Christmas Tree Festival at St John's Church - 3rd to 7th December

Our first Christmas Tree Festival will run from the 3rd to the 7th of December. It will be in the church and in aid of the church accessibility project.

To view the trees and to vote for your favourite will be:

Free for children (15 and under)
£2 for adults (16 and over)

The festival is open:

Wednesday 3 December - 12:45pm to 4:30pm (Munch with Music launches the festival)

Thursday 4 December - 2pm to 4:30pm (Westway Singers carol singing between 2.30pm and 3.30pm)

Friday 5 December - 5pm to 7.30pm (non-alcoholic mulled wine and mince pies served)

Saturday 6 December - 11am to 2pm (Father Christmas in the church)

Sunday 7 December - 11am (after service) to 3pm

Refreshments available every day. Please come and join us! 🎄😀

Cèlia Margalef Boquera - Munch with Music - 5 November 2025

Suffused with Spanish flavour, a performance of energy, intricacy and drama, with deft hints of humour.

The full programme:

A. Soler - Sonata in F-sharp Major, R.90
A. Soler - Sonata in D Major, R.84

C. Franck - Prelude and Chorale

F. Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

X. Montsalvatge - Two Divertimentos
- No. 1, Con decision
- No. 2, Muy dulce

I. Albéniz - El Albaicín from Iberia, Book 3

Very well appreciated by the audience, we trust that Cèlia will be able to delight us again in the future.

Bat Box Building and Meet a Bat Conservationist

Green Club (St John's Church Eco Youth Group) offers a free session.

Sunday 23rd November 11:10am

Safeguarding Sunday

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

It's everyone's responsibility.

We'll be holding our Safeguarding Sunday service on:

Sunday 16th November

St John's Church

Caterham Valley

Munch with Music - November 2025

The next Munch with Music will be held in the church on 5th November 2025 featuring Ronojit Bhuyan on the piano.

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 3rd December 2025, with Graham Dixon on the church organ.

BARN DANCE

BARN DANCE
With the Odd Sock Do Dum Band

In aid of Caterham Overseas Aid Trust
Registered Charity No. 283579

Saturday 25 October 2025
7.30 -10.30pm.

Centenary Hall, Essendene Road, Caterham CR3 5PA
(Church of the Sacred Heart)

Cost £15

Light refreshments included

Bar and raffle available

For tickets please go to Barn Dance tickets

Or email: caterhamoverseasaidtrust@outlook.com

CHRISTMAS FAIR

Saturday 15th November from 10am until 2pm In the CHURCH HALL.
Clareville Road, Caterham

Free entry

Stalls Include: Father Christmas, Refreshments, Lunches (from 12 noon), Raffle, Gifts, Cakes, Cards, Books, Games and Toys, Make and Take.

Many thanks to the King's Trust

Many thanks to a group from the King's Trust (18 in all) who gave St John's a spring clean last Monday.

Bingo called

It's thirsty work bingo calling. None of that impersonal online stuff, we came, we saw, we bingoed!

Going at a speed that allowed the bingo novice to keep track of their numbers, with blinds, legs, clickity-clicks, doctor's orders, ducks and Brighton lines from the floor, a good time was had by all.

After the six 'houses' over £300 was raised towards St John's accessibility project.

Thanks to all who came and to all who organised and/or ran the evening event.

Lin Xu-Zhang on the piano - Munch with Music - 1 October 2025

Intricate, energetic and dramatic. Lin Xu-Zhang presented a challenging programme selected from Couperin, Satie and Dukas.

François Couperin: Selections from Pièces de Clavecin

La Lagivière

Le Rossignol-en-Amour

Double du Rossignol

Erik Satie: Avant-dernières Pensèes (Penultimate Thoughts)

Idylle

Aubade

Méditation

François Couperin: Selections from Pièces de Clavecin

Les Moissonneurs

La Misterieuse

Erik Satie: Embryons Desséchés (Dessicated Embryos)

d'Holothurie

d'Edriophthalma

de Podophthalma

Paul Dukas: Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau

The recital was enthusiastically received and a return is surely a certainty.

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