Joint Charges of St Johns Johnstone and St Margarets Renfrew
Glasgow Diocesan Crest

The Scottish Episcopal Church

United diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

Welcome to the Joint Charges of
St Johns Church, Johnstone and St Margarets Church, Renfrew

All ONLINE and streamed services at St Johns and St Margarets

This coming Sunday is:- 8 December 2024 - Advent 2 the readings are on the pewsheet
next week is Sunday 15 December 2024 - Advent 3
Wednesday services are 2pm at St Johns and 7pm at St Margarets

Advent & Christmastide Newsletter is here


All Zoom events in 2024 are here Tel: 0131 460 1196 Meeting ID: 832 4184 0407 Passcode: 076546 and *6 to unmute on the phone

Weekly downloads: PEWSHEET this week - Weekly INTERCESSIONS - GOSPEL Reflection
Sunday Intercessionns this week & Clergy/Ministry Duty Rota
Readers and Intercessors Rota Dec 2024 to Epiphany 2025
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Photo of St Johns Church Johnstone
Photo of St Margarets Church Renfrew
St Johns Church, Floors Street, Johnstone PA5 8QS
details of our church life are on this page
St Johns Episcopal Church website is at www.stjohnsjohnstone.org.uk
945am Eucharist on Sundays
2pm Wednesday Said Eucharist
Sunday Service is streamed
details of Music & hymns
please donate online to St Johns using these details
St. Johns Episcopal Church Johnstone
Bank of Scotland Sort Code: 80-16-53 Acct No. 00356544
St Margarets Church, Oxford Road, Renfrew PA4 0SJ
details of our church life are on this page
St Margarets Episcopal Church website is at www.stmargaretsrenfrew.org.uk
1130am Eucharist on Sundays
7pm Wednesdays Said Eucharist
Sunday Service is streamed
details of Music & hymns
please donate online to St Margarets using these details
St. Margarets Episcopal Church Renfrew
Royal Bank of Scotland (Charity/Club account)
Sort Code: 83-26-22 Account Number: 00793833
Ministry Team across the Charges St Margarets - Clergy : Rector - Very Rev Reuben Preston, Hon Assistant Priest: Rev Robert Chambers
St Margarets - Lay Worship Leaders - Pat Watson & David Peden
St Johns - Clergy : Rector - Very Rev Reuben Preston, Hon Assistant Priest: Rev Robert Chambers
St Johns - Lay Worship Leader - Gill Reynolds & Pastoral Assistant - Wilma Keenan

Celebrating the season 2024 - Christmas Carols and Services

St Margarets Renfrew 7pm Friday 20 Decembern Carol Service St Margarets Renfrew Christmas Services 2024
You are invited to come along and enjoy the carol service and Christmas services
At St Margarets we are collecting for Renfrewshire Carers
and at St Johns for the "Building a Future for St Johns" fund.
We look forward to seeing you during the season.
And we wish you a very peacful and joyous Christmas!

St Margarets Nativity Lights sponsorship
This year we are raising money for RENFREWSHIRE CARERS helping them in their work of providing support and help to young and older alike who are caring for others at home.


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St Margarets is supporting RENFREWSHIRE CARERS throughout Advent and Christmas 2024
at the Ecumenical Carol Service and across the Christmas worship services


Nativity lights will be turned on
at 4pm on Advent Sunday 1 December 2024 and off at Epiphany 2025

Date of sponsorshipSponsor details Sponsor here
Sunday 1 Decemberin memory of Paul Rogers RIP
Monday 2 Decemberin memory of Alex Bruce
Tuesday 3 Decemberin memory of Alex Bruce
Wednesday 4 Decemberin memory of Barbara Clark RIP
Thursday 5 Decemberin memory of Catherine Thornton RIP
Friday 6 Decemberin memory of Robert Ball RIP
Saturday 7 Decemberin memory of Ian Woodiwizz RIP
Sunday 8 DecemberThe Ewing family
Monday 9 DecemberThe Ewing family
Tuesday 10 DecemberSt Margarets Brownies group
Wednesday 11 DecemberThe Ewing family
Thursday 12 Decemberremembering Brian and Helen
Friday 13 DecemberThe Ewing family
Saturday 14 DecemberAnnonymous donor
Sunday 15 December-
Monday 16 DecemberAnnonymous donor
Tuesday 17 DecemberSt Margarets Brownies group
Wednesday 18 December-
Thursday 19 DecemberAnnonymous donor
Friday 20 DecemberAnnonymous member of AA
Saturday 21 December-
Sunday 22 December-
Monday 23 DecemberAnnonymous member of AA
Tuesday 24 DecemberSt Margarets Brownies group
Wednesday 25 Decemberin memory of absent loved family and friends
Thursday 26 December-
Friday 27 DecemberIn thanksgiving for 150 years of St Johns
Saturday 28 DecemberIn memory of all children killed at the hands of violent people
Sunday 29 December-
Monday 30 December-
Tuesday 31 DecemberSt Margarets Brownies group
Wednesday 1 January 2025in loving memory of George Grimstead
Thursday 2 January 2025-
Friday 3 January 2025In thanks giving for Reuben's 60 years of life
Saturday 4 January 2025-
Sunday 5 January 2025for Refugees seeking a place to make home
Monday 6 January 2025-

Responding to the Climate Crisis in faith, hope and charity

Polar bear stuck on broken ice - There is no planet B - Child holding up a picture of the globe - Burned tree, green tree
The Scottish Episcopal Church NetZero2030 Action Plan is here

Baptisms/Christenings
Weddings
Funerals

A ministry for you

In the Scottish Episcopal Church we believe in marking the significant moments in life well. Baptisms can take place for people of any age 0-110! and mark the beginning of the Christian pilgrimage on earth and your formal entry into the life of the worldwide Church. Our Wedding Services are very flexible and allow for the selection of the readings and prayer that suit your circumstances best whether a young couple marrying for the first time or for a couple coming to Scotland to marry in church having not been able to in another country. With the selection of traditional rituals available you can make your celebration one that works for you and your life now. As our loved ones die and we wish to mark their passing as unique individuals, the SEC Funeral Services provide the perfect framework for saying goodbye and remembering with dignity and joy lives which were shared with us. If you would like to discuss any of these ministries please contact the Rector who will be pleased to help you create a dignified and profound event suited to you.

The Lectionery and Calendar of the Scottish Episcopal Church can be found here
Daily Scripture readings at the Eucharist for Year B may be found here in date order.
it contains details of the readings set for each day of the year and all the festivals and celebrations we shall observe in 2021

You can support the ongoing work of the SEC through a Legacy in your Will
See the Provincial website page -> Leave a Legacy for further details

Monthly Newsletter is now being produced locally to pick up in Church, back copies can be found on the archive page
Weekly downloads: PEWSHEET - Weekly INTERCESSIONS - GOSPEL Reflection

Streaming of the Provincial SEC weekly Service can be found here.
Daily Prayer in the Scottish Episcopal Church is an important part of our spiritual life and can be followed here
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We are churches of all sorts of families and households. There are people who come to church alone, with friends, with partners, wives, husbands.....and their dog. The Scottish Episcopal Church welcomes people of all sexualities, discovering who we are is a life-long process for all of us. Both of the churches in this United Benefice welcome LGBT people, their friends and partners. We have worked hard at being a safe space for people to come and discover the depth of their faith, to feed on the jewels of the scriptures and feast on the sacraments. Same-sex couples can be married in both churches too. Come and join us with your household to find out more about belonging in the Scottish Episcopal Church - you are welcome!