Fundraising Concert with New Dawn and Fisherman’s Friends

On Saturday 12^th May, New Dawn and Fisherman’s Friend entertained an enthusiastic audience and the proceeds of the concert will go to helping to make our annual Charity Christmas Tree Festival a little more sustainable.

After everyone had been welcomed by John Feneley, New Dawn opened the concert with a selection of vintage popular songs interspersed with inspiring Gospel songs.  

The songs were intermingled with amusing readings – poems and short stories such as “The Story of Molly” – first told by Gervaise Phinn.

After their set Fisherman’s Friend took to the “stage” with their unique blend of jazz and comic repartee.

This is the Fisherman.......

                              

  ....... and these are his friends!!

During the interval everyone, performers and audience alike, enjoyed their tea and particularly delicious biscuits in the hall.

The second half of the concert was as entertaining as the first.  After being thanked again by John, New Dawn concluded the evening with their final encore.

Well done everybody and thank you all for coming.

Carol singing in Birkdale Village (19th December 2009)

On Saturday, 19th December, members of St. John's joined members of the other churches that comprise "Churches together in Birkdale" to sing Carols in Birkdale Village. As they sang the snow fell, which created a seasonal mood and added extra meaning to such lyrics as " ... as the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even"!

As fingers and toes seemed to turn to ice all were grateful for the cups of tea and coffee provided by the local green grocer.