Our Christmas Day service was led by Mrs Helen Everard:
Children make their Christingles
Our children with the Christingles they made for the Christingle and carol service before Christmas:
Christingle Service
Our Minister led our Christingle and Carol Service on the evening of 22 December. The day before, several volunteers got together to assemble 100 Christingles ready for the service. The Moravian Church has held Christingle services for over two hundred years. This is what the Christingles represent: The orange represents the world: “It’s rounded like […]
Prayer for December/January
For Christian who are Catholic or Protestant, Christmas Day itself is the focus for prayer and celebration at Christmas time. Christians of the Orthodox Church (such as in Russia and Greece) have a quiet celebration on Christmas Day, but have the Epiphany (6 January) as their main day of prayer and celebration at Christmas time. […]
Our Christmas Gift Service
The first Sunday in Advent was also our Christmas Gift and Church Parade service. Alison Cooper was invited to receive our gifts on behalf of Parity for Disability. Parity is a local charity which supports children and adults with multiple disabilities, their families and carers. The service was led by Mrs Helen Everard, supported by […]
Blue Christmas Service
A Reflective Service of Hope and Healing for the Holiday Season For those suffering from recent loss though death, divorce, separation, unemployment, depression Thursday 19 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 […]
Introducing Helen Everard
At Ruth’s suggestion, I am writing a bit about myself, so you all feel you know who I am, and why I am at Fleet URC. I am training to be a URC Assembly-accredited lay preacher on the Training for Learning and Service programme. I have completed my Foundation course, and have now just one […]
Harvest Thanksgiving Service – Photos
Our Harvest Thanksgiving Service was conducted by our Minister, Revd Ruth Dillon, on the theme ‘A Land of Milk and Honey’. Our young people took part in the service, alongside Rainbows, Brownies and Pilots, as well as representatives from Byways supported living in Odiham.
Website for August/September
www.ship-of-fools.com The website of Ship of Fools is a comprehensive site, consisting of a community board, light hearted discussion on a variety of topics, and the humorous ‘Gadgets for God’… However one area is well worth a visit. The ‘mystery worshippers’ are volunteers who just ‘turn up’ at a regular Sunday morning church service, and […]
The Lord is my Sat Nav
A modern interpretation of Psalm 23, by Peter Pay, Clerk of Wessex Synod *** The Lord is my Satellite Navigation System, I shall not go astray. He helps me to choose the best routes, He guides me to my destination, He knows where I am. He leads me in the right paths for His name’s […]