Bitterne

Anglican and Methodist Church

The Anglican and Methodist Churches of Bitterne, Southampton England together form a 'Local Ecumenical Partnership' or 'LEP'.

The 'formal' bit ... sorry.

You can find more about us at www.bitterneparish.org.

The views expressed here are those of the people contributing to it and do not necessarily represent the views of the partnership of churches. It does not provide any official function and therefore any formal contact must be made directly to the staff team.

The Forum is intended to support the community of Bitterne churches and anyone interested in taking a constructive part in our community.

We love to read interesting and engaging stuff, basically things that 'build the church'. But remember this is a very 'public space' - it's an Open Forum. So do think about what you put here just in case it might cause a problem for someone reading it. And please be aware of issues of privacy and common sense in a public space - especially regarding photos.

And because this is an entirely open Forum (by common consent), we can provide absolutely no copyright protection on material shown here, so just assume it's for 'sharing'! However if you do use someone's stuff please check with the copyright owner first - it's just common courtesy!

You must agree though that it's a great way to stay connected through the week - so enjoy ...
 

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Announcement

The Winchester Diocese is pleased to announce that the Rev Angus Parker is to be the new Priest in Charge at Bitterne. At present he and his wife, Julie have been serving at St Pancras', Pennycross, Plymouth.
The Licensing Service of Rev Angus Parker will be at 4.30pm on Saturday 3rd October in Holy Saviour, Bishop Michael Scott-Joynt will be Presiding.

Latest Activity

And becky meant to say yes thats perfectly fine!
There is at least 1 question for you. at least.
Becky is attending Barry Brand's event9 hours ago
NEW WINE 2009 at The Royal Bath and West Showground
August 2, 2009 at 9am to August 9, 2009 at 12pm
Bitterne Church’s annual hoilday and Summer conference. Spaces still available: Full week - Limited Day tickets - Available (on the gate) Team places - Limited NEW WINE MAP.pdf
Becky commented on Becky's event 'Quiz Night'9 hours ago
Aparently he has done :)
Keith Brand updated their profile18 hours ago
Keith Brand commented on Becky's event 'Quiz Night'21 hours ago
Hi Becky, Pat and I would like to attend the Quiz Evening. Is it all right to pay you on the door. Can you ask James to just ask questions on the subject of Manchester United, we might then be able to score a point or two Ha Ha
Keith Brand is attending Becky's event21 hours ago
Quiz Night at Parish Hall
July 4, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
Becky and Elli are hosting a quiz night, with the wonderful James Baillie as the quiz master. Its £5 per person, which includes a ploughmans. Get a team together and come along!
Barry Brand updated their profile21 hours ago

Blog Posts

David Sinclair

Daves Big Adventure #1

A very apt name for my first blog post I think.

So this is me starting the process that is keeping in touch with all you lovely people. First off, a massive thank you for the support I have been given, in kind words, in offers of prayer, in well wishes and in sponsorship for the year. It has touched me so deeply that so many people care about what I’m doing. I’m just this guy with a dream. And it’s through all of you that this dream can become reality. Of course it’s not exactly an unguided dre… Continue

Posted by David Sinclair on 5 January 2009 at 1:26am

Jo Proctor

Baby news

I'm please to say I have just arrived home from hospital after giving birth to Owen George Proctor on Wednesday 4th June at 2116. He weighed a wee 6lb 9oz (Callum was 7lb 15oz!) and apart from a couple of things, is doing well.

Posted by Jo Proctor on 6 June 2008 at 2:10pm — 2 Comments

Ian Ward

RSS Feeds

Happy Bank Holiday! I've added a couple of RSS feeds which might interest you on the Right Hand Side of the Home Page of the Forum. I like the randomness of Jonny Baker's Blog - he's involved in alternative worship and stuff - check his 'About Me' link. Also I came across the Tearfund Podcast, which I thought might be interesting - I'll let you be the judge! If you like either of them subscribe to them yourself because I'll take them off here in due course and add something else to amuse you. An… Continue

Posted by Ian Ward on 26 May 2008 at 4:00pm

James Baillie

Little known definitions

Jess

Jess is like a normal shoe-shiner, but it detects explosives.

Becky

Becky is a telephone that's built and maintained by tiny nano-robots, knows your name and makes virtually no noise whatsoever.

Elli

Elli is a webcam that's covered with realistic fur! It is perfectly safe to use.

Dave

Dave is a bar of soap that self-replicates and counts your loose change.

James

James is a retinal implant! It stretches to twice its original size!

Phil

Phi… Continue

Posted by James Baillie on 23 May 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Ian Ward

How Things Have Changed!

First off congratulations to ‘the new guys’ on the Church Council. As James observed the average age has been cut by 50% at a stroke! Well maybe ...

So what will they face? Well I haven’t been on the Council for at least thirty years, simply because at the time I found it an impossible experience. But I’m here to encourage you, not to scare you! Back then things were VERY different. I felt like a lone voice for change, – now many of those big changes have happened anyway. And today you are not… Continue

Posted by Ian Ward on 30 April 2008 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments

Forum

Chris Cranston

logo 2 Replies

Logos - What are they? The obvious one to me is the panda which is used by the Wild Life Fund, or the daffodil used by Marie Curie Cancer Care. I also think of logos as the snappy saying used by ad...

Started by Chris Cranston in Logos. Last reply by Debbie Rudd 27 May.

Ian Ward

Names 1 Reply

The discussion titled Logos rather got out of hand, both in length and content (for which I take all the blame and unreservedly apologise). We are unable to selectively remove posts so I had to rem...

Started by Ian Ward in General threads. Last reply by Barry Brand 4 May.

Derek Rudd

New Wine 2008 110 Replies

Are you going ? any Questions? Do we need a meeting to help first timers know what to expect, be prepared for practically? Find out more with these links Viedo of last year = http://www.new-wine....

Started by Derek Rudd in General threads. Last reply by David Sinclair 5 Jan.

 
 

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