Church representative: Jenny Young
St. Catherine’s Hospice is a local charity with a big ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported, and pain-free. Providing expert hospice care, St. Catherine’s is there for people in West Sussex and East Surrey “when life comes full circle”. They also pioneer standards in end-of-life care through collaboration, research and training as they strive to reach even more people facing death and bereavement.
Many of us at St. John’s have been supported, or know people who have been, by St. Catherine’s. Every year, they care for around 2,100 people who are living with a life-limiting illness.
The new hospice at Pease Pottage was opened in 2024 with 24 beds. From May 2026, 16 beds will be available, three will be funded through Surrey's Home First Initiative, and one will be organised by the Sussex Hospice Alliance. To learn more about the work of St. Catherine’s Hospice, visit their website t: https://www.stch.org.uk