by St Johns | May 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
We held our first Messy Church on Friday 13th May. We explored Pentecost together and enjoyed a variety of imaginative crafts. Numbers were few but the families that came brought children aged between three weeks and seven years old. All ages learned together, sang...
by St Johns | Mar 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Spring is here and most of us feel we would like to walk more to keep fit and enjoy the fresh air. However, often we cannot join one of the many walking groups because they do not meet on a day we are available or they walk too far or too much driving is involved. So...
by St Johns | Jan 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The PCC hope you have appreciated the improved lighting in the Church over the past few weeks. The decision was taken to use a legacy from the late Pauline Powell to install better, brighter lights – a decision of which we are sure she would have approved. You...
by St Johns | Nov 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Visit of Bishop Alison to the Scarborough Deanery Thursday 12 November 2015 Bishop Alison – our new Bishop of Hull, will be leading a short service at St Martin’s-on-the-hill at 7.00 pm on the evening of her visit. Everyone is very welcome. After the service...
by St Johns | Nov 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
On 21 October was an interesting evening, with Deena Pickard giving a short history of hat making, from outrageous headgear in the 1800’s, a fashion for bird feathers (thankfully outlawed in the early 1900’s), and a renewed enthusiasm for hat wearing after Princess...
by St Johns | Jul 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was an excellent talk on Friday 19 June by Keith Goodchild, a former Lifeguard, who at 6’7” gave in imposing impression in his uniform (made of barrathea cloth, braided with real gold). He talked about his time with the Lifeguards, working in a position which...
