Described as “Exciting and Inspirational”, “Challenging”, “Confidence Boosting” ,“Hopeful”, “Unexpected as to where God will take us” ,“A Treasure Trove” and “Expanding thoughts and actions”.

Metamorphosis equips people with the inspiration, confidence and skills to work for transformation in their local churches and communities across the UK and Ireland. It originates from over 15 years of experience across our Mothers’ Union movement in bringing churches and communities together to work for transformation, and it has been
contextualised for use in the UK and Ireland.

Described as “Exciting and Inspirational”, “Challenging”, “Confidence Boosting” ,“Hopeful”, “Unexpected as to where God will take us” ,“A Treasure Trove” and “Expanding thoughts and actions”.

Metamorphosis equips people with the inspiration, confidence and skills to work for transformation in their local churches and communities across the UK and Ireland. It originates from over 15 years of experience across our Mothers’ Union movement in bringing churches and communities together to work for transformation, and it has been
contextualised for use in the UK and Ireland.

Meditation with Morning Prayer Fridays 8am-8:40am. A time of quietness to begin the day, including the ancient spiritual practice of lectio divina, where we listen to scripture with the ‘ear of the heart’.

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Join others in the Parish Centre; bring a project along and work on it with company and conversation.

A quiet said service of Holy Communion lasting about 40 mins. A peaceful and reflective way to start Sunday.

Early-years faith explored through arts, crafts & family fellowship. SHINE meet during the 10am service, in the adjacent church hall. It's a convenient location with good bus & rail links, with nearby car parking available too.

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Our main gathering of the week is our Parish Eucharist, with full choir and organ music, lasting about an hour.

Children are especially welcome at the 10am service. Our 'Shine' Sunday School takes place every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, beginning at 10am in the Parish Hall for fun, stories and crafts before returning to church for Holy Communion.

On the 3rd Sunday of the month our Parish Eucharist has a simpler and shorter 'all-age' structure, seeking to be especially inclusive of children and young families.

A meditative service of Evening Prayer with music from Taizé community.

6.00pm on the 4th Sunday of the month in the St George's Chapel.

Mary’s Music, a simple singing and music group for 0-4year with their parent/carer (during term time only). £2 donation.

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Our mid-week service of Holy Communion takes place at 11.00am on Tuesdays. This is a said service with a gentle and peaceful atmosphere, in the beautiful space of St Mary's church. A brief homily is preached.

Tuesday evening is practice night! Newcomers are welcome, even if only to see what it's all about. You need not attend St Mary's as a worshipper and the group welcomes all, whether of any faith or of none.
Come along to meet the band at St Mary's main door, just before 7.30pm (although there is no ringing in Holy Week).

Bell's are rung before the 10am Sunday service, on special personal occasions (such as weddings & baptisms) and, of course, on national moments such as Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee & King Charles' recent Coronation. The band at St Mary's is a lovely group; a mix of men & women, and is not limited to those that worship at St Mary's. Access to the Ringing Room is via a stone, spiral-staircase in the church tower.

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Baby & Toddler group,every (term-time only) Wednesday.
Join us for stories, songs & craft activities in the church.
(Suggested donation £1)

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Join St Mary de Haura Children & Families for Teatime Worship...

Calling all Josephs, Marys, angels, shepherds, wisemen, sheep, camels, donkeys, cows and stars...A chance for all children to take part in retelling the Christmas Story!

A short and simple act of worship with story and song, particularly aimed at primary and pre-school aged children and their adults. Followed by a sandwich tea and refreshments.

1st Sunday of the month at 4.00pm in St Mary's Church.

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Learn more here - https://thejulianmeetings.net/
Silent Prayer Together - http://www.stmarydehaura.org.uk/church-life/julian-meetings/

Contemplative prayer has been part of the Christian tradition since earliest times. In the medieval period it became mostly associated with monasticism, but in the 20th century it was reclaimed as a normal part of many people’s spiritual journey. The Julian Meetings is a network of groups to foster contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition. In contemplation we just ‘are’ before God with the four ‘S’s: Stillness, Silence, Simplicity, Surrender.

2nd Sunday of the month at 6.00pm in the Lady Chapel.

A short, quiet said service of Night Prayer to end the weekend.

Come along to the Parish Office for tea/coffee, cake, and a chat.
All are welcome, you do not have to be a member. Let’s see how many of us can enjoy getting together.

MU is a Christian organisation which promotes well-being of families, worldwide. Our group at St Mary's meets on 2nd Monday of each month.

We (MU) started out as a Christian group to support mothers and families and that remains at the core of our work and guiding principles, but we welcome you to join us whoever you are - you don’t have to have children, be married, be a woman, or be a churchgoer. There are different ways to belong depending on what works best for you.

Make contact on [email protected]

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Coffee and Cakes
Handmade bags & Aprons
Meet the Friends and perhaps get Souvenirs
Rest of the worries of the day

All worship is as a family, even if perhaps it is via an online service or across the different venues. However, there is are special services where we can all be together and worship from within the same space.
Our youngest are eager to get involved and often help with the reading & the discussion after it; they often lead our prayers a little later in the service.
Even if you or you're young one isn't Baptised, please do feel free to approach and receive a Blessing or if you prefer use the moments of the Eucharist to stay seated and reflect or pray that is fine too. Quite often our choir will be singing and they sing beautifully, so simply rest in the moment and listen.

Enjoy the Christmas Message and mark it with the lighting of Christingles. There will be a collection for the work of the Children's Society, so we can share the gift of Christmas into other families too.

Our monthly service of Choral Evensong, with full choir and organ and congregational hymns. A short sermon is preached.

3rd Sunday of the month at 6.00pm in St Mary's Church.

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A lovely way to start Christmas Eve with a relaxed family Crib Service...

High-class affordable concerts in a beautiful (Grade 1 listed) setting. All events are held at St Mary de Haura, in central Shoreham-by-Sea. There is parking in the town, but also excellent bus and train access too. There is mobility-limited access via the South Door.

High-class affordable concerts in a beautiful (Grade 1 listed) setting. All events are held at St Mary de Haura, in central Shoreham-by-Sea. There is parking in the town, but also excellent bus and train access too. There is mobility-limited access via the South Door.

Tickets are £5 on the door (cash only), but U18s are free which makes it an ideal chance to introduce different musical styles to your children & school-age groups.

Learn more about Adur Arts Forum through their website & stay up to date with their news and events...
https://www.bh-arts.org.uk/

Toilet facilities for Saturday concerts are the Shoreham Centre & Middle Road public toilets; Middle Road only for Sunday concerts.

Our very popular church tours are well underway until mid-September. Please spread the word! The tours are free and, for the weekly tours from May until the end of August, you don't have to book, just 'turn up on the day'.

Our very popular church tours are well underway until mid-September. Please spread the word! The tours are free and, for the weekly tours from May until the end of August, you don't have to book, just 'turn up on the day'.