St John the Divine Kennington

02/09/2026

We will celebrate Our Lady’s Birthday on Sunday 6th September. Our guest preacher will be Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ, And this will be the first Sunday back for the choir after their summer break. Mass will be followed by a BBQ. Please invite neighbours, family and friends. Any contributions of money towards flowers for Our Lady, and the food and drink for the BBQ, will be gratefully received.

27/08/2026

Day by day we are blown away by your generosity! If you haven't given to the Organ Project yet, please consider making a gift now. If you have friends or family who may be interested in this project, please do share this with them! Every gift, of any size, brings the first notes closer!

To give via bank transfer:
Account name: St John and St James Parochial Church Council
Sort code: 20-66-51
Account number: 20794082
Reference: Organ Fund
To give via Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/sjdkorganproject

25/08/2026

St John the Divine's Hall is available for hire! We now have all the information you should need on the newly created web page here: https://www.sjdk.org/hall-hire

20/08/2026

Please consider making a donation now to the Organ Fund. Our goal is to have the organ operational by Christmas. Every gift, of any size, brings the first notes closer!

To give via bank transfer:
Account name: St John and St James Parochial Church Council
Sort code: 20-66-51
Account number: 20794082
Reference: Organ Fund
To give via Just Giving:

Help our inner-city church raise the funds needed to move and install the pipe organ gifted to us by St. John's College, Cambridge, to the benefit of our worshipping community and the dozens of children from local neighbourhoods who sing in our choir

18/08/2026

St John the Divine sends out a weekly email with the latest updates, announcements, and prayer list. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please go to our website www.sjdk.org, scroll down to the bottom of the page, put your email address in this box, then hit the "sign up" button.

13/08/2026

We're making progress toward our goal of having our new organ operational by Christmas! In the last month we've raised £41,700 (out of £100,000 needed). We are blown away by your generosity! Please consider making a donation now to help us at this critical time of installation. Every gift, of any size, brings the first notes closer.

To give via bank transfer:
Account name: St John and St James Parochial Church Council
Sort code: 20-66-51
Account number: 20794082
Reference: Organ Fund

To give via Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/sjdkorganproject

12/08/2026

And yes, of course, our choristers sung beautifully for Evensong & Sunday Mass at both Emmanuel & Pembroke College, Cambridge. We are so proud of them and can't wait for next year's residential trip!
Photo Credit: Henry Dyer

11/08/2026

Our choristers (and staff) also spent a lot of time walking around the campus of St John's, Emmanuel, and Pembroke colleges, to and from rehearsals.
Photo credit: Henry Dyer

06/08/2026

We're making progress toward our goal of having our new organ operational by Christmas! In the last 3 weeks we've raised £41,700 (out of £100,000 needed). We are blown away by your generosity! Please consider making a donation now to help us at this critical time of installation. Every gift, of any size, brings the first notes closer.

To give via bank transfer:
Account name: St John and St James Parochial Church Council
Sort code: 20-66-51
Account number: 20794082
Reference: Organ Fund

To give via Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/sjdkorganproject