Keep up-to-date with what’s going on in the Parish with news items and details of forthcoming events.
Pop-up Choral Evensong
‘Pop-up’ Choral Evensong On Sunday 25th September, we’ll be taking our Choral Evensong on the road, and holding our service on the campus of the University of Kent. Join us at 6pm outside the shop…
Developing our Church Community
The Church of England has recently developed a tool to enable us in developing our Church community and I would like to invite as many people as possible to take part in the survey questionnaire that has been designed for this purpose.
St Stephen’s Choir singing in Southwark Cathedral
This Sunday, 17th July, our choir will be singing for the 11.00am Sung Eucharist and 3.00pm Choral Evensong in Southwark Cathedral.
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Kevin Maddy graduated!
On Tuesday 5th July, our Rector Kevin Maddy graduated from Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with his PhD thesis ‘Approaches to Monasticism in the Context of Christian Responses to Modern Culture’. Congratulations!
Fund Raising Wine Tasting
Join us in the Church Hall on Saturday 16th July for a fund raising wine tasting led by Roshna Ahmed (one of the altos in our choir) who is has worked in the wine trade for nearly 40 years, and has been Shepherd Neame’s wine sales development manager for the last 20 years.
Corpus Christi 2022
Corpus Christi Join us for a special Sung Eucharist at 6.00pm on Thursday 16th June, followed by a fish & chip supper. To pre-order your supper, please sign up in church.
Ascension Day 2022
Ascension Day Sung Eucharist Join us for our Festal Sung Eucharist for Ascension Day, this Thursday 26th May, held in the intimate surroundings of the Chancel of our beautiful church at 7.30pm. The service will…
St Stephen’s Bellringers win Striking Competition
St Stephen’s Bellringers win the Canterbury District Striking Competition! The Canterbury District Striking Competition which took place at Monkton Church on Saturday 14th May 2022 (The first one since 2019 due to ravages of the…
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Christian Aid Week 2022
Christian Aid Week 15th – 22nd May 2022 There will be a special service for Christian Aid week for the whole of the Canterbury community, held at St Stephen’s Church on Sunday 22nd May at…
Coronavirus update
Following our PCC meeting on Tuesday 10th May, it was decided that we will be gradually returning to some of our pre-covid practices over the next few weeks. Please look at the Coronavirus updates page…
Steven Moore Percussion Concert
Steven Moore Percussion Concert Friday 13th May 2022, 7.00pm in St Stephen’s Church Steven Moore has thrust himself into the world of solo percussion over the last few years, receiving praise from audiences throughout the…
Bishop of Dover preaching at Evensong
The Bishop of Dover will be preaching at Choral Evensong on Sunday 1st May. Do join us in church or online at 6pm.
Agenda and Reports for the APCM 2022
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting is being held in church on Sunday 24th April 2022 at 11.45am, immediately following the Sung Eucharist. You can download the Agenda and Reports document and join the meeting on Zoom by opening this page.
Mothers’ Union Lady Day Service
St Stephen’s Mothers’ Union is hosting a Lady Day Service on Friday 25th March at 2.30 pm in St Stephen’s Church. The Members extend a welcome to anyone who would like to come along and join them. There will be refreshments in the church hall afterwards.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday – 2nd March 2022 We have two Communion services on Ash Wednesday with the Imposition of Ashes for those who wish to take part. We look forward to welcoming you at these and…