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1 No 33 12th November 2017 Welcome to Christ Church Services Today 8.00am HOLY COMMUNION Remembrance Sunday - What Price Peace? John 15:9-17 (page 1083) Rob Hinton 9.30am MORNING PRAISE Remembrance Sunday - What Price Peace? John 15:9-17 Joe Whiting 6.30pm EVENING PRAISE 5 Marks of reformation - Grace alone Christ Church is part of Churches Together in Ephesians 2:1-10 Beckenham. We welcome all who are visitors and Rob Hinton newcomers to our church. In this bulletin you can find all you need to know about what is happening this week and what else is going on at Christ Church. If you are new to the church, please pick up a copy of our Welcome Booklet from the back of the church. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO CHILDREN S WORK TODAY, except for Girls choir at the usual time, and the Morning Service is at 9.30am. Congregation move to Beckenham War Memorial at 10.15am. On other Sundays, children come into church at 10.30am for a time of worship then leave for Sunday School in the halls. Youth Fellowship (Y10+) The Junction meet in the Halls from 6.15pm to 8.15pm. Refreshments Refreshments are served at the evening service today. Please come and join us. Prayer for the Third Sunday before Advent God, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and poverty and pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our mission is... 1

2 Christ Church Beckenham Bulletin T / E. office@ccb.org.uk What s on at Christ Church Beckenham Tuesday 14 Nov 7.15am Prayer Breakfast in the Lounge, all welcome 10.00am 11.45am 12.30pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 7.30pm Meeting Point (women s bible study) in the Lounge - all welcome Community Lunch chair based exercises. Doors open 11.30am. Community Lunch, Main Hall. Doors open at 12.15pm. Book a place on or sign the sheet at the back of church. Craft Community - all welcome to chat or work a craft. (ends 4.00pm). Beaver Colony Meeting Track Group for years 10s to 11s, ends 8.45pm Wednesday am Baby & Toddlers in all halls 7.30pm Track Group for year 12+, end 8.45pm Friday pm Christ Church Singers practice 9.40pm Street Pastors in the High Street until 2am Saturday am Prayer for Christ Church. We meet in the Lea Wilson Room for an hour. Do join us if you can. 9.30am 10.00am Men Behaving Dadly - see notice Church open from 10am to 12noon Sunday am HOLY COMMUNION: Rob Hinton Joshua - Sin s devastating Effects pt 2 Joshua 7: am 10.30am 6.30pm Girls Choir practice in the Lea Wilson Room HOLY COMMUNION: Tara Kunert Joshua - Sin s devastating Effects pt 2 Joshua 7:13-26 The Sunday Conversation - see notice overleaf. 6.30pm. 7.00pm. All welcome to share the love of Jesus Christ in word and deed 2

3 Office Hours: Mon 11.30am pm / Tues to Thurs 9am - 3pm / Friday - closed Diary notices: The Men s Night planned for 17th November is being re-scheduled. Further details to follow. Men Behaving Dadly on Saturday 18th November, am: for Dads and pre-school children. Toys, bacon rolls, tea and coffee. Suggested donation of 2. Cards with details are at the back of the Church. See page 7 for our 2018 dates. Change of date: the next meeting for Prayer for Persecuted Christians will be on 27th November when we will be signing Christmas cards. The next meeting after that will be 8th January Intercontinental Church Society - On Sunday 26th November there will be a table at the back of church with up to date news and prayer points for the Mission, along with some jams made at Canford, for which I ask a donation of 2.50 minimum. Your prayers and interest are invited for this International work. Madge Olby. so that people become His followers 3

4 CHRISTMAS AT CHRIST CHURCH BECKENHAM Friday 1st December, Ladies Fizz and Pudding Evening, 7.30pm - See notice page 5. Sunday 3rd December: - Toy Service, 10.30am. This year we are supporting the Salvation Army in Bromley. They would welcome any NEW donations for babies and children up to the age of 16. No battery operated toys or clothing please. Thank you. - Christmas Family Fun afternoon, 3-5pm. A party for children aged up to 11 and their families. Christmas games, crafts and afternoon tea. 2 adults / 1 child. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please pick up a card. Book a place by contacting Helen in the office. See notice page 5. Sunday 10th December, Explorers Christmas Party, noon with games and party food. All welcome - bring your friends. Tuesday 12th December, Community Christmas Lunch. Due to popularity, we are changing the way that we take bookings this year, to avoid disappointment. We are giving priority to our regular Lunchers so there is no sign-up sheet. If you are a regular Luncher, we would love to accommodate you. 5 tickets are on sale to Lunchers on Sunday 19th November at the back of church and at Lunch on Tuesday 14th and 28th November. Wednesday 13th December, Baby & Toddlers Christmas Service and Party Sunday 17th December, 6.30pm, Magical and moving Carols by Candlelight. The Christmas Card boxes will be out on Sunday 3rd December... Christmas Eve: am Holy Communion pm Christingle Service pm Midnight Communion with carols Christmas Day: am Holy Communion am All-Age Christmas Celebration, finishing at 11.15am, followed by Holy Communion to the glory of God 4

5 Personal Christmas Cards... As last year, may I suggest that instead of sending Christmas cards to those CCB family members we see all year and will be able to greet personally on Christmas Day, you may prefer to sign one general card and make a donation to Starfish Asia. The card will be available early in December. Thank you. Vivienne Bowman. Christmas Card and Pulse Magazine Distribution Our Christmas Cards (with details of our services), and our new Magazine Pulse, will be ready for collection at the back of church on Sunday 26th November for distribution to the Parish. If you are part of our distribution team, please make a diary note to collect your Christmas cards and magazines on that day, for distribution to the Parish. Any problems, please contact me. Thank you. Cathy Baker. 5

6 Notices: Maurice s new role as Caretaker and Pastoral Worker has begun! In this new role, Maurice will continue to have oversight of the security and cleanliness of the Church and halls and surrounding areas, he will prepare the premises for services, meetings, events and bookings. In addition, we are delighted to confirm that Maurice will take part in the pastoral activities of Christ Church, predominantly Open Doors, Community Lunch and Craft Community. As a result of this change, Maurice will not now have responsibility for maintenance. All Maintenance issues are now being handled externally and any maintenance requests should be sent to the churchwardens or the church office. Please pray for Maurice as he moves forward in this new exciting role. Our Care in Action group would love to hear from any driver in the congregation who would like to occasionally or regularly give a lift to those who need it. In the first instance we are looking for anyone who could offer a lift on Tuesdays, to events such as Open Doors and Community Lunches, or Sundays, to any of the services. Please speak to Uzo or Nick or them via the church office to let them know if you can help, or to discuss further. Please note that any items left on the church premises are left at your own risk. The halls are very busy and doors can sometimes be left open unattended. Please take any valuables home with you. FREE children s books - Explorers have some children s books that they no longer require. Please do take a look at them at the back of church and take home if you would like - no charge! Events in the local area: St Paul s Community Choir Autumn Concert Saturday 18 th November, 7.30pm in the church. The main work is Vivaldi's 'Gloria'. Other items will include two works by Handel - 'Zadok The Priest' and the Hallelujah Chorus from 'Messiah'. Refreshments will be provided during the interval. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection for church funds. The concert will end around 9pm. Coffee morning at St. Barnabas Church on 18 th November in support of Carers Bromley, as they have lost their funding from the Borough. Carers Bromley has provided excellent support to those caring for people living with dementia and other conditions. Telephone for more information. Facilities in the Church Toilets are located to the front of the church, via the side aisles - the right side being suitable for the less able and including a baby changing facility. When the crèche is in operation, please use the right side only. Large print Bibles or sheets (ask a Sidesman) Loop system for hearing aids CDs of sermons are available from Gill Boulton Please remember to switch off your mobile phone. Coffee rota: 12th Nov: n/a (am); Ghinn (pm) 19th Nov: Gale HG (am); Bates HG (pm) 6

7 2018 Dates for your diaries: 7

8 Christ Church Beckenham Bulletin Please pray for all items in this bulletin and for: * Jean Hunter for investigations in the PRUH, Medical 9. * Ann McGill who is in the PRUH having had a stroke. * Lesley Iliffe in Lewisham Hospital after a fall. * Those who usually cannot get to church - Audrey Anderson, Audrey Carter, Gaius and Nest Davies, Joe Gilbert, Dilys Greenwood, Jean Hunter, Margaret and Pamela Krombach, Peggy McGill, Jean Mills, Michael and Heidi Sanderson, Allen Stoffel, Annette Styles, Elizabeth Swaffield and Celia Tickner. Mission Partners Paul & Kate Bown and children Lydia & Christopher. Paul works with ReachAcross in Birmingham. Over the last two weeks Paul has been part of the planning team for a conference in Birmingham called Fruitful Not Fearful: serving together with MBBs for mutual fruitfulness. This was the 8th annual one-day conference to promote church-building amongst Muslims in Britain, sponsored by The Right Way, a group based in High Wycombe. The conference took place on Saturday 4th November. Approximately 150 attended. Many Christians from a Muslim background (CMBs) gave their testimonies. It was a very encouraging meeting and Paul and the organisers hope that all who attended will have been encouraged as they seek to work alongside their CMB friends to see the church grow and develop. The ReachAcross intern programme is further developing. A Taiwanese ReachAcross worker has been working on facilitating East Asians to join the programme, so that they can be trained for future work in the Middle East. Paul has been researching the tax situation for these and other workers and has been giving advice concerning visa applications. The International Director of ReachAcross and his wife are travelling to Africa again for the final programme among refugees. Paul has been ordering equipment for them to take and formatting English and Arabic booklets for printing. Paul has been meeting an Algerian shopkeeper during the evenings, but he has now moved shops so it has been difficult to re-establish contact. Lydia is now at Southampton University reading Pure and Marine Biology. She is enjoying it very much. Christopher is busy with GCSE preparations and his football refereeing. Kate continues to work at different schools. Just a few days ago Paul s elderly mother had a fall and broke her arm, so that puts more of a burden on Kate in particular when Paul is away. Please pray that the visas for the East Asian voluntary workers would come through and that they would settle quickly into the Birmingham context Missionary Support: We are so thankful for the generous financial support of our congregation for CCB s mission partners. The total donated following the mission support weekend, once gift aid and other donations are added, comes to 33,471.21, which has enabled us to meet their budgetary requirements for 2018 in full. The missionary committee wish to say thank you to all those who have supported our mission partners this year through prayer and financial provision. 8