Hi Church Family
Here’s Thursday Thoughts - This Week’s News!
THIS THURSDAY
THE ALPHA COURSE
Alpha continues tonight up until Thursday 27th March at 7.30pm on Thursday evenings.
THIS SATURDAY
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!
2. 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 bacon rolls & 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!
2. 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!
3. 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!
4. 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.
5. 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 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 31st March from 7.30-9pm
2. HANDBELLS
Join us for handbells on Monday from 1.15pm-2.15pm. Everyone’s welcome!
3. THE ALZHEIMER’S CAFÉ
Also, on Monday 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!
THIS TUESDAY
1. TUESDAY TOTS
Come and join us with your little ones for free fun from 9-10.30am!
2. 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
2. FREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
We’re giving away free essential food & hygiene items for everyone at Wednesday Café!
3. WINTER COAT RAIL AT WEDNESDAY CAFE
Help yourself to a free coat from our Winter Coat Rail if you need one at Wednesday Café!
NEXT SATURDAY
MEN’S BREAKFAST
Gents, come and join us for a free traditional cooked breakfast on Saturday 22nd March at 8.30am. Looking forward to seeing you there!
COMING SOON!
LADIES WHO LIKE TO LUNCH
On Saturday 29th March at 1pm, come and join us at St Martin’s 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 let Hannah know if you can help her with this event.
FREE FOOD, FUN AND FRIENDSHIP FOR ALL SENIORS
Come and join us for Outlook – our free, fun group for Seniors on Wednesday 2nd April 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!
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 22nd April 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.
If you’re interested in coming along, then please email Rachael at rachael.austen-jones@rhl.org.
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.
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.
Please bear with us as we use scaffolding to investigate and fix our leaky roof so we’re all nice and dry in stormy weather.
As some of our car park spaces are taken up with the scaffolding, I'm sure you understand that we need to prioritise spaces for people who are unable to walk to church.
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. 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:
Mar PCC 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
GIVING FINANCIALLY
If you would like to support God's mission and our ministry at St Martin's then we would be extremely grateful as you can make a huge difference to other people's lives through your generosity. No gift is either too small or insignificant as God sees what we are able to give from our heart.
If you would like to make a one off or a regular donation to St Martin's using a card, then please click HERE
If you would like to give regularly to St Martin's through your bank account, then please click HERE
Many thanks for your loving support.
Every blessing