St Mary's

St. Mary's, Orlestone, is the official Anglican parish church for the former village of Orlestone, and for the newer village of Hamstreet. It is now in partnership with the Church of the Good Shepherd in Hamstreet, which is a Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) with the Methodist Church.

The official name of the parish is St. Mary's, Orlestone with Snave. The parish includes three churches, St. Mary's, The Church of the Good Shepherd, and St. Augustine's, Snave. St. Augustine's no longer has regular worship and is looked after by the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust (www.romneychurches.net). There is one service held there a year, a Harvest Festival choral BCP Evensong, held in early September.

Our congregation is small, but friendly and welcoming. Please join us for our mid-week BCP (Book of Common Prayer) Communion Service each Wednesday at 12 noon (from Ash Wednesday to Christmas) or our monthly Sunday service, every third Sunday at 9am.

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Georgie Lancaster

Church Warden
07766508874
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Easter Vigil Benefice Service

for 2 hours
St Mary's
Church Lane Orlestone w Snave Ashford, TN26 2EU, United Kingdom

This is one of the most ancient traditions of the Christian calendar. This Holy Communion Service is the first celebration of Easter when we welcome the Risen Lord. The service includes readings summarising our salvation history read by candlelight and the blessing of the Paschal or Easter Candle, symbolising Christ risen from the dead.

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Rector Geoff, together with the Royal British Legion and the Johnson's Corner Memorial Association, led an Act of Remembrance in memory of the brave sacrifice made by Lt. William (Bill) Johnson, USAAF, aged 24 years.

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