The Parish of Langdon Hills

Messy Church is an event for families with primary school children: Church as you’ve never known it!

Where: Laindon Baptist Church, High Road, Langdon Hills
When: Saturday 16 January 2010 starting at 3 pm

Come and enjoy as a family together: Craft–Games–Singing–Stories - ending with a meal together
Please note that all children and young people must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Contact Details: Linda Spencer 01268 490869

Tuesday 12th January, 2010: The Old Testament
Tuesday 19th January, 2010: The New Testament

Venue: St John’s, Forest Glade. The speaker will be Ian Hollingworth.
7.45 for an 8.00 pm start.

For more information please contact Eddy Lee on 01268 412016.

Maundy Thursday service: 1st April. Details to follow.

Another for the diary: Saturday, 27th MARCH: Ladies Spring Breakfast at St John’s. 8.30 am.

St John’s has applied for funding to build an extension to our premises to provide additional capacity for our preschool and after schools clubs. The proposed extension will provide two additional rooms for these groups.

If the funding application is sucessful the building work will start during the 2010 Summer holidays. While construction work continues on the new building during term time we will continue to provide a full service in the existing building. This will be achieved by securely and safely closing off the area where the building work is taking place and by providing a safe and secure temporary external play area in the car park.

Plans of the proposed extension can be downloaded below. They are pdf documents.

1. Site plan (1.75mb)

2. Elevations (196kb)

3. Roof plans (656kb)

Our Advent Carol Service is on 29 November, 6.30 pm at St Mary’s

ALPHA COURSE 2009 DATES

Alpha Service of Praise and Worship
Sunday 13th September, 6.30 pm St. John’s Church

Team Training
Tuesday 15th September, 8.00 pm St. John’s Church

Daytime Course Dates

• Session 1 Who is Jesus? 25th September
• Session 2 Why did Jesus die? 2nd October
• Session 3 How can I be sure of my faith? 9th October
• Session 4 Why and how do I pray? 16th October
• Session 5 Why and how should I read the bible? 23rd October
• Session 6 How does God guide us? 6th November
• Alpha Together Day 7th November
  (Saturday)
• Session 7 How can I resist evil? 13th November
• Session 8 Does God heal today? 19th November
  (Thursday evening)
• Session 9 Why and how should I tell others? 20th November
• Session 10 What about the Church? 27th November
• Alpha Celebration Supper 3rd December
  (Thursday evening)

Evening Course Dates

• Week 1 Who is Jesus? 24th September
• Week 2 Why did Jesus die? 1st October
• Week 3 How can I be sure of my faith? 8th October
• Week 4 Why and how do I pray? 15th October
• Week 5 Why and how should I read the bible? 22nd October
• Week 6 How does God guide us? 29th October
• Week 7 How can I resist evil? 5th November
• Alpha Together day 7th November
  (Saturday)
• Week 8 Why and how should I tell others? 12th November
• Week 9 Does God heal today? 19th November
• Week 10 What about the Church? 26th November
• Alpha Celebration Supper 3rd December

For information, contact Linda Spencer, telephone 01268 490869

The Parish of Langdon Hills is looking for someone to assist in the development of the church-based youth work and strategic outreach into the local community, and play a part in the existing outreach initiatives in the wider town of Basildon.

STM are looking for a skilled schools worker who will work alongside the team leader in delivering high quality schools work in Basildon. They should be confident to work on their own in lessons, assemblies and extra-curricular clubs. We will look to tailor what they do to fit the skills and gifting they bring.

You can download the full job description and an application form below. They are both Word documents.

Job description
Application form

Christian Aid week is approaching - it takes place from the 10th to the 16th May. During this time volunteers from the parish will be collecting from houses all over the parish - we collect for the work of Christian Aid, who work with those in need in developing countries.

See you on the doorsteps perhaps. If you’d like to find out more about Christian Aid week click here: Christian Aid Week 2009 - 10-16 May - Christian Aid

Where: St John’s
When: Friday 1st May
Time: 7-9pm
Who’s it for? Those 10 years+

Bring a friend, but you must get a permission slip signed in advance by a parent / carer - available from Jill Hurley, Donna Martin or Sally-Ann Childs. Please return them as soon as you can so we know how much food to buy.

[Rather a last minute notice and one that I posted before Easter, but I thought I’d repost just in case someone is looking for last minute information]

Sunday 26th April 2009:
7 -9 pm following Worship at St John’s Church at 6.30 pm

All members on the church electoral roll or resident in the parish and on a Register of Local Government Electors are warmly invited to attend the above meetings at which we will be appointing our Churchwardens, their Deputies, Deanery Synod Representatives, PCC members and Sides persons for 2009/2010.

Nomination forms will be displayed on the notice boards of both churches .
There will also be presentation of Annual Reports on the proceedings of the PCC and the Deanery Synod, the Fabric of each Church, the activities of church and uniformed groups, changes in the electoral roll and submission of audited financial statements and Treasurer’s Report.
Please come and join us.
A booklet containing the Agenda, last year’s Minutes and the reports will be available from Sunday 19th April.
For further information please contact Ann Sargent – PCC Secretary.