St John the Baptist, Kirdford

Our Church of England Parish covers a wide area, encompassing the three villages of Kirdford, Plaistow & Ifold. For this reason we have two churches (in Kirdford and Plaistow), centres of worship and symbols of the spiritual life of the Parish for many centuries.

NOTE THAT KIRDFORD CHURCH IS OPEN FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE MAJOR PART OF ITS ROOF REPAIRS; HOWEVER, IT IS NOW CLOSED DURING THE WEEK UNTIL SPRING 2009 FOR THE FINAL PHASE OF THE REPAIRS.

All are welcome to join our Sunday and mid-week worship - see service details under "OUR NEWS" below. Plaistow church is open during the day for visitors and private prayer.

Kirdford church (St. John the Baptist) is an impressive stone-built medieval church with features from Saxon & Norman times and four Kempe stained glass windows (see links at the bottom of this page for details). Its bell tower houses six bells that are rung regularly.

Plaistow church (Holy Trinity) is a Victorian gem – a stone-built church, also with Kempe stained glass windows.

For more information about our Parish click on the link above. For information about the life and work our Church, click on the links below and at the bottom of this page.

[NOTE: For information on this month's services and events please use the links under "OUR NEWS", which are more accurate than the link "View our full Calendar of services and events"]

Built: 1100
Style of worship: Central

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View our full Calendar of services and events

1) Good news - how we can retrace our steps back to God

2) Bishop John of Chichester will preach at the 10am service on 30th November, an update in improving the facilities of our churches, and some thoughts on doing all the good you can...

3) Letter from the Vicarage - November 2008

4) Services in November

5) Events in November and beyond

6) The Friends of our churches

7) A new vision for our Church family - update November 2008

8) Bobi (Uganda) appeal - update July 2008

8:00am Holy Communion (BCP)

A traditional said Communion service without hymns, using the Book of Common Prayer
In Plaistow every Sunday at 8:00 AM for ¾ hour

10:00am Parish Communion (CW)

Our main Communion service with music & hymns, using Common Worship (with Sunday Club for children taking place at thesame time - gather at the church)
In Kirdford every first third and fifth Sunday at 10:00 AM for 1 hour

10:00am Family Communion

A Communion Service for all the Family, using a slighly simpler form of words than the Parish Communion Service (with Sunday Club for children taking place at thesame time - gather at the church)
in Kirdford every second Sunday at 10:00 AM for 1 hour

10:00am Family Service with Communion

A new, very informal service with hymns & songs that is designed for all ages, with an opportunity for Holy Communion at the end
in Kirdford every fourth Sunday at 10:00 AM for 50 minutes

11.15am 5th-Sunday Matins

On the occasions when there is a 5th Sunday in the month, in addition to the Parish Communion at Kirdford at 10:00am there is also a Matins service (using the Book of Common Prayer) at 11:15am at Plaistow
Every fifth Sunday at 11:15 AM for 1 hour

6:30pm Evensong (BCP)

A traditional sung Evensong using the Book of Common Prayer
in Plaistow every first Sunday at 6:30 PM for 1 hour

6:30pm Evening Prayer (CW)

A said Evening Prayer service using Common Worship
in Plaistow every second third fourth and fifth Sunday at 6:30 PM for ½ hour

Sunday

Sunday Club
The Sunday Club for children takes place during the first part of our services at Kirdford - gather at the church at 10am. (On the 4th Sunday children participate in the Family Service.)
Every first second third and fifth Sunday at 10:00 AM for 1 hour

Healing Ministry
Prayer for healing, with optional laying of of hands, by two of our Healing Ministry team. All are welcome to partake of the Healing Ministry, seeking healing of body, mind or spirit for themselves and/or others. For more details, click the link at the bottom of this page.
This ministry is available once a month (usually the 2nd Sunday) at Kirdford following one of the 10:00 am services - see monthly service schedule for details. every second Sunday at 11:00 AM for ¼ hour

Thursday

9:15am Morning Prayer / Holy Communion
Midweek service (alternates between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion)
at Plaistow every Thursday at 9:15 AM for 1 hour

Our Location:
Glasshouse Lane
Kirdford
West Sussex
RH14 0LT

Contact:
Vicar: Revd Dr Sebastian Mattapally
The Vicarage
Kirdford
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 0LU
Tel: 01403 820605