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Sunday Services – 5 February 2023
Sunday Services – 29 January
Healing and Wholeness
Sunday Services – 22 January 2023
Curiosity does not always kill the cat
Sunday Services – 15 January 2023
Sunday Services – 8 January 2023
Living in Love and Faith
Sunday Services – New Year’s Day 01 January
Mild He lays His glory by
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Services – 2022
Don’t you know how loved you are?
Don’t you know how loved you are? Dear Friends, Yesterday I came from another school Christmas service. Reception class sang ‘Twinkle, twinkle little star…’ and even my Christmas hardened clerical heart softened…It been a long term for our two primary schools – but an Ofsted officially ‘GOOD’ one! Both schools had inspections this term and both were recognised for offering a really good education to their pupils. In no small part this is due to the able leadership of Mark at Birdham CE Primary and Nick at West Wittering CE Primary. But I know both Headteachers would want to recognise that their schools are good because of the able and committed teaching and support staff.
Contemporary culture can fixate on the impact leadership has on any organisation’s success. Increasingly, the church is recognising its importance. However, just as with our schools, the effectiveness of our churches in living out their calling to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ has as much to do with all the many, many dedicated and generous souls who share in the work of building God’s kingdom.
Sunday Services – 18 December
SUNDAY SERVICES – 18 DECEMBER
Sunday Services 18 December, 8am BCP at St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering, 10am One Church Family at St Peter & St Paul, West Wittering, 11am Common Worship with Holy Communion & Hymns at St Nicholas Church, Itchenor, Advent services 18 December, Nine Lessons and Carols from 4pm to 5pm, St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering
The sun shall not strike you
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night Ps 121. I‘ve been blessed to spend two nights away with the Franciscans at their community in Hillfield, Dorset. For me it’s such a privilege to be able to pause parish life and share in their daily pattern of prayer and praise – parish priests rarely get to worship themselves. My day begins there, as it does at home, with 30/40mins silent prayer and then I join the community for morning prayer at 7.30am. As I walked to the chapel, the moon was still up and nearly full and its light caught the frost covered Dorset hills and they shimmered. As we prayed the psalms we said the verse from Ps. 147 ‘His word runs swiftly…he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes’. In that moment God’s word really came alive!
Sunday Services – 11 December
Harbour Churches Sunday services – 11 December, 8am BCP at St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering, 8am BCP at St Nicholas Church, Itchenor, 9am Littles + bacon butties at St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering, 10am One Church Family at St James, Birdham, 6pm Evening Prayer at St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering.
Sunday Services – 4 December
Sunday Services – 4 December, 8am BCP @ St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering, 10am One Church Family @ St Peter & St Paul Church, Birdham, 11am Common Worship with Holy Communion & Hymns @ St Nicholas Church, Itchenor, 4pm to 4.30pm Christingle Celebration @ St Peter & St Paul, West Wittering
Harbour Churches foodbank donations
Harbour Churches foodbank donations. We would like to thank you for all of your generous donations to the Chichester foodbank that you have already made. This Christmas we wanted to extend our donations places so that we can collect more food for people in need. Good news – we now have seven confirmed places where people can donate food to Chichester foodbank.
Sunday Services – 27 November
Advent : Waiting with Gratitude
holy refugees…happy christmas…
Sunday Services – 20 November
Greater love has no-one than this
Sunday Services – 13 November
Treasuring Planet Earth
December 2022 Christmas Events & Services
Sunday Services – 6 November
Village Remembrance Sunday Services – 13 November
Re-membering putting the pieces back together
Sunday Services – 30 October
Dear oh dear
Sunday Services – 23 October
Sunday Services – 16 October
Preach the Gospel
Church pew auction sale – St Peter & St Paul West Wittering
Remembering Loved Ones Services
Sunday services – 2 October
Harvest – celebrating all of Gods gifts
Sunday Services – 25 September
Harvest Festival – join us on Sunday 2 October
Prayer Vigil & Sunday Services – 18 September
National minute of silence – Sunday 18 September
TELL gathering – 15 September
Sunday Services – 11 September
God sent a rainbow for the Queen
The Queen’s Death – Books of Condolence
Prayer for Her Majesty
Sunday services – 4 September
A house of prayer
Sunday services – 28 August
More precious than gold
Sunday services – 21 August
Father Pierre wisdom
Sunday services – 14 August
Worshipping outdoors
Sunday services – 7 August
Feast of the Transfiguration
Archbishop Justin Welby says threats to LGBTQ+ are a sin
Sunday services – 31 July
Gratitude attitude
Sunday services – 24 July
St James Patronal – Sunday 24 July
Friends thank you
Sunday services – 17 July
Sunday Services 10 July
Holiday Lunch Packs for kids
Prayer matters – Sunday services 3 July
Celebrate the patronal festival
Chichester food bank job vacancy
Chichester District Foodbank is seeking to recruit a Local Mobilisation and Campaigns Manager. The role is part time, fixed as a three-year contract. More about Chichester District Foodbank
Prayer matters & Sunday services 26 June
REDLANDS Service of Dedication
Prayer matters – Trinity Sunday 12 June
The word of our God stands forever
Pentecost Prayers & Services – Sunday 5 June
Come, Holy Spirit, our souls inspire and kindle with celestial fire
Sunday services – 29 May
Birdham with Itchenor APCM Reports – 26 May 2022
West Wittering APCM Reports – 29 May 2022
Prayers and Services – Sunday 22 May
Waymaker – Beating the Bounds
Itchenor Society accepting donations for Ukrainian Refugees
Itchenor Society is accepting donations for Ukrainian refugees at St Nicholas church Itchenor on 17 & 18 May.