TESTING Parish of Shirley, Croydon
St John the Evangelist and All Saints Spring Park Churches
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In light of the governments announcement today we will be taking the following actions.
Here is a link to the announcement in case you missed it
Due to the recent government announcement we are closing the Sunday Tea room.
It will be rescheduled for a later date
The Croydon male voice choir will be singing in support of a brilliant local charity, the Croydon Food Bank. The concert will include a performance by the Sandilands Shantymen – a shanty group from within CMVC, four of whose members belong to the St John’s congregation. Please come along and support the choir and the charity!
Tickets are available on the door or can be bought in advance using the button below. Tickets are just £10.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Today was church cleaning day, many thanks to those that came out with the dusters and hoovers. Looks like the rewards of a bacon bun was well worth it.
If you missed the chance to have a go the next date is 20th June 2020.
Many thanks to all those who took part.
This weekend see’s our fantastic cinema return to St John’s Church. This is created by members of our church and all the money raised goes back to the church.
At 14:30 we will be showing Dumbo, this is the 2019 “Live Action” version of the Disney original. It is literally brought to life!
At 19:30 we will be showing Judy. This 2019 film sees the award winning Rene Zellweger portrait the amazing Judy Garland as we see how Judy’s last london shows happened and the amazing stories behind them. Truly not to be missed.
Once again we will be serving Cocktails at the bar both before the film and during the interval.
If you have already seen these films then I reckon both are good for a second viewing.
If you want to make a whole day of it, then between 12 and 2 we will be serving the first of our Lent Lunches.
Saturday March 7th– Christian Aid, hosted by Gillian, Faye and Julie
Menu: Selection of homemade Soups served with baguette
Cottage Pie and Vegetarian Chilli
Apple pie, Lemon cake and Fresh Fruit Salad
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#LiveLent: Care for God’s Creation is the Church of England’s Lent Campaign for 2020.
Lu has ordered the books for our church but they have not yet arrived.
If you want to get started with the Church of England’s #LiveLent then you can by getting the ‘app’
Depending on whether you have an iPhone or an Android phone click he links below (while on your phone) to download.
The informal worship is back at St John’s this weekend.
Here is a taster from this weeks worship
Why not come along and experience this service. Its very informal, you don’t need any books or bits of paper and we provide tea coffee and cake.
The service usually runs for about 45 minutes but you can stay as long as you like to talk with other people.
Saturday March 7th– Christian Aid, hosted by Gillian, Faye and Julie
Menu: Selection of homemade Soups served with baguette
Cottage Pie and Vegetarian Chilli
Apple pie, Lemon cake and Fresh Fruit Salad
Saturday March 14th– NSPCC, hosted by Caroline Wilson and team
Menu: Selection of Soups
Puddings and cheese option,
Vegetarians and children catered for
Saturday March 21st– Kidney Research, hosted by The Dovey’s
Menu: Selection of homemade lunches and delicious dessert options
Saturday March 28th– Jessie’s Fund, providing music therapy for SEND children hosted by St John’s Church Choir
Menu: Choice of homemade Soups and Lasagne
Selection of desserts
Saturday April 4th–Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Anne Pardon and Team
Menu: Sausage casserole, Vegetarian Shepherds pie, Jacket Potatoes and Quiche
Bread pudding, Trifle, Fruit Salad and Chocolate Cake
| The lunches are hosted by volunteers to raise money for a charity of their choice and donations are requested but are optional for your meal. Funds raised (including any Gift Aid) are split between the charity (75%) and St John’s (25%) Join us on as many Saturdays as you can for excellent food and company while raising money for good causes |
