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Activity Cafe in 2025

Activity Cafe, for people living memory loss and those who support them.

The cafe is expected to open again in the spring once building work, for improvements to the church hall, is completed.

 


A multitude of angels

Cloth angels hang at the end of pews.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
 
In St John's, the multitude are a little way away.

St John the Evangelist, Caterham Valley - 2024

 
A retrospective of 2024.
 
God Bless and a Happy New Year.

 


MUSICIANS WANTED

Instruments in a church.

Wanted: musicians for a new St. John's worship band! We are looking for enthusiasm and don't mind if you aren't perfect! We want to make a joyful noise to the Lord.

Do you play guitar, base guitar, drums, sing, or play any other instruments? All ages wanted. We are hoping to get the band to play once a month at church once ready.

Talk to Jaimee (revjaimeesummers@gmail.com) if interested.


Hear Here January 2025

Hear Here poster.

Please do come along on 2nd January between 9:30am and 11:30am, if you need advice, support, maintenance or batteries for your NHS hearing aids at:

St John's Church Hall
Clareville Rd
Caterham
CR3 6LA.

Contact us at hearherestjohnscaterham@gmail.com


Christmas at St John's

Stained glass window depicting Christmas.

St John's Christmas Services

Caterham School Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
11 December 2024 at 7pm
St John's Church, Clareville Road

Forest Church - Carols under the Stars
14 December 2024 at 3pm
Caterham pre-prep car park

St John's School Carols
18 December 2024 at 5pm
St John's Church, Clareville Road

St John's Church Carol Service
19 December 2024 at 7:30pm
St John's Church, Clareville Road

Christingle
24 December 2024 at 4pm
St John's Church, Clareville Road

Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve
24 December 2024 at 11:30pm
St John's Church, Clareville Road

Holy Communion (BCP) on Christmas Day
25 December 2024 at 8am
St John's Church, Clareville Road

Christmas Day Parish Eucharist (THE CHOCOLATE NATIVITY!)
25 December 2024 at 10am
St John's Church, Clareville Road

Wishing you a Merry and Peaceful Christmas.


Pigeon holes, pigeon post

St John's pigron holes with Christmas cards inserted.

Before email, before Whatsapp, before whatever, communication relied on letters and cards and pigeon holes. At this time of year, there's a revival at the church pigeon holes with Christmas cards waiting to be picked up!

The pigeon holes can be found on the north wall, to the right of the font. Best to check above and below the initial that starts your surname, and above and below the initial that starts your Christian name (forename).

Hopefully this will avoid any disappointment 🙂

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and God Bless!


The Trail of the Christmas Bells

Trail of the Christmas Bells poster.

Back by popular demand...Caterham Valley for You free Christmas Trail returns, and it’s better than ever!

Mrs. Claus needs your help to track the explorers heading to the North Pole to meet Santa. Along the way, Santa’s lost his bells, and it’s up to you to find them in our shop windows.

Throw on your Christmas jumper, grab a map, count all the bells, and submit your guess online for a chance to win a prize!

That’s not all - @stjohnscaterham is kindly hosting a free end-of-trail Christmas party, packed with games, treats, music and fun. You might even spot Santa there and tell him you found his bells!

The trail launches Saturday 7th December, from 1pm to 4pm. Can’t make it? No worries—you can download the map from our website and complete the trail at your own pace until 29th December. Stay tuned for more details!


Trinity School Prize-winners - Munch with Music - 4 December 2024

We were very lucky to have prize winning musicians from Trinity School, Croydon, perform for us a varied and intriguing programme:

O Magnum Misterium Morten Lauridsen  Trumpet Ensemble
Impromptu in B minor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Piano
Arabesque no 2 Claude Debussy Piano
Portrait of a trumpet  Sammy Nestico Trumpet and piano
Prelude op 32 no 12 in G sharp minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano
The man I love George Gershwin Piano
Red, White and Blues Leonard Bernstein Trumpet and piano
Estompes - Pagodes Claude Debussy Piano
Introduction and Tarantella Pablo de Sarasota Violin and piano

All performances were very well received and greatly appreciated. We wish all the performers well in their future careers (including the aspiring doctor).

A Merry and Peaceful Christmas to you

 


Toys are us

Toys, having been blessed, lie in front of the altar.

St John's contribution to Caterham Corps Salvation Army's collection of toys and games for distribution to those who will best appreciate them.

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