A Very Warm Welcome to St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Tenterden

“We wish all visitors to this website and to the parish church, every peace and joy. We are a lively, richly diverse and very welcoming parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. We extend pastoral care to those living in and around the Tenterden area, including the rural areas within a 6-mile radius. Please come and join in our celebrations or for some quiet time in the midst of this busy world.”

Fr John Hine, Parish Priest

Renovation of gravestone of the Parish’s founding father

The gravestone commemorating Canon Hopetoun Currie, in the Tenterden Cemetery, had fallen into a poor state of repair. There were no family members able to look after it. However, with the generous support of numerous parishioners, we have had it renovated, including repointing the stonework and reinforcing the site as a whole. We are very pleased to be able to reflect on the affection in which Canon Currie is held in the Parish to this day.

Canon Currie was the first priest appointed to the Parish in 1934. He served as parish priest for 50 years until his death from a long-term illness in March 1984. Please see a short obituary notice for him here and read about the great contribution he made to grow the Catholic Church in Tenterden in the short history of the Parish here.

New Gift Aid Declaration required.

All those who already take part in the Parish Gift Aid scheme need to complete a revised declaration form. This is because the charity of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark has adopted a new title and a new registered number of 1173050.

A revised declaration form can be found here. Completed forms should be handed to Fr John or posted to the Parish Office. If you have any queries, please contact the Parish Gift Aid coordinator, Liz Walker, through walker_e_a@yahoo.co.uk.

If you are a UK taxpayer and wish to make a contribution to the Parish’s finances, without cost to yourself, you can do so by contacting Liz Walker and filling out a declaration.