Sermons

We upload sermons as preached live on Sunday mornings. Sermons from Advent 2023 to Trinitytide 2024 may be viewed on our Sermons Archive page All sermons, including those made before before Advent 2023, may be viewed on our YouTube channel.

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Christmas to Candlemas

Epiphany 2 (17 minutes) Fr Mark

Baptism of Christ (9 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Epiphany (14 minutes) – Fr Mark

Christmas 1 (7 minutes) Canon Paul

Christmas Day (8 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Midnight Mass (13 minutes) Fr Mark. Click here for more information.

Advent 4 (6 minutes) – Gary

Advent 3 (10 minutes) Canon Nigel

Advent 2 (16 minutes) – Fr Mark

Advent Sunday (11 minutes) Canon Nigel

Sundays in Trinity

2 Before Advent (14 minutes) – Fr Mark

Christ the KIng (11 minutes) – Fr Mark

All Saints (10 minutes) – Fr Peter

Remembrance Sunday (14 minutes) – Canon Nigel

For the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (26 October 2025, also Bible Sunday), instead of a sermon Fr Mark interviewed Christine Aubrey, our Parish Safeguarding Officer. Safeguarding is a high priority in our church. You can hear an audio recording (19 minutes long) of the interview below.

Harvest Thanksgiving (12 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 18 (11 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 17 (8 minutes) – Fr Peter

Trinity 15 (11 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Trinity 14 (16 minutes) – Fr Mark

Holy Cross Day (Trinity 13 – 7 minutes) – Canon Paul

Trinity 12 (13 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Trinity 11 (13 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 10 (7 minutes) – Canon Paul

Trinity 9 (12 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 8 (16 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Trinity 7 (13 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 6 (11 minutes) – Fr Peter

Trinity 5 (8 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 4 (16 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Trinity 3 (17 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 2 (12 minutes) – Fr Mark

Trinity 1 (12 minutes) – Canon Nigel

Trinity Sunday (9 minutes) – Fr Mark

Easter to Pentecost

Easter 7 (14 minutes) – Fr Mark

Pentecost (7 minutes) – Canon Paul

Interview, 25 May 2025, Sixth Sunday of Easter

Instead of a sermon today, Isla from the choir was interviewed by Fiona Aiton. Isla shows an amazing depth of faith for one so young. An audio recording can be found below.

Easter 5 (11 minutes) – Fr Mark

Easter 3 (8 minutes) – Fr Peter

Easter Day (14 minutes) – Canon Nigel

EASTER 2: Unfortunately because of a technical issue with the audio track we are unable to include Canon Paul Rampton’s sermon on 27 April. A transcript is available for downloading here.
EASTER 4: There was no Holy Communion at Steyning due to the Churches Together Rogation service at Ashurst.

Candlemas to Easter

Holy Week Meditations

Each of the following meditations is preceded by the reading of the Gospel for each day, the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Holy Week (respectively, John 12.1-11; John 12.20-36; and John 13.21-32.)

Monday 14 April – Fr Mark

Tuesday 15 April – Fr Ray

Wednesday 16 April – Fr Peter

Palm Sunday (17 minutes) – St Luke’s Passion

Fifth Sunday of Lent (14 minutes) – Fr Mark

Mothering Sunday (4th in Lent, 13 minutes) – Fr Mark

Third Sunday in Lent (7 minutes) Canon Paul

Second Sunday of Lent (13 minutes) – Fr Mark

1st Sunday of Lent (15 minutes) Canon Nigel

Sunday next before Lent (9 minutes) – Fr Mark

2nd before Lent (10 minutes) Fr Peter

3rd before Lent (10 minutes) – Fr Mark

4th before Lent (12 minutes) Canon Nigel

CHRISTMAS TO CANDLEMAS

Candlemas (8 minutes) – Fr Peter

Epiphany 3 (7 minutes) Canon Paul

Epiphany 2 (8 minutes) – Fr Mark

Baptism of Christ (Epiphany 1) – Canon Nigel (8 minutes)

Epiphany (11 minutes) – Fr Mark

Christmas 1 (9 minutes) – Canon NIgel

Christmas Day (13 minutes) – Canon Nigel (The majority of this video is in audio only to comply with privacy and safeguarding policies)

Midnight Mass (9 minutes) – Fr Mark

ADVENT TO CHRISTMAS

Fourth Sunday in Advent (10 minutes) – Fr Mark

Third Sunday of Advent (16 minutes) – Fr Mark

Second Sunday in Advent (8 minutes) – Fr Peter

Advent Sunday (15 minutes) – Fr Mark

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