Friends Weekend: Friday 6th – Sunday 8th June 2025
All events free. Donations to help restoration funds. The church will be open for visitors 10.00am – 5.00pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
Friday 6th June
6.00pm: ‘Plainsong to Palestrina’. A musical journey through time by Binsted Voices
Saturday 7th June
10.00am: Morning Service. Matins from the Book of Common Prayer, led by Geraldine Sansom
2.30pm: ‘Knights Templar to Nursing Home’. A talk on Rectory House by Eileen Colwell of Lancing and Sompting Pastfinders
Sunday 8th June
6.00pm: Strawberry Fair Folk Band. Concert with folk music and songs from Sussex and beyond
Church Services
Holy Communion is usually held at St Mary’s church on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 9am. Sung Evensong is usually held at St Mary’s church on the 5th Sunday of the month at 5pm. Any changes to these regular services are published in the Sunday Bulletin.
Details of services at other churches in the Chalk Spring Churches group can be found at chalkspringchurches.org.
The church is open for private prayer and visitors on Tuesdays (10am-2pm March to October; 10am-1pm November-December). Any additional dates will be advertised separately.
Choral Evensong Sunday 29th June 2025
Choral Evensong with Revd Jerry Garton. 5pm, followed by drinks. All welcome.
Services in 2025
Previous Events
Click here to see details of previous events held at St Mary’s church in Sompting.