The handbell choir meets as required on Thursdays at 7pm to rehearse for special servies. New members are always welcome. An ability to read music is an asset but not required.

Our Senior Choir is for all adults and high school students. Rehearsals are Thursdays at 8pm. New members are always welcome. An ability to read music is an asset but not required.

Our Junior Choir is for boys and girls from grades 1 to 8. No musical training is required, only a fondness for singing. This choir sings once a month and also takes part in special services throughout the year. Practices are Thursday evenings.

St. John's Church School provides a Sunday morning program for students from pre-kindergarten (ages 3-4) to the teen years (See MOB). New teachers are always welcome. A curriculum which follows the Church Lectionary is available.

The Crib Corner provides a babysitting service for babies and toddlers and is ably run by a group of voluneers. New volunteers are always welcome.

The Anglican Church recognizes baptism as the only rite necessary for receiving the Holy Communion. The First Communion program is offered to children ages 7 and up to prepare them for this important step. Confirmation is delayed until the late teen years when the individual makes their committment to Christ in the presence of the faith community.

Confirmation classes will be scheduled as required. The dates will be announced in the Evangel. All interested persons should contact one of our ministers.

The "Ministry of Believers" is a group for young men and women ages 12 and up. We meet during the school year for games, discussions, crafts and outings.

LIFE Group is a face-to-face gathering of people who meet regularly with the common purpose of discovering and growing in the possibilities of the abundant life. LIFE Groups are:
Small: five to ten people is ideal so that everybody can be heard
Intentional: commitment to the group is a high priority
Personal: sharing experiences and insights is more important than mastering content to develop closer relationships with each other and with God.
Conversational: leaders facilitate supportive conversation rather than teach
Friendly: a warm, accepting, non-judgemental atmosphere
Christ-Centered: the LIFE group experience is bibilcally based, related to the real worl and founded in Christ.

The Pastoral Care Team at St. John's began its extended ministry in 1986. The ministry of the Pastoral Care Team members includes a committment to pastoral visitation in parishoners' homes and in health care facilities. Some members also visit the parents of newly baptised children, newcomers to the parish and those who are bereaved. A group of lay ministers take the Eucharist on a monthly basis to those who are homebound.

The Pastoral Care Team meets regularly to provide mutual support and to participate in continuing pastoral care education opportunities. All are welcome.

Intercessors - Training is available for anyone wishing to be involved in leading the Prayers of the People during the 10:30 service.

Prayer Circle - This group meets two evenings per month to pray together for those in need of God's healing love. With the person's consent, names for prayer may be suggested to any member of the Prayer Circle. The members keep track of the person's progress. In addition, the group prays for the broader needs of the parish and the world.

Healing Ministry - During the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, prayer teams are available in the chapel for healing prayer. You may ask for prayer for yourself, or for those we carry in our prayers. Anointing with chrism (blessed oil) is available upon request.

The Alongsiders Program comes under the auspices of The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer. Those in this program are primarily shut-ins, handicapped, elderly or isolated people who minister to the church by prayer. They work through their prayer 'alongside' the rest of the congregation. Our Alongsiders are sent a monthly calendar and are asked to pray daily for all the activities which take place in the parish.

Every Saturday night at 5pm, a nourishing dinner is served in the parish hall to the needy of our community. Rotating teams of volunteers assist in food preparation on Friday morning as well as setting up, preparing and serving on Saturday between 3:30 and 7pm. New volunteers are always welcome.

This guild is for anyone of Senior Public School and Secondary School age who would like to take a more active role in the liturgy or the formal services of the church. This involves a period of training under the leadership of the clergy. It also involves fun and fellowship in the parish family. The Servers also enjoy social times together throughout the year such as bowling, movies and mini golf etc. This is an area of ministry well suited to young people.

Together with the Wardens, the Sidespeople act as the welcoming committee for the church at the 10:30 service. A warm greeting or a word of encouragement can mean a world of difference to old and new parishoners alike. Volunteers are always welcome.

This group of volunteers provide refreshments and fellowship possibilities each week after Sunday worship and some parish events.

Each year we strive to provide stimulating weekly Lenten programs for thoughtful discussion in our Christian community. The area of study will be announced in the Banner and the Evangel. This committee also organizes the Parish Retreat.

St. John's Women is a group representing all women of our parish. Under the leadership of our executive and a newly formed steering committee we seek to engage women of all demographic in our events and projects. We are self-funded through our annunal fundraiser known as the Christmas Food and Gift Emporium held each November. In past years, we have hosted many social events such as dinners, breakfasts with speakers, baking bees and in May 2009 produced the play titled "The Bible Ladies Coffee Club". Watch for our notices and please join us.

Family Friday meets on the last Friday evening of each month from September to May. It is a time for parents and children of all ages to gather together for dinner which is usually potluck, games, crafts, fellowship, singing and worship. Dinner begins at 6 and our evening concludes by 8:30. Everyone is welcome.

This is a lively group of people "over 55" who enjoy each other's company. Meetings are held at the church approximately 4 times per year with lunch and entertainment. New members are always welcome. Watch for notices of our upcoming events in the Evangle and come and join us!

Formerly called "Forever Young", this is a group for those between the ages of 30 and 55. It is a group that meets for fellowship and fun a few times per year.

Creative women of all ages (who enjoy making things such as Christmas decorations) meet every Monday at 1:30pm in the parish hall. Newcomers are always welcome.

A Newcomer social evening will be held and vistation may be arranged with the clergy.

This is a group of men of our parish who meet for fellowship and to assist with church events.

This group of women is responsible for the preparation of the sanctuary for the variety of servies in the church. They maintain the Eucharist vessels, silver and breass candle holders, linens and keep the sacristy in good order. Prior to all worship and special servies, they "set the table" with flowers, clean linens and altar vessels. Following each service, the vessels are cleansed and linens laundered. Members are divided into four groups who share the duties once per month on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. Altar flowers are delivered to the ill and shut-ins on Monday. Our Flower Secretary coordinates and arranges the memorial flowers. All members must be confirmed and regular communicants.

St. John's embraces a community far larger than that within its four walls and it is that community that is the focus of the Outreach Committee. Poverty in London is in paticular a huge concern that we are attempting to address creatively. Our major initiatives are concerned with the "Four H's": hunger, hospitality, housing and Huron (Huron Church Camp, Huron College and the Huron Diocese). This has led to - among many other projects - the Saturday Night Meal Program, support for the Daily Bread Food Bank, the LIFT housing project and sponsorship and support for refugees. We meet monthly and all are welcome.

This committee assists in planning the services of the church year and considers all worship-related issues of concern to our parish. The purpose is to give greater meaning and vitality to our identity as the Body of Christ in this place and time. As a cross-section of the parish, the committee should represent the variety of opinions, values and traditions which make up our congregation at St. John the Evangelist. New members are always welcome.

The committee works at coordinating and making more effective all vehicles of Parish Communication. This includes notices, bulletin boards, flyers, the Evangel, email and inter-departmental communications.

This group of the parish gather on Monday mornings to count and record the Sunday offerings. New members are always welcome.

This group of people oversee the repairs and maintenance of the church, parish hall and Sunday School area. Anyone with maintenance skills and an interest in helping to preserve our unique heritage building is most welcome to use their talents in this area.

The parish newsletter, The Banner is published approximately 4 to 5 times a year. The Banner brings you up to date on events at St. Johns'. Submissions, comments and suggestions are gladly received from all members of the congregation.

A group of parishoners who organize and carry out the annual financial appeal as well as dealing with other stewardship issues. Inquiries and new members are always welcome.

This committee oversees the organization and maintenance of our Church Library collection and the ongoing acquisition of new materials to expand our present collection.