Children’s Worship at 10.30AM - restarts 13 June
30 May-1/2 term, 6 Jun-join us for FUSE all age!
Sunday 30 May
PAIN
Reading: Mark 2: 1-12
Come to church or watch at home:
9AM Hambledon Heritage Service
Leader: Simon Willetts | Speaker: Gertrud Sollars
9AM Busbridge Classic Service
Leader: Keith Harper | Speaker: Anto Ficatier
10.30AM Busbridge Contemporary: Conversations from the couch
On the couch: Clare Haddad, Simon Taylor and Anto Ficatier
[Half-term: no 10.30AM Children’s Worship this Sunday or next]
NExt Sunday 6 June
HOME | Mark 2: 13-17
9AM Hambledon Heritage Service
Leader: Margot Spencer | Speaker: Simon Willetts
9AM Busbridge Classic Service
Leader & Speaker: Andy Spencer
10.30AM Busbridge FUSE All Age service - Old Rectory Gardens only (not online)
Led by the FUSE team
Enter Password: 2021 when prompted
After church online coffee and catch-ups have moved to twice a month:
6.30PM on 2nd Sundays and 11.30AM on 3rd Sundays
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!
The Notices
Watch Simon’s Pentecost message to the APCM last Sunday (Reading: Acts 2: 1-21)
Here’s some Great THINGS COMING UP IN JUNE…
6 June - FUSE all age | 13 & 20 June - Newcomers welcome events after church | 19 June - Young Adults (20s & 30s) Lunchtime Social | 26 June - Summer Blitz Clear Up Day | A new service at Hambledon [details to follow]?!
You can click on any of the images for details and to sign up.
Save the DATE! 26 June: Sat Summer Blitz Clean up day—both churches
10-12AM Busbridge with BBQ 12-1PM
2-4PM Hambledon with Afternoon Tea
FAMILY EVENT - CHILDREN WELCOME & will be put to “work”!
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 draw people alongside each other and enjoy the coffee and tea breaks and a lunch together. Please contact the church office to let us know you are coming, or sign up on the web site. Liz will be putting you into teams according to your age and task preference, but we just your willingness and availability ASAP. BUT IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THE BBQ, PLEASE SAY NOW!
BHC Outward Giving - Update May 2021. This month’s update features our mission partner Compassion UK and it tells about what’s being done to look after sponsored children during the pandemic. Please read it HERE.
LOGO & SIGNAGE under construction - this is just an idea!
Introducing…The Yew Tree Café!
Key words from the mood board: Good coffee, light & bright, catch up on the news, inclusive, working and recharging, colourful chair…
Here are a few visual cues to whet your appetite for the café to open later this year at Busbridge Church.
Images from the Mood Board - NOT the actual interior of the café, which will be even better!
The Centre is being cleared over the next few weeks in preparation for the conversion to start. (Some items will require new homes, so look out for the list shortly.)
From this Sunday, the Centre Improvement Team are inviting you to Walk-thru & Post-it Prayer for the conversion project, and the ministry that will flow out of the café. Enter through the main door and out via the garden and stay 2m away from others. Pens and post-its will be available for you to write a prayer for the CIT to pray when they meet every Thursday. Please join them in prayer for the Yew Tree café too - the construction industry is challenged by a shortage of materials, which may impact the building works.
Details to follow soon: Job Ads for the roles of café manager (full-time) and deputy manager (part-time). Background info
NEXUS EVENT—Visit to NGS Spurfold, Thurs 3 June
Nexus is thrilled to be planning its first gathered in person event for over a year! 😊 On Thursday 3rd June Nexus have arranged a private walk around the lovely NGS Spurfold garden, near Peaslake, meeting there at 6.30pm. The garden has extensive herbaceous and shrub borders, a sunken gravel garden, topiary, water features, glorious azaleas, and more!! And some surprising sculptures! It all sounds delightful!
The cost for the evening is £12, to include garden entrance and 'al fresco' drinks and nibbles. Numbers are restricted so, if you would like to join us, please email Pam on pamcookney@gmail.com as soon as possible so we can give numbers to the venue. Hopefully, it will be a warm sunny evening for us to enjoy this beautiful garden.
Hearing Aid Clinics to restart - we are really pleased that the diocese has given the go ahead to start running hearing aid clinics again. Details and a start date will follow shortly!
Would you like to be involved in shaping the Church of England? Nominations are now open for election to Diocesan Synod and despite what you may think, you do not have to be a particular age or from a particular background to stand. Over the next three years, the Synod will be discussing issues such as the environmental crisis, diversity and inclusion, young people and use of financial resources. See here for more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vO_CmmyKc. If you would like any more information, please talk to Simon Taylor, or email synod@cofeguildford.co.uk or jenny.lansdowne@bhcgodalming.org.
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.
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
Heath Lane and road steward Simon Taylor
Wormley Lane
Skillway students and staff - particularly for those finding life and education even more challenging after lockdown. And for resilience and grace for Skillway staff and volunteers as they try and re-engage the young people who are struggling most. See skillway.org.uk.
Services at Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church
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
News Items
Prime Time Lockdown Blog
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Dear Cellar supporters,
Matt Buckle has finished 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:
Please print a pdf copy of the notices and deliver to anyone you know who isn’t on email!