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 […]
On Sunday our young people imagined how Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem might be reported today:
The Cross of Jesus has an incredible power to affect people’s lives. There are numerous stories of how His Cross has influenced people in the most unexpected ways – both young and not so young. Here is a true story which illustrates an event which no one involved could have foreseen. A church member suggested […]
Our sanctuary looked glorious today, filled with vases of daffodils on the windowsills and communion table, and with sunlight streaming through the windows. What a joy to worship here!
‘Brightness Falls from the Air’ is a second book of poems by Sheila Durbin. Sheila’s poems are well known by regular readers of this website, but this is an entirely new collection. Sheila’s love of words and use of language, together with her thoughts and deep faith in God spring from every page. There is […]
Our Minister Ruth will be updating her blog, ‘A Saint in the Making’, regularly throughout Lent. You can follow her daily reflections by clicking this link: ‘A Saint in the Making’
We are delighted to welcome two new elders to our eldership. On Sunday 3rd January our Minister ordained Tamyra Sherratt into the United Reformed Church; then she and Evelyn Tyler were both inducted as Elders of Fleet URC. Our congratulations and very best wishes to you both! Tamyra and Evelyn are pictured here with our […]
The final stop for our Posada, which had spent the whole of Advent travelling around the neighbourhood of Fleet, was our Christmas Day service. Here they found a resting place in the nativity stable prepared for them at the front of our church. The holy couple, along with their donkey, had many adventures along the […]
At Fleet URC we have a tradition of decorating our church windowsills on special occasions in the church calendar. Here are our Christmas windowsills, all designed by our young people’s groups and by families from the congregation:
A Reflective Service of Hope and Healing for the Holiday Season For those suffering from recent loss though death, divorce, separation, unemployment, depression Thursday 18 December, 7.30 pm Cries of “Merry Christmas!” and non-stop carolling contrast with the feelings of many people at this time of the year. For those suffering from the recent or […]
