This year’s Thy Kingdom Come is all about the presence of God through His spirit. Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. What started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. The God who is with us in the everyday – in the joys and sorrows of life (and everything in between) and the One who, through His spirit, longs to reveal Himself to those who do not yet know Him. We invite you to pray at the prayer stations around the Church
For more than 20 years members of our congregation and the wider community have supported the 'Link to Hope Shoe Box Appeal'. The boxes are filled either with items which can be shared between family members, or are filled with items more suitable to elderly members of the community. The boxes are transported to either Romania, Moldova, Romania or the Ukraine and are distributed by the charity's volunteers. It is an opportunity to share love, joy and hope to those in need.This year we have collected more than 50 boxes, and these with 100 knitted blankets contributed by our Knit and Natter Group and other willing knitters, will be delivered to the Link to Hope Warehouse later this month.
Over the weekend of 20/21September we gave thanks for the Harvest. On Saturday 20th we celebrated with a Hog Roast, in a barn on Copyhold Farm, Lagness, thanks to the hospitality of Stephen and Amanda Cox-Rusbridge. More than 60 members of the church family of all ages, came together to enjoy a celebratory meal of Roast Pork and Salad, followed by crumbles and pies using the abundant autumn fruit from our gardens. This was an opportunity to relax and enjoy one another’s company and to recognise how lucky we are to be able to enjoy such wonderful produce. Profit from the meal was donated to Bishop Ruth’s Diocesan Harvest Appeal On Sunday Morning we gave thanks for the Harvest and to all those who produce our food. The church had been beautifully decorated and was full of colour. As part of the service there was a collection of goods to be donated to the local foodbank, and at the end of the service there was a collection in aid of Bishop Ruth’s Diocesan Harvest Appeal for Friends of the Holy Land. https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org/appeal/harvest-appeal2025
We are pleased to announce that the Licensing by The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester and the installation by The Reverend Tom Robinson, Assistant Archdeacon of Chichester, of The Reverend Julian McAllen as priest-in-charge of the benefices of St Thomas à Becket, Pagham and St Richards, Aldwick will take place on Tuesday 2nd September, commencing at 19:30, at St Thomas à Becket Church. This is a joint service with St Richards, Aldwick.The Reverend Julian McAllen is joining us from the Diocese of Oxford where he has been serving as an Associate Priest of the Parish of Finchampstead & California, with Arborfield Green
