Phil Ray, the Wessex Synod Children and Youth Development Officer (CYDO), joined us at Fleet on Sunday 11th May to work with our young people. We looked at and talked about the United Reformed Church’s ‘Charter for Children’. This led on to us talking about the role of the young people in our church life […]
Planting Poppies for Peace and Remembrance
After our Easter Sunday morning service members of our congregation – from the oldest to the youngest – gathered outside the church to scatter white and red poppy seeds. This was part of a URC initiative to mark the centenary of the declaration of the First World War. The white poppies represent peace and the […]
The Story of Marcellus and Zedekiah
Our young people interpreted the story of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem in a very unusual way on Palm Sunday – from the point of view of a horse and a donkey. This is the story of Marcellus the horse and Zedekiah the donkey: (For photos click here) Introduction: Today we would like to present […]
Prayer for April/May
Fruit and vegetables from many countries around the world are found in our shops each day. Bananas first appeared in British shops in the year 1633. Today, out of every £1 we pay for some bananas, only 11p goes to those who have grown and picked them in faraway countries. The other 89p goes to […]
Celebrating 50 Years Service to the Church
Revd Stephen M Thornton, our former Minister, was presented with a certificate honouring 50 years service to the United Reformed Church at the March meeting of Wessex Synod, which was held at Basingstoke URC. Congratulations and very best wishes to Stephen from all of us at Fleet URC!
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The Sign of the Cross (4)
The Cross of Jesus has an incredible power to affect all sorts of people. There are many stories of how His Cross has influenced the lives of people, often in the most unexpected ways. Here is a story which I heard first-hand at a Christian Men’s Breakfast organised by a local church. The breakfast was […]
Is Lent just about giving things up?
No!! Lent is not all about giving things up. It’s also about adding good things to our lives or to others’ lives – the kind of good things that follow on what Jesus asks of us, especially things that relate to what we are giving up. Try these: Reconcile yourself to someone you don’t like, […]
Brownies Interpret Story of Esther
At yesterday’s morning service the 8th Fleet Brownies gave a lively interpretation of the story of Esther and the Jewish Festival of Purim, which is celebrated this year on 15/16 March.
Website for February/March
www.freshexpressions.org.uk Fresh Expressions encourages and resources new ways of being church, working with Christians from a broad range of denominations and traditions. A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church. Fresh Expressions has three basic principles: […]