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We were blessed with a dry day for our Palm Sunday procession from the Church Hall up to Church. Those who were able to walk met in the Chur...
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Dr Martin Clive Warner On 3 May we learned that the priest who is to take over from Bishop John Hind as 79th Bishop of Chichester will b...
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The annual Church Fete was held this year in a different location, and in very wet weather! We were unable to use the Vicarage Field this ye...
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Dr Lesley was away today, so no photo's I'm afraid. Father Stephen's sermon was as follows: At this time of the year it is u...
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‘THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK’ FROM THE REVEREND STEPHEN GUISE, PRIEST IN CHARGE – SUNDAY, 28 MARCH, PALM SUNDAY Greek Orthodox Icon: ‘The Entry of ...
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A joyful and busy Easter at ST Mary's with Services on Maundy Thursday and the Gethsemane Watch, the solomn liturgy for Good Friday, The...
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This morning at 10 am we had a Parish Eucharist. The Celebrant was Father Chris and in his Sermon he told us of the background to the period...
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This morning we met at 10:45 for our annual Act of Remembrance. The service started in Church with hymns, prayers and readings and incorpora...
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Today is the 4th Sunday in Lent and thus Mothering Sunday. Our Family service is normally the first Sunday in the month, but we swapped ...
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On a glorious summer morning we met to celebrate one of the Feasts dedicated to our Patron Saint, St Mary. Today we celebrate her arrival in...
In these times of Covid 19 many of St Mary's regular givers have not been attending church, either because they are shielding or due to government restrictions. Events such as the Summer Fete and Christmas Fete have been cancelled. Unfortunately although these sources of funding have been severely curtailed our costs are still the same.
One solution that you may wish to consider, if you are not part of it already, is the Parish Giving Scheme(PGS) that St Mary's is affiliated to. Using PGS means that the church gets your contribution whether you attend or not.
The PGS organisation reports that they have experienced a significant level of growth over the summer, despite the enormous challenges under which parishes and Dioceses are currently operating.
In August, it reached a milestone of 3,000 churches/parishes actively receiving funds through PGS. In September, they processed just over 52,000 regular gifts, with a total value of £4,874m (including Gift Aid) remitted to parishes – an increase of 8% since March 2020.
If you wish to consider contributing by using PGS please contact one of the church wardens who can give you more information and provide the application forms. Thankyou.
Service Times
10:00am Family Service
Second Sunday in the Month
10:00am Parish Eucharist
Third Sunday in the Month
08:00am Holy Communion
08:00am Holy Communion
Useful links
Here are some links to resources you may find helpful:
- Chichester Cathedral will be live streaming services. For the Eucharist and order of service Click here before 10:00am Sunday and follow the instructions.
- The BBC Daily Service is available here.
- Prayer for today.
- The C of E youtube channel.
- Hearing You is a new phone help line launched by the Diocese of Chichester in partnership with Together in Sussex in response to the impact that Covid 19 has had on Just about the whole community. It aims to provide pastoral support and a listening ear to the recently bereaved and people directly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
- COVID-19 advice from the Diocese of Chichester here.