8zMHg
and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes
A final update on our digital services for Easter Day and Week, which complement our in-person worship at St John’s. As well as Zoom services, there is a pre-recorded, high quality, Easter Day service including plenty of singing from members of St John’s Choir.
Remember, you can also now dial into Zoom services if you don’t feel comfortable using the software – full details of how to do so are below .
The schedule for the week is:
- Easter Eve, 3 April, 8 pm – Compline of the Tomb on Zoom
- Easter Day, 4 April, 8 am – Dawn Eucharist at St John’s (Bo0k of Common Prayer)
- Easter Day, from 8 am – Music and Thoughts for Easter Day on Facebook and YouTube
- Easter Day, 4 April, 9 am – Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer) on Zoom
- Easter Day, 4 April, 10.30 am – Festival Eucharist (Common Worship) Live Streamed via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes
- Wednesday, 7 April, 5.30 pm – Evening Prayer (Book of Common Prayer) on Zoom
- Low Sunday, 11 April, 9 am – Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer) on Zoom
- Low Sunday, 11 April, 10.30 am – Eucharist at St John’s (Common Worship) Live Streamed via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes
Details of how to log in to our digital services are below.
Easter Day Pre-recorded Service
Our Easter Day digital service will be available from 8 am on Sunday 4 April, although you can watch it at any point from then at your convenience. It will also be a “promoted post” on Facebook in and around Devizes tomorrow, helping us reach people outside the church.
The short service will feature music, poetry, and thoughts for Easter, the great feast of new life.
To watch it, visit one of the following links:
YouTube https://youtu.be/pi2_-1h9p64
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes
Compline of the Tomb
This evening, Saturday 3 April, at 8 p.m., we will say a special service of Compline together, as we bring our hearts and minds to join Christ in the tomb in anticipation of his Resurrection. This short service should last no more than 15 minutes.
To join, click this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84911877128?pwd=b05jQnBOK1B3MVBBV0ZhS2NTOXRUZz09
Or if you prefer to log in with the passcode, the information is:
Meeting ID: 849 1187 7128 Passcode: 332967
To join in by phone, dial 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5240 and use the following information:
Meeting ID: 849 1187 7128 Passcode: 332967
Easter Day and Low Sunday Morning Prayer
On both Easter Day and Low Sunday morning 4 and 11 April, at 9 a.m., we will gather on Zoom to say Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, led by the Rev’d Gerry Lynch. This will take around 25 minutes.
Please click on this link to join:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81623540934?pwd=SDlFaGVWZGl4Mkc0OXpVSkpRZGExZz09
Or if you prefer to log in with the passcode, the information is:
Meeting ID: 816 2354 0934 Passcode: 992041
To join in by phone, dial 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5240 and use the following information:
Meeting ID: 816 2354 0934 Passcode: 992041
Wednesday Evening Prayer
On Wednesday evening, 7 April, at 5.30 p.m., we will also gather on Zoom, again led by the Rev’d Gerry Lynch, this time to say Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer. This should take around 25 minutes.
All log in details are the same for both services. Either click this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88672768478?pwd=bFdxeHpzNE1JVEtQOWgwZHk2SDdVUT09
Or if you prefer to log in with the passcode, the information is:
Meeting ID: 886 7276 8478 Passcode: 503502
To join in by phone, dial 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5240 and use the following information:
Meeting ID: 886 7276 8478 Passcode: 503502
What are your views on continuing to say some offices via Zoom after Easter?
Let Gerry know on rev@gerrylynch.co.uk or 07521 440 622.
Please follow the link https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes/live_videos to view our previously live streamed services
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We also advise you that ALL church groups are cancelled until further notice Groups.
The Parish Office is still closed and The Parish Administrator will be working from Home
The Parish Office is the main point of contact and any information will be disseminated from there to the Clergy and the Church Wardens.
The Contact details for The Parish Office are:
Telephone: 01380 724389
Email: admin@stjohnwithstmary.org.uk
Opening times: Mon, Wed, Fri 10.00am – 12 noon
The Parish Church of St John’s with St Mary’s, Devizes takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.
Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded here
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Jerry King on 723830 email kingdevizes@aol.com
Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers: see our Parish Safeguarding Policy for contact details
Please visit our PCC page to view our Policies and Risk Assessments.
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