I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord
Psalm 122.1
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Welcome from the Rector
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.
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Join us this Sunday in Church and Online
Sung Eucharist for The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
10.30am Sunday 26th September 2021
Choral Evensong for The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
6.15pm Sunday 25th September 2021 at St Cosmas and St Damian, Blean. The service will be recorded and uploaded here later in the evening.
For previous weeks’ services, visit our worship pages.
Latest news from St Stephen’s
Supporting refugee families from Afghanistan
Svenja Powell writes:Canterbury Welcomes Refugees is working with Canterbury City Council and other organisations to welcome and support newly arriving refugee families from Afghanistan. It has just been publicised that…
Deanery Visitation by Bishop Rose
On Thursday 9th September, Bishop Rose will be visiting the Canterbury Deanery. She has a full programme of visits to various activities in the Deanery that day ending with an…
Wednesday Communion and Acorn Café
As part of our gradual and careful return to normal, we will be restarting our mid-week 10.15am Communion service and the Acorn Café from Wednesday 25th August. Do join us…
Churchyard News
Thanks to all those who came to the working party last Wednesday to open up the woodland at the south-east corner of the churchyard. Already this area looks better, is…
Coffee and Fellowship
Robert and Angela will be serving tea and coffee in the church hall after Sunday morning’s Sung Eucharist service. Do join us if you feel comfortable doing so.
Ride + Stride Saturday 11th September 2021
Ride & Stride is the sponsored bike ride or walk in which people all over England walk or cycle between churches, exploring and enjoying the countryside from Cornwall to Northumberland.…
We’re ringing our bells again!
It’s been wonderful to hear our bells calling us to worship again in recent weeks after nearly 18 months of silence. Perhaps you’ve thought about taking something new up after…
Church Maintenance
A Working Party is being arranged for Saturday 7th August to clear the gutter around the church. If you could help we will be starting at 10am.
Churchyard Development
There is a band of woodland at the far east end of the churchyard – a sort of long thin copse with a small clearing near one end. It would…
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