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An update for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
An update for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
An update for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Welcome to St Marks, Mike!
24th April 2024, 7:30pm - the licencing of Michael Burson-Thomas
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
An update for the Third Sunday of Easter
An update for the Second Sunday of Easter
An update for Easter Sunday
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - March
An update for Palm Sunday
An update for the Fifth Sunday Of Lent
An update for the Fourth Sunday Of Lent: Mothering Sunday
An update for the Third Sunday Of Lent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - February
An update for the Second Sunday Of Lent
An update for the First Sunday Of Lent
An update for the Sunday Next before Lent
An update for the Second Sunday before Lent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - January
An update for Candlemas
An update for the Third Sunday of Epiphany
An update for the Second Sunday of Epiphany
An update for the First Sunday of Epiphany
An update for the First Sunday of Christmas
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - December
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
An update for the Third Sunday of Advent
An update for the Second Sunday of Advent
An update for the First Sunday of Advent
An update for Christ the King
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - November
An update for the Second Sunday before Advent
An update for Remembrance Sunday
An update for All Saints and All Souls
An update for Bible Sunday
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - October
An update for the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - September
An update for the Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Twelfth Sunday After Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - August
An update for the Eleventh Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Tenth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Ninth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Eighth Sunday After Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - July
An update for the Seventh Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Sixth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Fourth Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Third Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Second Sunday After Trinity
An update for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
An update for Trinity Sunday
An update for Pentecost
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - May
An update for the seventh Sunday of Easter
An update for the sixth Sunday of Easter
An update for the fifth Sunday of Easter
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - April
An update for the Third Sunday of Easter
An update for the Second Sunday of Easter
An update for Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday - Nermin's Baptism
Palm leaves at our Palm Sunday service
An update for Palm Sunday
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - March
An update for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
Mother and child hands
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
Burley to Ringwood New Forest
An update for the Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday Service: 10am Contemporary Communion - 5th March 2023 - The Second Sunday of Lent
Early morning sunrise over corn field
An update for the Second Sunday of Lent
20210828 - Kingston Lacey garden
An update for the First Sunday of Lent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - February
An update for the Sunday Next before Lent
Buckland Rings
An update for the Second Sunday before Lent
Common Mission Fund 2022 - A Thank You
An update for the Third Sunday before Lent
Church on a frosty January morning
An update for the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - January
An update for the Third Sunday of Epiphany
An update for the Second Sunday of Epiphany
Lymington river
An update for the First Sunday of Epiphany
An update for the Second Sunday of Christmas
Nativity Scene
An update for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - December
Sheet music
An update for the Fourth Sunday in Advent
An update for the Third Sunday in Advent
Sunset over Lymington
An update for the Second Sunday in Advent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - November
An update for the First Sunday in Advent
An update for Christ the King
Poppy by roadside
An update for Remembrance Sunday
An update for the third Sunday before Advent
Norley Wood 20220320
An update for All Saints and All Souls
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - October
Sunset over the New Forest
An update for the last Sunday after Trinity
Sunset over Bucklers Hard path
An update for the eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Stars at night
An update for the seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - September
An update for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Flowers decorating the church for harvest
An update for Harvest: the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
Small bird being fed from the palm
An update for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Outside Boldre
An update for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - August
Sunset scene
An update for the tenth Sunday after Trinity
Help us make the churchyard safe again
Early morning sunrise over corn field
An update for the ninth Sunday after Trinity
Sheep
An update for the eighth Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - July
An update for the sixth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the fourth Sunday after Trinity
Sunset near Lyndhurst
An update for the third Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - June
20220619 - Winchester Cathedral Confirmation
An update for the second Sunday after Trinity
20210906 - Tanners Lane
An update for the first Sunday after Trinity
An update for Trinity Sunday
An update for Pentecost
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - May
North Wales woods
An update for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Roadside blue flowers
An update for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Spring daffodils
An update for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Poppy by roadside
An update for the Third Sunday of Easter
Rachel leading a service
An April update from Rachel
An update for St Mark's Patronal Festival Weekend
Easter Card
An update for Easter Weekend
Palm leaves at our Palm Sunday service
An update for Palm Sunday
Cherry Blossom
An update for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - March
Norley Wood 20220320
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Mothering Sunday
Buckland Rings
An update for the Third Sunday of Lent
An update for the Second Sunday of Lent
Outside Boldre
An update for the First Sunday of Lent
Field in February
An update for the Sunday next before Lent
Wooden cross on purple tablecloth with palm
Lent 2022
Ukraine Pastoral Letter from the Archbishops
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - February
Beulieu River
An update for the Second Sunday before Lent
Shirley Holmes
An update for the Third Sunday before Lent
rNew Forest Road at dawn
An update for the Fourth Sunday before Lent
Bokeh of tea light candles
An update for Candlemas
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - January
Bucklers Hard
An update for the Third Sunday of Epiphany
Sunrise on New Years Day 2022
An update for the Second Sunday of Epiphany
An update for the Baptism of Christ
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - December
Epiphany Wise Men Statues
An update for Epiphany
Sprouts
An update for Christmas Day
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunrise at Keyhaven
An update for the Third Sunday of Advent
Orange lit star hung from ceiling
Christmas 2021 with St Mark's
Tree in early light
An update for the Second Sunday of Advent
An update for the First Sunday of Advent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - November
DeerAtRoydenWoods
An update for Christ the King
Poppy by roadside
An update for Remembrance Sunday
Autumn trees
An update for the Third Sunday before Advent
Straight Banana
An update for All Saints and All Souls
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - October
Sunrise at Keyhaven
An update for the Last Sunday after Trinity
New forest under trees at Norley Wood
An update for the twentieth Sunday after Trinity
St Mark's under late May sunshine
An update for the nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Sunset over the New Forest
An update for the seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - September
20210828 - Kingston Lacey garden
An update for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
20210906 - Tanners Lane
An update for the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Rachel leading a service
An update for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - August
Churchyard tidy
An update for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Body of water, taken close to the water
An update for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Remembrance service at Winchester
An update for the tenth Sunday after Trinity
Tree in early light
An update for the ninth Sunday after Trinity
Sunrise at Keyhaven
An update for the eighth Sunday after Trinity
Tech in use at St Marks
Support for our priest, Rachel
New forest under trees at Norley Wood
An update for the seventh Sunday after Trinity
Covid-19 - An update regarding relaxing pandemic restrictions from the 19th July
9am In Building Service Title Card
Sunday Service: 10am Morning Praise - 11th July 2021 - Sixth Sunday after Trinity
Group of people silhouette against sunrise
An update for the sixth Sunday after Trinity
Cherry blossom on the path to the main entrance of St Marks
An update for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - June
An update on our online specific service
Green-winged orchid in the churchyard
An update for the Third Sunday after Trinity
rNew Forest Road at dawn
An update for the Second Sunday after Trinity
St Mark's under late May sunshine
An update for First Sunday after Trinity
Churchyard Tidy Update - June 19th from 10am
Altar at St Mark's
An update from Rachel for June
Orange sunset over water
An update for Trinity Sunday
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - May
Sunset through the clouds
An update for Pentecost
Rachel packs away following a live service
Would you like to be involved in how we stream services online?
Cherry blossom on the path to the main entrance of St Marks
An update for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Furniture available for a donation?
Marriage registers are no longer a thing from May 2021
An update for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Green-winged orchid in the churchyard
An update for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
2021-APCM Annual Reports Document
APCM 2020 - Annual Report
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - April
APCM 2021 - a lookback over the past twelve months
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: St Mark's Patronal Festival
Improved live streaming from St Mark's, Pennington?
An update for the Third Sunday of Easter
Update to Communion within St Mark's in-building services
The Second Sunday of Easter: 10am, Sunday 11th April 2021
Prince Philip's Life in Pictures
An update for the Second Sunday of Easter
Spring daffodils
An update for Easter Sunday
Preparing for the Easter Vigil service
An update for Palm Sunday
Rachel presides
An update for Easter
Electoral Roll and Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - March
Breamore Mizmaze
An update for the Fifth Sunday of Lent: Passion Sunday
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Mothering Sunday
Spring daffodils
An update for the Third Sunday of Lent
Dandelion with sun behind
An update for the Second Sunday of Lent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - February
Wooden cross on purple tablecloth with palm
An update for the First Sunday of Lent
First Sunday before Lent: 10am, Sunday 14th February 2021
An update for the First Sunday before Lent
Sunset over Hatchet Pond
An update for the Second Sunday before Lent
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: 10am, Sunday 31st January 2021
Candles lit during All Souls service
An update for the fourth Sunday of Epiphany
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - January
The assembled piece
An update for the third Sunday of Epiphany
Coloured yarn and wool
An update for the second Sunday of Epiphany
Body of water, taken close to the water
An update for the first Sunday of Epiphany - Baptism of Christ
An update for Epiphany
The Heart of it All book cover - Top
Small groups coming back in January!
Tier 4 'stay at home' poster
Covid-19 update: what does Tier 4 mean for St Mark's?
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - December
The first Sunday of Christmas: 10am 27th December
Sunshine coming through the knitted tree
An update for the first Sunday of Christmas
The Fourth Sunday of Advent: 10am Sunday 20th December 2020
BBC Breakfast filming Rachel and Alan
BBC Breakfast filming Rachel and Alan
Rachel's homemade Christingle
An update for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
An update from Rachel
The Third Sunday of Advent: 10am Sunday 13th December 2020
Crochet squares, for the hedge decorations at St Mark's
An update for the Third Sunday of Advent
The Second Sunday of Advent: 10am Sunday 6th December 2020
The Second Sunday of Advent: 9am Sunday 6th December 2020
Our knitted and crocheted tree!
An update for the Second Sunday of Advent
The First Sunday of Advent: 10am Sunday 29th November 2020
An update for the First Sunday of Advent
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - November
Christ the King: 10am Sunday 22nd November 2020
Advent readers sofa
An update for the weekend of Christ the King
New Forest Basics Bank - Reverse Advent Calendar
Basics Bank Reverse Advent Calendar
The second Sunday before Advent: 10am Sunday 15th November 2020
An update for the weekend of the second Sunday before Advent
Remembrance Sunday: 10am Sunday 8th November 2020
St Marks Church Pennington organised a special Remembrance Service ahead of time attended by local Veterans, Councillors and representatives from the community including Pennington Infants, Pennington Junior and Our Lady and St Joseph schools, so that they could pre record the laying of the reefs and some of the community together so that this could be streamed to members of the local community on Remembrance Sunday and used on the 11th November for the children to celebrate and remember in school.
An update for the weekend of Remembrance
Meet Kevin; ordinand on placement
9am In Building Service Title Card
All Saints: 9am Sunday 1st November 2020
Candles lit during All Souls service
An update for the weekend of All Saints and All Souls
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - October
The Last Sunday after Trinity: 10am Sunday 25th October 2020
The Last Sunday after Trinity: 9am Sunday 25th October 2020
Working around the remembrance cross
An update for the weekend of the Last Sunday after Trinity
An update for the weekend of the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
Group of people silhouette against sunrise
An update for the weekend of the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Flowers decorating the altar for harvest
An update for the weekend of the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
"Things will be Fine" neon sign
An update for the weekend of the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Rachel Noël leads a sermon
2020 APCM
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - September
Sun casting shadows around a cloud
An update for the weekend of the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
Bells on roof of St Mark's
An update for the weekend of the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Coronavirus update from St Mark's - September 11th 2020
Rachel outside St Mark's
Live Services at St Mark's from the 20th September; what's new?
Man in brown coat waiting in front of water
An update for the weekend of the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
St Mark’s Church – Building Opening
Hand sanitiser at St Mark's
An update for the weekend of the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Rachel packs away following a live service
An update for the weekend of the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Tree in early light
An update for the weekend of the Tenth Sunday after Trinity
DeerAtRoydenWoods
An update for the weekend of the Ninth Sunday after Trinity
An update for the weekend of the Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - July
An update for the weekend of the Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Sunset behind close up of white flower
An update for the weekend of the Sixth Sunday after Trinity
Milford on Sea at dusk
An update for the weekend of the Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Woman sitting on rock watching the sea
An update for the weekend of the Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Coronavirus and St Mark's: an update
Sunset over Hatchet Pond
An update for the weekend of the third Sunday after Trinity
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - June
An update for the weekend of the second Sunday after Trinity
Facemasks - donations to New Forest Basics Bank
Reflection of cross on tree
An update for the weekend of the first Sunday after Trinity
Thy Kingdom Come painting by Rachel Noël
An update for the weekend of Trinity Sunday
Pentecost birthday cake and shoes
An update for the weekend of Pentecost
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - May
Rachel and boots
An update for the weekend of the seventh Sunday of Easter
An update for the weekend of the sixth Sunday of Easter
Thy Kingdom Come logo page
An update for the weekend of the fifth Sunday of Easter
An update for the weekend of the fourth Sunday of Easter
Pennington Daffodils outside Pennington Infant School
An update for the weekend of the third Sunday of Easter: St Mark's Patronal Festival
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club - April
Idea post-it note on cork board
Your feedback on our online services...
Rachel Noël - serving the parish of St Mark's in many ways (including tea)
An update for the weekend of the second Sunday of Easter
Pennington Daffodils outside Pennington Infant School
St Mark's Patronal Festival, Pennington in Bloom
Bingo numbers
St Mark's Monthly Draw Club
Sunlight coming through the cave mouth
An Update from Rachel for Easter Sunday
An Update from Rachel for Holy Week
An update from Rachel...
Dandelion with sun behind
Notices for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
Pennington Stands Together
Easter Yarn: Pennington Stands Together
Sunset over Hatchet Pond
Notices for fourth Sunday of Lent
"Things will be Fine" neon sign
Notices for the third Sunday of Lent
Footsteps in the sand dune
Notices for the second Sunday of Lent
Desert sand with footprints
Notices for the First Sunday of Lent
Stairs leading out of a cave
Notices for the Sunday next before Lent
Country flags
Notices for the second Sunday before Lent
Group of people in a crowd - Photo by Nicholas Green on Unsplash
The Third Sunday before Lent
Coloured yarn and wool
More about the Pennington Easter Yarn...
Candles
Notices for Candlemas
Hands held up in handcuffs
Notices for the third Sunday of Epiphany
Group of people silhouette against sunrise
Notices for the second Sunday of Epiphany
It all starts with a plan
75th Anniversary Holocaust Memorial Commemorative artwork
Body of water, taken close to the water
Notices for the Baptism of Christ
Orange lit star hung from ceiling
Notices for the Epiphany
Notices for the first Sunday of Christmas
Man in brown coat waiting in front of water
Notices for the fourth Sunday of Advent
Macro photo of watch face
Notices for the Third Sunday of Advent
White feathers
Notices for the Second Sunday of Advent
rNew Forest Road at dawn
Notices for the first Sunday of Advent
Sunset over Hatchet Pond
Notices for Christ the King
Hand held up with plaster, against black background
Notices for the second Sunday before Advent
Group Assembling poppies
Notices for Remembrance Sunday
BBC South Today logo
Remembrance Poppies - hitting the news
Candles lit during All Souls service
Notices for All Saints Day
Early morning sun through trees
Notices for the nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
Rachel with just a small number of the poppies crafted by residents of Pennington
Press Release: Pennington Poppies
Sun casting shadows around a cloud
Notices for the eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Gnarled rooted tree with sunlight behind
Notices for the seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Sunset behind close up of white flower
Notices for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Group of children, sat on the ground
Notices for the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
Life ring by river
Notices for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Coin operated telescope looking over out of focus city
Notices for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
Small bird being fed from the palm
Notices for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Pearl light feature, gold and bronze
Notices for the the eleventh Sunday after Trinity
United states, seattle, silhouette and hand
Notices for the tenth Sunday after Trinity
Winchester Cathedral interior at evening
Notices for the ninth Sunday after Trinity
People dancing with hands upstretched
Notices for the eighth Sunday after Trinity
Seedling growing in moss
Notices for the seventh Sunday after Trinity
Sunset in St Lucia
Notices for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity
Red LED thrown on long exposure night shot
Notices for the fifth Sunday after Trinity
Body of water with sun
Notices for the fourth Sunday after Trinity: Sea Sunday
Under the surface of water
Notices for the Third Sunday after Trinity
Churchyard HDR
Notices for the second Sunday after Trinity
Hearts bokeh effect
Notices for the first Sunday after Trinity
open book lot
Notices for Trinity Sunday
Burning white dandelion
Notices for Pentecost
Orange sunset over water
Notices for the seventh Sunday of Easter
Milford on Sea at dusk
Notices for the sixth Sunday of Easter