St John's Catholic Church

About St John's Catholic Church

St John's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish established in 1979, located at the corner of Northumberland Road and Olievenhout Avenue in Northriding, Johannesburg. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg and provides regular Mass services, sacramental programmes, and community outreach to the Northriding, Northgate, and Randburg communities.

Community Services

GriefShare — St John's hosts GriefShare, a structured 13-week grief recovery programme that combines video content from grief experts, facilitated group discussion, and guided personal reflection. This programme supports individuals who have experienced loss — including loss through death, divorce, and trauma — and is one of the most widely available community support structures at the parish level.

Pastoral Support — as a Catholic parish, St John's provides pastoral counselling, prayer, spiritual direction, and referral support to parishioners and community members experiencing personal crisis, including domestic violence and GBV. Trained deacons and pastoral workers can provide informal support and facilitate connections to specialist services.

Archdiocesan Social Service Network — St John's is connected to Caritas Johannesburg and the Archdiocese of Johannesburg's broader social services infrastructure, which can facilitate referrals to professional counselling, shelters, legal aid, and social work services for community members in need.

Scope Note for GBV Directory

St John's does not operate a formal, dedicated GBV counselling or victim empowerment service. Inclusion in this directory is appropriate only if the directory's scope covers faith-community support structures and pastoral referral points alongside specialist GBV organisations. If the directory is restricted to organisations with a formal GBV mandate, this entry may not meet the criteria.