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Readings for this month

 

3rd October
Harvest Festival		 10th October
Trinity 19		 17th October
Trinity 20		 24th October
Last Sunday after Trinity		 31st October
4th Sunday before Advent
TBA Hebrews 4. 12-end Hebrews 5. 1-10    Hebrews 7. 23-end Hebrews 9. 11-14
TBA Mark 10. 17-31 Mark 10. 35-45 Mark 5. 21-end Mark 12. 28-34

 

Upcoming worship services

The Eucharist
OCT
20
OCT
20
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 20 October 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
OCT
24
OCT
24
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 24 October 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
OCT
24
OCT
24
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 24 October 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
OCT
27
OCT
27
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 27 October 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
OCT
31
OCT
31
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 31 October 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
OCT
31
OCT
31
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 31 October 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
03
NOV
03
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 3 November 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
07
NOV
07
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 7 November 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
10
NOV
10
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
14
NOV
14
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 14 November 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
NOV
14
NOV
14
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 14 November 2021 09:30 - 10:15
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
17
NOV
17
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
21
NOV
21
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 21 November 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
NOV
21
NOV
21
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 21 November 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
24
NOV
24
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 24 November 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
NOV
28
NOV
28
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 28 November 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
NOV
28
NOV
28
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 28 November 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
01
DEC
01
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 1 December 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
05
DEC
05
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 5 December 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
DEC
05
DEC
05
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 5 December 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
08
DEC
08
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 8 December 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
12
DEC
12
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 12 December 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
DEC
12
DEC
12
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 12 December 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
15
DEC
15
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 10:00 - 11:00
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
19
DEC
19
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 19 December 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
DEC
19
DEC
19
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 19 December 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist (copy)
DEC
25
DEC
25
The Eucharist (copy)
Date
Date: 
Saturday, 25 December 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
DEC
25
DEC
25
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Saturday, 25 December 2021 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
DEC
26
DEC
26
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 26 December 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist (copy)
DEC
26
DEC
26
The Eucharist (copy)
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 26 December 2021 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
JAN
02
JAN
02
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 2 January 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
JAN
09
JAN
09
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 9 January 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
JAN
09
JAN
09
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 9 January 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
JAN
16
JAN
16
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 16 January 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
JAN
16
JAN
16
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 16 January 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
JAN
23
JAN
23
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 23 January 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
JAN
23
JAN
23
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 23 January 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
JAN
30
JAN
30
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 30 January 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
JAN
30
JAN
30
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 30 January 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
FEB
06
FEB
06
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 6 February 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
FEB
06
FEB
06
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 6 February 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
FEB
13
FEB
13
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 13 February 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
FEB
13
FEB
13
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 13 February 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
FEB
20
FEB
20
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 20 February 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
FEB
20
FEB
20
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 20 February 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
FEB
27
FEB
27
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 27 February 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
FEB
27
FEB
27
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 27 February 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
MAR
06
MAR
06
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 6 March 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church
Sung Eucharist
MAR
06
MAR
06
Sung Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 6 March 2022 10:00 - 10:45
Location St. Swithun's Church
The Eucharist
MAR
13
MAR
13
The Eucharist
Date
Date: 
Sunday, 13 March 2022 08:00 - 08:30
Location St. Swithun's Church

Latest news

Online Advent Calendar 2021!
Online Advent Calendar 2021!
Published on Friday, 15 October 2021 10:57
Decorate a door for our online Advent Calendar.
# News
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Published on Monday, 11 October 2021 12:19
Isabella Barton
Many congratulations to our Jeremy Kaye for being awarded the Order of St. Richard.
This is an annual award for lay people within the Diocese who have made exceptional
# News
Raising awareness of Modern Slavery in Sussex
Raising awareness of Modern Slavery in Sussex
Published on Thursday, 7 October 2021 11:02
There will always be slavery - it has not been relegated to the past. Thousands of people in the UK are currently living as slaves. That means their freedom has been taken and they
# News
Making a noise!
Making a noise!
Published on Wednesday, 6 October 2021 09:48
Did you know that St Swithun's has the largest peal of bells in the whole of Sussex? To put this in context, this is bigger than St Paul's or Westminster Abbey!There are 13
# News
Harvest Appeal 2021
Harvest Appeal 2021
Published on Monday, 4 October 2021 09:44
USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel) is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen
# News
East Grinstead Foodbank Harvest Christmas Appeal!
East Grinstead Foodbank Harvest Christmas Appeal!
Published on Thursday, 23 September 2021 00:00
Andrew Hawken
After a quiet August, we are getting busier again at the foodbank. And Yes! We are already starting to plan for Christmas, specifically our Christmas Bags! We require
# Supported charities
Mission Action Planning at St Swithun's
Mission Action Planning at St Swithun's
Published on Thursday, 23 September 2021 00:00
Andrew Hawken
Mission Action Plan update
# News
St. Swithun’s Parish Magazine Scans
St. Swithun’s Parish Magazine Scans
Published on Monday, 14 June 2021 11:42
Back in August 2018, as part of plans for an exhibition commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War, someone thought it a good idea to scan those Parish
# News
Southdown Covid Employment Support Service
Southdown Covid Employment Support Service
Published on Tuesday, 1 June 2021 10:06
An employment service for people who have been directly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
# News
East Grinstead Foodbank Helpline - Volunteers needed
East Grinstead Foodbank Helpline - Volunteers needed
Published on Thursday, 20 May 2021 09:47
East Grinstead Food bank is looking for volunteers to join its Callback team. Working from home, the team follows up calls to its Helpline number.If you are someone who:• 
# News
Fabric News May 2021
Fabric News May 2021
Published on Saturday, 1 May 2021 14:34
Andrew Hawken
News from John Ellis on current church fabric repairs and restoration.Reordering ProjectA significant amount of time and effort has been devoted to planning and executing the
# Internal announcements
FREE Church of England Phone Line
FREE Church of England Phone Line
Published on Friday, 12 June 2020 00:00
Andrew Hawken
# News
Prayer Card for those going into Hospital
Prayer Card for those going into Hospital
Published on Friday, 17 April 2020 15:51
Andrew Hawken
The bishop of Chichester has offered this text of a card suitable for anyone going into hospital. It will be used to alert the Hospital Chaplain who can then give pastoral
# The Vicar writes . . .
Light a virtual candle to remember a loved one
Light a virtual candle to remember a loved one
Published on Friday, 27 March 2020 09:30
The Church of England website now allows you to light a virtual candle to remember remember someone.  Follow this link to light a candle.
# News
St Swithun's Restoration Trust
St Swithun's Restoration Trust
Published on Friday, 11 October 2019 13:02
Read about the vital work of The St Swithun's Restoration Trust and how you can help preserve our beautiful church for future generations.
# News

A brief film about St Swithun's

 

This video presents a history of St Swithun's Church, followed by a glimpse of life in St Swithun's today.

The film is silent and lasts just over 10 minutes.

We hope you enjoy it!