In the meantime The Revd. Mark Pavey, Vicar of Otham, Langley and Leeds, will continue to conduct from his home, each Sunday at 10am, a "local" Morning Service, which can be accessed via this link: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=north+downs+churches.
Team Rector: Canon John Corbyn - 01622 737135.
Boxley: Jackie Saunders: 01622 677121 or Gill Munson: 01622 630231.
Greek Orthodox Community: George Kasabi: 07726 778829 or Vasilis Olymbiou 01622 746513. www.greeksinkent.co.uk
St. John's Grove Green: Graham Bibby: 01622 632411 or Mary Tasker: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Facebook Page: St. John's Church
Detling/Thurnham: June Eckton: 01622 630898 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Hollingbourne: Valerie Lurcock: 01622 880694
Hucking: David Silsbey: 01622 884631
or you can email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Additionally there are the following services for you who would to watch and participate in:
- The Eucharist and Evening Prayer will be conducted by Cathedral Chapter members and streamed online each day via this link: https://canterburydiocese.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fa4ec4c9a4aecf8e8e596f12&id=6567600de8&e=82f39a8812
- Each Sunday morning there is at 9am a service which can be seen by clicking on: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online
- In addition you can watch Songs of Praise on Sundays at 1.15pm on BBC 1
There are a variety of Apps available for Smart Phones to help your personal devotions and prayers. Find out more here: https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps
We recognise this continues to be a worrying time for many people and that many people find comfort in prayer. We believe the world desperately needs prayer in this current situation and would like to encourage you to enter into a daily rhythm of prayer with millions of others around the world. If you would like to join us then you can find Daily Prayer resources and indeed Church Services at: https://www.churchofengland.org/
In addition there are Radio Services available as follows:
- Prayer for the Day daily at 5.43am on Radio 4
- Sunday Worship Sundays at 8.10am on Radio 4
- Daily Service Monday to Friday at 9.45am on Radio 4 Longwave and DAB
(The Daily Service is available on a Radio 4 DAB side channel which is automatically made available about a minute before the programme begins. After tuning to Radio 4 DAB, select "Daily Service" (from your display) with the tuning wheel and press the selector button. On some radios the side channel can be stored on a preset button and once it is stored there you simply need to press the preset. We recommend choosing a well established brand of DAB receiver.
- Celebration (Act of worship) Sundays at 7.30pm on BBC Radio Wales
- Choral evensong- Wednesdays at 3.30pm and the same service is repeated Sundays at 3pm on Radio 3
Finally we would like to draw your attention to the latest Diocesan Guidance can be viewed by following this link: https://canterburydiocese.org/coronavirus.php. The latest National Church guidance is available at: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches.
And finally…please pray for those you know and those you don’t.... for their health and well-being and for God’s peace in our lives today and always.
