The building begins!
December 2019 saw the demolition of the former parish centre.  From 2020 every week I take several photos of the progress of the new build.  At first from a window in the church and then when little can be seen from the window, from Mitchell road looking down on the proceedings.  Like watching a phoenix arising from the ashes! 
Each week photos will be added to the pdf  below.   

Holy Innocents' receives the LIve Simply Award  see the PDF with photos and testimonies
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 The annual Churches Together Ecumenical Epiphany Carol Service was held at Holy Innocents'.  
It was a very lively and spiritual experience with many ministers and congregations attending and taking part.  

Above top can be seen the Orpington Churches Together Gospel Choir which meets at Christchurch, Charterhouse Road on Mondays at 7.45pm till 9.30pm.    New members from all churches welcomed. 

The second photo shows the sign of peace being celebrated. 

The process of Holy Innocents' school allotment project can be seen in the pdf below. 

Dear Friends in Christ,
​I write to you in this Advent season of hopeful expectation as we look forward to the celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas. For you, your family and your loved ones, I hope and pray this will be a time of peace and joy. I want to thank you for your generous support of the Clergy Support Fund. Your gifts enable our Archdiocese to provide dignified care and support to our retired clergy after they have dedicated a lifetime of service to Christ and His people. On behalf of all our clergy, I would like you to know we are sincerely thankful for your generosity of heart. During this forthcoming Christmas season we join Christians across the world to give thanks for the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ. In his Christmas message last year, Pope Francis said: “my wish for a happy Christmas is a wish for fraternity. Fraternity among individuals of every nation and culture”. How true and eternal this message is, especially as I write to you today. In a very significant way you are part of that fraternity – a fraternity of people who chose to support the Clergy Support Fund. Your kindness has raised over £3.7 million to provide for the needs of the retired and infirm priests of our Archdiocese. For this I cannot thank you enough.
Archbishop John Wilson
See full comment, report and photos...on pdf...