Additions to our website - 2011
December
- Join us for a leisurely (push chair friendly) New Year’s Day
Walk after a short 10.00am service at St Nicholas. We’ll be returning
at about 11.30am
- Thought for the Christmas period...
"This very day in King David's hometown a Saviour was born for you. He is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2.11).
The angels announced the news on a windswept hill to an astonished group of shepherds. They responded by hurrying to worship the child. It is also 'good news' for us in Bedhampton as we draw to the end of 2011 and look forward to 2012. May we respond as the shepherds did 2000 years ago and fall down and worship Jesus as our Lord and Saviour!
Have a joyful Christmas and a grace filled 2012!
David - Rector of Bedhampton
October
- Sunday 23rd - Morning Worship at St Nicholas is at 9.30am as normal (not 10am as mistakenly printed in the magazine).
September
- New this autumn - Curry Club. First event is a Men's Curry Night at the Chilli and Lime in Havant on Thursday 6th October. Find out how to book on our Events Page.
- Our Harvest Services are on Sunday 25th September- see the Services
Page for more details
Our 2011 Harvest Appeal supports 2 projects…- World Vision – we’re collecting cash to provide a greenhouse for a community inBolivia
- Havant Women’s Aid - we’re collecting non-perishable food & toiletries for the women & children supported by this local Refuge
August
- All of us here in Bedhampton are shocked and appalled by the looting
and civil unrest that is spilling out onto the streets at night in many
of our larger cities. The power of prayer in such dark times cannot be
overlooked - you might wish to join us in the prayer below...
The Church of England has published A Prayer for Peace in Our Communities online.
It reads:
Gracious God,
We pray for peace in our communities this day.
We commit to you all who work for peace and an end to tensions,
And those who work to uphold law and justice.
We pray for an end to fear,
For comfort and support to those who suffer.
For calm in our streets and cities,
That people may go about their lives in safety and peace.
In your mercy, hear our prayers,
now and always. Amen
Please visit the Church of England webpage for more
- We're having a Work Party in St Thomas' Churchyard on Saturday 6th August. Coffee and doughnuts for anyone with an hour or so to spare between 10-12am to help trim and tidy the cremation plots. Bring edging tools, shears, etc.
- Wednesday 3rd August - the 9.30am Holy Communion service will be held at St Nicholas' Church. Please note the change of venue.
- Come to ‘St Nicks on Sea’ – a summer series of activities and worship with a seaside theme. 9.30am on Sundays during the School Holidays at St Nicholas’ Church. More details on our Services page.
July
- The Bedhampton Summer Show was a great success - have a look at our photos!
- If you are coming to the Bedhampton Summer Show tomorrow on Bidbury Mead, call in to St Thomas Church - not only is it cool if the sun's out, and dry if the clouds decide to empty themselves, it's also the place to see the first day of a new chapter in our Church building. St Thomas is going to be open for visitors from 9 till 4 every day from now on! Read more here, and call in to pick up those leaflets we mention on that other webpage - we look forward to welcoming you.
June
- Here are some photos from the Family Fun Day advertised below...
- Sunday 19th is our Family Fun Day so come along to Bidbury Mead between 11am and 3pm and enjoy the games and activities, lunchtime barbecue and afternoon tea and cake. It's all free and anyone is welcome.
- A few lines below we mentioned a trip to Wisley Gardens - now we have some photos for you!
- Jennifer More-Blunt writes...
Dear friends,
A reminder that our pilgrimage to Canterbury will take place on Monday July 11th. There are still a few places left, so please urge your members to
respond quickly with the payment to Fr Tom.
The cost is £15 - cheques payable to St. Joseph's Parish Pilgrimage and posted or delivered to Dr Tom Gruffert, 134 West Street, Havant, PO9 1LP (tel 023 9248 4520) - No 9.30am Communion service at St Thomas' Church on Wednesday 8th June. This is a change to our advertised services because of the coach outing to Wisley Gardens.
- We're supporting Theresa Ellis's placement with the Message Trust in Manchester as she trains to be a Christian youth worker. Read her fourth newsletter here.
May
- We are revising our Parish Directory and we'd like to make sure we include everyone who worships with us. There will be forms in both Churches, or you can email the Parish Office to add or update your details.
- Interested in exploring the possibility of Confirmation this year?
Then contact the parish office by phone or email as soon as possible.
Our Rector writes "You may be unsure at this stage about what Confirmation entails - if that is the case do get in touch with me and I can explain." - Fancy a day out? Book for our coach trip to Wisley Gardens on Wednesday
8 June, leaving St Nicholas at 9.30am and returning at 4.30pm. Tickets
are just £10, which includes coach travel, entrance fee, lunch
and a cup of tea. There are booking lists in both churches.
Bookings close on 27th May. - Fancy helping? The Bedhampton Summer Show needs you! Read more on our Summer Show page
- Amanda Ellis is looking for sponsors. Read when and what it's all about!
April
- What does Easter mean to you?
- A few days off work?
- Chocolate?
- A chance to get organised for the summer?
- A chance to shake off the winter blues and start the diet that you meant to start for Lent?
If we need any excuse to ‘let our hair down’ then Easter Day provides it.
A grieving and dispirited group of Jesus's friends trudged to the tomb to place spices on a dead body. They returned dancing and shouting with the sheer joy of knowing that Jesus was alive. There are days of sober reflection and serious work but today is not one of them.
Easter Day, of all days should be the biggest party of the year.
‘ He is risen from the dead!’ Alleluia!.
Have a wonderful Easter! - As from 1st May the Sunday morning service at St Thomas’ will move to 11am.
March
- We have started a new section here on our website called Downloads
- Feeling lost? We have a Site Map.
The menu on the left is in small groups -
- the News, Events and Downloads contain information about what's happening
- the Churches, Services and Fundraising tell you about life in our Church
- the Weddings, Christenings and Pastoral Care pages connect our Community and our Church
- the Groups pages show you all the meetings for babies, kids and adults, all over the Parish
- the Magazine and Links pages will point you to loads of other reading!
- We're supporting Theresa Ellis's placement with the Message Trust in Manchester as she trains to be a Christian youth worker. Read her third newsletter here.
- Easyfundraising update - We’ve received a cheque for £83.31 raised between October and December 2010. Find out how to raise money for the church simply by using Easyfundraising when you shop online, here on our website
- The Bishop’s 2011 Lent Appeal is for Age Concern (Portsmouth, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight) and ‘Stop the Traffik’. Pick up an envelope from church if you wish to support this appeal. There are more details on the Diocesan website.
February
- The Parish Office is now re-open for business as usual. The mobile phone number we posted earlier will not now be answered - if you want to make contact by phone, please ring the normal Office number (023 9248 3013), where you can leave a message out of Office hours.
- Wondering what to give up for Lent?
You could give up a bit of time to join one of our short Lent courses starting in March.
Why not rejoin a Home Group or sample one for the first time?
For ‘first timers’ only, David & Bobbie will be running a Home Group on Monday evenings at 7.45pm. Details of this and the other groups from Church or from the Parish Office. - The annual revision of the church electoral roll will be carried out between 20 Feb & 6 March. Enrolment forms are available in church or from the Parish Office.
- Following a sewage leak immediately outside the Parish Office, the Office is temporarily closed. Latest news on our home page
January
- Bidbury Mead Friends is a local group who have been awarded funds to improve the entrance to Bidbury Mead at the Hulbert Road traffic lights. If you want to meet the team of designers who are working on the entrance sign and pavement feature, call in at Bedhampton Social Hall on Saturday 29th January between 10am and noon for what is described as a "Design Workshop"
- Special collections at our Christmas services raised £327.95 for Naomi House and £377.38 for Biblelands
- The Real
Easter Egg is the first and only Fairtrade chocolate Easter Egg
to explain the Christian understanding of Easter on the pack
They're £4.50 each. Pick up an order form or contact the Parish Office. Orders must be received by 21st January. - Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Children’s Society
during the Christmas period.
The Cubs raised £78 carol singing in the parish
Donations from St Thomas’ and at the Christingle service raised £244.97 - We all make New Year's Resolutions; most of them fall by the wayside
within weeks! But there's nothing to stop you making enjoyable Resolutions
that are a pleasure to keep. Why not make 2011 the year you get
a little more involved in Bedhampton?
As well as all the Church religious events, there are coffee mornings, lunches and other events open to all, there is FROST looking after St Thomas, there's regular news from the Bedhampton Volunteers who make our village all the more pleasant. Why not become more involved? It's the one resolution you'll enjoy keeping!
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