Members of Ichthus and Pathfinders at the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Youth Event with Guvna B last Sunday. Many of you also saw Justin Welby at Lakeside on Friday, and Priors Field School on Sunday for his Big Questions events. If you still have big questions, why not try Alpha Online? - starting next Tuesday 5 October. Keith Harper would be glad to give you more info. More >>

This Sunday

TURMOIL
READING: MARK 4:35-41

9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Simon Taylor
Speaker: Graham Shaw
Busbridge Church & Online

9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online

[10.30AM Contemporary Services at Busbridge or Hambledon make way for Muddy Church this Sunday]*

6PM BUSBRIDGE Evening Service
Leader: Simon Taylor

*10.30AM Fuse goes Muddy (with Messy)! 
Families from Busbridge and Hambledon are invited to meet at the Busbridge Village Hall car park (don’t worry if you forget – someone will be at the church to nudge you in the right direction), and will walk a very short distance to a local farm for our service.  Please aim to arrive at 10.20am so we’re ready to go at 10.30am. 

Since we’ll be outside and hopefully in the mud, we’d recommend bringing a few things with you:

• Coat (and maybe an umbrella)

• Chair if you want to sit down

• Wellies and clothes you don’t mind getting a bit muddy

• Flask of tea or coffee

• Spade (all will be revealed!)

• Damp flannel if you want to be able to clean up before heading home!

We won’t have a projector, so you might like to have the words for our songs on your phone – you can download them here.  You’ll see they have guitar chords included – if you play an instrument and would like to bring it along with you, we would love you to help us make some noise!   

Next Sunday 10 October

HARVEST & Mission Sunday

Matthew 9: 35-38

Busbridge&Hambledon Church will celebrate Harvest on 10 October.
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.

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

The Notices

An Invitation
On Monday 27 September, the Bishop of Guildford attended special PCC meetings at Busbridge&Hambledon and St Peter and St Paul with St Mark’s, Godalming.  Bishop Andrew presented a vision for Godalming and made an invitation to both benefices 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 this Sunday, and here.  There will be a prayer and Q&A meeting on Sunday 10 October at 6PM in Busbridge Church.  (This replaces the 6PM Zoom social for the Evening Service this month).

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 available from the Church Office. If you are interested, Anto would like to hear from you: anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.

Nexus is looking forward to a cookery demonstration by Elizabeth Silver, on Thursday 7th October. Elizabeth will demonstrate how to prepare ‘Autumnal Treats’.  Come along to the Old Rectory at 8.00pm to watch and learn. Visitor fee of £5.00 for non-members and possibly a small fee for members to cover the cost of ingredients.  All are welcome, and we look forward to seeing you! Please let Kate Kaye (katekaye2@btinternet.com) know if you’d like to come along.

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 starts this week on 5 October, part of the “Invite a Nation” campaign, and following the Archbishop’s visit to the Diocese of Guildford on 24-26 September. e: Keith via  alpha@bhcgodalming.org and see the Alpha info under What’s On on the web site.

Confirmation
The pandemic has caused many people to rethink their lives. If you would like to take a personal step of confirming your faith in a way which is meaningful and public then please email  Simon Taylor. There is a confirmation service on November 14th and Simon would be delighted to meet with anyone who would like to spend some time reflecting on their faith and then confirming it in this special service. The service is local at Chiddingfold and will be taken by the Bishop of Guildford.

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.

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 Barn View and road steward Jane Tomes

• Hambledon Cricket Green

• Local Foodbanks

ELSEWHERE

Please support!

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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