The Parish of Albourne

Easter services across Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common - 2024

Christians and churches across Hurstpierpoint will join together on Good Friday at 10.30am for a Walk of Witness, which will start at South Avenue.
You would be warmly welcome to join us for this, or for any of the services taking place across the village during Holy Week.

Holy Trinity Church

www.holytrinityhpp.org High Street, Hurstpierpoint. 01273 835109 - hurstparishoffice@gmail.com

25th, 26th and 27th March
7.30pm – Holy Communion during Holy Week

Maundy Thursday – 28th March
7.30pm – Sung Eucharist for Maundy Thursday

Good Friday – 29th March
12-2pm - quiet time and space for prayer and reflection on the journey of the Cross. Please come and go as you please, in quietness.
2pm - Last Hour at the Cross

Holy Saturday – 30th March
7.30pm – Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday – 31st March
8am - Easter Communion – a simple said service
9.30am – Easter Communion – a sung service with choir
11am – Easter Celebration Communion – a beautiful service for people of all ages, with songs and activities for children, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt


Good News Church

www.goodnewshurst.co.uk 149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint. David Lowries - david@goodnewshurst.co.uk

Easter Sunday – 31st March
10.30am - Easter Sunday Family Service


The Parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham

Contact: Rev Rachel Cornish - rev.rachelcornish@gmail.com. You can also find us on ‘A Church Near You’

Monday 25th March
4pm - Evening Prayer at St Bartholomew, Albourne

Tuesday 26th March
4pm - Evening Prayer at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Wednesday 27th March
4pm - Evening Prayer at St Peter, Twineham

Maundy Thursday – 28th March
7pm - Holy Communion at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Good Friday – 29th March
11am - Morning Service at St Peter, Twineham Holy

Saturday – 30th March
10-11.30am – Messy Church with crafts and fun for children at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Easter Sunday – 31st March
10am - Parish Eucharist at St Bartholomew, Albourne

Christmas services around Hurst this December 2023

Holy Trinity Parish Church

High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9TS
Contact: Pat Johns & Tim Leech (Church wardens) - 01273 835109 - hurstparishoffice@gmail.com www.holytrinityhpp.org

Wednesday 6th December
7.30pm - Mothers’ Union Advent Evening with carols and readings. Followed by mulled wine and mince pies. Tickets available from Judy Leech 01273 833954

Sunday 10th December
6pm - Mid Sussex District Council’s Civic Service. Supporting and praying for and with our local community leaders. All very welcome

Sunday 17th December
6pm - Candlelit Carol Service followed by mulled wine and mince pies

Christmas Eve
9.30am - Sunday Morning Service
3pm & 4.30pm - Crib Services with All Join In Nativity – children are invited to dress as a favourite nativity character
11.30pm - Midnight Mass

Christmas Day
8am - Christmas Communion – a simple said service
10am - Christmas Family Communion with choir and carols – a service for all the family


Good News Church

149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9PU
Contact: Revd David Lowries - david@goodnewshurst.co.uk
www.goodnewshurst.co.uk

Sunday 17th December
3.30pm - Carols and Cakes – an informal carol service

Christmas Day
10am - Christmas Day Service - Come and celebrate with us our Saviour’s birth


The Point

Contact: Revd Will Kemp - 01444 230830 - info@thepointchurch.co.uk
www.thepointchurch.co.uk

Sunday 3rd December
7pm - Carols at the Pub at The Woolpack Pub, Burgess Hill, RH15 8TS. With carols, games and a short Christian message

Sunday 10th December
10.30am - The Good News Nativity - join us for an exclusive news report brought to you by Bethlehem Daily. At St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA

Sunday 17th December
6pm - Evening Carol Service with mulled wine and mince pies. At St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill. (Please note there is no morning service on Sunday 17th)

Christmas Eve
10.30am - Christingle Service - join us for an all-age service with carols and Christingle making. At Hurst College Theatre, College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS

Christmas Day
10.30am - Christmas Morning all-age service - come and celebrate the birth of Jesus together! At Hurst College Theatre, College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS


The Parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham

Priest in Charge: Rev Rachel Cornish - rev.rachelcornish@gmail.com or ascat.ad@yahoo.com. You can also find us on ‘A Church Near You’.

Sunday 17th December
6pm - Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Bartholomew’s, Albourne

Friday 22nd December
6pm - Carol Service at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Christmas Eve
10am - Parish Eucharist at St Peter, Twineham
4pm - Crib Service (with live animals!) at St Peter, Twineham

Christmas Day
10am - Parish Eucharist at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Holy Week and Easter around Hurst - April 2023

Christians and churches across Hurstpierpoint will join together on Good Friday at 10.30am for a Walk of Witness which will start at South Avenue. You would be warmly welcome to join us for this, or for any of the services taking place across the village during Holy Week.


Holy Trinity Church
www.holytrinityhpp.org
High Street, Hurstpierpoint. 01273 835109 - hurstparishoffice@gmail.com

Palm Sunday – 2nd April
10am – Led by Rev Simon Franklin: the triumphant entry into Jerusalem.

3rd, 4th & 5th April
8pm – Holy Communion during Holy Week

Maundy Thursday – 6th April
8pm – Sung Eucharist for Maundy Thursday

Good Friday – 7th April
12noon-2pm - ‘In Him All Love is Found’ - quiet time and space for prayer and reflection on the journey of the Cross. Please come and go as you please, in quietness.
2pm - Last Hour at the Cross Holy

Saturday – 8th April
8pm – Easter Vigil Easter

Sunday – 9th April
8am - Easter Communion – a simple said service
10am – Easter Celebration Communion – a beautiful service for people of all ages, with hymns and songs, choir and activities for children, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt


Good News Church
www.goodnewshurst.co.uk
149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint. David Lowries - david@goodnewshurst.co.uk

Easter Sunday – 9th April
10.30am - Easter Sunday Family Service


Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church
42 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9RR. Rev Will Fletcher - 01444 215652

Easter Sunday – 9th April
10.30am - Easter Day Communion Service


The Point
www.thepointchurch.co.uk
Contact: Rev Will Kemp - info@thepointchurch.co.uk

Thursday – 6th April
9.30-11.30am - Easter Family Fun Morning at Court Bushes Community Hub, Willow Way, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9TH. With Easter egg hunt, crafts, games, sensory play, parent and carers café and more! Run by The Point Church and local charity ‘Hope’.

Easter Sunday – 9th April
10.30am - Altogether service at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA Join us as we celebrate that Jesus is alive! Come early for the bouncy castle, hot drinks and café.


The Parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham
Contact: Rev Rachel Cornish - rev.rachelcornish@gmail.com. You can also find us on ‘A Church Near You’

Palm Sunday – 2nd April
9.45am – At the front of Twineham School to process with a donkey to church
10am – Holy Communion at St Peter, Twineham

Monday – 3rd April
4pm – Evening Prayer with Stations of the Cross at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Tuesday 4th April
4pm – Evening Prayer with Stations of the Cross at St Bartholomew, Albourne

Wednesday – 5th April
4pm – Evening Prayer with Stations of the Cross at St Peter, Twineham Maundy

Thursday – 6th April
7pm – Holy Communion at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Good Friday – 7th April
11am – A reflective service of words, silence and hymns for Good Friday at St Peter, Twineham

Easter Sunday – 9th April
10am – Parish Eucharist at St Bartholomew, Albourne followed by Easter Egg Hunt

Upcoming services from the churches of Hurstpierpoint - December 22

Holy Trinity Parish Church
High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9TS
Contact: Revd Jane Willis - 01273 835109 - hurstparishoffice@gmail.com www.holytrinityhpp.org

Wednesday 7th December
7.30pm Mothers’ Union Advent Service with mulled wine and mince pies Tickets available from Judy Leech 01273 833954

Sunday 18th December
6.30pm - Candlelit Carol Service followed by mulled wine and mince pies

Christmas Eve
3pm - Crib Services with All Join In Nativity – children are invited to dress
& 4.30pm as a favourite nativity character
11.30pm Midnight Mass

Christmas Day
8am - Christmas Communion – a simple said service
10am - Christmas Family Communion with choir and carols – a service for all the family


Good News Church
149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9PU Contact: Revd David Lowries - david@goodnewshurst.co.uk www.goodnewshurst.co.uk

Sunday 18th December
3.30pm - Carols and Cakes – an informal carol service

Christmas Day
10am - Christmas Day Service - Come and celebrate with us our Saviour’s birth


Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church
42 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9SA Contact: Revd Will Fletcher - 01444 215652

Sunday 11th December
10.30am - All Age Christingle Service

Monday 19th December
10.30am - pre-Christmas Service including Holy Communion


The Point
Contact: Revd Will Kemp - 01444 230830 - info@thepointchurch.co.uk www.thepointchurch.co.uk

Sunday 11th December
10.30am - All-age Christingle Service at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill
6pm - Evening Carol Service with guest speaker Bishop Ruth Bushyager at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill

Sunday 18th December
10.30am - All-age Christmas Nativity at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill
7pm - Carols at The Woolpack with guest speaker Bishop Ruth Bushyager - at The Woolpack Pub, Burgess Hill, RH15 8TS

Christmas Day
10.30am - Christmas Morning all-age service at Court Bushes Hub, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9TH


The Parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham
Priest in Charge: Rev Rachel Cornish - rev.rachelcornish@gmail.com or ascat.ad@yahoo.com – You can also find us on ‘A Church Near You’

Sunday 18th December
6pm - Nine Lessons and Carols at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Wednesday 21st December
7pm - Village Carol Service at St Bartholomew’s, Albourne

Christmas Eve
4pm - Crib Service (we may even have live animals!) at St Peter’s, Twineham

Christmas Day
10am - Parish Eucharist at Christ Church, Sayers Common

What's on this Christmas 2021 in our local Churches

Holy Trinity Parish Church
High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9TS
Contact: Revd Jane Willis - 01273 835109 - hurstparishoffice@gmail.com
www.holytrinityhpp.org

Wednesday 1st December at 7.30pm: Mothers’ Union Advent Service with mulled wine and mince pies. Tickets available from Judy Leech 01273 833954

Sunday 19th December at 6pm: Candlelit Carol Service followed by mulled wine and mince pies

Christmas Eve at 3pm & 4.30pm: Crib Services with All Join In Nativity – children are invited to dress as a favourite nativity character
11.30pm: Midnight Mass

Christmas Day at 8am: Christmas Communion – a simple said service
10am: Christmas Family Communion with choir and carols – a service for all the family

Sunday 26th December at 9.30am: A Simple Service of Holy Communion with carols


Good News Church
149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9PU
Contact: Revd David Lowries - david@goodnewshurst.co.uk
www.goodnewshurst.co.uk

Sunday 19th December at 3.30pm: Carols and Cakes – an informal carol service

Christmas Day at 10am: Christmas Day Service - Come and celebrate with us our Saviour’s birth


Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church
42 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9RR
Contact: Revd Will Fletcher – 01444 215652

Sunday 12th December at 10.30am: Family Christingle Service incorporating a Nativity Play performed by members of the Girls’ Brigade

Sunday 26th December at 10.30am: Boxing Day Communion Service


The Parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham
Contact: ascat.ad@yahoo.com
www.ascatparish.com

Saturday 11th December at 7pm: A Sussex Christmas - An evening of local carols, rounds and poetry by folk group Cotillion. Tickets £10 to incl. refreshments, available from Louise Rydon 07789 841888 or the Sayers Common Village Shop

Friday 17th December at 7.30pm: Carol Singing around the Parish starting at The Duke of York Inn, Sayers Common

Sunday 19th December at 10am: Holy Communion at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Wednesday 22nd December at 7pm: Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight at St Bartholomew’s, Albourne

Christmas Eve at 4pm: Crib Service at St Bartholomew’s, Albourne. A celebration of Christmas with children in mind

Christmas Day at 10am: A celebration of Christmas for all the family led by the Bishop of Horsham at Christ Church, Sayers Common

Sunday 26th December at 10am: Holy Communion at St Peter’s, Twineham


The Point
Contact: Revd Will Kemp - 01444 230830 - info@thepointchurch.co.uk
www.thepointchurch.co.uk

Sunday 12th December at 10.30am: Nativity Walkthrough and Carols at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
7pm: Christmas Church in a Pub at The Woolpack, Howard Avenue, Burgess Hill, RH15 8TS

Sunday 19th December at 6pm: Evening Carol Service at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA

Christmas Day at 10.30am: Christmas Morning Service at St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA


Please check our church websites for our current Covid precautions – we are seeking to care well for each other as we gather!

Hurstpierpoint's Christmas services

Wishing you a blessed, peaceful and hope-filled Christmas from the churches of Hurstpierpoint

This had been a hard year, to say the least – but the great news for us all is that Christmas is not cancelled! Though how we will celebrate this year is rather less certain... We are praying for our community in these challenging times, and between us we will be offering a variety of Christmas services – online, and hopefully in person. We’re sorry we can’t give you definite details of our services right now – but please do visit our websites or contact us for the latest information:

Holy Trinity Parish Church

www.holytrinityhpp.org
High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9TS
Contact: Revd Jane Willis - 01273 835109
hurstparishoffice@gmail.com

Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church

www.haywardsheathmethodistchurch.co.uk
42 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9RR
Contact: Revd Will Fletcher – 01444 215652

Good News Church

www.goodnewshurst.co.uk
149 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9PU
Contact: Pastor David Lowries
david@goodnewshurst.co.uk

The Parish of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham

www.ascatparish.com
Contact: ascat.ad@yahoo.com

The Point

www.thepointchurch.co.uk
Contact: Revd Will Kemp - 01444 230830
info@thepointchurch.co.uk