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Silent Knight

During the all-age slot of our Morning Worship today, we were treated to another puppet sketch around the theme of one of the most well-known Christmas carols. Today’s puppet video has now been uploaded to YouTube and is available in the Puppet Sketch Archive for your viewing pleasure!

Donkey Express

Donkey Express 2024

Every December, a dedicated couple from our congregation run the ‘Donkey Express‘ – Spurgeon’s official Christmas Card Distribution Service. This means that congregation members, from both Spurgeon’s and St Frideswide’s, can send Christmas cards to each other through the ‘Donkey Express’, rather than through the post. The ‘Donkey Express’ is now open for this year! Any…

Spurgeon’s Top Carols

Back in September, we created a survey to find Spurgeon’s top songs and hymns for 2024. Now are back with another list – this time surveying the congregation to find Spurgeon’s top carols! Do you agree with our list? Our Top 3 can be viewed below: And the rest of the list can be viewed…

Christmas 2024 @ Spurgeon’s

The Christmas season is now upon us! Explore the links below to find out more about the Christmas events and services which are being held at the Water Eaton Church Centre this year, by both our congregation and St Frideswide’s. All are welcome! Sunday 1st December, 1st Advent– St Frideswide’s Communion, 9.15am– Spurgeon’s All-Age Nativity Service, 11am– St Frideswide’s Christingle, 5pm– St Frideswide’s…

WECC Booking Update

To make things more efficient, the WECC Room Booking Form, the system that is used to book rooms in the Water Eaton Church Centre, is now available as an online form that is sent directly to the booking team. The form is located on our website and can be accessed here. Any of the rooms…

A Message for Remembrance Sunday

A message from our Church Secretary on Remembrance Sunday: As we approach this year’s Remembrance Sunday, I know that several of us have visited the remarkable ‘For Your Tomorrow’ memorial installation at Stowe Gardens (as pictured below). This is a large scale depiction of 1,475 silhouettes representing the number of soldiers who lost their lives…

Join Craft Group to Help Age UK!

The Water Eaton Church Centre Craft Group invites you to join them in another project for MK Age UK. The partnership between Age UK and Innocent, the smoothie company, is continuing. The Big Knit is Age UK’s partnership with innocent drinks. We’ve been working together since 2003, asking the country’s crafters to knit little hats…

a new BBGA Chaplain

Over the summer, we’re pleased to be able to say that all of the paperwork went through and that our ‘new’ minister, Rev Mung Hatzaw, is now formally the company Chaplain of the 1st Bletchley Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association! We’d already pressed him into service at our summer BBQ and awards evening (see photo below), but now he’s…