An update for the Second Sunday before Advent

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. Contacts Shirley Saunders  01590 677628 or Pat Wright 01590 678416

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

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

Straight Banana Christmas Concert

Festive music and fun, Wednesday 28th December from 2pm at All Saints Church Hall, Milford on Sea. Tickets £12 from The Bridge at Milford on Sea or Milford Library or Leigh Jerwood with proceeds to Milford Library, Mothers’ Union and Namuwongo Community Foundation.

Consultation on the amalgamation of Pennington Church of England Junior School and Pennington Infants School will run from 18th October until the 22nd November

A drop-in session to discuss the proposals with representatives of the governing bodies and Hampshire County Council officers is on Tuesday 5th November from 3.15pm – 6pm at PJS. For more details visit the website

www.hants.gov.uk/pennington-infants-and-junior-schools

Churchyard Maintenance

More volunteers from church /community are needed: please speak to Ingrid or Eve about our meetings and joining in (even occasionally) our meetings, normally on the 1st Thursday of the month, if you are interested in keeping the churchyard looking tidy!

Study Group in autumn

The study group will be pausing for the time being, following the unexpected and tragic passing of our friend and group leader, Jane Nicholson. Further details will be made available when we’re able.

Pennington Community Hub

The Community Hub continues it’s successful work on Thursday in the Community Hall from 12pm to 2pm.

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PenningtonChurch
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarksChurchPennington

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