St Mary's is the Big Issue Distribution Agency for Brighton and Hove. We distribute the Big Issue magazine to about 20 homeless and insecurely housed vendors throughout the week.

A beautiful, dignified act of worship, conducted according to the Common Worship liturgy, with a sung mass, candles and incense. Everyone is welcome to attend the service or else to drop in for a coffee afterwards.

Immediately following the service there will be an opportunity to be anointed and prayed over.

The coffee-slot after the service is a good time to see the church and get to know St Mary's.

Wheelchair accessible. Photography welcome. Dogs on a lead and bicycles happily accommodated.

Also live-streamed via Zoom on: https://bit.ly/StMarysKT

Our friendly, inclusive carer & toddler group runs in our church hall on Tuesday afternoons from 2.30 to 4 pm. The entrance to the hall is in St Mary's Place, immediately to the east of the church.
We welcome people of all faiths and none and hope you'll feel comfortable with us whatever your beliefs.

The lead person is Kaye Inglis, who is also a churchwarden and our vulnerable adults befriender. She’s assisted by Fr Andrew, Shari-Ann, and Steve. We’re always happy to chat and answer questions.

To help cover the costs of snacks for the littlies and afternoon tea for the grown-ups, we ask that parents pay £2 for the first child, and £1 for a second. But this isn't obligatory. Please speak with one of our volunteers if this would prevent you from bringing a child to the Koalas.

For this year's Lent Reflections, as we reflect on the Mystery of Faith, we consider the Nicene Creed, (the first part from the Council of Nicaea in 325AD, the second from that of Constantinople in 381AD).

There will be 5 sessions on consecutive Wednesdays in Lent, taking place in the Lady Chapel between 10.30am and 11.30am. You are then invited to reflect and pray before joining us for Mass at 12.30pm. All are welcome.

WEDNESDAY 12th MARCH - The first presentation, on God as Father, uses Julian of Norwich’s insights to help us contemplate God uniquely revealed in Jesus.

WEDNESDAY 19th MARCH - The second presentation, invites us to discuss Jesus (called ‘light from light’ in the Creed) as the one who moves us to limitless love through his death and resurrection.

WEDNESDAY 26th MARCH - The Holy Spirit, ‘Lord and Giver of life,’ is next considered as the giver of wisdom, who teaches us attentiveness to God.

WEDNESDAY 2nd APRIL - Leading on from the revelation of the Holy Trinity, and following the Creed, with the help of the writings of Bishop George Bell, we move to reflect on the Church, the community of believers born at the cross and made manifest at Pentecost.

WEDNESDAY 9th APRIL - The final presentation looks at the life of the world to come as considered by Evelyn Underhill, one of the most inspiring theologians and spiritual writers of the 20th century.

A beautiful, dignified act of worship, conducted according to the Common Worship liturgy, with a sung mass, candles and incense. Everyone is welcome to attend the service or else to drop in for a coffee afterwards.

The coffee-slot after the service is a good time to see the church and get to know St Mary's.

Wheelchair accessible. Dogs on a lead and bicycles happily accommodated.

Also live-streamed via Zoom on: https://bit.ly/StMarysKT

A service of readings, prayer, and contemplation centred on the 14 Stations of the Cross, artistic representations of the episodes leading to Christ's crucifixion. The Stations at St Mary's are large paintings, c.1918-32, by Hove artist Harry Mileham, which used to hang in the church of St Thomas the Apostle, Davigdor Road, Hove.

Come and sing The Crucifixion by John Stainer (1887). Oratorio for SATB choir and organ.

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Evening service on Maundy Thursday. Eucharist with foot-washing, followed by Easter Vigil until 10 pm.

The Liturgy of the Lord's Passion commemorates Jesus' suffering and death. It is the second part of the Triduum, a three-day celebration that also includes Maundy Thursday and Easter.

The service begins in silence, continuing on from the vigil held on Maundy Thursday, and includes the Veneration of the Cross: a traditional part of the liturgy that involves paying homage to the cross as a symbol of salvation and victory. The liturgy concludes with a simple rite of communion.

A beautiful service on Easter Eve that begins in darkness and, with the lighting of the new fire, erupts into light and song as we celebrate the risen Christ and renew our baptismal vows.

The culmination of Passiontide - a beautiful, joyous service that brims with the sense of new life, hope and redemption. Followed by refreshments for all.