FACCTS Prayer Request

The Fleet and Crookham Churches Together in Schools team (FACCTS) have requested our prayers for the students in Calthorpe Park, Court Moor, and other local schools during this time of examinations. In addition, there are some particular activities for which they would welcome prayers: ‘It’s Your Move‘:  During the rest of this term the FACCTS […]

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Congratulations, Helen!

Our heartiest congratulations to Helen Everard, who has been accepted and approved as an Assembly-accredited lay preacher on the Training for Learning and Service programme. Fleet URC has been Helen’s placement church since last October, and during this time she has regularly led worship for us and preached at services. Following her final assessment service […]

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Prayer for June/July

Two years into the First World War, the Allied leaders hoped that a battle against the Germans based around the River Somme would be decisive – ‘the big push’. For the previous week the German lines had been heavily bombarded.  The Allied soldiers were told that there would be so little opposition that many would […]

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Fish Cages for Bangladesh

In recent weeks our children and young people have been collecting small change to provide fish cages for families in deprived areas of Bangladesh. In places where land is scarce, many face a constant struggle to get nutritious food for themselves and their families.  However the charity Practical Action is helping people to ‘grow’ fish […]

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Talking about Worship and Fruit Kebabs….

Phil Ray, the Wessex Synod Children and Youth Development Officer (CYDO), joined us at Fleet on Sunday 11th May to work with our young people.  We looked at and talked about the United Reformed Church’s ‘Charter for Children’.  This led on to us talking about the role of the young people in our church life […]

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Christian Aid Week TV Advert

This year’s Christian Aid video looks at the terror of conflict through a child’s eyes. Wayisaba Kabinza and her three younger siblings were separated from their parents when rebels attacked their village in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  But months later, thanks to  supporters, Christian Aid partner, CBCA (Central African Baptist Community), was able to […]

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