Join us in church on 12 October with the church choir, the church music group, and the choir from Steyning Primary School – see below.
Join us in church on 12 October with the church choir, the church music group, and the choir from Steyning Primary School – see below.
Please join us on Sunday 6 October to celebrate our thanksgiving for the harvest. As well as our Harvest Holy Communion at 9:30am we have a new, family-friendly, service at 4pm – see right.
NOTE: The
Please join us on Sunday 6 October to celebrate our thanksgiving for the harvest. As well as our Harvest Holy Communion at 9:30am we have a new, family-friendly, service at 4pm – see right.
NOTE: The talk on the Vicars of Steyning originally scheduled for 13 October has unfortunately had to be postponed – look out on this page for the new date.
On Sunday 1 September we were pleased to welcome Gary Pickett to St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s as our Families’ and Children’s Worker. Gary comes with experience of similar work at other churches
On Sunday 1 September we were pleased to welcome Gary Pickett to St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s as our Families’ and Children’s Worker. Gary comes with experience of similar work at other churches in the Diocese.
Fr Mark formally commissioned Gary at the 9.30 Holy Communion service, and thanked all those whose support made it possible for us to employ Gary for at least three years. A video of the commissioning can be viewed here.
25 September, 7:30pm
Our friends from Steyning Bookshop are returning to the Church of St Andrew & St Cuthman for another interview with a well-known crime writer.25 September, 7:30pm
Our friends from Steyning Bookshop are returning to the Church of St Andrew & St Cuthman for another interview with a well-known crime writer.Sunday 8 September 4pm
Steyning Parish Church will be holding a Pet Service at St Andrew’s and St Cuthman’s on 8 September at 4pm.
Pets are a blessing to us, let us thank God for them.
Join us
Sunday 8 September 4pm
Steyning Parish Church will be holding a Pet Service at St Andrew’s and St Cuthman’s on 8 September at 4pm.
Pets are a blessing to us, let us thank God for them.
Join us to celebrate our wonderful animal companions and the
constant joy they bring. Everyone welcome – with or without pets
Please bring pets for blessings – if your pet is nervous about attending ‘in person’, then you can bring a photograph instead.
The ever-popular Sing Out Sister Choir returns to St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s Church on Saturday 7 September at 4:00pm for a musical celebration of love, including popular songs, jazz,
The ever-popular Sing Out Sister Choir returns to St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s Church on Saturday 7 September at 4:00pm for a musical celebration of love, including popular songs, jazz, and hits from the stage and movies. Christabel Cossins and the choir are joined by trumpeter, Rob Heasman and musicians for an afternoon dedicated to the theme of love.
Christabel writes: “In a world where turmoil often takes centre stage, this event aims to bring us back to the central command of love, through a selection of contemporary songs. Join us for an afternoon of music celebrating love’s enduring power and its vital role in our lives.”
This is a free concert. All are welcome. The concert will last for about a hour and a half and will include refreshments. There will be an opportunity to make donations to St. Barnabas Hospice and Steyning Parish Church.
On Saturday 29 June our churchwardens were formally admitted to office by the Archdeacon of Chichester, the Venerable Luke Irvine-Capel at the church of St Mary, West Chiltington, along with the wardens from other churches in the
On Saturday 29 June our churchwardens were formally admitted to office by the Archdeacon of Chichester, the Venerable Luke Irvine-Capel at the church of St Mary, West Chiltington, along with the wardens from other churches in the deanery. Churchwardens have to be ‘sworn in’ each year following election at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners.
The picture shows Archdeacon Luke with Sarah Lavery (right) and our new warden Kate Burnett. Bill Thomson (far left) has now handed over warden duties to Kate.
On Saturday 22 June we had a remarkable opportunity in St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s to hear a major concert by one of the country’s finest baroque music ensembles.
The Hanover Band played all six of Bach’s Brandenburg
On Saturday 22 June we had a remarkable opportunity in St Andrew’s & St Cuthman’s to hear a major concert by one of the country’s finest baroque music ensembles.
The Hanover Band played all six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. The afternoon began with three concertos, Nos 1, 2 and 4. This was followed by a picnic with prosecco, wine or juice in the Vicarage Garden – echoes of Glyndebourne – before the early evening return to the church for concertos 5, 6 and 3 (finishing with the best known and most stirring of them all). The acoustics of our Norman building proved ideally suited to the instruments like the harpsichord, recorders and viola de gamba.
Many thanks to the Friends of Steyning Parish Church as well as our own volunteers for making this very special event possible.
Many thanks to our friends at Steyning Bookshop who, to mark Independent Bookshop Week, arranged a Crime Writers’ Forum in Steyning Parish Church on 17 June. Over 150 people attended the sell-out event, which featured well-known
Many thanks to our friends at Steyning Bookshop who, to mark Independent Bookshop Week, arranged a Crime Writers’ Forum in Steyning Parish Church on 17 June. Over 150 people attended the sell-out event, which featured well-known author William Shaw interviewing local crime writer Elly Griffiths and ‘borderline National Treasure’ Revd Richard Coles.
Elly and Richard (William too) had new books to discuss and to sign afterwards. We learned a lot about the authors, their different methods and their history – who knew that William first interviewed Richard (then of the Communards) for a music publication in the 1980s? Or about the pencilled notes from her editor in the margins of Elly’s manuscripts (or that Beeding Cement Works features in her latest book)?
The Hanover Band returns to Steyning Parish Church on Saturday, 22 June. The Band will perform all six of JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in church over two sessions – 3:30pm and 6pm. Concert prices start
The Hanover Band returns to Steyning Parish Church on Saturday, 22 June. The Band will perform all six of JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in church over two sessions – 3:30pm and 6pm. Concert prices start at £25 to cover both performances. Picnics cost £12 per head, or feel free to bring your own. Concert tickets for under 25s are free for this amazing concert.
The Hanover Band orchestra comprises some of the best period instrument specialists in the UK, and the acoustics of our church lend themselves particularly well to this type of performance. The players are considered to be among the best in their field – as anyone who heard Handel’s Messiah in Steyning from the Hanover Band in December of 2022 can testify.
Tickets can be booked here.