Come to our Pride Services this Sunday – 7th – at all three churches. Celebrate the wonderful diversity of humans, loved by God just as we are.
Services times are St John’s: 9.30am; St George’s: 10am; and St Mark’s: 11am.
All are welcome.
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Out of the Shadows and into St George’s
Enjoy a musical afternoon and raise money for the St John’s tower repair fund
St George’s will resound to the music of the 60s on the afternoon of Saturday, September 27th, when the band Out of the Shadows will give a concert to raise funds to repair St John’s tower which is crumbling and in urgent need of repair.
Out Of The Shadows are sixties covers band who enjoy putting on fundraising concerts in the Farnham area. This one will start at 2pm and will involve tea and cake! There will also be a cash raffle.
Tickets are £10 on the door or ahead of time – to guarantee entry – from Sue Lampard on 07596953138.
Come along and enjoy the music, tea and cake and raise money for the tower repairs.
Pilgrims make progress to St George’s for singing, sausages and sleep
On the afternoon of Saturday, August 23, a group of pilgrims from St George’s Church, Wash Common, Newbury, will arrive at St George’s Church, Badshot Lea, as part of a pilgrimage from Newbury to Guildford Cathedral.
They will be greeted by members of St George’s, St John’s and St Mark’s who are putting on a Top 10 Summer Hymns event to celebrate, and will be firing up the barbecue so that everyone can enjoy a meal together.
The pilgrimage is a regular event for the group. Peter Wright, the pilgrimage organiser, said: “St George’s has been undertaking a walking pilgrimage each year for the last 30 years. The current format is to walk for four days (40 to 50 miles) each August. We have never visited Guildford Cathedral, which is why we opted for Winchester to Guildford (starting at St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate) and using the St Swithun’s Way footpath.”
The pilgrims expect to arrive about 4pm for tea and cake and the barbecue will be at 6.30pm, followed by everyone singing the ‘Top Ten Summer Hymns’. The hymns will be chosen by votes which cost £1 a go. Votes are being collected by Kris Lawrence and need to be in by Sunday, August 17. There are voting slips and more details in all the churches or Kris can be contacted on warden.stgeorges@badshotleaandhale.org .
The barbecue will be £5 a head to cover costs and Kris will need numbers by August 17. Please contact her on the email above.
The pilgrims will stay overnight in St George’s before leaving for the cathedral in the morning.
Peter Wright continued: “The pilgrimage started off as a youth pilgrimage led by the then vicar in the early 1990s, but the adults soon wanted a pilgrimage of their own. Typically, we walk 40 to 50 miles over four days, staying in church or village halls and ending at a cathedral or abbey. In the last few years we have travelled Sherborne to Bristol Cathedral, Whitchurch to Christchurch Priory and Stratford on Avon to Lichfield Cathedral. Some of the pilgrims are from other churches in the diocese.”
Your July/August magazine is here
The summer heat is really upon us but our magazine is full of cool news and events. Read about Rev’d Lexi, our new rector, meet her dog Bugsy and see what the Church Cat has to say about them. There’s a report on our fete, news of family workshops at the churches courtesy of Farnham Maltings, and yet another dog – Lilli, the Maltese, who is bringing her human, Jenny, to St John’s for a Regency evening of Pugs and Prejudice.
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Lexi has arrived!
There’s a new rector in town. After 16 months with no-one in post, the parish has welcomed Rev’d Alexa (Lexi) Russell as its new rector.
Rev’d Lexi was installed as Rector at a service at St George’s Church on Monday, June 2, attended by parish members, visiting clergy, councillors and other community representatives.
Rt Rev’d Paul Davies (Bishop of Dorking) installed Lexi as Rector, while other parts of the ceremony were conducted by Rev’d Robert Jenkins, Assistant Archdeacon of Surrey, and Rev’d Tara Hellings, Assistant Area Dean.
Lexi was Assistant Curate in the Wythenshawe Team in Manchester Diocese. She is in a civil partnership with Johanna, a doctor, and they have a nine-month-old son Leo.
Lexi said: “What a welcome we have had. I am incredibly grateful to all those who took the time to welcome us into the parish. The lead up to this moment has been immense not just for the parish but also for me, and I’m incredibly excited to see what God has planned for us all.”
Monday’s service had its origins far back in the history of the Church of England and involved giving Lexi the ‘cure of souls’ – the spiritual responsibility for the parish – and the ‘temporalities’ of the parish, that is, the physical buildings and their contents. Lexi was also led round the church in a symbolic series of acts which included having her hand placed on the door and receiving the keys, then tolling a bell; being seated in a chair (the ‘stall of the priest’); pouring water into the font; receiving a large Bible; and placing bread and wine on the altar.
The service was followed by a party with a celebration cake.
Lexi will preside at her first service in the parish at St Mark’s, Upper Hale, on Sunday, June 8, at 11am. All are welcome.
Pictured above from left: Churchwarden Pamela Marsham, Rev’d Robert Jenkins, Rev’d Alexa Russell, Rt Rev’d Paul Davies, churchwarden Kris Lawrence
Pictured below: Lexi and Johanna; Lexi cuts the celebration cake,
Your June Magazine is here
Welcome to your June magazine and a host of events, articles, news reports, thoughts and comments. Plus the Church Cat’s annual report and the approach of a Church Dog. Click on the link below to download it.
The APCM 2025
Our Annual Meeting of Parishioners, for anyone living in the parish, takes place on Sunday, May 18th, at 11.15am at St George’s. This is the meeting at which churchwardens are elected. This will be followed immediately by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) which is for those on the parish electoral roll.
Before the Annual Meeting there will be a combined service starting at 10am. The APCM will be followed by a bring-and-share lunch.
The documents for the meetings are below:
Plant Sale
Summer Community Fete
Children’s Pet Show
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.
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 