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:- Sunday 25 July 2021 - Pentecost 9 the readings are on the pewsheet
next week is Sunday 1 August 2021 - Pentecost 10
This week the Wednesday services recommence in the church buildings
- Wednesday 21 July at 2pm St Johns and 7pm St Margarets
2pm is Physical & telephone Church - 7pm is Physical and Zoom service
All Zoom & Telephone events in 2021 are here Tel: 0131 460 1196 Meeting ID: 832 4184 0407 Passcode: 076546

Monthly Newsletter:July 2021 back copies can be found on the archive page
All services in the buildings are recorded and put online - there are seats available if you do not wish to appear in the recordings 		Scottish Episcopal Church Crest
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 - Level 0 capacity is 55
this service will be recorded and streamed from 4pm 		St Margarets Church, Oxford Road, Renfrew PA4 0SJ
details of our church life are on this page
1130am Eucharist on Sundays - Level 0 Capacity is 43
this service will be recorded and streamed from 4pm
Tribute page to the late Alex Bruce RIP

Level 0 and new capacity

As we are now in Level 0 and we can sing again. Please wear your face mask throughout the service and during singing. In both buildings we are going to begin singing again with just a hymn at the start and the end of the service. As we become more acustomed to singing with face masks we shall work towards going back to the full sung service. Please note that now we are at 1m social distaning there are enough seats available for everyone to attend Sunday services again.
Hosptality We can now have a cup of tea/coffee after the service in the hall at Renfrew and in Martha's Cafe at St Johns. Please take a seat at the socially distanced tables and your tea/coffee will be brought to you. When you are seated you may remove your masks. When you stand please replace them.

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
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 download:July 2021 back copies can be found on the archive page
Weekly downloads: PEWSHEET - Weekly INTERCESSIONS - GOSPEL Reflection
Archive of previous weeks downloadable resources - Archive of our ONLINE SERVICES
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
CORONAVIRUS - please note that the SEC has issued instructions for Charges regarding the coronavirus for church gatherings here.
LGBT rainbow Bible and Cross and hand
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!
For details of the churches and their ministry contact the Rector:-
the Very Rev'd Reuben James Preston 07971 895897 Rector@SECStJohnStMargaret.org.uk
We are part of the Worldwide Anglican Communion and in the Scottish Episcopal Church United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway
Copyright 2021 © Reuben James Preston