A Peaceful and Holy Christmas to everyone visiting our website. Don’t miss out of hearing some carols sung by our choir, recorded at the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols on 22nd December.
A Peaceful and Holy Christmas
Author: Stephen Barker
Advent and Christmas at St Stephen’s
Everyone is welcome to join us to prepare for and celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas. There are quiet said services of Holy Communion, and sung choral services with choral music sung by our choir alongside seasonal hymns for everyone to sing together.
Sunday 3rd December 2017 – Advent Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Sung Eucharist
6.00pm Looking for the Light – a special service for Advent Sunday
Sunday 10th and 17th December 2017
8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Sung Eucharist
6.00pm Choral Evensong
Friday 22nd December 2017
7.30pm Traditional Service of Lessons and Carols for Christmas
Sunday 24th December 2017 – Christmas Eve
8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Sung Eucharist
2.00pm Family Crib Service
11.30pm Midnight Mass
Monday 25th December 2017 – Christmas Day
8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Festival Sung Eucharist with carols
St Stephen’s Festival Week 19-26 November 2017
Fauré Requiem
St Stephen’s Church Choir will be singing Fauré’s Requiem during the Sung Eucharist on Remembrance Sunday. Everyone is welcome.
An Evening Service for All Souls
You are warmly invited to our service in St Stephen’s Church, to come together with other members of our community to remember loved ones who are no longer with us.
During the service you will be welcome to light a candle and the names of loved ones will be read out. There will be times of quiet contemplation and some beautiful music sung by our choir.
Our services are always open to everyone, but if you are unable to attend in person, you can still have loved ones remembered by name.
You can ask for your loved ones to be remembered by completing a printed for available at church, or the online form below.
[wpgform id=’1165′]Daphne Godwin from Flald y Brenin visiting Canterbury
Ffald y Brenin retreat house in Wales
Ffald y Brenin is a retreat centre in far-flung west Wales. In recent years, the community living, working and praying there have seen hundreds of remarkable miracles, and have learnt what it looks like to bless your local community so powerfully in prayer that the local economy strengthens, society changes and lives are transformed. Roy and Daphne Godwin, who lead the Ffald y Brenin community, have released two books telling the story (“The Grace Outpouring” and “The Way of the Blessing”).
Daphne is bringing a small team to Canterbury next weekend, and there are a couple of ways you can meet them and hear some of their stories:
Half-night of Prayer at the New Life Church Hub, Roper Close, CT2 7EP
7:00pm till midnight Friday 10th Feb (come for any or all of it) – Daphne and her team will share stories of what God has been doing in their communities in Wales, and then they’ll help us pray blessing for Canterbury.
Healing on the Streets, Best Lane
11:30am-1:30pm Saturday 11th – Daphne and the team will be joining the HOTS Team to pray for people in Canterbury city centre.
10:30am Sunday 12th – Daphne will be speaking at Canterbury Vineyard, Canterbury Academy, Knight Avenue, CT2 8QA
For more information, don’t hesitate to contact us:
contact@canterburychristianstogether.org.uk
Lyndall Bywater
Moderator, Christians Together in Canterbury
Our All4One service is on the first Sunday of each month
For more information about our All4One service, click here!
Choir Open Evening and Auditions
Wednesday 8th February 6pm in Church
Passiontide and Easter at St Stephen’s
We welcome you to worship with us over Passiontide and Easter – the most Holy time of the Christian Year where we mark the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
For details of music for these services, please see the full Music and Service list.
| Sunday 13 March 2016 The Fifth Sunday of Lent Passion Sunday |
8.00am Holy Communion 10.30am SUNG EUCHARIST 6.00pm SERVICE OF READINGS AND MUSIC FOR PASSIONTIDE |
| Sunday 20 March 2016 Palm Sunday |
8.00am Holy Communion 10.30am SUNG EUCHARIST AND PROCESSION OF PALMS |
| Tuesday 22 March 2016 Tuesday in Holy Week |
7.30pm The King of Kings A showing of the 1927 Silent Movie with live organ accompaniment |
| Wednesday 23 March 2016 Wednesday in Holy Week |
10.15am Holy Communion |
| Thursday 24 March 2016 Maundy Thursday |
7.30pm SUNG EUCHARIST AND STRIPPING OF THE SANCTUARY |
| Friday 25 March 2016 GOOD FRIDAY |
10.00am Messy Church (until 12.00) 2.00 pm GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY |
| Saturday 26 March 2016 Easter Eve |
8.00pm EASTER VIGIL |
| Sunday 27 March 2016 EASTER DAY |
8.00am Holy Communion 10.30am FESTIVAL SUNG EUCHARIST 6.00pm CHORAL EVENSONG |
Harvest Festival
10.30am Sunday 4 October 2015
We are collecting tinned, dried food, or toiletries for Catching Lives so please bring what you can for these worthy causes.