Patronal Festival 2026

24 June sees the feast day of our Patron Saint, John the Baptist. In celebration of this we will be hosting a number of events in the lead up to the 24th.

All events are free with donations very welcome.

Saturday 13 June, 10am

Visitors from the Saint Mary Abbots Guild of Ringers will be ringing a full peal of the bells from 10am

Tuesday 16 June 16, 10:30am -12:30pm

C4 craft club
Join us in the Hall for crafting! We have a craft activity planned or
you can bring your own projects along. Tea, coffee and snacks available,
as well as great company.

Sunday 14 June, 3pm

At 3pm on the 14th, Quadrophonia, a quartet of Eltham-based saxophonists, will be performing a programme which will include arrangements of tunes by George Gershwin, Sammy Nestico and Glenn Miller.

Weather permitting the concert will be held outside the church, and there will be summer treats including cakes, strawberries and fizz!

The members of Quadrophonia are freelance musicians who studied at Berklee College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the University of North Texas. Zach (alto saxophone) is still a student at the Royal Academy of Music.
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Sunday 21 June, 10am

All Age Holy Communion with blackbirds choir.
Join us for our all age Communion service to celebrate our patron Saint.
Children are warmly welcome and our Blackbirds junior choir will be singing.

Sunday 21 June, 6pm

Our public Festival programme concludes with a Choral Evensong service at 6pm. Bishop Christopher who is retiring from his postion as Bishop of Southwark later this year will be preaching at this service.

Our church choir will be joined by singers from across London to perform music including Samuel Sebastian Wesley's triumphal anthem 'Blessed be the God and father'.

Wednesday 24 June, 9.30am- 3pm

Eltham CofE school
Our Church school will be visiting the Church across the day to move through various prayer stations. They will pray for the needs of the world; our community; and for people who are ill or in need.

11/05/2026

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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning. People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to join us. We are an eclectic inclusive church. There is space for buggies and it is a safe place for breastfeeding.

Where and When

We meet in the Church for our Sunday Service starting at 10am. When you arrive, you will be greeted by one of our welcomers.

Accessibility

There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. We don't currently have a disabled toilet.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10am with a warm welcome from the priest. You will then be invited to stand and we sing a hymn while the choir, servers and priest process in. The service can be followed in the service booklet handed out by the welcomers. Our style of worship follows the Church of England Common Worship. It is easy to follow, with a mixture of prayers and hymns (both traditional and modern), and includes Holy Communion each week. We all begin together in church, and on the weeks when there is Children's Church, the children move into the hall before the readings begin. They then rejoin us for Communion. After the service free refreshments are available in the hall.

What about my kids?

Children are welcome in the church service. There are books available and a colouring table. We encourage parents to help the children engage in the service by following the service sheet together, joining in with the talk in All Age services, and joining in with prayers where they can.

On the second, third (and sometimes fourth) Sunday of the month we have Children's Church which uses the Diddy Disciples resources. It involves bible stories, songs, prayers and craft. Parents are encouraged to stay with their children if they are below school age to help them get as much out of the session as possible.

We want parents to be able to feel they can worship as much as possible as well as the children, so that church can be a place of refreshment, friendship and spiritually uplifting for everyone.

As children get older, there are more opportunities for them to participate in the life of the church. For more information please see our Children's Church page.

Children

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Leadership


Rev. Caroline Risdon		Rev. Jo McCrone
Vicar		Assistant Curate

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Caroline