parish directory

HISTORY OF PARISH GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
 
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General

GIFT AID SCHEME

Mr Chris & Mrs Yvonne Iles

PARISH HALL BOOKINGS 

Parish Secretary 01634 232 972 or email

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Fr Emmanuel Onwu 01634 232 972 or email

PARISH MAGAZINE (THE)

Mrs Alma Payne 01634 362 896 or email

PARISH NEWSLETTER

Parish Secretary 01634 232 972 or email

Catechetical and on-going formation

BAPTISM 

Fr Emmanuel Onwu 01634 232 972 or email

CONFIRMATION

Fr Emmanuel Onwu 01634 232 972 or email

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Fr Emmanuel Onwu 01634 232 972 or email

JOINING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ('On the Way to Sharing')

Fr Emmanuel Onwu 01634 232 972 or email

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (R.C.I.A)

​Fr Emmanuel Onwu 01634 232 972 or email

pastORAL

 ASSOCIATION OF SEPARATED AND DIVORCED CATHOLICS (ASDC)

A.S.D.C 0163 757 930

RAINHAM PARISH SAFEGUARDING TEAM

Fr Tom McElhone  01634 232 972
George Ekontang 01634 364 923
or email: parishsafeguarding63@gmail.com

HOSPITAL VISITORS

Fr Tom McElhone  01634 232 972

LIVING WATER PRAYER GROUP

Mr Joe Viotto 01634 364 452

MARRIAGE CARE

Fr Tom McElhone 01634 232 972 or email

MARRIAGE PREPARATION

Fr Tom McElhone 01634 232 972 or email

worship

MASS TIMES

Fr Tom McElhone 01634 232 972 or email

PARISH CLERGY

Fr Tom McElhone 01634 232 972 or email

ALTAR SERVERS

Tony Roberts 01634 361 549 or email

EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY

Fr Tom McElhone  01634 232 972

MINISTRY OF READER

Fr Tom McElhone  01634 232 972

ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY CHOIR & MUSIC



education & young people

ST JOHN FISHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL
(Chatham Comprehensive) Website

Head Teacher
Mrs Dympna Lennon 01634 842 811

ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY SCHOOL
(Junior and Primary) Website

Executive Headteacher
Mrs C Redmond 01634 234 677
School Secretary
Miss J. Keohane 01634 234 677

VOCAL CHORDS YOUTH BAND

Lindsay Marley 07906 534608
Matthew Micallef 07941 076910

associations

ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (APF)

KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA



NEWMAN ASSOCIATION

Mrs Marie Casey 01634 389 095

PADRE PIO

Mrs Teresa Durham 01634 360 062 

ST GERARD’S SOCIETY

Mary Bodycomb 01634 372 104

UNION OF CATHOLIC MOTHERS (U.C.M)

Mrs Janet Nastaly (President) 01634 371 897
Mrs Alma Payne 01634 362 896 or email

FRIENDS OF AHOTOKUROM

ecumenical

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN RAINHAM

Janet Nastaly

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN TWYDALL

Mrs Alma Payne 01634 362 896 or email
Mrs Anne Stinson 01634 577 522

RAINHAM CLERGY FRATERNAL

Fr Tom McElhone 01634 232 972