A Message from the South Croydon Benefice
Dear Friends
Allelula, Christ is risen! He is risen ineed, Allelula.
Welcome to our website. We are now in the joyful season of Eastertide and we are looking forward to the time when we can return to a full programme of services and events.
In the meantime our churches will continue to open as follows:
The Sunday 09:30 (St. Augustine's) and the 11:00 (St. Peter's) will take place in person, with one of these posted to YouTube.
The Wednesday 10:00 (St. Peter's ) and Thursday 10:00 (St. Augustine's) Eucharists will also take place in person.
Please note:
The Sunday 08:00 service remains suspended.
Choral Music may be limited depending on the lastest regulations.
In particular, please remember:
- Do not attend if you feel unwell.
- Use hand sanitiser and wear a face covering (unless exempt).
- Keep 2m distance at all times.
- Only sit with members of your household / support bubble.
- There should be only ONE household in each of the central pews at St Peter's, sitting towards the middle of the pew. This is so you are distanced from people in the side pews and those coming up for communion. TWO individuals (or a couple and an individual) may sit at opposite ends of the side pews.
- Do not mingle / chat with people from outside your household.
As I have said before, the last rule is probably the hardest, but
also one of the most important in the fight against the virus.
If you want to chat, please consider calling someone later,
or join our Zoom Coffee morning (Tuesdays at 11:00). I am
also very happy to speak to you on the phone!
Please be assured of our prayers for the whole community in this challenging time.
The Revd Dr Geoff Dumbreck
020 8688 4715
Lighting Improvements at St. Peter's
St. Peter's Church lighting proposal has been presented to the Consistory Court of the Southwark Dicese. Copies of the plans may be examined at St. Peter's Church. If you wish to object to any of the works or proposal you should write or e-mail stating the grounds of yiour objections to The Diocesan Registar. no later than 13 April 2021. The formal notice can be downloaded here :
- 2020-053731_Form4Report_2021_03_13.pdf
- Notice re St. Peter's Lighting Improvement Project
Mission Action Plan
The Benefice's Mission Action Plan has now been updated. This has been reviewed and developed by memebers of both parishes and sets out the Mission Vision, Priorities and Goals for the next two years. You can download and read the Plan at your leasure.
- Mission Action Plan2-compressed.pdf
- Mission Action Plan - 2021
Services in the Benefice
In-person and online services will take place this week as set out below.
5th Sunday of Easter - 2nd May
09:30 Parade Eucharist at St. Augustine's
11:00 Eucharist at St. Peter's
One of the above services will be posted to YouTube.
There will be Evening Worship will be posted on YouTube.
Monday - 3rd May
No Morning Prayer today
Tuesday - 4th May
No Morning Prayer today
No on-line coffee morning this week
Wednesday - 5th May
09:00 Morning Prayer on Zoom
10:00 Eucharist
at St. Peter's
Thursday - 6th May
09:00 Morning Prayer on Zoom
10:00 Eucharist at St. Augustine's
6th Sunday of Easter - 9th May
09:30 Eucharist at St. Augustine's
11:00 Eucharist at St. Peter's
18:00 St. Peter's Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Zoom.
There will be Evening Worship posted on YouTube after 18:30.
Weekday Prayer at Home
Please download our 'Prayer at Home' booklet. Hopefully you find this booklet a useful aid for your private prayer.
- Prayer at home.pdf
- Weekday Prayer at home booklet
Sunday Worship at Home
Below are links to services you may use for your Sunday worship at home. There is a Morning Prayer and Said Eucharist, both based from the book of Common Worship, and Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer.
- CW Morning Prayer.pdf
- Morning Prayer
- BCP Evening Prayer.pdf
- Evening Prayer
- All Age Eucharist to follow at home 2.pdf
- All Age Eucharist
- Eastertide Eucharist for church or home.pdf
- Eucharist for Eastertide
Videos of Services in the Benefice
Click on the link below to access the South Croydon Benefice YouTube channel. During November, each Sunday a 09:30 Eucharist Service and the 16:30 Evening Prayer will be uploadedindorka. You can follow the services with the leafets on this page.
South Croydon Benefice YouTube channel
Keeping in Touch and Worship via Zoom
You can keep in touch with what is going on in the Benefice by signing up to our mailing list. Our regular newsletter includes details of the Zoom activities mentioned above as well as information about worship, news and events.
