There's a lot going on in Kemsing and Woodlands churches! This page shows some of our recent items of news; click on the headline to read more about any item.
For the past two and a half weeks, we have had scaffolding inside Kemsing Church.
This is to allow us to have the inside walls of the nave (the body of the church, from where you come in up to the rood screen and vestry door) repainted. The south wall has been painted with a lime... more
This year, residents at The Dynes were able to take part in Kemsing's Harvest Festival - they had the opportunity to make a traditional harvest loaf, which was then shown during our Harvest service.
A small team from the church takes a short service at The Dynes every week, which many of... more
Woodlands always greatly enjoy their harvest festival, and this year was no exception. The church was lavishly decorated; the centrepiece of the decoration was the arrangement of fruit, vegetables and other food around the Communion table at the east end of the church. The Sunday service was... more
Wednesday Club is our after-school club (that actually meets from 5.45pm to 7pm, rather than straight after school) for children in school years 3-6.
They have a great time every week, with a wide range of games and activities. About once a year, they are welcomed to Otford Manor, the... more
Our Church Hall Fire affected many groups within the village who used to use it on a regular basis. These included the Guides (including their Senior Section), the two Brownie units, and the Rainbows. All have found temporary places to meet, until our new hall is built, but it has been a big... more
From time to time, we are asked what is happening with our planning application for a new church hall and vicarage.
Many local people have taken the time to write to the District Council to comment on the application. The vast majority of those comments have been positive, supporting the... more
First, a bit of history:
In early 2013, we submitted plans for a new vicarage and church hall to Sevenoaks District Council. In April 2013, we heard those plans had been rejected. We met with the District Council planners, and learnt a lot about how to improve our plans. Our architect got... more
The Christmas celebrations kicked off for Kemsing and Woodlands with 3 crib services this afternoon.
At 2pm we had "carols for tiny tots", a quiet service designed with pre-schoolers in mind. We build up a live-action crib scene whilst telling the Christmas story and singing popular... more
Yesterday, Kemsing had their carol service for 2014. We followed the usual format of Nine Lessons and Carols. We lit all the candles in the church, and only use enough electric lighting to allow people to see the words during the parts of the service when we were singing.
Our festival... more
Once again, Kemsing and Woodlands Churches took part in Operation Christmas Child.
This year, we were joined by others around the village, with the library and the school kindly acting as drop-off points. People made good use of these, and as a result we were able to send off 126 boxes. (... more
