Kitty Milroy, Services, St Mark's Church

A Kitty Milroy Matins

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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.

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The Longest Night

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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.

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Your December/January Magazine is here

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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.

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Christmas, Services

Crib Services, Midnight Mass and Christmas Day Services

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Christmas Eve

Come along to our Crib Services across the parish on 24th of December, Christmas Eve.

15:00 at St John’s

17:30 at St Mark’s

17:30 at St George’s

Plus a special Toddler Crib Service at

15:00 at St George’s

Crib Services are for all ages and tell the Christmas story with lots of congregation participation. Come dressed as your favourite Nativity character or just come and join the fun and sing Christmas carols.

Midnight Mass and Christmas Day

Come along to Midnight Mass and our Christmas Day Services across the Parish.

Midnight Mass is a traditional way to see in Christmas and to celebrate the birth of the Christ child with Holy Communion. All are welcome.

Midnight Mass at St George’s 24th December 11:30pm

Midnight Mass at St John’s 24th December 11:30pm

Come and celebrate Christmas and sing your favourite carols on Christmas morning. There is also Holy Communion and all are welcome.

Christmas Day service at St John’s at 9:30am

Christmas Day service at St George’s at 10am

Christmas Day service at St Mark’s at 11am

Christmas, Services

Carol Services

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Come along to our assortment of carol services taking place across the parish. Join in with your favourite carols and hear the story of Christmas in Bible readings.

St Mark’s on 8 December 6:00pm

St John’s on 10 December 6:00pm

St George’s on 17 December 6:00pm

Carols around the tree at St George’s, 18 December

Open air Carol Service at Hale Chapels (in Hale Cemetery) on 20 December 7:00pm – 8:30pm. The Mayor will be at this Carol Service and there will be refreshments afterwards at St Mark’s.

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Christingle

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Come along to our Christingle Service at St. Mark’s Church on the 10th December, from 11:00am to 12:00pm.

Christingles are a tradition whereby the story of God’s love for the world, shown in Jesus Christ, is told using an orange, a candle, a red ribbon and dried fruits and/or sweets.

Each element of a Christingle has a special meaning:

·  The orange represents the world;

·  The red ribbon (or tape) symbolises the love and blood of Christ;

·  The sweets and dried fruit represent all of God’s creation and/or the seasons;

·  The lit candle represents Jesus’s light in the world.

The word Christingle comes from the German word ‘Christkindl’, meaning ‘Little Christ Child’.

The service has its origin in the Moravian church in the 18th century. The Children’s Society has explored the origins of the Christingle service and its website states: “At a children’s service in Marienborn in 1747, Bishop Johannes de Watteville looked for a simple way to explain the happiness that had come to people through Jesus, and created a symbol — the Christingle — to do this”.

Christingle services are also a way of raising money and awareness for the Children’s Society which works to support vulnerable children across the  UK. You can find out more here: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/

Serving the Villages North of Farnham: Badshot Lea, Hale, Heath End & Weybourne