Notices for Sunday 11th August

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Sunday Services

If you prefer not to appear on the live stream/recording at Priory Street, you’re advised to sit in or under the balcony.

We will share communion together at the morning services.

Prayer walk around Corsham – Saturday morning

Please join us on a prayer walk for Corsham tomorrow morning. We’ll set off from Priory Street at 8.30am.

Praise evening – cancelled

Please note that the Praise & Worship Together service scheduled for Sunday 18th August has been cancelled. The next praise service will be on 15th September.

Adam on leave

Adam is taking a well-deserved holiday between 13-30 August, and we pray for a wonderfully restful time away for him, Lorna and Jonathan. If you need to get in touch with one of the elders during Adam’s absence, please email oversight.team@corshambaptists.org.

Midweek service

Come along on Weds 14th August at 2pm for our regular midweek service. Josh Holmes will bring a message from Matthew 18: 21-35 and worship will be led by David M. We will share communion together at the service. Please stay afterwards for some refreshments.

Date for your diary

Africa Inland Mission has been one of CBC’s mission partners for many years. We’re delighted that Hannah Jackson, a missionary serving with AIM, is coming to speak at our mission-focussed evening service on 8th September. She’ll tell us all about serving in a majority-Muslim rural village in Tanzania, the highs and lows and no doubt the creepy-crawlies! Please make a note in your diary!

Junior Church memory verse

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3: 5-6

Thank you

Mary & Pete Freegard would like to thank everyone at CBC who has supported, prayed for and looked after them over the last few weeks.

Praying for Missions

It may be quiet this month in terms of in-person prayer meetings, but I’m sure we won’t stop praying for our mission partners. Here are some prayer needs to incorporate into your personal prayers:

• Oasis (refugee centre, Austria): there is still a need for long- and short-term workers, and for volunteers to help in the outreach programmes.
• Stuart & Lynne Little (Mercy Ships): please pray for resilience for ships’ staff as they experience unplanned changes in existing circumstances, and for continuity of staff across all departments.
• Steve Lancaster (The Word for the World): please pray that a translation team would be accepted by Chief Ndondo and the Xhosa people in Zimbabwe for a new Bible translation in their community. Pray too for the successful launch of projects in Papua New Guinea – for the formation of translation communities and the selection of translators.

Howzat!

Tim Hogg has been asked by Charlie Thompson (vicar at Melksham Church) to put together a cricket team to play them in a friendly(ish) match on the afternoon of Sunday 8th September. We just need 11 willing men/women/young adults who know roughly how to wield a cricket bat or bowl that little red thing. We also need someone who could captain the team and know where to place all the fielders – Tim says he’s a hopeless cricketer but willing to give it a go! Would be really good to try get a nets session together when we have a team for a bit of fun. Please contact Tim with your mobile number and he will set up a whatsapp group. Thanks/howzat, Tim – t.hogg@doctors.net.uk

Rudloe Community Centre – pledge form

Following the church meeting on 1st July and an update provided on the current level of increased giving pledged to the Rudloe Community Centre project, we’re asking people to continue in their prayerful consideration of any possible increase in their giving or contributing time. The additional funds required equate to every member increasing their giving by £15-£20 per month. However, we recognise that for some this is not feasible, whilst others may be able to give more.

If you’re able to pledge additional monthly giving to help support the Rudloe project, or are able to contribute time, please complete the google form here (hard copies are available at church). Thank you in advance for your prayerful consideration. Note: this form is confidential and only seen by the treasurer.

Volunteer required – Designated Person for Safeguarding

We’re looking for a volunteer, ideally with the relevant experience, to work in the Safeguarding Team as DPS – click here to read the role description. Please get in touch with Elspeth Pitman on elspethp@corshambaptists.org for further details or to express an interest.

Volunteer required – Health & Safety Ministry Leader

Could you take on this role? Click here to read the role description and if you’re interested in helping in this way, please speak to Jonny Street or any of the trustees. 

Safeguarding at CBC

Should you have any safeguarding concerns, no matter how small, please contact the safeguarding team at safeguarding@corshambaptists.org – you can find the full safeguarding policy here.

Regular Activities

• Junior Church: volunteers are needed to enable this ministry to continue at our Sunday services. You don’t necessarily have to teach and it won’t be every Sunday. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. If you feel you can serve in this way, please complete the form here so that the necessary safeguarding checks can be done. If parents/guardians of children attending Priory St Junior Church would like to be added to the mailing list for Junior Church updates, please can you send an email to vicki.kelly@corshambaptists.org with the desired email address and who they are guardians for. Thank you.
• Our Community Money Advice service is available by appointment for anybody who is struggling with debt problems. Do get in touch if you would like help and advice in this area. Tel. 07895 716485.
• Prayer for Missions & the Persecuted Church: the first Tuesday of every month, 8pm 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 10am-1pm. Come and enjoy a free drink, cake and soup. Open for help with food items to take away too. Speak to Colin, Carol G, Brenda or Paul G for more information.
• Ark Children’s Service: last Saturday of the month 10:30am-12:00pm during term-time only.
• 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 ruthl@corshambaptists.org by 12 noon on Wednesday.