Hi Church Family
Here’s This Week’s News!
THIS SATURDAY
- FREE SATURDAY CAFE
Come and join us at our free Saturday Café from 10-11.30am where you can enjoy:
- Delicious fresh fruit
- Tasty toast and spreads
- Great coffee, tea, hot chocolate, chocolate mountains, and biscuits
- Great company
- Free essential food items to take home
So, come and join us - everyone’s very welcome!
THIS SUNDAY – EASTER SUNDAY!
- FREE YUMMY PANCAKES
Come and enjoy free yummy pancakes at our Free Community Breakfast!
Come and join us from 10am-10.30am where you can also enjoy:
- Lovely fresh fruit and yoghurts
- Tasty toast and spreads
- A variety of cereals
- Great coffee, tea and hot chocolate
- Fruit juice
- Wonderful company
… and so much more at our Free Community Breakfast!
So, come and join us – you’re very welcome and we’d really love to see you!
- OUR EASTER SERVICE FOR EVERYONE!
Come and join us for our very special Easter Service at 10.45am! It's informal, relaxed, you’re very welcome indeed, and you’ll find an awesome kids group, great songs, an inspiring talk, and prayers from the heart.
Our service is also a great opportunity to meet old friends & make new friends, help each other & our community, and learn about God’s amazing love for you! So, come and join us – you’re very welcome and we’d really love to see you!
- COMMUNION DURING OUR SERVICE
Seeing as it’s our very special Easter service, come and enjoy Communion with us in the Service. It’s such a very special time.
- FREE FOOD STALL
The Free Food Stall is available to help you every Sunday from 12.30-1.30pm across the road in The Family Centre. Providing food for those in need, it is a valuable resource on our doorstep.
THIS MONDAY
HANDBELLS
… will return after the Easter holidays!
THIS TUESDAY
TUESDAY TOTS
… will return after the Easter holidays!
THIS WEDNESDAY
- FREE WEDNESDAY CAFÉ
Come and join us at our Free Wednesday Café from 10-11.30am where you can enjoy free:
- Essential food & hygiene items
- Delicious fresh fruit
- Yummy homemade cakes
- Great coffee, tea, and hot chocolate
- Fantastic company
- FREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
We’re giving away free essential food & hygiene items for everyone at Wednesday Café!
THIS THURSDAY
THE HOPE HUB AT ST MARTIN’S!
Come and see The Hope Hub from 10am-2pm at St Martin’s! You can get help with
- Universal Credit
- Debt or Money Management
- Homelessness
- Training and other courses in cookery/living well and volunteering
- Finding work or job coaching
- Mental health services
- Addiction
- Tenancy or signposting/information
Children are welcome with their parents and carers and free refreshments are provided.
YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE
Your support makes a real difference to our work in the community as well as our support for each other.
If you would like to support this work on a regular basis it's very simple to set up a direct debit via the Parish Giving Scheme HERE
If you would like to make a one off or a regular donation to St Martin's using a card, then please click here: HERE
Your support makes a real difference - thank you so much!
COMING SOON!
PRAYER AND PRAISE
Following our recent, wonderful series on The Lord's Prayer together with many testimonies about the power of prayer to change lives, we’re launching a brand-new Prayer and Praise evening on Tuesday 6th May from 7.30pm-9pm!
This announcement is firmly rooted and inspired by the prayers of many of us who have met several times to see how we can go deeper in prayer and praise together as a Church Family.
The evening will be relaxed, informal, and focused on seeking and prioritising God's kingdom in all we think, say and do for his glory!
So, please pop the date in your diaries and I look forward to seeing you there!
BISHOP PAUL COMING TO ST MARTIN’S: WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BAPTISED OR CONFIRMED?
Bishop Paul will be joining us at St Martin’s on Sunday 11th May for our baptisms and confirmations. Please come and see me if you would like to be baptised or confirmed by Bishop Paul on this very special day. I would be delighted to chat to you about this.
NEURODIVERSE SUPPORT GROUP
On Monday 21st April from 10-11.30am, come and unwind with fellow parents and carers for a cuppa and a chat with others who really get what you’re dealing with. You’re more than welcome as always. The next evening session is on Monday 28th April from 7.30-9pm
THE ALZHEIMER’S CAFÉ
On Monday 28th April from 6.30pm-8.30pm, come and enjoy a free, delicious meal and enjoy building friendships with others who understand what you’re going through with this very cruel disease. Everyone is welcome!
FREE FOOD, FUN AND FRIENDSHIP FOR ALL SENIORS
Come and join us for Outlook – our free, fun group for Seniors on Wednesday 7th May from 2-4pm! With a fun activity and a lovely afternoon tea in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, it’s a real treat that’s not to be missed and loved by all! Come and join us!
LADIES WHO LIKE TO LUNCH
On Saturday 10th May at 12.45pm for a 1pm start, come and join us for a chat over yummy baked potatoes and a choice of fillings. All ladies over the age of 18 from our Church Family are more than welcome! Please let Hannah know if you can make it so she can cater for you effectively. Please also let Hannah know if you can help her with this event.
CAR PARKING
In addition to our car park, you may park at St Peter & St John Church in Caesar’s Camp Road as well as The Beacon Church in Berkshire Road.
We have been blessed enormously because we have been granted permission to park at the nearby Catholic Church in Caesar's Camp Road and the nearby Beacon Church in Berkshire Road.
I'm sure you understand that we need to prioritise spaces for people who are unable to walk to church. Therefore, wherever possible, (especially on Wednesdays and Sundays) please may I ask you to either walk to church, or park your car at the Catholic or Beacon churches?
Many thanks for your ongoing love, care and support for each other.
MORNING PRAYER
Please join us in the Prayer Room on:
- Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at 9am (before Wednesday Café at 10am)
- Saturday at 9.30am (before Saturday Café at 10am).
PCC & STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Our next PCC & SC meetings:
Apr SC 30th
May APCM 7th, Deanery Synod 21th, PCC 28th
June SC 18th
July PCC 2nd, SC 23rd
September SC 10th
October PCC 1st, Deanery Synod 15th, SC 22nd,
November PCC 5th, SC 19th