Welcome to my blog. I’m one of the Readers (lay preachers) at St Stephen’s and I will use this space to post random musings on what is going on in the church and the world!
St Stephen’s Lent Appeal – Toilet Twinning
CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW! 2.3 billion people don’t have somewhere safe and hygienic to go to the toilet. (WHO/Unicef) Almost 1,000 children die every day from preventable diseases linked to dirty water and unsafe toilets. (UN) 663 million people…
Galliard Trio: Concert in Aid of Christian Aid
Christian AID Charity EventThe Galliard Trio in Concert on Saturday 30th March, 7:30pm in St Peter’s Methodist Church. Music featured includes Mozart, Bartok, Bach and Mussorgsky.Please come and enjoy an evening of beautiful music to support this year’s Christian Aid…
Tudor Performances and Worship at St Stephen’s
Presented by the University of Kent, and returning to St Stephen’s after nearly 500 hundred years, John Bale’s inflammatory play about notorious King John is as controversial as ever. Join the Cultures of Performance research group as we workshop extracts…
How can I pray?
A week of opportunities to explore different approaches to prayer and spirituality in the Christian tradition. Saturday 9th March to Sunday 17th March 2019 St Stephen’s ChurchHales Drive Canterbury CT2 7AB Programme Saturday 9th March 10 30 am Introduction to the week…
A Celebration of Marriage at St Stephen’s
St Stephen’s Theology Group
Theology Discussion Group: The next meeting for discussing theological ideas will take place in the church hall on Tuesday 5th February at 7.30pm. The topic will be: “How ‘do’ we Start Theology?: Three Ways of (Not) Speaking of God” and…
Advent, Christmas and Epiphany at St Stephen’s
This year there are three special services to mark the Christmas season: On Sunday 2nd December at 6.00pm we have our Advent Carol Service where we prepare ourselves and look forward to the coming of God’s Son. Our Service of…
Ride and Stride 8 September
Ride and 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. The money they raise helps to save historic churches, chapels…
Week of Accompanied Prayer
This year Lent starts on 14th February (also St Valentine’s Day!) and as part of our observance of Lent a Week of Accompanied Prayer (also known as Week of Guided Prayer) is being held at St Stephens from 11th –…