Notices for Sunday 8th January

Sunday Services

9.15 at Priory Street

Rob D will bring the Word from Matthew 3: 1-12 and worship will be led by Ian & Anne H. The service will be streamed online – click here to join.

Church on the Green

Join us at 10am in the MOD Community Centre in Rudloe as well as on Zoom. Alan C will bring the Word and worship will be led by Dave M. Click here to join on Zoom. Meeting ID: 951 8111 0275 Passcode: 559184

11.15am at Priory Street

Rob D will bring the Word from Matthew 3: 1-12 and worship will be led by Natalie O. Intercessory prayers will be led by Jonny S. The service will be streamed online – click here to join.

Prayer for missions and the persecuted church

Please join us for our monthly prayer meeting focussing on the needs of our mission partners and the persecuted church, on Tuesday 10th January. We meet on Zoom at 7.45pm for an 8pm start, details below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81743408727?pwd=bEVhU01QZ3NxdkU2dEVYZVZKbkJzQT09
Meeting ID: 817 4340 8727
Passcode: 894070

Craft group – Saturday 7th January

If you enjoy crafts, come along tomorrow morning to Priory Street from 10am-12.30pm. You will find a friendly bunch of ladies (open to men too!) and we would love to meet you. Please bring your own craft project to work on.

Hope Explored – Saturday 7th January

You are warmly invited to join us at 7pm tomorrow evening at Priory Street for the first of this three session course looking at the hope that can be ours through Jesus. The two other sessions will be held on January 14th and 21st. Is there someone you can invite to come along? Places on the course can be reserved via Eventbrite here, or use the QR code opposite, or just come along.

Youth programme – help needed

As we launch into the new year, here are two ways you can rally behind the youth ministry:

PRAY. Please pray for the young people. If you would like specific names of youth to pray for, details of what is planned, or which youth have exams this year, to fuel your praying, please speak to Dan.
HOST. Occasionally we like to take the youth group on safari (no real animals involved). This involves the young people descending on a couple of people’s homes, meeting the hosts and eating their food! It’s a great way to build bridges between you lovely folk in the church and the rabble of youth. They are mostly house-trained! 🙂

If you would be interested in hosting a group of youth for 30-40 mins on a Sunday night later this term and feeding them some snacks (can be as fancy or simple as you wish) then again please speak to Dan.

Women’s Bible Study – Monday 30th January

Dear sisters in Christ, Happy New Year! We’re looking forward to journeying with you through 2023. We continue on with our studies in James and the lovely Hollie has prepared the attached study notes for us so we can be prepared for our next meeting on 30th January. You will be blessed by making time to study with your buddy. A reminder of zoom details are below for those of you who are unable to join us in person.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88078505450?pwd=ZkNNT0JhQVExYVJ5QncxM3BBeDFjdz09
Meeting ID: 880 7850 5450
Passcode: CBCJames

Date for your diary

Our next Church Members’ Meeting is scheduled for Monday 23rd January at 8pm. If you regularly join one of our congregations you are welcome to attend the meeting, even if you aren’t a member.

Women’s Retreat 21st-23rd April

We now have our Women’s Retreat venue confirmed! We’ll be going to Windmill Farm which is a beautiful spot about an hour’s drive away, and Sharon D will be teaching us from God’s Word. Arrival is from 4pm on the Friday. We’ll head home after lunch on the Sunday after a fun-filled weekend of fellowship. If that’s not enough to get you excited, have a look at the Windmill Farm website: https://www.windmillfarm.online/

The total cost for the weekend, full board (including a cooked breakfast!) is £162 for a shared room and £232 for a single room. A £35 non-refundable deposit is payable and you can download a booking form here. Your deposit payment can be made in cash, by cheque (payable to Corsham Baptist Church) or bank transfer using reference LADIES23 (bank details from the church office). Please let us know when you have paid your deposit so we can confirm your booking. We look forward to some wonderful fellowship together!

Regular activities

Community Money Advice is open for face-to-face meetings each Thursday evening and Friday morning. Do get in touch if you would like help and advice in this area. Pre-booked appointments only.
Craft Group: if you enjoy crafting come and join us on the first Saturday of the month (unless otherwise notified) from 10am-12.30pm at Priory Street. Please bring your own craft project to do.
Prayer for Missions & the Persecuted Church: the first Tuesday of every month, 7.45pm on Zoom. Contact the office for login details.
Women’s Bible Study: we meet on the last Monday every month from 7.30pm.
Souper Friday Café: Friday mornings from 9am. Come and enjoy a free drink, cake and soup. Open for help with food items to take away too. Speak to Colin W, Esther A, Joan C or Jo S for more information.
Ark Children’s Service: last Saturday of the month 10:30am-12:00pm during term-time only.
Mum’s Bible Study: Monday mornings between 9.30am-11.30am (term-time only). For more information speak to Christine C or Vicki K.
Toddlers: Thursdays 10:00am-11:30am during term-time only.
Life groups meet in person and/or online. Contact us if you’d like to join one.
Youth Groups – contact Dan for further details.

Please send items for next week’s notices to Ruth at office@corshambaptists.org by 12 noon on Wednesday.