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We are very delighted to announce that Rev Sophie Jelley will be joining us as our new Vicar!. She is currently Resident Minister of St John's, Churt, near Guildford. She has a husband, Chris, and 3 children (aged 10, 8 and 4). Sophie was educated in Brighton, has degrees in Theology from Leeds and Oxford Universities, served as a curate in Shipley, near Bradford, and spent some years working with the Church Mission Society in Uganda. The Service of Installation will be on Thursday September 9th 2010. We look forward to giving Sophie and her family a very warm welcome.

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 are looking for, then please contact us either by email or by phoning the Parish Office. The contact details are below. 
Centenary and Church pictures

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.

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. 

Children and young people:
On Sunday morning at 10.30, groups run for 3-10's (kidZone) and 11-18's (ViE*) during term time, except on the first Sunday - see below.
On the 3rd Sunday of the month at 6.30, is Ignite for the 11+ age range, bringing together young people from other churches in the town to worship.

Feast@4:
On the 1st Sunday of every month we have a service at 4pm, called feast@4. There are usually activities for the 3 to 10 and 11 to 18 year groups, with food afterwards! All are welcome. The next one is on 1st August at.... 4pm!.

Site last updated on 14th July 2010.

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). Here is a map showing where we are.

What's going on?:

  • The July diary and News page updates are now available with some upcoming events.

  • The Puzzle Cafe is open Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays (except Bank holidays) from 9.30am to 2 pm serving teas, coffees and light refreshments, with hot lunches available from 12 noon to 2 pm.

  • The kidZone and ViE* pages have both been updated.

  • A reminder that Holiday club runs from 4th to 6th & 8th August. Registration forms are available here - please scroll to the last page.

  • The Youth Centre is closed from the 19th July to the 2nd September for summer work which will involve internal renovation, new disabled ramp, drains and paths. There are other external works happening as well so please be careful when walking around by the Church and halls!

  • And finally, a new link - to the Preschool http://www.standrewsps.co.uk

Contacting us:

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.

Thank you for visiting our site, we would like to know what you think of it. Please let us know by sending us an email to: standrewsadmin@googlemail.com

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

Here is a selection of World Cup Prayers from feast@4:

Dear Lord, Please could you look after all the people who will be suffering from hunger and harm in South Africa while the World Cup is on. Let's hope that the nations can join together in harmony from now on. Thanks God. Amen.

Dear God, please look after everyone involved in this year's World Cup from the greatest footballers to the grounds men and hotel staff who will look after them all. Make sure there is fair play and everyone involved has a fantastic time. Amen

Dear Lord, please can you help all the players at the World Cup to play fairly and honestly, and to share the moment of playing together. Amen

Dear Lord, I pray that all the teams will travel safely. Amen

Dear God (I pray) that this World Cup event will be a joy to everyone and that it will be a shining example of peace and harmony to all nations. Amen.

Dear Lord, Thank you for this magic tournament. I hope all the teams perform well and I hope there will be great goals. Please protect players from injury. Amen

Dear Lord, I pray that the World Cup will help to bring together all the nations involved and particularly help to unite and heal some of the tensions that South Africa has experienced. Amen.

Dear Lord, I pray for all those involved in the World Cup, that they may play fairly and behave well. Please let them bring hope and wealth to the poorest in South Africa. Amen

Our vision is for a Church that:

  • Is growing in faith and membership.

  • Is warm, welcoming and accessible.

  • Draws people of all ages to faith in Jesus Christ.

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

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

  • Preaches the Gospel according to Biblical principles and its relevance to our lives today.
Back to Church Sunday is on September 26th 2010 and it is already being advertised.

If you would like to find out more about what this is all about, please see the website http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/

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.

Of interest:

Our Parish profile is available here.

Pictures from the summer 2009 St Andrews Holiday Club can be found on the link.

Photos from the visit to our Church by The Most Rev and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York on our centenary day in 2008 are here.

For today's Biblegateway.com verse, please click here. 

 

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