To celebrate Palm Sunday we were asked to bring paper palm leaves to pin on the church windows, each one decorated with things that make us joyful. Our young people also made a magnificent Hosanna banner to greet everyone as they leave our church building.
A message from Andy Braunston, Coordinator of the URC Daily Devotions Project: Lent starts tomorrow – traditionally a six week period of preparation for Easter marked, before the Reformation, by fasting from meat and dairy products – Orthodox Christians still do this. Many of us try and give something up for Lent, others try and […]
Tim Vile was invited to our recent Mission Service to talk about ShelterBoxes and their essential role in providing emergency aid and shelter in all parts of the world. He brought a box along with him and showed us the principal components: an eight man tent (or durable tarpaulins), plus water purification equipment and hand […]
Our Christmas Eve service was ably led by members of our Footsteps Young People’s Group. They explored what the individual letters of the word ‘Christmas’ might mean, and even provided musical accompaniment to some of the carols. Congratulations and very well done to all those who took part!
Our small working party assembled this morning to dress 90 oranges in their Christingle ornaments, ready for tomorrow’s service. It was a fun morning of chat over coffee and biscuits, whilst savouring the sweet smell of oranges – and of course all those sweets that got broken! Our Carols and Christingles Service takes place at […]
Christmas angels were out and about early this morning, each carrying a special message for the people of Fleet.
The Christmas angels have all been blessed, and are ready to target Fleet:
Paddington Bear has moved on to the Church on the Heath now. However before he left he spent some time at our Thursday coffee morning and with the Knit and Natter group, who were busy knitting warm clothes for babies born in the poorest regions of the world. Keep up with Paddington’s adventures over the […]
Come and be still, and enjoy a quiet day before the rush of Christmas. An Advent Quiet Day on the theme of ‘Star of Wonder’ is planned on Saturday, 2nd December at Beacon Hill URC, Hindhead. Click here for more details.
