Anglican Catholic Church of St Augustine, Painters Forstal, Kent

15/06/2026

In today's episode of An Anglican Catholic Priest, the Dean wonders just how Anglican the Sacred Heart is:

How Anglican is the Sacred Heart?

09/06/2026

Last Sunday (7th June) Laurence Mead (83), one of our Church Wardens (who is also our Diocesan Bishop’s father) suffered a heart attack in Church after the morning Mass. Thankfully, our Associate Director of Music, Matthew Schellhorn, who was our organist at the Mass, quickly put his First Aid training and the defibrillator on the exterior of the Church to good use.

The paramedics, ambulances, police and even the air ambulance responded in record time, but it is unanimously agreed by all those who responded and the subsequent medical professionals that it was Mr Schellhorn’s quick response starting CPR and the use of the defibrillator which saved Laurence’s life. Praise God and thank you to everyone who responded and worked so hard to help. Thank you too for the many messages of support and concern we have received.

Laurence is slowly recovering in hospital and the prognosis is very encouraging.

The defibrillator was placed by Ospringe Parish Council, and St Augustine’s Church has been happy to host it, never imaging that one of our own might need it first!

06/06/2026

Our after Mass treats tomorrow - Sunday in the Octave of Corpus Christi (Trinity I), 7th June 2026 - Nikki’s Brownies!
After the 11am Mass we have our monthly Healing Service.

03/06/2026

The Venerable Raymond Thompson has published his circular for June and July. Please click the link below. Newsletter_Archdeacon’s – june ’26 –

03/06/2026

The ACC Family around the world.

Finally, after a great deal of hard work, not to mention considerable patience, on the part of Mr David Yates, a great friend to our Diocese, we have an updated ACC map.

It is, I hope, as accurate as it can be, although is the nature of such things that as soon as one presses the “publish” button, something changes or develops! This can be frustrating - but it is often a positive sign, especially when the changes are caused by growth and new life in our Church.

Thanks are due too to others who have given assistance in checking details, including Archbishop Haverland.

If there are any changes, or errors, please contact me by message or email.

+Damien Mead
ACC Diocese of the UK

::STOP PRESS::
Update:
I have already had some corrections pointed out so treat this as a draft! When the corrections are made in a couple of weeks, I will reissue it.

01/06/2026

In this week's episode of An Anglican Catholic Priest, our Dean asks whether the Undivided Church isca myth.

But there has never been a time when the Church has been undivided, has there? But there has never been a time when the Church has been undi...

31/05/2026

Our Dean's sermon for today:

Sermon preached at the Cathedral Church of St Augustine of Canterbury on Trinity Sunday Tubbo the clown has a riddle for you. Wi...

30/05/2026

What delights does Nikki have for us at Coffee Hour after the 11am Mass tomorrow (Trinity Sunday - 31st May 2026)?

27/05/2026

A reminder that today's Mass is celebrated at 10am in the Dean's oratory.

Mass for the Ember Wednesday in the Octave of Whitsun will be said here in the Oratory at 10am.

26/05/2026

Please note that the Mass scheduled to be held at 12noon in the Cathedral tomorrow (Ember Wednesday in the Whitsun Octave) will now be held in the Dean's oratory at 10am.