This year, in creating our Christmas tree, we have gone with the colours of Advent, but what does this mean and what do the colours represent? The word ‘Advent’ means – Coming, or Arrival. It is the beginning of the Christian liturgical year. An opportunity to take time and reflect on the birth of Jesus. However, in this modern world it often becomes a time of stress, there’s so much to do that there hardly seems time to remember to put Christ into Christmas. In church the process of awaiting...

The church was packed to overflowing with a variety of dignitaries and members from his former churches of Keymer and Clayton as well as...

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that, following due process, Martin, Bishop of Chichester, has appointed the Reverend...