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.
Sunday 20th July
The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
10.30am - Parish Mass with Hymns
Monday 21st July
8.00am - Morning Prayer
Tuesday 22nd July
5.30pm - Said Mass
Wednesday 23rd July
10.00am - Said Mass with Lectio Divina
Friday 25th July
5.30pm - Evening Prayer
Sunday 27th July
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
10.30am - Parish Mass with Hymns