Our Activities

Our branch of this major Christian Charity (tap here for more details) meets on the first Thursday of each month in the Lady Chapel – a range of times  – sometimes from 10.45 – 12.15, sometimes  from 2pm – 4pm. Occasionally 8pm.

Mothers Union (MU) members are involved in all aspects of the life of St Mildred’s, but in particular baptism ministry, the Toddler group, children’s ministry the card stall etc etc.
Members also support the Croydon Women’s Refuge and Evelina Children’s Hospital.

During the recent lockdowns we have been unable to meet in person (but we have ‘zoomed’ a lot!) and our activities have been somewhat restricted.

See our St Mildred’s Mothers’ Union programme for an idea of what a normal year looks like.

 

 

 

For children from 3 years of age.

9:50 am in the Large Hall, every Sunday except when there is an All Age Communion Service (generally 2nd Sunday in the month)

At Sunday School…

• we come together to worship
• we come together to pray
• we come together to hear God’s word
• we come together to praise
• we come together to meet God
• and we come together to have fun!

From 11 – 16 years of age – school years 6 – 11.

Our Youth group meets fortnightly on Mondays in the Large Hall from 6.15 – 7.30pm

Our activities include Sport – eg Table Tennis/ table football etc,
Cookery – eg Shortbread / pizza/ milkshakes etc,
Crafts- eg card making/ Jewellery Making etc

and picnics!

If possible, a donation of £1.50 a week per child would be much appreciated to help us cover the cost of the ingredients for the cookery activity, Thank you.

 

 

St Mildred’s actively welcomes children and young people and seeks to involve them in all areas of our work and mission. The following activities may be particular of interest to young people:

• Sunday School – as a member or a helper
• Prayer and Praise – both in regular services and special events
• Serving at Holy Communion services
• Choir and worship band

Contact the Parish Office for more info on how you can be involved or help with activities.

 

This is our parish magazine where you can find out what our church groups are doing plus details of any social events. The magazine also includes articles of general interest. A sample can be found here

The Parish Post can be obtained from Church for 50p per issue (10 per year) or by joining the Friends of St Mildred’s (see above) and having it delivered to you.

If you would like to submit an article for publication, please email or write to the Parish Office.  Copy deadline is the second Tuesday of the preceding month.

Help support St Mildred’s by making a suggested, gift-aidable, donation of £25 per annum to Church funds. You will be kept up to date with what is happening through your 10 complementary copies of the Parish Post.

You can also tailor your involvement by requesting which special information you would like to receive – e.g. children’s activities, musical events, special services etc.

For further details download the forms or  contact the Parish Office.

Those who wish to follow a regular programme of Bible Readings can obtain booklets to help them. Some booklets are bi-monthly, some quarterly and some 4-monthly; but all paid for annually.

For further details contact the Parish Office

Groups meet fortnightly with time to unwind over tea or coffee, to consider an aspect of the Christian faith, perhaps using the Bible, or a DVD, and to pray. Nobody is required to say anything or to pray aloud – it’s a matter of personal choice. Nobody is ever ‘put on the spot’! But the time is one of relaxed mutual trust and care.

Our Home Groups, meet fortnightly on Wednesdays – groups meeting in the mornings and in the evenings – and on Thursday evenings.

There is a list at the back of church where you can register your interest and find out more.

Or you can contact the Parish Office for further details.

St Mildred’s hosts a Drop-in for the homeless and needy on Sundays.

For further information, please tap here

At St Mildred’s we play a part in answer to the prayer ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ by helping our local food bank.

How a food bank works

Frontline care professionals identify people in need: Care professionals such as doctors, health visitors, social workers, CAB and police identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher. Foodbanks partner with a wide range of care professionals who are best placed to assess need and make sure that it is genuine.

Clients receive food: Foodbank clients bring their voucher to a foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days emergency food. Volunteers meet clients over a cup of tea or free hot meal and are able to signpost people to agencies able to solve the longer-term problem.

How YOU can help

You can help St Mildreds by downloading the shopping list here and bringing the goodies into church week by week.

Consider joining a rota of volunteers to deliver the food to the food bank.

 

Thank you

The Women’s Group meets in the Small Hall on the 3rd Thursday of each month – generally at 8:00 pm – unless stated otherwise.

Tap here for more details of the current programme.

The Lit meets in The Pavilion every Tuesday from October to April. 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Subscription for the season is £35;
Non-Members £3.50 per meeting
(includes tea and biscuits which will be served before the meeting  between 7.30 and 8pm)

The 2019/20 Programme