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Sunday 16 May
MESS
Reading: Mark 1: 40-45
9AM HERITAGE SERVICE - Hambledon
Leader: Andy Spencer | Speaker: Simon Willetts
9AM CLASSIC SERVICE - Busbridge
Leader: Philippa Baker | Speaker: Frances Shaw
The Classic service this Sunday will be making use of some Celtic liturgies for a reflective service of worship. Words will be on screen as usual, but there is also a service order available HERE which you are most welcome to download and print for your own use at home.
10.30AM CONTEMPORARY: CONVERSATIONS ON THE COUCH
On the couch: Mark Williams, Patrick Samuels and Simon Taylor
At Busbridge, sound will be on in the churchyard for those wishing to remain outside and listen to the service (no need to sign up, but you may wish to bring a chair!).
NEW at 10.30AM CHILDREN’S WORSHIP IN THE OLD RECTORY GARDEN
For families with children aged 0-11. At least one parent or guardian will need to stay with their children and take part in the fun.
7PM WORSHIP & PRAYER NIGHTS - Busbridge Churchyard and Hambledon Church - SIGN UP BELOW!
Sunday 16 May at 7PM - Busbridge Churchyard
Sunday 16 May at 7PM - Hambledon Churchyard
Reconnect in worship and prayer - 16 May at 7PM
You are called to reconnect in worship and prayer in Busbridge churchyard, when we will be able to enjoy sung worship and prayer ministry together, and at Hambledon Church (in church). The theme for Busbridge will be REVIVAL, and at Hambledon DISCERNMENT! If you are not able to attend in person, please join the Zooms, or simply pray at 7PM.
Select the events above to sign up to the Worship and Prayer evenings. Please wear a face covering, and bring a chair if you'd like to sit rather than stand.
To prepare, you may like to listen to the song list on Spotify for the Busbridge event beforehand:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1e9qz7L87m3ajzhTRej7Dt?si=50769688b8f541fc
and print the song words.
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 10-16 May - At the end of Christian Aid week, the collection taken at services this Sunday will go to the Christian Aid Week Appeal to fight against the Climate Emergency. Please use the collection plate, or the contactless Good Box in Busbridge Church. Donate now or read more
Enter Password: 2021 when prompted
This Sunday at 11:30AM
After church online coffee and catch-ups have moved to once a month:
6.30PM on 2nd Sundays and 11.30AM on 3rd Sundays (next on 16 May).
We are still not allowed to offer refreshments at church, but hope to be able to restart the lovely habit of coffee at the end of services after 21 June!
Children & Youth
In person CYF groups are back!
NEW at 10.30AM Children’s Worship
For families with children aged 0-11 (Tiny Tigers, Ark and Explorers). A parent or guardian needs to stay too.
4.30PM Pathfinders - The Hut, Old Rectory
7.30PM Ichthus - The Hut, Old Rectory
Contact the CYF team for details:
Juliet (0-3s), Judith (4-11s), Anto (11-18s)
Next Sunday 23 May
PENTECOST
Reading: ACTS 2: 1-21
APCMs on 23 May: ‘Quality – God’s future for us’ ON ZOOM & AT CHURCH
The prayer evenings will prepare us for the APCMs next Sunday which will follow the abridged morning services:
9AM Heritage followed by the APCM at 9.30AM
10.30AM Busbridge Combined Morning Worship with the APCM starting at 10.45AM (The Family Garden service will take place at 10.30AM for those with children aged 0-11, so if 2 parents are coming to church it’s possible for one to attend the APCM either on Zoom or in church).
Please do come along to the appropriate APCM and find out about the year gone, and what’s to come. The Annual Report for 2021 is now available (linked above) and the financial reports will be published next week. IMPORTANT - At the Busbridge APCM we will be electing a new churchwarden. Candidates need to be nominated (proposed and seconded) for elections, and the nomination form must be submitted before the APCM starts. Contact the Church Office for more information.
Click for details and to sign up
Click for details and to sign up
Also on 23 May: 6PM UNPLUGGED Frescoustic - Pentecost Special!
The Notices
Save the DATES! 26/27 June
Sat Summer Blitz Clean up day—both churches
AM Busbridge with BBQ 12-1PM / PM Hambledon
The traditional “Big Spring Clean” will be a marginally swifter “summer blitz” to strike off some tidying and maintenance jobs at both Busbridge and Hambledon, but more importantly, to draw people alongside each other to enjoy the coffee and tea breaks and a lunch together! We can find things for all ages to do! Details to follow, but please put the date in your diaries now.
27 June—St John the Baptist, Busbridge Church patronal festival. Watch this space. There will be a special Outward Giving Tearfund appeal for India.
Fancy a break from working from home? Please contact Patrick Samuels if you would be interested in sharing a workspace in the Old Rectory during school hours on Mondays or Thursdays once restrictions permit. Power, Wi-Fi and tea/coffee making facilities available. This might offer the chance for a change of scenery, some interaction with others and an optional prayer and reflection time at 12 noon. patrick.samuels@bhcgodalming.org.
We send much love and huge congratulations to our lovely June Higgins, who celebrated a significant birthday this week. 11 May 1931 must have been a very special day, and we wish June a blessed and joyful day of celebration with her family.
Can you help?
Sundays
To restart, sustain and keep step with easing restrictions, we now need to recall the army of volunteers that served on Sundays and in all ministries pre 2020!
The most pressing need in the coming weeks is for WELCOMERS at all 3 services (Busbridge and Hambledon). We can’t meet our COVID safety procedures (setting up the hygiene station, signing people in, encouraging hands, face and space) without a committed team of Welcomers. Contact the church office if you’d like to help.
SOUND & VISION. We still need more people on the tech and production team to ensure amazing (i.e. worship enhancing but unobtrusive) sound and vision in the churches as well as via YouTube. Good training will be provided and the skill is highly transferable! Watch the promo below, and contact Jacob if you would like to find out more.
The Bridge
FOUND! new road stewards for Shackstead Lane (numbers 2-26 only) and Busbridge Lane - Thank you!
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event to join the meetings on Zoom, or sign up.
BHC Public Zoom Room
946-391-4833 | PW 2021
CLICK HERE to get together on Zoom after each service for a virtual coffee, and mid-week Morning Prayer.
Please Pray for
Grosvenor Road and its road stewards Sarah Blagden and Dawn O’Toole
Vann Lane
The team involved with preparing the detailed drawings, planning the work and scheduling the materials. The construction industry at present is very busy with many people working overtime and coming under enormous pressure.
Services at Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church from 25 April
Services are back in both churches AND broadcast live on YouTube. The Contemporary Conversations service has moved into Busbridge Church, and starts at the slightly later time of 10.30AM. Communion (bread only) will take place on 1st Sundays of the month in the 9AM Busbridge Classic service, and on 3rd Sundays in the 9AM Hambledon Heritage service. Those attending are asked to SIGN UP and wear a FACE COVERING. Singing is not permitted in church, but is allowed outdoors (with face coverings).
Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church are both open daily for private prayer.
The Old Rectory is reopening gradually, and clergy and staff are still mainly working from home. The answerphone is checked regularly, but the best way to reach people is by email.
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.
Catch up on News from other areas
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Dear Cellar supporters,
Matt Buckle began his 10 marathons in 10 days last Sunday 9th May. He has set up a fundraising page that links through directly to the Cellar page here:
The Cellar is promoting this through Facebook so can we ask any of our trustees and supporters who use Facebook to 'Like' our page 'The Cellar Cafe Godalming.' if they have not done so already and like and share all the posts on Matt's progress, we will be posting daily throughout and sharing his new total.
We hope you will donate too! 10 Marathons in 10 days in no mean feat and Matt is not a super fit athlete, he has osteoarthritis in his hip and says himself he is not fast but just keeps going!
Please print a pdf copy of the notices and deliver to anyone you know who isn’t on email!