Welcome to St Martin's United Reformed Church, West Moors

2, Moorlands Road, (On the corner of Station Road)   BH22 0JW

email: stmartins@urc-eastdorset.org.uk

                                              

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St Martin's, West Moors A warm, welcoming church

Open for friendship and prayer every Saturday from 11am - 12 noon

Open for Worship Sundays at 10.30am. All are welcome to join us.

 

 

Located in the centre of the village of West Moors, close to the Public Library and the shops, St Martin's extends a warm welcome to all who want  to share or experience the love and care of  Christian fellowship.

This small and comfortable church has been at the heart of West Moors for over 115 years and in 2013 underwent alterations and installed a new entrance to make it more open and accessible to the people of West Moors and the surrounding area.

Do pay us a visit, we really look forward to meeting you.

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February 2020  Calendar

 

Sunday Worship at 10.30 am

  

   2nd February   Revd Margaret Tilley.  This service will include Holy Communion

   9th February    Revd James Whately.

This service will include the commissioning of Mrs Maggie Larkin as a URC National Accredited Lay Preacher.

16th February    The Worship Group will lead this service

24th February    Mrs Maggie Larkin

   1st March         Rev James Whately.  This service will include Holy Communion

 

 

Tuesdays at Two - Bible Fellowship in the church hall, led by Mrs Maggie Larkin (Weekly)

 

Community Sing-a-long

6th February and 20th February at 10.30am.  Coffee served from 10 am 

 

 

 

Forthcoming Events

 

Warm up Winter - Saturday 1st February at 2.30pm

Francesco and Daniela, the talented keyboard and saxophone due will be leading another Saturday afternoon concert, with a varied and exciting programme of music involving solo artists and the St Martin's Gospel Choir.  ticks only £5 available from St Martin's or Brewer and Brewer or reserve on line at www.urc-eastdorset.org.uk

 

Coffee Morning - Saturday 8th February from 10.30am

 

Discovery Group - Monday 2nd March at 2.30pm

'The Mountain Gorillas, Uganda and Kenya'

 

World Day of Prayer - Friday 6th March at 10.30am

 At St Martin's URC, led by the ladies from St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. 

 

 

 

List of services and events Sunday Worship is held every Sunday at 10.30am.  The church is open  every Saturday from 11am until Noon for quiet contemplation, prayer or a chat with a church member or elder Communion is celebrated on the 1st Sunday in every month. A coffee morning is held, usually on the second Saturday of each month (excepting January), between 10am and 12 noon The St Martin's Discovery Group meets various months  (See below) Community Sing-a-long is an hour or so of singing (or just listening) for fun and fellowship.  Join in your favourite songs from yesteryear and the shows.		List of Contacts email: stmartins@urc-eastdorset.org.uk Church Secretary:  Mrs Muriel Moore 01202  872045 email: murielmoore12@yahoo.co.uk Acting Treasurer:  Christopher Legrand  01202 873344 email: stmartins@urc-eastdorset.org.uk Hall/Church Lettings: Mrs Maggie Larkin 07837 691296 Minister: Revd James Whately  tel. 01202 813908;  mob.  07936902554;     email:  revjames.w8@gmail.com		The Story of St Martin’s St Martin’s, as it known today, was first built in 1903 and used as a Protestant Evangelical Church to serve the needs of the growing population of what had been the very small village of West Moors, which was then part of the parish of West Parley. In 1925 it became the West Moors Congregational Church and was known by this name until the union of the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches in 1972. The church underwent a variety of extensions and alterations over the years, the most recent of which is the provision of a new entrance facing Station Road, to make the church more visible and accessible to the West Moors and surrounding community.  With these latest changes, there will be increased use of the sanctuary of the church as a multi-functional meeting space. The church provides pastoral support at one of the local nursing homes and maintains links with the community at Sturts Farm. The church celebrated it's 110th anniversary in May 2013 with a Flower Festival, a visit from the URC Wessex Synod Moderator, the Reverend Clare Downing and two musical concerts. The church hall is available to rent by local community groups and for children's parties etc.

St Martin's Discovery Group

If local, national or world history and geography and culture interest you, then you are cordially invited to this Discovery Group where we engage knowledgeable speakers to give illustrated lectures and presentations. Meetings are planned usually in the afternoon and occasionally in the evening most months to cater for those who prefer one or the other.  The afternoon meetings are held monthly usually on a Monday at 2.30pm.    The group was established at the end of 2013 and the first presentation was 'Around the World in Music and Pictures' to whet the appetite for future talks, which have included 'Exploring New Zealand',  Vietnam and the Far East, and Ethiopia.  For more information go to 'St Martin's Discovery Group'

Community Sing-a-long

 

This popular event, held on the first and third Thursday of each month (except August) provides an opportunity for everyone to remember and sing along with popular songs from yesteryear as well as providing fun and friendship.   Singing or just listening is known to provide excellent stimulation ofr the memory

For more information go to 'Community Sing-a-long'

Tuesday at Two - Bible Fellowship

A warm invitation is extended everyone to come to our informal Bible Fellowship.   

For more information speak to Maggie Larkin 

 

Pop in and see us, you will always find a warm welcome at St Martin's.