The following activities are taking place each week. All are welcome to join us:
Sundays
- 8am – BCM Communion Service
- 10am – 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
- 9-9:30am Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
- From 10am – Zoom Study group on Pennington Church general zoom link
Tuesdays
- 9-9:30am Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
- 1.30-4pm – 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 at the Community Hall. Contacts Shirley Saunders 01590 677628 or Pat Wright 01590 678416
Wednesdays
- 9-9:30am 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
- 9-9:30am Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
- 12-1pm – Advice Outreach, from NFDC and Citizens Advice
- 1-2pm – Fareshare Larder – St Mark’s Community Hall Car Park
Fridays
- 9-9:30am – Morning Prayer on Zoom with St Thomas and St Mark’s – Parish Prayer zoom link
Saturdays
- 9-9:30am Parish prayers at St Thomas Church
Celebrating the Peace at our 10am Service
The PCC agreed at their meeting last Wednesday that we should be able to revert to how we previously celebrated the Peace by being able to shake hands and move around the church. If you wish to stay in your pew and wave as previously then please feel free to continue.
Lymington’s Courts and Alleyways – Local Talk
A look along Lymington High Street to discover the history of the town, find out things you walk by without noticing, and why they are there, and what it was like to live without mod. cons! Come along to enjoy this interesting talk by local historian, Pauline Shirley, on Saturday 13th July at 2.30 lasting about an hour with questions. Tickets: £7.50 to include refreshments.
Coffee Morning
All welcome at St Mark’s on Wednesday 26th June from 10.15am for coffee, cake and chat and our monthly draw club!
Archdeacons’ Visitations
Following our APCM, where Eve Jolly and Teresa Nivison were chosen as churchwardens for the coming year, they will be admitted to office at the Visitation Service being held at Christchurch Priory on Thursday 27th June at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend.
Study Group Update
The study group are taking a two week break as Jane is on holiday but will resume again on Monday 8th July 2024. They will continue their journey through Revelation until the 29th July and will then take a break in August for the holiday season.
If you are interested in finding out more about our studies, do please contact Jane Nicholson.
Choralia Milford sing ‘Songs from the Shows’
On Sunday 14th July at 4pm at Baptist Church, New Street Lymington, come along to enjoy West Side Story, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera and other popular songs with Phil Daish-Handy, conductor, in support of OXFAM.
Tickets: £15 on the door/Oxfam shops (Lymington, NM)/ The Bridge, Milford on Sea box office, from Leigh in church or online from: www.choraliamilford.org.uk/events
Pennington Community Hub
The Fareshare Larder continues it’s successful work on Thursday in the Community Hall. But, for the moment we are not meeting afterwards from 2-4pm for refreshments. We are looking into alternative ideas for continuing this outreach work to strengthen the work in our community
Ecochurch Recycling
- Milk Bottle tops: we are now collecting these as Stewarts Garden Centre are turning these into garden furniture!
- Ground coffee/coffee bean packets: a notice at the back of church shows which bags are now being collected. Please support our effort to reduce waste.
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
- Pennington Church General Zoom link:
- From a landline phone: 0203 481 5240 Meeting ID: 944 5816 8956 Passcode: 1839
- Parish Prayer Zoom Link:
- From a landline phone: 0203 481 5240 Meeting ID: 895 2990 2640 Passcode: 2020
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarksChurchPennington