Welcome to our Church web site.  
At the moment we are awaiting the appointment of a new vicar, following Rev Ian Prior's retirement.

During this "Interregnum" period, many different people are helping to lead our services. If you are unsure of who to speak to regarding a certain matter, please contact the Parish Office or one of the congregation and they will endeavour to guide you to the right person .

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 now 7th February at.... 4pm!.

Site last updated on 31st January 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 February diary is now available.

  • The News page has been updated with details of the next Ladies and Men's breakfasts in February and a play in March. This is a useful page to check up on, as it contains details of events and notices, and where to find new groups that have started or other information.

  • The kidZone page has been updated with the 2010 events for the under 11's.

  • Opera Brava presents 'Prince Caspian' workshops in half term, 15th to 19th February for School years 4-9, £30 for the whole week. For more information contact the Parish Office.

  • The Cafeteria re-opens on February 13th after the refurbishment. It opens Mondays (except Bank holidays), Thursdays & Fridays from Noon to 2 pm serving breakfasts, coffees and cakes.

  • A new group started recently called Stepping Stones - see here.

  • The Team page has some new additions, and there are still more to come!

  • We are holding interviews this month for Ian Prior’s replacement and therefore, we ask for you to pray for the decision makers to clearly hear from God who will be the right person for our church, the local community and Burgess Hill.

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.

Interregnum Prayer:

Lord, help us to be a people who respond to your calling.

Develop your gifts in us, so that we may be Joyful in worship,
Constant in prayer, and United in our care for one another.

Call to this, your church and ours, a true Shepherd, a person of God, a minister of Christ, that together we may seek to know God and make him known to others.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, 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.

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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