It was a very happy occasion on Sunday morning when Isobel Daniel, Simon Tuibau and Charlie Neville were all received into membership of our church. (Pictured below with Revd Ruth Dillon)
Fish Cages for Bangladesh
In recent weeks our children and young people have been collecting small change to provide fish cages for families in deprived areas of Bangladesh. In places where land is scarce, many face a constant struggle to get nutritious food for themselves and their families. However the charity Practical Action is helping people to ‘grow’ fish […]
Talking about Worship and Fruit Kebabs….
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 […]
Commitment for Life Prayer Request for May
Prayer Partners 2014 To pray is to seek to enter, in heart, imagination and mind, the situations of all our brothers and sisters across the world whom we have not met, and to place ourselves alongside them. May – El Salvador We pray for Christian Aid partner Acudesbal, working with local communities to set up […]
Photos from our Quiz Night
Our annual Quiz Night with fish and chip supper took place on Friday, and was very much enjoyed by all who took part, as these photos show. Many thanks to quiz master John Gibbons for organising the event.
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 […]
Our Stunning Easter Flower Cross
Our Flower Cross was stunning on Easter Day. He is risen!
The Story of Marcellus and Zedekiah – Photos
Well done to all our young people, who helped us to see the story of Palm Sunday through fresh eyes. The story of a donkey called Zedekiah and a horse named Marcellus captures the unexpected reversal of power that occurred when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. (See also The Story of Marcellus and Zedekiah.)
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 […]