Notices for 04 Oct 2020

By Tim StephensonNotices
Notices for 04 Oct 2020

This Sunday

The return of The [Sunday evening] Gathering!

We will be restarting the monthly prayer meeting with options to join in the Sanctuary and from home via computer or regular telephone on the first Sunday of each month.

On the third Sunday we will be Gathering to Praise. This will be a combination of worship and testimony premiering on YouTube at 6pm and available for you to rewatch whenever you like. At this extraordinary time God has doubtless been teaching you, refining you or blessing you so why not encourage your brothers and sisters by sharing it? Contact Rob.

Church meeting

We are planning a combined online and in person church meeting on Monday 12th October. Yes, that’s next week. Full details in next week’s notices.

Watch back the WEC online conference

Letter from Steve and Gill and all details here.

Youth update

Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions the annual youth weekend will not be taking place in the Autumn half term. As a result, I’d ask that you please pray and consider the following two things:

Firstly, without the weekend away or the summer camp this year, the youth have missed out on two key opportunities they would normally have for a prolonged time together to help them grow relationships with each other and with God. Please pray that the absence of these opportunities would not hamper young people’s walk with God. Pray that God would overrule and despite the restrictions, that young people will bond with one another and through the weekly youth meetings grow in their relationship with God.

Also, for the last several years we have benefited from holding the weekend away at Woodcroft Christian Centre. They have been very good to us, and the centre has been fundamental in many of our young people’s Christian journeys as well as my own. However, with no overnight stays allowed under Covid restrictions, Woodcroft find themselves short of finances. Please consider whether you can support them in one of the following ways: 

— Dan

Meal Train – update and call for chefs

A massive thank you to Sarah for her dedication to the Meal Train team over several years.

For those of you who may not be aware, CBC’s Meal Train Ministry provides up to 2 weeks of evening meals, delivered to the doorsteps of brothers and sisters who:

  • have a new baby
  • leave hospital or are taken unwell
  • are facing hardship or difficulty without a support network to provide meals

Those of you who have received meals will know this is both a practical and spiritual blessing especially at this bizarre time.

To ensure the requests don’t always fall on the same group, it would be
amazing to increase our pool of ‘chefs’. There is absolutely no requirement
to be a great cook and delivery of meals can be arranged.

For more details, or if you know of anyone who would benefit from this
ministry, or to volunteer, please contact Lucy L or Joan C (details in the directory or use our contact form).

Mercy Ships need tradespeople

You will undoubtedly have heard of the Mercy Ships work to bring a mobile hospital as well as healthcare training to parts of Africa from our great friends Stuart, Lynne and Matthew. Now you too could get involved for as little as two weeks commitment. Read more here.

Coming up…

Please remember bookings are needed for all events at the moment so we do not exceed capacity. You can do this by leaving a message on the office phone or use the contact form.

If your small group wants to meet in person and does not have enough space to meet at the recommended distance the Sanctuary @ Priory Street is available. This needs to be booked and virus-limiting precautions taken but we will seek to make it available to as many as we reasonably can.