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On the 4th October Fr Jerry celebrates the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a priest. Mthr Anne-Marie celebrates her 19th anniversay on the same date.
We are celebrating with a sung mass at 7.30pm followed by refreshments at the back of church.
We are also delighted to be welcoming the Ven. Moira Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate, as our preacher.
All welcome.
Queen’s fun hats made by local people will be on display throughout June.
The choir will sing a special anthem composed for the Royal School of Church Music with words and music by Thomas Hewitt-Jones based on the Queen’s speeches. It is called “In our service”. The organist John Woodhouse will play music for royalty at the church fair on June 25th and there will be items from local schools. Why not come along and “have a go” on the magnificent organ?
Bell-ringers all over the country will ring a quarter-peel in June.
More details on the website https://www.stjohnscaterham.org.uk/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/stjohnscaterham.
Following the introduction of Plan B by the Government, the Church of England has updated its guidlines on public worship.
The main change is that the wearing of facemasks is now, once more, mandatory. When attending services at St John's you will therefore need to wear a face covering. This incudes while singing. The usual medical exemptions apply, of course.
The full guidance can be read here: Opening and Managing Church Buildings
The latest edition of the Diocesan newspaper is now out!
Read your copy of The Bridge here.
During these difficult times, as with last year, we are not collecting foodstuffs.
We are collecting instead monetary gifts to send to:
Please put in an envelope either:
a cheque payable to St John’s PCC
cash – notes only please.
On the envelope write Harvest and then underneath write the name of which charity you would like your gift to go to.
if you don’t write the name of a charity we will give half your gift to each.
You can bring your gift to any service up to October 10th
or if you are unable to come to church you can drop your gift into the Vicarage
Heritage Open Days are happening again this year. Full details here.
Heritage Open Days are happening again this year. Full details here.
Following the lifting of many restrictions on Monday 19th July, here's what's different in church.
1. Social distancing has been lifted. We have therefore removed the floor arrows and seat stickers in much of the church. However, there are still two areas in the church with restrictions in place for those who still feel more comfortable when distanced.
2. It's no longer a requriement to check-in, but your are encouraged to do so. The QR codes for the NHS app are still displayed, or you can sign in.
3. You still need to sanisie on arriving and leaving.
4. Masks are no longer a legal requirement. However, we encourage you to use them when arriving and leaving. The government are still asking people in enclosed spaces to wear masks, so we are following the government's guidlines and asking people to do so as much as possible. You should always wear a mask if in proxomoty with others not from your houshold. In particular, you still do need to wear a mask when coming forward to receive communion. Usual exemptions for health reasons still do, of course, remain.
5. Singing is now allowed, but the C of E are currently recommending that people mask to sing when near others.
6. Communion will still be in one kind, that is just the host and not the precious blood.
This year the theme is Outer Space. Come and join us for: