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IMPORTANT NOTICES
Dear All, we are please to inform you the Church is now open for Mass on:
* Monday to Friday at 10am - Wednesday is a Eucharistic service
* Saturday at 6pm
* Sunday at 10.30am and 6pm
Confessions Saturday evening 17.15 to 17.45
As we slowly emerge from lockdown please remember to observe current Government guidelines at all times when in Church. If you cannot make it to church at present, you can as suggested by the Bishops, read the readings of the day and be in spiritual communion with the Church or live stream one of the many Catholic Masses that are celebrated on line.
You can view this Sundays Mass and all upcoming live stream services by using the link https://tinyurl.com/rcrainham
Wednesday Word preparing for the Mass of Sunday 8th August 2021
First Holy Communion Programme 2022 - You are invited to express your interest in enrolling you child/ren on the 2022 First Holy Communion Programme.
All eligible children for enrolment to the programme should be in year 3 or above from September 2021. The deadline for expressing your interest is Wednesday 1st September 2021, with the first session starting in September 2021. Please register your interest with Claire Drain by email clairedrain@outlook.com or text/WhatsApp 07961 952448.
Please note this applies to the families in the parish of St Thomas’s and also for those families who regularly attend Mass at St Thomas’s.
Weekly Offertory Collections
We are aware that parishioners have expressed concern that they are unable to support the ongoing costs of the parish through their regular offertory collections during these difficult times. If you wish to provide your regular support you can do so by setting up a Bankers Order or by donating to the church accounts by Bank Transfer. If you wish to do so please contact me by email on chrisiles311@gmail.com or by phone on 01634 373840 (please leave a message if the answerphone cuts in) and I will provide bank details. Thank you for your concern.
Chris Iles – Parish Finance Chairman
Dear All, we are please to inform you the Church is now open for Mass on:
* Monday to Friday at 10am - Wednesday is a Eucharistic service
* Saturday at 6pm
* Sunday at 10.30am and 6pm
Confessions Saturday evening 17.15 to 17.45
As we slowly emerge from lockdown please remember to observe current Government guidelines at all times when in Church. If you cannot make it to church at present, you can as suggested by the Bishops, read the readings of the day and be in spiritual communion with the Church or live stream one of the many Catholic Masses that are celebrated on line.
You can view this Sundays Mass and all upcoming live stream services by using the link https://tinyurl.com/rcrainham
Wednesday Word preparing for the Mass of Sunday 8th August 2021
First Holy Communion Programme 2022 - You are invited to express your interest in enrolling you child/ren on the 2022 First Holy Communion Programme.
All eligible children for enrolment to the programme should be in year 3 or above from September 2021. The deadline for expressing your interest is Wednesday 1st September 2021, with the first session starting in September 2021. Please register your interest with Claire Drain by email clairedrain@outlook.com or text/WhatsApp 07961 952448.
Please note this applies to the families in the parish of St Thomas’s and also for those families who regularly attend Mass at St Thomas’s.
Weekly Offertory Collections
We are aware that parishioners have expressed concern that they are unable to support the ongoing costs of the parish through their regular offertory collections during these difficult times. If you wish to provide your regular support you can do so by setting up a Bankers Order or by donating to the church accounts by Bank Transfer. If you wish to do so please contact me by email on chrisiles311@gmail.com or by phone on 01634 373840 (please leave a message if the answerphone cuts in) and I will provide bank details. Thank you for your concern.
Chris Iles – Parish Finance Chairman
Welcome to the parish website of St Thomas of Canterbury, Rainham, Kent
Welcome to the Catholic parish website of St Thomas of Canterbury, part of the archdiocese of Southwark covering South London and Kent.
St Thomas of Canterbury is Catholic community of believers, rich in tradition and diversity. We provide an atmosphere in which parishioners of all ages and cultures share faith through sacramental and liturgical celebrations, on-going faith formation and other spiritual and social events. We are blessed and proud to have our very own parish primary school, St Thomas of Canterbury R.C.P to support families with young children receive a Catholic education.
Our website is intended to serve as a guide to our parish and to bring together the community we serve. For current parishioners, this website will enable you to keep up to date with the latest news and events as well as access to resources for faith development and celebration. For new parishioners or visitors, you can find out information about our church, visit our gallery, find out who is who as well as mass times.
We hope that you find our website enjoyable, useful and informative. If you have any news articles or information that you feel will be of interest to our parishioners then please contact us through the "contact" page
St Thomas of Canterbury is Catholic community of believers, rich in tradition and diversity. We provide an atmosphere in which parishioners of all ages and cultures share faith through sacramental and liturgical celebrations, on-going faith formation and other spiritual and social events. We are blessed and proud to have our very own parish primary school, St Thomas of Canterbury R.C.P to support families with young children receive a Catholic education.
Our website is intended to serve as a guide to our parish and to bring together the community we serve. For current parishioners, this website will enable you to keep up to date with the latest news and events as well as access to resources for faith development and celebration. For new parishioners or visitors, you can find out information about our church, visit our gallery, find out who is who as well as mass times.
We hope that you find our website enjoyable, useful and informative. If you have any news articles or information that you feel will be of interest to our parishioners then please contact us through the "contact" page
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