Infant Dedication

There will be an infant dedication service at the 11:15am service this morning for James Prior, son of John and Nathalie Prior. We look forward to welcoming their friends and family on this special occasion.

Prayer Meeting

Please note there will be a prayer meeting at church tonight at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Anne Saunders’ trip

Anne Saunders will be sharing her experiences from her trip to Brazil with Street Child United at the prayer meeting this evening. We would encourage you to come along and hear how God has been working through Anne and it will be an opportunity to pray for this continuing work.

Ladies’ Supper @ Priory Street

Monday 16th May, 7:30pm; Guest Speaker – Ruth Lancaster; Cost approx £5 for a curry!  Please sign up on the sheet at the back. Fresh notes for study buddies are also on the table at the back. Please take one!

Big Church Day Out or New Wine for free?

If you are interested in being part of either of these events, then we are looking for lots of volunteers to help in a café at BCDO (late May) and NW1 (late July) and NW2 (early August).  This is just serving cake & coffee, no baking involved! You get a free ticket, three meals a day, training and uniform.  For details, please contact Susan Wingrave.

Midweek Service

Our next midweek service will be held this Wednesday, 4th May, at 2pm. The text is Luke 19.11-27 and there is communion. Eric will be leading and preaching.  Please speak to Eric Seager for more details of this service.

The Barn Dance

This is taking place NEXT SATURDAY, 7th May at Selwyn Hall, Box. Doors open at 6:30pm. Food from 7pm. Dancing from 7:30-10pm!  There are notice boards at the back of the church with lists relating to the Barn Dance for people to sign up for bringing food and to help with the organisation. PLEASE SIGN UP!!!  Please also sign up to say whether you are attending! Any questions please see Wendy Rowe or a member of the Leadership Team.

P.S. you don’t have to dance!! Just come along and have fun catching up with brothers and sisters in Christ.

Church day out

We intend to have a coach trip to Weston Super Mare on Sunday 17^th July leaving Corsham at 10:30 and returning at about 18:30. Costs will be dependent upon numbers going but expect around £5 per seat. The intention will be to find a spot on the beach as a base for the day where we will hold a short time of worship together.  There will be opportunity to relax, catch up with old friends from the other congregations, play some games and have a wander around the seafront and, if you like, visit the pier.  You will need to bring a picnic lunch.   Any questions please speak to Stuart or Lynne. Please note there will be a service at Priory Street on that morning for those who do not wish to go on this trip. The time of this service will be confirmed in due course.

Christianity Explored

A new Christianity Explored course will be starting this Thursday, 5th May. If you are interested in attending, or would like to know more, please contact Helen Christie or Elspeth Pitman as soon as possible.

Corsham Money & Debt Advice Centre

The ministry is flourishing and we are receiving many new clients. We currently only have four debt advisors so we are anxious to recruit more so that we can continue to serve the local community. If you feel that this is a role you could do, we would love to hear from you! For more information and to discuss what we do, please talk to Alan Christie, Alan Simon, Dave New or Roger Hammett.

Tuesday Lunch Club

The next one will be held on Tuesday 10th May at 12 o’clock. This event is for our seniors and if you would like further information, please chat to Michael or Wendy Prior. Thank you.

Organising Communion

Is anyone willing to take over organising communion for the 9:15am service? If so, please have a chat to Roz or Joe Shillaker.

This week…

Monday: Mums’ bible study, 10am, the Hut

Wednesday: Midweek service, 2pm

Thursday: Toddler Group, 10am; Corsham Debt Advice Centre, 7:30pm; Christianity Explored course starts – time and venue to be confirmed

Friday: Corsham Debt Advice Centre, 9:30am

Saturday: Prayer in the Hut, 8:30am; Barn Dance, Selwyn Hall, Box, 6.30pm

Looking ahead…

10th May : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

16th May : Ladies’ Supper, 7:30pm

18th May : Midweek service, 2pm

23rd May : Missions’ Prayer meeting, 7:30pm

28th May : The Ark, 10:00am

1st June : Midweek Service, 2:00pm

4th June : Craft Club, 10:00am

5th June : Prayer meeting, 6pm

6th June : Missions’ Prayer meeting (focus on Muslim World – start of Ramadan)

14th June : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

15th June : Midweek Service, 2:00pm

19th June: Infant Dedication, 9:15am

Annual Church Meeting

At the ACM held on Monday night, the following elections took place: Worship Deacon – Matt Grylls; Elder – Adrian Pillinger; Treasurer w.e.f. Sept 2016 – Roger Hammett. The following people were brought into membership of CBC: Ben and Ruth Fry; John and Nathalie Prior; Jeff and Alison Smith.

Church on the Green

At the Church Meeting it was also announced that the name of our Rudloe plant is now officially “Church on the Green” (part of Corsham Baptist Church).

** Ladies’ Supper @ Priory Street **

Monday 16th May, 7:30pm; Guest Speaker – Ruth Lancaster; Cost approx £5 for food

Big Church Day Out or New Wine for free?

If you are interested in being part of either of these events, then we are looking for lots of volunteers to help in a café at BCDO (late May) and NW1 (late July) and NW2 (early August).  This is just serving cake & coffee, no baking involved! You get a free ticket, three meals a day, training and uniform.  For details, please contact Susan Wingrave on  susan.wingrave@biblesociety.org.uk.

Ladies’ Bible Study

The next ladies’ bible study will be tomorrow, Monday 25th April at 7.30pm. Study sheets are at the back. All ladies welcome!

Christianity Explored

A new Christianity Explored course will be starting on Thursday 5th May. If you are interested in attending, or would like to know more, please contact Helen Christie or Elspeth Pitman.

James/Esther Wedding

A reminder that James King and Esther Cole are getting married on Saturday 30th April at 12:30pm at Priory Street.

Mean bean challenge 25-29th April

In this five day challenge, some of the young people will get a taste of what over a billion people in our world experience every day – the disaster of hunger. While we eat a mean diet of just rice, plain beans and water we will be aiming to raise money for Tearfund’s local church partners that will help families and communities for whom hunger is a daily reality. It would be great if you would sponsor us as we do this. To give, please see the sponsorship form at the back of church or visit https://www.justgiving.com/teams/CBCYouth

Barn Dance – 2 weeks’ time!!

The Barn Dance will be on Saturday 7th May at Selwyn Hall in Box. Doors open at 6:30pm. Food from 7pm. Dancing from 7:30-10pm!

There is a notice board at the back of the church with lists relating to the Barn Dance for people to sign up for bringing food and to help with the organisation. PLEASE SIGN UP!!!

Suggest that 9:15 service sign up for the setting up sessions and 11:15 service sign up for the clearing away at the end.

Food – if you have any food allergies, please make sure there is food you will be able to eat! There are various food lists so everyone should be able to bring something.

Organisation – there are lists of various teams. We need teams for setting up, a set up food team, hot drinks teams, kitchen and tidy-up-as-we-go-along volunteers and a clearing up team at the end.

Any questions please see Wendy Rowe or a member of the Leadership Team.

The Ark

The Ark will be meeting on Saturday 30th April at 10am. The event will be slightly different this time as we will be meeting in the back rooms and garden, reached by the side entrance – please pray for dry weather!  We will be doing the parable of the sower. Contact Heather Chilcott or Alexa Simm for more details.

Infant Dedication

There will be an infant dedication service next Sunday, 1st May, at 11:15am for James Prior, son of John and Nathalie Prior.

Looking ahead…

1st May : Prior infant dedication, 11.15am

1st May : Evening prayer meeting

4th May : Midweek service, 2pm

5th May : Christianity Explored starts

7th May : Barn Dance at Selwyn Hall, Box

10th May : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

16th May : Ladies’ Supper, 7:30pm

18th May : Midweek service, 2pm

23rd May : Missions’ Prayer meeting, 7:30pm

28th May : The Ark, 10:00am

1st June : Midweek Service, 2:00pm

4th June : Craft Club, 10:00am

5th June : Prayer meeting, 6pm

6th June : Missions’ Prayer meeting (focus on Muslim World – start of Ramadan)

14th June : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

15th June : Midweek Service, 2:00pm

This week…

Monday: Mums’ bible study, 10am, the Hut; Ladies’ bible study, 7:30pm

Thursday: Toddler Group, 10am; Corsham Debt Advice Centre, 7:30pm

Friday: Corsham Debt Advice Centre, 9:30am

Saturday: Prayer in the Hut, 8:30am; the Ark, 10:00am; James’ and Esther’s wedding, 12:30pm Priory Street

There are 15 small groups that meet during the week in and around Corsham. Please contact Vicky if you would like to find out more about which group might suit you!vicky.stephenson@gmail.com

Whole church day out to Weston Super Mare – Sunday 17th July 2016

We intend to have a coach trip to Weston Super Mare on Sunday 17^th July leaving Corsham at 10:30 and returning at about 18:30. Costs will be dependent upon numbers going but expect around £5 per seat. The intention will be to find a spot on the beach as a base for the day where we will hold a short time of worship together.  There will be opportunity to relax, catch up with old friends from the other congregations, play some games and have a wander around the seafront and, if you like, visit the pier.  You will need to bring a picnic lunch.  More details will emerge over the next few weeks but if you intend to go put a big red circle around the date in your calendar! Any questions please speak to Stuart or Lynne Little on 01225 811960.

Please note there will be a service at Priory Street on that morning for those who do not wish to go on this trip. The time of this service will be confirmed in due course.

Annual Church Meeting

Please note the Annual Church Meeting will take place tomorrow night, Monday 18th April, 8pm. Previous minutes and agendas are available on the back table. Members are encouraged to attend.

** Ladies’ Supper @ Priory Street **

Monday 16th May, 7:30pm; Guest Speaker – Ruth Lancaster; Cost approx £5 for food

Big Church Day Out or New Wine for free?

Bible Society believe that when people engage with the Bible their lives can change, for good.  If you are interested in being part of this, then we are looking for lots of volunteers to help in a café at BCDO (late May) and NW1 (late July) and NW2 (early August).  This is just serving cake & coffee, no baking involved! You get a free ticket, 3 meals a day, training and uniform.  For details, please contact Susan Wingrave.

Ladies’ Bible Study

The next ladies’ bible study will be on Monday 25th April at 7.30pm. Study sheets are on the table at the back. All ladies welcome! Speak to Kathy Larkman or Anne Holmes for more information.

Midweek Service

The next midweek service will be on Wednesday 20th April at 2pm. Everyone welcome!

Christianity Explored

A new Christianity Explored course will be starting on Thursday 5th May. If you are interested in attending, or would like to know more, please contact Helen Christie or Elspeth Pitman.

James/Esther Wedding

A reminder that James King and Esther Cole are getting married on Saturday 30th April at 12:30pm at Priory Street.

Mean bean challenge 25-29th April.

In this five day challenge, some of the young people will get a taste of what over a billion people in our world experience every day – the disaster of hunger. While we eat a mean diet of just rice, plain beans and water we will be aiming to raise money for Tearfund’s local church partners that will help families and communities for whom hunger is a daily reality. It would be great if you would sponsor us as we do this. To give, please see the sponsorship form at the back of church or visit https://www.justgiving.com/teams/CBCYouth

Barn Dance

The Barn Dance will be on Saturday 7th May at Selwyn Hall in Box. Doors open at 6:30pm. Food from 7pm. Dancing from 7:30-10pm!

There is a notice board at the back of the church with lists relating to the Barn Dance for people to sign up for bringing food and to help with the organisation. PLEASE SIGN UP!!!

Suggest that 9:15 service sign up for the setting up sessions and 11:15 service sign up for the clearing away at the end.

Food – if you have any food allergies, please make sure there is food you will be able to eat! There are various food lists so everyone should be able to bring something.

Organisation – there are lists of various teams. We need teams for setting up, a set up food team, hot drinks teams, kitchen and tidy-up-as-we-go-along volunteers and a clearing up team at the end.

Any questions please see Wendy Rowe or a member of the Leadership Team.

The Ark

The Ark will be meeting on Saturday 30th April at 10am. The event will be slightly different this time as we will be meeting in the back rooms and garden, reached by the side entrance – please pray for dry weather!  We will be doing the parable of the sower. Contact Heather Chilcott or Alexa Simm for more details.

…Date for your diary…

Whole church day out to Weston Super Mare

Sunday 17th July 2016

We intend to have a coach trip to Weston Super Mare on Sunday 17^th July leaving Corsham at 10:30 and returning at about 18:30. Costs will be dependent upon numbers going but expect around £5 per seat. The intention will be to find a spot on the beach as a base for the day where we will hold a short time of worship together.  There will be opportunity to relax, catch up with old friends from the other congregations, play some games and have a wander around the seafront and, if you like, visit the pier.  You will need to bring a picnic lunch.  More details will emerge over the next few weeks but if you intend to go put a big red circle around the date in your calendar! Any questions please speak to Stuart or Lynne Little on 01225 811960.

Please note there will be a service at Priory Street on that morning for those who do not wish to go on this trip. The time of this service will be confirmed in due course.

Looking ahead…

25th April : Ladies’ Bible Study, 7.30pm

30th April : The Ark, 10am

30th April : James and Esther’s wedding

1st May : Prior infant dedication, 11.15am

1st May : Evening prayer meeting

4th May : Midweek service, 2pm

5th May : Christianity Explored starts

7th May : Craft Club, 10am

7th May : Barn Dance at Selwyn Hall, Box

10th May : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

16th May : Ladies’ Supper, 7:30pm

18th May : Midweek service, 2pm

23rd May : Missions’ Prayer meeting, 7:30pm

28th May : The Ark, 10:00am

1st June : Midweek Service, 2:00pm

4th June : Craft Club, 10:00am

5th June : Prayer meeting, 6pm

6th June : Missions’ Prayer meeting (focus on Muslim World – start of Ramadan)

14th June : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

15th June : Midweek Service, 2:00pm

This week…

Monday: Mums’ bible study, 10am, the Hut; Annual Church Meeting, 8pm

Wednesday: Midweek service, 2pm

Thursday: Toddler Group, 10am; Corsham Debt Advice Centre, 7:30pm

Friday: Corsham Debt Advice Centre, 9:30am

Saturday: Prayer in the Hut, 8:30am

There are 15 small groups that meet during the week in and around Corsham. Please contact Vicky Stephenson if you would like to find out more about which group might suit you.

Easter Holiday Bible Club

Rhiannon Price would like to say a very big thank you to everyone involved in the holiday bible club this past week. We had high numbers of children attend and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Thank you for helping to share the love of Jesus with these children!

** BARN DANCE 7th May **

We are having a barn dance on the evening of Saturday 7th May at Selwyn Hall in Box. This will be a great opportunity for all our congregations to get together. We will be needing some help for this occasion.  If you can help with setting up the hall, food and/or clearing up then please write your name on the form at the back of the church.

Leadership Nominations

Nominations are open for the leadership roles of Communications’ Deacon, Worship Deacon, Treasurer and Elder. Nominations close on 10th April. Elections will take place at the Church Meeting on the 18th April.  All paperwork is on the table at the back.

Meals on Wheels

What is your signature dish – meat and two veg – quiche and salad – veggie dish?  Whatever it is, there will be lots of babies joining us at CBC in the summer months!! As such, we need to update/ increase our list of those prepared to make meals for new families. If you can help in this way please contact Joan Cooper or Lesley Didsbury.

Midweek Service

The next Wednesday service will be held on 6th April at 2pm. The text is Luke 18.18-30 and Eric will be leading and preaching. The service lasts one hour and is followed by tea/coffee and home-made cakes. Please speak to Eric Seager for more information.

Church Meeting and Annual Church Meeting

Please note the next Church Meeting and the Annual Church Meeting will take place on Monday 18th April starting at 8pm. Previous minutes and agendas will be available on the 17th April.

Missions and Persecuted Church Prayer

The next prayer meeting for this group will take place on Monday 4th April at Priory Street at 7:45pm. Speak to Wendy Rowe for more details.

Mission News

The Lancasters will be sharing their mission news on Sunday 10th April at the evening service. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Tuesday Lunch Club

The next TLC will be held on Tuesday 12th April at 12 noon. Please speak to Wendy or Michael Prior for more information about these lunch events.

Note from the Treasurer

A few more volunteers will be needed after Easter to join the team who count and record the offerings. The duty involves about 20 minutes’ work at 12:30 after the second service, roughly once a month. If you can help in this way, please contact Michael Prior.

Ministry Booklet Reports

Would all ministry leaders prepare their ministry reports for the ACM booklet and email to Louise in the office asap! It would be a shame to not have the full complement of ministries included in the booklet. Thank you to those who have already submitted theirs.

Service Tonight

There will be a prayer evening tonight at 6pm led by Sue Wingrave and Vanessa Naish.

It is the school holidays and so groups will not be meeting next week

Looking ahead…

4th April : Missions and Persecuted church prayer meeting, 7.45pm

6th April : Midweek service, 2pm

10th April : Leadership nominations close

10th April : Evening meeting – Lancasters’ sharing

12th April : The Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

18th April : Church Meeting and Annual Church Meeting, 8pm

20th April : Midweek service, 2pm

25th April : Ladies’ Bible Study, 7.30pm

30th April : The Ark, 10am

30th April : James and Esther wedding

1st May : Prior infant dedication, 11.15am

1st May : Evening prayer meeting

4th May : Midweek service, 2pm

7th May : Craft Club, 10am

7th May : Barn Dance at Selwyn Hall, Box

10th May : Tuesday Lunch Club, 12 o’clock

16th May : Ladies’ Bible Study, 7:30pm

18th May : Midweek service, 2pm