Category: Henfield (Page 9 of 13)

The news that HRH Prince Philip has died has saddened many people and we give thanks to God for his life, his dedicated service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and perhaps most of all his loyalty and unfailing support and dedication to Her Majesty The Queen for 73 years. St.Peter’s Church, Henfield will remain open from 9am until 5 pm to allow people to come in to remember Prince Philip in prayer and to light a candle. At all services on Sunday 10th April, prayers will be said and there will be a minutes silence. At the 10.00am and 11.15am services (11.15am service is at Woodmancote) the National Anthem will be sung by a soloist. Arrangements are yet to be agreed for a commemorative service on behalf of the whole community, although it is expected that this will be held at 6pm the evening before the day of his funeral. Once details are finalised for the service – which will be live-streamed – they will be made available on this website and via social media channels.

Sadly due to Covid-19 restrictions we are unable to have a book of condolence in Church. However do feel free to add your message to the Church of England’s online book of condolence here. https://www.churchofengland.org/remembering-his-royal-highness-prince-philip

Remember, O Lord,
your servant Philip,
who has gone before us with the sign of faith
and now rests in the sleep of peace.
According to your promises,
grant to him and to all who rest in Christ,
refreshment, light and peace;
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Most merciful God,
whose wisdom is beyond our understanding,
surround the Queen and the Royal Family with your love,
that they may not be overwhelmed by their loss,
but have confidence in your goodness,
and strength to meet the days to come.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

The season of Lent starts this Wednesday. To mark this there will be two services Live- Streamed from St.Peter’s Henfield, the first at 10.30am, a said service of Holy Communion (BCP) followed by the commination service ( a Book of Common Prayer service for the first day of Lent) and at 7.30pm a service of Holy Communion with hymns. Our Live-Stream services can be found at https://www.facebook.com/St.Peter.Henfield/

We re-opened St.Peter’s Church Henfield for worship on Sunday 12th July and since then there have been two services of Holy Communion at 8.30am and 10am eachweek (the first Sunday has continued to be our service for All ages that doesnt have Holy Communion) . To comply with the latest guidelines on hygiene and social distancing its taken a bit longer to re-open St. Giles’ at Shermanbury and St. Peter’s at Woodmancote. Whilst we have had 3 services in August at Woodmancote it is felt that until the end of the year we can only have the 11.15am services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. That means that from September the 8.30am and 10.00am services will be at Henfield each week and the 11.15am services will alternate between Shermanbury and Woodmancote. As with all services so far, how we worship has needed to change . Each service will be said, there will be no congregational singing, although organ music will be played before and after each service, and sadly we cannot offer refreshments after the services either. There will also be changes to the way in which we take a collection too. Congregations will also need to be limited in size so please contact the church office on 01273 495532 or by email to admin@henfield.org, if you wish to come, so that we can manage numbers. We are also very aware that some people are still self-isolating or shielding, others remain nervous, and others still need to stay at home because of age or underlying health conditions. With that in mind we will continue to livestream our services on Facebook from St. Peter’s, Henfield each week.