Welcome to the Octagon

Welcome to the Octagon Parish

In mediaeval times, an octagon was considered to be halfway between a circle (God) and a square (earth). It was the place where heaven and earth came into contact. That is why pulpits and fonts are often octagonal in shape.

The Octagon Parish is situated at the western end of Sussex between Chichester and Petersfield and within the South Downs National Park. This rural community consists largely of farmland and is made up of the villages and hamlets of Compton, Forestside, Up Marden, West Marden, North Marden, East Marden, Racton, Stansted, Stoughton and Walderton.

The Octagon contains eight uniquely beautiful churches, many of them several hundred years old, seven of which are still open for public worship. You can see them in these pictures. For more information about the churches, click here, or use the links above to find out about life in our villages.

Our forthcoming services are shown below.

13^th January	Baptism of Christ
9.30	Eucharist	East Marden
10.30	Matins	Racton

16^th January
9.30	Weekday Eucharist	Compton

19^th January
9.30	Deanery Prayer Gathering	Funtington

20^th January	Epiphany 3
10.00	Eucharist	Stoughton
10.30	All Age Service	Compton

23^rd January
9.30	Weekday Eucharist	Compton

27^th January	Epiphany 4
10.30	Sung Eucharist	Forestside
5.30 pm	Evensong	East Marden

30^th January
9.30	Weekday Eucharist	Compton

3^rd February	Presentation of Christ
10.00	Eucharist	Compton
10.00	Morning Service	Stoughton

6^th February
9.30	Weekday Eucharist	Compton

7^th February
12.00	Deanery Prayer Gathering	Singleton

10^th February	4^th Sunday before Lent
9.30	Eucharist	East Marden
10.30	Matins	Racton

13^th February
9.30	Weekday Eucharist	Compton

16^th February
9.30	Deanery Prayer Gathering	Westbourne

17^th February	3^rd Sunday before Lent
10.00	Eucharist	Stoughton
10.30	All Age Service	Compton

20^th February
	School Half Term

24^th February	2^nd Sunday before Lent
10.30	Sung Eucharist	Forestside
5.30 pm	Evensong	East Marden

27^th February
9.30	Weekday Eucharist	Compton