Heavenly Father, we thank you for the wonderful gift of your love and the clear path of discipleship you set before us. Please give us the courage to embrace our daily challenges with a joyful heart and the grace to respond to all people with sincere kindness and forgiveness. Help us to hold fast to what is good, to find strength in your promises, and to discover the true fullness of life by faithfully walking in your footsteps, today and always.
The following activities are taking place each week. All are welcome to join us:
Sundays
- 8:00am – BCM Communion Service
- 10:00am – Contemporary Service (Communion service on the first and third Sunday of the month, informal morning praise on the second and fourth Sunday of the month)
Mondays
- 9:00 – 9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
Tuesdays
- 9:00 – 9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
- 1:30 – 4:00m – Strictly Come Crafting. 2nd & 4th Tuesday at the Community Hall. Contacts Dorothy Davies 01590 676163 or Shirley Saunders 01590 677628
- 2:30 – 3.45pm – Friendship Teas 1st Tuesday in month (except in August) at the Community Hall.
Wednesdays
- 9:00 – 9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
- 10:15 – 10:30am – Morning Prayer at St Mark’s Church (4th Wednesday only)
- 10:30 – 11:30am – Coffee at St Mark’s Church (4th Wednesday only)
Thursdays
- 9:00 – 9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
- 12:00 – 12:45pm – Advice Outreach, from NFDC and Citizens Advice
- 12:45 – 1:45pm – Fareshare Larder – St Mark’s Community Hall Car Park
Fridays
- 9:00 – 9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
Saturdays
- 9:00 – 9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
Summer Fair
Our thanks to all who supported our 2026 summer fair! Thanks to our volunteers who gave up their morning to make the event possible and to those who attended and enjoyed their time with us. It was good to see the community getting together enjoying refreshments, tombola and draw, finding bargains and chatting. We received £366 for our efforts.
Anna Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care
St Mark’s Pastoral team have joined up with St Thomas’s Pastoral team so care visits can be coordinated across the parishes. Fr Chris Henley as co-ordinating Chaplain will ensure no-one will miss out on visits or Home Communion in future. If you are interested in joining our pastoral team please see Rebecca for details.
St Thomas Church Summer Serenades
29th August @ 11am: Hyde String Quartet. Free admission with a retiring collection.
Calling all bikers for the BBBB Event at St Mary’s!
Our friends over at St Mary’s Church in South Baddesley have warmly invited the motorbike loving congregation here at St Mark’s, Pennington, to join them for a special upcoming community gathering. On Sunday, 30th August 2026, they will be hosting their “BBBB” event—the Baddesley (South) Blessing of the Bikes and BBQ. The day will begin with an outdoor service at 11:00 am, followed by a community barbecue at 12:00 noon, and will conclude with the official blessing of the bikes at 1:30 pm.
For those planning to ride over, dedicated bike parking will be available on a hard surface right next to the church. To help the organisers at St Mary’s prepare enough food for the afternoon, please RSVP directly to Lynda at peteleen@sky.com to confirm your numbers for the BBQ. We hope many of you are able to make the short trip over to support our neighbouring parish and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of fellowship.
Straight Banana Wellbeing Concert
In aid of The Coates Centre, Oakhaven Hospice
Saturday 26th September, 2pm St Marks Church, Pennington
A fun filled afternoon of music and song. Tickets £15 available in advance from:
- Oakhaven Hospice, Lower Pennington Lane, SO41 8ZZ
- St Marks Church, Ramley Road, Pennington, SO41 8GQ
- The Bridge, Sea Road, Milford-on-Sea, SO41 0PH
- or by phoning 01590677773
- Or book your tickets online at www.thebridgemos.org.uk
Vocations Morning
Saturday 14th November, 9.30am – 12.30pm
St Luke’s Church, Church Lane, Sway, Hampshire SO41 6AD
Do you think God might be calling you to use your gifts to serve Jesus Christ, but you’re unsure of what your next step might be?
Join the Winchester Diocesan Mission & Ministry Team, to find out more about the pathways available for both lay and ordained ministries. There will be a particular focus on opportunities for lay ministry including Exploring Theology, Bishops Commission for Mission and Bishops Permission to Preach.
For more information and to book, please contact Tracey Clark
tracey.clark@
Culture in Common: New Play for the Autumn
On Sunday 22nd November at 3pm in our Community Hall we will be entertained by Ropetackle Storytellers who will reanimate RL Stevenson’s novel: Jekyll and Hyde, a mystery thriller. Tickets will be available soon. Website: www.facebook.com/RopetackleStorytellers/
Donations: St Mark’s Church/Hall repairs
Please prayerfully consider what you can give to help us with the cost of replacing our church heat pump (£323+VAT), Wainsford Rd. gatepost (£445+VAT), Hall CCTV, and making safe the trees in the churchyard (£1,560+VAT). All contributions are deeply appreciated – a basket for donations is at the back of church.
Step Up Safe Space (SUSS) Hub
On Thursdays call in at Pennington Community Hall from 11 – 12. SUSS volunteers will be offering refreshments and snacks before the Larder opens at noon.
CTLP – Cancer & Prayer Support Group
Are you or a loved one affected by cancer? Come along to this small group and join in prayer, support and a safe place to share experiences.
- Time: 4th Saturday of each month 10.30 – 12noon
- Place: Alibi Room, Lymington Baptist Church, 10 New Street
- Contact: Tina Cumberlege
- email: firmroots@lymingtonbaptist.org
- phone: 07376564359 in office hours.
Basics Bank
A basket is at the back of church for donations of non-perishable food in date (dried/tinned), personal hygiene products (e.g. washing powder, toothpaste)
Easy Fundraising
As you shop online, consider using Easy Fundraising to start that journey; doing so, you can help St Marks through affiliation as you shop on many online stores! Details available here:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stmarkspcc
Holy Communion Intinction
The CoE’s national policy is that intinction (dipping) of wafers is not permitted, to keep safe those with particular health conditions. Those with severe allergies, particularly to gluten, can become seriously ill. There is a chance that a person’s fingers could touch the outside of the chalice or the wine, as hands carry many more germs than found on our lips.
It is important to remember receiving Communion in ‘one kind’ is still Communion ‘in full’.
Pennington Community Hub
The Community Hub continues it’s successful work on Thursday in the Community Hall from 11pm to 2pm.
Daily Prayer
With St Thomas in Lymington, we continue to ‘pray for our nation, for its leaders, its health and essential services and all those who suffer’ this week at 9am on Zoom. Led by members of St Mark’s and St Thomas congregations, this now runs Monday through Friday.
Daily prayer is also taking place in St Thomas church from 9am on Saturdays
Coming together, we offer daily prayer for the situation in Ukraine.
Please do join them either by computer or phone:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
- Meeting ID: 895 2990 2640 Passcode: 2020
- Dial in from a landline phone: 0131 460 1196
St Mark’s Flower Decoration
If you would like to give flowers to commemorate an anniversary or other special day, or remember a relative or friend, please enter your name on the poster at the back of church against the date you would like your flowers to decorate the church and/or contact:- Lin Haley on 01590 677904
YouTube and Facebook
All our services can be found on our YouTube channel here. We also post details about or services and events on our Facebook page too, here.
Online Connection Information
Zoom Details
- Parish Prayer Zoom Link:
- From a landline phone: 0203 481 5240 Meeting ID: 895 2990 2640 Passcode: 2020
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PenningtonChurch
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarksChurchPennington