St John’s no longer has a choir, but we are grateful to our former Director of Music, Richard Bond who most Sundays leads our sung worship on the piano. On other Sundays we welcome visiting organists.
We use a variety of congregational mass settings, including the Mass of St Thomas by David Thorne, The Addington Service by Richard Shephard and The New People's Mass by Dom Gregory Murray. We use the 2013 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern, allowing us to sing a mix of different hymns and songs.
The pipe organ was built in 1911 by the renowned firm of J.W. Walker and Sons, Ltd, and essentially unchanged since then. It has a special status, having received a Historic Organ Certificate (Grade II*) from the British Institute of Organ Studies.
Monday 14th April
8.00am - Morning Prayer
7.30pm - Said Mass
Tuesday 15th April
7.30pm - Said Mass
Wednesday 16th April
10.00am - Said Mass with Lectio Divina
Thursday 17th April
Maundy Thursday
7.30pm - Mass with Watch until Midnight
Friday 18th April
Good Friday
12.00pm - Stations of the Cross
1.00pm - Readings, Music and Reflection
2.00pm - Liturgy of Good Friday with Veneration of the Cross
Saturday 19th April
Holy Saturday
8.00pm - Easter Vigil
Sunday 20th April
Easter Day
10.30am - Parish Mass with Hymns; Holy Baptism
The April edition of our Parish Magazine is now available for download.
Services through Holy Week and Easter can be seen here.