This Week
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Food and donations needed
With school holidays nearly upon us, the food bank needs your donations of food and money more than ever, to help those families who rely on free school meals during term time. See this flyer for details of what they’d like.
A celebratory Saturday!
Join us this Saturday for three events: At 1pm there will be a guided tour of the (now securely underpinned) church, including the newly reopened Lady Chapel. At 5pm there is a Festal Evensong to celebrate the 200th birthday of our architect, John Loughborough Pearson. At 8pm the London City Wind Ensemble present Serenade, a concert […]
We’re not falling down!
The 10am High Mass on Sunday 18 June will have an especially festive character as we celebrate and give thanks for the completion of the work to secure the foundations of St John’s. The London Mozart Players and the Central Band of the Royal British Legion will be assisting with the music. Please download the […]
Mayoral Service of Thanksgiving
This Sunday (11 June) at 3pm St John’s is holding a Service of Thanksgiving for the Mayoral Year of Cllr Wayne Trakas-Lawlor. The Bishop of Croydon will be officiating, Fr John Pritchard (Priest-in-Charge at St John’s, and Chaplain to the Mayor of Croydon) will be preaching, and members the London Mozart Players will be assisting […]
Crystal Palace Overground Festival
The weekend of 17/18 June sees the annual Crystal Palace Overground Festival, and at St John’s we’re taking part by offering guided tours of the building (now that the underpinning has been successfully completed) and hosting a programme of musical events by the London Mozart Players. Guided tours are available on Wednesday 14 June (2pm), Thursday 15 […]
Community Ideas Fair
Come along to a free family fun event at the St John the Evangelist church hall on Friday 16th June, from 10am to 12.30pm. This will be a chance to meet some of the community initiatives working in the local area—as well as a petting zoo, bouncy castle, face painting and den building! Aimed at families with young […]
Archbishops’ Pastoral Letter
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a pastoral letter ahead of the general election on Thursday 8 June. Please read what they have to say: Archbishops’ Pastoral Letter
Tickets on sale!
Tickets are now on sale for two concerts by the Central Band of the Royal British Legion: Spring Spectacular on 6 May and British Bonanza on 22 July. The Central Band is a military band of the highest standard, and as part of their relationship with St John’s perform several concerts here each year. With tickets […]
Croydon Area Lay Conference
The Archdeacon of Croydon and the Archdeacon of Reigate invite all lay members of the church (that’s you!) in the Croydon Episcopal Area to a day conference entitled ‘Serve, Enable, Lead: Resourcing Discipleship & Lay Leadership’. More details are available in this letter and this poster. You can book online at this link, and for […]
Hard Hat Tours
Come on a hard hat tour of the building work at St John’s! Are you curious about what’s going on behind the hoarding? Have you always wanted to see the foundations of a Victorian building? Do you just want to wear a hard hat? Sign up for a free tour by emailing sjunoffice@gmail.com. Available dates: […]
