A new venture for us this year: we decided to celebrate St George’s Day. On Friday night church members and friends gathered together to enjoy a traditional roast beef dinner, complete with Yorkshire puds and roast potatoes, ably cooked by John Gibbons. This was followed by an England trivia quiz and dessert. Our Minister Ruth […]
Bee Griffiths has been sharing her experiences in Zambia with our Pilots Group. They have been looking at the daily diaries kept by two children, Benson and his sister Joyce, and comparing them with their own diaries. They have made balls out of old plastic bags and string, just like children in Zambia do, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
We have had a brilliant 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 30 boxes! Well done, everyone! On Sunday 23rd November Maureen Grew, a representative from Operation Christmas Child, came […]
