On Sunday 10th December our youth minister Michelle Chapman explained to the congregation at St Mark’s what the Christingle service was all about, with the help of Rev Dave Camp.
She also let us into the secret of her new diet…
Carols around the Tree
Come and sing your favourite Christmas carols around the tree outside St George’s on Monday, December 18th, at 6pm.
Join in with all the familiar Christmas carols – Hark the Herald, O Little Town of Bethlehem, While Shepherds Watched and many more – to celebrate the coming of God to earth in human form in Jesus Christ.
We will go inside if the weather is too wet.
Sunday Service – Advent 2
Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
Notices
Giving
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Service
Christmas Angels at St Mark’s
Angels have flown into St Mark’s to declare the glad tidings of great joy at the heart of Christmas – that God is here among us.
The angels were invited in by our Thursday Coffee and Art at St Mark’s group. The group meets on the first and third Thursday of the month at 10.30am in the church community centre.
Each month there is a different theme and people of all ages and all artistic abilities (or none) are welcome. Tea, coffee and cake are all served.
The angels will be there for all our Christmas services. At St Mark’s these are:
Friday, December 8th, 6pm: Carol Service.
Sunday, December 10th, 11am: Christingle.
Thursday, December 21st, 6pm: The Longest Night; When Christmas Hurts.
Christmas Eve, 5pm: Crib Service.
Christmas Day, 11am: Christmas Day Communion for all ages.
There will be a special Kitty Milroy Matins at St Mark’s on New Year’s Eve at 11am.
Click on the links for information about other Carol, Crib and Christmas Day services.
To find out more about Coffee and Art at St Mark’s, contact Lesley Shatwell.
A Kitty Milroy Matins
On New Year’s Eve, join us at St Mark’s at 11am for a Kitty Milroy Matins – a service of morning prayer which Kitty Milroy would have recognised.
Kitty Milroy, the artist who painted the murals in St Mark’s, lived between November 8th, 1885 and November 8th, 1966, and worked on the murals between 1911 and 1920. As a regular churchgoer, she would have been familiar with Matins, or Morning Prayer as it is now usually known. It is a service without communion and is a mixture of prayers, psalms and readings.
The service will include a mix of old and modern language and will include the Benedicite, a hymn of praise on which the murals are based.
Everyone is welcome.
Christmas Toddler Service
Enjoy this service, especially for toddlers.
Sunday Service – Advent Sunday
Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
Notices
Giving
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Service
The Longest Night
When Christmas hurts
Thursday, December 21st, 6pm, St Mark’s Church.
The season of goodwill isn’t good for everyone. Sometimes it is a struggle, particularly perhaps if we have lost someone, or if it brings back bad memories. Sometimes we are lonely or living in circumstances that mean that it feels hard to celebrate. Sometimes we just want a break from the relentless commercialisation and pressure of Christmas.
Every year we hold a quiet, reflective service for anyone who finds Christmas hard, or just wants to stop for a moment and rest. This year it is on Thursday, December 21st, at 6pm, at St Mark’s Church. All welcome.
Your December/January Magazine is here
The December/January parish magazine is now out with the usual mix of news and what is on, plus prayer and reflection. There are all our Christmas services, news of the Farnham poetry competition 2024, and events going into the new year. Please do have a read and send us your own comments, articles and reflections, and share the magazine with friends and family too.
Don’t forget our wonderful advertisers as well. If you use their services, please let them know that you saw their advert in our magazine.
To send us a comment, article, piece of news, reflection or poem, click here.
To download the magazine, click on the button below:
Sunday Service – Christ the King
Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
Notices
Giving
This church relies on donations to provide care and support to everyone in this community. Now more than ever, please consider giving generously to support our mission and ministry by clicking the button above. Thank you for your support.
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