- Buxted
- East Sussex
St Margaret the Queen, Buxted
A very warm welcome to the pages for our 13th century church of St Margaret the Queen, situated in the beautiful 312 acres of Buxted Park.
Our style of worship is best described as middle-of-the-road Anglican. The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is used for 8:00 am and weekday communions, mattins and evensong. Common Worship (CW) is used for Parish Eucharist. St Margaret's also has informal Family services and a Jubilate service.
For a baptism, marriage or funeral at St. Margaret's, please link to baptism or to marriage or to funeral.
YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO OUR SERVICES AT ST MARGARET'S (NB: Starting from May 2012 the pattern of services has changed)
SUNDAYS
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8.00 am |
1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th |
Holy Communion BCP |
A quiet, reflective service celebrating the Lord's Supper |
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10.00 am |
1st |
Mattins BCP |
Sung Morning Prayer with sermon |
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2nd |
Parish Eucharist CW |
Celebration of the Lord's Supper with sermon and hymns |
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3rd |
Family Service |
An informal service with participation of our younger members and the parish youth group |
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4th |
Jubilate |
An informal Holy Communion service with the music group |
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5th |
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We hope to have a united parish service, although this may not always be practical. Please consult the calendar for each church, or the Buxted Messenger. |
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6.00 pm |
3rd |
Evensong BCP |
Sung Evening Prayer with sermon |
NB: When one of the churches celebrates its Patronal Festival then there is just one Sung Eucharist at 11:00 for the whole parish in the relevant church. Details on these services will be found, at the appropriate time, on the calendar seen on the main page of each church.
All members of the congregation are warmly welcome to share in coffee etc and fellowship after the 10.00 am Sunday services.
"Frogs and Tadpoles" = FROG = 'Forever Remembering Our God' is a term-time group for the younger members of our church. This group meets during the 10.00 Sunday services except when the service is more informal. All young visitors are most welcome to join this group during the services.
THURSDAYS
10.00 am Weekly Holy Communion BCP Holy Communion followed by fellowship
From time to time there will be special services and joint celebrations with the other two churches in the parish. Please go to the Special Occasions page to see brief details of these special services. They will all be visible in the respective church calendars.
St Margaret's hosts an Animal Thanksgiving service (outside in clement weather!) attracting a full range of pets/domestic animals and humans!
Buxted Church of England Primary School has direct links with St Margaret's Church. One of the aims of the school is to encourage the development of a Christian ethos and values. Collective worship is carried out daily. The Rector and/or Curate attend the weekly assemblies.
The school uses the church at Easter, harvest, and for end-of-summer leavers' services. At Christmas it is used for carol services and nativity plays. All of these services are always well attended by parents and visitors.