The grass near St John’s Church and the layby where we park for church is going to be a joy to see next spring, thanks to the efforts of Farnham in Bloom.
John Ely and friends were out planting bulbs this morning, ready for spring blooms. Autumn may be here and a difficult winter is looming, but new life will be forming in the cold earth.
For more on Farnham in Bloom, click here.
Thank-you so much to our artists for contributing to the September theme which was ‘neighbourhood’. You can see the artwork in the video below.
Did you know that the name Moses means ‘he came from the water’? Listen to Anne Boyman tell part one of the story of Moses and make a model Moses basket
Anne runs Adventurers – a group for 7s-11s which normally meets in St Mark’s Church early on Tuesday evenings in term time. The group can’t meet at the moment so Anne has gone online to tell stories and do craft.
Tough times, and 2020 certainly falls into this category, can bring out the best as well as the worst in people, and this year we have seen acts of huge kindness and generosity with communities coming together to support each other with acts of service.
The theme of generosity has inspired an initiative by the Diocese of Guildford called Transforming Generosity which can help us gain a deeper understanding of God’s abundant generosity, to reflect on generous giving as part of our discipleship and worship, and to respond by continuing to build generous churches.
We will be focusing on this theme in our church services through the lens of the Gospel of Luke, but there is more that we can do as individuals. Every day this month there is a short daily audio reflection, each one looking at different passages in the Gospel of Luke and written by different contributors from across the diocese.
The reflections are available at www.cofeguildford.org.uk/generosity and will continue to be available beyond the end of the month. You can also sign up to receive a daily email link to the podcast reflections.
Tonight’s Taizé service:
Happy Harvest Festival!!! Below are the services and four sermons. Â First here are the notices:
Do you own a business or know someone who does? We are now producing the magazine again and would like to increase the number of adverts – please ask your hairdresser, your local restaurants, your families and friends etc to take out an advert. Also, do you know anyone who would like to hire our halls? Contact Stella on admin@badshotleaandhale.org.
The recording of the Creationtide liturgy didn’t go well…
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.
Have you been crafting over lockdown? Are you an artist? Do you knit/sew/paint/sculpt/make cards/work in glass/take photographs/carve/crochet/make jewellery/weave/generally create things of beauty which you would like to sell? Do you have a small, creative business?
We’re holding an online art and craft fair in the first two weeks of November and you are invited to take part. If you would be interested in hiring a space to show off your creations, please contact Maxine Everitt: maxine.everitt@badshotleaandhale.org
There’s a cost of just £10 a ‘table’ and for this you will be featured on our website with pictures of your products and a link through to your website or contact details of where to buy. We’ll be promoting the fair on social media, through the magazine, our newsletter and in the press. And in church of course!
Or, if you would like to donate some of your creations, the parish is having a table – all profits going to the work of our churches here in north Farnham.
So help us all kickstart our Christmas shopping and join our online art and craft fair!
Everyone is welcome to celebrate Harvest with us this Sunday (October 4) – online and/or in church.
Our Harvest Festival services go online from 9am on Sunday; both a formal and an informal one, with the Mayor of Farnham taking part.
There will also be services in church at 9.30am in St John’s, Lower Hale; 10am in St George’s, Badshot Lea; and 11am in St Mark’s, Upper Hale. The churches will be decorated for the festival and there will be a collection of donated food in each. This will be given to Farnham Foodbank.
The Foodbank welcomes all donations but at the moment has a large stock of tea, breakfast cereal, baked beans, long-life milk and long-life juice so would prefer other items such as tinned vegetables, tinned fish and meat, rice, pasta, puddings and the like.
Come and join us in this celebration.
Pictured top is St George’s ready for Harvest.
The October issue of our parish magazine is now online with lots inside. Download it by clicking on the green button here:
Among this month’s contents are:
Do your bit for the environment
The Fridge and Cupboard – food for all
The Church and Covid
Generosity
The APCM
John and Sue Innes
Prayer
Behind the verses – the background to one of Paul’s letters
The Church Cat
Registers
And much more…
If you have an article or news item for the magazine, let us know. The next deadline is Sunday, October 4. Contact Stella Wiseman, the editor, on 07842761919 or editor@badshotleaandhale.org
Publishing online means we reach far more people than just in print. This means advertisers can reach more people too. If you would like to advertise, contact Stella on 07842761919 or editor@badshotleaandhale.org
If you would like a printed copy of the magazine, again, contact Stella using the details above.
Enjoy!
This evening’s BCP Evening Prayer
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 