Babyccino Cafe this week ( 16 Dec) is cancelled. The Crib Service on Christmas Eve at 5.30 has been cancelled. We wish you a very Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year.

For those of you who were not able to get the concert on Saturday night, we thought you may enjoy these three Christmas pieces, featuring the Cranbrook Town Band’s soloists from the evening. Pictures from the this years Tree Festival can be found at 2021 Tree Festival | St Laurence Church (stlaurencechurch-hawkhurst.org)

ADVENT GIVING TREE – SIGHTSAVERS INTERNATIONAL Please feel free to take an envelope, make a donation and hang it on this tree to help this worthy cause. Your envelope will be removed and replaced by a star so that by Christmas we hope to see a tree full of stars. Summary of the work of

Hospice in the Weald Spread a Little Hope ~ Sat 6th Nov from 10 to 12. Join us for a cup of tea/coffee and stock up for Christmas with homemade jams, chutneys, marmalades and preserves. Wednesday Eucharist at Bowles Lodge 10.00a.m. Please do join us. Remembrance Sunday Services 14th November 2021 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

Harvest Festival will be celebrated on Sunday October 3rd at the 10.00a.m Family Eucharist. Gifts of non-perishable food will be donated to Food for Families. The following items would be most welcome: Tins of soup Rice pudding Tinned tomatoes Tinned meat and vegetables Tinned fruit Biscuits UHT milk Cartons of fruit juice There is also

RIDE + Stride is on Saturday 11th September from 10am to 6pm We are looking for participants and SPONSORS please. Participants either walk or cycle between Kent Churches. Details can be obtained from Mrs Sandra Dreyer or the poster displayed in the porch. Mrs Yo Reynolds and Mrs Felicity Robinson  have kindly agreed to participate

Patronal Festival of St Laurence Sunday 8th August We plan to hold a Family Picnic in the churchyard after our Patronal Festival on Sunday 8th August. Please bring your own chairs, picnic and drinks and join us in the shade behind the church. We will aim to start the picnic at 12.30 to give us

A Notice from the Vicar and the Churchwardens We have been planning for the time when we are able to start two new initiatives in St Laurence Church; The Babyccino Café  and an After School Chill Out meeting point. The Babyccino café will offer mums and their young children the opportunity to meet and socialise