St John the Baptist Church Hillmorton

10/09/2026

Hillmorton Hub is running today Rogers Hall Hillmorton. - we're open from 10am till noon if you would like to pop in for a cuppa and chat. Everyone welcome.

09/09/2026

Saturday’s Hymns & Pimms was a lovely occasion.

In bright sunshine a some autumn warmth outside there was a lovely atmosphere inside of joyful singing and plenty of Pimms and snacks. Over 50 people made the singing loud and cheery.

Thank you to all who helped.

04/09/2026

Just a quick reminder about our Hymns and Pimms event here at St John's…please do come along tomorrow for a few hours of sharing hymns, nibbles and refreshments.

02/09/2026

We do hope you can join us this Sunday for Morning Worship at 10.30am.

01/09/2026

28/08/2026

We would love for you to join us on Sunday for our services here at St John's.

8am - Holy Communion (St Johns)
10.30am - Family worship (St John's)

We will be livestreaming our 10.30am service on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com//streams for those who are unable to join us in church.

27/08/2026

Just over a week till our Hymns and Pimms event here at St John's…please do come along for a few hours of sharing hymns and nibbles.

27/08/2026

Just a quick reminder that Hillmorton Hub will not be running this week (27th August) we will be back on the 3rd September.

25/08/2026

Getting to know the PCC - John Merrigan

The reason I came to St John’s and Gabriel’s was because I was invited by a previous Vicar - Margaret, to come and help with the music part of services - playing the organ/piano.

This was about 2017 and it was also because I was a Christian and had a vision and commitment to church growth and encouraging Christians to continue to grow in their faith (discipleship).

I have been an organist and led music in worship for many years including St. Matthews, St. Andrews and St Peter & St. John’s in Rugby. I was a chorister in St Andrew’s choir and learned to play the organ there. I actually made my decision to follow Jesus when I was 12, on a Christian camp, in field at Priors Marston! I enjoyed working on a farm in Grandborough for most of my teens – all weekends and school holidays.

When I was 19, I suffered a bad motorcycle accident which immobilised me for a couple of years. Following that, I went to Bible College for 3 years, came back to ‘secular’ work, joined the Onley youth custody chaplaincy team (which included forming a worship band from the ‘residents’ to provide music for Sunday services) and then met the wonderful, lovely Helen McDonald, became engaged and married in June 1992. We have 2 wonderful sons Josh and Ben (both profoundly deaf, needing much demanding support, when young) and a lovely daughter in law – Nicola, married to Josh.

Am I running out of text space?

No, ok.... I started to work with the ambulance service in 2010, becoming a paramedic in 2013. I then started another job alongside the ambulance work, as a training officer in a Northampton hospital, training Doctors and Nurses in Immediate life support, dealing with medical emergencies and resuscitation. I became church warden in 2024 and currently manage the parish safeguarding dashboard tool for our parish. Along with my wife the Revd. Helen, we want to serve our parish using the time, gifts and resources that God has blessed us with. We’re both significantly retired from work now – timely or God’s sense of humour 😀- as our interregnum needs a lot more input from others and ourselves.

23/08/2026

Prayer Diary - Day 23
.. if it is serving, let them serve; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let them give generously; if it is showing mercy, let them do it cheerfully. (Romans 12.7)

Give thanks and pray for the many volunteers serving our town in the name of Christ: Christians Against Poverty (CAP), Street Pastors, Gift of Years, Food Bank, Hope 4.

Our parish: Morson Crescent, Morton Court, Moyeady Avenue, Myers Road and Orchard Gardens