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Originally built in 1075AD, St Mary's Church is based in the hills of Tatsfield, welcoming Christians for over 900 years.

05/06/2026

🗓️ Sunday 7th June 2026 - The First Sunday after Trinity
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns led by Bishop Chris Goldsmith

This week we think about Jesus as the bread of life. Whilst this is most commonly thought of as the Eucharist, this phrase encompasses all the different types of nourishment we get from Jesus. He offers us spiritual nourishment as well as physical.
In Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he compares the nourishment from Jesus to the manna provided by God during the Exodus. The manna is what physically sustained the Hebrews during their time in the wilderness, it was essential to life. Jesus, in being our daily bread, is also essential to life.

Let us welcome him into our hearts and lives daily, and let our souls be nourished by his teaching.

02/06/2026

As part of our exciting new forest Church pilot, we are looking for volunteers who would be willing to support a six-week programme designed to bring people together in worship, reflection, and fellowship within a natural outdoor setting 🌳🍂

If this might be something you would consider supporting with your time or resources, we would be grateful if you would register your interest at the link below so we can contact you with more details 📩

Thank you!!

https://eu.surveymars.com/q/ezNiAr6t8

31/05/2026

Summer teas in full swing now!
Please join us in the Millenium Hall between 3pm-5pm this afternoon for some good tea and cake 🍰

29/05/2026

🗓️ Sunday 31st May 2026 - Trinity Sunday
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns led by Revd Tim Brunt

This Sunday we welcome Revd Tim Brunt from Limpsfield Chart to St Mary’s. Corinthians this week reminds us to “encourage one another” and this is the perfect opportunity. Please come along and join us in welcoming - and stay for a chat afterwards with refreshments!

22/05/2026

🗓️ Sunday 24th May 2026 - Pentecost 🔥
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns led by Bishop Chris Goldsmith

🫖 This Sunday also marks the start of our Summer teas, which run in the Millenium Hall every Sunday afternoon, 3-5pm.
If you like home made cakes, this is the place to be this summer!

Reading the story of pentecost in Acts made me think of social media. Each person present heard the gospel in their own language. Nowadays, this is expected - we can hit translate on anything.
This weekend I invite you to reflect on how this almost universal ‘understanding’ impacts the spread of the gospel today. Does this invite more people into the church, or turn people away?

16/05/2026

🗓️ Sunday 17th May 2026 - The Seventh Sunday of Easter
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns led by Team Curate Revd Debra Elsdon

John 17:8 - For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

This week, let us pray for clarity from the word and certainty in our faith, amid these times of confusion in Britain.

08/05/2026

🗓️ Sunday 10th May 2026 - The Sixth Sunday of Easter
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns led by Team Curate Revd Debra Elsdon

I’d like to draw your attention to two things happening this week:

🗓️ 6am Thursday 14th May – Ascension Day Service and Breakfast
All are welcome to this annual service outside the Millennium Hall (in church, if wet) led by our Team Curate, Revd Debra Elsdon. Breakfast follows in the Hall with any donations welcome for Christian Aid. Please email the Office at [email protected] if you plan to stay for breakfast.

🗓️ Sunday 10th to Friday 15th May - Christian Aid Week
Christian Aid supports communities living in poverty through fundraising, prayer and advocacy. This year the focus is on the challenges faced by urban farmers in Nairobi and communities in Burindi, where many families struggle daily to access food and basic necessities. Through partnerships like ‘Beacon of Hope’ families receive tools seeds and training to grow vegetables in urban
spaces providing them with food and income. The initiative emphasises
sustainable solutions to poverty and food insecurity. You can donate via the website:

https://give.christianaid.org.uk/donate

24/04/2026

🗓️ Sunday 26th April 2026 - The Fourth Sunday of Easter
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion - led by Team Curate Revd Debra Elsdon

🤍 Jesus is our shepherd to greener pastures. We are his sheep.

17/04/2026

🗓️ Sunday 19th April - The Third Sunday of Easter
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns - led by Revd Debra Elsdon

This Sunday we consider Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus. The men he was with didn’t realise it was Jesus for a good while.

Where in our life might Jesus be walking alongside us today, we just haven’t recognised him yet?

10/04/2026

🗓️ Sunday 12th April - The Second Sunday of Easter
⛪️ 10am Holy Communion with hymns led by Bishop Chris Goldsmith

I’ve been thinking about seeing vs believing in relation to the story of Thomas in John 20. While this may seem strange, but we can say that the disciples didn’t have FAITH in Jesus’ resurrection. They didn’t need faith, he was there in front of them, showing them his wounds. We have not seen him nor seen his wounds, yet we believe - and therefore we have faith.

In Acts 2, Peter discusses being witnesses to the resurrection - yet he was talking to a crowd who likely hadn’t seen Jesus. They were still witnesses, as they had faith.

Faith gives us a vision and an understanding of Jesus that we have witnessed, and should continue to witness to those around us. Just because we haven’t seen, doesn’t mean we can’t witness.

John 20:29 - Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.

Address

St Mary's, Church Hill, Tatsfield
Westerham
TN162JX

Telephone

+441883712512

Website

https://www.lttm.org.uk/stmarys/

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