Welcome to Steyning Parish Church
Join us at St Andrew’s and St Cuthman’s
All are welcome to our ancient Parish Church. Our mission for hundreds of years has been to help the people of Steyning to know, love and follow Jesus in their everyday lives, and to support their pastoral needs as they observe rites of passage, such as baptisms, weddings and funerals. Today, we are an inclusive Christian community, welcoming everybody regardless of gender, age, social background, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.
Forthcoming services
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Wednesday 5 March (Ash Wednesday) |
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11:30am Eucharist |
Fr Mark Fr Mark |
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Sunday 9 March: First Sunday of Lent |
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8am Holy Communion |
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Wednesday 12 March |
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11:30am Holy Communion |
Fr Peter |
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Sunday 16 March: Second Sunday in Lent |
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8am Holy Communion |
Fr Peter |
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Click here (from Saturday) for our current Sunday notice sheet.
About us
Our building
Our notable Norman church building is usually open every day – or you can click on the photograph of our reredos below to see a 360-degree online panorama of the inside of our building and its interior lighting. Nowadays our church is dedicated to two patron saints: St Andrew the Apostle, one of Jesus’ first disciples, and St Cuthman of Steyning, the renowned builder of the first Saxon wooden church on this site.
Our Services
Please visit our SERVICES PAGE or see above to find out about our services. Videos of sermons preached in Steyning Parish Church can be viewed here.
Contact
Please click here to contact the PARISH OFFICE, or here if you wish to contact one of the CHURCHWARDENS or the VICAR.
Safeguarding
We take SAFEGUARDING very seriously; please click here if you have a concern of any kind.
Families and Children
Our Families’ and Children’s Worker Gary Pickett liaises closely with our local Church of England Primary School and organises a number of events aimed at primary school (or younger) children and their families.
These events include a weekly Baby and Toddler Group, ‘Little Stars’, held every Thursday morning at 9:30am in the Penfold Hall or in church.
For other family-friendly events, see our Families and Children page.
Pastoral Care
We have recently inaugurated a small team of trained, sympathetic listeners who can provide a friendly supporting presence in the event of health problems, loneliness, loss or bereavement or anything else that causes sadness or distress.
Please feel free to find out more on our Pastoral Care page, or email us at care@steyningparishchurch.org.
What's happening at Steyning Parish Church
Hanover Band – 12 April
The Friends of Steyning Parish Church are hosting another of the popular concerts by the Hanover Band, in church on 12 April at 7pm.
The band will perform Bach’s St John Passion, with the full orchestra and chorus. Tickets are available from Steyning Bookshop, or here, where you can find more information about the event.
Lent 2025
In the lead up to Lent, we have a number of special services and get-togethers:
Shrove Tuesday (4 March), Pancakes and coffee in Steyning Parish Church, 3:15pm to 5:15pm.
Ash Wednesday (5 March) Holy Communion with imposition of ashes, in Steyning Parish Church.
Two services: Said Eucharist at 11:30am;
Choral Eucharist at 7pm
Tuesday 11 March, 10:45am, Launch of Diocesan Lent Course (with coffee and tea), in the Penfold Hall (or in church depending on numbers attending). All are welcome. The course will continue in our House Groups; although some House Groups have now reached capacity there may be spaces in the newer groups.
GOOD GRIEF CAFÉ – Next Café Friday 14 March
Exciting news – children’s church relaunches on 26 January
Our new look Children’s Church began on Sunday 26 January. It takes place on the first and fourth Sundays of the month.
Our sessions will include crafts, teaching and worship. We will start in church at the 9.30 service then head out to our group and will return to join the rest of the church family for the Eucharist.
For more information on this and other families and children’s initiatives, see our Facebook and Instagram pages, or contact Gary Pickett.
GIVE A LITTLE TO OUR CHURCH
Did you know it costs almost £500 a day to keep our church open and to provide spiritual help and inspiration to the local and wider communities? To see how you could help – even by giving us 10 minutes (about £3) – please visit our donations page.
Our youtube channel
Did you know that Steyning Parish Church has its own YouTube channel, where you can subscribe to see past sermons, videos made for Steyning Primary School assemblies during Covid and our professional-standard Nativity and Vineyard videos? Click here to see more.
CHICHESTER DIOCESE: THE YEAR OF FAITH
2025 is the year of celebration of the Christian faith across Sussex. As the new liturgical year starts on Advent Sunday, our celebrations of the Year of Faith began on 1 December.
2025 marks the 950th anniversary of the formation of the Diocese of Chichester and Chichester Cathedral and 1700 years since the Nicene Creed first emerged.
The diocese has set up a dedicated website giving information about, and links to, the events and celebrations which will form part of this special year.
Our deanery, Storrington, held a special event on Wednesday 22 January, at Steyning Grammar School, with Bishop Ruth.
See our bishops in a video produced by the diocese of Chichester about the Year of Faith, Chichester 950.
Interactive programmes
Click on image to open programme. The interactive programme will open in a new site.
