The Parish of Henfield with Shermanbury & Woodmancote

The Parish of Henfield with Shermanbury & Woodmancote The Parish Churches of St. Peter's Henfield with St. Giles' Shermanbury and St. Peter's Woodmancote St. Peter's Church, Henfield with St. Giles' Shermanbury & St.

Peter's Woodmancote., Church of England

Come along to this lovely outdoor service with your pets....if you could also pray for good weather that would be marvel...
01/09/2026

Come along to this lovely outdoor service with your pets....if you could also pray for good weather that would be marvellous! Held in the beautiful surroundings of St. Gile's Shermanbury, this is a short service and all pet's and people are welcome 🥰

We have a little more rain today - please pray for a short pause in the wet stuff to enable a rain free wedding this aft...
29/08/2026

We have a little more rain today - please pray for a short pause in the wet stuff to enable a rain free wedding this afternoon at St. Peter's Henfield! As August draws to an end, we've had a great month with various events - tonight we continue with a beautiful music recital and refreshments (yes - wine!) plus tomorrow our Back to School/Nursery service at 2.30pm (at which there will be cake) - both at St. Peter's Henfield. Of course - we have our wonderful Sunday services too:

All at St. Peter's Henfield this week for logistical purposes:

8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.45am Parish Communion followed by refreshments
5.30pm Choral Evensong followed by refreshments

A warm welcome awaits 🥰

It's that time of year again folks and we're looking forward to cooking up a beautiful meal! Do secure your tickets in ...
28/08/2026

It's that time of year again folks and we're looking forward to cooking up a beautiful meal! Do secure your tickets in good time, there are 60 tickets available and we're so looking forward to sharing a beautiful evening together! Now - back to taste testing! 😍

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORDAs this month's theme for Songs of Praise at St Peter's Woodmancote is 'The Bible & Holy Te...
28/08/2026

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
As this month's theme for Songs of Praise at St Peter's Woodmancote is 'The Bible & Holy Teaching' there will be an exhibition at the back of the church on our OPEN DAY (Sunday 6th September from 10am) entitled: 'In the Beginning was the Word'. This contains lots of information about the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, which we hope will be of interest to visitors and regular worshippers including:

How to pick a Bible that's right for you.
Celebrations commemorating the 400th anniversary of KJB in 2011 and the 350th anniversary of BCP in 2012
Comparisons of different translations of the Bible: KJV, NRSV, NIV and Good News Bible
Liturgical Revision, Alternative Services and Common Worship
The Difference between Study Bibles and Concordances.
Useful Bible facts that are not widely known

There will also be a table with Bibles, Prayerbooks and other literature on display so we do hope that everyone will come to see it at some time during our special OPEN DAY and/or maybe stay for Songs of Praise at 4pm.🙂

Do come along to this fabulous recital held in St. Peter's Henfield, this Saturday 29th August from 7pm. There's no tic...
24/08/2026

Do come along to this fabulous recital held in St. Peter's Henfield, this Saturday 29th August from 7pm. There's no ticket charge, we simply invite donations to support the work of the parish and the musicians. Refreshments will be served too 🥰 Limited parking is available opposite the church or on-street parking and car parks available a short walk away. Facilities are accessible. Do get in touch if you have any questions 😊

Greetings folks - last chance to get tickets for this event...if you'd like to join us, tickets available tomorrow morni...
18/08/2026

Greetings folks - last chance to get tickets for this event...if you'd like to join us, tickets available tomorrow morning only, from the church office. We sadly can't accept on the door entry as we're catering to the number of tickets sold to avoid waste. Please pray for nice weather🙂🙏 Do bring cash on the evening for the bar, ice cream and a raffle - the wifi here is unreliable so the card machine isn't always happy! 💜

As the end of the summer holidays approaches, so does that strange, eerie and slightly weird 'back to school' feeling......
17/08/2026

As the end of the summer holidays approaches, so does that strange, eerie and slightly weird 'back to school' feeling....some of those heading back to school/nursery will be excited, some indifferent, some may be apprehensive or if anything like I was....dreading it! However our young people may be feeling, do come along for a blessing prior to the new academic year - and bring your school/nursery bags to be blessed too and enjoy some refreshments on us🙂

All are welcome - whether you attend church regularly or not💜

This Saturday folks! Come along for tea/coffee and cakes and relax in the garden. There are free activities for childr...
04/08/2026

This Saturday folks! Come along for tea/coffee and cakes and relax in the garden. There are free activities for children and a summer trail around the garden too. Plus, pre-loved items, books, plants and other things for sale also. Please bring cash if you can, but a card machine (subject to wifi working!).

Yet more colour in the garden this week and you may have noticed a lot more feathers appearing in your gardens or around...
01/08/2026

Yet more colour in the garden this week and you may have noticed a lot more feathers appearing in your gardens or around the village - our beautiful birds are moulting! When birds moult, they shed their wing and flight feathers in corresponding pairs for purposes of balance and stability in flight - nature is exquisite! Don't forget - on Saturday 8th August we have our pop up cafe and summer trail in the garden with activities for children and other bits and pieces available for sale. Plus - Food & Fellowship on 22nd August - tickets available from the church office. Tomorrow we have a full house with services in each of our beautiful churches - come along - a warm welcome awaits:

St. Peter's Henfield:
8.30am Holy Communion (said - BCP)
9.45am Parish Communion followed by refreshments

St. Giles' Shermanbury:
11.15am Morning Prayer (CW) followed by refreshments

St. Peter's Woodmancote:
4pm Songs of Praise - the theme this month is 'Countryside'

Have a lovely weekend everyone 🙂

Come along and enjoy something delicious, a cuppa and support our pop up cafe in the vicarage garden. Plus - we will ha...
20/07/2026

Come along and enjoy something delicious, a cuppa and support our pop up cafe in the vicarage garden. Plus - we will have a free summer trail and activities for children. Plants, produce and other things for sale also. Cash preferred if possible...wifi is a bit temperamental! 🥰

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Church Lane
Henfield
BN59NY

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 6pm

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