WELCOME
Welcome to the website of St. Mary's Church, Riverhead and Dunton Green. Whether you are a first-time visitor or enquirer, or a member of our Church community, we hope the information provided will be helpful.
For all enquiries about our Church Hall, please do not contact the Vicar, but follow this link.
NW FELLOWSHIP - AUGUST EVENING SERVICES
This year, The Drive Methodist Church will be hosting the services at 6.30pm on each of the Sunday evenings during August. These will be led by various Churches within the fellowship. The final service will begin at 5.00pm and will be a Café style Communion. Please come if you can; an opportunity to worship together ecumenically:-
6:30pm, 5 August - led by St. Mary's Riverhead.
6:30pm, 12 August - led by St. Luke's Sevenoaks
6:30pm, 19 August - led by St. John's URC
5:00pm, 26 August - led by The Drive Methodist Church
MARTYN BERRY - READER EMERITUS
At the end of the 9:30am Service on 29 July 2018, Revd Martin announced that Martyn Berry would be stepping down from his role as Reader, but continuing to be a member of St Mary's. The Bishop has invited Martyn to take the title Reader Emeritus. In recognition of Martyn's 14 years of service, as Reader, the Churchwardens presented Martyn, accompanied by his wife, Jill, with a card and small gift as a token of everyone's appreciation and thanks.
THREE PARISHES CONSULTATION - UPDATE
A Special meeting of the PCC was held in the Church Hall after the 9:30am Service on Sunday, 24 June 2018 to give consideration to the Report now available from the joint Three Parishes meeting held on Saturday, 12 May 2018, and which had been arranged by the Archdeacon. Other Church members were invited to attend the Special PCC meeting. There was a further short meeting after the 9:30am service, open to all Church members, on Sunday, 22 July 2018. Churchwardens
RIVERHEAD HELPING HANDS
'Riverhead Helping Hands' is an initiative between St Mary's and the Parish Council and was brought about by a tragic incident which happened to an elderly person living on their own in Riverhead. The aim is to try and make people more aware of looking out for their neighbours. Further details and contacts are given in the following notice.
LICENSING OF DAPHNE HARRISON AS LAY MINISTER
At an uplifting and joyful ceremony at Rochester Cathedral on Saturday, 19 May 2018, along with 14 other candidates, Daphne Harrison was licensed as a Lay Minister to serve here in the Parish of Riverhead with Dunton Green.
CHARITIES BEING SUPPORTED 2018/9
Following consultation with Church members, the PCC decided to support the following charities this year: Maidstone Area Parents Support (MAPS) Group, Kerry West Orphanage Project, Mercy Ships, as well as the Rochester Diocese Povery & Hope Appeal. As usual, the intention will be to invite representatives to 9:30am Sunday services, spread throughout the year, and to have retiring collections.
MOTHERS' UNION RECENT PUBLICATIONS
The Summer 2018 issue of the 'Mothers' Union Coffee House (MUCH)' magazine has been received and can be accessed via the following link. Also, the March 2018 issue of Faith & Policy Watch has been received - link.
The 2018 Wave of Prayer, booklet and list, have been received. Our allocated date is Sunday, 15 July 2018, between 1pm and 5pm.
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LATEST VICAR'S THOUGHTS
You can see the Vicar's 'Latest Thoughts', about Pentecost, by navigating via the Vicar's Thoughts main menu item on the left of this page, or by following this link.
Please don't forget donations of non-perishable food are urgently required every week, as part of our support for the Community Food Bank. Contributions can be left in the basket at the back of the Church.