Beating the Bounds – May 2018

In this Year of Prayer, it was a particular privilege to do our annual prayer walk of dear Pagham Parish: “Beating the Bounds”!  This ancient custom occurs close to Rogation Sunday, when we ask God’s blessing on the land and its people (from the...

Art Exhibition 2018

The first St Thomas à Becket’s Art Exhibition was held in 1996, the year that St Andrew’s Chapel was consecrated. Frank Rowley (Trudi Kearsley’s father) organised it until it grew so vast that it had to be held in the church so that there was more room for...

Chichester Voices ‘I Was Glad’, April 2018

CHICHESTER VOICES – ‘I Was Glad’ – A celebration of the music of C H H Parry Accompanied by Richard Copeland and directed by Andrew Naylor. Proceeds to ‘Raise the Roof’ I was glad when they said unto me . . . we will go into (St Thomas’) house of the Lord...

Taking part in the Story of Pagham Weddings

What is this event about? Here at St Thomas à Becket’s we’re making plans for a Story of Pagham Weddings event that will be taking place this autumn, on Saturday 22nd September 2018. During the course of the day there will be talks on the different aspects of getting...

February Family Fun

On a cold Sunday afternoon in February over 30 children snuggled up in St Andrew’s Chapel to watch Despicable Me 3 on the big screen. Popcorn and treats were of course obligatory! Then later on in the month, the family fun continued with our Bingo and Beetle...