EVENTS & SERVICES
Sun. 5th Oct. SIXTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (1662), in the Old Church
9.15 a.m. Parish Communion, , in Church
(and live-streamed on Facebook/through church website)
10.45 a.m. ‘Contemporary’ service for all ages, in Church
Mon. 6th Oct.
9.15 a.m. ‘Alpha’, in the Church (to 10.30)
Tues. 7th Oct.
7.30 a.m. Zoom Prayer Meeting
10.00 a.m. ‘Little Ones’, in the Church (to 11.30)
Wed. 8th Oct.
9.30 a.m. Churchyard Working Party
Thurs. 9th Oct.
11.00 a.m. Holy Communion, in the Old Church)
Sun. 12th Oct. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY
9.15 a.m. Parish Communion, , in Church
(and live-streamed on Facebook/through church website)
10.45 a.m. ‘Contemporary’ service for all ages, in Church
Mon. 13th Oct.
9.15 a.m. ‘Alpha’, in the Church (to 10.30)
Tues. 14th Oct.
7.30 a.m. Zoom Prayer Meeting
10.00 a.m. ‘Little Ones’, in the Church (to 11.30)
Wed. 15th Oct.
9.30 a.m. Churchyard Working Party
Thurs. 16th Oct.
11.00 a.m. Holy Communion, in the Old Church
Fri. 17th Oct
11.00 a.m. Funeral and Thanksgiving Service (LT), in Church
Sun. 19th Oct. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (1662), in the Old Church
9.15 a.m. Parish Communion, , in Church
(and live-streamed on Facebook/through church website)
10.45 a.m. ‘Contemporary’ service for all ages, in Church
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ST. JOHN’S CHURCH ..
… uses a range of social media platforms to share photographs and information about events and services. If you do NOT wish any posts to include your photograph or your child’s photograph, please inform the Church Wardens via the Parish Office – or on 01737 552461.
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Zoom Prayer Meeting
We would love you to join our weekly prayer meeting
every Tuesday 7:30-8am to pray for our church and our area..
Zoom ID: 890 1552 2159 Passcode: stjohns
‘Little Ones’
… is open every Tuesday morning in the Church during term-time. ‘a really welcoming and fun space for grown-ups and little ones.’ Everybody welcome – we’d love to see you! Just come along … but if you want to know more first, please email
Youth Alpha
Youth Alpha continues during the 11:15 service! Please do get the word out to any teenagers who might be interested for the coming weeks.
TRY ALPHA – IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET STARTED!
Trying something new can be the start of something good. Why not give Alpha a go? Alpha – ‘a safe space that’s open for everyone to find out what faith means for them’ – started last Monday but it’s not too late to join – 9.15 – 10.30 in the church each Monday and running for eleven weeks (with a break for half-term). Interested? Want to find out more? Speak to Jono or just come along and give it a try
Surrey Churches Preservation Trust – RIDE and STRIDE – Sat 13 Sept.
John Alger, Peter and I had a lovely day out on 13 September, visiting 18 churches.
A huge thank you to everyone who sponsored us for the Ride and Stride.
Your generosity has raised £260.00. Angela Gillman
‘TOPPERS’ THANK YOU …
… to those who offered to be in church to welcome visitors on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to the ‘POST BOX TOPPERS’ Exhibition and to those who came along. We had 107 visitors to the exhibition plus 230 at the services on Sunday. Some visitors came who had not been into St. John’s before and it was lovely to welcome them. We were told that 950 likes had been received on the UK Toppers Facebook page The amazing ‘toppers’ produced by members of the Old Coulsdon Cupcakes WI were much admired. Our thanks to Gill Wallace for transporting them and setting them up. Lovely community event!
The Coulsdon/Old Coulsdon Branch of the
‘WORLD DAY of PRAYER’ COFFEE MORNING & CAKE SALE
Wednesday 15th October – 10.30-12.00
at Old Coulsdon Congregational Church
A warm welcome to all as well as coffee, tea and homemade cakes!
THE WEDNESDAY MORNING GARDENING GROUP…
… has achieved much pruning, weeding and chatting over the summer. Thank you to all those who have come along to help. We would love to have some more help Please come and join us for exercise, fresh air and chat any time between 9.30-12.00. Drinks – hot and cold – and biscuits to keep you going. Gill
Presentation: Southwark Against Modern Slavery
St Aidan’s Church 8th October 7.30-8.30 p.m. (Refreshments from 7p.m.)
The next meeting of Churches Together’s Enabling Group is an open meeting at St Aidan’s, Chipstead Valley Road, with formal business being kept to a minimum, as Jennifer Hyde and Christopher Elliott, Joint Chairs of the [Anglican] Diocese Against Modern Slavery team, will be giving a presentation on the subject of slavery, which unfortunately still exists today. As an open meeting, everyone is invited to come to what promises to be a very enlightening talk. Please use the entrance at the back of the premises, and, if coming by car, also confirm your registration number when you arrive. Dave NEWLAND (Vice-Chairman, CTC)
COMING SOON!
CROYDON MALE VOICE CHOIR…
will be bringing another fun and lively concert to St. John’s on Saturday 1st November at 7.30 p.m. helping to raise funds for the Spire Fund. Tickets – £15 each – can be booked on 01737 552461 or at and will be available on the door.
STILL SEEKING …
Every night food and hot drinks are handed out in Croydon to rough sleepers and others in need (approx. 80-100) by Croydon Nightwatch volunteers. Mary, who leads the team that does this on Thursday evenings, is desperately short of volunteers. Helpers are needed from 8.30 – 10.30 pm to hand ready-prepared food and drinks out from behind a table. If you would like to help or want more information, Mary – 07904 314977 or at – would be delighted to hear from you. You would not need to commit to helping every Thursday
MAKING THE CHURCHYARD MORE ECO-FRIENDLY
At the last PCC it was agreed that as part of our EcoChurch campaign we would actively encourage more birds to visit the Church Grounds. If you could donate any bird boxes, bird feeders or bird food and leave the donations in a box in the Church Porch that would be appreciated. Thank you.
RECYCLE YOUR UNWANTED SPECTACLES!
Not sure what to do with your old glasses? Unwanted spectacles can be recycled at Coulsdon Opticians (opposite Waitrose) or left in the marked bin in the church porch.
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