Holy Trinity Lamorbey is a welcoming, open Anglo Catholic church with a rich musical heritage. All of you are Welcome
We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying newborns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome you if you can sing like Andrea Bocelli or like our vicar who can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s Baptism.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer mums, ballet dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems or you’re down in the dumps or if you don’t like “organized religion,” we’ve been there too.
If you blew all your offering money on the lottery, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts … and you!
If you feel very scared or are in danger or someone you know is in danger telephone 999 and ask to speak to the police.
If something has happened to your or a friend, family member or neighbour and you or they are scared, uncomfortable or upset; or if you or they are hungry or feel very sad then please speak to someone.
We have someone who can try and help. Her name is Penny Bull. We call her the Parish Safeguarding Representative. Her picture can be found at the back of church so you can see what she looks like. You can also email her on: [email protected].
There are other people you can contact who help keep people safe:
Greg Barry -Safeguarding Manager at the Diocese of Rochester
Tel: 01634 560000
Email: [email protected]
Caroline Smith Tel: 01634 560000 or M 07768036590 Email: [email protected]
Anthony Glockling Tel: 01634 560000 or M 07825315748 Email: [email protected]
At Holy Trinity there is a strong commitment to Safeguard our Children, Young People and Adults. We also support Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse and develop appropriate relationships with Perpetrators.
We aim to respond sensitively and compassionately to an individual’s needs, in order to keep them safe from harm.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church-safeguarding