The Church of Saint John

Ecumenical service
2024-01-21 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris) | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
This year St John’s is hosting the annual ecumenical service for the Week of Christian Unity on Sunday 21 January at 3pm. All are welcome to attend, and there will be the facility to bring a packed lunch and stay on after the morning service for those who live a distance away. The service will be partly in English, with translations where necessary, and St John’s choir will be singing as usual. There will be refreshments afterwards.

Quiz Lunch
2024-02-13 12:00 - 15:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
The annual Quiz Lunch will take place on Pancake Day, 13 February, as usual from 12 noon. The menu wil be pizza and pancakes and the cost 20€, with all profits going to Restos du Coeur. If you wish to come please use the contact page.

Good Friday
2024-03-29 10:30 - 11:30
We invite you to join us on Good Friday 29 March at 10.30am for a meditation around the cross.

Easter Sunday
2024-03-31 10:30 - 11:30
Come and celebrate the Resurrection with us at 10.30 on 31 March

Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
2024-09-20 18:00 - 19:00 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On September 20th at 6pm the choir is presenting a themed service on the subject of justice, very appropriate considering the state of the world today. There is music for congregation and choir, plus readings and prayers, so do come and join us. There will be refreshments afterwards.

Harvest Festival
2024-09-22 10:30 - 11:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On Sunday 22 September at 10.30 we will hold our Harvest Festival service, with communion and music from the choir.

Remembrance Sunday
2024-11-10 10:30 - 11:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On Sunday 10th November at 10.30 we will be commemorating those lost in all wars during a traditional Anglican Remembrance Day service. Please come and share this important service with us.

Carol Service at Grimaud
2024-12-20 18:00 - 19:00
We have been approached by the priest at the Eglise St Michel in Grimaud village, and a representative of the Mayor, to restart the English carol service that we used to do several years ago. We are delighted to be able to do this, and hope to see many of the English speaking people in that area attending and singing the familiar hymns. So if you live in that area, do come along to the service on Friday 20 December at 6pm, which will be followed by mulled wine and home-made mince pies, as usual.

Carol Service
2024-12-22 18:00 - 19:00 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On Sunday December 22nd at 6pm we present our annual Nine Lessons and Carols, which is popular with all nationalities and ages. To represent our international congregation there will be readings in several languages, interspersed with well-known carols and music by the choir, and followed by mince pies and mulled wine. A joyful way to start your Chritmas celebration!

Christmas Day
2024-12-25 10:30 - 11:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On 25th December at 10.30 am there will be a joyful Christmas celebration of Holy Communion. All denomimations and nationalities welcome.

Annual Quiz Lunch
2025-03-04 12:00 - 15:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
The annual Quiz Lunch will take place in church on Tuesday 4 March at 12 noon, with pizza and pancakes as last year. The cost is 20€ and profits go to Restos du Coeur. There will be a sign-up sheet in church, or you can use the contact facility on the website to indicate your attendance. Teams of 4 answer questions on a variety of subjects, so do come and join in.
(Please note: There will be no Ash Wednesday Service this year.)

Good Friday
2025-04-18 10:30 - 11:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On Good Friday, 18 April, at 10.30am we will be having a recited version of the crucifixion from Mark’s gospel, involving many of the congregation, plus appopriate hymns. Please come and join us. Home made hot cross buns will be served after the service.

Easter Sunday
2025-04-20 10:30 - 11:30
We invite you to celebrate Easter with us at 10.30 on 20 April, led by the Right Reverend Patrick Rooke with familiar hymns and music from the choir. This will be followed by a church lunch – if you wish to attend please use the contact form on the website.

Worship in Music - concert
2025-06-19 18:00 - 19:00 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On 19 June at 6pm the choir will present a selection from their repertoire of anthems, hymns and gospel songs ranging from the beautiful “Cantique de Jean Racine” of Faure to the joyful “Oh Happy Day”. There will be aperos and nibbles afterwards and those who wish to will be dining at the Casino Barriere restaurant in St Raphael afterwards. Please use the contact facility on this website if you would like to be included.

Concert - The Armed Man
2025-09-19 18:00 - 19:00 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On 19 September at 6pm the choir of St John’s will be presenting excerpts from “The Armed Man” by Karl Jenkins. The music is based on a traditional mass and the theme is anti-war, so it is being sung in commemoration of the end of World War II. It was originally written during the conflict in Kosovo, but is equally relevant in our world today. The music will be interspersed by readings and poems relating to this subject, including some of the writings of those involved in war. It will be a moving experience and we ask you to take time out to join us and reflect on “man’s inhumanity to man”.

Remembrance Sunday
2025-11-09 10:30 - 11:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
On 9 November at 10.30 we will have the traditional Anglican service of Remembrance in addition to communion. Poppies will be available for sale. We hope you will join us as we remember those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Carol Service at St Michel in Grimaud
2025-12-19 18:00 - 19:00
On Friday 19 December at 6pm will will be joining with the congregation of the parish church in Grimaud village to present a British carol service for the English-speaking residents in that area. This was very popular last year and the church was full. There will be refreshments afterwards, including mince pies.

Carol Service at St John's
2025-12-21 18:00 - 19:00 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
Our annual Nine Lessons and Carols will take place at St John’s on Sunday 21 December at 6pm, with items from the choir and the Sunday School. Mulled wine and mince pies will be available afterwards. Come and join us in listening to the familiar readings and singing the timeless carols. Christmas starts here!

Christmas Day
2025-12-25 10:30 - 11:30 | The church of Saint John, 117 Avenue Paul Doumer, Saint-Raphael, Var, 83700, France
We will celebrate Christmas Day communion on 25 December at 10.30 and hope you will join us on this joyful occasion. Afterwards some of the congregation, who are unable to celebrate with their families, will be having lunch at the Van de Valk hotel in St Aygulf. This is by reservation only, so if you would like to join us please use the contact form on this website.

Annual ecumenical service
2026-01-22 19:30 - 20:30
The annual ecumenical service takes place during the week of prayer for Christian unity, and involves several churches in the St Raphael, Frejus area including ourselves. Each tradition takes a turn to host the service, but this year as it is the turn of the Orthodox Church they have asked to use our building as it can hold more people.
This service will therefore take place at St John’s on 22 January at 7.30 and all are welcome to attend. People from various churches will be taking part, inlcuding our own representative Marion Siggemann and our current locum, Revd Paul Payton. St John’s choir will be singing , as always, and drinks and snacks will be served afterwards to encourage interaction between the churches.

We hope to see you there, supporting this important example of “churches together”.
