Higham: St John Evangelist, Higham
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S.John's Church (29/Jan/1862) replaced S.Mary's (Saxon foundation) as the Parish Church in 1987.
S.John's is open daily (under CCTV).
The Blessed Sacrament is reserved. Mass is offered daily; twice on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. The Offices are prayed daily by the clergy.
There is a prayer request board by the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham - we have had over 40 years of association with the Shrine itself. There are prayer candles available at all the shrines.
There is some lovely post-war stained glass (mostly Moira Forsyth).
The organ is a 2 manual Father Willis.
The former parish Church of S.Mary's is open daily. Founded @ 8th century it lies at the centre of the original village on Higham marshes - two miles to the north of S.John's. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Our parish is called 'Higham with Merston' . Merston is a village which had 'disappeared' by the fifteenth century. It lay to the west of present day upper Higham. Merston's Church of S.Giles lies under the fields today but some of modern Higham is within its boundaries.
The PCC passed resolutions A&B in 1994 (which limits the priestly ministry of women among us) however women do minister at every other level in worship and service. Resolution 'C' was passed in June 2009. We have been under the epsicopal care of the Bishop of Fulham since 1st Sept 09.
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The Revd Canon James F. Southward
The Vicarage,
Hermitage Road,
Higham,
Kent,
ME3 7NE
Tel: (01634) 717360
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Sunday
Sunday at 8:45 AM for ¼ hour
Parish Mass is in the 'solemn form' meaning sung parts of the service as well as hymns/songs. Modern western style ceremonies, lectionary and liturgy. Incense is used each week. Children and infants may gather in the hall for Junior Church during the Liturgy of the Word. NB: There is no evening mass in August
Sunday at 9:30 AM for 1 hour
Sunday at 6:00 PM for 25 minutes
Sunday at 6:30 PM for ½ hour
Monday
(Bank Holidays at 9.30am - 'Readings' at 6pm) Monday at 9:00 AM for 25 minutes
(Bank Holidays with Readings = 25mins) Monday at 6:00 PM for ¼ hour
(Bank Holidays 10am) Monday at 6:30 PM for ½ hour
Tuesday
Tuesday at 9:00 AM for 25 minutes
Tuesday at 7:00 PM for ¼ hour
Tuesday at 7:30 PM for ½ hour
Wednesday
Wednesday at 9:00 AM for ¼ hour
Wednesday at 9:30 AM for ½ hour
Wednesday at 6:00 PM for 25 minutes
Thursday
Thursday at 9:00 AM for 25 minutes
Thursday at 7:00 PM for ¼ hour
Thursday at 7:30 PM for ½ hour
Friday
Friday at 9:00 AM for ¼ hour
Friday at 9:30 AM for ½ hour
Friday at 6:00 PM for 25 minutes
By appointment with the Clergy or Friday at 6:30 PM for ¼ hour
Saturday
Saturday at 9:00 AM for 25 minutes
Saturday at 9:30 AM for ½ hour
Saturday at 6:00 PM for ¼ hour
