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INTERREGNUM
St John's is currently without
a Parish Priest following the recent departure of Revd Beverley Mason to All
Saints, Bingley. The Churchwardens Bob Atkinson and Valerie Keeble are working closely
with the Southwark Diocesan team during the interregnum to ensure the parish
life at St. John’s continues as smoothly as possible until a successor is
found. Services are taking place at the normal times with assistance from
Revd Canon Andrew Wilson and visiting clergy.
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Divine Services
There will be a number of services during the week; Low Mass on Wednesday at 9:30am
and Low Mass on
Saturday at 10am .
The Parish Mass takes place at 10am at the Nave Altar accompanied
by music from the choir. The day ends with a sung Evening Service at 6pm. Details of
the music to be sung can be found by clicking on "Music at St John's" above.
There will normally be a sung mass at 8pm on all of the major
Festivals such as Ash Wednesday, Ascension, Corpus Christi, and All Souls Day.
Easter and Christmas are similarly observed in keeping with our choral
tradition.
For details of all the regular services, download the Parish
Magazine by
clicking on the red button at the bottom of the
page. For Weddings, Christenings or Funerals click on the links above. For
Confirmation follow the Weddings and Baptism link above.
During the Interregnum please contact:
vicar@stjohn-uppernorwood.org.uk
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All Welcome!
St John’s is a large building with room for everyone. We
especially welcome children of all ages. Sunday School takes place during
the 10am Mass in the Children's Room at the back of the Church. For those
too young for this, a Crèche area with toys is
provided allowing parents to attend to their needs and participate in the
service free from the concern that they may be disturbing others.
There are a few steps up to the main entrance, but we can arrange wheelchair access
through the North Door on request. Once inside, the main areas are fully
accessible. The sound system has a hearing aid loop
and large print hymn books are available. Coffee, tea and other refreshments are
available after the Sunday Mass and we hope that people will stay to meet other
members of the congregation and explore the building at their leisure.
The Church and Parish Hall are both available for hire for
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The church of St John the
Evangelist in Auckland Road, Upper Norwood is a Grade 2* listed
building and is one of the most important Victorian buildings in
South London.
Under the guidance of the first vicar,
William La Trobe Bateman, it was designed by John Loughborough
Pearson, possibly the greatest ecclesiastical architect of the
Nineteenth century gothic revival. For old photos, the
plans and much more click on "History" above.
Upper Norwood lies a few miles to the north of Croydon. It
remains a leafy suburb despite the replacement of some of the large Victorian
houses with flats and smaller dwellings.
Throughout the century and a quarter of its
existence, St John’s has stood firmly in the catholic “high church” tradition
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Music has always been a feature of the regular worship from the
time of the first organist
A J
Eyre, who was also official organist to the newly completed Crystal Palace
on the top of the nearby Sydenham Hill. In recent years this fine
building, with its cathedral-like acoustic and superb organ has become a popular
venue for concerts, recordings, television and radio broadcasts. |
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