St John the Baptist Church in Chester

Thursday, 9 April 2020 22:52

In these sad and difficult times, Christ’s Church has been forced to close its doors on the world.

Services may no longer take place in Church and Priests are forbidden to pray or take services on their own in their Churches.

Ways have had to be found to reach out, not just to the Christian Community, but also to all people of goodwill as we work together to combat this terrible plague that has descended upon us.

We owe a considerable debt, indeed one that can never be repaid, to the NHS in this country and the many others who are helping the weak and vulnerable. We must not overlook shop assistants or our refuse collectors, the milkman, etc.

At St John’s our services appear daily on our Parish Website, on our YouTube Channel and on Facebook and Twitter.

Also, as people cannot come into Church to pray, they may wish to say a prayer on our Website Prayer Page or on St John’s Facebook Page.

St John’s Services can be seen on our Website:

www.parishofchester.com

Facebook - St John the Baptist Chester UK

YouTube - St John the Baptist Chester

Revd. David Chesters, OBE is the Rector of St John’s.

St John’s is the oldest Christian Site in Chester and was its original Cathedral until 1541.

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