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Cambridge org
May 2018
Centenary
Edition
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The Vicar’s Letter
One hundred years ago, the year
1918 saw a number of things
happen in the world - the worst ever
flu pandemic began and went on to
kill an estimated 500 million people
worldwide; the women’s suffrage
movement achieved some success
as Great Britain granted the vote to
women (aged over 30); the Royal
Air Force was created and, of course, on the 11th November, the
armistice was signed, signalling the end of the Great War.
In 1918, the average house price in East Anglia was just £195 and
the average salary was £133. Fuel cost just 4p per litre and an
average grocery shop just the equivalent of 44p. One hundred
years later things are rather different!
In May 1918, the then Bishop of Ely came to Newnham, to the
relatively newly built red brick church (it was built in 1901 and
consecrated just before Christmas 1917) and formally marked the
creation of a new parish – the parish of Cambridge, St Mark. Up
until then, St Mark’s had been part of the wider parish of
Grantchester, having been built as a ‘daughter’ church in
recognition of population and housing growth in the area.
One hundred years later, we are celebrating the centenary of the
parish of Cambridge, St Mark, or St Mark’s, Newnham as we tend
to know it. Interestingly, our links with Grantchester were once
again strengthened last year when I was appointed as priest in
charge of the two parishes. We remain independent parishes but
with a joint vicar, some joint services and a shared administrator,
we are enjoying a closer working relationship again.
As you can imagine, in the last hundred years, the churches and
communities have seen many changes, just as the country and
world around us have. We celebrate these changes and
advancements, while at the same time giving thanks to God for the
unchanging, constant and faithful nature of his love, the good
news of his son Jesus Christ and the age-old call to love God and
to love our neighbour.
Please come and join us as we celebrate one hundred years of St
Mark’s as a parish in its own right. Our celebrations will take place
on the 12th and 13th May. Throughout the weekend there will be a
display in the Church about the life of the Church and wider parish
over the last hundred years. On the evening of the 12th May there
will be a Gala dinner (there are limited tickets available due to
space) with some of our previous vicars coming to speak. And
then, on Sunday 13th May, Stephen Conway, the Bishop of Ely
will come to lead us in celebration and worship. We will begin with
an 8.00 am service at the church in Grantchester (no 8.00 am
service at St Mark’s that day) to which all are invited, followed by a
walk across the Meadows from Grantchester to St Mark’s with
Bishop Stephen, marking both our historic and our renewed
partnership. Bishop Stephen will then lead our 10.00 am service at
St Mark’s. Please do come along. It would be wonderful to have
full churches that day, whether you are a regular member of our
congregation or an occasional visitor, as we give thanks to God
for the last 100 years and pray for our future. There will be cake
and coffee after the service. We hope to see you then.
The Revd Rachel Rosborough
Further details about the Centenary Weekend will be found on
page 14.
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There the library is named after Professor Dan Hardy who, with his
wife Perrin, introduced Henry to St. Marks in the early 2000s.
Henry has already communicated his vision that the ten dioceses
which he leads should play a part in the reconstruction of this
needy area of Nigeria. Typical of the faith of Henry and his
colleagues is their statement “We are poor, but God will enable us
to do greater things.”
Andrew Watts
St Mark’s Church Fête
Saturday 23rd June
2.30 pm - 4.30 pm Traditional Church Fête
with Music from
The Cambridge University Brass Band
All the old favourites.
Tombola, Book Stall, Cakes, Plants, Toys, Bottle Stall
Children’s Games and Bouncy Castle
Teas
Giant Raffle
Admission £2.00
If you are able to help on the day or have items to donate - cakes,
bottles, toys, plants etc - or items for the raffle or tombola, please
contact Rachel Rosborough ([email protected]).
Gombe Diocese, N Nigeria : Charity of the Month
Henry Ndukuba was recently elected to be the
Archbishop of Jos, in which post he will have
responsibility for ten dioceses in the north-east of
the country. This is the area particularly afflicted
by the Boko-Haram insurgency. One of his first
announcements was to encourage churches to set up scholarship
funds for orphans and ‘internally displaced persons’ so that they
might continue their education. It is typical of Henry that he sees the
importance of people having a vision that they can work together to
create a better future for themselves and their neighbours.
Also indicative of Henry’s attitude is that he will remain in Gombe
and run the archdiocese from there. Jos is a pleasant place to be in
northern Nigeria. It is on a plateau and has a refreshing climate to
which people have retreated from the sub-Saharan heat further
north. Gombe, on the other hand, is hot and dusty and has little that
would attract holiday makers. A recent report from there said that
“Our diocese is located in the region that carries the heaviest health
burden, highest in maternal and infant mortality, devastated by
insurgency and riddled with poverty.”
This report, which is posted in the Narthex at St, Mark’s, says that
the expansion of secondary schooling has been one of the diocesan
projects which has benefited from funds raised in Newnham. In
addition we have supported medical work at St. Luke’s Mission
Hospital in Gombe town. The diocese is now going ahead with
plans to build a School of Nursing and Midwifery to train local
people from all communities to serve in the north-east zone of
Nigeria. Such ambitious plans have been a continuing part of
Henry’s ministry and because, like the educational projects that we
have seen grow in the last decade, they will rely on local effort and
commitment they have every chance of coming to fruition.
Nurturing local leadership is another activity that Henry has
emphasised and thus the training of pastors, their wives and other
church workers has continued at their Pastoral Training Centre.
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Lent Charity Lunches for the Alzheimer’s Society
What a Magnificent Total!
You donated £1,691.80 to the six Lent
lunches, and a further £345.25 should be
recoverable under Gift Aid, so producing
the amazing total of £2,037.05 for the
Alzheimer's Society!
This is clearly a cause which struck a chord in the community.
Best of all, the lunches were so well attended and enjoyed. Thank
you all again for your great support and generosity.
The charity is surprised and delighted in equal measure!
Parish Walk in May
Part of the Centenary Celebrations 1918 - 2018
Following last year’s successful Guided Walk
around the parish bounds, another family walk
will be held on Sunday 20th May leaving St
Mark’s at 2.00 pm. The walk will be about three
miles long and will be inside the parish. As in
2017, each group will be led by a knowledgeable
guide and will include college gardens and a stop at a private
lakeside garden, where drinks and ices will be available. Tea and
cakes will be served in the Large Hall at the end of the walk (and
earlier for anyone who is not able or does not wish to complete the
full distance).
This event is open to all the local community and there is no
charge to join the walk. However booking is required as
numbers will be limited. You can reserve places by email to
[email protected]. Booking open from Sunday 29th April.
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If you would like to share in this part of the building of God’s
Kingdom please do give as generously as you can, using the
envelope that will come through your letter box, and please pray
— for the world and for the multitude of refugees, both those who
have had to leave their countries and those who are internally
displaced.
If you are able to help in any way, however small, with the
collection — either by going door to door, or with the preparations
beforehand — or would like to know more, please do contact me
by phone 01223 324281, or by email [email protected].
Susan Chester
God’s Kingdom is stronger than the storms
Christian Aid Week 13th - 19th May
Forty Million people in the world are
internally displaced - this means that they
have been forced to flee their homes but
remain inside their own countries. They may
have been forced to flee war and violence,
as with many in Syria and in Nigeria, or
natural disasters may have destroyed their homes and land, as
has happened following the earthquakes and hurricanes that have
hit Haiti.
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. Christian Aid
works through a partner there, an NGO called Koral, which helps
with rebuilding new houses that have structural and design
features that can help them withstand the forces of hurricanes and
storm. One woman, Vilia, lost both her home and her mother when
an earthquake hit Haiti in 2010. Not only was she bereaved but
she, her husband and her children had nowhere to live. Koral
helped with building her a new home. In 2016 Hurricane Matthew
hit Haiti: more than 800 people were killed and thousands made
homeless. Vilia was safe and secure in her house; only one roof
panel was blown off although most of her neighbours’ houses
were destroyed. On the night of the hurricane 54 people came into
her house for shelter and were welcomed by Vilia with her family.
We can be builders of God’s Kingdom here on earth. God’s love
and compassion are universal and for all people who live on earth,
regardless of race, gender and age. God’s Kingdom is like a
mustard seed, and small actions here can, with faith, have life-
saving effects for some of our neighbours in other parts of the
world. During Christian Aid Week, more than 6 million envelopes
will be delivered through letter boxes throughout our country, and
the money collected will be used to fund life-saving and
transformative work throughout the world.
A prayer used first in Christian Aid Week in 1958
O Holy Spirit of love,
quicken our imaginations that we may feel more deeply for the needs
of others as we put ourselves in their place.
Give us hearts of self-forgetting compassion
which will move us to give from that which you have given us,
and to be good neighbours to those both near and far,
for the sake of him who taught us that
it is more blessed to give than to receive,
even Jesus our Lord. Amen
Christian Aid Week Service
Sunday 13th May at 3.30pm
at St Mary The Virgin, Linton, CB21 4JX, followed by tea
Worship led by the vicar, the Rev’d Maggie Guite
Main Speaker - Pam Richardson
If you would like to be there, and would like a lift, please contact
me. Susan Chester on 01223 324281 or via email
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Promotion Extended
To celebrate their 130th anniversary, Ecclesiastical is offering to
donate £130 to St Mark's Church for every new home insurance
policy taken out by our members or family where cover commences
on or before 31st December 2018. Please see the poster in the
Narthex, log on to www.ecclesiastical.com/Trust130 or telephone
0800 783 0130 and quote TRUST130 and, when asked, St Mark’s
Church, Newnham, Cambridge. Many thanks.
Parish Outing on 11th July 2018
An outing has been arranged to St Edmundsbury Cathedral
and
the Gardens at Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket
on Wednesday 11th July
leaving St Marks at 9.00 am and returning about 6.00 pm
Price: £30.00 which includes coach, coffee and a guided tour of the
Cathedral, entrance to the gardens and tea
(Lunch is available in the Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds or eat
your picnic in the Abbey Gardens)
Further details from Sue Payne on 328996 or via
Helmingham Hall is moated and was built by the Tollemache family
in 1480. The family still lives in the house and the gardens were
awarded the 2017 Historic Houses Garden of the year.
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MAC : the April Charity
The total raised for Cambridge Money
Advice Centre was over £520, including
Gift Aid.
Many thanks for the generosity of the people at St Marks enabling
us to continue this vital work in Cambridge.
Spring has arrived at Barton Road and
Bolton’s Pit
The strident whistling song uttered by a Mistle
Thrush (or Stormcock) from the top of a tall
tree heralds a new day. The repeated notes of
two or three Song Thrushes, a declining
species, add to the melodious chorus of
Blackbirds and Robins. The tall willows beside
Bolton’s Pit reverberate with the rapid
staccato “drumming” of a Great Spotted Woodpecker. The loud
laughing “yaffle” of a Green Woodpecker is a conspicuous sound
at this time of year. The double “coo-coo” song of the Stock Dove
is very different from a Wood Pigeon’s cooing. Seed put out each
day attracts up to three cock and seven hen Pheasants in our
garden. They have become unusually confiding and each dawn I
listen to the Cock Pheasants crowing followed by a loud flap of
their wings.
On Bolton’s Pit, a large one hectare lake largely hidden from view
to the public, a pair of graceful Great Crested Grebes already
have a nest on a reed island. Earlier they performed a mutual
display “dance” with necks erect and their handsome red-brown
head-ruff expanded.
Have you seen or heard Buzzards as they circle over Gough
Way? Are they thinking of breeding nearby?
James Cadbury
St Mark's Church Mission Statement
To be the people of God in this place and to work to make God more real for our community.
England’s Cathedrals
I am grateful for the recent anonymous donation
to the Church Library of England’s Cathedrals by
Simon Jenkins, published in 2016. Many readers
will be familiar with the Jenkins’ series of books
which include England’s Thousand Best
Churches and Thousand Best Houses and, most
recently, Britain’s Hundred Best Railway Stations.
England’s Cathedrals follows a by now well known format. 53
buildings (all 42 Anglican cathedrals, Westminster Abbey and 10
Roman Catholic cathedrals) are described, the length of individual
entries varying according to the architectural and historic
significance of the building. Jenkins expresses interesting and
sometimes strong opinions. Lichfield is ‘gothic with attitude’.
Referring to the recent burial of Richard III he writes ‘every medieval
cathedral craved a pilgrimage shrine to bring it lustre and lucre.
None had to wait as long as Leicester.’ I found the entries on
smaller and less well known cathedrals, which can be overlooked, of
particular interest. The introduction covering the development of
cathedrals from Saxon times to the twenty first century, including a
section ‘How to view a cathedral’, provides a good overview for
anyone new to the subject.
Jenkins uses his familiar star rating system to rank cathedrals
between five and one. This may seem controversial; for instance St
Paul’s and Salisbury only attain four stars. Why not borrow the book
and see if you agree with his marking? And use it to plan any
cathedrals visits you would like to make during the summer. The
Library is located in the cupboard and shelves in the north-west
corner of St Mark’s.
Chris Hammond
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St Mark’s Centenary As you will have read in the Vicar’s letter, we will be marking the weekend of the 12th and 13th May 2018 as a celebration of the centenary of St Mark's becoming a separate Parish, known as the Parish of St Mark, Cambridge - no longer under the wing of Grantchester.
Septimus Symonds, the Vicar then, actually wrote in the Church Magazine of “Our 'Coming of Age' when we are free to step out on our own, without any fear that our indulgent mother parish Grantchester would say us nay.”
Throughout the weekend there will be a display, in the Narthex and part of the Church, of the life of the Church/Parish throughout the last 100 years. Details have been extracted by members of the Arts Group from the complete set of Church Magazines which date back to the very beginning when the first wooden Church was established on our site.
On the Saturday evening, 12th May, from 6.45 pm the welcome and drinks reception for the Centenary Dinner will be held in the Church to enable the people gathering to spend time looking over the display.
We will move over to the Community Centre at 7.30 pm for a sumptuous meal, for which we thank our wonderful Social group, and in between courses and at the end of the meal there will be short talks given by each of our four recent Vicars.
On the Sunday morning Rachel is encouraging as many people as possible to join her and the Bishop for the 8.00 am service at Grantchester and then (weather permitting) to walk with her and the Bishop over the Meadows to Newnham ready for the 10.00 am service at which the Bishop will officiate.
Rita Lingard
Rita again asks anyone who has information, particularly illustrations of the early years of St Mark's Parish, to please contact her.
APCM 2018 Elections
At the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on the 22nd April, Jeremy
Whitton Spriggs and Eleanor Toye Scott kindly agreed to stand for re-
election as Churchwardens for another year and were duly re-
elected.
Nigel Porter is stepping down from his role as Deputy Churchwarden
and was warmly thanked for all he has contributed to the running of
the church, particularly during the interregnum.
Nigel Ede, Ben Keeble and Barry Domvile have all completed their
time on the PCC and were thanked for their input. Rachel Cuthbert,
Hilary Murray and Rita Lingard were elected as new PCC members.
Sue Payne has resigned as a Deanery Synod representative and was
also thanked. Debbie Whitton Spriggs volunteered to replace her.
It was also recorded that Miles Elliott is stepping down as Chairman
of the Community Centre Committee. He was also thanked warmly.
Jeremy Whitton Spriggs will replace him.
Newnham Croft School’s Eco Group
Each month the children of Newnham Croft’s Eco
Group send us an item for Seek. This is their eco-tip
for May.
As it gets warmer, don’t be afraid to let your
curiosity take over and explore the world around
you. Here at Newnham Croft we take pleasure in
investigating our surroundings.
In our school garden we have a bug hotel which
encourages us to be more interested in
minibeasts as we see them living naturally.
Take time to look around you at the hidden species
of the natural world and don’t be afraid to get
your hands dirty.
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Eltisley Avenue
I was born in Eltisley Avenue, attended Newnham Croft and was
fortunate enough to pass my 11+ through to the Perse and then
even more fortunate to study Natural Sciences at Clare, all state
funded. Given my parents’ circumstances, I don’t think I would
have had such an opportunity had I been born 25 years later.
Eltisley Avenue remained my home (except for my two years living
in college and one in digs) until I graduated in 1964 when I moved
to the Midlands for 40 years until returning here to retire 12 years
ago.
In my Newnham Croft days, all my friends lived close by in the
neighbouring streets. Today only two remain in Newnham, the
remainder have moved away from Newnham, often to the outlying
villages. That changed when I moved to the Perse as I was the
only one from Newnham Croft to go there. This meant that my
local friends were dispersed to three or four different schools
around the town. It also meant that I built up friendships with other
Perseans who lived further afield. Perse or Newnham Croft, we all
played around the Fen, damming streams and catching tiddlers –
all completely unsupervised. We also all learnt to swim in the river,
either at the “Snobs” (close by the paddling pool) until we were
thought safe to go to the “Men's’ Sheds”, where the canoe club is
today. Amazing most of us are still alive really!
My, how the street has changed, although to look at the houses
from the outside one would not think so. Enter almost any one of
them, however, and you will find side extensions, loft conversions
and goodness knows what else – in my childhood they would all
have been pretty much identical. Also, about ten per cent of the
houses today are college owned and with multiple occupancy.
Look at the residents and you will find a middle-class demographic
comprising predominantly professionals and academics. 50 years
ago, the street was far more working class with college servants
(like my father), clerks etc. and a smattering of academics. One
enormous change has been in the number of vehicles parked in
the street; in the ‘60s there was a handful of cars and in the ‘50s
almost none at all.
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Today there are some very visible changes taking place. The car
showroom is (slowly) becoming a house; in my childhood it was
the premises of Newtax, taxi service whose proprietor, Leslie
Curwen lived next door at no.1. This was not the only business in
the street because at the other end stood Woods the grocer and
Mrs Woods operated a sweetshop cum tobacconist in what was
until recently the hairdresser. At no. 15 lived Hubert Little, the
proprietor of Eltisley Garage who subsequently built all the lock up
garages that lie between Eltisley Avenue and Marlowe Road.
My memory as a small child of Mr Little’s land is of a few fruit trees
and a number of part-dismantled vehicles but he was remarkably
tolerant of us children who played on his land. Of course, that all
disappeared as the garages were built, but I have an enduring
memory of his kindness at that time. In 1964 I bought my first car
and soon had the task of replacing the king pins; Mr. Little very
kindly let me carry out this work on a part of his plot that was still to
be built on.
Today there are still enterprises at work in Eltisley Avenue with at
least five limited companies having registered addresses here.
Perhaps the most notable people to live in the street were Ted
Hughes and Sylvia Plath who moved here in the Autumn of 1956
having got married in June of that year. In November she wrote to
her Mother saying that “the couple will be at home at 55 Eltisley
Avenue”, although they were not here long, soon moving to the
USA. In the National Portrait Gallery there is a sketch of Ted
Hughes which Sylvia Plath drew in 1957 – were they in no. 55 at
that time?
I puzzle now about the term “Newnham Village” - 70 years ago that
would have been thought of as odd, possibly pretentious. Having
lived for 50 years in a real, rural village, I think I can relate to that
view, although as one walks home from town across the Fen one
can sense a change in character from urban to rural – a bit. Still a
good place to live though!
Tony Langford
We are very grateful to Tony for sharing his memories with us.
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From the Registers
Baptisms 22nd April Sabrina Ruth Williams Marcus Christopher Williams
Julian Howell Platter
WI Notes
We were delighted to welcome our County Chairman,
Sally Kingman on the 4th April. Her hobby is ribbon
craft, and she began by telling us the history of ribbon.
Many of the garments worn by Henry VIII and his court
used a quantity of ribbon, and during Queen Victoria’s
reign black ribbon was used a lot, particularly on hats.
Sally brought along a number of beautiful exhibits, including several
cushions and evening bags. Her two Christmas waistcoats, made with
a design of woven red and green ribbons, were most effective. A
fascinating evening ended with social time.
Many of us in the local area who have enjoyed talks by retired army
officer Lucy Lewis will be pleased to hear she has been appointed
Cambridge University’s first female marshal.
For our next meeting on the 2nd May, we will be debating this year’s
resolution and having a talk on special tea in China.
Pat Caesar
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Prayers for May
St Patrick's Breastplate
Hymn to the Trinity
I bind unto myself the Name, the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three,
of Whom all nature hath creation; Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
praise to the Lord of my salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord.
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me,
Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in the hearts of all that love me,
Christ in the mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay, His ear to hearken to my need:
the wisdom of my God to teach, His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
the Word of God to give me speech, His heavenly host to by my guard.
A Pentecost Prayer by Christina Rossetti
O God the Holy Ghost
Who art light unto thine elect
Evermore enlighten us.
Thou who art fire of love
Evermore enkindle us.
Thou who art Lord and Giver of Life,
Evermore live in us.
Thou who bestowest sevenfold grace,
Evermore replenish us.
As the wind is thy symbol, so forward our goings.
As the dove, so launch us heavenwards.
As water, so purify our spirits.
As a cloud, so abate our temptations.
As dew, so revive our languor.
As fire, so purge our dross.
Chosen by Rachel-Anne Minor
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Regular Groups
Home Group with Bible Study : Alternate Mondays 10.30 am to 12 noon
Contact Sue Wagner
Bible Study at 3 Kings Road : Tuesdays at 7.30 pm
Contact Andrew and Angela Watts
Prayer Group at 10 Stukeley Close : Thursdays from 6.00 pm to 6.30 pm
Just turn up, or for more information, or to ask for prayer, contact Anne Howie
Friday Prayer Group at 10 Stukeley Close : Alternate Fridays at 11.00 am Contact Anne Howie
St Mark’s Choir meets every Friday from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm in the Community Centre in term time. Contact Rachel-Anne Minor at music@stmarksnewnham
Seek is printed by
Chris and Barbara Wright
situated in St Neots
01480 474112 07836 717950 [email protected]
Dates for your Diary
Thursday 10th May at 7.30 pm Joint Ascension Day Service at Trumpington
12th and 13th May St Mark’s Centenary Weekend p 8
13th - 19th May Christian Aid Week p 5
Tuesday 15th May at 3.30 pm Messy Church
Sunday 20th May at 2.00 pm Parish Walk p 4
Saturday 23rd June at 2.30 pm Church Fête p 3
Wednesday 11th July at 9.00 am Parish Outing to St Edmundsbury Cathedral
and Helmingham Hall Gardens p 6
Services at St Mark’s Church, Newnham
Services in May
Sundays
8.00 am
Holy Communion (1662)
On 13th May, the 8.00 am service will be in Grantchester Church
10.00 am
6th May Easter Celebration Communion Service
13th May Parish Communion to celebrate St Mark’s 100 years as a parish, led by Bishop Stephen
20th May Parish Communion and Junior Church
27th May All Age Communion
There is a parent and child area in the Narthex for those with very young children at all the 10.00 am services. Refreshments follow the service and everyone is most welcome.
Evening Services at 6.30 pm
27th May Informal Service
On most Sundays, parishioners are invited to join the congregation at Trumpington Parish Church for BCP Evensong at 6.30 pm, except on special occasions and on the 4th Sunday of the month when there is usually an Informal Service at St Mark’s.
Thursday 10th May at 7.30 pm
Joint Service for Ascension Day at Trumpington Church
Regular Tuesday Services
Weekly: Holy Communion (1662) at 11.00 am followed by coffee
Monthly: Messy Church from 3.30 pm to 5.45 pm. Join us for activities and worship for the whole family on Tuesday 15th May.
In addition to Messy Church, St Mark’s has a wide range of children’s activities during term time, including Toddles, our toddler group, each
Monday and Thursday, Bumps to Babies on a Thursday morning and also Friday Storytime every Friday.
Find details on our website.
www.stmarksnewnham.org