St. Mary with St. John's Church, N18
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History
The Foundation Stone for the Church was laid on July 22, 1905 by Samuel Forde Ridley, MP. The Church was designed by an Architect called Charles Henry Bourne Quennell, whose wife painted the pictures on the Pulpit in the Church. The builder was called Albert Monk, and the glazier, who put in the windows, was Paul Woodroffe. All this information can be found on the stone by the front door of the Main Church Building.St. John's Church, N18 is in Edmonton, North London. St John's Church is within the Diocese of London and are under the Bishop of Edmonton, The Rt Revd Peter Wheatley. We practise the Anglo-Catholic within the Church of England but continue to affirm and acknowledge our Anglican Roots.
We share use of our church hall with the Hanlon Centre providing help and support to around 500 residents of the boroughs of Enfield and Haringey each week. Despite the closure of the Church Building, we still persisted to remain on that site and with the help of our recently appointed Priest Missioner - Fr Nigel Asbridge, we moved back into the Church in September 2010.
We are now looking to breath new life into our buildings to serve a growing population in Upper Edmonton and the new development at Meridian Water.
We are currently celebrating Mass in St John's Church every Sunday at 10am, every Tuesday at 9am in the Church and Thursday at 7pm in the Church aswell. We will occasionally hvave extra services during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter.
Clergy
Below you will find the names of all the Vicars, Incumbents, Rectors, Curates, Honorary Curates and Curates in Charge.| 1906 - | Rev Bird (First Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... ) |
| - | Rev W. Swinton Ryan |
| – | Rev Arthur Adams (Curate Curate A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest... ) |
| – | Rev W. R. M. Pugh |
| – | Rev G. Watling |
| – | Rev J. G. Leech |
| dates ? | Rev William Povey |
| – | Rev W. E. Erant |
| – 1960 | Rev C. G. Watts |
| 1960–1966 | Revd E. Ayerst(Parish Priest) |
| – | Rev J. Lindo (Curate) |
| 1966–1998 | Fr Derek Gough (Vicar) |
| 1960–1998 | Fr Ronald Jordan(Curate) |
| 1998–2004 | The Revd Canon Andrew Dangerfield (Parish Priest) |
| 1999–2004 | Fr Robin Fox (Curate in Charge) |
| 2004–2008 | Fr Stuart Owen (Priest in Charge) |
| 2007–2011 | Deacon (Fr.) George Nowak (SSM Parish Deacon) |
| 2008-January 2010 | Vacant |
| February 2010 - Present | Fr Nigel Henry Asbridge (Priest Missioner) |
Fr. Derek Gough was the Long Serving Priest at St Mary with St John's Church staying 32 Years in his role as Parish Priest.
The Current Priest Missioner is Fr Nigel Asbridge. We were previously supported by Fr. George Nowak (SSM) until July 2011, when he transferred to St Mark the Evangelist, Bush Hill Park. We although hope that he will be replaced in the near future
Parish Administrators
| Sub Deacons/ Lay Readers | Church Wardens | PCC Secretary | PCC Treasurer | Eucharistic Ministers (PTO) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Burch | Stephana Walcott* | Kasirye Ssekajja | Johnson Nwagu | Chuchu Nwagu |
| Sylvia Kelly | Mercy Ogunsalu | — | — | — |