Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal

A total of 22 boxes was sent from Fleet URC this year in response to the Shoebox Appeal. The whole church was involved, and when Maureen Grew (representing Operation Christmas Child) came to morning service to receive the boxes we were able to give her a cheque as well, as a contribution towards transportation costs. […]

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Website of the Month

www.rejesus.co.uk This is my recommended ‘website of the month’.  It is a site that explores Christianity in four areas: Stories – Jesus’ life and mission through the Gospel stories, quizzes and articles. Lives – This section includes famous followers of Jesus, ranging from St Francis of Assissi to Martin Luther King. Creativity – Showing how […]

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Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us

Our June Bible Study continued the theme of mission by examining the meaning of the word ‘church’, and considering the unintentional messages that we may be sending to people outside. We started by reminding ourselves that the church is a group of people, not a building, and recognising that we need to study two books […]

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What is God’s Mission?

Our Vision4Life study group on 24 February 2011 focussed on the subject of Mission.  Minister Stephen Thornton introduced the topic by explaining that Mission is God’s ministry, in which we all share.  This led to the question:  What is God’s mission?  (If we don’t know, how can we share in it?) We were referred to […]

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