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Home Groups 

St Mark’s currently has 12 Home Groups including one ladies' group. Groups meet in people's homes or in the church hall and sometimes online via Zoom, some weekly and others fortnightly on different days of the week at various times.

The groups vary in location and style but are a place for small group bible study, prayer and fellowship and occasional social events.

If you do not already belong to a group and are interested in joining one, please sign up below. For further information or details, please speak to Martin Hennock.

Pastoral network

We recognise not everyone can belong to a Home Group. However, we would love everyone to feel part of the life of our church. Each Home Group has a wider pastoral network for those unable to attend a group, but who would value being connected. The idea is to deepen that sense of belonging and provide support. If this is something you would be interested in, please indicate below. 

Prayer Triplets

We encourage people at St. Mark’s to belong to prayer triplets where people can share their lives and seek the close prayerful support of friends. Prayer triplets are places where our discipleship can be deepened as we love and support others, and are ourselves upheld in prayer.  If you would like to join a new prayer triplet, please sign up below. For further information or details, contact the church office.

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Joining a Home Group, Pastoral network or Prayer Triplet

Please complete the form below and we will be in touch.

By submitting your details you agree that St Mark's Church, Holbrook can retain your personal data for the purpose of administering Home Groups and/or the Pastoral network/Prayer Triplets. Please see our Privacy Notice for more information.
 

Name:
 
Email Address:
I would like to join a Home Group:
Preferred day of the week / availability¹ (see note):
I would like to join the Pastoral network:  
I would like to join a Prayer Triplet:  

¹ Please enter the days of the week you are available and whether you are looking for a morning, afternoon or evening group. Also provide any other information you think will be helpful in linking you with a group.

Planning your Visit

New to church?

First of all, a very warm welcome to St Mark's! We're really glad you're thinking of coming and hope you'll find a real home and community with us.

The heart of what we do is our faith in God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We come together on Sundays to praise our Lord through singing and prayer and to learn more about Him through exploring the Bible. As a body of believers, we seek to live out our faith by helping and serving other people however we can.
 

Sunday services 

  • At 8:30am we have a Holy Communion service with formal structure, liturgy and organ music from the Church of England tradition.
  • At 10:30am we have an informal service with a contemporary music group, a flexible structure, in-depth Bible teaching and Holy Communion once a month.
  • At 7:00pm on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month (except August and December) there is an informal Café Praise service.

Where?


The church is located at the corner of North Heath Lane and St Mark's Lane. The address is St Mark's Lane, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 5PU. There is a car park immediately adjacent to the church in St Mark's Lane which you are welcome to use.

We meet in the church building for our Sunday services. For your first visit, we recommend arriving a little early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you will be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be able to help you. Do make yourself known to us!

Plan your journey

  • For SatNav directions, the church postcode is RH12 5PU. Open Google Maps to plan your journey.
  • The number 200 bus run by Metrobus stops at Amundsen Road, near to the church.
  • The nearest train station is Littlehaven, which is 15 minutes walk away.

Accessibility


St Mark's church and hall are fully wheelchair-accessible with level access from our car park which includes several disabled parking bays. We have toilet facilities for wheelchair users in the church and hall. An induction loop (T loop) is fitted in the church for hearing aid users.
 

Youth and Children

  • Children’s groups take place on most Sunday mornings during our 10:30am service and are available for children from pre-school to Year 11.
Children stay with their parent or adult at the start of the service for the welcome and songs. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. The leader will announce when it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy. Go to the back of the church and there will be someone there to show you the way.
  • Mini-Marks is also held monthly on a Wednesday from 12:45pm-3:00pm. It's a relaxed friendly event, for all under 5s with their parents, grandparents and carers, including a buffet lunch.

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Prayer

  • Prayer requests can be put in the prayer request box on the welcome table, or if urgent please email the church office.
  • Prayer ministry is offered both during and after our 10:30am Sunday morning service. 
  • Momentum is our fortnightly meeting of prayer and reflection on Mondays from 8:00-9:00pm, when we pray for our church and community.

Pastoral Support

  • If you are unwell, lonely, bereaved or just finding life a bit too much to handle, we have a team of people always ready to listen and support you.

What else is on?

  • Home Groups: a number of different groups meet throughout the week.
  • Holbrook Heart is our café open from 10:00am-12:00pm every Tuesday and also once a month on the 4th Saturday 
  • Alpha is a course for people wishing to explore the Christian faith.
  • Various social events take place throughout the year.

Local community

Serving our community is one of our top priorities and we do this in a variety of ways. We host an annual fun day on the church lawns and hold various special services throughout the year, to which everyone is welcome. In addition, we support the local foodbank and night shelter as well as being committed to caring for the environment through our Eco Church team. 

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.
 
Name:
Telephone:
Email Address:
Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.
 

Leadership 

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Vicar   Associate Vicar
Vacancy   Simon Shorey
You will be assured of a warm welcome at our active and growing church which serves the communities of Holbrook and Mowbray. We hope that, whoever you are, you will feel at home here.

Best wishes
Simon