A very warm welcome to our website!

Whether you are just browsing or are looking for something specific, we hope that this site will be of help. If you can't find what you were looking for, then please contact us either by email or by phoning the Parish Office. The contact details are below. 

About us:
We are a modern, friendly, welcoming Church with a mixture of informal family and youth led services as well as traditional services of the Church of England.

The Diary page has a list of our services this month, and our News page has a list of events and items of interest for May & June, including a letter from Georgie Kargbo in Sierra Leone, who we support as one of our overseas link partners, and for whom we are held a successful 'Bring and Buy' sale on 10th May.

Sunday morning services:
9.00 am - Holy Communion most weeks, Morning Prayer on 5th Sunday's, 
10.30 am - less formal worship with creche facilities. Also groups run for 3-10's (Skyriders) and 11-18's (ViE*), except on the first Sunday - see below.

New service:
We have also started 2008 with a new service on the first Sunday of every month at 4pm, called feast@4. We hope that this new time will be helpful to those who are unable to come to morning services. There are usually activities for the 3 to 10 and 11 to 18 year groups. 
The next one is on June 1st at ......4pm.

Visiting us:
We have limited on site parking with a few spaces in the Rider Hall car park in Cants Lane, otherwise please park considerately on the OPPOSITE side of Junction Road (by the allotments). Click here for a map showing where we are.

Site last updated on 10 May 2008.

SNIPPETS:

• Sunday 11th May is Pentecost. So what is it all about? Click here to find out! 

• HOPE 08 Prayer Night, Tuesday May 20th at 7:30pm—St John's Church.

• See the News page for June events, including the Town Festival float and the St Andrew's Players production.

• See the Flower festival page for details of this event from 13th to 15th June which involves over 40 groups! [Page updated 10th May with exhibition details]

• The Centenary events page for 2008 has been updated. 

• There is an Order form for memorabilia, and pictures of some of the items for sale.

• The Cafeteria is open Mondays & Thursdays from 9.15 am to 2 pm (except Bank holidays).

• Important note: 
  The Parochial Church Council are looking at replacing the long pews in the church with chairs. Some of these have memorial plaques which will be repositioned. We need to try and trace the next of kin to advise them of our intention. If you can help with this please contact the Office on 01444 232337 or standrewsadmin@googlemail.com 

CHURCH ADDRESS:

St Andrew's Church, 
Cants Lane, Burgess Hill, 
West Sussex, RH15 0LG. 

Parish office: (01444) 232023 or 232337.

For hall bookings please call: (01444) 253762.

Thanks for visiting our site, we would like to know what you think of it. Please let us know by sending us an EMAIL:

standrewsadmin@googlemail.com

The Parish Office is open weekdays between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm.

HIRING THE CHURCH:

As we have a growing number of bookings for the Church throughout the year, we have updated our 'Terms of Usage' and added it to the web site.

Please click here for details whether you are a regular user or want to find out about hiring the Church building for the first time.

PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL:

Support the campaign to help keep vital maternity services at the Princess Royal Hospital. See details at http://www.supportprh.com/

Information and how to respond to the proposals can be found at the primary care trust website: www.westsussexpct.nhs.uk

OUR VISION IS FOR A CHURCH THAT:

• Is warm welcoming and accessible.

• Draws people to faith in Jesus Christ.

• Is open in daylight hours.

• Throws its doors open to young people (those 19 and under).

• Enables young people to connect with God and get excited about Jesus.

• Encourages young adults and families to be part of a growing Christian community.

• Engages with the issues of the day and strengthens them to live their lives in a network society.

A PRAYER:

The arm of God be about you,
The way of Christ guide you,
The strength of the Spirit support you.
God be with you on the smooth paths;
Christ be with you in the storms;
The Spirit be with you at all times.

Please click here for today's Biblegateway.com verse.