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
Upgraded Sound System for St Marks
Thank you to all those that have generously donated to our recent appeal for contributions to assist with the costs of the roof and heating repairs.
We have just received permission to modernise our sound system in the Church which will be to the benefit of all our congregations and if you are able to help with The cost which will be £5,000 we would be very grateful. these are challenging times for many, we ask you to prayerfully consider what you might be able to give to help us. Every contribution, no matter the size, is deeply appreciated and makes a meaningful difference in preserving our church for current and future generations. A box will be at the back of church for any donations to help fund this new sound system.
Thank you for your ongoing support, prayers, and commitment to our church family. If you would like to contribute specifically toward these expenses, you can do so here.
St Marks Spring Fayre
Our thanks to all who attended and supported our spring fayre; your efforts add £495 towards the work we do here at St Marks and beyond!
St Barbe Out and About – PENNINGTON!
St Barbe’s head out into Pennington once more on Monday 14th April between 11am and 12:30pm with an aim to bring some family fun activities inspired by their Open2025 exhibition. Entrance is free, to be held in our church centre – more details can be found at: https://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/events/st-barbe-out-and-about-pennington/
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’.
New Electoral Roll (ER)
ER forms will be available at the back of church for those who wish to be on the Electoral Roll. Rebecca will then update the ER membership.
A new year for the St Marks Draw Club!
The new Draw Club year starts in April and forms are available from Eve or Teresa! Our thanks to all those who took part in the last year’s draw.
Lent Lunches (organised by CTLP)
On Fridays from 12 noon in Lent (apart from Good Friday) there will be a lunch of soup & a roll & a short talk by local ministers. This will be held in Lymington RC Church.
Stainer Crucifixion
Choralia Milford present a performance of Stainer’s Crucifixion, at All Saints Church in Milford on Sea – Saturday 19th April at 2:30pm. Directed by Phil Daish-Handy with players from Nova Foresta Philharmonic, tickets are £10 for adults, children go free.
Tickets available from the Bridge Milford on Sea box office (01590 644861), online from choraliamilford.org.uk/events or on the door.
Pennington WI Spring Quiz
Pennington WI are holding another Quiz with fish and chip supper on Saturday 26th April at our Community Hall to which all are all invited! Doors open at 6:30pm with a 6:45pm start – and break for food at 7:30pm. The only cost is for the supper but there will, of course, be a raffle. Fish and chips £5.50 and sausage and chips £5 (both include juice but please bring any other drinks you require). There is also a veggie option available. If you are interested, please contact Pat Wright (678416) by 16th April as food orders need to be made in advance. Come and join us for a fun evening.
Full Fibre Broadband
Join us for a community meeting at St Mark’s Community Hall on Monday May 19th 2025 from 6.15 – 7.30pm. The meeting will hear more about the plans Wessex Internet have for our community.
Craft Market
Every Wednesday from 10.30am – 3pm in the United Reformed Church Hall there is an artisan craft market. They are selling local New Forest products e.g. cakes, jams, gifts, decorations, etc. The URC are members of Christians Together in Lymington and Pennington and it would be a friendly gesture to support their efforts.
Pennington Community Hub
The Community Hub continues it’s successful work on Thursday in the Community Hall from 12pm 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
- 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