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Christians Working Together In
Shanklin |
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Information |
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Seven local churches are working together to create a united witness in the
community. This formal arrangement was launched in January 2002 though the
churches and leaders have been worshiping and working together for many
years.
There is also a network of Churches on the
Island,
Wight Churches,
with a website and information service, which serves the whole Christian
community on the Isle of Wight. |
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Latest News |
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Evening Worship
– shared
worship each week is at 18:30 (unless otherwise stated). The
programme is:
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28th
Oct |
Sacred
Heart Church Hall, Atherley Road – Informal Shared Worship |
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7th
Nov |
URC - Informal
Shared Worship |
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11th Nov |
St Blasius Church, Church
Road
- 16:00
Taizé
Style United Service with Holy Communion |
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18th Nov |
St Paul's
Church, Regent Street - United Service |
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25th Nov |
Sacred
Heart Church Hall, Atherley Road – Informal Shared Worship |
Please make a
special effort to come along
Foodbank News
One matter for
prayer is that the Foodbank Cafe in Sandown closed at the end of September
so we are working together to find the right venue(s) in The Bay to provide
local access to help once again. Please keep your gifts coming for the IoW
Foodbank which will still be very busy in the run up to Christmas
distributing help at centres in Cowes, Ryde, Newport, Ventnor and Colwell. |
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Events and Activities |
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Informal Shared
Worship
During
the 'winter' season, September to May, at 19:00 most of the churches in
Shanklin hold an informal worship, with each of the participating churches taking it in turns to host the
service.
All are most welcome to join in
these meetings where there is a growing depth of fellowship and prayer.
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Rylstone Gardens Open Air Praise
Usually from the penultimate Sunday in May until the last one
in August, at
19:30, we have Praise and Worship in the open air every
week on
Sunday evening in Rylstone Gardens - a lovely inspiring setting for Christian worship.
Photos from this year's 'opening night' (click
on the pictures for a larger version)
The season of open air praise services
starts each year on Pentecost Sunday and runs through to the end of August.
Different groups take it in turns to lead the meetings and always
attracts a good number of holiday visitors - if the weather isn't fair then
we resort to meeting in one of Shanklin's Churches.
For details of where Rylstone Gardens
are, see
How To Find Us.
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 Easter
The
Churches of Shanklin in recent years have joined together for three events at Easter.
- Lent meetings on a Tuesday lunchtime.
- A
Procession of Witness on Good Friday
- An Easter Sunday sunrise service on Hope Beach
at around 06:00, depending when Easter is (see the pictures below from previous year's services).
Click on the pictures for
a larger version
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Alpha
Course - 'Explore the meaning of Life'
Alpha courses are held periodically
This is a great means of introducing people to basic Christian beliefs.
Details
from Brian Harley |
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Page Last Updated
25 October 2018 |
