World Day of Prayer this year was marked on 1st March, with a morning service at The Church on the Heath and an evening service at Fleet Baptist Church. The theme was, ‘I beg you, bear with one another in love’, and the Palestinian Christian women who wrote this worship service invited us to pray […]
Our latest Family Fun Morning, held during February half term, was another great success, despite difficulty of access to the church due to the road closure. The theme was ‘Loaves and Fishes’, based on the miracle of Jesus feeding the crowds who had come to listen to him. Children enjoyed craft activities, playing with toys […]
We are delighted to welcome our new elder, Carol Woods, to our eldership. She was ordained by our Minister, Revd Helen Everard, during morning service on 7th January, following which she and Carol Rayner were both inducted as serving elders. Congratulations to both Carols!
Preparing for Christmas…. Blessing of the knitted angels, angel bombing, making Christingles, Christmas coffee morning.
The season of Advent is traditionally the time when we prepare to celebrate the coming of God as a human, and to look forward to Jesus coming to renew all creation, as well as the renewing of our hearts today by the Holy Spirit. As an aid to this, I am offering a Contemplative Advent […]
The Rev’d David Coleman, Chaplain for Eco-Congregations, Scotland, has prepared a visual Advent Calendar with a short 90 second reflection for every day of Advent. Lots of wonderful videos of Scottish scenery and wildlife! You view them all as they are published, here: https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/advent-keep-awake/
Our latest Curry night held to raise funds for Palani Mission was exceptionally well supported, with over 80 guests enjoying Saju’s excellent cuisine. Many people said it was our ‘best ever’ curry evening. Sheela Stephen, a member of our congregation who comes from Tamil Nadu herself, got our evening off to a good start with […]
Our annual Autumn Craft Fair is renowned for the wide variety of quality goods on sale, as well as its friendly atmosphere and excellent home made refreshments. It is always well supported by our local community, and this year was no exception. This was a great opportunity to make a start on the Christmas shopping […]
Our Quiz Nights have become an annual favourite and this year was no exception. More than fifty members and friends of the church filled our church hall ready to be challenged by quiz master Colin McClune, with questions that left many of us scratching our heads! Many thanks to Colin and his assistant Liz for […]
