This is a rolling news page, and is regularly updated with pictures, web links, video and audio files, plus information on forthcoming events.
COVID-19 guidance
Stop Press 13/04/2021
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
As we enter a time of significant national mourning following the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, St Andrew’s will be open at (9 o’clock) in the morning and closed at (6 o’clock) in the evening each day until Satuday 17th the day of the funeral when it will be closed at 8.00 p.m for prayers or you can click the links below
The Church of England media notice and further resources here
You can light an online candle here
You can sign the online condolence book here
Stop Press 13/04/2021
St Andrew’s will be opening on Sunday the 18th April for a full Eucharist service to be given by Rev Sally Epps, who has recently retired from Parish ministry and now lives in Cowfold and has kindly offered her time to help us out, so please give he a great Nuthurst and Manningsheath welcome to our Parish church.
There will be an organist and a small choir but unfortunately no congregational singing will be permitted at this service. Please remember to wear a mask at all times in Church.
There will be hand sanitiser on your way in by the South Door, and on your way out by the West Door, please maintain a distance of 2 m from others inside as well outside.
The Toilet and the Vestry in the Church will not be available for use whilst the Church is open.
There will now be collection plate, or you can donate to the Church using our Bank, which is Nat West, Horsham. The Account Name is PCC St Andrew’s Nuthurst, the
Sort Code is 60-11-17, and the Account Number is 62148915. Thank you.
Stop Press 09/04/2021
We will be holding a Non-Eucharist Service given by Geoff Smith this coming Sunday, 11th April, at St Andrew’s Church, starting at 10 am. The theme of the Service is ‘Easter Hope’, and it will include an update on the amazing work of ‘Edukid’, a charity supported by our church.
To reserve your place please contact Jackie Swift on 01403 732099 or by emailing Jackie Swift at swift@dircon.co.uk as seating will be limited.
There will be no organist but a small choir, unfortunately no congregational singing will be permitted at this service. Please remember to wear a mask at all times in Church.
There will be hand sanitiser on your way in by the South Door, and on your way out by the West Door, please maintain a distance of 2 m from others inside as well outside.
The Toilet and the Vestry in the Church will not be available for use whilst the Church is open.
There will also be collection plate, or you can donate to the Church using our Bank, which is Nat West, Horsham. The Account Name is PCC St Andrew’s Nuthurst, the
Sort Code is 60-11-17, and the Account Number is 62148915. Thank you.
Some of the parishioners have produced a small service video lasting about 32 minutes for Palm Sunday 28th a link will be included in a email to be sent out on the 28th March
It is with great joy to inform you that St Andrew’s will be opening again on the 4th April Easter Sunday for a full service to be given by Julia Peaty once again,
There will be an organist and a small choir but unfortunately no congregational singing will be permitted at this service. Please remember to wear a mask at all times in Church.
There will be hand sanitiser on your way in by the South Door, and on your way out by the West Door, please maintain a distance of 2 m from others inside as well outside.
The Toilet and the Vestry in the Church will not be available for use whilst the Church is open.
There will now be collection plate to help with the cost of flower decorations at Easter.
There will also be collection plate, or you can donate to the Church using our Bank, which is Nat West, Horsham. The Account Name is PCC St Andrew’s Nuthurst, the
Sort Code is 60-11-17, and the Account Number is 62148915. Thank you.
There will now be collection plate, or you can donate to the Church using our Bank, which is Nat West, Horsham. The Account Name is PCC St Andrew’s Nuthurst, the
Sort Code is 60-11-17, and the Account Number is 62148915. Thank you.
The Toilet and the Vestry in the Church will not be available for use whilst the Church is open.
Church Services. Our churches in the parish remain closed at present, but those of you who can get online, can access Sunday worship very easily.
The Parish of Partridge Green and West Grinstead have been particularly supportive of us, while our churches have been closed, and Alison, the priest there, would welcome anyone joining them on Sundays via their online facebook Link below.
https://www.facebook.com/stmichaelspartridgegreen/videos/3888479891219366/
You can also join the services at Chichester Cathedral. see link below https://www.chichester.anglican.org/liveservices/
Lent Geoff Smith will be producing Summaries at weekly intervals during Lent, which will be posted on the church’s cloud drive in pdf format, the link to access is below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZK0Hu3C30A-d-PVO0OO66A8KnyPOSA4S?usp=sharing
Geoff will be producing five Summaries, which I hope will help in your own reflections over the period of Lent. he will be making reference to the Diocesan resource material for each of the five weeks in Lent which has been produced from the Diocese, and available on the Diocesan web-site
https://www.chichester.anglican.org/lent-2021/
These include Bible Readings; Background Reading; Conversation Videos; and Thought Provoking Questions;
Alpha Course. The Revd Brian New has told us that the Parish of Broadbridge Heath will be running an Alpha Course during Lent. Alpha is an introduction for Christianity, for everyone, whether you are just wanting to explore the faith, or already committed. Contact Brian on brianthecurate@gmail.com if you are interested, as more courses are likely to follow.
keep safe and help each other in these
COVID-19 help
Dear folks
If you have been contacted regarding an appointment for your Covid-19 vaccination but are unable to make your own way there, please see the information below that we have received from the Horsham Community Hub. There are various services available to residents that will provide transport within the district.
To find your nearest community transport scheme, please click here or call West Sussex’s Community Hub (Covid-19) on 033 022 27980 and ask them for your nearest community transport scheme’s contact details.
If you find that your local scheme is not able to help with transport, please contact Community Transport Sussex on 01403 754206 to book a journey. The minibuses are thoroughly cleaned between passengers, drivers will be wearing appropriate PPE, and safety procedures will be in place to ensure the journeys are as safe as possible. CT Sussex transport is available to and from your home address. Availability of journeys is mostly between 10am and 2pm, due to driver schedules; however, if your appointment is outside of these times, you can still get in touch to discuss options.
keep safe and well
Stop Press 10/1/2021
You can donate to the Church using our Bank, which is Nat West, Horsham. The Account Name is PCC St Andrew’s Nuthurst, the
Sort Code is 60-11-17, and the Account Number is 62148915. Thank you.
There will be an organist and a small choir but unfortunately no congregational singing will be permitted at this service. Please remember to wear a mask at all times in Church.
There will be hand sanitiser on your way in by the South Door, and on your way out by the West Door, please maintain a distance of 2 m from others inside as well outside.
There will now be collection plate, or you can donate to the Church using our Bank, which is Nat West, Horsham. The Account Name is PCC St Andrew’s Nuthurst, the
Sort Code is 60-11-17, and the Account Number is 62148915. Thank you.
The Toilet and the Vestry in the Church will not be available for use whilst the Church is open.
CoGS Stop Press 27/12/2020
The next service in the Church of The Good Shepherd will be on 6 th January 2021 @ 10.15am but with limited numbers please contact Sue, 01403 711871 to reserved your place.
passed sevices
We are very pleased indeed and honoured that the service on the 25th of December is at 10.30 am will be taken by the The Bishop of Horsham Ruth Bushyager there will be a small choir and an organist but unfortunately no congregational singing will be permitted at this service. Please remember to wear a mask at all times
To reserve your place please contact Jackie Swift on 01403 732099 as seating will be limited.
The service on the 20th of December at 10 am and will be taken by the Acting Archdeacon of Horsham, the
Revd Canon Julia Peaty.
To reserved your place contact Jackie Swift on 01403 732099 as seating will be limited
There will be a small choir and an organist but unfortunately no congregational singing will be permitted at this service. Please remember to wear a mask at all times in Church.
The Church of The Good Shepherd will open on 9 th December @ 10.15am but with limited numbers please contact Sue, it will remain closed for all services until further notice after the 9 th.
The service on the 6th December will be conducted by Bishop John at 10 am, it will be our first in Advent and will include the collection of toys for FSW.(see note from Bernice below) As always during these strange times places will be limited, so please ensure that you have reserved your place by contacting Jackie Swift on 01403 732099, in keeping with the latest guidelines. Hand sanitation will be available on entry and exit to the church and you will need a face mask.
Note from Bernice
Our parish normally collects a large number of toys and other gifts for Family Support Work at our annual Toy Service. Unfortunately we have been unable to organise a Toy Service, as such, this year, but of course FSW needs these items for families in Sussex more than ever this year. Geoff will be conducting a service at the school next week, which will include collecting items for FSW. If anyone from the church wishes to give gifts, please bring them to the service on 6th December. Below is a reminder of suitable gifts:
Toys and games for children of all ages, remembering that, because of COVID, all must be NEW please. Items for older children are especially welcome e.g. gift vouchers, jewellery, hair decorations, toiletries. Nothing should be wrapped; this is so that FSW can distribute appropriately. However, please do add some Christmas paper, if you would like to do so. FSW also make up Christmas hampers, so non-perishable goodies such as chocolates and sweets, biscuits, nuts and raisins (etc), Christmas puddings would also be very welcome.
- We are using and developing our own Parish website http://nuthurst.org as much as we can, to incorporate relevant information, and to provide our own useful content for you.
- You can find the readings for next Sunday, and a Reflection from Chris Sutton, our Interim Priest. at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1JdUatvy95jSEGivZYeAKALO7-pfzRJkB
Please let us know if you have any further suggestions or additions to this. We will continue to expand it as time goes by, and we are updating it on a very regular basis. Please let Pete Swift know of any improvements, additions or corrections at sedgwickswifts@gmail.com
From Bishop Horsham
Ephesians 1.15-23
Matthew 25.31-46
15 I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason 16I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, 19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. 20God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. 22And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Rt Rev’d Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham
01403 218501 | www.chichester.anglican.org | Bishop’s House, 21 Guildford Road, Horsham, RH12 1LU.
V4 updated 20/12/ 2020 PRS
