A welcoming Anglo-Catholic Church of England Christian community within the
Catford (Southend) & Downham Team Ministry.
A welcoming Anglo-Catholic Church of England Christian community within the
Catford (Southend) & Downham Team Ministry.
We are pleased to announce that The Reverend Peter Organ has been inducted as the new Team Rector of the Catford (Southend) and Downham Team Ministry with particular oversight of St John the Baptist, Catford.
We welcome Fr Peter and his family.
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Following a meeting of the DCC, we'd like to inform you that, despite the government relaxation in Covid restrictions, for the time being, we feel it is right to continue with the safety measures we have in place. This includes the adjusted Eucharist provision.
Congregational singing recommenced on Sunday 1st August.
We are suggesting mask wearing whilst moving around, entering and exiting, but of course, this is now optional so we ask you to choose what feels right for you whilst respecting the needs/wishes of those around you.
Thank you for understanding and for your patience and care to each other throughout this time of transition.
Welcome to the church of St John the Baptist!
We are a loving, welcoming community of Christians here to serve both God and our local community. We hope you will join us so that we can continue to grow in faith and holiness together.
We are delighted to be open again for public worship. For those of you who do not feel ready to return in person yet, our Sunday service also continues to be streamed on our Facebook page. There is also a link on our Worship page.
Our regular Masses are at 10.30 a.m. on Sundays and at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays (and usually at 7.30 p.m. on Thursdays, although this service is currently replaced by Prayers until further notice).
You can join us for Children's Church (Primary School Age) at 10am on the first Sunday of each month. We have suspended the St John’s @4 Sunday service and Storytime (for Pre-Schoolers) until further notice and will advise when they restart.
We also share coffee together on Zoom at 12.30 p.m. on Sundays for half an hour, so please do join us then for some social time together – get in touch for the log in details.
Stay safe and well.
God bless you, and we hope to see you soon.
Sonia and Sandy
Churchwardens
For baptisms / weddings please email St John's at:
If you need to contact a priest urgently:
Revd Peter Organ (St John the Baptist Church) and Team Rector :
Revd Stuart Leck (St Barnabas Church) :
Tel: 020 8698 0283
E: revdstuartleck@btinternet.com
Rev Nick Walsh (St Luke's Church):
Tel: 07774 516204
We like most Churches are missing much of the normal income, which comes through weekly church collections and fees for weddings, baptisms and funerals. At the moment such income is severely depleted by the Covid-19 restrictions.
This giving page gives everyone a chance to support the work of our church, which has been continuing throughout the lock-down period.
Please give generously so that this important work can continue.
St John's (in the Catford (Southend) & Downham Team Ministry) takes the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously. Further information about this can be found at Safeguarding:
A Safe Church.
Please visit our building for private prayer or one of our many services when it is safe to do so. Or drop us a line at the link below and someone will be in touch with you.
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Church of St John the Baptist
353 Bromley Rd, London SE6 2RP
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