Author: Simon Willetts

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Hambledon Easter Events

Please take a look at the Easter page on godalmingminster.org for everything happening at St Peter’s Hambledon, and across Godalming Minster over Easter. As well as observing Easter with reverence, there’s several more inclusive and social ways for everyone to get involved.

Highlights at Hambledon include An Hour at the cross at from 12-1pm on Good Friday, before the trekkers arrive from Busbridge for tea and hot cross buns at the end of the Hot Cross Bun Adventure. If you want to join them, please meet at Godalming Minster Brighton Road at 2.30pm.

Messy Easter on Sat 30th is a real treat for younger ones. Meet at the Village Hall at 10am for a walk up to Hambledon Common where there’ll be games and an egg hunt on the sandpit.

Then come along to church at 10am on Easter Day to celebrate Jesus is Risen!

There’s no morning service on 7th April, but do please join us for the Spring Choral Evensong at 6pm (with thanks in advance to the very accomplished pop-up choir!).

The Hot Cross Bun Adventure – a 5km walk from Busbridge to Hambledon, or vice versa!
Messy Easter games on Hambledon Common

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This Sunday at Hambledon Church

This Sunday we are celebrating our pets at the first Hambledon outdoor pet service. We can’t wait to meet your Misty/Fido/Patch/Apollo… all creatures great and small are welcome! The Muddy Church team will be joining Simon Willetts to lead the service outside in the church yard (we thought it probably best to avoid congestion in the aisle!) and coffee, squash and croissants will the shared at the end.  Please keep dogs on a short lead, exotic pets in their cages and shy or tetchy ones at home. You could always bring a picture of them.  The “service” will last about 30 mins. 

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Messy Church End of Term Event

Families with 0-11s are all invited to the Messy Church end of term party THIS SUNDAY at Hambledon Football Club.  There will be fun and outdoor games, and the usual picnic tea!   

We are confident that it will be fine and dry, but in the event of rain, Messy will revert to the Village Hall and play some (slightly tamer) games there! 

Messy Church on 3rd Sundays of the month will then take a break in August, so Rev Simon Willetts and the team are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

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Easter with Hambledon Church

St Peter’s Church looks forward to seeing you over Easter, starting with a special service for Palm Sunday on 2nd April. Take a look at the list of events and services for Palm Sunday to Easter Day on www.bhcgodalming.org and collect a handout from church this Sunday. The Merry Harriers Pub is kindly bringing a pair of llamas to stand in for the donkey in Hambledon’s reenactment of Christ’s triumphant arrival in Jerusalem. It could be “Messy” and “Muddy” rolled into one!
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All invited to Muddy Church on Hambledon Village Cricket Green – 9.30am 5th March

This Sunday Muddy visits Hambledon! Busbridge&Hambledon Muddy Church gathers somewhere in the great local outdoors every first Sunday of the month for ALL ages to explore and worship.  It’s an all weather, wellies welcome, church gathering which is open to all. Please BYO hot drinks and refreshments, or buy them from the excellent Village Shop. See www.bhcgodalming.org/fuse for more details.
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Thursday 15th December at 7.30PM. The popular annual Christmas sing-along at the Merry Harriers is tonight. Simon Willetts and Lisa will be leading the well known carols and a couple of poppy Christmas numbers to get everyone in the festive spirit. Book a table (food will be served as usual), or come along. All welcome, and do invite friends.

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Messy Church is back for Autumn!

The Hambledon Church Messy team are looking forward to welcoming everyone back and meeting new friends at Messy this Sunday – 4pm in the Village Hall. Each month this term will be about Jesus’s miracles, starting this Sunday with some of his GENEROUS miracles: water into wine and feeding the 5k. All welcome, including children!

For those that missed last Sunday’s church service for the Queen, the national anthem, a minute silence, prayers and appropriate hymns will be included at the 10am service at church again this week. The Hambledon church bell will be rung at 8pm to join in with the national tolling of church bells.

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All welcome to mark the end of summer with a last glass of Pimm’s!

There is special service taking place at Hambledon Church this coming Sunday evening (4th September) at 6pm.  “Hymns and Pimm’s” is a little like Songs of Praise, but with the added incentive of a glass of Pimm’s before it all starts!  On arrival, the congregation get to nominate their favourite hymn – then enjoy the (free) Pimm’s and sit down and listen out to see if your personal favourite hymn makes the shortlist to be sung during the service.  The Pimm’s will start flowing at 6pm on Sunday with the service starting soon after; further details can be found on the attached flyer.  All welcome, this service is for everyone whether you’re a regular at church or not – just come along and enjoy singing some of the best-loved hymns you’ll remember from your childhood. 

Please note Hymns and Pimm’s replaces the 10am Morning Service on 4th September.  The single morning service at 10am resumes 11 Sep – less the Pimm’s, but with tea and coffee after.  Messy Church in the Village Hall is back on 18 Sep at 4pm.

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Prayer Vigil for Ukraine – Thu 10 March

A prayer vigil for Ukraine is being held tonight Thursday 10.3.22 at St. Peter’s Church, Hambledon from 19:30 – 20:15

All are welcome to come and spend the time praying together, focusing on different aspects of the crisis. The prayers will be guided by Rev Simon Willetts, with time to pray and reflect individually.  Hambledon church is open from 9am-5am for prayer and reflection. Feel free to come in, be still and write or say a prayer.  A printed booklet of prayers for Ukraine are available to take away.

Rally for Ukraine 12 noon this Saturday at the Godalming Bandstand

All members of the local communities are invited to show solidarity with Ukraine this Saturday 12th March at 12 noon at the Godalming bandstand in Phillips Memorial Park.

All political parties and local churches are coming together at this time, with speakers including Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Councillor Paul Follows (Lib Dem), Nick Palmer (Labour) and other local dignitaries. Godalming Rotary will be collecting for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal.  Prayers will be led by Rev Simon Taylor, Rector of Busbridge&Hambledon Church.

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Carols at the pub – now in the beer garden

Hambledon Church COVID Update: Tonight’s (Thursday) Carols at the Pub will now be sung outdoors in the wonderful open air of the Merry Harriers beer garden!

The bar will of course be open to get drinks before and after, but please do join the band outside from 7.30pm for some favourite carols and one or two Christmas songs. Thanks to the Merry Harriers for hosting once again, and making arrangements for outside – it will be a great setting for this annual village tradition!

Also, for the traditional Candlelit Carol Service at church on Sunday 19 December at 7pm: face coverings are legally required during the service, and refreshments (mulled wine and mince pies) will be served outdoors in the churchyard afterwards. 

ADDITIONAL PARKING is available in the Hambledon Nursery School car park for all Christmas services, and recommended for those that can manage the short walk up the footpath between the pub and nursery carparks.  

For Christmas events and services, and any updates, see: www.bhcgodalming.org/christmas