Parish Life News

Our Church is used for a variety of events - for worship, as a concert venue, for local school concerts and as a meeting place for diocesan events.

Please scroll down the page to see a list of events and news.

This will be held on 5, 6, 7 August from 10am to 12am each morning with fun, games, songs and crafts and a special family service on 9 August. Application forms are available from feast@4. If you have attended before then you will be sent one directly. If any parents or carers can help with the club, then please let me know. Remember to tell your friends!

The Chaplaincy Team at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals has prepared the following practical advice for getting spiritual support during your stay in hospital. 

Before leaving for hospital:

• Let your priest or someone in your church know you are going in. Unless you yourself let them know, they may not find out.

When you get to hospital:

• Let the Chaplaincy Team know that you would like to be visited. The ward staff will pass on this information for you

• Chaplains are available for spiritual support and to help you think through the implications of your illness or treatment

• It may be possible for you to attend the chapel service on Sunday. The ward staff will help arrange this.

• If not, then someone from the Chaplaincy Team can visit you to bring communion or to say a prayer.

• Your own priest can visit. It is worth checking the most convenient times.

BISHOP of HORSHAM

 Rev Mark Sowerby will be consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury as Bishop of Horsham at 11.00 am on 25 July in Chichester Cathedral. No general tickets are being issued but, if you intend to go, you will need to be in your seat by 10.30 am and should advise the Bishop's Secretary (on 01243 782161 or linda.savage@diochi.org.uk) by 6 July. 

There will also be a special commissioning and welcome for the Horsham Episcopal Area on 3 September at 7.30pm at St Mary's Horsham.

DOG WALKING

My husband Mark, would like to set up a FREE dog walking service to anyone at St Andrews or friends that you know who are unable to walk their dog due to illness or just general busyness of life. Dogs big or small need regular long walks. Thanks, Ginny.

Mid Sussex Networks for Older People

This is a network of voluntary groups that provide services for older people.

We aim to support the health, wellbeing and independence of older people across our district.

Our member groups include large charities as well as small community groups run by and for older people.   What we have in common is our desire to serve the older residents of Mid Sussex, and – working together in partnership – we are extending the range and capacity of our services.

On our website www.midsussexnetworks.org.uk, you can find out

• More about us

• Who is who

• Information on the services our members provide

• How you can get involved

• Make a difference to older people living in your area.

Friendship Club

A new weekly group started meeting on Thursday's between 11am and 2pm for those who have mobility problems. Cost is £6 per person, including transport and a 2 course lunch. Contact Linda on 01444 253762.

feast@4, started in January 2008 as a new venture for St Andrew's Church, and it is held at 4pm on the first Sunday in every month. It is a lovely way for the whole family to attend an informal service with other members of St Andrew's community and to develop an understanding of Christianity, at a family friendly time of day. Plus there is always food afterwards.

So, if you find getting to a morning service difficult but find the afternoon is easier, or you just prefer a more laid back and informal approach to worship, then why not come along and see for yourself what it is all about!

Time Out

At Timeout we meet fortnightly on a Tuesday morning to enjoy one another's company. Our Pre School children are entertained and cared for by two lovely ladies, which allows us time out to worship, pray, and study God's word together. 

 If you are in need of some "sane" childfree time with like-minded parents and carers come and visit us.
Find out, too about St Andrews Babysitting Circle.

Contact Marian Watson via the Parish office.