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Our Parish is blessed with having not one but two Grade One Listed Churches. In financial terms, especially when it comes to repair and upkeep, this may sometimes feel like a burden on the community, but perhaps we should view this more as a privilege? Such historic and ancient buildings are an important part of our heritage and should be celebrated. Each church has its own identity. Different in the nature of its location and especially different in its interior layout.

On a Sunday afternoon in March, the ancient walls of St Mary's Stelling were filled with something truly wonderful. The Canterbury 4 Ukraine (C4U) Ladies' Choir brought their Songs from Home concert to our village, and it proved to be one of the most moving and memorable events our church has hosted in recent times. The choir is part of the C4U (Canterbury for Ukraine) Charity, which has supported Ukrainian families settling in East Kent since the full-scale Russian invasion

Every year families gather to celebrate Mothering Sunday , a day when mothers and those who care for us are thanked with flowers, cards, and small gifts. While today it may feel similar to the modern “Mother’s Day” celebrated in many countries, Mothering Sunday has its own distinctive history deeply rooted in the traditions of the Christian Church. Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent , the forty-day period of reflection and preparation before Easter in the Chr

As the calendar page flips to 1st January, a strange and wonderful fever grips us all. We find ourselves standing on the precipice of a clean slate, gazing into the shiny, promising abyss of a brand-new year. It is the annual festival of the New Year's Resolution! This tradition, which arguably dates back to ancient Babylonian promises to return borrowed farming equipment, is our collective, optimistic agreement that this year, we are finally going to get it right. The Great