In the 19th century, S Thomas' Church was in the forefront of the Tractarian and Ritualist Movements. Today we are proud to maintain the Anglican Catholic tradition in our worship and witness. S Thomas the Martyr has passed the Resolutions necessary to protect Catholic Faith and Order and to be part of the fellowship of parishes in unimpaired communion with the Bishop of Ebbsfleet. First among our Mission Principles is the conviction that the Lord willed his Church to be one, and that God has given the Apostolic See of Rome to be the centre and principle of unity in the world-wide Church. Part of our ecumenical outreach is to host an Indian community under the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.

A comprehensive and scholarly history of S Thomas the Martyr Church (published 2003) is available at the church, price £5.00.

Sunday Mass, which may be a High Mass or a Sung Mass, is at 10.00 a.m.
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Mass is usually said at 7.45 a.m.
On Wednesdays and Fridays, Mass is said at 12.30 p.m.
You can check with the Parish Priest, Fr John Hunwicke, (01865) 246050 and pp@thomasthemartyr.org.uk.

The Rite used is the Roman 'Novus Ordo' seen through the prism of the English Missal: which means that it is in traditional Prayer Book English.
At 7.45 the Mass may, alternatively, be in Latin according to the Tridentine Rite (the 'Extraordinary Form'), or sometimes according to the Book of Common Prayer of 1662. Do be in touch with the Parish Priest if you wish to be sure of finding - or avoiding! - any of those options. S Thomas's is a friendly church which aims to provide people with what they are seeking within the Anglican Catholic tradition.

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