WELCOME TO
Boxgrove Priory
A Church dedicated to St Mary & St Blaise
Sunday Services
8:30am – Low Mass
A said service of Holy Communion
10:30am – Solemn Mass and Sermon
Mass @ 5pm
A simple family service usually on the 2nd and 4th Sundays each month.
Junior Church
Every 2nd Sunday at 4.30pm leading into the Mass @ 5pm. Activities, crafts, stories to learn more about Christian teachings.
Weekday Services
Monday
10:00am – Low Mass (25 minutes).
Tuesday
10:00am – Low Mass with short homily (followed by coffee) (35 minutes).
Wednesday
12:00 noon – Low Mass.
Thursday
10:00am – Low Mass.
Friday
12:00 noon – Low Mass.
Saturday
10:00am – Low Mass.
Accessibility
A short pragraph that explains how visitors with mobility issues can use the elevator etc.
Opening Times
The Priory will remain open for private prayer after Mass every day until dusk.
The Priory Church sits in a delightful village in West Sussex, some 3 miles from the Cathedral City of Chichester
For over 900 years the villagers of Boxgrove have worshipped in this magnificent building and its glory is still much in evidence in spite of losing the west end of the Priory during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the reign of King Henry VIII.
FOUNDED IN THE 12TH CENTURY
Boxgrove Priory in West Sussex
The lovely old church dedicated to St Mary and to St Blaise dates from the early twelfth century. From an entry in the Domesday Book we know that Boxgrove had the status of a parish and that a church existed here before the Norman Conquest.
All traces of this have been obliterated by the Priory, which is the daughter house of the Abbey of Lessay in Normandy and the “grand-daughter” of the great Benedictine Abbey of Bec Helouin.
ANTHEMS, MOTETS AND FUN
Music at Boxgrove Priory
Music forms a major part of the liturgy at Boxgrove Priory. Polyphonic and plainsong settings of anthems, motets and the Mass are used by our renowned choir.
We welcome singers who can sight read reasonably well – in all parts – to come and sing with us. It is not necessary to come to every service and, although the Choir operates with a core of regular members, there are several others who come once or twice a month. There are yet others, who live further away, who come when they can.
If you think you might be interested, we practise every Thursday in the Priory at 7:30pm. Please contact our Director of Music for more information.
Mr Alex Dichmont
alexdichmont@gmail.com
QUICK LINKS
Frequently visited pages
Below are some quick links for easy access to important information and resources.
