Sunday Services – 8th Dec 2024
10.00am CBC@Neston
Adam will bring the Word from Isaiah 53:1-12. Music will be led by Ian & Anne and intercessory prayers by Jo S.
Click here to join on Zoom. Meeting ID: 898 5058 9845 Passcode: 563996
10.30am CBC@Priory St
Alan C will bring the Word from Luke 6:12-16. Music will be led by Natalie and intercessory prayers by Ruth L. The service will be streamed online –click here to join .
If you prefer not to appear on the live stream/recording at Priory Street, you’re advised to sit in or under the balcony.
December’s Junior Church Verse
‘With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.‘
Mark 10:27
This week’s notices
IMPORTANT UPDATE – Corsham Christmas outreach event – Sat 7th Dec 11am
Due to predicted strong winds and heavy rain tomorrow, the Trustees have decided to scale back the outreach event in Corsham town centre so volunteers are no longer needed. Please continue to pray that we will still meet people in our community tomorrow, to share the joy of the birth of Jesus.
Junior Church – urgent help needed
We are urgently looking for two more teachers to join the Junior Church team to support the important ministry and share the Gospel and your love of Jesus with our church children.
The children are God’s next generation to pass on the Word to, we want to provide those firm foundations and truths for these precious lives and to encourage them in their faith journey with Jesus.
Please prayerfully consider if you can help us, even if once every 6-8 weeks, you will be such a blessing to the team and children. If this is something you can consider, please follow this link
Updating information for children in junior church
In the coming weeks, we will be asking your children to fill in an information sheet about themselves, asking them about what they enjoy in junior church, the activities they enjoy and any things they find difficult. This will be done during the junior church sessions. The aim is to use the information in order to help the teachers and leaders plan and deliver the junior church sessions more effectively. There will be a couple of questions for parents to answer too. We appreciate the time taken to complete these forms and anticipate them to be beneficial to everyone in junior church. If you have any questions regarding the information sheets, please speak to Rhiannon or email: childrensworker@corshambaptists.org
Prayer walk around Rudloe – Sat 7th Nov 8.30am
Please join us on a prayer walk around Rudloe tomorrow morning. We’ll set off from Broadwood School Carpark at 8.30am.
Wreath making & mince pies – Sat 7th Dec 9.30am
If you’d love to adorn your door with a beautiful Christmas wreath, come and join us tomorrow, Saturday 7th December at Priory Street for a morning of wreath making, mince pies and fellowship. We are asking for a £5 donation towards materials and for people to bring a bag of foliage if you are able to (greenery, berries, twigs, dried oranges etc) as well as a pair of secateurs if you have them. All other materials and refreshments will be provided. Please sign up here. If you have any questions please speak to Katherine M.
Hang outs – Sun 8th Dec 4pm
Parents of key stage 2 children! Bring your children along to Priory Street on Sunday 8th for fun, food & fellowship. Any questions, please see Rhiannon for more information.
Women’s Christmas meal – Mon 9th Dec at 7.30pm
FINAL FEW SPACES REMAINING! Tis the season to be merry and bright – In Jesus we have SO much to celebrate this Christmas, so come ready to sparkle and shine as we celebrate together in true CBC Women’s style – with lots of joy and lots of glitter! Join us on 9th Dec at 7.30pm at Priory Street for a fabulous Christmas dinner with all the trimmings – including the legendary hot chocolates! The cost is £12 and you can book here. Tickets are first come, first served, and there are a limited number! Once they’re gone, they’re GONE, last year we sold out, so don’t procrastinate! Come sparkly, come all!
The Haven – Autism/ADHD support group – Tues 10th Dec 7.30pm
Do you have a neurodivergent child or grandchild? If so, please come and join our autism/ADHD support group held at Priory Street for our local community.
The last session for this year will take place on Tues 10th Dec 7.30pm – 9pm. More dates are now bookable for 2025. For more information or to register your interest please contact Debbie Riall debbier@corshambaptists.org
Mission Prayer meeting – Tues 10th Dec 7.55pm
Would you like to find out more about our Missionaries and Mission charity partners? If yes, come along and join our online prayer meeting at 7:55pm for an 8pm start. See below for Zoom joining details: Join meeting here Meeting ID: 961 0065 2312 Passcode 282492
A cashless church
A reminder that we are encouraging people to use the new card machine for offerings going forward. You will find the machine at the back of Priory Street. Elders will be on hand at the back of the church should you need any help in using it.
Upcoming Events
Christianity Explored Course – Thurs 16th Jan 7.30pm
We’d love to invite you or perhaps someone you know to join our next Christianity Explored course where we will explore more about the life of Jesus. This seven-session series will give you time and space to think through who Jesus is, why he came and what it means to follow him. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions and share your thoughts with the group in a relaxed and informal setting. We will meet for 7 weeks and each week we’ll share a meal together, read a bit of the Bible, hear a short talk and have a chat based on the talk. Please share this with friends, family, neighbours and colleagues who you think may be interested in joining us. Please speak to Adam if you’d like to join us adamj@corshambaptists.org
Bereavement ministry and support – Date TBC
As a Church we are planning to host a half day course on a Saturday morning run by Care for The Family called “The Bereavement Care Awareness Course”. The aim is to show us how best to support people we know who are suffering in grief. If you are interested in this half day course, please email your interest to bereavement@corshambaptists.org so that we can book a date and provide you with more information.
The Bereavement Journey Course – 5th Feb – 26th March
We will be offering another course from 5th Feb – 26th March, if you would like to sign up or receive more information please email bereavement@corshambaptists.org or visit the website to find out more. The course is for anyone who has suffered a significant loss, recently or in the past, and are finding their grief difficult to process. This is a seven week course consisting of small group discussions and videos developed by Christians. The course is open to anyone in our local community whether or not they attend CBC. Please speak to Adam, Gordon or Anne Hill for more information.
Volunteers Required!
Pastoral care
Tim and Kathryn Hogg will be heading up a team to best support any ‘non-spiritual’ needs for the church. They are asking the church for willing helpers to assist where possible.
Roles include:
* Visiting to homes and hospitals to be a friendly face and listening ear
* Helping with tasks like shopping or setting up an online shopping order.
* Being part of the meal train ably run by Sarah Blaikley
We want to be a church that can be responsive and loving to meet the needs of all the church family, so please prayerfully consider what you could do to help. For more information please email priorystpastoral@corshambaptists.org.
Christianity Explored
We are running another Christianity Explored course starting on 16th January 2025 at 7.30pm. Over seven sessions, one per week, guests will read Mark’s Gospel to find out more about the life of Jesus Christ. The structure of each session is simple: a short Bible study, a talk and a discussion based on the talk. We need people to volunteer to cook a simple meal each week, volunteer helpers & table leaders. Full support & training will be provided. Please contact Adam if you can help adamj@corshambaptists.org
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.
Volunteers required – 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. Any questions please contact vicki.kelly@corshambaptists.org.
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.
Our Regular events
- Prayer for Missions & the Persecuted Church: the first Tuesday of every month, 8pm on Zoom. Contact the office for login details.
- FLAGS (Fun Learning About God and Scripture): Wednesdays at 4.30-5.30pm during term time. For Primary School-aged children.
- Women’s Bible Study: we meet once a month, usually on a Monday evening at 7.30pm, but the dates change so please check the notices for the current month! We’d love to have you join us!
- 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.
- 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 luciebc@corshambaptists.org by 12 noon on Thursday.