Come to enjoy Sunday service

Welcome to St Thomas à Becket Church, a place of Christian worship to Almighty God since at least the 12th century.

Whether at our weekly Sunday sung Eucharist service at 9.45am, or during the week, St Thomas’ is always open to welcome you to the presence of God. Take a little time amid the busyness of daily life – be refreshed and renewed in peace.

A Lenten reflection from Fr Herbert
Ash Wednesday, 5th March, commenced the season of Lent which has been called God’s sacred Springtime of the year. It is a season and time for new spiritual growth and resolution as we are called to grow closer to God and each other in our life of faith and prayer.

Within this Lenten journey we are called to pause, acknowledge our own mortality and frailty, as well as repenting of our misdeeds and where we have been wrong. Lent is an invitation for us to strip away layers in our busy lives in order to allow God to speak to us and heal us.

However, against this we are to see ourselves as created uniquely by God, welcomed and loved by him and redeemed through Christ’s Passion of Holy Week and his death and resurrection which we celebrate joyfully at Easter.

So perhaps we might aim to spend a little more time in prayer, reading the Bible, reflecting in silence as we turn to God in repentance and draw nearer to his mercy, love and forgiveness but all the while remembering that we are not alone, for God is with us, willing new growth with us all.

With my very best wishes and blessings in this season of Lent.
Fr Herbert Associate Vicar

• For private prayer, and to visit, the church is open every day. From October to end March we open at 8.30am and close at 3pm; from April to October 2025 we shall open at 8.30am and close at 5pm.
• We have a range of worship and social activities – see What’s On. Or pick up our free monthly Parish News.

Enjoy this oasis of calm and tranquillity, whether for a service, a visit, meditation, or private prayer.