Welcome to Verwood United Reformed Church

Manor Road, next to the Library, between Ferrett Green and the Post Office 

email: verwood@urc-eastdorset.org.uk

“To know Jesus better and to make him better known”
 

Other regular activities include –

 Tuesday (in term time): Toddlers, parents and carers, 9.30 -11.15am        Contact:  Helen on 07860367955

Thursday: The Church is open for prayer and reflection, 9.30 -11.30am

Saturday: Coffee 4 All, 10.00 – 11.30am

 We are a Fair Trade Church and our Traidcraft stall is available at Coffee 4 All on the fourth Saturday morning each month and after Worship on the following Sunday. If you live in the Verwood area you can order Traidcraft items through us by email to dorothy.macro@dandjm.plus.com. More information available at http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk

 Other activities include  “Coffee and Chat” on Monday mornings from 10am onwards till about 11.30am  at the Heritage Centre on Ferrett Green – all welcome to join in;“Music for the Mind” at 10.30am on fourth Monday of the month.

Verwood URC   October 2019 Calendar

Sundays        10.45am  Morning Worship  followed by refreshments in the  hall

              6th    Revd Julian Macro

            13th    Revd Margaret Evans

             20th    Communion  Service led by our new Minister, the Revd James Whately

            27th    Revd Margaret Tilley

Mondays      11.30am – 1.30pm   Food Bank Open  

                        10am to 11.30ish “Coffee and Chat” at the Heritage Centre - all who would like to join in for some or all of the time most welcome.  A wide variety of topics discussed.

            28^th     10.30am   Music for the Mind  - for those with memory problems and their carers.

Tuesdays     9.30 – 11.15am   Toddlers, Parents and Carers group – (except 29^th – Half term)

            15^th    3.15pm  Churches Together Messy Church in the Memorial Hall celebrating its 10^th Anniversary

Wednesdays   11.30am – 1.30pm   Food Bank open                                                         

Thursdays    9.30 – 11.30 am Church Open for personal quiet time    

            10^th     3pm   Harvest Tea

Fridays          11.30am – 1.30pm   Food Bank open

            25^th     9.30am – 12.30pm  Traidcraft Autumn Event -see separate item

Saturdays     10 – 11.30am   Coffee4All  

            26^th     9.30am – 12.30pm  Traidcraft Autumn Event

Traidcraft

fighting poverty through trade

Autumn Event 2019

Friday 25^th and Saturday 26^th October

9.30am – 12.30pm

 atVerwood United Reformed Church

                             Manor Road (next to the library)

Fairtrade Christmas items, gifts, cards;

plus everyday foods, snacks,  household items to buy or order.  Catalogue of other fairtrade items to browse.

Items to order and buy - but no obligation

Refreshments - bring your friends

Make a start with fairly traded Christmas shopping/orders;

Help improve the lives and communities of some of the world’s poorest producers.     

  Further information:  phone Dorothy on 01202 814270

      email:     traidcraft/verwood@urc-eastdorset.org.uk

               Celebrating 40 years in 2019!

TRAIDCRAFT’s work is so important – and different!         It is like no other organisation. Not only does it sell the “best of” fair trade products, its charity wing – Traidcraft Exchange – raises funds and campaigns on behalf of the world’s most under-privileged people. It supports many life-changing development projects in the world’s poorest countries annually, lifting people out of poverty and helping them build sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their families. Without support none of this would be possible.

The 2019 Autumn Catalogue gives information about the producers supplying TRAIDCRAFT. Drop in at Verwood United Reformed Church (next to the Library) on Friday 25^th or Saturday 26^th October between 9.30 am and 12.30pm. Browse through the catalogue and see (and taste!) samples of some of the items.

Visit the TRAIDCRAFT website

traidcraft.co.uk

                                      Further information available from the Church secretary.

Our Minister 

We are delighted that the Revd James Whately moved to Verwood early in August to be Minister of the Shared Ministry Pastorate of Parkstone, Verwood, and West Moors United Reformed Churches.

Revd James Whately  tel. 01202 813908;  mob.  07936902554;    email:  revjames.w8@gmail.com

 A little history….

 Ours was the first Church in Verwood, founded in 1802 when some fearless missionaries came from Ringwood hoping to tame and convert the wild heathen on the heath: the work goes on, joined over the years by other Churches with whom we have an excellent relationship in Churches Together in Verwood. Our present building dates from 1906 with major improvements in 2000. The previous building is next to us; after the new Church was built it became the local school and is now the Library. We were originally known as an Independent Church, later Congregational and since 1972 a United Reformed Church which also includes Presbyterian and Church of Christ traditions.

We could tell you a lot more, but hope you will come

and find out for yourself –

we look forward to welcoming you