Advent & Christmas Saint John the Divine, Kennington Vassall Road, SW9 ADVENT PREACHERS Sundays at 10.00am Parish Mass … to proclaim liberty to the captives Sunday 30 November • Advent 1 Bishop Peter Selby Former Bishop of Worcester and to HM Prisons Sunday 7 December • Advent 2 Father Joabe Cavalcanti Vicar of Saint Barnabas, Mitcham Former Coordinator of Metro & Railway Unions in Brazil Sunday 14 December • Advent 3 The Reverend Steve Chalke Founder of Oasis United Nations Special Advisor on Human Trafficking Sunday 21 December • Advent 4 Mother Rose Hudson-Wilkin Vicar of Holy Trinity with St Philip, Dalston, and All Saints, Haggerston Speaker’s Chaplain and Chaplain to HM The Queen CAROL SERVICES CHORAL SERVICES Sunday 30 November at 4.00pm at St John’s – Parish Mass on Sundays Candlelit Procession and Advent Carol Service Advent 1 • 30 November Thursday 18 December at 7.00pm 10.00am Missa Brevis Capella Regalis - Caesar 10.00am Creator of the stars of night - Archer Saint John the Divine School Carol Service 4.00pm Candlelit Procession and 4.00pm Advent Carol Service Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols Advent 2 • 7 December Children’s Choirs’ Christmas Carol Service 10.00am Missa Puerorum - Rheinberger 10.00am Fum, Fum, Fum - Trad. Catalan Advent 3 • 14 December 10.00am Missa Brevis - Palestrina 10.00am Fuit homo missus a Deo - Palestrina Advent 4 • 21 December 10.00am Collegium Regale - Howells 10.00am Virga Jesse floruit - Bruckner 4.00pm Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols Sunday 21 December at 4.00pm Monday 22 December at 6.00pm CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Eve at 11.30pm Midnight Mass with Carols Missa Brevis - Gabrieli In the bleak midwinter - Darke Christmas Day at 10.00am Parish Mass with a visit from Father Christmas NEW THIS ADVENT REGULAR SERVICE TIMES War Requiem – Benjamin Britten Sunday Sunday 30 November at 6.00pm As part of the centenary commemorations of the outbreak of the First World War, St John’s Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs will be singing in a performance of the War Requiem at the Cadogan Hall 10.00am Parish Mass (with Children’s Ministry) Monday 12.15pm Mass (with coffee morning from 10.00am) Holy Hour Every Thursday From Thursday 4 December there will be opportunity for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday in church between 6.00pm and 7.00pm. All are welcome for this time of quiet reflection. Winter Fair @ The Happenings Myatts Field Centre Tuesday 7.00pm Mass (followed by Meditation Group) Wednesday 12.15pm Mass Thursday Saturday 13 December from 1.00-4.00pm With Santa’s Grotto, Christmas stalls, face painting and more, organized by St John’s Church, Pinnacle and the Happenings – the new centre is at 24 Crawshay Road SW9. 7.30am Mass 6.00pm Holy Hour Friday 10.00am Mass Saturday 9.30am Mass Wishing you a BLESSED ADVENT and a HAPPY CHRISTMAS from the congregation of Saint John the Divine, Kennington You are warmly invited to join us for our Advent and Christmas celebrations. Children’s Choirs Parish Schools Our boys choir and our girls choir meet weekly for rehearsals and sing the parish mass and evensong once a month. Parents of children in Key Stage 2 of primary school should get in touch with the director Ben Clark via the Parish Office, if you would like to know more about the choirs or arrange an audition. Saint John the Divine Primary School, Warham Street SE5 www.stjohn.lambeth.sch.uk Saint Gabriel’s College, Langton Road SW9 www.saintgabrielscollege.org Youth and Children’s Ministry On Sundays, during the first half of the Mass, there is a crèche for small children in church, and worship and activities for primary school aged children in the church hall. Children join the rest of the community for the second half of the Mass. On Tuesdays at 6.30pm, Simply Divine, a dynamic group for teenagers, meets in the church hall. All teenagers welcome. Open Church The church is open between 3.00pm and 6.00pm every weekday in school term for prayer, visits and as a CitySafe safe haven. Robes Winter Shelter On Fridays during the winter months the parish hosts an overnight shelter for rough sleepers, with dinner and breakfast. For more information about services or activities, or to speak to one of the clergy, please contact the Parish Office. Saint John’s Eagles Contact – Parish Office A discussion group for young adults (18+) meets every first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm, with wine and food, followed by Night Prayer. Saint John the Divine, Kennington 92 Vassall Road, London, SW9 6JA Telephone: 020 7735 9340 Email: [email protected] GodTalk@SJDK A discussion group for all wishing to reflect on faith and society meets every second or third Thursday of the month at 7.30pm, followed by Night Prayer. @sjdkennington /stjohndivinekennington www.sjdk.org Clergy Team Father Mark Williams (Vicar) Father David Pennells (Assistant Curate) Mother Ellen Wakeham (Chaplain of Saint Gabriel’s College) Parish Administrator: Miss Bett Llewelyn Design: Martin Gwilliams
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