Rocketman is our November film and will be shown on November 16th.

Pictures courtesy of DBR, an unusual look at our spire while works are in progress.

Here are the current voting results.

The vote above will automatically update as new votes are registered.

The vote closes this coming Monday at 9am so there is not much time left to register your vote.

Rocketman is just ahead of Green Book, if this is not the outcome you are looking for please vote now.

I have also made it easier to find the voting option, it right on the menu under Cinema, here is a picture. Underneath the film vote is our cinema feeback form. Please use this to tell us how we can enhance your experience.

Thanks for reading, we hope to see you soon.

Here are the current voting results.

The vote above will automatically update as new votes are registered.

Rocketman is just ahead of Green Book, if this is not the outcome you are looking for please vote now.

The voting closes 14th October, film shows 16th November. So not much longer to get those votes in.

I have also made it easier to find the voting option, it right on the menu under Cinema, here is a picture. Underneath the film vote is our cinema feeback form. Please use this to tell us how we can enhance your experience.

Thanks for reading, we hope to see you soon.

Croydon Churches Floating Shelter offers guests (who are homeless people living on the streets) a hot meal, a bed for the night and valuable companionship in a warm, safe and caring environment.

The Shirley Floating Shelter will again operate this winter from Shirley Methodist Church on eight Sunday evenings, 10th November – 22nd December.  As part of our long-standing partnership, St John’s works with Shirley Methodists to help with these nights. Other Croydon churches will be covering other nights, and yet others will be open from January to March, thus covering the five coldest months of the year.

Once more volunteers are needed.  Can you help at Shirley?

Those volunteering before have found it a happy, interesting and rewarding experience.  We would love to welcome new volunteers – do think about it and contact Brian or Jonathan (details below) to find out more.

The help we need is:

Provisioners – to bring in a pre-cooked main meal

Cooks and servers – to come in and cook the prepared food and serve our guests

Overnighters – to stay with our guests.  Four overnighters are needed each night.  Two beds are set up in a separate room.  There are two shifts of four hours (allowing two to sleep while two while two are awake helping.)  Overnighters welcome the guests and spend time with them, eating, talking and listening; playing games, and helping to make it a pleasant evening.

Clearers and cleaners – arrive as the guests leave at 8am

Launderers – to collect a bag of laundry (sheets, towels and flannels) to take home to wash, iron and return by the next Sunday

Reception – sometimes overnighters cover this but it is good to have additional cover during the evening.

There are lists in at the back of Church at St John’s, and in the Welcome Area at Shirley Methodist Church, to sign with offers of help

Trustee: Jonathan Baxter 020 8777 3158

[email protected]

Co-ordinator: Brian Cantrell 07468 618553

The streets are especially cruel in the winter months. Please help if you can.

Thank you

We give thanks for God’s gracious provision in our own times of difficulty and distress, and we pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who will need support and shelter in the coming months:

“You have been a refuge for the poor,
    a refuge for the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the storm
    and a shade from the heat.”

Isaiah 25:4

Following on the the flower festival where sponsor a shingle was launched we are now pleased to add this initiative to the website. This is so those from far and wide can join in.

We have set up a dedicated page that explains what this is all about so click the shingle below to find out more,

To find this in the future from the home page click “events” then “sponsor a shingle”

Lets get social

The fellowship committee are running a family games afternoon

12th October between 3 and 5 pm in the Tamberlin room.

There will be games provided or you can bring your own.

Please contact Jenny Pearce to find out more / get yourself on the list.