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Good Friday Walk of Witness – April 7th


​The Littlehampton Churches Together Walk of Witness on Good Friday this year will once again be conducted along the High Street, through the Friday Market, starting at St Mary’s Church (Church St) at 11.00am and ending on the lawn of the United Church (Arundel Road) with a short service. A time to show to the people of our town by our presence that we are followers of Christ. 

Prayer Vigil for Ukraine on 26 March 2022

Banner for Ukraine
Prayer Vigil outside St Catherine's
Martin Garratt leading the hymns
Martin Seymour leading the prayers
What a wonderful, moving occasion it was! On Saturday, 26 March over 100 people gathered outside St. Catherine's Church in Littlehampton to hold a Prayer Vigil for Ukraine.  A representative from every church led us in prayer.
 
I know we all have a great desire to do something to help the brave, suffering people of Ukraine at this time of desperate need. Many of us have given goods & money. Many have been praying in our homes & churches.
 
But there is something special about doing it together, so I'd like to thank Littlehampton Churches Together for organizing it, as well as all who attended-- and to thank God for the lovely weather, too!
 
Our next community event will be the Walk of Witness on Good Friday, which this year will begin at 11am outside the RNLI lifeboat station. ALL are welcome to join in.   

Di Brown, Broadmark Lane, Rustington. 
Member of the Baptist Church





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​Churches currently represented on ‘Littlehampton Churches Together’

As of May 2019 the list of churches includes:
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All Saints, Wick (C of E) & St Mary Magdalene, Lyminster (C of E)
Arun Church
Baptist Church
Parkside Evangelical Church
St Catherine’s (RC) & the Franciscan Convent (RC)
St Mary’s (C of E)
Trinity Church
United Church (URC and Methodist)
The Society of Friends (Quakers)


Our Contacts

St Catherine’s Parish Rep: Mike Webber 
mike.webber4@virgin.net
 
Franciscan Convent Rep:  Sr Susan Rudkin FMSL
susanjane@gmail.com

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Memorandum of Understanding for membership of
​Littlehampton Churches Together

 BASIS 
The Littlehampton Churches Together group is made up of church leaders, church members and individuals who represent Christian-based organisations, such as schools and charities. The group members share a belief in the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; acknowledge God as Creator and His revelation in Christ, confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures, and, in obedience to God’s will and in the power of the Holy Spirit, commit themselves:
  • to seek a deepening of their communion with Christ and with one another in and through the Church, which is His body
  • to fulfil their mission to proclaim the good news of Jesus by witness and service in the world.
 
VISION – what we want to achieve 
The advancement of the Christian faith by reaching out to fellow Christians and the local community in accordance with the basis as above.

  
MISSION – how we want to achieve our vision 
  • to enable the member churches and individuals to explore the Christian faith together, to develop mutual relationships, to find common ground and to work together to build God's Kingdom. We do this through joint services, outreach events, social action and partnership with local schools, charities, local authority, police and other organisations as appropriate
  • to enable and encourage the member churches and individuals to worship and pray together
  • to hold firm to the Scriptures which are the Word of God to every generation
  • to enable the member churches and individuals to respond to the needs of our community and to show and share the love of Jesus with the people of Littlehampton and surrounding areas in word and action
  • to enable the member churches and individuals to show the grace and goodness of God as the only hope for all people.
 
PRACTICAL ASPECTS
  •  new churches are welcome to send a representative to the LCT bi-monthly meetings to be part of the ongoing ministry of the group
  • the office of Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary of LCT will be taken by a member of a church that has been part of LCT for a minimum of 2 years and is in full agreement with this MoU.
 Approved by LCT on 8 May 2019

Prayers that you may find useful

​Prayer of Saint Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits which you have given us,
for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.

The Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.

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The parish is part of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust registered charity no. 252878.      www.abdiocese.org.uk