Come to enjoy Sunday service

Welcome to our community at St Thomas à Becket Church. We’ve been a place of Christian worship to Almighty God since at least the 12th century. And we are open every day.

• Every Sunday we have sung Holy Communion at 9.45am.
• And on the first Wednesday of the month we have a midday ‘said’ Holy Communion.

St Thomas’ is always ready to welcome you to the presence of God. Take a little time amid the busy-ness of daily life – be refreshed and renewed in peace.

Our Vicar, Herbert, writes:
Dear Friends,
‘God gives us grace to go on’ – so reflected a visitor to St Thomas a Becket with whom I chatted recently as I was closing the church at the end of the day. Very wise and profound words indeed.
As we draw towards the end of the year let us pause to reflect upon all the good things that have happened in our St Thomas’ community this past year. There is so much to gives thanks for to God and I personally am extremely grateful to everyone for all they give.
Let us also pause in silence to reflect with gratitude that God is faithfully with us. Let us stop, ponder and remember that God is alongside to bless, renew and strengthen us all in the days ahead, as we seek to serve him and one another in love and faith in all we do together.

May I share with you the following beautiful poem –
If you stand very still in the heart of a wood,
You will hear many wonderful things;
The snap of a twig and the wind in the trees
And the whirl of invisible things.

If you stand very still in the turmoil of life
And wait for the voice from within
You will be led down the quiet pathways of wisdom
And peace in the mad world of chaos and din.

If you stand very still and hold to your faith
You will get all the help that you ask.
You will draw from the silence the things that you need
Hope, courage and strength for the task.

(Anon)
‘God gives us grace to go on’.

With all very best wishes, thanks and love, Fr Herbert.

• The church is open every day for private prayer, and to visit. From 8.30am to 3pm until to the end  of March; and from April to the end of September, open 8.30am-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.