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About sjvclayhall
Our Mission
Our mission is to spread the message of peace and love through the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the power of faith and strive to create a community that fosters spiritual growth. Our doors are open for any one seeking peace and love.
Our Patron - St John Maria Vianney
St. John Maria Vianney (Born May 8, 1786, Dardilly, France—died August 4, 1859, Ars; canonized May 31, 1925; feast day August 4 [formerly August 9]) French priest who was renowned as a confessor and for his supernatural powers. He is the patron saint of parish priests.
He was ordained in 1815 and was made assistant priest at Écully, France.
In 1818 he became priest of the small village of Ars, which he made a model parish and from which reports of his holiness and his supernatural powers soon spread. He was known for his devotion to the Virgin Mary and to St. Philomena and was dedicated to the sacrament of reconciliation (confession) for his parishioners. From 1824 he suffered attacks that he believed were caused by the Devil, who allegedly on one occasion set fire to Vianney’s bed. By 1827 Ars had become a pilgrimage site, and, every year from 1845 until Vianney’s death, about 20,000 persons visited Ars to see Vianney and especially to make their confession to him. The holy curé spent as many as 12 or 15 hours daily in his confessional. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI.
Our Pope-Francis
Pope Francis
Our Bishop
Rev Bishop Allen Williams
Our Monsignor
Rev Keith Newton
Our Parish Priest
Rev Fr Robert Page
Our Monsignor
Rev Keith Newton
OUR CHURCH - ST JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Our Church And Our Mission
Our mission is to spread the message of peace and love through the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the power of faith and strive to create a community that fosters spiritual growth.
A temporary chapel served from Barkingside opened in 1944. The foundation stone for the present church was laid by Bishop Wall on 9 March 1965. The church was first used for Mass on Christmas Day 1966. The architect was Donald Plaskett Marshall, the builders Messrs J. Leary & Sons of Stratford. The church and presbytery cost £83,000. The benches were paid for by Fr Gerard Kerr, the first parish priest.
The parish was erected on 27 July 1967. In 1969, the Compton organ was purchased from the Ritz cinema in Nuneaton. (The Southern District of the Cinema Organ Society holds concerts at the church and maintains the organ.)
For the consecration in 1983, Austin Winkley of Williams & Winkley undertook a reordering. The altar was moved into the crossing, the former east transept arm became a weekday chapel, and a narthex inserted below the gallery. The sculptor for the new limestone furnishings was David John, the stonemasons Axtell Perry Symm and the builders Messrs Duncan & Duncan.
OUR LADY'S CHAPEL
our Lady's chapel
St John Vianney's Chapel
We value compassion, kindness, and acceptance. We believe in treating others with respect and dignity, regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds.
MAIN ALTAR
We celebrate our Sunday Mass on a beautifully built altar.
CHAPEL OF ST JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
We value compassion, kindness, and acceptance. We believe in treating others with respect and dignity, regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds.
OUR TABERNACLE
We value compassion, kindness, and acceptance. We believe in treating others with respect and dignity, regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds.
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM
Our lady of Walsingham Shrine
St Antony's
St Antony's Shrine
OUR LADY OF THE HILL
Our Lady's shrine in the Hill
THE THEATRE ORGAN
Most churches have organs, but this one is unique.
The current church organ has been in Saint John Vianney Church in Clayhall for 50 years.
It started life in 1937 at an entertainment organ in a cinema in Nuneaton.
It is the only one that has been kept in its original full-blooded theatrical form, and is just as capable of playing the music of the popular dance bands and jazzy combos as it ever was.