This Week's News!

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Here’s Thursday Thoughts - This Week’s News!

PANCAKE AFTERNOON!

Drop in on Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) on Tuesday 4th March after the school run from 3.30pm-5pm for delicious pancakes and craft activities for the kids! Everyone is extremely welcome as always!!

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.

THIS SATURDAY

  1. MEN’S BREAKFAST

Join us, Gents, for a delicious cooked English Breakfast on Saturday at 8.30am. Thanks Steve!

  1. LADIES WHO LIKE TO LUNCH

Also, on Saturday from 12.30pm, come and join us at The King’s Arms in Bagshot. Come along for a chat over a drink and have a bite to eat if you'd like. There are good menu choices available to suit all budgets. All ladies over the age of 18 from our Church Family are more than welcome! Please let ​Jacqui know if you can make it so ​she can arrange a table for us.

  1. FREE SATURDAY CAFE

Come and join us at our Free Saturday Café from 10-11.30am where you can enjoy:

  • Delicious 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!

  1. WINTER COAT RAIL AT SATURDAY CAFE

We’re aiming to ensure that everyone has a warm coat on their back and is kept warm this Winter. Help yourself to a free coat from our Winter Coat Rail if you need one. Coats in a variety of sizes for children and adults are available during Saturday Café and throughout the week.

To donate, please drop by St Martin’s from 9am-4pm on weekdays and 9am-1pm at weekends at Upper College Ride, Camberley, GU154DW. Charity Number: 1203087. As always, thank you so much for your wonderful support.

THIS SUNDAY

  1. FREE BACON ROLLS & SAUSAGE BAPS

Come and enjoy free tasty bacon rolls or sausage baps at our Free Community Breakfast!

Come and join us from 10am-10.30am where you can also enjoy:

  • Lovely 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!

  1. OUR SERVICE FOR EVERYONE!

Come and join us for our Service at 10.45am! It's informal, relaxed, you’re very welcome indeed, and you’ll find awesome kids and youth groups, 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!

  1. THE BLANKET BOX

With the cost of heating our homes still high, the loss of winter fuel payments for many of us, and the stress of paying bills a clear and present reality, a warm blanket can make the world of difference!

Please either:

  • donate new, nearly new, or well-loved, clean blankets if you can
  • pick up a nice warm blanket if you need one for free!

 

  1. QUIET COMMUNION BEFORE OUR SERVICE

Join us at 9.45am for our Quiet Communion service. It’s an oasis of tranquillity where you can touch base with God in peace at the start of the day.

  1. 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

  1. NEURODIVERSE SUPPORT GROUP

On Monday from 7.30-9pm, 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.

  1. HANDBELLS

Join us for handbells on Monday from 1.15pm-2.15pm. Everyone’s welcome!

THIS TUESDAY

  1. TUESDAY TOTS

Come and join us with your little ones for free fun from 9-10.30am!

  1. LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS HELP

Working age with a long-term health condition? It can be a struggle meeting people who ’get it’. On Tuesday at St Martin's from 1pm-2.30pm, you’re very welcome to enjoy a cuppa with people who ‘get it.’ You can drop in for however long you like. The next session will be on 25thMarch

If you’re interested in coming along, then please email Rachael at rachael.austen-jones@rhl.org.uk We’d love to hear from you!!

  1. CLUB DEAN

Come and join Katy and the team for free games, sports, and snacks for school years 7,8 & 9! You can join in the fun on Tuesday evenings from 6pm-7:30pm at the Old Dean Family Centre.

THIS WEDNESDAY

  1. 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

 

  1. FREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS

We’re giving away free essential food & hygiene items for everyone at Wednesday Café!

  1. WINTER COAT RAIL AT WEDNESDAY CAFE

Help yourself to a free coat from our Winter Coat Rail if you need one at Wednesday Café!

THIS THURSDAY

  1. 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.

  1. THE ALPHA COURSE

Alpha continues tonight up until Thursday 27th March at 7.30pm on Thursday evenings. We’ll also enjoy a day away together on Saturday 1st March. It’s not too late at all to come and join us! We’d love to see you!

COMING SOON!

FREE FOOD, FUN AND FRIENDSHIP FOR ALL SENIORS

Come and join us for Outlook – our free, fun group for Seniors on Wednesday 5th March from 2-4pm! With music provided 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!

THE ALZHEIMER’S CAFÉ

On Monday 17th March 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!

MORNING PRAYER

Please join us in the Prayer Room on:

  • Monday at 10am
  • 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:

Mar            PCC 12, SC 26

Apr             PCC 9, SC 30

May            PCC 14, SC 28

June           PCC 18,

July            SCC 2, PCC 23

September SC10, 

October      PCC 1, SC 22,

November  PCC 5, SC 19

 

PARKING ON SUNDAY MORNINGS & MONDAY NIGHTS

On Sunday mornings, you may park at St Peter & St John Church in Caesar’s Camp Road as well as The Beacon Church in Berkshire Road. Also, on Monday evenings, you may park at both churches.

 

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