A Prayer for the New Year: Come Holy God, who has been with us this past year, who has laughed with us, and cried with us, who has cradled us in goodness and love. Bless us with a joy to continue to seek you. Come Holy God, As we stand on the cusp of new […]
More Posada Photos
Here are some more photos of our Posada as it journeyed around our church family during Advent. Mary, Joseph and Gary the donkey certainly had an interesting time on their travels!
Pilots Christmas Party
The last Pilots meeting of the year was enjoyed by everyone, as we celebrated with the traditional Christmas party. Margaret Armes
Christingle Making
This morning some of our church members and young people, plus Jackie Cresswell and a group of the 8th Fleet Brownies, met together to assemble the Christingles for tomorrow evening’s carol service. We all had a great time working together – not to mention eating all the rejected sweets! Thank you to everyone who came […]
Posada photos
Our Posada has been making its way round church families during Advent and making lots of new friends on the way. Here are some of the latest photos. Watch out for more!
Our Advent Parade and Gift Service
Here are some photos from our Rainbow, Brownie and Pilots Advent Parade and Gift Service today. All gifts will go to Fairways, the SeeAbility residential home in Fleet. The service was led by our Minister, Revd Ruth Dillon.
The Journey Has Begun
Advent 2014 saw Fleet URC’s first Posada. The Posada is a Mexican tradition, based on Mary and Joseph’s search for somewhere to stay on their journey to and arrival in Bethlehem. Our interpretation saw knitted figures of Mary, Joseph and the donkey journeying from one home to another. Many members of our congregation joined in […]
Operation Christmas Child Appeal
We have had our best-ever response to our Shoebox Appeal this year. The whole church was involved, with our young people coordinating the efforts. With all the donations and gifts we received we managed to fill over 50 boxes. In addition, some people elected to sponsor boxes on line and we also collected £120 towards […]
Our Autumn Craft and Gift Fair 2015
Scores of people came in from the driving rain and gusty winds on Saturday to enjoy the beautiful crafts and gifts on sale at this year’s Autumn Fair. A warm welcome awaited everyone – plus a chance to sample our tasty bacon rolls, warming home made soup, and freshly baked cakes! (Click on photo to […]
All Souls Service
Our All Souls Service, led on Sunday afternoon by our Minister Ruth, was an opportunity to celebrate the gift of life and a joyful remembering of those we have loved. One member of the congregation described it as a “really beautiful and thoughtful service”.