Facilities and features
Accessibility
St Mary's is located in the centre of Shoreham-by-Sea and there is usually good road-side parking as well as blue badge spaces in the nearby Shoreham Centre.
Unfortunately there is a steep, stone, Medieval step at the main door (west end of the church), but there is also access via the South Door which is level.
If the door appears closed, there will usually be a doorbell on the RHS of the door frame and that should be assistance.
Shoreham by Sea is well served by the 2 & 700 buses and is only a short walk from the Shoreham-by-Sea mainline station (coded SSE on train Apps)..
You can approach St Mary's from the High Street and turn left onto Church Street. This brings you to the corner of the churchyard, at which point you may carefully proceed up the the footpath across the churchyard towards the west door to drop-off. It's often easier to continue ahead to leave the churchyard onto St Mary's Road.
Gluten free wafers are available for Communion, however, please let a Warden or Sides-person know when you arrive so this can be arranged.
There is no car park at St Mary's, but there is roadside parking and very nearby there is parking available at the Shoreham Centre which include e-vehicle charging points.
Unfortunately, there are no large-print Orders of Service currently.
However, St Mary's has a number of large-print hymn books available for the 10am on Sunday. The 8am Sunday Eucharist and Tuesday Morning Communion follow a 'Said Eucharist' pattern.
Our Building
St Mary's is a Grade 1 listed Norman church - some of the details can be seen at https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-mary-de-haura-shoreham-sea
The architectural heritage and history of St Mary's can be seen at http://www.stmarydehaura.org.uk/history/architecture/index.html#
Music and Worship
The band of ringers at St Marys hold a weekly practice on Tuesday evenings and ring before the 10am Service on Sunday mornings. They are pleased to ring on special occasions such as weddings and also have rung on more solemn occasions with muffles, such as funerals.
Please see their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092543823879
St Mary's hosts concerts on a frequent basis. Some local choirs that sing at St Mary's include the Shoreham Oratorio and the Shoreham Chamber Choir. There have also been many weekend concerts presented by Adur Arts Live over the years held across the Summer and others have performed in support of other social events and on behalf of St Mary's EcoChurch.
St Mary's Choir often help lead worship during the Sunday 10am Eucharist and Feasts.
Groups, Courses and Activities
Please follow via https://www.facebook.com/stmarydehaurachildrenandfamilies
Usually meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month in the Parish Centre. All welcome so please do drop by.
Mary's Music meet on Monday morning and Toddler Time on Wednesday morning - you can follow at https://www.facebook.com/stmarydehaurachildrenandfamilies
Help for Visitors
9am-3pm, allowing for time of worship
Other Features
Please contact Church of the Good Shepherd, part of our Benefice - they have a hall available on Shoreham Beach with parking and a kitchen. https://www.facebook.com/groups/141414698968