St Stephen's Church, Canterbury

16/05/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist Introit: God has gone up with a shout of rejoicing – Lee Setting: The Johannesburg Service – Bertalot Anthem: God is gone up – Croft Hymns: 130i (omit vv. 3, 4 & 5), 134, 296i, 312, ‘Christ triumphant, ever reigning’ Voluntary: L’Ascension (Mvt 1) – Messiaen

10/05/2026

Celebrating Confirmation with Bishop Rose! 🕊️
What a Spirit-filled Sunday at St Stephen’s! We were honored to welcome the Bishop of Dover, the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, for a beautiful service of Confirmation.

✨ The Highlights:

Five Candidates Confirmed: A huge congratulations to those who took this powerful step in their faith journey today. We are so proud of you!

Musical Worship: Our choir’s anthem and the Gospel were centered on the moving words: “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” 🎶

A Call to Live Out Our Faith: Bishop Rose shared a stirring message, challenging us all to think about how we show we are Christians to the wider world every single day, rather than just from "Sunday to Sunday."

Let’s take that encouragement into our week! How can we show God’s love to our neighbors today? 🌍❤️

09/05/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist with Confirmation Setting: The Johannesburg Service – Bertalot Psalm 66 vv. 7–9, 14–16 Anthem: If ye love me – Tallis Hymns: 103, 138, 420, 140, ‘Christ, be our light’ Voluntary: Gigue Fugue – J. S. Bach

02/05/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist Setting: The Johannesburg Service – Bertalot Anthem: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem – Stanford Hymns: 477, 118, 206, 280 (omit vs. 2), 388i Voluntary: Eastertide – Stanford

25/04/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist Setting: The Johannesburg Service – Bertalot Anthem: The Lord is my Shepherd – Goodall Hymns: 109 (Easter vv. 1–7), 390 (t. 493), 106, 284, 114 Voluntary: Christ the Lord is risen – Bertalot

20/04/2026

What a joy to have the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, join us at St Stephen’s yesterday!

The Archbishop led us in celebrating the Feast of the Saints and Martyrs of Canterbury, delivering an inspiring sermon that connected our city's deep history with our mission today.

It was also a significant day as we marked the end of Shirley’s time as Churchwarden. Having the Archbishop there to help us thank Shirley for her incredible service made it all the more special.

Thank you to everyone who stayed to chat with the Archbishop afterward. It was a Sunday to remember!

[View the full photo album below] 📸✨

18/04/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist Setting: The Johannesburg Service – Bertalot Anthem: Christ the Lord is risen again – Barker Anthem: This joyful Eastertide – trad. arr. Ledger Hymns: 103, 102, 231, 276ii, 124 Voluntary: Choral Prelude on a melody by Melchoir Vulpius – Willan

04/04/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist and Baptism Introit: Christ is risen – How Setting: The Johannesburg Service – Bertalot Anthem: Now the green blade riseth – trad. French melody, arr.Ledger Hymns: 110, 113, 106, 123, 120 Voluntary: Sortie in E-flat – Lefébure-Wely

28/03/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Procession of Palms & Sung Eucharist Introit: Hosanna to the Son of David – Rawsthorne Setting: The Hadleigh Service – Ridout Anthem: God so loved the world – Stainer Hymns: 511, 509, 90 (omit *), 82, 86 (omit *) Voluntary: Chorale Prelude ‘Herzlich tut mich verlangen’ BWV 727 ....

21/03/2026

Services and News from St Stephen's Church -

10.30am Sung Eucharist Setting: The Hadleigh Service – Ridout Anthem: Solus ad victimam – Leighton Hymns: ‘Lift high the cross’, 83, 84, 304, 94 Voluntary: Contemplation on ‘Caswall’ – Archer