Rally for Ukraine at the Godalming Bandstand - Sat 12 March at 12 noon
Please join in a show of solidarity for Ukraine this Saturday 12th March at 12 noon at the Godalming bandstand in Phillips Memorial Park. All political parties and local churches are coming together at this time, with speakers including Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Councillor Paul Follows (Lib Dem), Nick Palmer (Labour) and other local dignitaries. Godalming Rotary will be collecting for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. Prayers will be led by Rev Simon Taylor.
During Lent, the weekly prayer vigils for Ukraine will continue on TUESDAYS: 7.30pm at Hambledon Church, and 8pm at Busbridge Church.
The Churches are open for private prayer daily, and there will be community friendly guidance for your prayers, and tea lights to take away.
This Sunday at 5-5.45pm the prayer coordinators for the Minster Evaluation process invite you to St Peter and St Paul's to pray for Ukraine and the Minster Evaluation process.
We encourage everyone to continue to pray for peace in Ukraine, to to give financially to the DEC appeal which receives match funding from the UK government. Click above to give directly.
Let's come together to pray, or pray individually as much and as often as we can at this time.
GIVE £
For the time being, other effective courses of action appear to limited, so we continue to encourage financial giving directly to the DEC Ukraine Appeal. Alternatively, Hambledon is collecting for the DEC via the Hambledon Ukraine Appeal which instigated by members of the village and church. There are cash and electronic collection points in the church, pub, Hambledon Nursery and the village shop which will go to the Just Giving campaign: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hambledonukraineappeal
The full details can be found on the Hambledon Village web site: http://www.hambledonsurrey.co.uk. This a a great way to track and encourage the village's fundraising efforts and spirit of generosity.
We will keep watch for other ways to support the people of Ukraine as time goes on. All suggestions welcome and will be prayerfully considered.
This Sunday 13 March
Living as witnesses - unafraid
Reading: 1 Peter 3: 8-17
Part 4 of the sermon series The Character of Living Holiness, with readings from 1 Peter
THIS SUNDAY
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Led by: Peter Shaw
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service [Holy Communion]
Leader & Speaker: David Jenkins
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary Service
Leaders: Margot Spencer
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON Contemporary Service
Leader & Speaker: David Jenkins
Hambledon Church
Next Sunday 20 Mar
Living with each other: gifted
1 Peter 4:7-11
Part 3 of Living Holiness
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Led by: Frances Shaw
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service [Holy Communion]
Leader: Andy Spencer
Speaker: Peter Shaw
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary Service
Leaders: Tom Jones and Mark Williams
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON Contemporary Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
6PM BUSBRIDGE Evening Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church
Click the image above too find out about Lent and Easter events, and to sign up for the Good Friday Hot Cross Bun Adventure, and the Easter Garden Service & Egg Hunt on Easter Saturday.
LIVING LENT Letting the light shine
The BHC theme for Lent this year is “Letting the Light Shine”, and cultivating JOY, even in testing times. To accompany the journey through 1 Peter in the sermon series, there are short daily reflections online. You can access the Lent Reflections using the page link below - why not add the page to the Home screen on your phone (use the forwarding function), or on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Help needed for Lent & Easter Events:
Posies for Mothering Sunday 27th March - Thanks to Carole Keating for the many years that she has organised the posy making for Mothering Sunday. If someone would like to take this on for this year please let Vic Hicks now this week. e: vic.hicks@bhcgodalming.org.
Refreshments at Hambledon for the Good Friday Hot Cross Bun Adventure - please let Simon Willetts know if you can organise or help with the buttering of copious hot cross buns, and hot and cold drinks to go with them. e: simon.willetts@bhcgodalming.org.
Cakes & bakes for the Easter Garden Service on Saturday 15 April. Please let us know if you can make something for the delicious cake table during the egg hunt in the Old Rectory garden by filling in the cake form. The cakes must be NUT FREE and it is helpful if people could list the ingredients.
Helpful Habits Refresher - Mondays at 8.45am on Zoom
Did you start a habit of quiet prayer sometime in the past and feel you have become rusty? Or would you like some help with quiet, reflective prayer times? Gertrud Sollars and Shan Hallam are going to use the Reflective Prayer times on Monday mornings in Lent to present and practise different ways of listening to God in quiet, using scripture and anything else that helps. No need to book – join us on Zoom, meeting ID 946 391 4833, password 2022, Mondays from 8.45 to 9.30. We only have 45 minutes, so please come on time.
14.03.22 Praying with images
21.03.22 Praying with poetry
28.03.22 Praying with the imagination
04.04.22 Praying the Examen /prayer doodling
11.04.22 Prayer journaling /writing to God.
Godalming Minster Evaluation of joining the benefices of Busbridge&Hambledon with St Peter and St Paul’s and St Mark’s.
Following the Bishop’s invitation to Busbridge&Hambledon Church, St Peter and St Paul’s Church and St Mark’s Church to evaluate the creation of a single parish, the PCCs have begun the process, coordinated by the Godalming Minster Evaluation Steering Group. Working groups have been created to look at different areas: Finance, Property, Services and Worship, Clergy, 0-18s, and Ops and Admin. The Steering Group will provide regular updates, the first of which can be found below:
Godalming Minster Evaluation Update #1
Minster Evaluation Steering Group and Working Group people charts
CALL TO PRAYER for the Minster Evaluation Process:
9AM Wednesdays on Zoom
5PM Sundays 13 March and 10 April at St Peter and St Paul’s Church
Members of BHC, St Mark’s and St Peter & St Paul are called to pray together for both the situation in Ukraine, and to undergird the discussions regarding the Bishop's suggestion that we become one parish with St. Peter and St. Paul and St. Mark's Churches and form a Minster. Please join the special meetings at St Peter and St Paul’s on 13 March and 10 April.
Members of both parishes are also invited to join Busbridge Morning Prayer led by Andy Spencer on Wednesday mornings on Zoom. For the Zoom link to join Monday Prayer on Wednesdays, please go the Prayer page.
The Yew Tree Café
It is so close, but the opening of the café has been put back, just by a week a so. The café management team, the contractors, Lizzie Donna and Luke are pulling out all the stops, overcoming last minute hurdles to be ready to open the week after next. Training for 24 enthusiastic and wonderful café volunteers went ahead this week, and the barista coffee machine has now been installed!
The latest edition of the Bridge Magazine is now available online and will be out for delivery next week. Thanks, and a big pat on the back, to new editor David Brockman!
In search of the Busbridge church tablecloths…if anyone has knowledge or possession of the blue (6), green gingham or pink tablecloths, which used to live in the old Centre, and most often used by Prime Time, please let Penny Naylor know, or return them to the Old Rectory.
Coming Up:
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).
Looking Ahead
Prime Time presents … all welcome.
The Big Spring Clean will take place on 23 April - in the morning at Busbridge and the afternoon at Hambledon. It’s a great church family event, with physical work rewarded by a BBQ lunch and/or afternoon tea.
Alpha @ Hambledon Contemporary. The Hambledon Contemporary congregation which meets at 10.30am on Sundays is planning to start the Alpha course in May to which anyone wishing to explore the Christian faith is invited. Watch this space for more details, and get in touch with Simon.Willetts@bhcgodalming.org if this is something you’d like to try.
Join the Electoral Roll / 2022 APCMs on 22 May: 10.30am Busbridge & 4pm Hambledon. To vote in the elections of church officers (church wardens) and other matters you must be on the electoral roll. If you have not already enrolled, please submit you application form ASAP - see Electoral Roll.
Church Family News
We send our love to Hilda Barrett, whose mother died last Thursday. Please hold Hilda and the wider family in your prayers and ask for God’s consolation and love to surround them all.
Please Pray for
those preparing marriage, and the Marriage Preparation Course
The Drive and road stewards Rosie James and Philippa Baker
Salt Lane
ELSEWHERE
Please see the March issue of Link Up HERE and info on other local church events:
Invitation from Chris Jagger: Dan Eley is one of my heroes with whom I have served in El Salvador and Colombia prior and after his tragic accident in the Amazon jungle leading to paralysis from the neck down. His love for young people at home and abroad is stellate and his passion for music and creative energy echoes in my heart.
Please support the efforts of our gifted young people - you will be awe-struck if you have not attended this event before - I always come away humbled by the genius gifting and disciplined practicing that lies behind the heavenly outcome. I will be there to welcome you at the door, Chris
£ donations to St Mark’s Foodbank
From time to time the foodbank needs to buy specific items for customers that they don’t have in stock. Unfortunately cash reserves are low and the foodbank is appealing for financial donations as well as goods. To give money, please donate by BACS to St Marks Community Centre, sort code 402212, a/c 91277766, or send cheques to St Marks, Franklyn Road, Godalming GU7 2LD.
HOWLING OWL at the Holloway Hill Recreation ground:
The bar is open:-
Sundays 12 - 6pm
Tuesday 7.30 - 10.30
Thursday 8.30 - 10.30
The horse box is open:-
Saturday 9-5
Sunday 9-5
COVID NOTICE
All legal restrictions are now lifted for churches and places of worship. This means that face coverings are no longer a legal requirement in services. However, The Church of England and the Bishop of Guildford suggest that churches consider maintaining some precautions for the care and consideration of all members, and that these are at the discretion of the incumbent.
Busbridge&Hambledon church continues to welcome the use of face coverings in services, and a supply of masks and hand sanitiser is available in both churches and the Old Rectory. Neither church is large enough to guarantee social distancing, but we hope that those who wish to keep a little more space between themselves and others can do so. Communion will continue to be celebrated in one kind. Thank you for your ongoing co-operation, and respect for each other.
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 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.