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‘Once a Johnian’ Formals are vocation themed formal dinners to which all Johnians are warmly invited.
16 January 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
St John‘s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RJ
06 February 2025
This event will explore Canon Sarah Snyder’s international peacebuilding work, including the Rose Castle project, which promotes reconciliation within and between Christian communities.
20 February 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
LRC Lecture Room St John‘s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RJ
Join us for a panel discussion with the editors of Picturing Peace (Jan 2025), Prof. Jolyon Mitchell, Prof. Jonathan Long, Dr Pippa Oldfield and Dr Tom Allbeson. Following this will be a drinks reception for all those who attend.
05 March 2025
Join us for a book presentation of The Poetics of Prophecy (Cambridge University Press), where Dr Yosefa Raz explores how Romantic poetry and biblical scholarship intertwine in the reinvention of prophecy. In conversation with Dr Yael Almog, MLAC, she examines the dynamics of prophecy – its back and forth movement between authority and anxiety, strength and weakness –—across British, German, and Hebrew literary traditions.
08 May 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Reunion for the class 1982 - 1985 and friends
02 August 2025
Celebrate a 50 year reunion
22 August 2025 - 25 August 2025
20 Year Reunion
29 August 2025 - 31 August 2025
A reunion for freshers of 1992 and friends!
A reunion for graduates of 2020 and friends!
A 'Daylight Robbery Reunion Gig' - getting together the freshers of 1983 to 1986!
12 September 2025 - 14 September 2025
This event is now fully booked For one special afternoon, St John’s College invites you to explore its hidden gardens — a rare opportunity to discover this secluded green haven on the Durham peninsula. Usually closed to the public, the gardens stretch from the historic South Bailey to the banks of the River Wear, encompassing terraced lawns, riverside walks, and colourful planting framed by medieval walls and towers.
17 September 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Diamond Reunion for everyone who was at John's in the 60s!
19 September 2025 - 21 September 2025
The Borderlands Interview with Tom Holland - War, Peace and Religion on the Borderlands
09 October 2025
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Durham Town Hall Market Place Durham DH1 3NJ
29 October 2025
05 November 2025
Join us for connections, conversations and refreshments in London. All Johnians are most welcome.
13 November 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Chapel Market Tavern 58 Penton Street, London N1 9PZ
We are delighted to invite you to our book launch for St John's Fellows, Robert Jaggs-Fowler. Refreshments will be provided and will have books for sale. (Please note cash only)
20 January 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LRC Lecture room, St John‘s College
29 January 2026
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