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Pastoral Care
A network of parishioners provides pastoral care within the parish. The pastoral care program aims to build a sense of community and support. Particular care is taken to help those who are sick and those in need.
If you need to contact us about Pastoral matters, then please get in touch with Daphne Harrison (see the contacts page for details).
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Choir and Music Group
St. Mary's has a strong commitment to music in its worship. Music inspires and enhances worship. The Choir sings at the principal services at St. Mary's Church; the 9:30am Sunday Service and Festivals. We will happily sing at weddings if requested. Choir practice is every Thursday evening at 8pm in the church and is under the direction of our Organist and Choir Master, tbc. There is an instrumental Music Group which plays once a month at the Family Service, under the direction of Janet Sharp. New members to both the Choir and Music Group are always welcome.
For more information contact:
Director of Music, Organist, Choir Master: tbc
Music Group: Janet Sharp Tel. 01732 452715
Choir and Music Group
St. Mary's has a strong commitment to music in its worship. Music inspires and enhances worship. The Choir sings at the principal services at St. Mary's Church; the 9:30am Sunday Service and Festivals. We will happily sing at weddings if requested. Choir practice is every Thursday evening at 8pm in the Church. There is an instrumental Music Group which plays once a month at the Family Service, under the direction of Janet Sharp. New members to both the Choir and Music Group are always welcome.
For more information contact:
Music Co-ordinator: Janet Sharp Tel. 01732 452715
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Polite reminder to visitors to St Mary's: If at all possible please, do not park in the spaces outside the White Hart Parade. Shoppers, especially with mobility needs, should be able to have access to those shops at all times. The Church car park can be accessed via Shoreham Lane and Church Field - see the map above, which can be enlarged.
The post code for satnavs for St Mary's Church car park is TN13 3DU
Bible Study Group
The meetings generally take place fortnightly, on a Monday morning, in the Lady Chapel, 10:00am for 10:15am. Please check with Daphne or Ronnie if you are interested in joining us. You will be made very welcome and hopefully enjoy the meeting. Ronnie/Daphne
Bible Study and Prayer Group
A regular group meets for prayer and bible study each Monday evening in one of the group's homes or on Zoom. The Meeting starts at 8pm and lasts approximately 1 hour.
To date we have studied: Women of Faith, Life Changing encounters from the Gospel of John, Exodus 1-18, Romans 1-5, Guide to Psalms, Job and Philippians, Judges and Peter 2. We have just finished studying The Sermon on the Mount.
If you would like to join the group, you would be made very welcome. The first Monday of the month is devoted to prayer. There is a prayer board for people to pin up their prayer requests and a prayer box for private prayer requests, both located at the back of the church.
The group is currently having a break to take up the Christianity Explored Course, which starts Monday 15th January and runs for six weeks. Bible study will restart at the end of the Christianity Explored Course.
Please contact Daphne or Ronnie for details
Littlecourt Lunch Club (OLD)
The Lunch Club is currently Suspended due to Covid-19. Hopefully it will start again in 2021, once it is safe to do so. Details will be published here on St. Mary's Church Website
As part of our outreach, we have, for many years, worked in partnership with the United Reformed Church (URC), Sevenoaks to provide the Littlecourt Lunch Club which meets on a Tuesday lunchtime at the Kippington URC Hall. The club is mainly aimed at elderly folk in the community, to provide a nourishing meal and plenty of conversation and friendship. Volunteers provide the cooking teams, transport and administrative support.
In 2005, the club featured briefly on the BBC Radio 4 'Food Programme'. You can listen to a short extract below:
In September 2019, the club celebrated its 40th Anniversary, with a special lunch. Musical accompaniment was provided by Hilden Brass, and the special guest was Gloria Hunniford.
The club is always keen to hear from additional volunteers who might be able to offer help with organisation, cooking or driving, on a rota basis, once every few weeks. Also do please let us know if you are aware of someone who might benefit from attending as a Member.
For further information about the club, or volunteering opportunities, please contact the co-ordinator; Deirdre Montanaro or Pam Rankin