You are welcome at St John's at Easter

Palm Sunday - 24 March
Contemplative Service 8am
Big Service 10am

Maundy Thursday - 28 March
Foot/Hand washing and Vigil 7:30pm

Good Friday - 29 March
Informal Service, enter the story, interactive fun and hot cross buns 10am
Meditations, meditations on Jesus' last words 12noon
Veneration of the Cross, with candle lighting and choir 2pm

Easter Sunday - 31 March
Dawn Service with Easter Fire, vigil and communion 6:45am
Breakfast Together, in the church hall 8am
Easter Service with eggs, communion 10am

Easter Story from your Four Local Churches

Good Friday — March 29th
Drive or stride around the Easter Story by visiting 4 local churches each one telling part of the story through images, installations, prayer stations and more.

St Luke's, Whyteleafe, CR3 OAA
The Last Supper: Indoors from 10am — 3pm

St Lawrence's, Caterham, CR3 5RA (opposite St Mary's)
The Garden of Gethsemane: Indoors from 10am outside from 2pm

St Peter and St Paul, Chaldon, CR3 5AL
The Crucifixion: Outside from 10am onwards church open till 4pm

St John the Evangelist, Caterham Valley,CR3 6LA
The Tomb: Outside installation from 10am onwards

Hear Here March 2024

We had 28 visitors to the March clinic with some first timers, so a great success. There were a variety of maintenance problems.

With 4 volunteers chatting and offering a warm drink it meant more time could be spent repairing broken aids and showing people how to use the Bluetooth setting on their mobile phones.

Plenty of hardened ear wax removal going on as well. All very glamorous!

Carina Duo Concert - Munch with Music - 6 March 2024

Carina Duo was formed in 2023 by Sophie Ehling (cello) and Yuri Inoshita (piano). The full concert programme, of which the video has excerpts, was:

Yuri Inoshita (piano)

Beethoven - Sonata in A-flat major Op.110

Carina Duo

Beethoven - 12 Variations for Cello and Piano from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus" WoO. 45

R. Schumann - Fantasiestücke Op. 73

H. Bosmans - Nuit Calme

Dvorák - Silent Woods

The obvious enjoyment of the musicians for their pieces transmitted to the audience and the whole programme was very well received. A future visit by Carina Duo will be greatly anticipated!

Bishop's Lent Call 2024

Each year, the Bishop’s Lent Call raises funds for local community projects in Southwark and our Link Dioceses in Zimbabwe and Jerusalem, as well as calling parishes to a time of prayer and contemplation.

The Bishop's Lent Call for 2024 is raising funds for projects that focus on peace with justice in the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, and resilience and well-being across our Link Dioceses in Zimbabwe.

As we spend time in prayer and contemplation this Lent, we hope that you will feel able to generously support the projects we have chosen this year.

#stjohnscaterham #lentcall #southwarkdiocese

Marie Curie Day of Reflection - POSTPONED

- Our apologies for the short notice, this service has been postponed -

Marie Curie are using the area under the pine tree as a reflective area for people to remember loved ones.

Jaimee will be leading a short service of remembrance and blessing the ground in readiness for daffodil bulbs to be planted in the autumn.

The Day of Reflection is a special moment in the calendar to remember everyone who died during the pandemic, to support people who are grieving, and to take time and space to recognise and reflect on the sorrow, collective loss and unresolved grief that emerged from such unusual times.

After the service, refreshments will be served in the Church Hall, planned to be 12 noon to 1pm.

Those who lost loved ones during COVID are welcome to the service and for refreshments afterwards.

Please give names of anyone you’d like remembered to Jaimee via our General Enquiries form.

Lent Climate Pilgrimage Saturday 17 February 2024

Thank you to everyone for making Saturday's pilgrimage a special day and a huge thank you to Revd Helen Burnett, the team of Stewards and the hospitality of the churches we stopped at for soup, cakes and tea.

We have made a 2 min film of the day.

Revd Vanessa E

#stjohnscaterham #climatechange

Hear Here Clinic - March

A clinic will be held on 7 March 2024. It's a free service for people with NHS hearing aids includes:

Basic maintenance - Battery supply - Cleaning and Re-tubing - Trouble-shooting - Advice

Please do come along if you need advice, support, maintenance or batteries for your NHS hearing aid.

To be held at:

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

Munch with Music - March 2024

The next Munch with Music will be held in the church on 6th March 2024 featuring Sophie Ehling on the cello and Yuri Inoshita at 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 April 2024, with Double Duos.

WILD LENT

Jaimee will be offering an eco/creation-care Lent group called "Wild Lent".

Each week will have a ritual and outside activity for people to do in their own time (e.g. hug a tree, is one week !). It will be
suitable for people to do with their children, too, as well as adults on their own.

Then on a Tuesday evening via Google Meet we'll have the opportunity to look at a Bible verse to do with that theme and reflect together.

The first session is on Tuesday 20th February with a theme of Trees & Flowers. The link is as follows:

Tuesday, 20th February: 7:00 – 8:00pm
Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ktt-hqwu-zaf

You do not have to have a google account to access the meeting. Enter the url above into your browser.

#stjohnscaterham #wildlent #lent

Chat and Coffee about Dementia and Wellbeing (10:30am) and Lent Lunch (noon)

On February 24 in the church hall:

Clareville Rd
Caterham
CR3 6LA

there will be two events to enjoy.

10:30am - Chat and Coffee about Dementia and Wellbeing, an informal get together
12 noon - Lent Lunch of soup and bread (please let us know if you intend to come to the lunch)

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