St George The Martyr Church, Shirley

Details of Melvyn Demmen's Funeral
2018-09-26 12:30 - 13:30 UTC
Melvyn Demmen’s funeral will be held at St. George’s on Wednesday 26th September at 12.30pm followed by a committal at Beckenham Crematorium.
Our friend, and St George’s SPA member, died this week after a long battle with ill health. He will be missed by all and touched many lives in the congregation and in Shirley.

Melvyn was a SPA (Southwark Pastoral Auxillary) and before ill-health set in was active in the chaplaincy team at Croydon University Hospital. He was a valued member of St George’s Ministry team. (From Ray Wheeler)
As announced in church last Sunday, Melvyn Demmen died late last Saturday evening at St. George’s Hospital, Tooting. Melvyn was a Pastoral Auxiliary with Southwark Diocese (SPA) and was a valued member of the staff team here at St. George’s but ill health over recent years had restricted the scope of his work. His sister Marilyn, brother Colin, and close friend Sue had been with him since the early evening and I was able to say some prayers with him but it was clear he was extremely unwell. His condition continued to deteriorate and he died peacefully just before 9.30pm. Melvyn had the foresight to make arrangements for his funeral which will be held at St. George’s. Let us thank God for his life and for his work among us. May he now rest in peace. Barry.

St Alban's Pilgrimage
2018-06-23 08:30 - 18:00
St Alban’s Pilgrimage – Meet at East Croydon Station at 8.45am– We will travel by direct train but will have to walk in procession about 1.2 mile to the Abbey and 0.8 mile back to the station. You are likely to get home at about 3.00pm if staying for the noon Festival Eucharist (or 6.30pm if also staying for Festival Evensong at 4.00pm). More details soon – please sign up. Preachers Very Revd Andrew Nunn (Dean of Southwark) at Eucharist and Stuart Burns OSB at Evensong. The Alban Pilgrimage is held in honour of the city’s namesake, St Alban, who died on 22nd June over 1700 years ago. He was executed for giving shelter to a Christian priest who was fleeing persecution by the Romans.

'The Hive' - Art exhibition
2018-05-20 11:30 - 16:00
Monks Orchard Primary school is proud to introduce the art exhibition at St George’s.

Posada - Jesus and Mary figures travel around congregation
2017-12-03 08:00 - 2017-12-24 17:00
POSADA Website article
The figures will be setting out from Nazareth this coming Sunday (Advent Sunday) and will be looked after firstly by Margaret Ziolek. The idea then is that Margaret will contact the next host and make arrangements to take Mary and Joseph to the new host, and so on. I will keep the rota so if they are any problems I can arrange transport or step in if necessary. I will have a prayer card to go with Mary and Joseph which both hosts can say together at the hand over.
