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
Thank You for Your Generosity and Support
We are incredibly grateful for the continued generosity of our community, whose gifts and donations sustain the life and mission of our church. Your contributions enable us to maintain our place of worship, provide for those in need, and keep our doors open to all.
Recently, we have faced some unexpected expenses for the upkeep of our church building. These include roofing repairs, which amounted to £5,350, and a boiler repair costing over £550, with additional work on the boiler still required to ensure it operates safely and efficiently.
While we understand that these are challenging times for many, we ask you to prayerfully consider what you might be able to give to help us meet these unexpected costs. Every contribution, no matter the size, is deeply appreciated and makes a meaningful difference in preserving our church for current and future generations.
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.
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
Christmas At St Mark’s Church
- Sunday 22nd December 10am: Carol Service
- Christmas Eve 4pm: Christingle and Crib Service
- 6.15pm: Carols at Elmer’s Court
- 8pm: Communion for Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day 10am: Communion for Christmas Day
St Barbe Out and About –family activities
Ages 3+ | Drop-in 11-12:30 | Free| Pennington
St Barbes are popping over to Pennington and our Community Hall on Monday 30th December, to bring you some family fun activities inspired by their current exhibition!
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.
Christingles and Coffee?
on the 18th December we will be hosting our last coffee morning of the year at church at 10.30am where we will be holding our monthly draw. We will also be preparing the Christingles ready for the Christingle and Crib Service, coming up at 4pm on Christmas Eve. Please join us if you can to help with preparing the Christingles and enjoy coffee and refreshments.
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!
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