Sunday 19 June
The True Vine
Reading: John 15:1-4
***No morning services at Busbridge***
10.30AM HAMBLEDON Festival Service on the cricket green
Leader: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Village Cricket Green
BYO chair, rugs, coffee & picnic for afterwards
6PM Unplugged SPECIAL
Old Rectory Garden
Sunday 26 June
jerusalem and the future
Readings: Daniel 9: 1-4 and 9: 20-27
9.10AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Led by: Frances Shaw
Speaker: Chris Payne
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: Patrick Samuels
Speaker: Margot Spencer
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary Service
Leader: Tom Jones and Andy Spencer
Speaker: Graham Sopp
Busbridge Church & Online
followed by a short 10 min Q&A re. Godalming Minster.
10.30AM HAMBLEDON Alpha Course
Hambledon Church
6PM BUSBRIDGE Evening Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Busbridge Church
Godalming Minster Evaluation Update
Q&A about the Contemporary Congregation
The contemporary service on the 26 June will be followed by an opportunity to comment on the potential proposal for the contemporary service to move to St Peter and St Paul’s at 10.45am, IF the formation of the Godalming Minster were to go ahead.
PCCs vote on a Minster Proposal
The Busbridge and Hambledon PCCs will hold a joint Q&A on 6th July on the proposals from the Minster Steering Group. All 3 PCCs (Busbridge, Hambledon and St Peter and St Paul’s) will be voting on whether or not to proceed with the Minster project on 11th July.
Patrick Samuels will be ordained as Priest at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 2 July at 3pm. All welcome to attend at the cathedral or watch the live stream via YouTube (www.youtube.com/c/GuildfordCathedralUK) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/GuildfordCathedral). We will mark the occasion in the Busbridge Classic service on Sunday 3 July when Patrick will officiate his first communion. Please stay for tea and cake after the service, or join us before Muddy Church at 10.30am in the Old Rectory Garden.
Bryan Silletti, who used to be our pastoral worker here, and his wife Tori, are to be ordained at Guildford Cathedral on Sunday 3rd July at 10.30am. Please pray for Brian and Tori.
Worship & Music Ben Ford will be finishing in his role as interim worship pastor at the end of August. We are extremely grateful to Ben for his contribution in recent months and for extending the initial contract after Easter. The PCC will be making plans for life after Ben imminently.
Children Youth and Families Ministry - Now Hiring x 2
Please share! The job ads are out for Director of Children and Youth (Youth Minister 12-19s) and Children’s Worker (4-11s). Closing date for applications is Sunday 26th June.
Even if you can’t think of any possible candidates, we are asking all church members to please pray that people will be called to apply, that church members will step forward to get involved in children and youth ministry and especially now in the short term, and give thanks for the committed and brilliant volunteers who lead children and youth work week in and week out.
Our love and prayers go with Anto and Jess as they embark on parenthood and Anto starts his new role for YPulse, a leading global insights and intelligence platform for Gen Z and Millennial consumers. Anto will be officially leaving us on 3rd July (Muddy Church in the OR Garden) but will be leading youth groups on Tuesdays and Sundays until the end of term. If you would like to contribute to a leaving gift please see the giving instructions (BACS is best) and donate by Monday 27 June.
The Busbridge Prayer Vigil for Ukraine on Tuesday evenings will stop for the summer with immediate effect and resume in September after the summer holidays, at between 8-9pm. We are still praying for the country and situation privately and at Busbridge Morning Prayer (via Zoom) at 9am on Wednesdays.
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).
Church Family News
We have been saddened to hear of the death, last Friday 10 June, of Tricia Gammell, a long-time former member of Busbridge Church and still known to many of us. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday 22 June 2022 at 2.30 p.m. at St John’s Church Merrow, followed by a reception. All welcome. Please hold Guy in your prayers, as well as Henrietta, Josie and the wider family.
Please Pray for
Children Youth and Families Ministry and God’s people to fill the vacancies
Service men and women
Clock Barn Lane and the Cheshire Home
Park Chase and its road steward Linda Alcock.
ELSEWHERE
TUE JUNE 28TH: 7.30-9.30PM RACISM, ETHNICTY & JUSTICE
Please do join us for an evening discussing these huge issues, where John Dunnett along with Rev Esther Prior of St John’s Egham (Rev James Ellin’s training vicar, for those who were here when James was our Youth Director), will be sharing helpful insight and teaching from God’s Word. The evening will be held at St Mary of Bethany, Woking, GU22 7UH.
Read the latest issue (June) of Churches Together in Godalming and District Link Up.
Godalming Baptist Church Life Sessions. Topics covered: Decision Making and the Will of God; Autism; Compassion Fatigue; Growing Old Disgracefully - holding onto what matters with increasing age; Bereavement; Come and Be Colourful. Please see the full brochure here.
Don’t forget about…
Things in the following areas may not make the notices, but the latest info can be found on the web pages:
Yew Tree Café Opening Hours
8.30am-4pm [takeaway to 4.30pm] Weekdays
10am-2pm Saturday
CLOSED SAT 2 JULY FOR MAINTENANCE.
***SPECIAL OFFER FOR BRIDGE MAGAZINE READERS***: Buy a coffee and get one for a friend for free! (Offer applies between 10am and 2pm only) Look out for the voucher in the May edition of the Bridge magazine.
Work continues apace on the Minster evaluation with the Steering Group and Working Groups continuing to meet regularly. The 2nd update is available on Minster Evaluation page above. Please continue to ask or send your questions or concerns to Simon Taylor, John Harkin or David Wilkin (Steering Group Chair).
CALL TO PRAYER for the Minster Evaluation Process:
9AM Wednesdays on Zoom
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.