Current Boundaries

Current Boundaries – Map and Description

There are no fixed borders and everyone is very welcome to worship where they feel comfortable.

However, as a guide, the Parish serves the following settlements:

  • Tenterden
  • Rolvenden
  • Newenden
  • Appledore
  • Small Hythe
  • St Michael’s
  • Wittersham
  • Woodchurch
  • Biddenden
  • Bethersden (part)
  • High Halden
  • Stone in Oxney

Parish boundaries:

  • Southern border is the River Rother and the Kent and East Sussex county boundary. The nearest church after that is Saint Teresa’s in Horn Cross.
  • Western border meets the boundary of the Parish of Saint Theodore’s in Cranbrook, which has a chapel in Benenden and also serves Staplehurst.
  • Northwestern border meets the boundary of the Parish of Saint Thomas’ of Headcorn, served from Holy Family, Parkwood, Maidstone.
  • North eastern border meets the boundary of the Parish of Saint Simon Stock in South Ashford in the village of Bethersden.
  • Eastern border meets the boundary of the parish of The Virgin Mother of Good Counsel, based in Hythe, which serves the villages of the Romney Marsh.

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More News:

Fr Behr is available for Confession every Sat from 10.30 am - 11.00 am. He is also happy to visit those who are not able to come to church.  

First Holy Communion preparation is starting on Sat 4 Feb.  The sessions will run from 1.30 pm to 2 30 pm every Saturday. See the current Parish Newsletter for more details.

Children’s Liturgy: Lorraine Sharp is bringing back Children’s Liturgy at the 10.00 am Mass on the first Sunday of every month. All children who have not made their First Holy Communion are welcome to attend.  The first lesson stars on Sun 5 Feb.   

Tenterden Lent Lunches: See HERE the details of a new initiative.

Services for the Week: 28 Jan – 5 Feb.

Sat 28 Jan: Vigil Mass at 6.00 pm.

Sun 29 Jan:  Mass at 10.00 am followed by Traditional Latin Mass at 12.00 noon.

Mon 30 & Tues 31 Jan: NO Mass.

Wed 1 Feb: Service of the Word and Holy Communion at 10.00 am.

Thur 2 Feb: Adoration at 09.00 am followed by Mass at 10.00 am.

Fri 3 Feb: Mass at 10.00 am followed by Adoration at 10.30 am. 

Sat 4 Feb: Vigil Mass at 6.00 pm.

Sun 5 Feb: Mass at 10.00 am followed by Traditional Latin Mass at 12.00 noon.

Contact Us

St Andrew’s Catholic Church
The Presbytery
47 Ashford Road
Tenterden
Kent TN30 6LL
Call 01580 762785, 07903 986646 or
behruzrafat@rcaos.org.uk.
To call Fr Behr out of hours ring ‬07903 986646.
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