Our Activities

Monthly Prayer Group – on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 – 8:30pm in the music room.
Entrance through the main glass doors.
This will be a time of gratitude to God, quiet reflection and intercession.

Please Note there will be no meeting in August – restarting 13 September

For further details contact the Parish Office

Millies Mountaineers – for children from birth – 11 or so.

9:50 am every Sunday except when there is an All Age Communion Service (generally 2nd Sunday in the month) – see below

At Millies Mountaineers:

• 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!

Scramblers:
Pre-schoolers will have the option of meeting in the Small Hall with their parents/carers and having fun with our Bible-based craft kits while the service can be viewed on a monitor. A member of the Mountaineers team will be available to help.
We all come together in Church  for Holy Communion or a Blessing towards the end of the morning. This takes the place of the old creche.
Come and make new friends!

Climbers:
Primary School aged children will meet in the Large Hall and take part in a huge variety of activities based on Bible stories – including cooking, story-telling, dance, singing, drama and craft.
These sessions will be led by a member of the Mountaineers team.
We all come together in Church  for Holy Communion or a Blessing towards the end of the morning. This takes the place of the old Sunday School.
Come and make new friends!

2nd Sunday of the month:
We believe it is important for children and young families to feel they are part of the whole St Mildred’s family – so on the 2nd Sunday of every month we hold an ‘All – Age’ Service where everyone is together.
Scramblers kits will still be available in church for pre-schoolers to enjoy, while older, school aged children are encouraged to take part in the service by singing, serving and other fun activities.
Come and make new friends!

Summit Youth Group

We’re excited to be adding a youth group for young people in school years 7-13 to extend our Millie’s Mountaineers family!
Summit Youth Group will be run once a month, on the first Sunday of each month 9.50am-10.40am.

Please come and join us in the Cedar Room (next to the large hall) to eat toast and get to know each other better.

First session is Sunday 1st October.

Please spread the word!

From 11 – 18 years of age – school years 7 – 13

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:

• Millies Mountaineers – as a member or a helper
• Prayer and Praise – both in regular services and special events
• Serving at Holy Communion services
• Choir 

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

Summit Youth Group

We’re excited to be adding a youth group for young people in school years 7-13 to extend our Millie’s Mountaineers family!
Summit Youth Group will be run once a month, on the first Sunday of each month 9.50am-10.40am.

Please come and join us in the Cedar Room (next to the large hall) to eat toast and get to know each other better.

First session is Sunday 1st October.

Please spread the word!

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.

At present our library contains books on Death and Bereavement, serious illness, New baby, Bullying, Disaster and violence. There are books to borrow and leaflets to keep – both fact, fiction, workbooks and prayer books.

The collection is very much a work in progress.

The resources so far are mainly children orientated, but there is adult material as well.
We have concentrated on subjects that aren’t covered well in the public library – so we don’t have much on new babies….

We have been asked to add books on helping children cope with Alzheimers and Dementia in their elderly friends and relatives – so there is now a selection on this subject.

Other subjects we have considered are divorce and separation, alcoholism, drugs etc; but these are well looked after by the libraries and/or specialist organisations.

There is a small selection put out on the table at the back of the church, but for the full set – just ask!
If you wish to borrow anything we do ask you to sign for them on borrowing and upon returning. Just ask in the Parish Office.

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.

ST MILDRED’S TODDLER GROUP

St Mildred’s Toddler Group meets each Tuesday in term time from 9.30 – 11.15 am in the Large Hall.
All babies and children under school-age welcome with their Mums/Dads, Grandparents, carers etc.
Cost £1.50 per family group.

Run mostly by Mothers’ Union members plus other friends on behalf of the church, we would always welcome more help.
Duties are not onerous – in fact a real pleasure and include setting up/packing away, sitting down greeting families on arrival at the Welcome Desk – or in the kitchen serving refreshments – or even, if crafty , lending a hand with that ( all resources provided….) or reading a story/leading singing at the end of the session.

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 10.30 or 11 am, sometimes  from 2pm – 4pm. Occasionally 7.30 pm.

We have a busy branch at St Mildred’s.

We are involved:
with a premature baby unit – knitting tiny clothes and providing tea and cake for the parents;
with the Croydon Women’s refuge;
in supporting the 16 Day of Activism against gender based violence.

Also with various church organisations – like the Drop In for the homeless, The Warm Hub, Millies Mountaineers and the Toddler group.

We try to meet together once a month – sometimes socially, sometimes with a speaker, but all we that do is bound together in prayer, and with the aim to fundraise for MU Projects helping families here and worldwide.

Across the Diocese of Southwark we are involved in Prison work, helping teach English to those for whom it isn’t a first language, and providing holidays or outings for those who haven’t had a break for years (Away From It All – AFIA).

See our St Mildred’s Mothers’ Union programme to see our plans for 23/24

Everyone welcome to our monthly Coffee & Chat:

Please join us for a relaxed cuppa from 10:30 -12:30 in the Cedar Room.

Bring your own coffee & cup. You never know there may even be some biscuits or cake!
No rotas etc – Just turn up and hopefully relax and enjoy.

Dates for 2023:

Friday 21st July

August tba

Thursday 21st September

Monday 16th October

Friday 17th November

St Mildred’s Church Drop-In provides a hot meal every Sunday from October until the first Sunday in July for homeless and needy guests

Showers and new underwear are available for those in need.

Where: St Mildred’s Centre, 30 Bingham Road, Croydon CR0 7EB
When: Every Sunday from 1-3 pm, Oct-July

For more information parishoffice@stmildredschurch.org.uk or 020 8655 1434 (Parish Office)
Any other information: No referral required/Adults only

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 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.

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 March. 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Subscription for the season is £40;
Non-Members £4 per meeting
(includes tea and biscuits which will be served before the meeting  between 7.30 and 8pm)

The 2023/2024 Programme is here