55 people joined the coach at St John’s for the trip to Trentham Gardens and Shopping Village, which is near Stoke-on-Trent. This was probably the most we have had on one of these trips and once again everyone enjoyed themselves.

Ordinary Time between Pentecost and Advent can drag on a little, so I think I’m going to launch a campaign for the end of September to the beginning of December to be officially designated Angeltide!
On September 29th we celebrate the feast day of St Michael and All Angels and at the end of October we have All Hallows. No sooner have the pumpkins and witches’ costumes left our shop shelves than their place is taken by Christmas cards and decorations in which angels feature prominently.

This month we were entertained by Paul with the visit of Elizabeth the First to Worcester in 1575.

As part of the Worcester Festival our Organist, John Brierley, gave a concert in the Huntingdon Hall.

The cubs from Red Pack completed their Naturalist badge in July and they really enjoyed visiting the church grounds to do the research for the badge.

​St. John's - in -Bedwardine Parish Church has had a mission partnership link with Revd Juan Carlos and Penny Marcés for over twenty years. It was good to welcome them to St. John's over the weekend of 19-21 July.

It was both a joyful and a sad occasion as members of St Johns choir gathered on June 23rd to say good-bye to Olivia Kellie.

Are you interested in singing? We have a vibrant choir who support our services and they are always interested in new members joining them, whatever their standard.

The meeting in July was a little different as we met Paul outside the Guildhall in Worcester and he took us around the centre of Worcester to see some of the 400 Ale Houses, Inns and Coaching Houses that used to be in Worcester.