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Sunday 28 July and 4 August 2019

Summer Holiday Combined Services start this Sunday...
This summer the 10am Busbridge Combined service will take place in the Busbridge Junior School hall.  Classic and Contemporary congregations worship together, in a format that includes elements of both styles of worship.  At Hambledon, the 9am and 10.30am services continue this Sunday, and will combine to one morning service at 9am on Sundays in August.  

Busbridge Reordering —Help needed
The builders have finished and our work begins!  The new chairs will be arriving next Thursday 1 August. 

Wanted: Strong people to unload 160 new chairs for the church.  Time tbc (when the lorry comes)

If you can help please contact Andy Spencer and leave a contact number:   Andy.spencer@bhcgodalming.org

We also need volunteers to help put things back where they belong in the church w/c 5 August—refilling the cupboards with bibles and prayer books, polishing items. e: michaeleashing@aol.com.

In addition, we are preparing the new home for Anto (our new youth minister) and Jess.  Gardening (hedge trimming, lawn mowing, weeding) and decorating 2 rooms are needed w/c5 August.  Please speak to Mark Williams, e: mark@yewhouse.net.

Hambledon Ladies Breakfast, Saturday 10 August, 8.30am 
Join us for a delicious breakfast at West Surrey Golf Club, with guest speaker Rev Lesley Mason.  Tickets (£9)are available from the Hambledon Village Shop until Tuesday 6 August.

Churches Together Bandstand service, Sunday 11 August
On the Burys at 10.30 am.  (No morning services at Busbridge or Hambledon this Sunday).  Help is needed for this event, setting up (chairs), stewarding, refreshments, and clearing up afterwards. If you can help please let Michael Stubbs know: michealeashing@aol.com.

Busbridge Church reopening celebration, 8 September…!
A call for all worshippers at Busbridge&Hambledon Church to be at the Special Combined reopening celebration on 8 September.  There will be no other morning services at Busbridge church, and the 9am Heritage Service at Hambledon will start at the earlier time of 8.30am.  There will be activities for all our young people during the service, and lunch will follow shortly after.  Ink the date in!

The licensing of Simon Willetts as Associate Priest
At Hambledon on Sunday 15 September at 6pm.  We are expecting a full church for the service at 6pm, and seats will be limited, but everyone is invited to come to Clock Barn Farm afterwards for light refreshments. 

Church Office holiday hours
The Church Office remains open Mon-Thurs in the holidays, from 10-3pm, and email and phone messages will be checked regularly.  The next notices will be issued for Sunday 11 August.  Do keep in touch if there’s anything you need!