It is February, and we have, finally, taken down our Christmas tree. In common with churches of a similar theological persuasion, we keep our Christmas tree up in the Sanctuary until Candlemas, the last of the Christmas and Epiphanytide festivals, when we say one last goodbye to the infant Jesus, and start the journey towards Lent and Easter; as our liturgy encapsulates: we turn from the crib to the cross.
Other trees have gone too. Earlier this year, three large trees were removed from Goose Green, they were diseased and a few new ones have already been planted. It was quite a task, with tree surgeons taking several days to take each one down.
Both of these are reminders of the constancy of change: some things are here for a season, and then it is time for them to go. In our PCC we have started to hold conversations about what we really value as a church: is it things we can measure, such as numbers attending, and financial income, or is it something else? Such as the quality of relationships, the life of the wider community?
As we reflect on our role as a church in the 21st century, we might need to recognise what is no longer fruitful and let it go, as well as identify where new growth might be found. I'm delighted with our emerging partnership with Southwark Youth Justice Service, you can read more about our recent evening with them below. Local resident and congregation member Brenda La Mothe tells a little about her life, and her engagement with questions of racial justice. Speaking of what must be let go, Jane Hawkins walks us through how to sort our rubbish properly.
We are proud to host the Strong and Steady exercise classes here at St John's, in partnership with the NHS; Dorothy Oxley explains how doctors and healthcare professionals are making more use of social prescribing to make a difference to their patients' wellbeing. Nicky Jones tells us all about playing the organ, and a wide variety of creative hobbies, including ballet. Jim Nurton's review of 'Sally Hayden's award-winning 2022 book 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned', is an unflinching view of the plight of those who have attempted to cross the sea into Europe. We encompassed such people in our prayers as we kept Racial Justice Sunday this February, with its theme of 'Exodus' focussing on displaced people.
Gill
Lent: Ash Wednesday is on 14 February this year. There will be services at 1pm and 8pm.
Robes Project: St John’s is hosting the Robes project on Saturday nights until 23 March. There are still some spaces for more volunteers to join. Please sign up to volunteer here. If you would like to find out more about volunteering at St John's, contact Julie.
Racial Justice Sunday: This is an initiative of the ecumenical body, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. This year's Racial Justice Sunday theme is "Exodus", shining a light on the many millions of people around the world who are forced to leave their homes. Racial prejudice plays a dominant role in the hostile approach to refugees. Our service on 11 February afirmed and celebrated our calling as the people of God to work for justice in our world. We also look forward to Sunday 17 March when the Revd Guy Hewitt, the Church of England's first Racial Justice Director, will be joining us as guest preacher.
Southwark Cathedral Evensong: Many members of St John's choir took part in Choral Evensong at Southwark Cathedral as part of AMICI CANTANTES on 13 January (pictured)
Don't lose your right to vote!: 2024 is an election year, and at some point we shall be headed to the polls to vote in both local and general elections. However, it is estimated that up to 8 million people are not correctly registered and are at risk of missing out on their right to participate in the democratic process. Private renters and young people are disproportionately affected. In addition, the law now requires that voters must bring photo id to vote in parliamentary and local elections.
You can find out about acceptable forms of photo identification here. If you do not have the right kind of photo id, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. Why not check in with your family, friends and neighbours, and encourage everyone to make sure they are correctly registered? You can find out more at electoralcommission.org/voterID, or by calling 0800 328 0280.
The Bridge: You can read the latest issue of The Bridge, the Diocesan newspaper, online here.
What happened? Young people and restorative justice
By Revd Gill O’Neill
Just across the other side of Goose Green from us here at St John’s is the Southwark Youth Justice Service (YJS). Many of us will have walked past the building with little or no idea that it is there, let alone know what goes on inside. So, it was wonderful to welcome several members of staff and volunteers to St John’s one evening recently to hear more about their work, and especially about the process of restorative justice, which finds roots in many faith traditions.
Restorative Justice creates an opportunity for both victims and offenders to meet with one another in a carefully facilitated conversation so that the offence is acknowledged and rejected and victims are given a voice. The aim is to repair harm and find a positive way forward.
Restorative justice approaches are used in all kinds of settings, schools, workplaces, churches, and not simply in the criminal justice system. At the evening event, we were treated to a moving role-play of a restorative justice meeting between victim and offender (right), and it was interesting to learn that both parties are first invited to answer the simple question, ‘what happened?’
An inspiring evening
Over 40 people attended the evening, from across Southwark. It was particularly heartening to learn about the work of volunteers at the Southwark YJS, people of all ages and backgrounds who act as mentors, enable young people to participate in reparation work, or attend police stations as an appropriate adult when a young person is arrested.
We were encouraged to consider volunteering ourselves, and those with organisations and buildings were encouraged to think of opportunities to offer reparation work placements.
In all, it was an inspiring evening. I was struck by the care and patience of the YJS staff and volunteers, who work with some of the borough’s most troubled and disadvantaged children. I was also pleased that so many people cared enough about this subject to give up an evening to find out more.
As Christians, we know that we are all ‘offenders’ in one way or another, and we all seek repair and restoration. The YJS makes this a reality. We are planning to hold future events looking at different aspects of youth justice. Watch this space.
Profile: Brenda La Mothe
How long have you lived in this area?I was born in Peckham and have always lived in Southwark. As a mixed-race family, it was an ideal place to work and raise our sons.
When did you start coming to St John’s?
My then fiancé and I came to Midnight Mass in 1979 and we were married here in July 1980 and continued to attend.
What roles have you held at the church?
I was a Sunday School Teacher for 10 years in the 1990s and have been on the Tea and Coffee Rota and the Reading Rota on and off since the 1990s too. I am at present a member of the PCC, a Reader and Intercessor, Sidesperson and help out the Wednesday Coffee Morning. I am also a Robes Volunteer.
I find a very caring, supportive community at St John’s. I also very much enjoy the music at the 10 o’clock Mass and other services.
Outside of church, what jobs have you done and where?
I was a Music Teacher at Stockwell Manor School in Lambeth from 1972-1982, where I met my Grenadian husband. I stayed at home with my sons until they started school. I was the Specialist Music Teacher two days a week at Bellenden Primary School in Reedham Street, Peckham from 1991 until I retired in 2010. I served as a Parent Governor at my sons’ Primary and Secondary School.
What are your favourite things to do in your spare time in the local area and beyond?
I like to be out in the fresh air, so I walk every day. I feel very lucky to live in an area with so many green spaces.
I enjoy interacting with people, hence I volunteer at PECAN Warm Space once a week. I also have regular coffee dates with friends.
I’m a big sports fan and watch on TV and sometimes in person. I occasionally go to the theatre, either with family or alone. I watch most of the TV quizzes.
My two sons and my granddaughter are regular weekend visitors, which is obviously a highlight and music is my constant companion.
You’ve helped set up the Racial Justice Group. Can you explain how that came about?
In Black History Month 2022 Laura Howell gave a series of talks on the interaction of various British Institutions with Black People from slavery to the present day. Many of us were shocked at how ignorant we were about the details of this aspect of our country’s history and the involvement of the Church of England and with so many wrongs inadequately addressed, felt we should follow up on some of the issues.
After some time, when nothing had happened, Sian Conlon approached me about setting something up. She remembered Gill had mentioned a book called We Need to Talk about Race by a local Pastor, Ben Lindsay. We discovered it had an accompanying structure for a discussion group within churches and felt, as two white women, this would mean we would be facilitators rather than authority figures in the group.
What has the group done so far? What do you think it has achieved?
Reading the book and answering Ben Lindsay’s searching questions gave all members a forum to share their own thoughts, feelings and experiences around the question of Race in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
It deepened the understanding of White members of the impact that racial injustices, both personal and those broadcast on news outlets, have on our Black Brothers and Sisters. It also introduced our Black members to, previously perceived as, unlikely White allies, which in turn led them to be more open in sharing their views. Put simply, it started an important conversation.
What other things does the group have planned?
Three of our members met with Gill to plan the service for Racial Justice Sunday in February. There are two further services in the pipeline on different topics later in the year, both with guest preachers.
As a group we will be continuing our conversation and devising ways to include other members of the congregation.
What have you learnt from being part of the group?
Never judge a book by its cover. All members of the group were aware of the other members within the context of our congregation, but sometimes what we thought we knew about them was not the whole picture. How much more likely are we to pigeon-hole people at a first encounter?
By Jane Hawkins
This could have been me if Jim had not drawn my attention to the annual waste collection leaflet!I have now read the leaflet and done a cursory internet search. It seems there is no consistency across England as to what is collected in household waste and recycling.
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 has been amended to state that all authorities must collect certain types of recycling waste and food waste separately. I think we are well on track to comply in Southwark as the Council already collects food waste and mixed recycling separately.
To comply fully with this new legislation it seems the Council is going to be raising expectations that rubbish goes into the right bin! As well as getting this right at home we need to be managing waste properly at St John’s. But what is the correct bin?
- ALL raw and cooked food waste, leftovers, peelings, scraps, tea bags etc MUST go in a brown food waste bin. All packaging must be removed from food waste.
- Glass bottles and jars, card, tins, milk and juice cartons plastic bottles, aerosols, foil and paper must go in a blue recycling bin. They must all be clean and should be put in the bin loose. This does NOT include tissues, paper towels etc: these go in general rubbish.
- General rubbish includes tissues and similar, food wrappers, plastic bags and cling film.
- Garden waste: must go in a brown bin, council garden waste brown bag or be taken to the recycling centre.
- IMPORTANT: some things cannot go in any of the bins!! This includes batteries and electrical items (fire hazard), clothes and textiles (can jam the machinery), pots and pans, builders waste and oil. All these things have to be taken to a specialist disposal point.
This is not very clear at the moment. Southwark Council website states that the blue recycling bin may not be collected if it is contaminated with food waste or general rubbish. There is no information about contaminated food or general waste but as I read it the Council has authority to issue penalties as the leaflet is a “formal notice under the EPA 1990”.
You’re still not bothered!
What I learned recently is that after the contents of the blue bin have been through the Veolia state of the art sorting machine it all goes on a belt and a real live people have to pick out all the stuff that should not be in the recycling, i.e. all your chicken bones, left over sandwiches, mucky cling film and half-filled yogurt pots. It’s a hard job, give them a break and rinse those tins. If anyone is interested, we can arrange a trip to the Integrated Waste Management Facility to find out more.
Read more here https://www.southwark.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling and https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/section/46A
February 11 Racial Justice Sunday; The Sunday next before Lent
Processional: Amazing grace
Psalm: 50 Our God will come and will not keep silence
Gospel Acclamation: Celtic Alleluia
Offertory: 440 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
Communion: Anthem – “Give us the wings of faith,” by Jack Abbott
93 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Recessional: HON 522 To God be the glory! great things he hath done
Voluntary: Trumpet tune in D Major, Op. 6 no 5 – John Stanley
February 14 Ash Wednesday
Introit: “Drop, drop, slow tears,” by Orlando Gibbons
Processional: 67 Forty days and forty nights
Psalm: 51 Have mercy on me O God
Gospel Acclamation – “The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart he will not despise.”
During the Ashing: Psalm 38
294 Just as I am, without one plea)
Offertory: 62 Ah, holy Jesu, how hast thou offended?
Communion: Anthem – “Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake,” attrib. Richard Farrant
Recessional: 64 Be thou my guardian and my guide
Mass setting: Latin Ferial plainsong (Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
February 18 First Sunday of Lent
Introit: plainsong proper 676
Processional: 74 O for a heart to praise my God
Psalm: 25 Your paths O Lord are love and faithfulness
Gospel Acclamation: “Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan: and he was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.”
Offertory: 67 Forty days and forty nights
Communion: Anthem – “Wilt thou forgive that sin?” by Pelham Humfrey; 507 verses 1,2,3 The Lent Prose
Recessional: 333 All my hope on God is founded
Mass setting: Penitential Rite from “Short Mass for Advent and Lent,” by Stephen Dean, Sanctus, Benedictus and Eucharistic Acclamation from “St. Andrew’s Responsorial Acclamations,” by Stephen Dean and Agnus Dei from “Mass of St. Edmund of Abingdon,” by Derek Fry, until Palm Sunday
February 25 Second Sunday of Lent
Introit: Taize chant 6 – O Lord hear my prayer
Processional: 76 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said
Psalm: 22 All the ends of the earth shall turn to you O Lord
Lenten Gospel Acclamation: “The Lord is a great God, O that today you would listen to his voice. Harden not your hearts”
Offertory: 461 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
Communion: Anthem – “Teach me, O Lord,” by William Byrd; 458 The Lord my pasture shall prepare
Recessional: 465 Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown
Voluntary: Passacaglia in D minor BuxWV 161 – Dietrich Buxtehude
Before: Voluntary in G minor (Adagio; Affetuoso) – William Alcock
Introit: “O turn away mine eyes” – William Boyce
Processional: 376 I heard the voice of Jesus say
Psalm: 19 You Lord have the words of eternal life
Gradual: Lenten Gospel Acclamation – “Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him.”
Offertory: 383 Jesu, lover of my soul
Communion: plainsong proper 678
Anthem – “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John” – West Country folk song, arranged by Gustav Holst; 507 verses 4,5 The Lent Prose
Recessional: 70 Lord Jesus, think on me
Voluntary: Chorale prelude – “Vater unser in Himmelreich” (“Our Father in heaven”, BWV 636) – J S Bach
March 3 Choral Evensong at 6.00pm
Introit: “Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts,” by Henry Purcell
Responses: Richard Ayleward
Psalm: 34 (Anglican chant by F A Gore Ouseley in A flat)
Office hymn: 79 The royal banners forward go
Magnificat antiphon: “Come, let us return to the Lord; for our God will richly pardon.”
Canticles: George Dyson in F major
Anthem: “Turn thy face from my sins,” by Thomas Attwood
Hymn: 89 O dearest Lord, thy sacred head
Voluntary: Cathedral Fugue – Thomas Attwood
March 10 Fourth Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday)
Introit: Taize chant 12 – “Bless the Lord, my soul”
Processional: 185 Sing we of the blessèd Mother
Psalm (if required): 127 It is the Lord who builds the house
Gospel Acclamation: “Blessèd are you Mary, for you believed that what was said to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
Offertory: “Come Celebrate” 162 – “Mary of the incarnation”
Communion: Anthem – “Brother James’s Air,” by James Leith MacBeth Bain, arranged by Gordon Jacob; 77 The God of love my Shepherd is
Recessional: 186 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
Angelus: v.3 descant
Voluntary: Prelude in C major (BWV553) – J S Bach
March 17 Fifth Sunday of Lent
Introit: Taize chant 38 – “Stay with me”
Processional: 94 We sing the praise of him who died
Psalm: 51 (hymn 532). Response: “Have mercy on us Lord, for we have sinned”
Gospel Acclamation: “Jesus died for all: so that we should live no longer for ourselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for them.”
Offertory: 84 It is a thing most wonderful
Communion: Anthem: “God so loved the world” (from “The Crucifixion”), by John Stainer; 72 My faith looks up to thee
Recessional: 439 Praise to the holiest in the height
Voluntary: Chorale prelude – “Erbarm’ Dich Mein, O Herre Gott” – J S Bach
March 24 Palm Sunday
No opening music
Processional: 509 All glory, laud and honour
Gradual: 511 Ride on, ride on in majesty
Offertory: 425 O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
Communion: Anthem – “O Saviour of the world, by John Goss; M 154 To mock your reign, O dearest Lord
Recessional: 83 Glory be to Jesus
Setting: Penitential Rite said; Sanctus and Benedictus from “St. Andrew’s Responsorial Acclamations,” by Stephen Dean; Agnus Dei from “Mass of St Edmund of Abingdon,” by Derek Fry
Voluntary: War March of the Priests (from “Athalia”) - Felix Mendelssohn
By Dorothy Oxley
Maybe you’ve heard of it under its alternative title, ‘Community Referral’, but you may not have heard about it at all, even though it’s been around for quite a few years now. To be honest, until recently, I only had a vague idea that it meant that your doctor could refer you for non-medical support in a community setting – for example, the Strength and Balance Class held at St John’s on Wednesdays before the coffee morning. But it’s actually much more than that. Let’s start with a bit of history
In 2015, a Citizen’s Advice survey reported that around 19% of a GP’s time was spent dealing with non-medical issues such as ‘personal relationship problems, housing and unemployment or work related issues’. Doctors dealt with these by putting patients in touch with relevant organisations or community groups, but doing this reduced the time they had to deal with other patients and purely medical issues.
At the same time, there was a growing recognition of the need for ‘personalised care’, which the NHS describes as being ‘based on what matters to people, not just what’s the matter with them’. The concept of a doctor being able to refer a patient to a ‘Social Prescribing’ link person, expert in available welfare resources and community-based support and activities, was developed and taken forward by the NHS, the Social Prescribing Network (formed in October 2015) and others, and Social Prescribing is now one of the five major positive changes outlined in the NHS’s current five-year plan.
What does Social Prescribing actually mean and how does it work?
While any medical treatment you need will obviously continue to be given by your GP or other healthcare professionals, a Social Prescribing link worker can discuss with you any other aspects of your life which are really worrying you and may be having a bad effect on your health and wellbeing.
They can then work with you to find the support and solutions you need. They’ll have much more time to do this than your GP, and can cover a whole range of areas, for example:
- Helping you make appointments for housing, benefits or financial advice
- Advice on healthy lifestyles and physical activities, especially local resources and support available
- Joining and attending social activities and clubs
- Getting online and accessing digital support
- Befriending, counselling, bereavement and peer support referrals
- Finding employment, training and volunteering opportunities
- Completing Blue Badge/Taxicard/Dial-a-Ride applications
- Personal Health Budgets – what they can be used for, and whether you might qualify for one
- Emotional support
In south-east London, this varies from borough to borough; in all of them, your GP or another health or care professional (such as a practice nurse) to refer you for Social Prescribing if you both think this would help, while in others you can self-refer, or a relative or friend can refer you (or you could refer them, though in either case, your/their consent is needed).
Information about, and links (where appropriate) to these can be found, together with more detailed information about Social Prescribing and a useful short video, on: Six areas of personalised care - South East London ICS (selondonics.org).
Below is a basic list of how referrals work in the various boroughs.
Note: Social Prescribing is intended to help you find longer term solutions, rather than emergency support in a crisis – perhaps I should look at that in a future article!
By Nicky Jones
I started playing the organ in my teens when I was a pupil at Tonbridge School, where there was a very fine organ in the chapel gallery. My interest in organ playing had been heightened after hearing a thrilling performance of JS Bach’s Toccata in F on the chapel organ. Previously I had been delighted and greatly moved by a recording of Fernando Germani playing the great “Wedge” Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, again by JS Bach.After leaving Tonbridge School, I continued to play sporadically whilst pursuing my university education and subsequent employments. I only began serious study again about 10 years ago with Marilyn Harper, a member of the teaching staff at the Royal College of Organists Academy.
I enjoy playing the organ for numerous reasons. I love the huge variety and beauty of the sounds that can be produced, the majesty of the instruments, the beautiful look of the instruments and the challenge of playing them with all the coordination that is required. Whilst I enjoy playing solo, I find it very fulfilling to play for church services and to be part of a team such as when accompanying a choir.
I began playing at St John’s almost 30 years ago and it is a huge privilege to be part of the organist team. None of this would have been possible without the support, kindness and diligence of John Webber, the Director of Music, whose advice and mentoring is so freely and helpfully given.
I usually play at St John’s about once each month and was also thrilled to play on several occasions at Derby Cathedral with another organist on the team, as part of Derby Cathedral’s visiting choirs programme. Currently I also play regularly at St Augustine’s on One Tree Hill and from time to time at Christ Church, Streatham.
The organ at St John’s
The Walker three manual tracker action organ is comfortable to play and has a baroque quality about it. Although its volume can seem slightly limited when there is a large congregation, it has some absolutely beautiful individual stops and combinations.
It is different from more traditionally romantic English organs which I always enjoy playing and which for me are unfailingly emotionally satisfying and moving. I particularly like playing some of the great traditional hymns such as “Praise my Soul the King of Heaven” and “My Song is love Unknown” and of course many more!
There are also so many organ compositions that are a joy to play. An example is the Grave section from JS Bach’s great Fantasia in G, various settings for communion by Guilmant and pieces by Elgar, such as his incredibly moving piece entitled “For the Fallen”.
Before retirement in 2012 I worked as a clinical psychologist in the NHS. Since then, apart from organ playing and improvising on the piano, my main passion is taking lessons in ballet and performing regularly as a member of Chelsea Ballet, a longstanding amateur ballet company which regularly performs in community settings. I also greatly enjoy zumba, pilates, running, gardening, reading, fashion and travel.
I have lived in South London for many years now and like its diversity and the variety of its geography. For example, I feel so lucky that close to East Dulwich and Forest Hill, there are so many green spaces and lovely hills giving a great view over London.
Blue Christmas service
By Ish Lennox
Starting from the middle of November, shops, media and advertising collude to convince us that Christmas is magical, full of joy and fulfilment. Cares are banished and laughing children reinforce the message that sadness and anxiety have no place in the festivities.
But what if the circumstances of life mean that sorrow is the overwhelming emotion felt at Christmas? How do you observe it then? A Blue Christmas service offers a space where the reality of life with its grief and pain does not have to be left at the church door but can sit alongside the hope and light which is the real heart of Christmas. The service acknowledges that there are many who feel on the edge of seasonal merriment and gives an opportunity for people to be real about the range of emotions we all feel at this time of year. It provides a space for our sorrows to be acknowledged and to be met with hope.
This year at St John’s we have continued our journey exploring racial justice and recognising the pain around this issue. We were keen to explore how a Blue Christmas Service could help people express their pain. A group of us from St John’s went to the Blue Christmas service at St James’s Piccadilly to find out what this kind of service looked and felt like.
The service itself was very simple – a mixture of carols (sometimes just selected verses) and readings to narrate the Christmas story; prayers which acknowledge pain and emptiness alongside the Christian hope; and a reflection which gently speaks of light in darkness.
As people arrived, each was given a service sheet with all the words and instructions needed, along with a candle. Quiet music played for about 10/15 minutes before the advertised start time with the leader in place to create a calm, safe atmosphere. Towards the end, we were invited to light our candle as a sign that even in the darkest night, the light of Christ offers hope.
It was a lovely service offering space to acknowledge our grief and sadness and to find hope in the midst of it.
Book review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden
By Jim Nurton
On 11 February we marked Racial Justice Sunday, and the theme this year is 'Exodus! Justice for God's People on the Move'. Irish journalist Sally Hayden's award-winning 2022 book 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned', tells the stories of people who have attempted to cross the Mediterranean from Libya into Europe in the past few years, and provides a powerful insight into the reality of this perilous journey that has claimed more than 20,000 lives in the past decade.The book is based on interviews with migrants from countries such as Eritrea as well as charity workers and investigators who are seeking to tackle people trafficking. It also includes unfiltered copies of texts sent by migrants to the author, so you can really hear their voices.
This book is not an easy read, but it provides much to think about as we discuss issues of migration and refuge in the context of this year's Racial Justice Sunday.
Who's who
Vicar Revd Gill O’Neill vicar@stjohnseastdulwich.org
Curate Revd Gemma Birt curate@stjohnseastdulwich.org
Assistant Priests Revd Anne Clarke anne@oakhurstgrove.com , Revd Alistair McCulloch mccullocha95@gmail.com and Revd Rosemary Shaw rshaw1983@icloud.com
Parish Administrator office@stjohnseastdulwich.org
Churchwardens Tayo Olatunde 07908 679 407 and Julie Whitney 07786 686 385
Parish Safeguarding Officer Mary Dawson (contact via Parish Administrator)
PCC Secretary Christine Camplin
PCC Treasurer Claire Nylander
Stewardship Martin Howell
Director of Music John Webber
Editors of The Gander Christine Camplin, Jim Nurton, Tayo Olatunde and Dorothy Oxley
(Contact each of the above via Parish Administrator)
Website: www.stjohnseastdulwich.org
Twitter: @StJohnsEDulwich
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Disclaimer
The views expressed in The Gander are not necessarily those of the Editors, Vicar or PCC.
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