We are delighted that our services in church have now resumed, subject to social distancing and the wearing of face masks unless exempt.
Each week in the Benefice we will have a morning service at 10am and an evening service at 6pm, alternating between St Mary’s Church in Frittenden and Trinity Church in Sissinghurst. On the Sunday when the morning service is in one, the evening service will be in the other.
Check the front page of the website for the latest schedule.
The morning services will be recorded and made available on the Audio tab of this website, or you can listen to the latest service by dialling a local number 01580 234185.
Our Wednesday SPACE mid-week services will take place in church and the reflections will also be available in PDF format from the Audio tab as well.
The pattern of our monthly services is shown below:
Sunday in the month | Time | Church | Service |
First | 10:00 | St Mary’s | Morning Worship |
16:00 | St Mary’s | Families Together | |
18:00 | Trinity | Holy Communion BCP | |
Second | 10:00 | Trinity | Holy Communion Common Worship |
18:00 | St Mary’s | Choral Evensong | |
Third | 10:00 | St Mary’s | Holy Communion Common Worship |
18:00 | Trinity | Compline | |
Fourth | 10:00 | Trinity | Morning Worship |
16:00 | Trinity | Families Together | |
18:00 | St Mary’s | Holy Communion BCP | |
Fifth | 10:00 | St Mary’s or Trinity | United Benefice Joint Service |
16:00 | St Mary’s | Families Together |
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