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.
Our Parochial Church Council has just approved our Annual Report for 2016. It tells a story of the many good things God has been doing in the life of our church family through 2016, and sets out some of our hopes for 2017.
Here are a few snippets:
“Christ’s family of all ages,... more
Our Explorers group went into The Dynes again yesterday to sing some carols and to perform a simple costumed nativity play.
The residents at The Dynes were overwhelmed by the children, and really enjoyed themselves. The children also had a great time, sharing the Christmas story in a... more
Rosemary Fielden lived in Kemsing for many years, and contributed much to the life of the village, including starting the Lunch Club. She died in March 2014, and a memorial service was held for her, in Kemsing Church on 9th May 2014.
Her family commissioned Diana Springall, a highly... more
Our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child have now been collected. Last year we sent in 106 boxes. This year, we set ourselves the ambitious target of sending in 200. In the end, we managed 162, which is a really good achievement. 200 was always intended to be a somewhat stretching challenge... more
Explorers is our after-school club for children in Reception and classes 1 and 2.
This past week, some members of our village community joined them to talk about their memories and experiences of living through the second World War.
It will soon be Remembrance Day, but we don't... more
Our harvest celebrations this year were helped along by contributions from two different groups within the village.
Explorers is our after-school club for the 5s to 7s. Anywhere from 6 to 10 children meet at the library each week for a snack, a Bible story, some games and activities.... more
Kemsing celebrated their harvest festival in style again this year.
In the morning, we had two services with a harvest theme - a Communion at 9.15, and an All Age Service at 10.30. At both services we sung traditional harvest hymns, as well as some more contemporary songs with actions at... more
The Kemsing Church Craft Group have been working on a new project, "Twiddlemuffs".
These are a fantastically simple idea, but have been greatfully received by the residents at They Dynes who were each given one yesterday. They are simple knitted muffs, which feature a number of buckles,... more
This weekend (Friday through Monday, 9am to 5pm), Kemsing Church is open for our flower festival entitled "90 Glorious Years - a Tribute in Flowers to Her Majesty the Queen".
Our team of skilled flower arrangers have done a wonderful job at decorating the whole church with brightly... more
On Sunday evening, we again took our Evensong service into The Dynes so that we could join with the residents there for our evening worship.
The choir came, and sung an anthem during the service: "Lead me, Lord" by Samuel Wesley. We sang a number of well-known hymns, including "Now Thank... more
