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.
Can anyone spare a bit of time to help make the Autumn Fayre a great success?
The fayre itself will be on Saturday, September 4, between 12 and 3pm but we need a bit of help before then as well as on the day. At this stage we need people to provide bottles for the bottle tombola and items for the general tombola. We need people to offer to number and fold programmes sometime before the fayre; we need people to sell lots of raffle tickets and we need people to offer to make cakes and biscuits for refreshments. We also need help setting up on the day before and on the day itself, and help with the refreshment stalls, the bar and BBQ on the day.
Please leave donations at the back of the churches and speak to Pamela or any of the churchwardens or Stella to offer help.
We have a new Youth Minister—Michelle Chapman.
Michelle will be a familiar face to the St George’s congregation, to those who attend Bible Book Club, or watch the Toddler services. She joined the parish just before lockdown and has become a key member already. Now she is stepping up her involvement by taking on the role of volunteer Youth Minister.
Over to Michelle for more:
My role as a youth minister
Having worked most of my adult life with children and youth why stop?
I love being a part of the lives of all children and young people. The work is challenging at times, but everyday is different and learning for me never stops. I am constantly learning new vocabulary and I have had my share of explaining some new words to some very elderly ladies, thinking ‘arrrgh, just how do I explain that one?’. One in particular sticks in my mind; do ask me when you see me. If you embarrass easily, then think beforehand!
I am very excited to be appointed as Youth Minister and have already enjoyed leading (with the help of many volunteers over the weeks; thank you to all) the communion-before-confirmation classes and confirmation classes. It great to see our young people develop their faith and discuss the big questions even though we don’t have the answers. It’s a privilege to see our young people progress onto the next part of their Christian journey.
My role will also involve developing the church school links, finding out what the church can do for the schools in the parish. It is a great opportunity to make a difference to the lives of young people within the parish.
The Youth Minister role cannot work without volunteers, so please do get involved where you can. We will be re-starting Messy Church in October and there is an exciting plan in the pipeline for a school-church link which will also involve volunteers during the school day. If you would like to get involved and make a difference to the young people within the parish, please do make contact and keep an eye open on the newssheet.
Every so often I will send out a plea, and even though this is my first write up, today is no exception: Please can you wash and save your single portion yoghurt pots and any glass jars big enough for a battery operated tealight.
Many thanks
Michelle Chapman
To contact Michelle, email michelle.chapman@ntlworld.com or call 07876115458.
Our September magazine has just been published full of plenty to read and discover for this coming month.
We kick off with the Autumn Fayre (on Saturday, September 4, at St John’s Church, 12-4pm) then take a look at our new monthly craft market, get ready for Harvest, meet our new Youth Minister, have a think about Living in Love and Faith, and look forward to the Confirmation service on September 19. There’s a message from Anne Young in Cornwall, a huge thank-you to Wendy Edwards who is retiring, some thoughts on the changes ahead from the Church Cat and lots more, including local businesses who advertise and support us in our work.
To read all about it, download your copy below, or if you would prefer a printed version email the editor, Stella Wiseman.
With the Afghanistan refugee crisis escalating, many Afghans have fled their homes with few possessions and some of them are seeking refuge in this country. Farnham Help for Refugees is collecting donations to be distributed to refugees in and around London, and, thanks to an already overwhelming response, is now asking for just toiletries, men’s clothes and mobile phones.
If you can help, please bring donations to any of the church services – Sundays, St John’s at 9.30am, St George’s at 10am and St Mark’s at 11am; or Wednesdays, St Mark’s at 12pm, or drop them off at St John’s which is open during the day. There will be boxes available in each church. If you can’t come to the services but want to give, please call the administrator on 07842761919 or email admin@badshotleaandhale.org.
There will be a specific collection day later in the year; we will let you know when.
Thank you for your help.
Picture by Maria Teneva on Unsplash.
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.
Can anyone spare a bit of time to help make the Autumn Fayre a great success?
The fayre itself will be on Saturday, September 4, between 12 and 3pm but we need a bit of help before then as well as on the day. At this stage we need people to provide bottles for the bottle tombola and items for the general tombola. We need people to offer to number and fold programmes sometime before the fayre; we need people to sell lots of raffle tickets and we need people to offer to make cakes and biscuits for refreshments. We also need help setting up on the day before and on the day itself, and help with the refreshment stalls, the bar and BBQ on the day.
Please leave donations at the back of the churches and speak to Pamela or any of the churchwardens or Stella to offer help.
Come and join us at the Hale Autumn Fayre on September 4th at St John’s, Hale Road, 12-4pm.
There will be stalls, games, food and drink – a barbecue, bar, tea and cakes – a grand raffle with loads of prizes, and music. The fayre will be opened by Jeremy Hunt, MP, at 12pm, and Waverley and Farnham Councillor Sally Dickson will draw the raffle at 3.30pm.
Come and browse the stalls – everything from face creams to a bottle tombola, play games, eat, drink and be merry while listening to music by local musicians including two-thirds of Cajun Boogaloo; the Farnborough U3A Ukulele band; Wendy Edwards; Mary Klymenko; Frances Whewell; and Terry Owens, Football Club Ambassador for Aldershot Town and well known for keeping people going with his singing.
Buy a lucky programme and be in with a chance of winning a £50 voucher for Heaven’s Kitchen restaurant; buy a raffle ticket and you could win £100, or a host of other prizes including a £50 voucher for Daniele’s Sicilian Restaurant; browse gifts on the stalls; eat delicious cake or a burger; have a drink, and know that you are helping to raise money to support the church’s work in the community, including the setting up of a new youth hub at St John’s.
Join us from 12pm, Saturday, September 4.
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.
Can anyone spare a bit of time to help make the Autumn Fayre a great success?
The fayre itself will be on Saturday, September 4, between 12 and 3pm but we need a bit of help before then as well as on the day. At this stage we need people to provide bottles for the bottle tombola and items for the general tombola. We need people to offer to number and fold programmes sometime before the fayre; we need people to sell lots of raffle tickets and we need people to offer to make cakes and biscuits for refreshments. We also need help setting up on the day before and on the day itself, and help with the refreshment stalls, the bar and BBQ on the day.
Please leave donations at the back of the churches and speak to Pamela or any of the churchwardens or Stella to offer help.
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.
Come to this month’s Craft Market at St Mark’s on Saturday, August 21st, 10am-2pm. Lots of lovely crafts and art – pottery, paintings, crochet, cards, glass, gifts, jewellery, hats, bath bombs, lights, face creams, scents, and much more. Refreshments, music and a relaxed atmosphere. Plus the chance to see the Kitty Milroy murals and support the church.
Can anyone spare a bit of time to help make the Autumn Fayre a great success?
The fayre itself will be on Saturday, September 4, between 12 and 3pm but we need a bit of help before then as well as on the day. At this stage we need people to provide bottles for the bottle tombola and items for the general tombola. We need people to offer to number and fold programmes sometime before the fayre; we need people to sell lots of raffle tickets and we need people to offer to make cakes and biscuits for refreshments. We also need help setting up on the day before and on the day itself, and help with the refreshment stalls, the bar and BBQ on the day.
Please leave donations at the back of the churches and speak to Pamela or any of the churchwardens or Stella to offer help.
The Hale Autumn Fayre will be taking place at St John’s on Saturday, September 4, 12-3pm, and we need your help.
We already have lots of stalls planned, plus a bar, a barbecue and tea stall, and generous donors have given raffle prizes but we need more people to help with running the stalls and donating prizes.
We particularly need items for a bottle tombola – they don’t have just to be drinks but could, for instance, be shampoo or bubble bath – and the regular tombola. We need more raffle prizes and cakes. We also need more people to help on stalls, sell raffle tickets, and generally join in.
If you can help, please get in touch. Contact Stella Wiseman on 07842 761919 or admin@badshotleaandhale.org. You can also bring your donations to the back of St John’s Church or put them in The Ark (the old vestry).
Thanks! Let’s make it a great day!
Picture by Harry Grout on Unsplash.
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 