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Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Parish of Corpus Christi & St. Justus, Tonbridge which is part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and the Deanery of Tunbridge Wells. Our parish is a friendly parish with a strong sense of shared values and community support. It offers many activities, details of which can be found on this site, and the weekly newsletter provides information on current and future events.

We are very proud of our Parish Primary School, St. Margaret Clitherow which is a vital part of our parish community. We are keen to welcome new members and people who are thinking about coming back to church. If you would like to know more about the Parish, please visit our website further or contact the parish office during office hours on 01732 353984 or email: tonbridge@rcaos.org.uk.

GOD BLESS

 


The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus’ preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. The Beatitudes fulfill the promises by ordering them no longer merely to the possession of a territory, but to the Kingdom of heaven (CCC 1716).

 

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Mass Readings

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Parish Finance

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Dates for your Diary

DateNotice
21/02/2023PARISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP In the Fisher Hall 10.30am.
04/03/2023PARENT'S BAPTISM PREPARATION Next session at 11.15am in the Fisher Hall. You must have spoken with Father Saju and been in contact with the Catechists before you can attend this meeting.

Latest News

CHERUBS

Our children's liturgy, runs during the 10am Mass every Sunday. All children from pre-school until Holy Communion are welcome to join us in the Fisher Hall for songs, activities and prayer....

FAITH IN THE FAMILY

The parents and children involved will have a session exploring faith in the Fisher Hall after 10am Mass on the first Sunday of every month. In order to support this new ministry there will not be coffee after Mass for the wider parish on the first...

KENT MARRIAGE CARE

Are running a new ONLINE course. It is a programme about the Catholic faith by Fr Stephen Wang. Growing in Faith Together consists of four one hour-long sessions via Zoom and is a wonderful opportunity for: married couples to enrich their friendship...

PARISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

3rd Tuesdays of each month; 10.30 - 12 noon. It was really good to know that those who came along seemed to find a safe space to share what’s challenging, as well as finding some joy and hope in making plans for themselves. Please do come along...

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME

Registration is closed for this year. New Registration October 2023 ...

BAPTISM

Parents once you have attended the Parents Baptism Preparation session please do not make any arrangements for a date until you have made contact and checked availability with the Parish Office. Although, baptisms are usual held on the 1st& 3rd of...

New Auxiliary Bishop for Southwark

HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS has appointed Mgr Philip Moger as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark. A priest of the Diocese of Leeds for 40 years, Bishop Elect Moger has, until now, been the Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of...

2022 MALAWI CONTAINER -

The DVD of the 2022 container project is now complete & can be viewed by going to the Malawi-Twin website: http://www.malawi-twin.org from the top menu bar click on video then select 2022 Malawi container No.13...

READERS AT SUNDAY MORNING MASS CORPUS CHRISTI

The reader's rota has been taken over by Emma Cannon. Emma will contact current readers about suitable dates....

IMPORTANT NOTICE GIFT AID

Gift Aid can only be claimed on donations and collections that involve the diocese, this is easy to remember because there will be a printed envelope in your box. NO OTHERS ARE ACCEPTABLE. This is important because I cannot enter any others and so to...

FISHER HALL

FISHER HALL We are experiencing problems with rubbish and the hall not being left clean after use. If the bin in the car park be full, please DO NOT leave bags on the top of the bin or outside of it as the Waste Contractor WILL NOT empty it and we an...

APPOINTMENT OF BISHOP FOR KENT

Bishop Paul Hendricks has been appointed Bishop for the Kent area. Bishop Paul has very kindly agreed to move from the South West Area of the diocese, at the Archbishop’s request, to Kent. He will take up his post during September. Please remember in...

Migration issues in the UK

Please read the bulletin by clicking on the link below. MigrationissuesintheUK.pdf...

Returning to Mass at Pentecost

Please read the bulletin by clicking on the link below. ReturningtoMassatPentecost.pdf...

PARKING

PLEASE NOTE: The parking space beside the Presbytery is not for parishioner parking. It is private parking for clergy and office. Parishioners, please use Hall car park. If full you might have to carefully double park during Mass times....

CLERGY SUPPORT FUND

The Clergy Support Fund of the diocese provides care for priests in their old age and retirement, and in their time of ill health. A gift to this worthy fund will ensure a dignified retirement to our priests, after they have dedicated a lifetime of a...

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP

Tuesdays from 6.30pm - 7pm.at Corpus Christi. All welcome to join our new contemplative group for weekly meditation as taught by our early Christian church. If you’d like to explore this ancient way of prayer, we’d love to welcome you. For further or...