Mass times this week
Regular weekly timetable
Mon
- 10:30
Tue
- 10:30
Wed
- 10:30
Thu
- 10:30
Fri
- 10:30
Sat
- 10:00 Vigil
- 18:00 Vigil
Sun
- 08:30
- 10:00
- 11:45
- 18:00
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What the parish's page says
St. Francis Church, Maidstone Address: 126 Week Street, Maidstone ME14 1RH Sunday Mass 6.00pm (Saturday) 8.30am 10.00am 11.45am 6.00pm Monday to Friday Mass 10.30am Saturday Mass 10.00am
Confession Times
- Friday
- 11:00–11:30
- Saturday
- 10:45–11:30
- First Friday of the month during Adoration, 18:20–19:00
Adoration & Devotions
Eucharistic Adoration
First Friday of the month, 18:15–19:15
Access, Parking & Facilities
- Disabled parking
- Available
Disabled parking spaces beside the church, accessed via Week Street; no general church parking.
Information sources
About Saint Francis, Maidstone
Saint Francis, Maidstone is a Roman Catholic church in Maidstone, Kent. It is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark.
Introduction
Saint Francis Parish in Maidstone, within the Archdiocese of Southwark, was founded in 1859.
Music and liturgy
Altar servers assist the priest and help the liturgy to flow with reverence and dignity. Altar servers carry the cross and candles, prepare the altar, assist with the missal and vessels, and support the priest during the liturgy. Anyone who has made their First Holy Communion is eligible to become an altar server. Servers are expected to commit to serving at least once a week, and to take part in occasional training sessions and special liturgies throughout the year.
Sacraments and pastoral care
The clergy are happy to speak about convalidations of existing civil marriages conducted outside the Catholic Church. If a parishioner is ill and unable to come to Mass, arrangements can be made for them to receive Communion at home, brought by a member of the clergy or an Extraordinary Minister of Communion.
Visiting
The parish cares for sick members at home, in hospital, or in nursing homes, with regular visits. The church has no parking facilities except disabled parking spaces to the side of the church accessed via Week Street. There are two car parks in nearby Brewer Street and the Maidstone East Station car parks, where all charge a fee to park.
Sources for this profile
- Welcome from Canon Liam – St. Francis Catholic ParishRetrieved 8 October 2026
- Altar Serving – St. Francis Catholic ParishRetrieved 8 October 2026
- Care of the Sick – St. Francis Catholic ParishRetrieved 8 October 2026
- Sacraments – St. Francis Catholic ParishRetrieved 8 October 2026
- Contact Us – St. Francis Catholic ParishRetrieved 26 September 2026
Clergy
- Parish Priest Canon John Diver BTh (Hons)
- Assistant Priest Rev Stephen Trafford
- Deacon Rev Dcn Ian Black MA(Ed), PGDipEd, BA(Hons)(Ed), BA(Hons)(Th), FDA, Cert Ed (PCET), GIFE
- Rev Richard Copsey O.Carm
Find Saint Francis, Maidstone
Map location for Saint Francis, Maidstone
126 Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RH