MINSTER OPEN GARDENS AND ECO CHURCH at the FLOWER SHOW Minster Open Gardens and Eco church shared a stall at Minster Flower Show on Saturday. <br>David Gasking and his mum, Debbie, set up a spectacular plant tombola to gather nominations of beautiful gardens for Open Gardens 2027 and raise money for future advertising.<br>It was a lovely occasion, gardeners chatted, while children had fun with both art and science, making their own Wind Vane out of recycled and re-usable materials, encouraged by St Mary's Eco Church team.<br> <br>A big thank you to David, Debbie, Revd Sally and Katie for their hard work.<br>Pat
The ordination of priests took place on 4th July 2026 at Canterbury Cathedral, with our very own Sally Willins being ordained as part of the service! The service was livestreamed at St Nicholas Church for people to watch who couldn't make it to the Cathedral. Sally said the following: "I have served as a Reader since November 2000 in the village parishes of the Wantsum Benefice. My husband, Paul, and I have lived in the village of Minster in Thanet for over 43 years."Following a personally fruitful two year Vacancy period, I was invited to consider taking The Dover Pathway to ordination. A call to ordination was not something I had explored before: I felt Reader ministry was where my gifts were best utilised."By God's grace, and with support and affirmation, here I am! I feel ready and eager to serve our benefice communities in different and exciting ways."Congratulations to Sally!You can find out about those who were ordained on the day here: https://www.canterburydiocese.org/news/latest-news/meet-the-diocese-of-canterburys-2026-ordinands.php
St Nicholas at Wade Church has a new donation station for vital fundraising to help maintain the Grade 1 listed building and other important projects. The device accepts contactless payments, including gift aid, and can take contact details for people to sign up to our regular newsletter. It can accept donations from £1 upwards!The Church hopes that the new donation point will help people give more easily and effectively, and support our range of fundraising efforts, essential for conserving ancient buildings and the important role they play in the local community.
