Ash Wednesday

for 1 hour
St Mary's
Church Lane Orlestone w Snave Ashford, TN26 2EU, United Kingdom
Church of the Good Shepherd
The Street Hamstreet, TN26 2JH, United Kingdom

We begin the penitential season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday 18th February will we have two services: a Holy Communion Service at St. Mary's, Orlestone @ 12 noon, and a Service of the Word at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Hamstreet @ 7.30pm. At both services we will have the Imposition of Ashes - the marking on the forehead with a cross made from the burnt palms from last Palm Sunday, mixed with water. The use of ash as an outward sign of repentance and conversion from sin originates from Jewish rituals recorded in the Old Testament.

To find out more about Lent, click on the dedicated page.

St Peter & St Paul

The church of Saint Peter & Saint Paul is situated just south of the village of Bilsington and is accessed via a farmyard opposite the Bilsington Monument, a 16m high obelisk erected in 1835 in memory of Sir William Cosway. Views from the church itself are beautiful, extending across the Royal Military Canal and Romney Marsh. 

The church is open all day for visiting and private prayer. Regular Communion Services are held on every second and fourth Sunday in the month @ 9am. These services follow the traditional Book of Common Prayer (BCP) format and are accompanied by sung hymns and an organ. We are a small, but welcoming community who would love you to come and visit us, and be part of our worship

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Linda King

Churchwarden
01233 720554
Revd Geoff Abasolo-Munnery (Rector)
07743598896
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Ash Wednesday

for 1 hour
St Mary's
Church Lane Orlestone w Snave Ashford, TN26 2EU, United Kingdom
Church of the Good Shepherd
The Street Hamstreet, TN26 2JH, United Kingdom

We begin the penitential season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday 18th February will we have two services: a Holy Communion Service at St. Mary's, Orlestone @ 12 noon, and a Service of the Word at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Hamstreet @ 7.30pm. At both services we will have the Imposition of Ashes - the marking on the forehead with a cross made from the burnt palms from last Palm Sunday, mixed with water. The use of ash as an outward sign of repentance and conversion from sin originates from Jewish rituals recorded in the Old Testament.

To find out more about Lent, click on the dedicated page.

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