Come to our Children’s Pet Show at the Badshot Lea Community Fete at St George’s Church. 1.30pm on Saturday the 7th June.
Children’s Pet Show
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Fun Quiz Night
It’s our fun, quiz night for all the family on Saturday (April 5th) at St Mark’s Church, Alma Lane, Upper Hale, starting at 7pm.
Bring some food to share or just for yourselves and either make up a team of six or join one there.
It’s just £5 per person. Pay on the door.
There will be a raffle too and light refreshments to buy.
Everyone welcome.
Top 10 Hymns/Worship Songs
Join us on Saturday, March 8th at 7pm, for the top 10 hymns/worship songs. as voted for by the parish.
On Saturday evening we will reveal the parish’s favourite hymns and Christian songs and have a good time singing them. People across the three churches voted for their favourites and everyone is welcome to join in singing them.
This will be followed by refreshments.
A Valentine’s Day Barn Dance
Did you know there is a Valentine’s Waltz? It’s a bit staid compared with what we have in store for you this February 14th – none other than a barn dance!
The Valentine’s Day Barn Dance will take place at St George’s, Badshot Lea, on Friday, February 14th, starting at 7pm. Kris Lawrence will be the caller and take us all through our paces as we dance to the music of Dragon Scales. Don’t worry – Kris is an expert caller and always explains clearly what we have to do.
If you don’t want to dance, that is OK too. Just enjoy the atmosphere, the music and the sight of everyone else making fools of themselves, er, dancing perfectly!
Entry to the barn dance is free, though donations are appreciated, and there will be a raffle. Bring your own snacks and drinks.
Christmas-themed Quiz
Please join us for a Christmas-themed quiz on Saturday, November 23rd, at 7pm at St George’s, Badshot Lea.
It’s suitable for all ages and will be a great family event with fun questions and lots of opportunity to socialise.
Free entry, but donations towards parish funds gratefully received. BYO snacks & drinks.
St Mark’s is all lit up for the Farnham Lantern Festival
On Thursday evening (All Hallows Eve, aka Hallowe’en) we are taking part in the Farnham Lantern Festival which Farnham Townn Council is putting on to mark the end of Farnham Craft Month. We’ve been making lanterns but we weren’t expecting anything as amazing as this one made by Jacqui Searle. St Mark’s Church as you have never seen it before.
The Lantern Festival will begin with music, food and a bar in Gostrey Meadow from 5pm. Anyone with a lantern is asked to be there by 6pm and the procession will start at 6.30pm and go to St Andrew’s Church, where the lanterns will be displayed as a large-scale communal craft endeavour.
Hope to see you there!
Pet Service
All God’s creatures got a place in the choir
It’s time to bring your dogs, cats (maybe not), guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, geckos, pet spiders, snakes, stick insects and any other animals you have living at home to church for our annual pet services.
Pets are a wonderful blessing to many of us and can help our mental and
physical health. So let’s give thanks for them in all their shapes and sizes and bring them for a blessing at St John’s and St Mark’s on October 6th at 9.30am and 11am respectively. If your pet is too large or too nervous to come to church, you can bring a picture of them instead. And if you don’t have a pet, why not bring a favourite soft toy instead? Or dress up as an animal? After all, all God’s creatures got a place in the choir!
Harvest Supper
All are welcome to our Harvest Supper on Saturday October 5th from 6pm-9.30pm.
Tickets are available at each of the churches
Adults £10, children (under 16) £5
There will be entertainment and a raffle.
If you can offer to be part of the entertainment, please let Kris know: warden.stgeorges@badshotleaandhale.org
Clothing Giveaway
We’re delighted to report that our new Clothing Giveaway, which takes place every Monday morning at St Mark’s, has got off to an excellent start. Every Monday we open the doors to the church at 9am for people who would like to select some clothes for them and/or their families, totally free of charge. We also serve coffee, tea, squash, cake or similar in a café in the Community Centre part of the church, again free of charge.
The Clothing Giveaway is not just for people who are struggling financially, but for anyone, regardless of economic status. We want to encourage people not to spend so much on new clothes but instead to fill their wardrobes with good-quality second-hand clothing. We are also trying to encourage recycling so that old clothes do not end up in landfill (at the moment around 350,000 tonnes, that’s around £140 million worth of used but still wearable clothing, goes to landfill in the UK every year).
We take donations of old, goodquality clothes, shoes and baby equipment and are always happy to welcome volunteers to sort out the clothes. We usually sort on a Sunday afternoon. The Clothing Giveaway is being run in conjunction with the Hale Community Centre and is open at St Mark’s on Monday mornings 9-11am. Please look out your old, goodquality clothes and shoes for children and adults. You can bring them to church (in bags/boxes please) or bring them to St Mark’s on a Monday morning, or let Stella Wiseman know if you need them to be picked up: revd.stella@badshotleaandhale.org or calling 07842761919.
A scarecrow’s work is never done!
Scarecrow drive, Saturday, September 21st, St George’s Church, 5.30-8pm
It’s autumn , but while you might imagine that scarecrows can have a rest once the harvest is in, not so. Not only do they have to look after the newly planted winter wheat and other crops which are grown at this time of year, they may be called on to take part in a scarecrow drive or two?
A scarecrow drive? What’s that? It’s a seasonal beetle drive, where, instead of rolling a dice to collect parts of a beetle, you roll one to collect parts of a scarecrow. And we are holding one at St George’s on Saturday, September 21st from 5.30-8pm.
It’s a sociable evening suitable for all ages, and we’re throwing in a supper too for those who would like one. You need to pre-order and pay for it and the costs are: fish £10; chicken £9; sausage £6, veggie burger £7; all with chips. You need to let Kris Lawrence know by September 18th if you want to order the food. Click here to tell her. If you want to bring your own food, please do, but please still let Kris know if you are coming so that we know numbers.
There will also be a raffle and entertainment. Please let Kris know if you would like to take part in the entertainment.
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 