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
Licensing Service for Michael Burson-Thomas
We are happy to confirm that the delayed welcome of Michael Burson-Thomas to join our church family as Priest-in-charge of St Marks is now to take place on the 24th April! The service will be held here at St Marks for 7:30pm.
Children’s Society collection boxes
In advance of our service to celebrate the work of the Children’s Society, those who have been saving their pennies towards this worthy charity are asked to return their boxes to Dorothy here at St Marks on the upcoming Sunday services.
2024 APCM for St Marks
Our annual parochial church meeting for 2024 is coming up on the 12th May to follow the 10am service that Sunday morning. As part of this, we are revising our electoral role, which begins on the 31st March. Do update your details – or join the electoral roll – on the forms that will be available at the back of church. The electoral roll enables you to attend and vote in the APCM and helps us and the diocese understand the needs of the worshipping community.
Spring Fayre
The church Spring Fayre will be taking place at the Community Hall on 13th April from 10am to 12pm. If you are able to help please let Eve or Teresa know. We would be grateful to receive donations of cakes, plants, raffle and tombola prizes.
Quiz Evening from the WI
Pennington WI are running a Quiz at the St Marks Community Hall with Fish and Chip Supper on Saturday 20th April to which you and your friends are all warmly invited. Teams of 6 – which can also be made up on the night. The only cost (payable at the Quiz) is for the supper and, of course, there will be a raffle. Sauces etc will be provided but please bring your own drinks. Menu is as follows: Fish and Chips £6, Sausage and Chips £5, Veggie Burger and Chips £7. Doors will open at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start with a break at 7.30pm for the supper. Please contact Pat Wright (678416) or complete the list at the back of church. Come and join us for a fun evening.
Choralia Milford -Eternal Light’ concert
St Mary Magdalene Church, New Milton – Saturday 20th April, 7pm
For those not in a quizical frame of mind, you might want to attend this musical evening from the talented Choralia singers instead! Directed by Phil Daish-Handy and featuring musical pieces from Goodall (Eternal Light – A Requiem), Chilcottt (Irish Blessing) and Whitacre (Sleep), this promises to be an entertaining evening!
Tickets £15 and supporting Oxfam, available from https://choraliamilford.org.uk/events as well as the Bridge box office, Milford on Sea, Oxfam in New Milton and on the door on the night.
St Mark’s Draw Club
April is the start of the new St Mark’s Draw Club year. If you are able to help deliver application forms around Pennington please let Teresa know. Forms for the draw are also now available at the back of church or on the church website. Please return forms in time for the first draw of the new year which will take place on the 4th Wednesday of April.
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
Hampshire Home Library Service
did you know that Hampshire Libraries have a home library service? If you can’t get to the library due to ill-health, disability or caring responsibilities, the library can come to you. They arrange to deliver your library items to your home on a regular basis, for free. Find out more at Lymington Library, or by visiting https://tinyurl.com32ecujkx
Monday Study Group on Zoom
The study group continues after a December break in January from the 19th – and will be studying the “Rose Guide to the Epistles. An excellent reference book series, we hope you will join us as we start the new year together!
Ecochurch Recycling
Milk Bottle tops: we are now collecting these as Stewarts Garden Centre are turning these into garden furniture!
Medicine blister packs: we are also no longer able to collect these packs at the moment. If you know of anywhere these can be recycled please let Eve know.
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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