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  • Simon Taylor: BHC Mk11 – What might the future look like? Join Ed O-P for Pioneering the Future Church next Monday

    What will church look like after lock down? Will it go back to how it was or will it reshape in some way?… 

    We are beginning to ask the question ‘what might the future look like’? for us as a Christian community. There is much to go back to but there is also much to reflect on for the future. This is about lessons to be learned in areas such as leaning of God, laying down that which became redundant, living faith for tomorrow, and being a learning as a community under Christ. You might call it ‘BHC MkII’.

    Explore this with Rev Ed Olsworth-Peter on Monday 11 May at 8pm as he leads a discussion on Pioneering the Future Church.

    Ed is the National Pioneer Development Advisor for the Church of England and will share insights, experience, theology and discussion around innovating the New Normal of Church exploring how to listen, adapt, experiment, inhabit and persevere.

    To join the zoom meeting, use the location link above and enter password 2020 when prompted.

  • Sunday 3 May 2020



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    Message from Simon
    (posted earlier this week on bhcgodalming.org, Twitter and Facebook.  Good for you if you’ve seen it already!)

    Dear all,

    It is heart-warming to know how much you are all caring, sharing, supporting, praying, worshipping and growing in fellowship in Christ. We’re hearing more and more stories of church members connecting together in new ways. We know that many of you have welcomed a call from a home group leader and the response to ‘would you like to fold in to a home group’ has been amazing. Thank you once again to our home group leaders. You play a crucial role in the leadership of BHC as we head into the future.

    We’re gradually expanding the faith, teaching, worship and fellowship that we can offer online. We’re doing this because we think that our church family might be doing these online things for a while to come. We’re offering some online short-courses and one off practical faith events; we’d encourage you to be part of them, partly to bless those who are putting such effort into them for all of us.

    We’d like to give particular thanks this week for Matt Toombs. Matt and the Explorers team create an incredible weekly ‘padlet’ for the young people. The work behind it is phenomenal. Also, a quiet thanks to Jacqui R and all the wonderful saintly supporters who are caring for many in and around Hambledon, Hydestile, Enton and beyond. Do pray for these people.

    We’re beginning to turn our thoughts to what ‘normal’ life, worship, faith and fellowship might look like in the months to come and even further ahead too. Like much of the UK exploring how life might be changing; we’re asking what “BHC MkII” might look like under the Holy Spirit’s leadership. Some research has been started into this and you can read an interesting theological and practical article which has been forwarded to us by Rev Catherine McBride.

    What can we return to? What have we learnt God is growing afresh and which we need to explore further? What can we set aside as we live together for the Kingdom of God and look forward to Christ’s Return? If you’ve got thoughts, do send an email to Simon and Simon.

    In the love of Christ, Simon

    P.S. Thank you to those who responded to the C19 survey so we could check what is offered and how we can ensure it is sustainable and see if it is meeting needs. We’ve closed the survey now. We’ll use the information for planning things. The summary is: people appreciate what is offered for worship and teaching and the complexity of doing this; there is some desire for something more traditional and we’re now working on two approaches to this; people recognise the great community work that is going on via so many church members; there is desire to see home groups as central to what we are doing within the church family and we’re working on this with our great home group leaders. Thanks for completing the survey.

    THE NOTICES

    Pat Hilton
    Many of you will have heard by now that Pat died peacefully, at home, last Saturday evening (25th April).  We are deeply saddened by this news, but grateful for the example of Pat’s deep Christian faith, as well as her courage over the last couple of years.  Please pray for Dudley, Catriona, Robert and the wider family, for God’s love and peace to surround them all.   Thank you.

    Coming up this week

    Managing your time and energy when working from home: a Christian perspective;  a session facilitated by Peter Shaw on Monday 4 May 

    Do you struggle with making the best use of time when you are working from home?  This session is for you.    Peter Shaw coaches leaders internationally and will be facilitating this session on Monday 4 May from 8pm to 9:30pm, drawing on Christian themes like gentleness, patience and self-control.  Peter and a colleague have written a prompt sheet (link here) about questions to ask yourself about managing your time and energy when working from home, together with a 4 minute video. (link here).  The session will be in the BHC Public room (password 2020).

    VE Day Sing Along and Tea Party
    A day early as we hope for good viewing on the TV on Friday! — Lisa and Penny are running a virtual sing along to wartime songs, some readings and an opportunity for a chat.  (Approx event time 40 mins).  The Prime Timers enjoyed a similar event in Busbridge Church last November—but EVERYONE is welcome to this one.   

    Ed Olsworth-Peter is hosting another zoom ‘evening with…’ session at 8pm on Monday 11 May in which we’ll be looking at The pioneering church. What will church look like after lockdown? Will it go back to how it was or will it reshape in some way?…  insights, experience, theology and discussion around innovating the New Normal of Church exploring how to: listen, adapt, experiment, inhabit and persevere.

    If you have anything to post, thoughts, prayers, musings—remember the BHC Together facebook group is yours to do so!   

    Worship, prayer and teaching

    With so many of our regular events now transferring onto zoom the diary is back to it’s full self!  Select the event in the web site calendar for full details and to access the right zoom meeting or other online location.

    Hambledon Prayer Breakfast— 9am this Saturday, and then 1st, 3rd (and 5th) Saturdays.  Hosted by Simon Willetts.  (Breakfast included if you prepare it yourself.)

    Space for God is running a reflective Take time session on Tues, 5 May @ 7.15am

    Thursday Live, half an hour to reflect and engage, on Thursday 7 May, 7.30pm, in the zoom prayer room 946-391-4833 (password 2020). The theme for next week is going to be COVID19 – Hammer of God?

    Unplugged—6.30pm on 17 May.  The service and music will involve our young people, but it’s always extremely popular with all ages.

    Don’t forget—9am Morning Prayer on weekdays.  Probably the best way to start your day!

    Loving the community

    Kids it’s your turn to join the wave of #viralkindness.  The BHC version is #CreativeKindness.  Penny’s been thinking about the older people we know that aren’t on the internet and are

    finding harder to stay connected.  We can still post things though, and would like to pass on messages with all things arty and crafty from our young people to those who need cheering up.  Please see the details on the web site.  We are also enlisting the children from Busbridge Junior and Infant schools to help too. 

    A slice of cake on us.  In Hambledon, the village shop is doing an amazing job of coordinating volunteers to delivery orders to those who can’t get out.  As of Thursday, all shop orders are going out with a slice of cake from Hambledon Church with a message from Simon Willetts, just to say Hi, the church is still here and how we can support.  If you are a lucky recipient, enjoy!  (sadly the delivery service doesn’t extend as far as Godalming.)  

    Why Pray?  If anyone is asking (and we think they are) please refer them to the web site.  Andy Spencer has put together some info for people who might be thinking about this for the first time, and can respond to people individually, or develop sessions if there’s a demand.  Please pass the word on.

    Don’t forget—10.30am Coffee breaks for anyone to pop in and out.  The Coronavirus Response team awaits requests to help those self-isolating—

    Email: coronaresponse@bhcgodalming.org. The CFSF is receiving donations AND applications for financial gifts.   It’s all on www.bhcgodalming.org

    Elsewhere

    Christian Aid Week 10-16 May: Love Never Fails.  Please don’t forget it this year, and support in the way you usually would.  See caweek.org to give or take part in their other fundraising initiatives.

    Also Tearfund have launched an emergency appeal to help some of the poorest countries in the world where coronavirus is spreading: https://www.tearfund.org/

    Something to uplift!
    Instead All Souls music team have created a Virtual Prom Praise  with  great music and worship from 10 years  of Prom  Praise, many notable artists from across the world have given input for this virtual event  and  the master editing of 240 musicians and singers on line performing together!

    Go to allsoulsmusic.org for more information or look up Virtual Prom Praise on the web… It is 7.30 -9pm this Saturday May 2nd.  I do hope you can share it and be inspired by it and do please  let others know.

    Finally, please see: Godalming Churches Together Link up & TTT update is attached for other good stuff going on around us.

     

     

  • Why Pray? Prayer in these unusual times – Andy Spencer

    It has been said by Army chaplains that

    “there are no atheists in foxholes.”

    The first thing that needs to be said is that there are no experts with prayer, only people who have tried it in different ways and found it helpful. Most people who pray don’t always find it easy and some really struggle with it.  There is no one way to pray. Someone has wisely said – pray as you can, do not pray as you can’t.

    So why pray?

    It‘s just so natural, we do it all the time, particularly if we are in a challenging situation we, whether we have faith or not, send up a prayer of help. It has been said by Army chaplains that there are no atheists in foxholes.

    Just recently in the worldwide Global Connections concert for the world, one of the theme tunes ‘The Prayer’, sung by Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Andrea Boccelli, John Legend and Lang Lang contained these words:

    I pray you’ll be our eyes
    And watch us where we go
    And help us to be wise
    In times when we don’t know
    Let this be our prayer
    When we lose our way

    Lead us to a place
    Guide us with your grace
    To a place where we’ll be safe

    I pray we’ll find your light
    And hold it in our hearts
    When stars go out each night
    Let this be our prayer

    When shadows fill our day
    Lead us to a place
    Guide us with your grace
    Give us faith so we’ll be safe
    We ask that life be kind
    And watch us from above
    We hope each soul will find
    Another soul to love

    Another song from the same event was entitled ‘Soon you’ll get better’. This song written and sung by Taylor Swift contained these words:

    Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too.

    Yes, in desperate times and situations, we feel the need to reach out, to share the pain, to ask for help. It seems natural to pray to a higher authority, someone outside of ourselves. For most world faiths, prayer is important.

    The link below will take you to a short cartoon clip entitled ‘Why pray?’ We hope you find it helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVHUx_EJnUs&feature=youtu.be   tps://youtu.be/QVHUx_EJnUs

    On the same website (https://www.24-7prayer.com/), there is plenty of information on how to pray, as well as resources and tools for praying in the midst of the coronavirus crisis

    You also might find the video on the following link helpful: https://practicingtheway.org/pray/week-one

    If you would like to talk more about prayer and praying having watched the above videos, you might like to join a zoom meeting in a couple of weeks’ time.

    If interested email church.office@bhcgodalming.org

    Rev Andy Spencer

  • Mid-week ‘thought of the day’ from Simon Taylor

    Dear all,

    It is heart-warming to know how much you are all caring, sharing, supporting, praying, worshipping and growing in fellowship in Christ. We’re hearing more and more stories of church members connecting together in new ways. We know that many of you have welcomed a call from a home group leader and the response to ‘would you like to fold in to a home group’ has been amazing. Thank you once again to our home group leaders. You play a crucial role in the leadership of BHC as we head into the future.

    We’re gradually expanding the faith, teaching, worship and fellowship that we can offer online. We’re doing this because we think that our church family might be doing these online things for a while to come. We’re offering some online short-courses and one off practical faith events; we’d encourage you to be part of them, partly to bless those who are putting such effort into them for all of us.

    We’d like to give particular thanks this week for Matt Toombs. Matt and the Explorers team create an incredible weekly ‘padlet’ for the young people. The work behind it is phenomenal. Also, a quiet thanks to Jacqui R and all the wonderful saintly supporters who are caring for many in and around Hambledon, Hydestile, Enton and beyond. Do pray for these people.

    We’re beginning to turn our thoughts to what ‘normal’ life, worship, faith and fellowship might look like in the months to come and even further ahead too. Like much of the UK exploring how life might be changing; we’re asking what “BHC MkII” might look like under the Holy Spirit’s leadership. Some research has been started into this and you can read an interesting theological and practical article which has been forwarded to us by Rev Catherine McBride.

    https://www.dur.ac.uk/digitaltheology/ewo/sections/

    What can we return to? What have we learnt God is growing afresh and which we need to explore further? What can we set aside as we live together for the Kingdom of God and look forward to Christ’s Return? If you’ve got thoughts, do send an email to Simon and Simon.

    In the love of Christ,

    Simon

  • Sunday 26 April 2020

    Please find the lastest notices here

  • Simon Taylor: Connect & Fold in (ii)

    Simon Taylor: Connect & Fold in (ii)

    The Communion of Believers: Connect and Fold in

    No-one Left Behind 1 Thess 5:11 (Msg paraphrase of Scripture)

    We’ve written to most members of our church family in the past few days. A letter or email has gone to anyone who does not currently enjoy the spiritual fruits and social benefits of being part of a midweek small group in our church community.

    If you didn’t get your email or letter, part of which is copied below, please let the church office know because it means we’ve missed you off and we’re really sorry for this. We want everyone to be connected and fold in to our extended Christian community at this important time. It is a symbol of our shared spiritual communion with Christ until the time when we can celebrate Communion as the gathered body of believers, together again.

    A communion of believers expressed in different ways

    We know that we are part of a great church family. We see this week by week as we live, laugh, cry, worship and do so m any things together.

    Some of you are connected by getting the church notices; others by having the time to worship at key times in the church year like Remembrance, Easter, Christmas and Harvest. Perhaps you are part of the toddler group or Nexus, the Hambledon Coffee Morning or Ladies’ Breakfast. Many of you are connected into being the church family in so many ways and you worship at one of the congregations.

    Connecting afresh in unity with one another and in Christ through the Holy Spirit

    At this unique moment we are inviting you to connect in another way. It is for everyone’s good and about showing Christian care. It is a connection which over 200 of the church family are already part of. It is a midweek small group. It is called this because it is a smallish group of people who get to know one another, support each other, read the Bible and live life together. It is sometimes called a home group because it meets in a home.

    It is vital that we are connected together as a church in new ways at this time. This is so that we can ensure our network of love, care and concern is strengthened for the good of all. You may be fine, in a house with many others but there are people in our church family who long for a fortnightly phone call right now. Your joining in could be about what you can give in Christ as much as that which you can receive.

    Christian leadership

    There are nearly 30 small home groups. They are led by great people who have been checked and selected by the church. These are people the church cares for, trusts and supports in their own faith and lives. We ensure that the home group leaders are well known in the church family and we meet together to pray and learn together. Our home group leaders are leaders in our Christian family of BHC.

    Part of the Mystery of Christ’s Church past, present and future

    Thank you for being part of a most wonderful, amazing and beautiful church family of Christ at this time. Thank you for your prayers and support as we all support one another.

    Everyone needs a bit of care… Contact, Connect, Fold in

    Everyone needs a little bit of care. Everyone needs ways to grow in understanding Scripture, faith and belief. Everyone wants to be part of a great family. We’re inviting everyone to be part of the home group network for the next few months. You can choose not to – just let the church office or the home group leader know. Or you can choose one of the following:

    OR

  • Sunday 5 April 2020

    This week

    Simon writes for the notices

    5 tips for parents in isolation with at teenager

    Holy Week and Good Friday Reflections

    Perhaps, like me, you have been distracted from Lent this year, and Palm Sunday is a good time to refocus on our story, picking up this Sunday in Matthew 21. 

    Church@Home this Sunday from 10am– Click to go to BHC Godalming on YouTube

    The YouTube service is scheduled to go live just before 10am, so don’t worry if you can’t see it on the channel before that. 

    For our Palm Sunday service, Dave Preece is introducing, Simon Taylor is preaching and we have the readings and prayers curtesy of the Kinder family.  We’ve also tried to make the worship sound more familiar, so Lisa has been recording herself in a bedroom at home.  (Isn’t that how Justin Bieber started out?)

    The service includes two songs, but the full playlist for this Sunday is on Spotify here for you to enjoy anytime.

    This Sunday’s youth & children’s work
    0-7s: The Ark     will also be available on YouTube – thanks to Judith Hawkey for dressing up and Mike for his contribution to costumes and production.

    7-11s: For a lighter look at the Palm Sunday story, the Explorers interactive session is on something clever called padlet where there’s videos, songs, craft and prayers for the children to work through.  Thank you Matt Toombs for producing it, and all the contributors.  I particularly like the Skit Guys take on Palm Sunday – perfectly silly for our under 11s but also made me smile.  And some lovely prayers from the Glaysher children. 

    Do take a look here (password john316) –  BUT if you have an Explorer please wait to watch with them on Sunday. 

    11-18s: Pathfinders are getting together in the CYF zoom room at 10am and Ichthus at 6.30pm.  Contact Anto if you have anyone who isn’t on the joining list yet.

    Also this week, Anto’s 5 tips for parents in isolation with teenagers – some of which might be relevant to everyone else too!

    HOLY WEEK – on Zoom

    [If you need help with zoom, please see the instructions here, or contact our friendly IT support team – Dave Preece and Anto Ficatier who have demonstrated near saintly patience with new users in the past couple of weeks, and are keen to keep as many people as possible participating in our worship.]

    All taking place in the BHC public zoom room – use this link at the scheduled time:

    Holy Week Reflections led by Andy Spencer | 8pm Monday and Wednesday

    Maundy Thursday Reflection led by Dave Preece | 8pm Thurday

    Good Friday | 9am Morning Prayer

    Good Friday Reflection led by Margot Spencer | 10am

    And don’t forget 9am Morning Prayer, 10.30am Coffee Break & 4pm Tea time on zoom
    Please feel free to pop in and out of the BHC public room from 10.30-11am and 4-4.30pm to say hi, share highs and lows from the day.  We’re all getting used to the new technology so this is quite a good time try it out.

    JUST FOR FUN

    Missing ABC and Sing it Out!?  Next Tuesday at 9.45am parents with little ones are invited to zoom in with their teddies for a live sing along to some favourite songs with actions.  Email lisa.olsworth-peter@bhcgodalming.org ASAP for the details to join in.

    Time for a bit of comedy and culture – Ladies and Gents Night at the Theatre
    You may have heard that during the COVID-19 crisis, the National Theatre have launched NT at Home on YouTube where every Thursday 7pm you can watch some great British Theatre for free.  Last night the NT streamed its production of One Man, Two Guvnors with James Cordon which is available to watch for another 7 days. 

    See: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw

    Hosts of the Ladies Film Nights have jumped on this opportunity to keep their discussions going – with a night at the Theatre.  All are invited to Hilda’s zoom living room next Tuesday at 7pm where Pri Burford will lead a discussion around the questions: 

    1)     It has been said that “hell is other people”. Last night we were invited to sit together and virtually with others (pausing for the NHS clapping) to replicate a communal act: going to the theatre.  What have you learned so far in this pandemic about how much being connected to others means?

    2)     And for those who want a real brain baker:  What are the differences between individualism and isolation?

    For access to the zoom, email ladies@bhcgodalming.org or check the web site nearer the time for joining details.

    PS Please bring your own popcorn and drink this time!!

    Finally I attach news from Godalming Churches Together, with details about how we are all supporting our church members at this time.

    Churches Together – April Link up

    Needless to say, it’s all on the web site, which is being updated more than ever at the moment. And you can get additional reminders on facebook, Instagram and twitter. 

  • Anto Ficatier: 5 Tips for parents in isolation with a teenager

    5 TIPS FOR PARENTS IN ISOLATION WITH A TEENAGER

    Anto Ficatier, Youth Minister at Busbridge & Hambledon Church

    1. Acknowledge their feelings on a frequent basis
    Teenagers are at a funny crossroads when it comes to feelings. They have the verbal ability to share what they experience but at the same time they tend to think (especially boys!) that it is really lame to externalize what they go through emotionally. In times of crisis like the one we are facing now, it is fundamental to make sure you acknowledge your teenagers’ feelings.

    So together with your teenager, map out all the different feelings he/she has experienced recently. Complement it with a tool called a “wheel of emotions”. I personally like to use the one created by Robert Plutchik’s (find it here on Wikipedia), but I’m sure you can find other ones. Print it (big format) and pin it somewhere in your house. Make a mental note to look at the wheel with your teenager on a frequent basis

    2.Keep up with the routine.
    There’s no denying that your teenager is unsettled by this “new norm” of being confined at home all the time. We are all experiencing it, but teenagers are more sensitive to this due to their discomfort at processing feelings. This is perfectly normal. Don’t worry if it takes a little for your teenager to adapt to confinement.

    But in this time of deep uncertainty, it is even more important to give your teenager a sense of routine, with a daily schedule of recurring activities that happen at the same time each day. Waking up in the morning, doing school work, eating meals with the family, exercising, and going to bed: try to keep those as “normal” as you can. A healthy rhythm of life will help your teenager to gain motivation. Your parenting skills will obviously be tested (sorry about that!) and your teenager might fight back when you try to set boundaries and put a healthy routine in place. Don’t give up, and be positive in your approach. Discuss the matter with your teenager. Try to make a list of ten special “weekend treats” you could start implementing, that would certainly cheer him/her up!

     3.More screen is not the answer
    I’m reading more and more alarming studies coming from the US regarding screen time and teenagers. There is a huge rise in social media participation and gaming. Some would say this is perfectly normal because teenagers are at home all the time now. I say we should not fall for this easy solution and fight back. Since when does being at home mean being on our phones all the time?

    With the mass-spread of virtual schooling, and virtual youth activities, your teenager is already spending way too much time on a screen. There is absolutely no need to add to these many hours of necessary screen additional hours on the phone or gaming. As tempting and easy as it is, more screen is not the answer. You will end up with a grumpy, hyper, and passive teenager. What to offer instead? The answer is not easy and requires tapping into your teenagers’ creative heart. Together sit down on the couch and list all the activities your teenager would like to do. Painting? Reading? Writing? Learning? You name it. Make suggestions without imposing anything. Try to get your teenager to find something on his/her own. Do not ban gaming and social media completely. It’s good for your teenager to keep in touch with friends and it’s ok to game a bit, as long as it is done in the right setting. Have your “family tech rules” ready. Haven’t written these rules yet? Now is the best time to do it!

    4. Help them stay connected
    In our current environment, it is really easy to be overwhelmed with everything that is happening in the world and go back to “survival mode”, whatever form it may take. Your teenager will be exactly the same – if not more. For some teenagers “survival mode” literally means going into emotional hiding and waiting for things to get better. So it is really important for you, parents, to help your teenager stay connected with the outside world and avoid solitude.

    The best way to do so is to map out the different social groups of your teenager and check which ones he/she is in contact with. Football friends, family members, church youth group, boy-scouts..? Do you know when and how often these groups meet in this new age of isolation? Don’t forget to include in your map the family members your teenager would like to get in touch with. You might find out – to your surprise! – that Uncle Bob emerges from the brainstorming. Organize a phone call with Uncle Bob straight away! One last note: remind your teenager that Snapchat (and other social media) is not the best way to authentically share with their friends. A phone call or a video chat is a much better platform to express their feelings.

    5. Invest in their spiritual life
    I was on the phone with my great-uncle this week. He was telling me about WW2 and how he still remembers the long queues to buy food. In times of crisis, we are stripped away from our jobs, health, wealth, comfort, food, social relationships and many more things. It awakens deep questions about the meaning of life. Covid-19, like WW2, is a historical moment that your teenager will remember forever. You might not notice it yet, but it will undeniably have a lasting impact on him/her. Your teenager is processing everything and has on his mind many existential questions.

    Start to listen to these questions. Don’t dismiss them because you’re too busy. Take them seriously. Help your youth to find answers to these questions. Now is perhaps the best opportunity you’ve ever experienced to share your own faith with your teenager. It might feel awkward at first, but your teenager craves to connect with you on a spiritual level. If you are yourself wondering about God in this turbulent time, that’s great! Why don’t you and your teenager explore what it means to be in relationship with God together? “Ask, and you will receive” said Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. We are going through tough times. Your teenager needs to spend time learning about God and be comforted by Him. You can make it happen!

    Notes:

    Robert Plutchik’s wheel of emotions

    Article from Glossy about social media participation

    Article from Polygon about gaming

  • Simon Taylor: Contact, Connect, Fold in

    Simon writes for the weekly notices:

    Heavy artillery
    This Palm Sunday, thank you for all your acts of kindness and signs of Christ’s love across this church family and in the wider community. Your presence makes a difference. Your prayers change the spiritual atmosphere. The Rt Revd Graham Cray called prayer “the heavy artillery of spiritual warfare”. I am hearing stories of people who have rarely been to church but who have prayed in the past two weeks.

    Contact. Connect. Fold in
    Over the next week or so every member of this church family will be contacted by us. I don’t know how many you think that might be but if you add up all the adults involved in Nexus, Ark, Explorers, WOW, Prayer Ministry, who have asked for this church email weekly… it is over 650 adults. We’ll contact you about inviting you to be connected to a key person who lives in your neighbourhood. It is about folding into a closer Christ community. It is a way to stay close whilst we are apart and to know the bonds of Christian love at a time such as this. If this isn’t for you, then you just need to reply to the email (next week). We expect most people will be wanting a little bit more connection and community; you may have it in spades yourself but I can promise you that if that is the case, you have something to share with Christians near you who need some of it. Share it and fold in with others!

    Hope in dark times
    If you’re looking for some hope, do read Simon W and my articles on the church website. Do check the youtube channel out and listen to our sermons from the past two weeks.  (Also available on the soundcloud).

    Thanks
    There are too many people to thank. Today we’re celebrating Lorna Sherwin, Cathy Brooke, Penny Naylor, Jackie Rooke and others who are spearheading our community response team. Pray for them.

    Coffee?
    This is why we’re asking everyone to join the 10.30am and 4pm coffee rooms once or twice a week. You might be fine, but others there may need to see your beautiful face. Do it for them.

    Simon Taylor
    Rector of Busbridge&Hambledon and Area Dean of Godalming
    A Deanery Family Encouraging, Enthusing & Equipping one another in Christ

  • Hambledon Public Notice – Faculty Application to install an automatic locking system

    Hambledon Public Notice 30 March 2020

    To see the full application, please email church.office@bhcgodalming.org. Details of the the faculty application would be available in the church in normal circumstances but details can be provided from the church office.