Preparing for Christmas…. Blessing of the knitted angels, angel bombing, making Christingles, Christmas coffee morning.
Preparing for Christmas – Photos
Daily Meditations for Advent
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 […]
Keep Awake! New Advent Resource
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/
Autumn Fair a Great Success
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 […]
Christmas Party Fun
Our popular Wednesday coffee morning celebrated the end of another enjoyable year with a Christmas party. New friends and familiar faces met together to enjoy plentiful party food and a happy social time. There was also the opportunity to buy last minute Christmas gifts while supporting the Ocean Stars Trust. The morning was rounded off […]
Carols and Christingles
It was a production line this morning as a group of us met to assemble the Christingles for our Carol Service tomorrow afternoon. We have plenty of Christingles to share – come along and collect yours tomorrow, Sunday 18th December, 4 pm. We look forward to seeing you!
Christmas Angels Have Landed
What a bumper crop of knitted Christmas angels arrived in Fleet this week! After a blessing at Crookham Baptist Church last Sunday, the angels landed in Hart Shopping Centre today, and were offered freely to passers by. What an array of colours, shapes and sizes there were! A limited number will also be available in […]
Blessing Our Christmas Angels
There were knitted angels everywhere yesterday when representatives from churches throughout Fleet brought them to our church for a Service of Blessing. Many people have been hard at work throughout the year knitting the angels so they can be distributed throughout the town before Christmas. Each angel brings a special message aiming to share God’s […]
Craft Fair Supports Local Disadvantaged Children
After a break last year due to the pandemic, our Autumn Craft and Gift Fair was back this autumn and proved as popular and well supported as ever. Visitors enjoyed browsing the stalls, all laden with tempting and beautifully crafted gifts; and the tasty refreshments on offer were an added attraction (especially the bacon butties […]
Epiphany, with Holy Communion
Morning Worship for Sunday, 3rd January – Epiphany, with Holy Communion A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you!! In our service for this Sunday, Lay Preacher Karen Smith reflects on the visit of the Wise Men, as Epiphany is celebrated in the coming week. There are some carols to hear, sing and enjoy as we […]