Notices for Sunday 18th 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.

Prayer walk around Neston – Saturday morning

Please join us on a prayer walk for Neston tomorrow morning. We’ll set off from the Memorial Hall, SN13 9SN, at 8.30am.

Praise service cancelled

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

Adam on leave

Adam is taking a well-deserved holiday and we pray for a refreshing time away for him, Lorna and Jonathan. He will be back at work on 30th August. If you need to get in touch with one of the elders during Adam’s absence, please email oversight.team@corshambaptists.org.

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!

Church Administrator

Rob Perks writes: Some of you may have heard that our Church Administrator, Ruth Lancaster, is moving on to a new role with IcFEM Dreamland Mission, a Christian charity set up to help fund and support the work of IcFEM in Kenya (www.dreamlandmission.org). If you’re interested to know more, I’m sure Ruth will be very happy to chat about the work they do. Ruth is amazingly well suited and gifted for the role and we wish her God’s blessing as she embarks on this new chapter. The role is based predominantly from home and so Ruth will continue to worship with us and be an active member of CBC.

It goes without saying that we will miss her hugely from the administrator role and the Trustees would all like to express their heartfelt thanks for the contribution Ruth has made to the smooth running of church life at CBC over the last 3 years – thank you Ruth!

This means that we will be looking to recruit a new Church Administrator and full details including a job description will be issued shortly but if, in the meantime, you think this opening may be one the Lord is leading you to, please talk to Rob P or any of the Trustees and we will be pleased to give you more information.

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

Praying for Missions

As we aren’t meeting in person to pray for missions this month, please add the following prayer needs to your personal prayers:

• Open Doors: please watch this moving video (4 mins) about Christians in Afghanistan and then pray for protection for Christians in that country as they meet together, and for wisdom as they try to share the love of God with those around them – a dangerous thing to do. Please pray too that God would dispel the spiritual darkness in their land.
• Prison Ministry: please pray for the protection of believers inside UK prisons; pray for unity and brotherly love between believers in prison, that they might shine like the stars in the sky as they hold firmly to the word of life. Pray too for believers who are about to be released, that they might be welcomed into churches and supported with love and fellowship.

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.