It was announced on the 7th January that the Bishop of Chichester has appointed Canon Paul Doick the new Rector of St Paul’s Chichester and St. Peter’s, Westhammpnett. Paul’s last Sunday will be Easter Day 31st March. Paul and Jan moved to Henfield in June 2014 and he was licensed as the Vicar of Henfield and Rector of Shermanbury and Woodmancote in July that year. Paul said, ‘It’s so hard to announce to your congregations that you are going to be moving on. There has been so much we have loved about being in Henfield and we will miss living here hugely, but it feels that the time is right to move on to pastures new.’ During the vacancy the Churchwardens and the Rural Dean will ensure that the day to day running of the church continues. People will still be able to come to church for Christenings, Weddings and Funerals and Sunday services will continue as usual. The process of appointing a new Rector will be described in the Parish Magazine over the next few months.
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Advent and Christmas Services
All are welcome to join us for our Advent and Christmas Services, details of which are below.
Sun 3rd Decemember – Advent Sunday
5.30pm Advent Service ‘Darkness to Light’
Sun 10th December – 2nd Sunday of Advent
4pm Carol Service at St. Giles’,Shermanbury
Sun 17th December – 3rd Sunday of Advent
11am Carol Service at St. Peter’s, Woodmancote
5.30pm Carol Service at St Peter’s, Henfield
Sun 24th December – Christmas Eve
4pm Children’s Crib Service at St.Peter’s Henfield (children are invited to dress as Shepherds, Kings, Angels or farmyard animals)
6pm Carols and Readings for Christmas Eve at St.Peter’s,Woodmancote
11.30pm Midnight Mass at St Peter’s, Henfield
Mon 25th December – Christmas Day
8.30am Holy Communion (said service) from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and
9.45am Family Communion at St. Peter’s, Henfield
9.45am Traditional Holy Communion at St. Giles’, Shermanbury
An late afternoon concert of music from Sea shanties and Musicals to Pop. Tickets available from Stevens estate agents on Henfield High Street at £10. 
Ninebarrow Folk Duo are back at St.Peter’s Henfield | 7.30pm| Thurs 21st September 2023
St Peter’s are delighted to welcome back to Henfield, Ninebarrow. The multi-award-winning folk duo continue to impress audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Described by BBC Radio 2 presenter Mark Radcliffe as sounding like ‘two halves of one voice’, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies, delivering songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles. Nominated in the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Emerging Artist and picking up Best Duo in the Folking.com awards 2019, their album, ‘A Pocket Full of Acorns’ (released in March 2021) was released to wide-spread critical acclaim including coverage on BBC1’s Countryfile and BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’. Their latest album ‘The Colour of Night’ is being released on the 1st September and can be ordered in advance from their website, or we expect to be available on the night. Tickets are £16 in advance (plus 43p booking fee) or £18 on the door. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/henfield .
