Here are some photos from this year’s Harvest Supper – a wonderful evening of fine food and fellowship. (Click on the photos to enlarge them.)
Our Harvest Supper – Photos
A New Year for our Children’s Groups
September marks the beginning of the new school year, and also the re-starting of our young people’s groups. In what has become an annual tradition, our minister Ruth marked the occasion by recommissioning the leaders and helpers of these groups, blessing them all for another year of ministry. Two of our young people, Alice Bagshaw […]
Baptism of Florence Chevalier
We were delighted to welcome Florence Aimée Chevalier to God’s family when her parents brought her for baptism on 6th September. Florence is the daughter of Zoe and Dan Chevalier, and sister to Eve and Isla. The all-age family service was conducted by Ruth, our minister, and lots of family and friends turned up to […]
Pilots Outdoors
Our Pilots enjoyed a picnic in Oakley Park in July, and the following week met at Fleet Pond, where Colin and Mavis Grey of the Fleet Pond Society showed them how to make butterfly kites. A good time was had by all in this last event before the summer holidays.
Golden Wedding Celebration
Congratulations and very best wishes to our Church Administrator Margaret Armes and her husband Brian, who celebrated their Golden Wedding last Friday, 24th July.
Happy Birthday to Us!
At Fleet URC we are celebrating our 103rd anniversary. Here’s a photo of our young people with a special card made by the Loaves and Fishes group. The knitted sheep they are holding represent all of us, God’s flock, who frequently wander away or get lost. Yet God knows us each by name […]
70 Years of Christian Aid
Our morning service on Sunday was led by two of our elders, Nicola Hamilton and Tamyra Sherratt, and celebrated 70 years of Christian Aid. Some of our young people enacted the story of Loko, who lives in a remote village in Ethopia and has to walk for several hours most days to collect firewood to […]
St George’s Day Celebration
A new venture for us this year: we decided to celebrate St George’s Day. On Friday night church members and friends gathered together to enjoy a traditional roast beef dinner, complete with Yorkshire puds and roast potatoes, ably cooked by John Gibbons. This was followed by an England trivia quiz and dessert. Our Minister Ruth […]
Our Pilots Learn about Zambia
Bee Griffiths has been sharing her experiences in Zambia with our Pilots Group. They have been looking at the daily diaries kept by two children, Benson and his sister Joyce, and comparing them with their own diaries. They have made balls out of old plastic bags and string, just like children in Zambia do, and […]
Bee’s Visit to Zambia
Earlier this year Bee Griffiths went to Zambia to participate in the Golden Jubilee of the United Church of Zambia. In a recent social evening she showed slides of her trip and spoke about the wonderful events she participated in, culminating in a special celebration at the Heroes Stadium, which was attended by the Acting […]