ADVENT SUNDAY
Seeing the heart of hope: Vicious Cycles Broken
Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic: Taizé for Advent Sunday: A Patchwork of Hope
Leader & Speaker: Philippa Baker
Busbridge Church & Online
A reflective service with music and quiet spaces to prepare for the season of Advent which will take place in the nave of the church. Download the service order.
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary [Holy Communion]
Leader: Mark Williams
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Busbridge Church & Online
4PM Advent Evensong
With benefice choir.
Hambledon Church
6PM UNPLUGGED
Led by the Youth Team. With lighting up of the Advent heart.
Busbridge Church
Sunday 5 December
Peace at the heart of Christmas: lives restored
Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service [Holy Communion]
Leader: Margot Spencer
Speaker: Chris Payne
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: Dudley Hilton
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM Muddy Church for Advent
Leader: Mark Puddephatt and Suzie Lambert
The Old Rectory Garden
We are continuing the tree theme, linking berries to Advent. Please bring a hand fork and a reusable cup (for coffee). Musicians! please bring your instruments and download the music and chords
6PM BUSBRIDGE Evening Service
Busbridge Church
Please note: Hand sanitiser and face coverings are available in both churches for those that wish to use them. Holy Communion is celebrated by each congregation once a month (at a service in the benefice each Sunday.): Holy Communion Sundays.
Communion UPDATE – 15 Nov 2021
In the light of the continuing rise in Covid infections, coupled with people’s desire for caution, we have taken the decision to revert to offering Communion in one kind only – i.e. bread (wafer) – for the foreseeable future. We realise that this will be disappointing news for some of you, but hope that you will bear with us as we try to navigate our way safely through what is still a very uncertain situation. We shall review this from time to time, as circumstances change and regulations permit.
The Notices
Farewell to Lisa. We sadly say goodbye to Lisa who is leaving the staff team this Sunday. She will be at Busbridge services on Sunday, and helping to launch the Advent season before she departs. We are grateful for all she has been to Busbridge&Hambledon Church in the 3 and a half years, and send her off with our love and prayers. The Olsworth-Peters are staying in Chiddingfold, so Lisa, Ed, Henry, Lily and George won’t be vanishing completely.
CHRISTMAS!…
All things happening for Advent and Christmas can be found HERE including the link to book Christmas Eve services at Busbridge. There’s separate pages for the Walking Advent Calendar, Advent Reflections, Christmas Giving (Hampers and the Christmas Appeal for the Bible Society, and the Nexus Christmas Quiz next Saturday.
Advent week 1: Look out for Buddy the dog and Coolio camel outside Busbridge church from 3.15-45pm on Wednesday 1 Dec, and don’t miss window display number 1 in the Walking Advent Calendar. Collect a map from church this Sunday, or download it from the web site. Choose and start an Advent reflection series and prepare your heart for Christmas!
Please join us for the online Christmas Charity Quiz on Saturday 4 December at 7.30pm! Nexus will be raising funds for the wonderful local hospice care team at Phyllis Tuckwell. Our brilliant quizmaster duo will be with us again. Alan Betts will be masterminding the setting of thought-provoking questions and delivering these in his inimitable style; and Dudley Hilton will oversee the amusing graphics, the technical stuff and score keeping!!
To join the Quiz, please make a donation to Phyllis Tuckwell on www.justgiving.com/PamelaDaltonWilliams
Once you have donated, please email Janet Harvey by Monday 29th November, on: janetmharvey@btinternet.com, so she can organise teams and get details to the Church Office for sorting into breakout rooms. If you are a Zoom user, please give Janet the email address you use for Zoom, then Zoom will recognise you!!
The Bridge Magazine—looking for an new editor and treasurer.
We have two very important vacancies in one of our key local mission and outreach activities. Do please contact Vic Hicks if you would like to find out about these roles. The role of Bridge editor is paid, and could be shared with a deputy editor. Click the link for details.
Current Editor Cathy Brook will be stepping aside at the end of December after sending then Jan/Feb issue to print. Lesley Reeves will also be ending her tenure as treasurer so we are looking for someone to take on the accounts (advertising income and printing costs) for the Bridge in the new year too.
The Nov/Dec Issue of the Bridge is available online HERE, including Christmas events and services at church.
Yew Tree Cafe update
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Lizzie Soar to be our Café Manager! Lizzie comes with a wealth of experience having set up and successfully run a similar café locally. She will start work mid January to finalise the interiors, train volunteers and assistants, and get everything up and running ready for the opening. We will introduce her to the church properly in January but you might see her visiting in the meantime.
We will be going out to advert soon for Assistant Managers, and in the New Year will be looking to recruit lots of lovely volunteers to help out n this exciting project, watch this space!
The build continues, the external terracing is underway and all the electrics have been first fixed internally. We still await a date for our new windows to be delivered, but Mark Patemen and his team are working hard around this as much as possible.
Please continue to pray for the supply issues around the building, for recruitment of Assistants, and do consider if volunteering in the café might be for you. Do email any questions or comments to Karen at yewtreecafe@bhcgodalming.org
Karen and the Café management team (Carol Jones, Sarah Black, Chris Garner)
Some reminders…
MISSION: The November Outward Giving Update is about the Guildford Besom. It thanks Busbridge&Hambledon Church for it’s support and has some great examples of how the money we’ve given has enabled care and ministry to vulnerable people moving into new homes around Guildford.
Waverley have offered to help resettle some Afghan refugees. The churches response is being coordinated by the Diocese but the BHC home group led by Julia Stubbs is the contact point in Busbridge. If you have anything to donate please contact Julia Stubbs (eashingstubbs@aol.com) or Sarah Black (sarahblack536@gmail.com) or there will be a box at the back of church on Sunday.
The first family who are arriving this week have 2 young children .
Things they need for the family are :
-household items, food parcels, toiletries etc
-clothes and toys for a boy aged 2 and a 4-year-old girl.
-any household electricals have got to be new, for health and safety reasons.
Most families have arrived with very little and would be very grateful for anything our church can do to help support families to resettle here in the UK.
The Outward Giving team needs new members urgently, to oversee the outward giving and work with our mission partners. To find out about the work that the OG team makes happen on behalf of Busbridge&Hambledon Church, please see the Outward Giving page.
Ben Ford has joined the staff team as Worship Pastor (part-time) and will oversee music and worship at Busbridge&Hambledon over Christmas and the coming months. Ben will be introduced in services from 21 November.
Anto is delighted to announce the appointment of Ed Sherwin to the role of Children’s Worker Assistant. Ed will be working with the Children, Youth and Families team (CYF) on a part time basis until July 2022 and will focus on the delivery of 4-11s children’s work. Ed has grown up in the church family so don’t be surprised if his face is familiar (photo to follow next week). Let’s give Ben and Ed the usual warm BHC welcome.
PCC News
The PCC met last week and discussed a sense that we need to shape our church life around mission and looking outwards and how people might lead this and get involved. The church finances were reviewed including an update on whether the financial shortfall to run our existing mission and worship was still around £40,000. The great news was that there’d been a fantastic response and we’re now looking to cover around £25,000. The PCC felt that we should be explaining about finances more regularly and how finance fuels Christian mission and presence locally and that we should be explaining the quiet works of mission that we undertake without fanfare. There is a space for one more Christian governor of our church school (see Anto for more info). We’d like to look at Christian ecology and our stewardship of resources. Recent staff and volunteer leadership changes were looked at, including welcoming Ed Sherwin (interim children’s work young person) and Ben Ford (part time worship pastor).
BUSBRIDGE JUNIOR SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
If you are thinking of submitting a church application to Busbridge Junior School for September 2022, please visit the Busbridge Junior School website and familiarise yourself with their admission criteria (‘About Us’, ‘Admissions’). If you meet the criteria, email catherine.garner@bhcgodalming.org for an information sheet. The deadline to submit the supplementary info form to the church office is 10 December.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
church family news
We have been deeply saddened to hear of the death of Muriel Campbell last Sunday. She has been a faithful, active and lifelong member of Hambledon Church and village and her presence will be much missed. A service will be held in Hambledon Church on Thursday 9 December at 2.30 p.m., to which all who knew and loved Muriel are welcome. Please pray for Ion and the whole family, that they may be sure of God’s peace and comfort.
We send love also to Bea Coleman, whose father died last weekend. Please hold Bea, Tim and the whole family in your prayers, for God’s love to surround them and his peace to be with them.
Please Pray for
All those who attend the annual benefice Memorial Service on Saturday 6 November, that they might find comfort, and give thanks for our bereavement team and pastoral assistants as they care for those who have lost loved ones.
Please continue to pray for the COP26 conference in Glasgow from 31st October – 12th November. At this significant time for our country and the world we must unite in prayer.
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Park Road and road steward Anthony Field and Frances Morris
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Lane end
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Those working in medicine.
ELSEWHERE
We are very pleased to be able to run the Churches Together Christmas lunch again this year, subject to any changes in the Covid situation. It will take place at the Baptist Church Godalming on Christmas Day. Guests and volunteers are invited now. Please see the letter to guests and volunteer form below.
Christmas lunch letter to guests
Christmas lunch Volunteer form
We offer our prayers and support to staff, pupils and parents at Busbridge Infant School following it’s recent Ofsted Inspection. Please watch a message from Head Teacher, Darren Heatley outlining plans to respond.
http://www.busbridge-infant.surrey.sch.uk/website/ofsted_reports/63957
Waverley Abbey Trust (CWR), based in Waverley Abbey House Farnham. We are primarily a college offering Christian counselling training and Spiritual Direction courses. The catering is an important part of the students experience and we are currently understaffed. It’s a great job for youth who may be looking for part-time work between studies or at weekends. Or for anyone looking for a full-time position of this kind. There are both full time and part-time opportunities. The job descriptions, person specifications and main terms of employment are available from Iain Jones. Iain.jones@waverleyabbey.org
See Churches Together Link Up – November Issue for news from around other churches in and around Godalming.
Catch up on News from other areas
Featured
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Notices for Sunday 21 November
Readings: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 & Mark 13:32-37
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Keith Harper
Speaker: Peter Shaw
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary
Leader: Chris Garner & Patrick Samuels
Speaker: Graham Sopp
Busbridge Church & Online
4PM HAMBLEDON Messy Church
Hambledon Village Hall
6PM *** Benefice prayer event for the climate crisis and COP26***
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels and the Prayer Ministry Team
Busbridge Church. This is a whole church Prayer Event which will take place at the 6pm service. ALL church members warmly invited and encouraged to come. There will be an opening time of worship followed by a short thought from Patrick. We will then disperse to 3 prayer stations set up around the space and be encouraged to pray into 3 focus areas Air, Water, Earth. We will close the prayer event with communion and sung worship.
Please note: Hand sanitiser and face coverings are available in both churches for those that wish to use them. Holy Communion is celebrated by each congregation once a month (at a service in the benefice each Sunday.): Holy Communion Sundays.
Communion UPDATE – 15 Nov 2021
In the light of the continuing rise in Covid infections, coupled with people’s desire for caution, we have taken the decision to revert to offering Communion in one kind only – i.e. bread (wafer) – for the foreseeable future. We realise that this will be disappointing news for some of you, but hope that you will bear with us as we try to navigate our way safely through what is still a very uncertain situation. We shall review this from time to time, as circumstances change and regulations permit.
ADVENT SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER
Seeing the heart of hope: Vicious Cycles Broken
Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic: Taizé for Advent Sunday
Leader & Speaker: Philippa Baker
Busbridge Church & Online
A reflective service with music and quiet spaces to prepare for the season of Advent which will take place in the nave of the church.
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary
Leader: Mark Williams
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Busbridge Church & Online
4PM Advent Evensong
With benefice choir.
Hambledon Church
6PM UNPLUGGED
Led by the Youth Team. With lighting up of the Advent heart.
Busbridge Church
The Notices
Lisa’s farewell. Lisa’s last Sunday is 28 November when she will be leading worship at the Busbridge Contemporary service and Unplugged. If you’d like to contribute to a leaving gift for Lisa, please send a cheque to the church office, or transfer to the Busbridge PCC bank account by Friday 19 November.
This week Ben Ford joined the staff team as Worship Pastor (part-time) and will oversee music and worship at Busbridge&Hambledon over Christmas and the coming months. Ben will be introduced in services from 21 November.
Anto is delighted to announce the appointment of Ed Sherwin to the role of Children’s Worker Assistant. Ed will be working with the Children, Youth and Families team (CYF) on a part time basis until July 2022 and will focus on the delivery of 4-11s children’s work. Ed has grown up in the church family so don’t be surprised if his face is familiar (photo to follow next week). Let’s give Ben and Ed the usual warm BHC welcome.
PCC News
The PCC met last week and discussed a sense that we need to shape our church life around mission and looking outwards and how people might lead this and get involved. The church finances were reviewed including an update on whether the financial shortfall to run our existing mission and worship was still around £40,000. The great news was that there’d been a fantastic response and we’re now looking to cover around £25,000. The PCC felt that we should be explaining about finances more regularly and how finance fuels Christian mission and presence locally and that we should be explaining the quiet works of mission that we undertake without fanfare. There is a space for one more Christian governor of our church school (see Anto for more info). We’d like to look at Christian ecology and our stewardship of resources. Recent staff and volunteer leadership changes were looked at, including welcoming Ed Sherwin (interim children’s work young person) and Ben Ford (part time worship pastor).
Planning for CHRISTMAS!…
Living Advent 2021
The CofE Christmas theme for 2021 is “At the heart of Christmas” and Busbridge&Hambledon will be incorporating this message in it’s Advent and Christmas events. The creatives among us (in this instance Dawn O’Toole, Will Godwin and friends) have produced a large heart of foraged wood to go on display in Busbridge churchyard throughout Advent. Look out for the final installation from 28 November.
Walking Advent Calendar
Thanks to all those that volunteered to make the Walking Advent Calendar this year. We were fortunate to have too many volunteers (what? never!), and many new addresses on the walk. The map will be available before 1 December, and distributed to pupils at Busbridge Infant and Junior Schools. We can’t wait to see the beautiful creations throughout Advent!
Daily Advent Reflections
‘But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.’
Luke 2:19
We know that Jesus is at the heart of Christmas as the theme and logo from the Church of England remind us this Christmas. In the run-up to Christmas many have found it helpful to spend time reflecting on what this really means for us, our family, our friends, our community. Many Christian organisations have produced reflections to help us. Why not take advantage of one of these this Advent and Christmas:
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From the Church of England there are Advent Reflections from 29 November – 24 December by the Archbishop of York as well as two other bishops – Reflections for Advent. The booklet of these reflections can be obtained from Church House Publishing at £3.59.
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At the heart of Christmas is full of stories and meditations by the two Archbishops covering the period from 24 December through to 6 January. Again, this booklet can be obtained from Church House Publishing at 80p. For further details see chpublishing.co.uk/Christmas.
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The Church of England also has other activities and resources as part of its theme of AtTheHeartOfChristmas. These include an online family Advent calendar, daily Christmas activities and details of events. Search churchofengland.org/AtTheHeartOfChristmas
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Tearfund will send out Daily Advent emails which will include a variety of items each day of Advent including scripture reading, stories, poetry, prayer and music. In their advertising information they comment so much better for your soul than a chocolate calendar! Sign up at www.tearfund.org/forms/advent-email-sign-up-form
Please join us for the online Christmas Charity Quiz on Saturday 4 December at 7.30pm! Nexus will be raising funds for the wonderful local hospice care team at Phyllis Tuckwell. Our brilliant quizmaster duo will be with us again. Alan Betts will be masterminding the setting of thought-provoking questions and delivering these in his inimitable style; and Dudley Hilton will oversee the amusing graphics, the technical stuff and score keeping!!
To join the Quiz, please make a donation to Phyllis Tuckwell on www.justgiving.com/PamelaDaltonWilliams
It’s vital that you ‘Show’ your name, even if you ‘Hide’ your donation amount. This makes it easier for us to track who wants to join our Quiz!! Please Gift Aid your donation, if you can!! Once you have donated, please email Janet Harvey by Monday 29th November, on: janetmharvey@btinternet.com, so she can organise teams and breakout rooms. All are welcome – the more the merrier! Encourage your family and friends to join you and let’s make it a fun evening to start our Christmas celebrations. We look forward to ‘seeing’ you on 4th December.
Other things happening in Advent and Christmas can be found HERE including the link to book Christmas Eve services at Busbridge.
MISSION: The November Outward Giving Update is about the Guildford Besom. It thanks Busbridge&Hambledon Church for it’s support and has some great examples of how the money we’ve given has enabled care and ministry to vulnerable people moving into new homes around Guildford.
The Outward Giving team needs new members urgently, to oversee the outward giving and work with our mission partners. To find out about the work that the OG team makes happen on behalf of Busbridge&Hambledon Church, please see the Outward Giving page.
Waverley have offered to help resettle some Afghan refugees. The churches response is being coordinated by the Diocese but the BHC home group led by Julia Stubbs is the contact point in Busbridge. If you have anything to donate please contact Julia Stubbs (eashingstubbs@aol.com) or Sarah Black (sarahblack536@gmail.com) or there will be a box at the back of church on Sunday.
The first family who are arriving this week have 2 young children .
Things they need for the family are :
-household items, food parcels, toiletries etc
-clothes and toys for a boy aged 2 and a 4-year-old girl.
-any household electricals have got to be new, for health and safety reasons.
Most families have arrived with very little and would be very grateful for anything our church can do to help support families to resettle here in the UK.
The Cellar Camino Café urgently needs volunteers on a Wednesday morning, 9 to 1, to cover a staff shortage. They are enormously grateful to those from BHC who help out on other days of the week. If enough people volunteer the workload should not be too arduous or too frequent. Speak to Shelagh Godwin or contact the Cellar direct. Mark Puddephatt and members of his house group would be willing to talk about the joy of serving for this local church mission partner.
The Bridge Magazine—looking for an new editor and treasurer. It is with huge gratitude and appreciation (and more than a little regret) that we share that Cathy Brook, who has been editor of the Bridge for 6 years, will be stepping aside at the end of December. Lesley Reeves will also be ending her tenure as treasurer. This leaves important vacancies in one of our key local mission and outreach activities. Do please contact Vic Hicks if you would like to find out about these roles. The role of editor is paid, and could be shared with a deputy editor. More details about the roles will be available next week.
The Nov/Dec Issue of the Bridge is available online HERE, including Christmas events and services at church.
Movie Matinees are back! and the next one is on 27 Nov in Busbridge Church. Hosted by Prime Time, open to all.
BUSBRIDGE JUNIOR SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
If you are thinking of submitting a church application to Busbridge Junior School for September 2022, please visit the Busbridge Junior School website and familiarise yourself with their admission criteria (‘About Us’, ‘Admissions’). If you meet the criteria, email catherine.garner@bhcgodalming.org for an information sheet. The deadline to submit the supplementary info form to the church office is 10 December.
You may remember that an attendee of the Pre-Marriage Course presented the church with a fig tree recently. We have been advised by one of our knowledgeable, green fingered congregants that, for the first year at least, the fig should be sheltered from frosts and should overwinter in a greenhouse. If anyone has room for a visitor in their greenhouse until spring, we would be most grateful (it’s still in its pot). Please contact liz.gorst@bhcgodalming.org if you can help. Many thanks.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
church family news
We have been deeply saddened to hear of the death of Edna Atkins. Until she moved away in November of last year, Edna had lived and worshipped in Hambledon for sixty years. A service to give thanks for Edna’s life will be held in Hambledon at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday 25 November 2021. All who knew and loved Edna are very welcome to attend. Please wear something red, which was Edna’s favourite colour. The service may be live-streamed and details of the link will be available from the church office nearer the time.
Please pray for Edna’s family, that they may know God’s peace and comfort surrounding them all.
All who knew Pat Hilton are warmly invited to the long-delayed Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for her life, which will take place at 3pm on Saturday 20th November in Busbridge Church, followed by refreshments (also in church). Dress code – “Glad rags, not sad rags”!
For those unable to be there, the service will be live streamed on YouTube, where it will also be available to view subsequently on “catch-up”. Please contact Dudley if you would like the access details when they are available. Please be praying for Dudley, Robert, Catriona and the wider family. It has been a particularly long wait to celebrate Pat’s life and they will be grateful for all your prayers.
Please Pray for
All those who attend the annual benefice Memorial Service on Saturday 6 November, that they might find comfort, and give thanks for our bereavement team and pastoral assistants as they care for those who have lost loved ones.
Please continue to pray for the COP26 conference in Glasgow from 31st October – 12th November. At this significant time for our country and the world we must unite in prayer.
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Park Road and road steward Anthony Field and Frances Morris
-
Lane end
-
Those working in medicine.
ELSEWHERE
We offer our prayers and support to staff, pupils and parents at Busbridge Infant School following it’s recent Ofsted Inspection. Please watch a message from Head Teacher, Darren Heatley outlining plans to respond.
http://www.busbridge-infant.surrey.sch.uk/website/ofsted_reports/63957
Waverley Abbey Trust (CWR), based in Waverley Abbey House Farnham. We are primarily a college offering Christian counselling training and Spiritual Direction courses. The catering is an important part of the students experience and we are currently understaffed. It’s a great job for youth who may be looking for part-time work between studies or at weekends. Or for anyone looking for a full-time position of this kind. There are both full time and part-time opportunities. The job descriptions, person specifications and main terms of employment are available from Iain Jones. Iain.jones@waverleyabbey.org
See Churches Together Link Up – November Issue for news from around other churches in and around Godalming.
Catch up on News from other areas
Featured
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Notices for Sunday 14 November
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Readings Micah 4: 1-4 and James 4: 1 & 6-7
10.30AM HAMBLEDON REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Leader: David Jenkins
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.45AM BUSBRIDGE REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Leader: Andy Spencer
Speaker: Philippa Baker
Busbridge Church & Online
All meet in church. Please arrive in church in time to register children for their activity before the service starts at 10.45am. Children will leave for activities in the Old Rectory after the Act of Remembrance.
Please note: Hand sanitiser and face coverings are available in both churches for those that wish to use them. Holy Communion is celebrated by each congregation once a month (at a service in the benefice each Sunday.): Holy Communion Sundays.
NEXT SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 and Mark 13:32-37
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Keith Harper
Speaker: Peter Shaw
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary
Leader: Chris Garner & Patrick Samuels
Speaker: Graham Sopp
Busbridge Church & Online
4PM HAMBLEDON Messy Church
Hambledon Village Hall
6PM BUSBRIDGE EVENING SERVICE [Holy Communion]
*** & special prayer event for the climate crisis and COP26***
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts and the Prayer Ministry Team
Busbridge Church
The Notices
Lisa is leaving us 😢 – for great new things 😊 to take up a post as deputy director at Spring Harvest. We know that music-worship ministry and Lisa’s input into prayer, creative arts and bringing Christian music to our church school has been a hugely important. Lisa’s last Sunday is 28 November when she will be leading worship at the Busbridge Contemporary service and Unplugged. If you’d like to contribute to a leaving gift for Lisa, please send a cheque to the church office, or transfer to the Busbridge PCC bank account by Friday 19 November.
The better news is that Ben Ford has accepted the position of Interim Worship Pastor and will oversee music and worship at Busbridge&Hambledon over Christmas and the coming months. Ben is living with family in Busbridge having returned from Hong Kong where he worked with St Stephen’s Society (Jackie Pullinger’s charity). Ben will be introduced in services from 21 November.
Planning for CHRISTMAS!…
(we’re still whispering it at the moment, but it’s only 16 sleeps until the start of Advent…)
Living Advent 2021
The CofE Christmas theme for 2021 is “At the heart of Christmas” and Busbridge&Hambledon will be incorporating this message in it’s Advent and Christmas events. The creatives among us are producing a large heart of foraged wood this Sunday to go on display in Busbridge churchyard throughout Advent. Look out for it from 28 November.
Window displays needed for the Walking Advent Calendar
Sign up here if you’d be willing to provide a display for a day in December:
https://bhcgodalming.churchsuite.co.uk/events/8tglfhoj
We need 16 more great households to put an advent display or photo in their front garden/window/door/gate. So many people did the walk last year and it was a great message from our church into the community.
Save the Date: Christmas Charity Quiz—Sat 4 Dec! The very popular annual quiz organised by Nexus will be once again on Zoom. Quiz masters: Alan Betts and Dudley Hilton. Enter individually or in teams of 6: “breakout rooms” will be used for teams to confer. To join the Quiz: Make a donation to Phyllis Tuckwell! Go to: www.justgiving.com/PamelaDaltonWilliams. It’s vital that you ‘Show’ your name, even if you ‘Hide’ your donation amount, so that we know you want to join our Quiz!!
BHC Carol Services – Call for Choir Singers
The traditional Christmas Carol services with choirs will take place on 19 December: 6pm at Busbridge, and 7pm at Hambledon. If you would like to find out more about joining the choirs please let Alan Harvey, Hambledon, (alan.harvey@bhcgodalming.org) or Julie Nelson, Busbridge, (julie.nelson@phonecoop.coop) know. There will be a benefice-wide rehearsal to kick things off on the evening of Thursday 18 November; and three further rehearsals at each church. For dates and details, and to sign up see: https://bhcgodalming.churchsuite.co.uk/events/h7qgmzho
A huge thank you to Julie Nelson for helping once again to organise the Busbridge carols. It’s such a blessing to have someone take care of all the practical and administrative side of things, and makes it feel much less overwhelming!
The Bridge Magazine—looking for an new editor and treasurer. It is with huge gratitude and appreciation (and more than a little regret) that we share that Cathy Brook, who has been editor of the Bridge for 6 years, will be stepping aside at the end of December. Lesley Reeves will also be ending her tenure as treasurer. This leaves important vacancies in one of our key local mission and outreach activities. Do please contact Vic Hicks if you would like to find out about these roles. The role of editor is paid, and could be shared with a deputy editor. More details about the roles will be available next week.
The Nov/Dec Issue of the Bridge is available online HERE, including Christmas events and services at church.
The Outward Giving team needs new members urgently, to oversee the outward giving and work with our mission partners. To find out about the work that the OG team makes happen on behalf of Busbridge&Hambledon Church, please see the Outward Giving page.
Waverley have offered to help resettle some Afghan refugees. The churches response is being coordinated by the Diocese but the BHC home group led by Julia Stubbs is the contact point in Busbridge. If you have anything to donate please contact Julia Stubbs (eashingstubbs@aol.com) or Sarah Black (sarahblack536@gmail.com) or there will be a box at the back of church on Sunday.
The first family who are arriving this week have 2 young children .
Things they need for the family are :
-household items, food parcels, toiletries etc
-clothes and toys for a boy aged 2 and a 4-year-old girl.
-any household electricals have got to be new, for health and safety reasons.
Most families have arrived with very little and would be very grateful for anything our church can do to help support families to resettle here in the UK.
The Cellar Camino Café urgently needs volunteers on a Wednesday morning, 9 to 1, to cover a staff shortage. They are enormously grateful to those from BHC who help out on other days of the week. If enough people volunteer the workload should not be too arduous or too frequent. Speak to Shelagh Godwin or contact the Cellar direct. Mark Puddephatt and members of his house group would be willing to talk about the joy of serving for this local church mission partner.
Movie Matinees are back! and the next one is on 27 Nov in Busbridge Church. Hosted by Prime Time, open to all.
BUSBRIDGE JUNIOR SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
If you are thinking of submitting a church application to Busbridge Junior School for September 2022, please visit the Busbridge Junior School website and familiarise yourself with their admission criteria (‘About Us’, ‘Admissions’). If you meet the criteria, email catherine.garner@bhcgodalming.org for an information sheet. The deadline to submit the supplementary info form to the church office is 10 December.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
church family news
All who knew Pat Hilton are warmly invited to the long-delayed Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for her life, which will take place at 3pm on Saturday 20th November in Busbridge Church, followed by refreshments (also in church). Dress code – “Glad rags, not sad rags”!
For those unable to be there, the service will be live streamed on YouTube, where it will also be available to view subsequently on “catch-up”. Please contact Dudley if you would like the access details when they are available. Please be praying for Dudley, Robert, Catriona and the wider family. It has been a particularly long wait to celebrate Pat’s life and they will be grateful for all your prayers.
Please Pray for
All those who attend the annual benefice Memorial Service on Saturday 6 November, that they might find comfort, and give thanks for our bereavement team and pastoral assistants as they care for those who have lost loved ones.
Please continue to pray for the COP26 conference in Glasgow from 31st October – 12th November. At this significant time for our country and the world we must unite in prayer.
-
Park Road and road steward Anthony Field and Frances Morris
-
Lane end
-
Those working in medicine.
ELSEWHERE
Waverley Abbey Trust (CWR), based in Waverley Abbey House Farnham. We are primarily a college offering Christian counselling training and Spiritual Direction courses. The catering is an important part of the students experience and we are currently understaffed. It’s a great job for youth who may be looking for part-time work between studies or at weekends. Or for anyone looking for a full-time position of this kind. There are both full time and part-time opportunities. The job descriptions, person specifications and main terms of employment are available from Iain Jones. Iain.jones@waverleyabbey.org
See Churches Together Link Up – November Issue for news from around other churches in and around Godalming.
Catch up on News from other areas
Featured
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Notices for Sunday 7 November
THIS SUNDAY
DUST
Reading: Mark 6: 6b-13
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service [Holy Communion]
Leader: Andy Spencer
Speaker: Frances Shaw
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: Simon Willetts
Speaker: Peter Shaw
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM MUDDY Church
Please park in the nursery car park and meet in Hambledon Churchyard at 10.20am. All welcome, particularly families with children aged 0-11. Click HERE for details.
6PM BUSBRIDGE EVENING SERVICE
Leader & Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church
Please note: Hand sanitiser and face coverings are available in both churches for those that wish to use them. Holy Communion is celebrated by each congregation once a month (at a service in the benefice each Sunday.): Holy Communion Sundays.
NEXT SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER
REMEMBANCE SUNDAY
Micah 4: 1-4 and James 4: 1 & 6-7
10.30AM HAMBLEDON REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Leader: David Jenkins
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
10.45AM BUSBRIDGE REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Leader: Andy Spencer
Speaker: Philippa Baker
Busbridge Church & Online
All meet in church. Children will leave for their groups after the act of remembrance.
The Notices
Lisa is leaving us 😢 – for great new things 😊 to take up a post as deputy director at Spring Harvest. We know that music-worship ministry and Lisa’s input into prayer, creative arts and bringing Christian music to our church school has been a hugely important. Lisa’s last Sunday is 28 November when she will be leading worship at the Busbridge Contemporary service and Unplugged. If you’d like to contribute to a leaving gift for Lisa, please send a cheque to the church office, or transfer to the Busbridge PCC bank account by Friday 19 November.
2021 Harvest and Giving Season – watch the services and return the handout!
Services over the past 2 Sundays (24 and 31 October) have followed Harvest, and continued the theme of giving in all its aspects. We are grateful to Anto and Dudley who accepted the challenge to preach on tithing (financial giving) last Sunday, and made the subject beautiful and encouraging. If you missed the services, please do take the time to watch again on YouTube. Go to the YouTube channel, or services online. If you need to jump straight to the teaching, Dudley’s sermon starts at 32mins and 25 secs into the Heritage service, and Anto’s sermon in the Classic service is at 14 mins and 45 secs, and concluded by Maggie. The subject is interwoven in conversation and shared testimony between Jeannie and Anto throughout the Contemporary, so it’s better to start at the beginning.
Those who were in church on the last 2 Sundays should have been handed a copy of this leaflet, with details of our key ministry areas and some of the choices we are facing as we set priorities for our limited resources.
As you can see from the form we are asking people to consider prayerfully whether they could commit to making (or increasing) a regular monthly donation to the church (either for general funds or a specific ministry area), and/or commit their time as a volunteer to support a ministry. Please return the form (either in person, in an envelope to the Old Rectory, or by sending an email) to one of our Treasurers, Martin Lambert (martin.lambert@bhcgodalming.org) or Andrew Dunn (andrew.dunn@bhcgodalming.org). The PCC is meeting in mid-November to review our budget for 2022, so please try to return your form to Andrew or Martin by 8 November if possible. Thank you so much for all you continue to do to support our ministry.
Ministry Fayre Handout.pdf & click here to complete a Gift Aid Declaration
CHRISTMAS!…
Volunteers needed to produce displays for the Walking Advent Calendar
Sign up here if you’d be willing to provide a display for a day in December:
https://bhcgodalming.churchsuite.co.uk/events/8tglfhoj
We need 23 great households to volunteer to put an advent display or photo in their front garden/window/door/gate. Hoards of people did the walk last year and it was a great message from our church into the community. Please use the link above to sign up.
BHC Carol Services – Call for Choir Singers
The traditional Christmas Carol services with choirs will take place on 19 December: 6pm at Busbridge, and 7pm at Hambledon. If you would like to find out more about joining the choirs please let Alan Harvey, Hambledon, (alan.harvey@bhcgodalming.org) or Julie Nelson, Busbridge, (julie.nelson@phonecoop.coop) know. There will be a benefice-wide rehearsal to kick things off on the evening of Thursday 18 November; and three further rehearsals at each church. For dates and details, and to sign up see: https://bhcgodalming.churchsuite.co.uk/events/h7qgmzho
The Bridge Magazine—looking for an new editor and treasurer. It is with huge gratitude and appreciation (and more than a little regret) that we share that Cathy Brook, who has been editor of the Bridge for 6 years, will be stepping aside at the end of December. Lesley Reeves will also be ending her tenure as treasurer. This leaves important vacancies in one of our key local mission and outreach activities. Do please contact Vic Hicks if you would like to find out about these roles. The role of editor is paid, and could be shared with a deputy editor. More details about the roles will be available next week.
The Nov/Dec Issue of the Bridge is available online HERE, including Christmas events and services at church.
The Outward Giving team needs new members urgently, to oversee the outward giving and work with our mission partners. To find out about the work that the OG team makes happen on behalf of Busbridge&Hambledon Church, please see the Outward Giving page.
The Cellar Camino Café urgently needs volunteers on a Wednesday morning, 9 to 1, to cover a staff shortage. They are enormously grateful to those from BHC who help out on other days of the week. If enough people volunteer the workload should not be too arduous or too frequent. Speak to Shelagh Godwin or contact the Cellar direct. Mark Puddephatt and members of his house group would be willing to talk about the joy of serving for this local church mission partner.
Movie Matinees are back! and the next one is on 27 Nov in Busbridge Church. Hosted by Prime Time, open to all.
My ChurchSuite is coming …
Look out for, and please respond to the email request to check and update your personal details and privacy settings that Busbridge&Hambledon Church holds for you. This is the first part of the process to making a GDPR compliant church directory available to church members, and to introduce more church members to My ChurchSuite – the app for managing rotas, signing up for events, organising your children’s activities and more. If you are keen to find out more now, here’s the info from ChurchSuite: https://support.churchsuite.com/article/106-what-is-my-churchsuite-overview
Not a fan or user of IT? Don’t worry. My ChurchSuite is an optional enhancement for those that manage the rest of their life online. We can also produce a printed copy of the Church Directory which will include the details of those who have given the appropriate permission.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
church family news
All who knew Pat Hilton are warmly invited to the long-delayed Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for her life, which will take place at 3pm on Saturday 20th November in Busbridge Church, followed by refreshments (also in church). For those unable to be there, the service will be live streamed on YouTube, where it will also be available to view subsequently on “catch-up”. Please contact Dudley if you would like the access details when they are available. Please be praying for Dudley, Robert, Catriona and the wider family. It has been a particularly long wait to celebrate Pat’s life and they will be grateful for all your prayers.
Please Pray for
All those who attend the annual benefice Memorial Service on Saturday 6 November, that they might find comfort, and give thanks for our bereavement team and pastoral assistants as they care for those who have lost loved ones.
Please continue to pray for the COP26 conference in Glasgow from 31st October – 12th November. At this significant time for our country and the world we must unite in prayer.
-
Park Road and road steward Anthony Field and Frances Morris
-
Lane end
-
Those working in medicine.
ELSEWHERE
See Churches Together Link Up – November Issue for news from around other churches in and around Godalming.
Catch up on News from other areas
Featured
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Notices for Sunday 24 October
THIS SUNDAY
Doing the right thing by God
Reading: 2 Samuel 24:18-25
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Keith Harper
Speaker: Andy Spencer
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: Margot Spencer
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY / MINISTRY FAYRE
Leaders: Patrick Samuels
Speaker: Andy Spencer
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY / MINISTRY FAYRE
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
Please note: Hand sanitiser and face coverings are available in both churches for those that wish to use them.
the tithe
Reading: Malachi 3:1-4, 10-12
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Maggie Jagger
Speaker: Anto Ficatier
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: David Jenkins
Speaker: Dudley Hilton
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Jeannie Postill & Simon Taylor
Speaker: Anto Ficatier
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY (with communion)
Leader: David Jenkins
Speaker: Dudley Hilton
Hambledon Church
The Notices
Featured
The PCC met on Thurs 21st Oct to respond to the Bishop’s invitation to consider joining BHC with St Mark’s and St Peter and Paul church. There have not been any meetings or discussions about this invitation since the Bishop visited us a couple of weeks ago. Many people have expressed views – from excitement through to concern – and lots of questions have been asked. We haven’t taken anything to home groups because there isn’t currently anything substantive to share.
We have not asked people questions because we don’t yet have detail as to what to ask. We held an initial prayer and discussion time a couple of weeks ago but, as those who were there found, a lot of the answers to questions were that we needed the PCCs of all the churches to create a small group to explore things. The PCC has agreed that we need a small group, convened by the Bishop and led by Rev Simon Taylor, which explores things, ensures that everyone has great input, and that the PCC has a firm proposal to consider. This PCC unanimously agreed that joining together is worth exploring and that the first step is to have a small group to co-ordinate explorations. This group will organise meetings, ensure that we gather the church to pray, keep a good flow of communication going, seek feedback and arrange other groups to look at specific areas of any proposal such as finance, buildings and sustainability that comes out of deliberations. We will be in touch with everyone once the small steering group has met. In the meantime, thank you for your prayers.
Lisa is leaving us 😢 – for great new things 😊. We know that music-worship ministry and Lisa’s input into prayer, creative arts and bringing Christian music to our church school has been a hugely important. We’d love to continue this ministry and support our musicians so and our first call out is to the church family. Do you feel called to step up into leading this as a volunteer? Or perhaps on a part time basis? If this might be of interest please talk to Simon T in the next few of days because we need to explore options before Lisa leaves. We’re hugely grateful to the musicians, tech people, prayer teams and everyone else who Lisa has worked with – thank you all for all that you do.
Giving Season & Ministry Fayres On Sunday 24 October we are giving the 10.30am Busbridge and Hambledon Contemporary services over to our church ministries to share what they do, and provide the opportunity for everyone to chat to people, find out more and consider their skills, time and money.
There will be:
– some prayer, worship and teaching to introduce the fayre
– coffee, throughout
– a short talk about finances which underpins the vision and mission
– an informal walk about time to “meet the ministries”.
The hope is to inspire people to join up and join in, get involved in something that God is calling them to do (be it small or larger), reinvigorate those who have been serving in a certain area for some time. You are guaranteed to learn something you didn’t know about. The Fayre will finish at 11.30am sharp.
Recent online “viewing” figures tell us that it’s important! For some services, more people are watching and worshipping online than in church, and as most views are not live, providing worship and teaching on demand seems to be worthwhile. If you feel encouraged by this, and perhaps a calling to production ministry Jacob Taylor will be starting some production training in the future focussing on sound, camera and livestreaming. Please get in touch with Lisa or Jacob or see them at the ministry fayre at Busbridge next Sunday, 24 October.
The Bridge Magazine—looking for an new editor and treasurer. It is with huge gratitude and appreciation (and more than a little regret) that we share that Cathy Brook, who has been editor of the Bridge for 6 years, will be stepping aside at the end of December. Lesley Reeves will also be ending her tenure as treasurer. This leaves important vacancies in one of our key local mission and outreach activities. Do please contact Vic Hicks if you would like to find out about these roles. The role of editor is paid. More details about the 2 roles will be available shortly.
GODALMING CHURCHES TOGETHER PRAYER BREAKFASTS
This month’s Prayer Breakfast is on the fifth Saturday (not usual 4th), 30th October at 8.30am at the Cellar . Breakfast from 8.30am with prayer time from about 9.15 – 10 at latest, being led by Catherine Lawton. Donations to be in cash in the basket. Next month’s Prayer Breakfast will be at St Marks Church, on Saturday 27th November.
Muddy Church – The next Muddy is on Sunday 7 November, and replaces the Contemporary services at Busbridge and Hambledon. Other services on 7 November are 9.15am and 6pm at Busbridge, and 9.30am at Hambledon.
Christmas Planning
Contrary to popular opinion, we think it’s never to early to talk about Christmas! … and we have been (of and on) for months. One of the first things to plan is this year’s Walking Advent Calendar – back again for 2021 if we have enough people to produce a window display for every day. We need 23 great households to volunteer to put an advent display or photo in their front garden/window/door/gate. To take part please email church.office@bhcgodalming.org by 8 November. Hoards of people did the walk last year and it was a great message from our church into the community.
My ChurchSuite is coming …
Look out for, and please respond to the email request to check and update your personal details and privacy settings that Busbridge&Hambledon Church holds for you. This is the first part of the process to making a GDPR compliant church directory available to church members, and to introduce more church members to My ChurchSuite – the app for managing rotas, signing up for events, organising your children’s activities and more. If you are keen to find out more now, here’s the info from ChurchSuite: https://support.churchsuite.com/article/106-what-is-my-churchsuite-overview
Not a fan or user of IT? Don’t worry. My ChurchSuite is an optional enhancement for those that manage the rest of their life online. We can also produce a printed copy of the Church Directory which will include the details of those who have given the appropriate permission.
Nexus For our event on Thursday 4th November, David Rose, will talk about ‘Guildford’s Lost Shops’. David is a well-known local historian. His talks are always well researched, and he usually brings along some interesting and relevant old photos or artefacts. Whilst this talk will focus on historical lost shops, there will doubtless be reference to the many High Street shop closures, following the Covid lockdowns!
It should be a fascinating evening, so do come and join us in the Old Rectory at 8.00pm. We look forward to seeing you. All are welcome, including men!
There will be a visitor fee of £5.00 for non-members to cover refreshments, gifts or fees for speakers and charity donations. Our charity for 2021 is Phyllis Tuckwell. For more information, please contact janetmharvey@btinternet.com or katekaye2@btinternet.com.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
church family news
Pat, Tim, Claire and the family would like to thank all the many friends at Busbridge and Hambledon Church for their wonderful thoughts and prayers on their loss of Brian, and for attending the Thanksgiving Service on 11th October.
We send our love to Lawrence Akka, whose father died on 5th October, in Cheshire. The funeral has already taken place. Please hold Lawrence, Elizabeth and the whole family in your prayers.
Please Pray for
Please let us all be praying ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow from 31st October – 12th November. At this significant time for our country and the world we must unite in prayer.
-
Park Field and road steward Alan Betts
-
Hambledon Road
-
Those working in social services.
ELSEWHERE
Racial Justice
This month is a significant month for Racial Justice.
At the beginning of the month the Archbishops of Canterbury and York announced the members of the Racial Justice Commission. Their remit is to take action to identify, respond to, and root out systemic racism in the Church of England.
The Commission is an independent body bringing together a range of experience and expertise within and beyond the church.
The Archbishops said that members of the Commission represent complex interests and expertise, within and beyond the church, bringing a rich experience that will inform and meet the needs of the task that lies ahead. We pray for a transformation in our Church that will bring hope to the world. We look forward to their reports and pray for their work.”
Secondly, October has traditionally been recognised as Black History Month. The major television channels will have special programmes and there is an official Black History Month website: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
Why not look up both and let us all learn how we can work for racial justice locally as well as nationally?
See Churches Together Link Up – October Issue for news from around other churches in and around Godalming.
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Catch up on News from other areas
RecTOR’s Reflections
Please print a PDF of the notices for someone you know who doesn’t receive them by email!
Notices for Sunday 17 October
Safeguarding Sunday
This Sunday we mark CofE Safeguarding Sunday (a week later than advertised nationally). We celebrate Jenny Lansdowne’s role as Safeguarding Officer, and remind ourselves of how important safeguarding is at Busbridge&Hambledon Church. During the services we will reflect on a culture of safeguarding and what we do, and it will be the focus of our prayers. In advance, you may like to view the videos below, which offer a good reflection of the ethos and practices at BHC:
THIS SUNDAY
The time is now
Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Philippa Baker
Speaker: Keith Harper
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Simon Willetts
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels
Hambledon Church
4PM Messy Church at Hambledon Village Hall – NEW TIME & LOCATION
with sandwich tea.
6PM Evening Service with Communion
Leader: Simon Willetts
Next Sunday 24 October
Doing the right thing by God
Reading: 2 Samuel 24:18-25
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Keith Harper
Speaker: Andy Spencer
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader: Margot Spencer
Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY / MINISTRY FAYRE
Leaders: Clare Haddad & Patrick Samuels
Speaker: Andy Spencer
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY / MINISTRY FAYRE
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
The Notices
Simon and Patrick at “BHC broadcasts” have recorded their service notices this week to make sure that those in children’s groups and elsewhere this Sunday get the top stories!
Just to add to the thanks in the recorded notices, the generosity of the schools and congregations has been so great this Harvest that The Foodbank at St Mark’s can’t, at the moment, take the fourth carload!
‘This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.‘ 2 Cor 9.12
Featured
Music ministry is vital to who we are and it has been amazing to see this area of worship and outreach grow in recent years under Lisa’s leadership. We are delighted for Lisa, but sad for ourselves, to announce that Lisa has been appointed as the National Deputy Director of Spring Harvest. This is a significant national role and Lisa will bring her God given gifts to a wider audience for Christian ministry. Over the years we have been part of God’s sending out of many people, and we have always found that as people have gone to serve the Lord elsewhere, he has brought blessing to His Church here too. Do pray for Lisa and give thanks for her ministry here. Over the next few weeks we will be outlining some possibilities for music ministry so that God’s work through this continues to flourish.
Hambledon Messy Church moving out in the community! The Messy team are looking forward to their first teatime session at 4PM this Sunday, and are grateful to Hambledon Village Hall for hosting the event. It’s more roomy for all the creative antics, and sandwich tea which is going to happen. This is open to all families with younger children and we can’t wait to meet some new faces.
Giving Season & Ministry Fayres On Sunday 24 October we are giving the 10.30am Busbridge and Hambledon Contemporary services over to our church ministries to share what they do, and provide the opportunity for everyone to chat to people, find out more and consider their skills, time and money.
There will be:
– some prayer, worship and teaching to introduce the fayre
– coffee, throughout
– a short talk about finances which underpins the vision and mission
– an informal walk about time to “meet the ministries”.
The hope is to inspire people to join up and join in, get involved in something that God is calling them to do (be it small or larger), reinvigorate those who have been serving in a certain area for some time. You are guaranteed to learn something you didn’t know about. The Fayre will finish at 11.30am sharp.
IF YOU SERVE AT CHURCH IN ANY WAY, ON ANY ROTA, AT ANY TIME, PLEASE SIGN UP VIA THE CALENDAR EVENT TO SAY YOU’LL BE THERE. YOU’LL BE GIVEN A BADGE SO YOU CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DO, WHY YOU ENJOY IT, AND (OF COURSE) HOW IT MIGHT BE IMPROVED. NO PRESENTATION NEEDED, JUST A WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH A COFFEE IN HAND.
We are seeking a 4-10s Children’s Worker Assistant Could God be calling you to work with children and families? We’d love to hear from you if this could be for you. The position is temporary, 12 hours per week, and can be arranged to fit in with your other commitments. The role and person specification is HERE. If you are interested, Anto would like to hear from you: anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.
Alpha
Alpha online led by our LLMs Clare and Keith kicked off on Tuesday 5 October. New attendees are still welcome to attend 7.30- 9pm Tuesdays. e: Keith via alpha@bhcgodalming.org and see the Alpha info under What’s On on the web site.
Recent online “viewing” figures tell us that it’s important! For some services, more people are watching and worshipping online than in church, and as most views are not live, providing worship and teaching on demand seems to be worthwhile. For the last 2 Sundays, services have had the following stats (the last time we checked):
Contemporary 60, 66
Classic 17, 30
Heritage 18, 58
John’s video talk as a stand-alone 40
Looking forward 2 minute message 186+
This week’s Notices (2 minute message from the Simons) 90+
So, if you feel encouraged by this, and perhaps a calling to production ministry Jacob Taylor will be starting some production training in the future focussing on sound, camera and livestreaming. Please get in touch with Lisa or Jacob or see them at the ministry fayre next Sunday, 24 October.
The Bridge Magazine—looking for an new editor and treasurer. It is with huge gratitude and appreciation (and a little regret) that we share that Cathy Brook, who has been editor of the Bridge for 6 years, will be stepping aside at the end of December. Lesley Reeves will also be ending her tenure as treasurer. This leaves important vacancies in one of our key local mission and outreach activities. Do please contact Vic Hicks if you would like to find out about these roles. The role of editor is paid. More details about the 2 roles will be available shortly.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
Please Pray for
-
Park Chase and road steward Linda Alcock
-
Hambledon Park
-
The work of Nexus
ELSEWHERE
Racial Justice
This month is a significant month for Racial Justice.
At the beginning of the month the Archbishops of Canterbury and York announced the members of the Racial Justice Commission. Their remit is to take action to identify, respond to, and root out systemic racism in the Church of England.
The Commission is an independent body bringing together a range of experience and expertise within and beyond the church.
The Archbishops said that members of the Commission represent complex interests and expertise, within and beyond the church, bringing a rich experience that will inform and meet the needs of the task that lies ahead. We pray for a transformation in our Church that will bring hope to the world. We look forward to their reports and pray for their work.”
Secondly, October has traditionally been recognised as Black History Month. The major television channels will have special programmes and there is an official Black History Month website: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
Why not look up both and let us all learn how we can work for racial justice locally as well as nationally?
See Churches Together Link Up – October Issue for news from around other churches in and around Godalming.
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Catch up on News from other areas
RecTOR’s Reflections
Please print a PDF of the notices for someone you know who doesn’t receive them by email!
Notices for Sunday 10 October
HARVEST & MISSION SUNDAY
READING: Matthew 9: 35-38
Busbridge&Hambledon Church will celebrate Harvest this Sunday. Gifts of non perishable foods for the Godalming Foodbank at St Mark’s will be welcome at all services. We are looking forward to hearing about the work of CPAS from new local resident Rev John Valentine. (CPAS is on of BHC’s mission partners, and patron of Busbridge Church – all will be explained.) Ways to give to the Harvest Appeal, and a list of items for the Foodbank are in the Outward Giving Update, which you can download or pick up in church this Sunday. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE BOOT AND A STRONG BACK, AND CAN HELP WITH THE HARVEST TRANSPORT to St Mark’s NEXT WEEK, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE!
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Peter Shaw
Speaker: Rev John Valentine, CPAS
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Patrick Samuels and Margot Spencer
Speaker: Rev John Valentine, CPAS
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
6PM Prayer and Q&A for the invitation to unite with St Peter and St Paul
Leader: Simon Taylor
Next Sunday 17 October
The time is now
Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Philippa Baker
Speaker: Keith Harper
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Simon Willetts
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY
Leader & Speaker: Patrick Samuels
Hambledon Church
4PM Messy Church at Hambledon Village Hall – NEW TIME & LOCATION
with sandwich tea.
6PM Evening Service with Communion
Leader: Simon Willetts
The Notices
Simon and Simon at “BHC broadcasts” have recorded their service notices this week to make sure that those in children’s groups and elsewhere this Sunday get the top stories!
Ichthus Fundraising Bake Sale this Sunday
The Ichthus youth (name for our youth group ages 15-18) go on a retreat to Angmering-on-sea next weekend, 16-17 October. They are selling cakes at the end of the Contemporary service this Sunday, 10 October, in order to raise funds for the retreat. Don’t forget to bring cash with you on Sunday so you can buy the cakes! Any questions related to Ichthus and the retreat, feel free to email Anto, our Youth Minister, at anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.
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Prayer and Q&A for the proposed unification of BHC and StP&P
There will be a prayer and Q&A meeting on Sunday 10 October at 6PM in Busbridge Church about the invitation Bishop Andrew issued to Busbrige&Hambledon Church and St Peter and St Paul with St Mark’s, Godalming to consider a unification. The diocese’s pamphlet outlining the proposal, and a letter from Simon Taylor to Busbridge&Hambledon Church members is available at both churches, and here. (Tonight prayer meeting replaces the 6PM Zoom social for the Evening Service this month).
Hambledon Messy Church moving out in the community! The Messy team are looking forward to their first teatime session at 4PM next Sunday, and are grateful to Hambledon Village Hall for hosting the event. It’s more roomy for all the creative antics, and sandwich tea which is going to happen. This is open to all families with younger children and we can’t wait to meet some new faces.
Giving Season & Ministry Fayres On Sunday 24 October we are giving the 10.30am Busbridge and Hambledon Contemporary services over to our church ministries to share what they do, and provide the opportunity for everyone to chat to people, find out more and consider their skills, time and money.
There will be:
– some prayer, worship and teaching to introduce the fayre
– coffee, throughout
– a short talk about finances which underpins the vision and mission
– an informal walk about time to “meet the ministries”.
The hope is to inspire people to join up and join in, get involved in something that God is calling them to do (be it small or larger), reinvigorate those who have been serving in a certain area for some time. You are guaranteed to learn something you didn’t know about. The Fayre will finish at 11.30am sharp.
IF YOU SERVE AT CHURCH IN ANY WAY, ON ANY ROTA, AT ANY TIME, PLEASE SIGN UP BELOW TO SAY YOU’LL BE THERE. YOU’LL BE GIVEN A BADGE SO YOU CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DO, WHY YOU ENJOY IT, AND (OF COURSE) HOW IT MIGHT BE IMPROVED. NO PRESENTATION NEEDED, JUST A WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH A COFFEE IN HAND.
We are seeking a 4-10s Children’s Worker Assistant Could God be calling you to work with children and families? We’d love to hear from you if this could be for you. The position is temporary, 12 hours per week, and can be arranged to fit in with your other commitments. The role and person specification is HERE. If you are interested, Anto would like to hear from you: anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.
HEARING AID CLINICS RESTARTING
We are delighted that Penny Naylor and the team restarting Hearing Aid Clinics in the Old Rectory. The first Hearing Aid Clinic for nearly 2 years will be on Friday 8 October from 2-4PM, and thereafter every month on 2nd Fridays. Penny is also lending the diocese a hand to run refresher training so that 20 other churches can restart their clinics. This is a blessing. Please pray for the team and everyone they serve in the coming months. We hope to offer tea and cake as part of the service again in the new year.
Alpha
Alpha online led by our LLMs Clare and Keith kicked off on Tuesday 5 October. New attendees are still welcome to attend 7.30- 9pm Tuesdays. e: Keith via alpha@bhcgodalming.org and see the Alpha info under What’s On on the web site.
Patrick and Sheila Samuels will be joining the Bishops on Saturday 9 October on a sponsored walk to help raise funds for the disadvantaged and vulnerable across our diocese. Please sponsor a Bishop on this walk. Full details, Information packs and sponsorship forms can be downloaded from the Community Fund’s website. Bishop Andrew will be with the group walking from Farnham and Bishop Jo with those walking from Dorking. To sponsor a Bishop please go to the VirginMoneyGiving page.
Jacob Taylor will be starting some production training in the future focussing on sound, camera and livestreaming. If you feel a calling to production ministry get in touch with Lisa or Jacob.
Church Family News
The Thanksgiving Service for Brian Oxborough will be held in Busbridge Church at 1.30 p.m. on Monday 11 October 2021. All who knew and loved Brian are warmly welcome to come to this service. In the meantime, please continue to hold Pat and Tim in your prayers.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
Please Pray for
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Old Rectory Gardens and road steward Simon Taylor
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Feathercombe Lane
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Local schools
A word of encouragement… a prayer Whatsapp group was set up to pray for the Yew Tree Café, the building works and recruiting its staff. The Café Management Team are giving thanks that they received the right number of applicants for the role advertised, and the ones that weren’t, on the closing date. Please continue to pray that appointments will be made and the building works will proceed with minimal delay.
ELSEWHERE
Prisons Week starts this Sunday 10 October. The theme is “consider the ravens” and the journey from despair to hope. On Tuesday 12 at 7pm. there’s a free online event with a panel (incl Rev Lesley Mason), chaired by Bishop Rachel Treweek (Bishop of Gloucester & Bishop for Prisons). If you are interested go to Eventbrite and search for Prisons Week 2021 to find info and register. You may also like to visit the Prisons Week website for daily prayer resources.
Feba prayer meetings will continue to be held at 42 Minster Road, Godalming, on occasional Mondays at 10.30 a.m. The next one will be on 11th October. There is also an opportunity to pray for the work of this exciting international Christian media organisation on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm. Please contact jimdogshome@aol.com for the Zoom link to this open meeting.
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Catch up on News from other areas
RecTOR’s Reflections
Please print a PDF of the notices for someone you know who doesn’t receive them by email!
Godalming Minster – an invitation
Notices for Sunday 3 October
Members of Ichthus and Pathfinders at the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Youth Event with Guvna B last Sunday. Many of you also saw Justin Welby at Lakeside on Friday, and Priors Field School on Sunday for his Big Questions events. If you still have big questions, why not try Alpha Online? – starting next Tuesday 5 October. Keith Harper would be glad to give you more info. More >>
This Sunday
TURMOIL
READING: MARK 4:35-41
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Simon Taylor
Speaker: Graham Shaw
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
[10.30AM Contemporary Services at Busbridge or Hambledon make way for Muddy Church this Sunday]*
6PM BUSBRIDGE Evening Service
Leader: Simon Taylor
*10.30AM Fuse goes Muddy (with Messy)!
Families from Busbridge and Hambledon are invited to meet at the Busbridge Village Hall car park (don’t worry if you forget – someone will be at the church to nudge you in the right direction), and will walk a very short distance to a local farm for our service. Please aim to arrive at 10.20am so we’re ready to go at 10.30am.
Since we’ll be outside and hopefully in the mud, we’d recommend bringing a few things with you:
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Coat (and maybe an umbrella)
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Chair if you want to sit down
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Wellies and clothes you don’t mind getting a bit muddy
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Flask of tea or coffee
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Spade (all will be revealed!)
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Damp flannel if you want to be able to clean up before heading home!
We won’t have a projector, so you might like to have the words for our songs on your phone – you can download them here. You’ll see they have guitar chords included – if you play an instrument and would like to bring it along with you, we would love you to help us make some noise!
Next Sunday 10 October
HARVEST & Mission Sunday
Matthew 9: 35-38
Busbridge&Hambledon Church will celebrate Harvest on 10 October.
Gifts of non perishable foods for the Godalming Foodbank at St Mark’s will be welcome at all services. We are looking forward to hearing about the work of CPAS from new local resident Rev John Valentine. (CPAS is on of BHC’s mission partners, and patron of Busbridge Church – all will be explained.) Ways to give to the Harvest Appeal, and a list of items for the Foodbank are in the Outward Giving Update, which you can download or pick up in church this Sunday.
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Peter Shaw
Speaker: Rev John Valentine, CPAS
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE CONTEMPORARY
Leaders: Patrick Samuels and Margot Spencer
Speaker: Rev John Valentine, CPAS
Busbridge Church & Online
10.30AM HAMBLEDON CONTEMPORARY
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
6PM Prayer and Q&A for the invitation to unite with St Peter and St Paul
Leader: Simon Taylor
The Notices
An Invitation
On Monday 27 September, the Bishop of Guildford attended special PCC meetings at Busbridge&Hambledon and St Peter and St Paul with St Mark’s, Godalming. Bishop Andrew presented a vision for Godalming and made an invitation to both benefices to consider a unification. The diocese’s pamphlet outlining the proposal, and a letter from Simon Taylor to Busbridge&Hambledon Church members is available at both churches this Sunday, and here. There will be a prayer and Q&A meeting on Sunday 10 October at 6PM in Busbridge Church. (This replaces the 6PM Zoom social for the Evening Service this month).
We are seeking a 4-10s Children’s Worker Assistant Could God be calling you to work with children and families? We’d love to hear from you if this could be for you. The position is temporary, 12 hours per week, and can be arranged to fit in with your other commitments. The role and person specification is available from the Church Office. If you are interested, Anto would like to hear from you: anto.ficatier@bhcgodalming.org.
Nexus is looking forward to a cookery demonstration by Elizabeth Silver, on Thursday 7th October. Elizabeth will demonstrate how to prepare ‘Autumnal Treats’. Come along to the Old Rectory at 8.00pm to watch and learn. Visitor fee of £5.00 for non-members and possibly a small fee for members to cover the cost of ingredients. All are welcome, and we look forward to seeing you! Please let Kate Kaye (katekaye2@btinternet.com) know if you’d like to come along.
HEARING AID CLINICS RESTARTING
We are delighted that Penny Naylor and the team restarting Hearing Aid Clinics in the Old Rectory. The first Hearing Aid Clinic for nearly 2 years will be on Friday 8 October from 2-4PM, and thereafter every month on 2nd Fridays. Penny is also lending the diocese a hand to run refresher training so that 20 other churches can restart their clinics. This is a blessing. Please pray for the team and everyone they serve in the coming months. We hope to offer tea and cake as part of the service again in the new year.
Alpha
Alpha online starts this week on 5 October, part of the “Invite a Nation” campaign, and following the Archbishop’s visit to the Diocese of Guildford on 24-26 September. e: Keith via alpha@bhcgodalming.org and see the Alpha info under What’s On on the web site.
Confirmation
The pandemic has caused many people to rethink their lives. If you would like to take a personal step of confirming your faith in a way which is meaningful and public then please email Simon Taylor. There is a confirmation service on November 14th and Simon would be delighted to meet with anyone who would like to spend some time reflecting on their faith and then confirming it in this special service. The service is local at Chiddingfold and will be taken by the Bishop of Guildford.
Feba prayer meetings will continue to be held at 42 Minster Road, Godalming, on occasional Mondays at 10.30 a.m. The next one will be on 11th October. There is also an opportunity to pray for the work of this exciting international Christian media organisation on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm. Please contact jimdogshome@aol.com for the Zoom link to this open meeting.
Church Family News
The Thanksgiving Service for Brian Oxborough will be held in Busbridge Church at 1.30 p.m. on Monday 11 October 2021. All who knew and loved Brian are warmly welcome to come to this service. In the meantime, please continue to hold Pat and Tim in your prayers.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
Please Pray for
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Old Barn View and road steward Jane Tomes
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Hambledon Cricket Green
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Local Foodbanks
ELSEWHERE
Please support!
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Catch up on News from other areas
RecTOR’s Reflections
Featured
Please print a PDF of the notices for someone you know who doesn’t receive them by email!
Notices for Sunday 26 September
This Sunday
REFRESHED for GROWTH
Readings: Mark 4: 21-34
God’s Kingdom is a Kingdom which shines, shows and grows. All are invited in.
Please continue to wear a face covering in church.
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Andy Spencer
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
10.30AM BUSBRIDGE Contemporary Service
Leader: Tom Jones
Speaker: Simon Taylor
Busbridge Church & Online
*** Children’s groups take place in the Old Rectory and at Busbridge Junior School during the Contemporary Service. Please drop children off off before the service, from 10.20am. This handout describes it best and will be given to parents on Sunday. Also see the CYF page for details.***
10.30AM HAMBLEDON Contemporary
Leader: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church
Last chance! Have you invited anyone to come to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Big Questions event at Priors Field on 26 September at 1.30pm? Register Here Watch the invitation from Justin Welby himself, and book your place. (The Friday event at Lakeside, Camberley is fully booked).
7PM Youth Event with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and rapper, Guvna B, at Christ’s College, Guildford. This offers a unique opportunity for young people from schools and churches across the diocese to question the Archbishop and hear him speak on ‘How to make the most of your life.’ You can book places for your young people here. (Members of Ichthus and Pathfinders are attending this event, so Unplugged is not on this month.)
Next Sunday 3 October
Fuse goes Muddy (with Messy)! Families from Busbridge and Hambledon are invited to meet at the Busbridge Village Hall car park (don’t worry if you forget – someone will be at the church to nudge you in the right direction), and will walk a very short distance to a local farm for our service. Please aim to arrive at 10.20am so we’re ready to go at 10.30am.
Since we’ll be outside and hopefully in the mud, we’d recommend bringing a few things with you:
-
Coat (and maybe an umbrella)
-
Chair if you want to sit down
-
Wellies and clothes you don’t mind getting a bit muddy
-
Flask of tea or coffee
-
Spade (all will be revealed!)
-
Damp flannel if you want to be able to clean up before heading home!
We won’t have a projector, so you might like to have the words for our songs on your phone – you can download them here. You’ll see they have guitar chords included – if you play an instrument and would like to bring it along with you, we would love you to help us make some noise!
[No Contemporary Services at Busbridge or Hambledon on 3 October.]
Church Services 3 October
Turmoil
Readings: Mark 4:35-41
9.15AM BUSBRIDGE Classic Service
Leader: Simon Taylor
Speaker: Graham Shaw
Busbridge Church & Online
9.30AM HAMBLEDON Heritage Service
Leader & Speaker: Simon Willetts
Hambledon Church & Online
6PM BUSBRIDGE Evening Service
Leader: Simon Taylor
The Notices
The PCC will be holding a special meeting (a meeting between usual meetings) on Monday 27th Sept in Busbridge Church (8pm). As is the case with all PCC meetings, anyone who is on the church electoral roll can attend as guest. The Bishop of Guildford will be joining us. The PCC always welcomes interested people who are on the electoral roll to sit in on the meetings and a few people do this from time to time.
HARVEST & MISSION SUNDAY for CPAS – 10 October
Looking not too far ahead, Busbridge&Hambledon Church will celebrate Harvest on Sunday 10 October. Gifts of non perishable foods for the food bank and community store will be welcome at all services. We are looking forward to hearing about the work of CPAS from new local resident Rev John Valentine. (CPAS is on of BHC’s mission partners, and patron of Busbridge Church – all will be explained.) Ways to give will be published next Sunday in advance of the Harvest Appeal.
Nexus is looking forward to a cookery demonstration by Elizabeth Silver, on Thursday 7th October. Elizabeth did a demonstration for Nexus once before, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. This time she will demonstrate how to prepare ‘Autumnal Treats’.
Whilst she trained as a Cordon Bleu chef, Elizabeth is now more involved in fitness instruction, but still loves to cook! Come along to the Old Rectory at 8.00pm to watch and learn. We may even get to taste the ‘treats’ she has produced! It should be a fun evening. There will be a visitor fee of £5.00 for non-members and possibly a small fee for members to cover the cost of ingredients. All are welcome, and we look forward to seeing you! Please let Kate Kaye (katekaye2@btinternet.com) know if you’d like to come along.
HEARING AID CLINICS RESTARTING
We are delighted that Penny Naylor and the team restarting Hearing Aid Clinics in the Old Rectory. The first Hearing Aid Clinic for nearly 2 years will be on Friday 8 October from 2-4PM, and thereafter every month on 2nd Fridays. Free hearing aid maintenance, with tea, cake and company while you wait! This is a blessing. Please pray for the team and everyone they serve in the coming months.
PLEASE HELP
The Yew Tree Café is still looking for applicants for the post of Café Manager (full time or part-time job share).
The closing date for applications is 24 September, but this will be extended. Watch the video and help recruit God’s person by sharing the job ad with anyone who might be interested.
Confirmation
The pandemic has caused many people to rethink their lives. If you would like to take a personal step of confirming your faith in a way which is meaningful and public then please email Simon Taylor. There is a confirmation service on November 14th and Simon would be delighted to meet with anyone who would like to spend some time reflecting on their faith and then confirming it in this special service. The service is local at Chiddingfold and will be taken by the Bishop of Guildford.
Living in Love and Faith
How do questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church? Several BHC Small groups will be following the national CofE course in September. If you would like to join one, please contact Simon Willetts. Info on the course can be found on the CofE web site here:
https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/living-love-and-faith
Public Notice: A faculty petition has been filed (wef 3rd July 2020) in respect of the McLaren Grave Marker – details: keith.harper@bhcgodalming.org
Safeguarding Past Case Reviews – reaching out to survivors and victims
Busbridge&Hambledon Church takes safeguarding extremely seriously, and with the Diocese of Guildford fully supports the House of Bishops wish to ensure that all our churches and church related activities are as safe as possible for children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is so important that all known cases of concern about the behaviour of clergy and church officers towards children and vulnerable adults have been considered and dealt with appropriately. We have been asked to issue a reminder of the plea to survivors and victims to come forward. Please read more on the Safeguarding page >
The September Outward Giving Update is out now and provides an update on BHC mission partner, The Cellar Camino Café. Please take a copy from church or download it HERE.
Church Family News
The Thanksgiving Service for Brian Oxborough will be held in Busbridge Church at 1.30 p.m. on Monday 11 October 2021. All who knew and loved Brian are warmly welcome to come to this service. In the meantime, please continue to hold Pat and Tim in your prayers.
Lifts to church. Would anyone be willing to join a rota for occasional lifts to Busbridge (any Sunday service) for a church member and her carer in Minster Road? Please get in touch with Cathy Brook on 01483 420633 if you are able to help.
Coming Up NEXT:
See the list below or look up dates further ahead in the full calendar. Select the event for details and the location (online or on site).
Please Pray for
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North Munstead Lane and for the fruitful search for a new road steward
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Church Lane
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The Archbishop’s visit to Guildford Diocese, 24-26 September.
ELSEWHERE
Please support!
Busbridge and Hambledon Churches are open daily for private prayer.
PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE
To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email prayer@bhcgodalming.org or call Lisa Olsworth-Peter on 01483 421267.
Listening prayer is available mid-week.
Catch up on News from other areas
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