Welcome…

...to St John the Baptist Purley

We are a thriving Roman Catholic parish in the London Borough of Croydon. We are a community drawn from over forty countries.

We hope that you can use these pages to find out more information about us and hopefully drop in to one of our Masses or parish groups.

OliveAid

Practical help for our Christian brothers and sisters in the Holy Land

The gift of an Olive Tree can help farmers rebuild the economic infrastructure of Palestine. By replanting the Olive groves destroyed through years of conflict you will be providing employment, income and the most important gift of all – hope for a future free from poverty and suffering.

CAFOD Haiti Appeal

Please donate to the CAFOD appeal for the victims of the easrthquake in Haiti. You can do this online here.

The Lord be with you… And with your spirit

The first of a series fo articles about the new translation of the Mass

There has been a lot in the Catholic press recently about the new translation of the Roman Missal; a number of articles have questioned why we will be adopting this translation in the next couple of years and why we need to change at all. It is worthwhile examining how the current English translation came about and how the new translation was developed.