Good Friday Sacred Concert
Good Friday Sacred Concert
Friday 29 March 7:30pm
Good Friday Sacred Concert
Friday 29 March 7:30pm
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Families and Chidren’s Worker
NEW FAMILIES & CHILDREN’S WORKER ROLE CREATED
We’ve created a new role, Families & Children’s Worker, at Steyning Parish Church.
Our mission at Steyning Parish Church is to know and share the love of Christ. We see families and children’s
NEW FAMILIES & CHILDREN’S WORKER ROLE CREATED
We’ve created a new role, Families & Children’s Worker, at Steyning Parish Church.
Our mission at Steyning Parish Church is to know and share the love of Christ. We see families and children’s ministry as an exciting key area of church growth and discipleship. The purpose of the role is to offer children and their families/carers, opportunities to encounter and know Jesus, to grow in faith and become disciples of Christ. Families and children may be from Steyning parish, our local schools, our wider worshipping community or those otherwise connected with Steyning Parish Church.
Our Families & Children’s Worker will work as part of our parish team within the context of our Five-Year Plan, with the ultimate objective of developing a sustainable ministry for families and children. We are currently working to fill the role, and we look forward to sharing further updates in the near future.
Tower roof repair
TOWER ROOF REPAIR PROJECT
Over the last year or so, significant water ingress has been noted in the church tower. The five-yearly inspection carried out in 2023 by our architect identified decay and rot in the roof timbers, confirmed by
TOWER ROOF REPAIR PROJECT
Over the last year or so, significant water ingress has been noted in the church tower. The five-yearly inspection carried out in 2023 by our architect identified decay and rot in the roof timbers, confirmed by a specialist surveyor. The cause seems to be inadequate rainwater run-off arrangements at the top of the tower, combined with blocked gutters and defective gutter joints.
A structural engineer has inspected the timbers and prepared a report, and our quantity surveyor has provided detailed costings of the work required, which is estimated at £187,000, including contingencies and overheads, plus professional fees at around £37,400.
The necessity of raising funds and carrying out the repairs means that the other improvements proposed under our Five-Year Plan are likely to be delayed. The tower work is provisionally scheduled to be undertaken in Spring/Summer 2025. It is hoped that grants can be obtained towards this important work on our Grade I listed building to supplement the money in our own building fund and the hoped-for contribution from the Friends of Steyning Parsh Church.
A public appeal will be launched this year – in the meantime please see here for how to make a donation to the Parish Church of St Andrew and St Cuthman in Steyning.
Christmas concert
The Voice of Christmas
Wednesday 20th DECEMBER 2023 @ 6.30pm
“A Spectacular evening of beautiful and magical Christmas music performed by The Agnes Collective”
For the eleventh year running, you are warmly invited to St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s
The Voice of Christmas
Wednesday 20th DECEMBER 2023 @ 6.30pm
“A Spectacular evening of beautiful and magical Christmas music performed by The Agnes Collective”
For the eleventh year running, you are warmly invited to St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s Church in Steyning for this sell out event to ‘kick start’ your Christmas with a concert of traditional and modern vocal music that is both joyous and thought provoking.
Full details are available on our Concerts Page here.
The perfect family way to enjoy the true spirit of Christmas.
Tickets: £15 Adult £8 Child (4s and under free). Seating unreserved. Seasonal refreshments will be available.
All profits from this event will go to a local charity.
Please buy your tickets from The Steyning Book Shop or
Alexandra Gibson e. alexandra.gibson@me.com on 07973469113
Nine Lessons and Carols
Nine Lessons and Carols
Our traditional choral candlelit service of Bible Readings and carols
Nine Lessons and Carols
Our traditional choral candlelit service of Bible Readings and carols
Silver Eco Church Award
SILVER ECO CHURCH AWARD
Steyning Parish Church is honoured to have been awarded Silver accreditation through the A Rocha Eco Church scheme. The Eco Church vision is to create a vast network of churches across England and Wales as local
SILVER ECO CHURCH AWARD
Steyning Parish Church is honoured to have been awarded Silver accreditation through the A Rocha Eco Church scheme. The Eco Church vision is to create a vast network of churches across England and Wales as local centres of creation care in the community – shining beacons of hope for a brighter environmental future.
At the heart of Eco Church is a survey about how the church is caring for God’s earth in different areas of their life and work. The answers earn points towards an Eco Church Award – the more your church does, the more points are awarded. So we are particularly pleased to have qualified for the Silver award from the outset, which we feel is a great achievement bearing in mind that there is really little more that can be done under current regulations to our Grade 1 listed church and Grade 2 (part) hall.
The survey covers these areas of church life:
- Worship and Teaching
- Management of Church Buildings
- Management of Church Land
- Community and Global Engagement
- Lifestyle
We can do more, but to obtain a Gold award we will need all members of the church to engage with the Eco Church ethos and become greener – which should not be too difficult in an environmentally-aware community like Steyning. Some of our members have already achieved awards for their own homes and lifestyles under the separate Creation Care initiative. Why not join them?
Christingle
Christingle service
All the family welcome; hot chocolate and cake before the service. Click on the poster for more details.
Christingle service
All the family welcome; hot chocolate and cake before the service. Click on the poster for more details.
Darkness to Light
Darkness to Light
Service of carols, songs and readings for Advent
Darkness to Light
Service of carols, songs and readings for Advent
Chanctonbury Chorus – Messiah
Chanctonbury Chorus concert in Church
For further information see here or click on poster image above. Tickets available from Canon Nigel Hartley after the 9.30 Sunday service.
Chanctonbury Chorus concert in Church
For further information see here or click on poster image above. Tickets available from Canon Nigel Hartley after the 9.30 Sunday service.
Gifts and talents
Growing in Faith
Over the last few months, we have been very pleased to be one of eight churches in Chichester Diocese to have taken part this year in a diocesan Church Growth project, ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’, or alternatively
Growing in Faith
Over the last few months, we have been very pleased to be one of eight churches in Chichester Diocese to have taken part this year in a diocesan Church Growth project, ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’, or alternatively ‘Growing the Household of Faith’.
One of the ways in which we can grow (in faith rather than just numbers) is by knowing our congregation better, particularly their interests and skills. So we have created a form which we would be very grateful for people to complete – either on the paper forms which will be available in church, or online here.
Harvest is a great time to be looking at gathering together our church family’s God-given gifts, so we thank you for helping us make our church more open, more converted to Jesus, more generous and more engaged.