Welcome to Seal Church
St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church for Seal, near Sevenoaks. Whoever you are, you’ll find a warm welcome at our services and activities. A list of all services are held and when is here.
News
9th Sept 2026 – Eco Church Working Bees, from Babs
There are some new working parties at the church especially focused on helping out the wildlife. Please see here for the poster with dates on for your fridge door .. but dates are below …
- Thurs 10th Sept 10.30-12.00
- Tues 15th Sept 12.30-2.00
- Weds 28th Sept 12.30-2.00
- Thurs 8th Oct 12.30-2.00
- Sat 17th Oct 10.30-12.00
- Weds 28th Oct 12.30-2.00
Please contact Babs for further details on 07973 478968. All are welcome for as long or as short a time as you can make!
St Benedicts, West Malling – a recommendation from Babs
St Benedicts Centre is a local venue providing not only wonderful workshops and courses, but also a place for individuals and groups to rest, retreat, pray and meet, in a safe, serene and deeply spiritual setting (the Malling Abbey). See here for more details and a link to their events page.
13th Sept – our all age, informal Sunday worship – we will be asked us to think about God’s creation. The title is “If the waters could speak”. There will be activities for children. All are welcome – please invite your friends and neighbours.
12 Sept – Kent Ride and Stride weekend.
The church will be participating as usual, and open for refreshments – all are welcome. For more details and sponsorship forms please see the Kent Ride and Stride page.
29th August – Lavender Fields Summer Fete
6th August – the clock is working again! Gillet and Johnson came, climbed up the tower and did their magic and its now merrily ticking away again! Thanks to Paul for getting them in and to taking them up the tower to fix it. Also, please here for the recent history on the clock if interested…
27th July 2026 – a new Vicar for Seal!
A big welcome, Rev Mary Styles, to Seal!
Mary’s licensing service/ceremony was on Monday 27th July at 7.00pm. If you want to see some photos of the service itself, events beforehand and the reception afterwards please see the Interregnum page. With thanks to everyone for all the hard work in making this fabulous evening happen …
5th July – Patronal Festival thank you to everyone who came, contributed, sang and ate! A few picture and video memories are captured here …
Earlier news items
Earlier news items are here for reference.
About Seal Church
We believe that everyone is loved by God and is part of his family. Whatever your background, age, ability, disability, gender or sexuality, whatever your level of faith or doubt, whatever the story of your life, we’ll be glad to see you.
We are registered with Inclusive Church and supports its aims and values.
Our ancient church is normally open during the day – many people use it – and the peaceful churchyard has beautiful views over the North Downs. It’s a great place to be, and a great place to be yourself.
Seal Church as never seen before …
Courtesy and copyright to Joe Hucklesby of Westerham Kent, here is a drone video of the church as you may never have seen it before …
Interregnum
As we come to the end of our time without a vicar – Rev Mary Styles will be starting as our new “Priest in Charge” at Seal on 27th July 2026 and will be happy to speak to you about your enquiry from 28th July onwards.
Please be patient if you need to contact us as it may take a few days to get back to you.
This notice which was received from the Diocese, is required to comply with Church of England procedures when there is no priest in post. Until an appointment is made worship will continue here every Sunday along with a wide range of other activities.
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