The Parish Church of St John-at-Hampstead

Church chat

Anonymity 

26/8/2021

Churches get given things.  From the steeple cup presented by Mrs Susan Weedon in the 17th century (now safely residing and on permanent display in the V&A) to a small silver vase bearing the Girl Guide badge presented by Miss Grace Rush more recently.  Items are catalogued, used or safely stored.   Most items.

In a dusty envelope on the top shelf of one of the vestry cupboards has lain, for as long as I can remember, a most beautifully crafted Illuminated copy of the Holy Communion service from the Book of Common Prayer.  It has no title page, no name, no one seems to know anything about it or who made it.  Or why.  An act of prayer almost certainly. 

It will be on display during the Open House Weekend (4th and 5th Sept) – do come and see it.