St Mary de Haura, Shoreham

08/09/2026

St Mary’s invites you to enjoy Heritage Open Days with a short series of tours.

See poster for details.
Also, https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/search-2026-events.html?view=list&searchQuery=St+Mary+de+haura&locationQuery=&distance=&startDate=&endDate=

03/09/2026

Bring your school bag and join us this Sunday 4pm. See you there!

03/09/2026

The 3rd of the series from Adur Arts Live 2026 - the Fabler Trio

Midday Saturday- St Mary de Haura

01/09/2026

A new month, a new magazine - so grab a coffee and have a read ☕️

There is reflection on the new month and also articles looking to the activities ahead, including Ride+Stride and Harvest Festival.
There are important pieces from the Treaury Team (Know, Love, Follow Jesus and also about and the restoration of the Offertory).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nh4vk0w75YNYiGyCnG6Z9kjRBRzr3z8H/view

24/08/2026

As August drawers to its close, there is still a lot of activity to be had while the weather is warm.

Friday morning starts with Meditation with Morning Prayer (8am in St Marys) & the Craft Group (10am in the Parish Centre). For those historically minded, a Tour of St Mary's is beginning at 11.30am and last typically 1hr. The Tours are free and there is no need to book; donations are gratefully received.

Saturday brings the 2nd Adur Arts Live concert at midday; the fabulous...Paul Gregory (classical guitar) plays pieces by JS Bach, Villa Lobos & others. £5 on the door, cash only please (U18s free).

Sunday morning St Mary's n votes you to worship & Communion at either 8am & 10am. please note there is no evening service on 5th Sundays of the month.

The Friends of St Mary's are eagerly preparing for Ride + Stride, a community event that fundraises for Sussex Historic Churches Trust. If you're able to support through sponsorship (via SHCT website) or volunteering to help steward participants arriving at St Mary's on the day (please make contact via the Parish website), your support would be gratefully appreciated.

22/08/2026

All welcome to Sunday worship at St Mary's...

Evening Prayer at 6pm takes its style from Taize practice;

Families are welcome to SHINE with St Mary de Haura Children & Families across in St Mary's Hall, beginning at 10am;

Communion is celebrated in a more brief 'said' service at 8am and again at 10am with hymns & sermon, in company with the choir...with coffee and refreshments to follow.

If you're unable to make it on Sundays, do consider the mid-week service on Tuesday...

22/08/2026

St Mary's is open from 9-6pm today (Saturday) and welcomes everyone to visit, but especially those wishing a quiet space to pray or reflect.

During the 1-minute silence at 11am, a single, half-muffled bell will ring.

Also there will be a service of prayers and
reflection after the tragic events of this week at Kingston Beach, held in St Julian's church tomorrow (on Sunday 23rd August) from 2.30pm to 3.30pm led by the Reverend Erika Howard.

19/08/2026

A post from the Diocese of Chichester in full, below…

“There will be a service of prayers and
reflection in St Julian's church on Sunday 23rd August from 2.30pm to 3.30pm led by the Reverend Erika Howard. The beach is in the parish of Kingston Buci. St Julian's church is open daily from 10.30 to 4pm for private prayer and peaceful reflection as is St Mary De Haura and Church of the Good Shepherd on Shoreham Beach.”

The Diocese of Chichester is deeply saddened by the tragedy on Kingston Beach Shoreham-by-Sea, in which family members have died, and a younger person remains critically injured in hospital. Our hearts are with the whole family, their friends and their community at this unimaginable time. We give thanks for the swift and courageous work of all the emergency services who responded, and we hold them, the family and all those affected in our prayers.

All our churches in the area will be holding prayers. Revd Jane Bartlett, vicar at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Shoreham Beach issued words of condolence, saying, it will be open all day for anyone affected by the tragic news.

She added, it will be a quiet place to reflect and send prayers for the deceased and the recovery of the surviving young girl. St Mary's church in the town centre will also be open for prayers.

There will be a service of prayers and reflection in St Julian’s church on Sunday 23rd August from 2.30pm to 3.30pm led by the Reverend Erika Howard. The beach is in the parish of Kingston Buci. St Julian’s church is open daily from 10.30 to 4pm for private prayer and peaceful reflection as is St Mary De Haura and Church of the Good Shepherd on Shoreham Beach.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cqp9el2ml339t

19/08/2026

Following the tragic events of yesterday, a notice from our sister church - the Church of the Good Shepherd, Shoreham Beach - on behalf of the Benefice…

Your local parish church The Good Shepherd on Shoreham Beach is open all day, offering a quiet space for anyone saddened by the tragic news of the deaths of a couple and teenage girl out at sea in Shoreham yesterday. Prayers for them all and the recovery of the surviving young girl from the same family, currently in hospital. We give thanks for the heroic work of our emergency services.

15/08/2026

Opening concert of this series from Adur Arts Live - midday today (see poster for details), so don’t miss out.