The Octagon group of parishes

Location Staff Services

Where are we?

The Octagon is a group of five parishes, containing eight churches, at the western end of the Chichester Diocese. Most of the churches were there seven hundred years ago and are gems of early church architecture. You can see details of the individual churches by following the links on the left. Each parish has its own church wardens, listed with the details of each church.

Who's Who?

Vicar:

Revd Dr John Strain, The Vicarage, Compton,

Chichester PO18 9HD (023 9263 1252)

Readers:
Mr Peter Blencowe, Tribes Hill, Walderton, Chichester PO18 9EF (023 9263 1066)

Mr Edward Mynors, Barn Owls, Cooks Lane, Walderton, Chichester PO18 9QB (023 9263 1357)

Magazine Editors:
Caroline Taylor, The Barn, Walderton, Chichester PO18 9EE (023 9263 1479)

Linda Fulker, Appin House, Forestside PO9 6EB (023 9263 1109)

Child Protection Officer

Mrs Anna Clarke, The Old Rectory, East Marden PO18 9JE (01243 535208)

When are our services?

For services for July-November 2010, see below: our regular pattern of services is shown in the following table:

	COMPTON	UP MARDEN	EAST MARDEN	NORTH MARDEN	STOUGHTON	RACTON	FORESTSIDE	STANSTED
1st SUNDAY				1100 Family Service	1000 Eucharist	1530 Evensong	0800 Holy Communion
2nd SUNDAY	1100 Family Service		0930 Eucharist			1100 Matins
3rd SUNDAY	0800 Holy Communion 1030 Sunday School				1000 Morning Service	1000 Holy Communion
4th SUNDAY	0900 Sung Eucharist		1730 Evening Service		0800 Holy Communion	1100 Holy Communion	1100 Family Eucharist
5th SUNDAY					1000 Octagon Eucharist

Evensong is held at Up Marden during the summer months and at Racton during the winter, and services are held at Stansted on special occasions such as Christmas.

When there is a fifth Sunday, there is a single united Octagon service which moves around all the churches.

Holy Communion is normally celebrated every Wednesday at Compton at 8 am, except during August.

Services for July-November 2010:

		COMPTON	STOUGHTON	EAST MARDEN	FORESTSIDE	RACTON	STANSTED	NORTH MARDEN	UP MARDEN
JULY	04 SUN Trinity 5		1000 Eucharist		0800 Holy Communion	1100 Holy Communion		1100 Family Service	1730 Evensong
	11 SUN Trinity 6	1130 Family Service		0930 Eucharist		1100 Matins
	18 SUN Trinity 7	0800 Holy Communion	1000 Morning Service			1000 Holy Communion			1730 Evensong
	25 SUN Trinity 8	0900 Eucharist	0800 Holy Communion	1730 Evening Service	1100 Family Eucharist	1100 Mattins
AUG	01 SUN Trinity 9		1000 Eucharist			1100 Holy Communion		11.00 Family Service	1730 Evensong
	08 SUN Trinity 10	1130 Family Service		0930 Eucharist		1100 Matins
	15 SUN Trinity 11		1000 Morning Service			1000 Holy Communion			1730 Evensong
	22 SUN Trinity 12	0900 Eucharist		1730 Evening Service	1100 Family Eucharist	1100 Mattins
	29 SUN Trinity 13							1000 Octagon Eucharist
		COMPTON	STOUGHTON	EAST MARDEN	FORESTSIDE	RACTON	STANSTED	NORTH MARDEN	UP MARDEN

	COMPTON	UP MARDEN	EAST MARDEN	NORTH MARDEN	STOUGHTON	RACTON	FORESTSIDE	STANSTED
Sept 5		1730 Evensong		1100 Family Service	1000 Eucharist		0800 Holy Communion
Sept 12	1100 Family Service		0930 Eucharist			1100 Matins
Sept 19	0800 Holy Communion 1030 Sunday School	1730 Evensong			1000 Morning Service	1000 Holy Communion
Sept 26	0900 Sung Eucharist		1730 Evening Service		0800 Holy Communion	1100 Holy Communion	1100 Family Eucharist (Harvest)
Oct 3				1100 Family Service	1000 Eucharist	1530 Evensong	0800 Holy Communion
Oct 10	1100 Family Service		0930 Eucharist			1100 Matins
Oct 17	0800 Holy Communion 1030 Sunday School				1000 Morning Service	1000 Holy Communion
Oct 24	0900 Sung Eucharist		1730 Evening Service		0800 Holy Communion	1100 Holy Communion	1100 Family Eucharist
Oct 31					1000 Octagon Harvest Eucharist
Nov 7				1100 Family Service	1000 Eucharist	1530 Evensong	0800 Holy Communion
Nov 14	1050 Octagon Service of Remembrance		0930 Eucharist
Nov 21	0800 Holy Communion 1030 Sunday School				1000 Morning Service	1000 Holy Communion
Nov 28	0900 Sung Eucharist		1730 Evening Service		0800 Holy Communion	1100 Holy Communion	1100 Family Eucharist
	COMPTON	UP MARDEN	EAST MARDEN	NORTH MARDEN	STOUGHTON	RACTON	FORESTSIDE	STANSTED