St Thomas and St Nicholas News Archive

Additions to our website - 2010

Come and meet David and Bobbie Proud!
There's more news about the Bedhampton Summer Show.
Probably the most exciting news of 2010 is that we have a new Rector! Following the recent interviews, we are delighted to announce that we've offered the post of Rector and it's been accepted. And soon, we will be welcoming Rev David Proud and his wife Bobbie into their new home and their new parish

Things are happening on our Interregnum page - recently updated
If someone knocked on your door and gave you £10, you'd rightly be suspicious. But if they assured you that it was a gift, it was legal, honest and it was yours, perhaps you'd feel that it was your lucky day. Well, today, our Church received £36.30 it wasn't expecting. It's come from EasyFundRaising.
- If you have signed up, well, Thank You - this is down to you!
- If you meant to get around to it,well, perhaps this will convince you that it really IS worth signing up
- And if you don't know what EasyFundRaising is, then please, take 10 minutes reading what our website has to say about it....

Our Events Page mentions our "Try Thai" evening on March 20th (are you coming?), but now there's more news - Andy Economides will be speaking. Amongst other things, he's founder of the Soteria Trust, and you can read more about the Trust, and Andy himself, on their website.
And you can find how to book for this very special evening on our Events Page
We have received an email from the Diocese...
We’re delighted to announce that the new Bishop of Portsmouth will be the Rt Rev Christopher Foster. He's the current Bishop of Hertford in the St Albans diocese. Find out more about him here
Details of our regular Friday "Coffee & Cakes" mornings are on the Events page but there's a special one coming up at St Nicholas...
It's on Friday 26th February from 10-11.30am. We're supporting Fairtrade Fortnight and we will have Traidcraft food & gifts to buy.
If you've never been to "Coffee & Cakes" why not make February 26th the first one you come and try!
We've added a short "Interregnum Page" to explain where we are in our search for a new Rector - it contains a link to our Parish Profile

Our interregnum enters an exciting phase today - our "Job advert" for our new Rector has been published by the Diocese. It might even be that as you are reading this news item, the person who will become our new Rector is reading our Parish Profile, which is our "Job Description". Exciting times!
Parish Party with Pancakes - Saturday 13th February from 6.00-8.30pm at St Nicholas - see our Events Page.
Tickets are now on sale for the South Downs College Music Students' Concert at St Thomas' on Thursday 11th February. Details on our events page.
Songs of Praise comes to St Thomas' on Sunday 31st January at 10.30am. Not the TV version, but a chance to sing your favourite hymn. Send your request (please give the reason for your choice) to the Parish Office by Monday 25th January.
We are supporting Havant Women's Aid by putting collection boxes in both churches for good quality women and children's clothes, toiletries, household and food items.