Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
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.
On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an assault on Israel with both rocket attacks and militants on the ground. The BBC has reported that at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, and that the Israeli military estimated that 203 soldiers and civilians, including women and children, were taken to Gaza as hostages.
At the time of writing, the news agency Al Jazeera has just reported that 3,478 people have been killed in Gaza so far, with 12,065 injured, and in the occupied West Bank, 69 people have been killed and 1,300 injured. As well as the 1,400 or more killed in Israel, another 3,800 have been injured.
Airstrikes in Gaza have caused widespread destruction of homes, schools, healthcare facilities and telecommunication installations. Hospitals that are already at breaking point are overwhelmed by casualties while hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced.
We are grieved and deeply concerned at the violence in Israel and Gaza, our hearts go out to those Israeli families whose loved ones have been targeted in the appalling terrorist attacks but also to the innocent victims of retaliatory attacks, who have been caught in the crossfire. The devastating news and images shared and the suffering of all is almost incomprehensible.Â
If you have not seen the Archbishop of Canterbury‘s recent poignant message on this, please do read it here. In it he wrote: “Pray for the people of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Pray for the future of the Holy Land. Pray for those who will weep, and fear, and die tonight.”
If you are looking to help, the Diocese of Guildford recommends the following three agencies that are operating locally in Gaza, providing immediate assistance:
Christian Aid
Christian Aid’s local partners stand ready to respond with medical relief and community-led initiatives such as food, shelter, sanitation and protection. They are actively exploring ways to support Israeli civilians who’ve been directly impacted by the violence.
Donations could make a huge difference to the conditions of those affected and can be made here.Â
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)Â
MAP’s team on the ground is releasing their entire pre-positioned stock of essential drugs, disposables and essential healthcare supplies from our warehouses to hospitals treating those injured in Israel’s aerial bombardment of Gaza.
More support will be needed as casualties are expected to continue to rise in the coming days, and MAP stands ready to respond.
Palestinians Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)Â
PCRF is the primary humanitarian organisation in Palestine, delivering crucial and life-saving medical relief and humanitarian aid where it is needed most.  Access to essential resources like food, clean water, and healthcare is severely limited. Urgent action is needed. With your support, the organisation can continue this vital work, ensuring that the over one million children of Gaza receive the urgent care they need and deserve.
Picture: Wikimedia Commons
Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
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.
Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
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.
Enjoy this service, especially for toddlers.
Kitty Milroy, the artist responsible for the murals in St Mark’s Church, has been commemorated with a plaque on the ‘Famous Names of Farnham’ wall in Farnham’s town centre.
The plaque was unveiled on September 21st by Cllr Alan Earwaker, Mayor of Farnham; Nick Seversway, who led the work in organising the restoration of the murals and who is an expert on Kitty Milroy; and Rev’d Lesley Crawley.
The plaque now takes its place on Farnham’s ‘wall of fame’, in South Street, celebrating local luminaries, including writer and politician William Cobbett, racing driver Mike Hawthorn and cricketer Graham Thorpe.
Kitty Milroy (pictured below) was born Eleanor Catherine Milroy in 1885 in Newnham, Hampshire, but lived almost all her life in the Farnham area. From 1906 onwards, she enrolled in the Slade School of Art — a renowned centre for innovation in mural art — which had recently opened its doors to female students, and between 1911 and 1920 she created the murals in St Mark’s. between 1911 and 1920. They represent local scenes and Biblical passages and the figures in them were modelled by locals at the time. In 2021 they were restored by conservators Rickerby and Shekede.
Further information is available here.
Pictured clockwise from top left: Kitty Milroy; members of the parish Arts and Crafts committee at the unveiling – from left: Chriss Green, Nick Seversway, Bob Shatwell, Jean Sanders, Lesley Crawley and Alan Crawley; Kitty’s plaque; apple tree from Kitty’s murals; figures from Kitty’s murals.
Pictured top: the unveiling of the plaque.
It has been a tremendous privilege to serve in this parish for the last 12 years, and the love and joy and fun that we’ve had has meant we have been very reluctant to move on. However, we’ve realised that it is now best for us and the parish that we retire and move to our flat in Southwold. Consequently, we’ve written to the Bishop and will be retiring on the 4th February.
We’ve chosen this date carefully, to ensure that clergy with children who want to move during the summer holidays and also curates reaching the end of their training will be able to apply. There is a meeting on 30th October at St George’s at 7.15pm, where Martin Breadmore, our archdeacon, will explain what will be happening and answer any questions. We’re hoping that there will be a new Rector here by September, but there are lots of hurdles to jump over between now and then.
We have a PCC Standing Committee next week to start the planning process, after which we will set up various teams to get us into a good position to see you through the vacancy. There are lots of areas where we currently do things, where others will need to take the reins. Everyone will need to step up during the vacancy to ensure the smooth running of the parish.
We will miss you lots, obviously. We have felt God’s call to this parish very strongly and we are very grateful that God brought us here. We now feel God’s call to leave. Thank you for your love and support. Over the next few months, let us seek God’s will and continue to grow in faith and of course, have fun.
Rev’ds Lesley and Alan Crawley
Below is the Sunday service. First, here are the notices:
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.
Autumn is upon us so it is time for the October magazine.
Inside this month you will find articles on generosity, prayer, Kitty Milroy, our Taize services, verbal self-defence, even a carpet! There are notices about upcoming events, and lovely report on our farewell to Maxine, plus a few words from Maxine herself.
As ever we are supported not just by subscriptions but by our advertisers so please do use their services and encourage your friends and family to do so too.
If you have some news or an opinion, please get in touch with us here.
Enjoy!
Farnham Help for Refugees will be holding a collection of aid at St George’s Church, on Friday, October 13th, 3-7pm.
They are collecting sleeping bags, brand new underwear and warm winter clothes including footwear (for adults and children).
For any updates, check www.facebook.com/farnhamhelpforrefugees
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 
