Service of Loss and Hope

For All Soul's, we are holding an informal, prayerful service with music and candle-lighting for those who have experienced grief or loss.

It will be 5 November at 3pm.

If you would like the name of a loved one read aloud at the service please contact us or write down the name on the sheet at the back of St John's church.

If you know someone who might benefit from coming along, do invite them!

BARN DANCE with the Odd Sock Do Dum Band

The Barn Dance is in aid of Caterham Overseas Aid Trust (Registered Charity No. 283579).

Saturday 25th November 2023
7.30 -10.30pm.
Centenary Hall, Essendene Road, Caterham CR3 5PA
(Church of the Sacred Heart)

Cost £15
To include sausage (or vegetarian alternative) and chip supper and desserts.

Bar and raffle available.

For tickets and to confirm food order please contact CaterhamOverseasAidTrust@outlook.com

Munch with Music October 2023 John Woodhouse

John demonstrated the width of his repertoire, with pieces reflecting the RAF, the Proms and the sacred. We have excerpts in the video of some of these.

John has been the resident organist at St John's for six years.

Come along to Green Club!

Come along to Green Club, St John's Youth group for fun, green activities and community projects. Open to 11 to 15 year olds, we meet once a month.

For October's meeting (Sunday 8th October) we will meet at 11.15am outside St John's to walk up to the woods, throw a frisbee around and chat. Our new Vicar Jaimee is able to join us to get to know our young people a bit. No previous frisbee skills necessary!

Hear Here Clinic on Thursday 5th October

There will be a Hear Here Clinic on Thursday 5th October from 9:30 - 11:30 at the Westway Centre. Please do come along if you need advice, support, maintenance or batteries for your NHS hearing aid.

Munch with Music - October 2023

The next Munch with Music will be held in the church on 4th October 2023 featuring John Woodhouse on the church organ.

You are invited to bring your own ‘Munch’.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Coffee, tea and biscuits from 12:15pm, with the performance starting at 12:45pm and lasting about 45 minutes.

The following Munch will be on 1st November, with musicians from Trinity Laban.

The Collation and Induction of Revd. Jaimée Summers

Jaimée is led to the church door by Moira.

A view of the inside of the church from the ringing chamber during the induction service.

Twenty three years since the last collation and induction service at St John the Evangelist and on 25 September 2023 it was Jaimée's time to take up the benefice.

Bishop Rosemarie led the service in which many assents, oaths and reaffirmations were made. However, while embedded in the past, the service pointed to a joyful future, centered on the Good Shepard, a parish led and served by our new priest.

Welcome Jaimée

Harvest lunch

The Harvest Lunch on 24 September was an enjoyable get together to celebrate God's bounty given to us, and by donation pass some of that on to Caterham Foodbank and Welcare.

There were new faces, including the soon to be vicar, and some familiar faces. My face was fairly slack jawed as I'd returned from holiday in the wee small hours of the morning :)

Harvest Festival

We will be supporting the Caterham Foodbank and Welcare at our service on 24 September.

If this can be in monetary form, that would be ideal, with cheques or money in a sealed envelope showing which charity it is to go to. Non-
perishable foods will still be accepted as these can be taken to the Foodbank on the Thursday when they are open.

There will be a Harvest Lunch to follow in the Church Hall. No information yet.

Heritage Open Days 2023 at St John's full programme

Download the Word version of the St John's Heritage Open Days poster.
Download the Word version of the St John's Heritage Open Days programme.

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, CATERHAM VALLEY
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS – 15TH–17TH SEPTEMBER 2023

The Church is opening as part of the Heritage Open Days on the above dates. “Creativity Unwrapped” is the national theme for this year’s HODs, and we are delighted that so many local community groups are coming to either set up a stall to display who they are and what they do; run craft sessions for people to do or do a performance. There is also a Tower Tour on all 3 days.

The following groups will have a stall set up around the church:

St. John’s Guides & Brownies – Stained Glass patterns on glass jars
Caterham Trefoil Guild – Pyrographyon wood
The Green Club – photos of local flora and fauna
C.O.A.T.
CHECKKimilili
Age UK
The Westway
Caterham Rotary
Caterham & District Horticultural Society
East Surrey Museum –artworks – paintings, drawings, embroideries etc of local scenes or people, that we rarely get the opportunity to display
The Bourne Society – hopefully with archive photos & history of St. John’s

The Mothers’ Union will be running refreshments throughout the weekend.

Opening Times:

Friday 15th: 10am - 5pm
Saturday 16th: 10am – 4pm
Sunday 17th: 10am –4pm (There is a service for the 1st hour)

Julie
Churchwarden
Organiser of St. John’s HODs

CREATIVITY UNWRAPPED PROGRAMME

Friday (15th) 10am - 5pm

1pm: St John's School Choir (years 4, 5 & 6) 25 minutes approx
3.45pm - 4.45pm: Tower Tour
Paracise may be able to come today, but no times advised yet.

Saturday (16th) 10am - 4pm

10.05am - 10.40am: Free Spirit Music Group
10:45am: KCA Dance Academy - Dance Showcase - 15 minutes
11.15am - 12.15pm: Tower Tour
12.30pm - 2pm: Caterham School Singing Recital
2pm: The Westway Hand Chimes setting up for short session
2.30pm: The Westway Singing Group
- The Westway Hand Chimes to follow

Sunday (17th) 10am - 4pm

10am: Sons of Praise Service - 1 hour approx
11.45am - 12.45pm: Tower Tour
1pm - 2pm: Sketching inside and outside - bring your own materials
2pm - 3pm: Organ recital for 30 minutes, followed by an opportunity to have a go at playing it

St John's Church website

Heritage Open Days website

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