We are delighted to announce our first organ recital of the new season! On Thursday, 17 September, at 7:30pm, organist and director of music at Temple Church Roger Sayer will delight us with a programme in celebration of British music which includes Elgar’s Chanson de Matin, John Ireland’s Elegiac Romance and William Walton’s Crown Imperial. […]
We are pleased to launch the campaign to raise funds to support the continued running costs of St John’s. Because of the generosity of volunteers, most of what we do costs very little, but the reality of running the ‘Cathedral’ of Upper Norwood & Crystal Palace is that the building and its running cost quite a few pounds […]
What could be better and more entertaining than Bingo Night? You’re right: Bingo Night with Fairy G! Join us for an unforgettable evening on Friday, 4 September, at 7:00pm, as Fairy G hosts a Socially Distanced Bingo Fundraiser. All donations will go towards the basic running costs of the church so that we can keep […]
We would like to say a huge thank you to Crystal Palace Festival for their support, and to everyone who donated to the festival this year. As the Hive has been chosen as one the festival’s Charity Partners, donations going to the festival also benefit us and help us keep the Hive up and running […]
We are looking forward to welcoming all the under 6s back to Diddy Disciples on 6th September – we have missed you in this strange time of lockdown. We believe that babies and children are full members of the worshipping community. They are disciples too, little disciples. The material we use in Diddy Disciples was […]
For many years the Meadow has been a place of welcome for the local community to come and enjoy the space, help grow vegetables and learn about the natural environment. One of the marks of mission of the Church of England is: To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the […]
We are very humbled and grateful that Crystal Palace Festival has chosen The Hive as one of its three official charity partners this year. A generous 50% of all donations made to the festival will go to the charity partners, which provides much-needed support to the projects, especially during this time. But it’s not only […]
The Vicar and Church Wardens have decided that face coverings are now mandatory in all parts of the Church buildings. This is effective from now and is in advance of the Government date of 8th August. https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches Church of England Guidance on Face Coverings
It is a delight that Church weddings are allowed to happen again in the Church of England, and we at St John’s had our first wedding in the Church building last weekend. Numbers are still restricted to 30 for public health reasons and though the service will look the same as usual, there are still […]
After three month of closing, we are excited to inform you that on Wednesday the 5th of August we will be back to cook our two course meals for our community. Due to the COVID-19’s restrictions we will only provide a takeaway service. Social distances must be respected and sanitisers will be provided. We will […]
We believe in inclusive Church - a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate. We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality. We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.
