St Stephens Parish Church, Canterbury, Kent

Welcome

Welcome to St Stephen's Parish Church, Canterbury. We are a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Canterbury and worship within sight of our Cathedral.

Our worship is more traditional than modern and the Communion Services at St Stephen's are according to Common Worship Order 1 and Evensong is according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

More details of these are on the Church of England's own website.

A Collect for our Parish

Almighty God, to whose glory we offer the service of our Parish: we praise you for the many blessings you have given to those who worship at St Stephen's; and we pray that all who seek you in your Church may find you, and being filled with the Holy Spirit may be enabled to take the next step in faithful stewardship and mission; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Services

Sunday	8.00am - Holy Communion (said) 10.30am - Sung Eucharist - 2nd., 3rd; 4th., and 5th Sundays (with St Stephen's Seekers, for younger members activities in the Church Hall - the children begin and end the service in Church) 10.30am - Sung Eucharist - 1st Sunday, AIM, until 11.30 am a new shorter service for all ages, everyone welcome and included. 6.00pm - Choral Evensong
Monday to Friday	8:45am - Morning Prayer is usually said in the Church
Wednesday	10:15am - Holy Communion (said)

Baptisms are normally held on the 3rd and 4th Sundays by prior appointment with the Rector. To arrange a Baptism please ring the Parish Office on (01227) 471290 and leave a message, including your name, address and telephone number or send an email with details to

To arrange a Wedding please ring the Parish Office on (01227) 471290 and leave a message, including your name, address and telephone number or send an email with details to

If no one is available your call will be answered within 2 days and someone will arrange to visit you to discuss things further.

We also have a Church Hall which is available for hire. For further information please ring (01227) 761331 or send an email with details to

We are pleased to welcome you to St Stephen's. The church is at:

Hales Drive, Canterbury, CT2 7AB

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Choir

St Stephen's has an excellent Church Choir of around 40 members and sings a wide variety of music at the Sung Eucharist and Choral Evensong each Sunday
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Bell Ringers

St Stephen's has a ring of eight bells and these are rung regularly before the Sung Eucharist and Choral Evensong on a Sunday, and other Church occassions and festivals
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