Everything’s coming up…
Thank you... ... to the work party who restored the Rose Garden on Tuesday last. The six able-bodied men dug, weeded, manicured, planted and mulched. We will all benefit from…
St. Peter’s, Carlton
Seasonal services have started at Carlton Church. Their new website https://www.carltonchurchsaintpeters.com has meaningful reflections and lovely pictures to view.
HOW TO READ THE BIBLE: 2.The Story of the Bible
Episode 2 summarizes the overall story of the Bible as a series of crossroad decisions. All humanity, followed by the Israelites, redefine good and evil and end up in Babylon.…
Leiston Town Pastors
Congratulations to Leiston Town Pastors for winning Suffolk Coastal District Council's Award for Services to the Community. The citation reads:- "This award is open to any group including businesses, schools…
HOW TO READ THE BIBLE: 1.What is the Bible?
This is episode 1 of an ongoing series that explores the origins, content, and purpose of the Bible. Here you'll be introduced to a condensed history of how the Bible…
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY
In all things let common sense prevail EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY GENERAL STATEMENT It is Christ’s commandment that we should love our neighbours as ourselves, we declare our conviction that unfair…
SAFEGUARDING POLICY
PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCHSAFEGUARDING CONTACTSDiocese information about safeguarding can be found here.Two documents are relevant here - both adopted by Saint John the Baptist, Saxmundham PCC on Monday, 19th February,…
RETENTION OF DOCUMENTS POLICY
About this Guidance The table below gives guidance on the retention of documents, based on recommendations from the Church of England (Record Management Guide No 1, revised 2009). PAROCHIAL…
LEGACY POLICY
At St John the Baptist, Saxmundham, we welcome any gifts in wills, however large or small, and we promise to use your gift to make a difference in our parish.…
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
Those responsible for administering a charity (the ‘charity trustees’) must act in the best interests of the charity. Amongst other things, that requires them to avoid anything that prevents decisions…