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Upcoming services

Morning Worship led by Mr David Childs

14/08/2022 - 10:30am
Morning Worship with the Sacrament of Holy Communion led by Rev Graham Dadd

21/08/2022 - 10:30am
Morning Worship led by Mr Phil Rutt

28/08/2022 - 10:30am
Morning Worship led by the Healing Ministry Team

04/09/2022 - 10:30am

Junior worship and learning activities

During the pandemic our junior church activities were not able to meet as we would have done in the past. We are gradually increasing what we can offer our children and young people but that does not mean you miss out on the various activities. Visit www.rootsontheweb.com/ where you can view and download new activities every week.

Messy Church can also take place at home too - with loads of activities available at www.messychurch.org.uk/covid-19

As part of its outreach the church supports two charities each year, one local and the other national or international. The charities chosen for 2020 and retained for 2021 given the reduced fundraising activity undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic are:

The Moving On Project www.the-mop.org
Mercy Ships www.mercyships.org.uk

Other organisations and campaigns supported by this church include:

Christian Aid which is committed to seeing just world now through campaigns and donations, www.christianaid.org.uk
The TradeJustice Movement (www.tjm.org.uk) of which the church is a long standing member. We rejoice that Fareham is a Fairtrade Borough (www.fftb.org.uk). There is a regular Traidcraft stall on Sunday mornings (www.traidcraft.co.uk).
Commitment for Life, the programme through which local congregations of the United Reformed Church play their part in tackling the structures that keep people poor, and challenges inequality and injustice. www.urc.org.uk/what_we_do/commitment_for_life/commitment_for_life

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The Messenger

The Summer 2022 edition of our newsletter is now available here. Next edition will be published in September 2022.

Our Prayers this month

Every week please pray for our Elders, Church Officers, members and friends as we move forward, to ask God to show us the ways He wants us to take. Pray also for those who lead our worship and those who manage sound and vision in the sanctuary and on Zoom.

During July, all URC congregations are invited to ‘pray like Hannah’ – a month of prayer for children to support the launch of URC children at General Assembly. Please use the following prayer:

Listening God, you hear us when we pour out our souls before you; hear our prayer for all your children.
Give us faith like Hannah, to pray to you for the life of our church
that we may be a place and a people where your children are present, welcomed and valued.
Prepare us to hear you through them and to be led by children closer to you.
Meet us in our prayers, in Jesus’ name. Amen

1st – 2nd July

Give thanks for all the charities working to support children and their families around the world.

For Unicef, in Afghanistan following the earthquake on top of the ongoing humanitarian disaster.

For Mission Aviation Fellowship, as they support over 100 orphans in Uganda - praise God they have a hospital and two schools there.

3rd – 9th July

6th - Evening Bible study on Zoom Bishops Waltham

Pray for children who are refugees for whatever reason, especially the children from war zones travelling without families or who are being put in danger on boats which are overcrowded and unsafe.

Pray for children with life limiting illnesses; pray for their families and the medical teams who are caring for them.

Pray for children living in danger from abusive parents or other adults in positions of responsibility or where those caring for them are in a toxic relationship.

Pray for children in care and those young people about to move on from the care system.

10th – 16th July

Give thanks for the enthusiasm and leadership that young people can show when given the opportunity.

Pray for young people waiting for and receiving examination results – including University students.

Pray for teachers who will be coming to the end of term with all the activities they need to fit in to an already busy timetable.

Pray for parents who are battling with the authorities to find a place for their child with special needs to have appropriate education and care.

17th – 23rd July

Give thanks for children who take on the challenge of acting as young carers to their parents, pray that they will get the support that they need and deserve.

Pray for children and young people moving on from their present schools and colleges who may be feeling apprehensive about the changes.

Pray for children, young people and their teachers that they have a good break and recharge their mental and spiritual batteries for whatever lies ahead.

Pray for parents who will be dreading the summer holidays because of the financial worry

24th – 30th July

Give thanks for the truthfulness of children which sometimes makes us think!

Give thanks for the CTiF Holiday Club and pray for all those involved, the children and their families, all the volunteers who make it happen.

Pray for churches to be willing to find new ways of sharing the good news and love of Jesus.

Pray for churches to be welcoming and caring for all children and to listen to them!

31st July

Give thanks with Sarisbury Green URC for all the work that has been carried out with children and adults since its foundation in 1878.

Pray for the congregation and their friends, the sadness that they are feeling and that each one will find a new spiritual home where they will feel loved and welcomed.

To ponder:

Jesus called a little child to him and placed the child among the disciples. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven.” (Matthew 18:2,3)