THIS SUNDAY

Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God

Reading: Matthew 5:8

9AM Online Heritage Service (pre-recorded, YouTube)

9AM Classic Service from Busbridge Church (Zoom & YouTube Live Stream)
Leader: Hilary Pettman
Speaker: Peter Shaw

10.15AM Contemporary Conversations from the Couch (Zoom & YouTube Live stream)
On the couch this Sunday: Simon Willetts and Simon Taylor

6PM Unplugged (Zoom)
Led by Anto Ficatier and members of Ichthus and Pathfinders

ESSENTIAL LINKS for services

Find the services on Zoom and YouTube:

Zoom - BHC Public Room | PMI: 946-391-4833 | Password: 2020

BHC Godalming YouTube: www.youtube.com/bhcgodalmingonline

Both Zoom and YouTube worked well last Sunday so you might like to try both. This week on Zoom, there will be time to “Unmute” for a few minutes after each service finishes to say Hello to one another.

Children & Youth

There’s a new video for the Ark children on Sunday and Explorers are meeting on Zoom. Pathfinders and Ichthus will be at the very excellent 6PM Unplugged.

Next Sunday 29 November

Advent Sunday
New Sermon Series: Comfort and Joy

Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

9AM Online Heritage Service (BCP) on YouTube (pre-recorded)
Speaker: Michael Baughen

9AM Busbridge Classic on Zoom and YouTube (broadcast live)
Michael Baughen

10AM MESSY CHRISTINGLE on Zoom
Led by the Hambledon Messy and Busbridge FUSE teams. You will need an orange, a candle, red ribbon or tape, 4 cocktail sticks, sweets and a small piece of tin foil. - Or collect your pack from either church porch from next Tuesday and just supply the orange! All welcome, even the over 12s!

5PM Advent Star lights up at Hambledon Church
5.30PM Advent Star lights up at Busbridge Church
See Rob Hewlett talking about why he’s making the giant stars for Advent in the Christmas video.

Tip for Sunday: TRY ZOOM, BUT HAVE YOUTUBE AS A BACKUP!

The Classic and Contemporary services from Busbridge Church will be available live on both Zoom and YouTube. Zoom will provide the more interactive experience (you will be able to see other members of the congregation) but it requires more internet bandwidth, so the sound and picture might not be so good. We recommend you have the BHC Godalming YouTube channel ready or bookmarked, in case we need to switch the broadcasts to YouTube only.

Coming Up Next Week:

Go to What’s On and select the event to join the meetings on Zoom.

N.B. All welcome to join in and invited friends to the informal film discussion next Tuesday. Click the event for details and take the opportunity for an online social event during lockdown.

The Notices

***Christmas***

Comfort & Joy!

For more details and information on Christmas see What’s On/Advent & Christmas 2020. It has info on the Advent Reflections, Advent Walkabout Calendar, the Christmas Exhibitions, the Christmas Quiz, Outward Giving and more. Please keep checking - the fully programme of services and events will be published next week - and subject to change when we receive guidance after 2 December.

The video here features Simon, Lisa, Rob Hewlett, Anto, Jess and others telling us about the 2 special events this Christmas.

1. The Comfort & Joy Exhibitions at both churches in Advent. It’s not too late to create and show something in either church. So far there are more than 30 creations (art, craft, poetry, scripture, videos) which say something about “Comfort” and / or “Joy”!

Thanks once again to Andy Brownstone for producing the film, and all those on screen. Please do share it with others in Busbridge and Hambledon and encourage our local community to be involved. Email Lisa Olsworth-Peter if you have any questions, and would like to take part.

2. Christmas Eve Drive in Carol Services - 4.30pm and now 6pm

If, having watched the video, been to the Drive In on 6 Sep, you are keen to book your parking space - please do it now! Early bookings indicate that this ONLY ‘ALL SINGING’ celebration will be very popular, and space in the Godalming College car park is limited to about 100 spaces. So, we are running the service twice, at 4.30PM and 6PM . More advertising will go to the local schools and the wider communities of Busbridge and Hambledon next week, so this weekend is your chance to choose your service time.

Thanks to those that have volunteered to help on Christmas Eve. We have a small army, but still need more troops - especially stewards to help direct traffic. If you can help, please contact Patrick Samuels who is leading the team of organisers, ASAP.

Get ready for the Advent Walkabout Calendar - the map will be published next week of where to look for windows 1-24 around the streets of Busbridge. Something similar is happening in Hambledon too, so please check the details on the Village web site!

Outward Giving & Outreach

Christmas Quiz in aid of the Guildford Samaritans - 5 December at 7.30PM
The ever popular Christmas Quiz organised by Nexus is online this year, but still with renowned Quiz masters Dudley Hilton and Alan Betts! Purely social and fun (for those that know a bit about anything), this is a great opportunity to enjoy being together for an evening and raise money for the Samaritans. To take part, the first step is making a donation via the Just Giving page. Enter individually or in teams of up to 6. All the details are in the Advent & Christmas pages HERE!

The BESOM Christmas Hamper project
We will again be supporting BESOM this Christmas. Through the home and church groups, we are busily co-ordinating 'Besom' hampers for needy people in the community. With the COVID crisis still in full swing, the needs now are greater than ever.

The Outward Giving Group is thrilled with the response to the appeal to people to make hampers for the needy. We could still do with some more offers,  and would like to stress that items should come from the luxury range if possible.

If you would like to make a hamper individually, here is what to do:

•  Collect a flat 'banana' box from Sainsbury's and wrap it with Christmas paper. There are also some ready wrapped boxes available at the back of Busbridge Church.

• Start collecting goods from the list of suitable items

• Contact Shelagh Godwin on jimdogshome@aol.com to be allocated a suitable recipient

• Fill box according to specifications

• Contact the recipient by phone or e-mail to arrange a delivery time

• Deliver hamper to recipient: leave outside the front door or in porch, Besom requests that you do not ring the bell

Busbridge Church Christmas cards for sale

Pack of ten of 2 designs with envelopes for £4. The cards say Happy Christmas inside! Contact the church office to place an order.

BUsbridge Junior School applications

If you are thinking of submitting a church application to Busbridge Junior School for September 2021, here are some instructions:

1)            Visit the Busbridge Junior School website and familiarise yourself with their admission criteria (‘About Us’, ‘Admissions’)
2)            Email catherine.garner@bhcgodalming.org for an information sheet
3)            Bring the Supplementary Information Form to the church office by 10th December at the latest (please ensure that you are eligible – the criteria are on the form)
4)            A member of the clergy will meet with you to discuss your application and if approved, you need to take your signed Benefice Church verification form to the school by the application closing date (15/01/2021) 

What’s On

Click Here for What’s on this week and beyond. It’s all in the calendar and more details for each event can be found when you select it.

PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE

To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org  or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.