St John's Waterloo

Lent Course
Mondays 7pm – 8.15pm 23rd February – 23rd March in the Old Crypt.

This five-week Lent course offers an introduction to Christianity. We’ll be exploring the Christian faith through the language of generous faith with space for discussion and questions.

This course if FREE.

Week 1: Monday 23rd February – God as Father and Mother, source of love and creation

Week 2: Monday 2nd March – God the Son, the Word made flesh in Jesus

Week 3: Monday 9th March – God the Holy Spirit, Sophia Wisdom & the mystery of the Trinity

Week 4: Monday 16th March – The Church and the Sacraments: the imperfect yet holy spaces where faith is shared

Week 5: Monday 23rd March – Living out our faith today – not as a set of fixed answers, but as a way of life shaped by love, justice, and hope

All are welcome – whether you’re new to Christianity or if you’d like a refresher – and if you can’t make all five weeks just join for the ones you can.

Any questions please contact Georgia at [email protected]

🎤 Meet our keynote speaker Revd. Canon Dr Judith Maltby who will be joining us at our Generous Faith conference in March.

Judith is a historian of Anglicanism, with publications on topics ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, including the reception of religious change at the parish level in the Long Reformation, the nature of Church Establishment and the ordination of women.

The Generous Faith conference is for those who embrace a Christianity which is both prophetic and inclusive - organised in partnership with Inclusive Church Together for the Church of England and Women And The Church

📅 7 March 2026
📍 St John's Waterloo
👉 Book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/generous-faith-2-turning-up-the-tuned-out-tickets-1896621418719?aff=oddtdtcreator



💬 Quote Source: Excerpt from www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/5-july/features/features/intimate-outsiders-anglican-women-novelists

Professor Anthony Reddie is a keynote speaker at our Generous Faith Conference on 7 March🎙️

Anthony is the Professor of Black Theology at the University of Oxford and Director of The Centre for Black Theology at Regent's Park College.

The Generous Faith Conference is for those who embrace a Christianity which is both prophetic and inclusive - organised in partnership with Inclusive Church Together for the Church of England and Women And The Church

📅 7 March 2026
📍 St John's Waterloo
👉 Book your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/generous-faith-2-turning-up-the-tuned-out-tickets-1896621418719?aff=oddtdtcreator



💬 Quote Source: Excerpt from page 135 of Professor Anthony Reddie's Book "Nobodies to Somebodies: A Practical Theology for Education and Liberation" (2003)

We're looking forward to the publication of Giles' next book, Exploring Spirit, at the end of this month! It's on special offer for preordering now, via the Canterbury Press website. 🙂

Giles Goddard's new book is out soon! 🙌

Exploring Spirit is a fresh take on what it means to live spiritually today – to explore, connect, and flourish.

Pre-order your copy now for £11.99 (offer ends 6 Feb) 📖 https://canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781786226495/exploring-spirit

Exploring Spirit: Finding what matters in a broken world, written by Giles Goddard and published by Canterbury Press

Meet Dr Naomi Lawson Jacobs, a keynote speaker at our upcoming Generous Faith Conference on 7 March🎙️

As an activist, social researcher and co-author of "At the Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches" Naomi will share how disabled and neurodivergent people are leading transformative change in churches.

This conference is for those who embrace a Christianity which is both prophetic and inclusive - organised in partnership with Inclusive Church, Together for the Church of England and Women And The Church

📅 7 March 2026 📍 St John's Waterloo
⏰ Book your early bird ticket by 31 Jan! (£40 including lunch & refreshments)
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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/generous-faith-2-turning-up-the-tuned-out-tickets-1896621418719?aff=oddtdtcreator



💬 Speaker Quote Source: https://modernchurch.org.uk/naomi-lawson-jacobs-disability-and-gods-justice

✨Join us this Christmas!!🎄

Join us on Christmas Eve at 4pm for our family service celebrating the birth of Jesus
🎵favourite Christmas children’s songs
✨nativity crib and storytelling
☕️ hot chocolate and marshmallows (and 🍷for grown-ups
👑dressing up!

Advent - https://mailchi.mp/stjohnswaterloo/plansforparishmeeting-21496888