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Today the General Synod overwhelmingly passed a motion to set 2030 as the target date for the C of E to become carbon neutral. It's a challenging target but, St John's is already pla...

I'm part of the Living in Love and Faith initiative in the C of E. I was as dismayed as many others about the Statement which the House of Bishops released last week, and I was ...

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2020. It has been a wonderful start to the New Year. Nearly 100 people joined us for our second Ceilidh which raised a tremendous £3,000 for ...

St John's congregation and the employment training work we do feature in a video made by the Diocese of Southwark. Our Programme Manager, Daniel Gregory, speaks with conviction ...

I have been reading the Waterloo Festival Magazine. A series of interviews with performers and the people behind the events at this ...

St John's is supporting Extinction Rebellion - the Vicar explains why -

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Dear All 

It’s that time of year again – a time when many of us will be travelling, meeting with family, or staying at home and putting our feet up. It’s a t...

On 15th November we will bury a Time Capsule. With drinks, canapes, sparklers and live music, St John’s will honour the past with a time capsule filled with contemporary artef...

The St John's Rule of Life initiative is being well received. Some proposed events to help take it forward...

There's a unique pop-up exhibition, Waterloo Lives! open to all over Friday September 28th– 30th(see link for opening hours...

It’s that time of year again. The sun has reappeared, temperatures are rising nicely and the gates of St John’s will soon be festooned with banners proclaiming 2018’s Wate...

It’s been a while since I updated everyone on development plans at St John’s. The good news is that things are proceeding apace. ...

Dear all

Tuhan bersama-samu! The Lord be with you! 

I've just returned from a very solid sung Eucharist in the Anglican Cathedral he...

At the start of Digital Futures 2017, there was much excitement, and also a touch of anxiety. Last summer’s inaugural course had been such a success; would we be able to replicate ...

We live in a fast changing world. The question of what gives a place its unique character has never been more important. This year's Waterloo Festival, which runs throughout Jun...

Anne Critchley, a member of the 10.30 congregation here at St John's, has a suggestion. In the light of all the anxiety in the world, especially in relation to North Korea & the...

I'm relieved and delighted that General Synod voted not to take note of the House of Bishops' Report on Marriage and Same Sex relationships. Here's the speech I gave in the deb...

The House of Bishops' report on Marriage and Same Sex relationships is not fit for purpose and should be rejected.

Moving St John's into the future

Governments are staggering slowly towards combatting climate risk. But what about religious institutions? With over 2 billion Christians, 1.6 billion Muslims, 1 billion Hindus a...

It’s always satisfying when things don’t simply go according to plan—but instead far better than one dared hope. That’s how we’re feeling this month as we approach t...

Bishop Christopher sent this Pastoral Letter to be read last Sunday to all congregations in the Diocese. In case you missed it, here it is again -

The holy month of Ramadan started last Monday (or Tuesday, depending on which tradition you follow). Muslims across the world are fasting from dawn until dusk. They take no fo...

Transformation is our theme for the next four weeks. To change is to grow - but that can be scary. Are we up for change?

I sent an email to the congregation yesterday, about Lent. My spellcheck decided it knew better than me what we were planning – so it replaced ‘We will be ashing people ...

Was the outcome of the Primates' meeting good or bad? On the surface, clearly bad. But is there hope? Perhaps.

Is it an early Christmas gift for the world? Many people have asked me what I think of the climate change agreement reached in Paris. I'm pleased! It went beyond what many of us...

I walked on the Pilgrimage2Paris last week to raise awareness of and pray for successful talks in Paris. The walk was affected, of course, by the Paris atrocities. This blog was...

The Church of England is rolling out a 'Shared Conversations' initiative to build understanding between people with different views on questions of human sexuality such as same-...