On Sunday 12 February our morning worship was led by the young people from our Loaves and Fishes group. Guided by their leaders, Darrell Henderson and Margaret Armes, the children took ‘Building Blocks’ as the theme of their service. They presented Jesus’ parable of the wise man who built his house upon rock and the […]
Christmas Tree Festival – Come and Vote!
This year, for the first time, we will be entering the Christmas Tree Festival at St Philip and St James Church. Our tree will be designed by Loaves and Fishes and Little Rainbows, and they will also be making the decorations. So we need as many people as possible to come and vote for our […]
Autumn Fair 2011 – Another Great Success!
We were delighted with the success of this year’s Autumn Craft Fair. This is an annual event, held each year on the first Saturday in November, and this year it attracted more visitors than ever before. Elder Meg Nicholson opened the Fair with the following prayer: “Living God, we take a few quiet moments before […]
Autumn Fair 2011 – Photos (1)
Here are just some of the crafts on sale at our Autumn Craft Fair last Saturday:
Autumn Fair 2011 – Photos (2)
More photos from our Autumn Craft Fair: There are more photos on the fleet-people community website.
Silent Communion
On Thursday I was a silent participator in my first Silent Communion. What an experience! We sat in a circle with Stephen as our guide. It was a strange feeling. I felt very peaceful and yet excited at the same time. Even though I had never attended a ‘Silent’ Communion before, it was amazing that […]
Nails in the Fence
There once was a young boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next […]
Poem for Mothers
Best friends Katie Green and Sophie Roberts wrote this poem and read it in church on Mothering Sunday. This is a poem to all the mums to say thanks for all you have done: You help us out through the bumps in the road; you help us carry the heaviest load. You dry my tears […]