2022 saw the full restoration of the parade and ceremony of Blessing of the Fisheries which took place on The Stade on Sunday 26th June 2022 with Bishop Richard Llewellyn (former Bishop of Dover) officiating. The procession left St Peters at 2.45pm and processed down to The Stade for the short service of blessing the [...]

In 2021 it was still a low key event as we were coming out of the various measures in place for he Covid pandemic. Dr Martin Warner, the Bishop of Chichester, officiated at the ceremony. He had celebrated Mass at St Peters in the morning and led a short service in church on return from [...]

The 2020 Blessing was a low key event as we were in the midst of the Covid pandemic. Fr Mark ably assisted by Fr David and a Thurifer went down to the Stade and carried out a short ceremony.

Blessing of the Fisheries 2019 The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 23rd June 2019. The Right Reverend Roger Jupp, Superior-General of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, joined us to celebrate the Mass in the morning, which included the Confirmation of Tom Forbes. The Bishop was joined for lunch by the [...]

Blessing of the Fisheries 2018 The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 24th June 2018. The Fisheries were blessed by His Grace, Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury, following the traditional procession from St. Peter's Church. The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Ann Berry, led the procession of the Cinque Port Mayors, [...]

Blessing of the Fisheries 2017The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 25th June 2017. The Right Reverend Norman Banks, Bishop of Richborough, returned to our Parish to celebrate the Mass in the morning and to bless the Fisheries during a service on Folkestone Stade at 3.15 pm, following the traditional procession from St. [...]

Blessing of the Fisheries 2016 The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 26th June 2016. The Fisheries were blessed by The Right Reverend Peter Wheatley, former Bishop of Edmonton, during a service on Folkestone Stade at 3.15 pm, following the traditional procession from St. Peter's Church. The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor [...]

Blessing of the Fisheries 2015The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 28th June 2015, again happily the Blessing of the Fisheries coincided with our Patronal Feast of St. Peter, so the Church had a double celebration. Unhappily, it was a slightly damp day. However, we carried on, as ever! The Fisheries were blessed [...]

Blessing of the Fisheries 2014 The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 29th June 2014. Happily, this year, the Blessing of the Fisheries coincided with our Patronal Feast of St. Peter, so the Church had a double celebration. The Fisheries were blessed by The Right Reverend Michael Turnbull CBE, former Bishop of Durham, [...]

Blessing of the Fisheries 2013The Blessing of the Fisheries took place on Sunday 23rd June 2013. The Fisheries were blessed by The Right Reverend Norman Banks, Bishop of Richborough, during a service on Folkestone Stade at 3.15 pm, following the traditional procession from St. Peter's Church. The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Roger West, [...]