World Day of Prayer 2024 Women of Palestine ‘I beg you, bear with one another in love’ Ephesians 4: 1-6 Thank you for the invitation to speak at this year’s World Day of Prayer. This is a special day for me. My Mother who died at 103 only a few years ago would send me […]

ALL SAINTS DAY, St Laurence Hawkhurst, NOVEMBER 5 (3), 2023 All Saints Day is a special day, a red- letter day in our Calendar. One of the gifts of our Anglican tradition is the way through the year we remember holy men and holy women from New Testament times, from the early church, the Reformation,

The Human Journey  A New Small Group Course in the Parish of St. Laurence, Hawkhurst Starting in November 2023 We all have questions about health: Will my child be healthy? What if I get cancer? Why do I sometimes feel so down? What about dementia in my later years? Today we see the health needs

Here are some pictures of the flower displays at the church over the coronation weekend. All themed around King Charles III. [flickr_set id=”72177720308106252″ images_height=”300″ ] Pupils from all local schools (Marlborough House, St Ronans and Hawkhurst CEP) together with members of the Babyccino group at St. Laurence Church built a fantastic model of Highgrove House

To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III Sat May 6th open 2 to 5 pm Sun May 7th open 11.30 to 4 pm Mon May 8th open 10 to 4 pm Please pop in to see the flowers. Tea, coffee and cake available. Everyone welcome.  

  We are very grateful for all the support we receive via prayers, the giving of one’s time and talent as well as other gifting through planned and regular giving including the weekly collection. The way that the Church will be collecting and accounting for regular and / or planned giving will be changing from

HOLY WEEK SERVICES – 2023   –  ST. LAURENCE PARISH CHURCH, HAWKHURST, DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY Palm Sunday –  2nd  April 2023 8am.  Holy Communion (bcp) 10am. Palm Sunday eucharist starting at the 8 bells pub with the blessing of palms   Maundy Thursday 6th April 2023 11am.  Canterbury Cathedral         Holy eucharist with renewal of vows and

A talk by Dame Mary Tanner – 29th April, 2023 – 9.30am – at the Parish Church of St. Laurence, Hawkhurst “The best job ever’: friendship, reconciliation unity” Over breakfast together on Saturday April 29th Mary will describe how she came to have ‘the best job ever’. It was all about understanding others and making