HARVEST & MISSION SUNDAY
READING: Matthew 9: 35-38
Harvest gifts from Busbridge Junior School
Bring your gifts to church this Sunday and add to the Harvest for the Godalming Foodbank at St Mark’s.
Thank you Busbridge Junior School!
Busbridge&Hambledon Church will celebrate Harvest this Sunday. Gifts of non perishable foods for the Godalming Foodbank at St Mark’s will be welcome at all services. We are looking forward to hearing about the work of CPAS from new local resident Rev John Valentine. (CPAS is on of BHC’s mission partners, and patron of Busbridge Church - all will be explained.) Ways to give to the Harvest Appeal, and a list of items for the Foodbank are in the Outward Giving Update, which you can download or pick up in church this Sunday. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE BOOT AND A STRONG BACK, AND CAN HELP WITH THE HARVEST TRANSPORT to St Mark’s NEXT WEEK, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE!
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Peter Shaw
Speaker: Rev John Valentine, CPAS
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Patrick Samuels and Margot Spencer
Speaker: Rev John Valentine, CPAS
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
6PM Prayer and Q&A for the invitation to unite with St Peter and St Paul
Leader: Simon Taylor
Next Sunday 17 October
The time is now
Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Philippa Baker
Speaker: Keith Harper
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Simon Willetts
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels
Hambledon Church
4PM Messy Church at Hambledon Village Hall - NEW TIME & LOCATION
with sandwich tea.
6PM Evening Service with Communion
Leader: Simon Willetts
The Notices
Simon and Simon at "BHC broadcasts" have recorded their service notices this week to make sure that those in children's groups and elsewhere this Sunday get the top stories!
Ichthus Fundraising Bake Sale this Sunday
The Ichthus youth (name for our youth group ages 15-18) go on a retreat to Angmering-on-sea next weekend, 16-17 October. They are selling cakes at the end of the Contemporary service this Sunday, 10 October, in order to raise funds for the retreat. Don’t forget to bring cash with you on Sunday so you can buy the cakes! Any questions related to Ichthus and the retreat, feel free to email Anto, our Youth Minister, at anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.
Prayer and Q&A for the proposed unification of BHC and StP&P
There will be a prayer and Q&A meeting on Sunday 10 October at 6PM in Busbridge Church about the invitation Bishop Andrew issued to Busbrige&Hambledon Church and St Peter and St Paul with St Mark’s, Godalming to consider a unification. The diocese’s pamphlet outlining the proposal, and a letter from Simon Taylor to Busbridge&Hambledon Church members is available at both churches, and here. (Tonight prayer meeting replaces the 6PM Zoom social for the Evening Service this month).
Hambledon Messy Church moving out in the community! The Messy team are looking forward to their first teatime session at 4PM next Sunday, and are grateful to Hambledon Village Hall for hosting the event. It’s more roomy for all the creative antics, and sandwich tea which is going to happen. This is open to all families with younger children and we can’t wait to meet some new faces.
Giving Season & Ministry Fayres On Sunday 24 October we are giving the 10.30am Busbridge and Hambledon Contemporary services over to our church ministries to share what they do, and provide the opportunity for everyone to chat to people, find out more and consider their skills, time and money.
There will be:
- some prayer, worship and teaching to introduce the fayre
- coffee, throughout
- a short talk about finances which underpins the vision and mission
- an informal walk about time to "meet the ministries".
The hope is to inspire people to join up and join in, get involved in something that God is calling them to do (be it small or larger), reinvigorate those who have been serving in a certain area for some time. You are guaranteed to learn something you didn't know about. The Fayre will finish at 11.30am sharp.
IF YOU SERVE AT CHURCH IN ANY WAY, ON ANY ROTA, AT ANY TIME, PLEASE SIGN UP BELOW TO SAY YOU'LL BE THERE. YOU'LL BE GIVEN A BADGE SO YOU CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DO, WHY YOU ENJOY IT, AND (OF COURSE) HOW IT MIGHT BE IMPROVED. NO PRESENTATION NEEDED, JUST A WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH A COFFEE IN HAND.
We are seeking a 4-10s Children’s Worker Assistant Could God be calling you to work with children and families? We’d love to hear from you if this could be for you. The position is temporary, 12 hours per week, and can be arranged to fit in with your other commitments. The role and person specification is HERE. If you are interested, Anto would like to hear from you: anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.
HEARING AID CLINICS RESTARTING
We are delighted that Penny Naylor and the team restarting Hearing Aid Clinics in the Old Rectory. The first Hearing Aid Clinic for nearly 2 years will be on Friday 8 October from 2-4PM, and thereafter every month on 2nd Fridays. Penny is also lending the diocese a hand to run refresher training so that 20 other churches can restart their clinics. This is a blessing. Please pray for the team and everyone they serve in the coming months. We hope to offer tea and cake as part of the service again in the new year.
Alpha
Alpha online led by our LLMs Clare and Keith kicked off on Tuesday 5 October. New attendees are still welcome to attend 7.30- 9pm Tuesdays. e: Keith via alpha@bhcgodalming.org and see the Alpha info under What’s On on the web site.
Patrick and Sheila Samuels will be joining the Bishops on Saturday 9 October on a sponsored walk to help raise funds for the disadvantaged and vulnerable across our diocese. Please sponsor a Bishop on this walk. Full details, Information packs and sponsorship forms can be downloaded from the Community Fund’s website. Bishop Andrew will be with the group walking from Farnham and Bishop Jo with those walking from Dorking. To sponsor a Bishop please go to the VirginMoneyGiving page.
Jacob Taylor will be starting some production training in the future focussing on sound, camera and livestreaming. If you feel a calling to production ministry get in touch with Lisa or Jacob.
Church Family News
The Thanksgiving Service for Brian Oxborough will be held in Busbridge Church at 1.30 p.m. on Monday 11 October 2021. All who knew and loved Brian are warmly welcome to come to this service. In the meantime, please continue to hold Pat and Tim in your prayers.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
Please Pray for
Old Rectory Gardens and road steward Simon Taylor
Feathercombe Lane
Local schools
A word of encouragement… a prayer Whatsapp group was set up to pray for the Yew Tree Café, the building works and recruiting its staff. The Café Management Team are giving thanks that they received the right number of applicants for the role advertised, and the ones that weren’t, on the closing date. Please continue to pray that appointments will be made and the building works will proceed with minimal delay.
ELSEWHERE
Prisons Week starts this Sunday 10 October. The theme is "consider the ravens" and the journey from despair to hope. On Tuesday 12 at 7pm. there's a free online event with a panel (incl Rev Lesley Mason), chaired by Bishop Rachel Treweek (Bishop of Gloucester & Bishop for Prisons). If you are interested go to Eventbrite and search for Prisons Week 2021 to find info and register. You may also like to visit the Prisons Week website for daily prayer resources.
Feba prayer meetings will continue to be held at 42 Minster Road, Godalming, on occasional Mondays at 10.30 a.m. The next one will be on 11th October. There is also an opportunity to pray for the work of this exciting international Christian media organisation on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm. Please contact jimdogshome@aol.com for the Zoom link to this open meeting.
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
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.
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RecTOR’s Reflections
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