NORWICH CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH JUNE 2018

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1 24th 17th 10th 3rd NORWICH CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH JUNE 2018 Welcome to our Sunday service, especially if you are joining us for the first time. During our morning service we have Youth and Children s groups, please let us know if you need information about these or you have any other queries before, during or after the service. Our welcome team are around to assist in any way we can. After the morning service we have a Welcome Desk in the foyer that serves tea, coffee and biscuits where you can discover more about the church, its events and activities. We hope you will feel at home here today. SUNDAY SERVICES IN MONTH Morning Worship (10.45am) Evening Service (6pm) 1 Kings 2:1-11. Preacher: Mark Fairweather-Tall Communion Preacher: Cathy Luland 1 Kings 3:5-28 Preacher: Mark Fairweather-Tall Preacher: Paul John Preacher: Paul Mizen Preacher: Mark Fairweather-Tall Communion 1 Kings 8:1-21 Preacher: Mark Fairweather-Tall Preacher: Steve Gaskin Youth morning activities drop-off at 10.30am: The Crib (0-2 years) & Quest (age 3-16 years). Night Quest (school years 6-9), drop off at 6pm.

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4 BIBLE-BASED & PRAYER FOCUSED Please pray for: Graham Fletcher, preaching at Westfield Mission Brundall on 10th June. Alan Gidney, preaching at Douro House (3rd, pm), Antingham Hall (24th, pm) & Corton House (27th, am). The service at Grays Fair Court on Sunday 10th June, taken by Chris Cleary, Margaret Mitson, June & Alan Gidney. On the 3rd Saturday of each month, 9am-11am is Caleb, a Men s gathering at Witard Rd Baptist Church. You are welcome to come along and enjoy fellowship together. Do join us in Room 3 as we gather for a time of prayer before the morning service, am. If you have any items you would like included in the prayers in the services, please give them to the person at the welcome table in the foyer before the morning service. If you would like someone to pray with you at the close of the service, please come down to the front of the church.

5 BIBLE-BASED & PRAYER FOCUSED 1 Pray that as a church family we will be united in our worship of God, fellowship with one another and ministry to the community. 2 Pray for all those people living in New Mills Yard. Why not prayer walk the street as you pray? Thank God for the money raised during Christian Aid week. Pray for the work of Christian Aid in Haiti. Pray for the Soup Run taking place tonight. Pray for protection over the NCBC team that volunteer. May they feel the presence of Jesus around them as they go out and show love and compassion to those who need it most. Pray for our church leaders as they direct the affairs of the church. Pray that they will lead with heavenly wisdom and that they will continue to seek God together in prayer. Pray for those who are mourning in our church family for the loss of loved ones. Pray that they will experience God s peace and comfort at this time. Continue to pray for the young people in our church family. Pray that they will stand true for Christ in their schools and within their friendship groups. As some sit major exams pray that their minds will remain alert and their memory sharp. Pray that God will protect them from becoming anxious and that they will be full of God s peace and not give into fear. Pray for the children in our church family, that God will bless them and protect them from harm and that they will grow strong in the Lord. Pray for members of the church family who are battling physical illness or emotional struggles or facing spiritual needs. Ask God to minister to them in miraculous ways. Pray for all those people living in Unicorn Yard. Why not prayer walk the street as you pray? Pray for our Connect Group leaders, that they would be encouraged and inspired as they lead their groups. Pray that those who attend would grow in their faith as they study God s word together. Neh 1:4 & chapter 2. When Nehemiah heard the news regarding Jerusalem, he sat and wept. God is looking for people who have a heart for Norwich like that. To bring healing and restoration to our City through the Holy Spirit. Pray in faith for the seeds that are being sown in the Silver Road community. Ask the Lords protection over Paulo and Claudia. Continue to ask the Lord to bless the Open the Book team who faithfully serve in this given opportunity. Pray for their encouragement and that they will see much fruit from their work. Praise God for all the new opportunities Gill is given to share the Lord s love in such a practical way, now that she s in her new position in the office at the front of the church. Every path we travel has a purpose. Let s make sure we pay attention to the signs that lead to a deeper faith.

6 JUNE 2018 CALENDAR Please pray Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday English Folk Dancing Lunch Club & Social Afternoon Roller Kids Café Tots Encounter Prayer Evening Café To Foodban Badmint David & Joan Brooker Susanne, Charlotte & Fergus Broome Gerald & Sue Brown Marlene & Ma Leaders Meeting Lunch Club Ladies Housegroup Roller Kids Café Tots Café To Foodban Badmint Edith Bygrave Audrey Callis Alan & Bev Cant Dennis & Cym English Folk Dancing Lunch Club Roller Kids Café Tots Café To Foodban Badmint Ian & Marlene Charles Alf Chiddicks Ramona & Gerlad Cia Laura Claudet Lunch Club Ladies Housegroup Roller Kids Café Tots Café To Foodban Badmint Emma & Zara Gainsborough Hayley, Alan, Lily, Rhia & Alice Gall Anne Gallant Dave, Rachel Gallop

7 regularly for those in our church. Some names appear in the calendar below to guide you. Friday Saturday Sunday Family Afternoon, Sloughbottom Park or Church Hall (if wet) Mission ACTS 9.30 Child Contact Centre Morning Worship 6pm Evening Service 3 Hedley & Angela Brandish- Hughes Daniel, Naomi & Jonah Brocklehurst Jamie Brooke ts k on Night Rangers Leaders Away Day Messy Church Morning Worship 6pm Evening Service 10 egan Brown Sarah, Jason & Abigail Burgess Chris, Zoe, Sarah, Adam & Matthew Burnham Rex & Ann Burr ts k on International meal and World Cup Night Rangers Prayer Ministry Team Meeting 9.00 Caleb Mens Witard Rd 9.30 Child Contact Centre Ladies Afternoon Tea Morning Worship 6pm Evening Service 17 Cant Brenda Cant Ronald, Cristin, Shaina, Malachi & Olivia Ceria Lesley, Ian, Freya & Hannah Chapman ts k on Night Rangers Morning Worship 6pm Evening Service Chris & Teresa Cleary Jen Cochrane Mark Furse ts k on Night Rangers Child Contact Centre Pre-loved children s clothes and toy swap Joshua Steve & Kate Gaskin Andrew & Elaine Gathercole

8 BIBLE-BASED & PRAYER FOCUSED Pray for all those people living in Bucks Yard. Why not prayer walk the street as you pray? Thank God for our musicians and those who do the Sound and Vision as they lead us in worship week by week. Pray that God would draw them closer to Him through their ministry. Every good gift in our day is from God. May we show him our thankfulness through our prayer and worship today. James 1:17 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God s will is His good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2. Praise God that He declares us as His children. In times of anxiety and stress, we know that we can look to our Father and know that He s got it all in hand. What peace for us to enjoy! Please pray for the people of Venezuela, where an economic crisis and resulting food shortages are driving an estimated 40,000 people a day into neighbouring countries. The poorest people, including indigenous groups, are most vulnerable. Pray for stability and protection for those displaced. Peru has issued a new law on climate change, the first of its kind in South America. A number of Tearfund's partners and friends have been lobbying for this law, which will benefit vulnerable people as well as the local environment. Praise God for this progress. 24 Pray for all those people living in Indigo Yard. Why not prayer walk the street as you pray? Thank God for our Welcome Team. Pray that all those who come through our doors would experience God s love and welcome into His family. Severe rains have led to widespread flooding in central and southern parts of Kenya. Please pray for over 200,000 people who have been forced to flee their homes. Pray for everyone affected, for protection of livelihoods and homes, and that people will be able to return to their homes safely. Pray for the continued unrest between America and North Korea. May God reign in the situation and miraculous peace occur. Pray for the continued struggles within the NHS. As the Government makes tough decisions about how best to carry on the provision of the amazing privileges we experience from the organisation, pray that it s safety is secured in the best possible way. We still hear reports of terrible abuse and rapes of women in refugee camps. Pray for these women, in their most vulnerable moments, that they will gain strength and have protection from such abuse. A Zambian women s prison has been exposed as having children growing up behind bars as those born of the convicted women whilst in prison. Pray for these innocent little children, that somehow, they would not be scarred by such an horrendous upbringing, and they will be free to live normal lives with their families.

9 BIBLE-BASED & PRAYER FOCUSED INVITING Pre-Loved Children s and Babies Clothes and Toys Swap, Saturday 30th June, 3pm. Come along! *By helping out with food preparation *By helping with setting out tables and chairs *By helping with washing up and clearing up Please don t be shy, we need your help (if only in a small way). Please contact Lesley on or lesleyeaston21@gmail.com Calling all cooks and bottle washers! Would you like to be part of the catering team at NCBC? Lesley Easton would love to hear from you if you could help in the kitchen: *By leading a group to cater for an event

10 SHARING LIFE The Eastern Baptist Association annual gathering will take place on the 7th July at Histon Baptist Church. The day will be suitable for all ages, with a youth programme provided by West Cambridgeshire Christian Youth Ministries (WCCYM) and a children's programme provided by GENR8 in the morning and family activities available in the afternoon. A resource area, a hog roast and seminars from Simon Goddard, BMS World Mission and the Keynote Speaker - Revd Dr Kate Coleman are also included. Please see Gill if you would like to attend. Would you Adam and Eve It? is Searchlight Theatre Co s production the first 90 chapters of the Bible in just 90 minutes! 22nd June, 7.15pm, TLC church in Drayton. Cake Sale, 10th June, after the morning service, to raise money for Amber s internship programme. The funding has allowed her to be here since September and has also allowed here to have key youth work training and worship training. Cakes will be 1 each and, for every cake you buy, you get a raffle ticket. Raffle tickets will also be available to buy separately and the winner of the raffle will get a 4 layer, fully-iced lemon cake. A message from Lizzi Kilpatrick The charity I work for, Care for Children, is hosting an Afternoon at The Bishops Garden on Sunday 3rdJune from 1-5pm. Firstly, I d like to invite you to come along - there will be lots there, including stalls, cake, live music, The Hawk and Owl Trust, Wild Encounters, Face Painting etc. Can I also please ask for some help. Can you help out on the afternoon, face paint, bake a cake or help in any other way? Please contact Lizzi on lizzi@norwichcentral.org or Ladies Afternoon Tea, Saturday 16th June, 4pm-6pm. All ladies welcome! Please sign up on the Sharing Life Noticeboard. Upcoming Social Events: Saturday 2nd June, 2.30pm. Visit to Cromer Pier to see this year's musical by the Cromer & Sheringham Operatic & Dramatic Society entitled SISTER ACT. (This is a ticketed event, see Sharing Life notice board) Thursday 21st June. An Evening River Trip from Horning on the SOUTHERN COMFORT, a Mississippi type boat. Meet on the quay at 7pm for cast off at 7.30pm. Some people prefer to go early to have a meal before boarding. See Richard Walker for details. Tuesday 3rd July, 6pm. BOULES on the lawn at 33 Bluebell Road, with Barbecue. Included will be a thanksgiving offering for Water Aid Please sign up for Social Events on the notice board. Children s, Youth and Community roles You may be aware that we are looking at developing roles, over the next month, involving children s work, youth work and community work. If you, or someone you know, are potentially interested, please write to or Mark or Gill by 29th June.

11 English Folk Dancing will continue to meet on the first & third Mondays of June and July. This type of dance is suitable for a wide range of ages. Dancing is in sets so there is no need to bring a partner. A healthy social activity try it! We would like to stay in touch If you haven t completed a GDPR form, please do so today, so we can keep your details for communication purposes. Contact Centre Please join us on Tuesday 26th June at 7.30pm for the Contact Centre AGM. There will be light refreshments and everyone welcome. A great opportunity to hear about the work of the centre. KINGDOM-INSPIRED At NCBC we strongly support BMS World Mission. As part of that support, we have a personal link with two Mission Workers, a married couple, who communicate under the code names: Robert & Rose. They will be in Norwich on 4th July as part of their home visitation period. They are currently serving in KOSOVO a country which we know little about. To help us to get to know something about the country, here are some questions which will urge us to find out a few basic facts: 1. Is Kosovo in (a) Europe, (b) Africa, or (c) The Baltic 2. The origin of the population is mainly (a) German, (b )Italian, or (c) Albanian 3. Roughly the percentage of the population who are Muslim is (a) 10, (b) 90, or (c) The official currency is (a) Euro, (b) Dollar or (c) Sterling 5. It was declared an Independent Nation in (a)1998, (b) 2000, or (c) What country did it break away from to become independent? (a) Serbia, (b) Bosnia or (c) Macedonia 7. In geographic terms is it (a) an island, (b) landlocked or (c) coastal 8. Reliance on tourism for income is (a) heavy, (b) none at all, or (c) very little. 9. Reliance on income from workers abroad who send money home is (a) High, (b) none-existent, or (c) low 10. Official Language/s is (a) Albanian, & Serbian (b) German, or (c) French & Spanish 11. The population is estimated to be around (a) 0.5m (b) 1.7m (c) 2.9m 12. Which nearby country has an orphanage which has received support from teams from NCBC? (a) Hungary, (b) Bulgaria, or (c) Romania For the next Encounter meeting (Wednesday 4th July, 7.30pm) we are having a Cafe style meeting to welcome our new Mission Partners, where we will find out all about their work and pray for them - over tea and cake! For more information please speak to a member of the Missions Group. If anyone can help with making a cake please see Lizzie Baker. Quiz answers on the night!

12 INVITING CONTACT DETAILS Minister Rev Mark Fairweather-Tall, Call , Website Youth & Children s Pastor Andy Eyre, Call , andy@norwichcentral.org, NCBC Prayer Chain Call , Text , prayer@norwichcentral.org Pastoral Care Call , pastoralcare@norwichcentral.org Church Office (hours are Monday - Thursday, 9.30am pm) Please send items for the July s information sheet to the Church Office by 19th June. Also send any additional notices for July to the church office and, where appropriate, they will displayed on the screens (pre and post morning service), placed on the Sharing Life noticeboard and announced in the service. Norwich Central Baptist Church, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 3AP office@norwichcentral.org norwichcentral.org