What’s On – upcoming services and events

Sunday Service at St Thomas à Becket

All special events and tours throughout the year are listed here (and always more to come!)  NOT listed here is our weekly 9.45am Sunday Service. Festivals in the Church of England Year are on our Worship page.

To ask about adding an event here, email our website editor.

Christmas Fair at St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Christmas Eve Childrens' Crib Service

Tuesday 24th December, 4pm

A lovely chance to bring your little children to help decorate the crib in preparation for the Nativity. There’s a warm welcome for everyone!

Christmas at St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Christmas Eve Midnight Holy Communion Service

Tuesday 24th December, 11.30pm

This is our traditional Book of Common Prayer service at which we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. It’s usually a sung service accompanied by one of our loyal band of organists.

Sunday Service at St Thomas à Becket

Christmas Day Service

Wednesday 25th December, 9.45am

Our traditional Sunday service but on a Wednesday! Book of Common Prayer communion service with carols.

St Stephen's saint's day 26 December

St Stephen’s Day Holy Communion

Thursday 26th December, 9am

A said service to commemorate St Stephen, the Jerusalem deacon and the first Christian martyr, in 36AD.

St Thomas a Becket Church Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday

Tuesday 4th March, 6.30pm

In Cliffe Hall, come for pancakes and a warm and friendly welcome – followed by a beetle drive! All good fun! Adults £4, proceeds towards the Church’s works, tickets from Ruth after Sunday service, or call 07899 723911.

Rosemary arranging the Easter flowers

Maundy Thursday service

Maundy Thursday 17th April, 7pm

A ‘said’ service (shorter and without music). We mark the day when Jesus gave us the act of Holy Communion at The Last Supper, and commanded that we should love one another, and washed the feet of his disciples as an act of kindness.

Good Friday cross

Good Friday service

Good Friday 18th April, 9am

At this ‘said’ liturgy service we commemorate the crucifixion of Christ at Calvary and the supreme love of God.

Rosemary arranging the Easter flowers

Easter Sunday service

Sunday 20th April, 9.45am

We celebrate the Rising of Christ, the most important date in the Christian calendar, at this Sunday sung Eucharist service with hymns and Holy Communion.