This Sunday

Ephesians 4: 1-6 | god our father

For Fathers’ Day, we are starting a short sermon series titled God our Father, and this Sunday is the overview. (The Lifeline - Journey through Mark sermon series will resume after.)

Come to church, or watch at home:

9AM Busbridge CLASSIC SERVICE
Leader: Maggie Jagger | Speaker: Simon Taylor

9.30AM Hambledon HERITAGE SERVICE
Leader: Simon Willetts | Preacher: Peter Shaw

10.30AM Busbridge CONTEMPORARY Conversations from the Couch
On the couch: Patrick Samuels & Ruth Roseblade

Only at Church (not online):

10.30AM Children’s Worship in the Old Rectory garden

10.30AM Hambledon CONTEMPORARY
Leader: Simon Willetts

4.30PM PATHFINDERS (Years 7-9) in the Hut
7.30PM ICTHUS (Years 10-13) in the Hut

This Sunday at 11.30AM
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 after services when restrictions are lifted.

Next Sunday 27 June: MISSION SUNDAY

God the Father of Creation | Malachi 2: 1-10
[Sermon Series God our Father]

Our Mission Sunday is in aid of Tearfund’s Appeal for India

9AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Patrick Samuels | Speaker: Simon Taylor

9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: Peter Shaw | Speaker: Simon Willetts

10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
On the couch: Simon Taylor & Lisa Olsworth-Peter

10.30AM Children’s Worship in the Old Rectory garden

10.30AM Hambledon Contemporary Leader: Simon Willetts

6PM Unplugged Youth Service

The Notices

still to come IN JUNE…

You can click on any of the images for details and to sign up.

BHC Outward Giving - MISSION SUNDAY 27 June - In Aid of TEARFUND India Coronavirus Appeal

The OG group writes: We are so fortunate in this country. More than half the population has been vaccinated, many of us have received second doses with few ill effects, and things are at long last beginning to open up. Compare the situation in India. Deaths from coronavirus are among the highest in the world. Having congratulated themselves on having controlled the pandemic last year the country has in recent months experienced a spiralling outbreak. Cities were locked down in response, and labourers within the cities returned to their villages miles away in the countryside, taking the virus with them.

We have seen on our television/computer screens the distressing images of people queuing to get into hospitals, dying while awaiting treatment, shortages of oxygen, ventilators, not to mention of doctors and nurses. And we wonder: it’s so far away, how does this affect us? Because, as Jesus said in the parable of the Good Samaritan, they are our neighbours. And we are in addition told that until the whole world has been cleared of coronavirus none of us is safe from it, vaccine or no vaccine. And, many of the vaccines we receive are made in India!

It’s time for us to show our compassion and our gratitude. Gift-aided envelopes are available at all services in time for our Mission Sunday on 27 June. Donations can also be made to the BHC appeal online, or via the Tearfund web site directly.

Tearfund have produced a 4-minute video which gives a message of hope, that people in India will get through this with their usual resilience and that recovery will come. But they do need our help now!

Shelagh Godwin for the Outward Giving Group (Julia Stubbs, Annie Bryett, David Jenkins, Sandra Campbell, Shelagh Godwin)

P.S. Donations to our Lent daily challenge “Refresh by Text” raised nearly £2,000 for A’Rocha UK. The charity is very grateful.

Latest news on the Busbridge Centre conversion project:

• Building works to start at the end of June!!!

• The centre is being cleared now, and there are items up for grabs (doors, shelves, carpet tiles, curtains…) There’s a list of items below, or pop into have a look after church on Sunday. Please contact the office if you would like anything. Items are free, but donations to the Mission Sunday Tearfund Appeal would be gratefully received!

• Look out for the job advertisements for the roles of The Yew Tree Café Manager and assistant manager on the Yew Tree page under What’s On.

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. More Background info.

Invitation to a Diocese Safeguarding discussion. We have an open invitation to join a discussion being led by a member of the Diocese Safeguarding Team on Wednesday 23rd June, at 10.30am. Due to the ongoing restrictions this meeting will be held on Zoom. To confirm your attendance and obtain the Zoom link, please email jenny.lansdowne@bhcgodalming.org. Safeguarding involves everybody so do please consider it, even if you are not directly involved or required to for a particular role.

NEXUS talk 1 July
On Thursday 1st July at 8.00pm, Anto Ficatier, our Youth Minister, will tell us something about his life before joining Busbridge&Hambledon Church. Anto has worked in diverse roles and in many countries, hence his title: ‘Born to Cross Continents’ ! It will be fascinating to hear of his globetrotting experiences and how these led him to ministry with the young people of BHC! We had hoped to meet in person, but sadly that still cannot happen, so this will be a free Zoom meeting again.  You’re invited to join from 7.45pm so you’ll have a chance to chat with others before Anto speaks to us. 

Next Marriage Preparation Course starting 3 July
See Marriage Prepration Day for details, and don’t start your marriage without it! This is open to any couples planning or considering the next step together. You don’t have to be getting married at Busbridge&Hambledon, or even engaged. (If you are already married, you might want to consider the Marriage Course when it next runs.)

Ordination of Patrick Samuels at Guildford Cathedral | 4 July at 3PM
From ordinand to curate! While we cannot support Patrick in person, details will be available to watch the service on YouTube or Facebook. This will be followed by the Reading of Declaration at the Busbridge Classic and Contemporary services on Sunday 11 July, and a welcome at Hambledon the following week. Please pray for Patrick and give thanks for his calling and ministry.

Changes to Hambledon Services from 13 June
It’s great news that the Heritage Service will now start at the slightly more comfortable time of 9.30AM (at church and on YouTube), and will now be followed by an informal contemporary service at 10.30AM (in person only). In due course there may be coffee and band-led worship at this service, but for now the format is fairly fluid and evolving. On 4 and 17 July the congregation plans to meet at Hambledon Village Shop to share a coffee and support the Hambledon Junior cricket team!

Summer Blitz Clear up morning on 26 June

10-12AM Busbridge with BBQ 12-1PM
[A similar event will be rescheduled at Hambledon if required]

Thanks to all those who have signed up to help at the short clear up session around Busbridge Church and the Old Rectory next Saturday. You will receive details of your assigned task next week, and we look forward to see you! Following this week’s announceme.nt that restrictions on events and gathering won’t be lifted until 19 July, we have had to cap the numbers at 30, and the event is pretty much full. Do check if you would like to sign up for the last few spaces.

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.

Church Family News

Enormous congratulations to Rev Lesley Mason who has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for her chaplaincy work at HMP Send. Following her call to ministry and ordination while a member of Busbridge&Hambledon Church, Lesley was instrumental in the beginnings of the Busbridge Contemporary service in the Busbridge Junior School Hall in 2006. She has been Chaplain to HMP Send since and 2010. You can hear Lesley speak about her work in the recent interview with David Jenkins on the Outward Giving page.

We send our love and congratulations to Sarb Klair, who has sent exciting news and asked us to pass it on to friends here. Since his ordination four years ago, Sarb has been serving his curacy in the parish of St Nicholas, Thames Ditton, but is now moving on. After a long discernment process, he and Karen will be leaving Thames Ditton in mid–to-late July, for Sarb to take up his new post at an independent church in Oxfordshire, in a small village, with an average Sunday attendance of just under 300. His induction service at Long Crendon is expected to be in early August. Please give thanks for Sarb’s ministry in Thames Ditton, and pray for them both as they prepare to move to pastures new.

We have been deeply saddened to hear of the death of Gabrielle (Gay) Mabley, a longstanding and much-loved member of the Hambledon church family.  Please pray for Gabrielle’s family and many friends, that they may know God's presence with them, and his peace.

We send our love and prayers to Lynne H, whose brother Brian died on 14 June.  Please pray for Lynne and the whole extended family, as they mourn.

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.

Please Pray for

• High Ridge and road stewards Caroline Rail and Sarah Wharf

• Clock Barn Lane and the Cheshire Home

• Those who lead and help with uniformed groups

Services at Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church
Services are back in both churches AND broadcast live on YouTube. Communion (bread only) will take place on 1st Sundays of the month in the 9AM Busbridge Classic service, and on 3rd Sundays in the 9.30AM 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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Community Survey on Ockford Ridge and Aarons Hill - Can you help?
Rev Sheila Samuels will be leading St Mark’s church in carrying out a community survey in the local area to find out about social and spiritual needs.  This mission opportunity is available to all who worship at St Mark’s Church, St Peter and Paul Church and Busbridge and Hambledon United Benefice. This opportunity to get out in the local community and support St Mark’s Church in their mission to reach out to the community will begin on Monday 5th July, taking up to 3 weeks to complete. You are invited to assist in delivering the community surveys and/or collecting them.  Training will be given to everyone who volunteers. More info >

Please find the latest edition of Churches Together Link Up (June issue) here.

Invitation to join Spotlight on Surrey - Decarbonisation and the Green Economy Virtual Event
Surrey County Council invites you to join us for this virtual event hosted by Surrey County Council in partnership with WWF-UK as we present and debate Decarbonisation and the Green Economy sector in Surrey; focusing particularly on innovation & the future.

Surrey County Council will be holding it's third, virtual, ‘Spotlight on Surrey’ event on the Wednesday 14th July at 15:30. The theme of this event is Decarbonisation and the Green Economy.

We are proud to be showcasing a number of Surrey-based speakers, including representatives from WWF-UK, Surrey County Council and UK Government, discussing key topics around the journey to low carbon and how innovation is driving future success.

I am delighted to be able to invite you to attend this free virtual event but ask that you register in advance here. If you have any questions about this event or even want to suggest a topic for a future event, please feel free to contact me. 14th July – Spotlight on Surrey: Decarbonisation & The Green Economy (Virtual) | Business South

Session Musicians needed. Bass, drums and lead guitar player needed to record with an amateur composer / singer in Guildford and Godalming. Paid. Contact Vic Hicks if you’d like to find out more.