Lu Gale

Services for w/c 24th August 2020

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Here are all the services for this week.

The Church is open for Private Prayer between 10 and 12 on

Wednesday and Saturday

Service Information

Sunday 30th August at 8am – Said Mass in church – if you have not previously registered please contact Lu.

Sunday 30th August at 9am – Said Mass in church – if you have not previously registered please do so through. FULL THIS WEEK but you can use this link to book for future weeks https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/9am-said-mass-tickets-117384053865

At 10am We live stream a Sung Mass with hymns you can sing at home. The link is: https://youtu.be/tt0hcSGhOmk

You can see upcoming and past live streams on either of these links

YouTube link to videoa

What and Where quiz

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Click the image above to see the picture quiz

Can you work out what these images are?

Answers will be posted Monday.

Lent Lunches

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Lent Lunches 2020

St John’s will be hosting a series of lunches on Saturdays in Lent from 12-2pm in the Tamberlin Room.  The lunches are hosted by volunteers to raise money for a charity of their choice and so donations are asked for (but are optional!). 

Funds raised (including any Gift Aid) are split between the charity being supported (75%) and St John’s (25%). Lunches start on Sat 7th March so come along to enjoy excellent food and company while raising money for good causes – many of us find an excuse to go every week!

Green Spaces in Croydon by Ken Martin

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Croydon Council are carrying out a survey of our green spaces in Croydon removed from the Local Plan in 2018 on how our green spaces are used. Alarmingly by zooming in on the map in the attached link it has St John’s Church on the map, particularly the Memorial Garden.

Also other green spaces such as Shirley Recreation Ground and Millers Pond are mentioned.

The Local Plan is used by the Planning Authority to advise on recommended use, so if removed from the Plan then the Authorities can look to change the use of the green space. Particularly as Central Government are urging Local Council to increase their Housing Stock.

Please take 5 mins to click on the link, then on every green space starred that you use, filling in the survey how you use these spaces and what they mean to you. If we ignore these surveys it is feared Croydon Council will use the information that green spaces are not valued, so leaving them open to redevelopment. The survey closes 15th July

https://getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/KMS/dmart.aspx?PageType=item&strTab=GreenSpaces&noip=1