Appointment of the Rev.Jo King as our new Priest in Charge

The Parishes of Chidham with Hambrook, and Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts announce that Revd Joanna (Jo) King will start her ministry in our new Benefice after her Service which will be held on Monday 22^ndSeptember at 7.30 pm at St Mary’s, Funtington. We are delighted and excited to be welcoming her next month. Everyone is invited to attend her collation. Parking is limited so please car sharing where possible.  Revd Jo will be taking her first service with us will be on September 28^TH 9am at Sennicotts – coffee will be served before the service at 8.30am.

Further details here.

New Archdeacon of Chichester

The Reverend Dr Tom Carpenter, from Holy Trinity & St Luke's Southport, will be installed at the Cathedral on 28^th September at 3 pm. We will look forward to greeting him in our Parish in the future.

Important Anniversaries in 2025

We have been reminded by our visiting priests that Bishop Martin instructed the Diocese last year that we should all be sharing the Chalice during the Act of Communion and not to intinct (dip our wafers in the wine). This is because drinking from the silver Chalice is less of an infection risk than dipping the wafer. We have been told that if we do not wish to drink from the Chalice we can take communion by sharing the bread only.

Parish Magazine Support

The Commissioning Editors of our much loved and widely respected Parish Magazine have received encouraging messages of support to enlarge the production and delivery team. Volunteers are still needed but we are making progress. We had lots of visitors to the Parish Magazine stand at the VE Day Celebrations on 10th May. The Pimm's was particularly popular!

Back numbers of the Parish Magazine are now available online from March 2025 back to April 2021 - see the menu above