The Week ahead…
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sun 13th | 08:00 | Holy Communion |
| 09:30 | Family Communion | |
| Mon 14th | 14:30 | Meditation Group, Lady Chapel |
| Tue 15th | 15:30 | Messy Church, Community Hall |
| Wed 16th | 10:15 | Coffee Morning, St Mark’s Room |
| Sat 19th | 14:30 | Woodside Singers Choral Concert |
| Sun 20th | 08:00 | Holy Communion |
| 09:30 | Family Communion | |
| 15:00 | Hospital Service, Lymington New Forest Hospital | |
| 18:00 | Evensong |
Please Pray for…
In need of prayer: Mary and Ted, Kit, Michael, Jill and Brian, Rachel G, Tony, Caroline, Kevin, G, Alex, Paul, Maggie, Barrie, Ilse, Alexander, Bryan, Selatin
Years Mind: Graham Haley
Neighbourhood Prayers
Share together with us in prayer for the streets and those who live and work in and around Pennington throughout the week:
| 13 | Those who are victims of abuse |
| 14 | Leigh, our Director of Music |
| 15 | Messy Church |
| 16 | World Food Day |
| 17 | Our local pubs |
| 18 | St Luke, patron saint of doctors |
| 19 | Avon Close |
Bishops Commission for Mission – Licencing Service
On Saturday 12th October at 11am, the licencing service for those who have completed recent Bishops Commission for Mission (BCM) and other lay ministry streams is taking place at Winchester Cathedral.
One active in our congregation, Sandy – has recently completed a BCM with a focus of children and families – but sadly, will not be able to take part in this celebratory service. Do please go to support all those who are celebrating that day, and we’ll confirm when we can celebrate Sandy’s achievement, at a later date!
Meditation Group
The Meditation group will meet on Monday 14th October at 2:30pm with a theme of autumn. This time is open to anybody who would like to spend a time of quiet reflection on a theme.
Pilgrim Course – the Beatitudes
Our successful Pilgrim course groups will be meeting again during the evenings to discuss the New Testament’s response to the Ten Commandments; the Beatitudes! All are welcome to join us from 7pm in the St Mark’s Room in church – meeting for the final session on the 23rd October.
Pilgrim Course – The Commandments
Our Pilgrim sessions are returning in the day too, taking the topic of the Commandments to task! Our third session is on Monday 21th October at 11am, and continues on the 4th and 18th November and concluding on the 2nd December. Join us in the St Mark’s room!
Harvest Craft Club
One for the kids! – come and join Christians Together, Lymington and Pennington for a morning of crafts, cooking and lots of fun guaranteed! Coming up on Thursday 31st October from 10am until 11:30am at Lymington’s United Reformed Church.
FREE and available to all: Contact Jan on 07885571197 for more information or email childrenfamiliesurclym@btinternet.com
Global Wave of Light
It’s baby loss awareness week from the 9th to the 15th October: a time to acknowledge and remember the many precious babies that have died so young, some before their families got to meet them. Holding in prayer the many people that may be grieving at this time, often hidden.
On the 15th October at 7pm is the Global Wave of Light where all are invited to join with other families at this time and light a candle – to remember all the babies that have died too soon.
Poppies for Remembrance!
If you’ve been making poppies, please make sure they’re brought to church, or added to one of the bags in the village by the 20th October.
At 7pm on Tuesday 22nd October, do join us in St Mark’s Church, to assemble all the new poppies together. No previous experience necessary! We’ll be sitting in St Mark’s Room, using cable ties to attach them to net fencing. All welcome!
A reminder…
Please note there is no mid-week communion service on Wednesday 16th October.
Capturing memories of St Mark’s
We’re eager to document St Mark’s over the decades – and would welcome any photographs visitors to our church may have taken, and would like to share with us! Weddings, funerals, baptisms, confirmations, events and special services: our church is often central to the community – would you have photos you can share with enquiries@penningtonchurch.uk at all?
Woodside Singers: Showtime!
Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the Woodside Singers will be performing favourites from Oliver, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma and many more. Coming up on Saturday 19th October at 2:30pm at St Mark’s, tickets are available on the door or in advance from St Mark’s at £7 per person. Please visit their website – www.woodsidesingers.co.uk – for further details.
CTLP Hospital Thanksgiving Service
On Sunday 20th October from 3pm, please join ‘Christians Together Lymington and Pennington‘ for a thanksgiving service at the out-patients department of Lymington Hospital – supporting the important work of our hospital and local care services.
Led by hospital chaplain Linda Lee with Revd. Alison John of Ashley Baptist Church.