The Salvation Army in Canterbury

📣 Big Giveaway Alert! 🎉

Join Toddler Bank in partnership with Kent Family Hubs for our next Toddler Bank Pop-Up Giveaway! 🧸📚

🗓️ Date: Friday 10th May
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

We have a great range of items including clothes, equipment, toys, and books for ages newborn to teenage.

No need to book, just come along and grab some goodies for your little ones. Don't miss out!

Canterbury Children's Centres

🌟 Calling all parents! Got gently used clothing for sizes 18 months-10 years lying around? Our Toddler Bank would love to give them a new home!

Drop off your donations Friday mornings from 10:00-11:30.

While we're stocked up on sizes up to 2 years (and can’t accept donations for sizes 0-3 months up to 12-18 months) we're in need of bigger sizes. Your generosity keeps our community thriving!

Thank you! 🧸👕👖

What a great start to the month of May sharing in our monthly prayer brunch together. What a blessing.

Join us tomorrow for our monthly Prayer Brunch gathering. 11am-12.30pm. Look forward to sharing with you. Open to everyone.

Join us for our next Divisional Worship Gathering on Sunday 12th May at Horsham Corps

Come along just as you are and worship with people from around the division

Join us for a Quiz Night.
18th May @ 6pm
£5
Light Supper included.
Contact us for more details.

Today I shared together with Canterbury Christians Together Leaders catching up and discussing a Christians Together Event in the summer. Watch this space!

🎺 Calling all young music enthusiasts! 🎶

Join our weekly brass lessons and group rehearsal, every Friday from 18:00. For just 50p a week, your child will receive lessons, an instrument, and music sheets—all included!

🎵 Open to all levels, from absolute beginners to budding musicians.

Interested? Contact us for more information and to sign up!

🙏 Our next Prayer Brunch is on Wednesday 1st May from 11:00-12:30!

All are welcome to join us for a time of fellowship and prayer.

Please add your name to the sign-up sheet at the back of the hall to help us with catering arrangements, or send us a message via Facebook.

See you there!

We had a great time at Messy Church last weekend as we looked at how the Bible tells us to “praise the Lord” with trumpets, lutes, and harps, “let everything that has breath praise the Lord!”

The children made their own musical instruments, decorated cakes, and got the chance to play some of the instruments that our own brass band use to take part in worship every week.

Our next messy church is on Saturday 11th May at 15:00 - all are welcome!

Toddler Bank

👶 Attention new parents! If you've recently welcomed a little one and need baby clothes in sizes newborn-9 months, we've got you covered! Thanks to generous donations, we have a surplus of baby clothes available.

📅 Our Toddler Bank Click&Collect service is open every Friday from 10:00-11:30.

Send us a message to arrange your free collection!

Looking for something to do at the end of the holidays? Messy Church is this afternoon!

Join us at 15:00 for two hours of FREE messy arts & crafts for the whole family, finishing with dinner together.

We hope to see you there!

A music-themed Messy Church takes place on Saturday 13th April from 3pm. Fun for all the family; plenty of crafts and interactive activities to get involved with, plus a hearty meal to share in!

Share this post with anyone you think would enjoy two hours of family-friendly messy fun & play.

(Messy Church is completely free and includes all crafts and dinner)

TODDLER BANK POP-UP GIVEAWAY

The next Toddler Bank Pop-Up Giveaway will take place on Friday 12th April from 10am. Come along to pick up all the essential clothing and resources for your little ones.

”In his very nature he was God. Jesus was equal with God. But Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact. Instead, he made himself nothing. He did this by taking on the nature of a servant. He was made just like human beings. He appeared as a man. He was humble and obeyed God completely. He did this even though it led to his death. Even worse, he died on a cross! So God lifted him up to the highest place. God gave him the name that is above every name. When the name of Jesus is spoken, everyone will kneel down to worship him. Everyone in heaven and on earth and under the earth will kneel down to worship him. Everyone’s mouth will say that Jesus Christ is Lord. And God the Father will receive the glory.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭11‬ ‭

Celebrating the beauty of New Life on Easter Sunday…

This afternoon we have had a lovely relaxing Easter Floral Worskshop and afternoon tea. All proceeds are going towards our community work. Fabulous time together.

This morning Christians together in Canterbury shared a Good Friday Service on the High Street. A great crowd gathered together to share the message. Prior to the silent march we shared refreshments together at our hall. Christians Together Canterbury

Places still available.

Still a few places available! This coming Saturday.
£20 to book your place.

Come and join our Easter Floral Workshop. £20 Per person. Booking required. Information below. 🐣🐰

GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP

Join us on Good Friday (29th March) for a programme of worship and witness.

At 10:45am, hot cross buns and refreshments will be available at our hall, prior to the Walk of Witness through the High Street, leaving our hall at 11:20am.

A short open-air worship service will take place in the Longmarket at approximately 11:30am, organised by Christians Together Canterbury

Join us again in the evening at 6pm in our hall for a time of music, scripture and reflection.

Today is Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week. Read about the events of Easter, with short Bible readings and prompts to aid reflection and prayer over the next seven days: salvationist.org.uk/articles/holy-week-home

”“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭MSG‬‬

There is always something really affirming about sharing with another Corps when they visit. We have felt that this weekend with the visit of Southend Songsters to Canterbury. Through music ministry and joining together in worship and meals we have been really encouraged in our individual faith journeys. It is good to be together and it is good to share a message of reconciliation and hope through our music making. Thank you Southend Songsters for a great time and for sharing your talents with us. We look forward to our visit to you in September.

What a lovely evening sharing with Southend Songsters tonight. We look forward to them leading worship tomorrow at 10 am.

Are you joining us this evening for our Festival of Music?

Southend Citadel Salvation Army Songsters (choir) are on their way, and we are looking forward to the concert at 7pm!

Tickets are £5, cash on the door, with refreshments at the interval.

WEDNESDAY 13 March – GROWING IN FAITH | Corps and centres on the move | Many officers and cadets will receive news of a geographical ‘move’ tomorrow as new appointments are announced. For corps and centres awaiting news of their future leadership, the move may not be geographical, but it is no less real. Pray today for corps and centres journeying towards a change in leadership; for peace and joy as they prepare for a new season. (Lyndall Bywater, UKI Boiler Room Team)

TUESDAY 12 March – SERVING AND CARING | Officers on the move | For officers expecting news of a change of appointment, there can be a host of changing emotions. It is good that we can trust in a God who goes before us, who follows us and who places his hand of blessing upon us (Psalm 139:5 NLT). Pray that all officers moving this year will experience the presence of God in this way, particularly as they receive news of their new appointments this week. (Lieut-Colonel Judith Payne, Principal, William Booth College)

We are looking forward to the visit from Southend Citadel Salvation Army Songsters (choir) who will be presenting a concert on Saturday 16th March!

Tickets are £5 on the door.

The Songsters will also be leading our morning worship on Sunday 17th and everyone is welcome to come along and join in praise!