Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church June 2018

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1 Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church June 2018 Making Sense of Life together Sharing the Love of Jesus

2 Sunday Speakers 3rd June 8.30am: Donald 10.30am: Donald 6.30pm: Sarah Paxton 10th June 8.30am: Donald 10.30am: Donald and Girls Brigade 6.30pm: Donald 17th June 8.30am: Donald 10.30am: Donald 6.30pm: Cath 24th June 8.30am: Donald 10.30am: Donald 6.30pm: Donald Car Parking For up to date pricing information on local car parks for Sunday parking please follow this link: Front Cover - The Baptism of Charmante. If you are interested in finding out more about baptism, please speak to Donald. For 3.00 you can enjoy a jacket potato, the weekly special or soup and a roll. Plus a cake and fruit and tea or coffee. 8th June 12.00pm -1.30pm 15th June 12.00pm -1.30pm 22nd June 12.00pm -1.30pm 29th June 12.00pm 1.30pm No need to book - please just turn up.

3 cafechurch is a monthly event run at Costa Coffee by Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church. It runs from 7:00pm - 8:45pm on the second Monday of each month. It is open for anyone to attend and is a very relaxed and informal way to look at life issues and a little bit of Christianity. At each event you will usually enjoy the following: A free pastry, fun and a warm welcome! A quiz on the topic with prizes for the best table. A talk on the topic for the evening. Someone telling of their experience of the topic. Do invite your friends and join us at our upcoming events: Monday 11th June 2018 Join us at cafechurch as we look at Happiness 7.00pm Costa Coffee, The Gracechurch Centre Join Donald as he helps us to see how we can find happiness and contentment whatever else is going on in our lives. Monday 9th July Coping with difficult people Join David Spooner as he helps us to cope with frustrating people!

4 Supporting Thursdays 2pm in the Church Lounge Come and join us in June We have enjoyed looking at 1 Corinthians ch 13 and are continuing with looking at Love is.. Pick up a card from the Welcome desk to see the whole picture. You are never too young to join Ladies Fellowship - in fact we are looking for more members and helpers! We are a friendly group always keen to welcome new folk. We aim to support and encourage one another while learning and praying. We always have time for tea and chat. If you ve not been before or for a while, come and give us a try, you will be surprised. Thursday 7th June Love is Creating A craft afternoon led by Denise Brazier and Maddy Maycock. Thursday June 14 th Love is Serving. Michael Sprittles will be sharing about his Faith and his role in the Church. Thursday June 21 st Love is Music. Phil Henderson is coming to share his love of music and what it means to him. Encouraging Praying Learning Thursday June 28 th Love is being in a Garden A Garden Party at the home of Janet Whitehouse, please meet in the church car park before 2pm. If the weather is bad we will move the trip to July 5 th and have Love is Generous sharing testimonies and ideas led by Carol Young.

5 Second Chances at Happy Hens What have hens got to do with hurting and homeless people? Paul & Amanda Munro moved to Derby in November 2017 for Paul to start working for Derby City Mission. Their first home was unsuitable long term so, early this year, they began looking for somewhere else to live. To cut a long story short, and by a God-incidence they are now living in a house on a farm. However, it is not just any farm, but a farm that has been used for many years in ministry to help hurting people be healed & restored. Roger and Beryl, the owners of the farm, who God has used in ministry, are now ready to retire and want Christians to take over the farm. Happy Hens is a Care farm. These farms are described as a unique way to provide an improved quality of life for an individual, or for a group of people. Care farms are supervised and structured, as the people who run them watch over the well-being of the entire group. People who stay at Happy Hens are encouraged to help with the egg process collecting, cleaning and looking after the hens which roam outdoors as well as be part of the community. Prior to all this, before they moved to Derby, Paul had a vision of God giving them a farm where they could work with hurting people, alcoholics and addicts. They believe that God wants to pass the mantle over to them so they are busy looking into ways to raise the funds required to buy the land & business. Roger and Beryl have had lots of commercial interest and offers to buy the farm but they are holding out for God to put the right people in place to pick up the mantle of the ministry. This is a huge undertaking and Paul and Amanda are stepping out in faith. A new prayer group is forming to support them in both this amazing opportunity and Paul s work with Derby City Mission. There will be prayer s once a month and a prayer meeting every month or bi-monthly (yet to be arranged). If you are interested in any way please contact Helen Bennett: david.helen2@gmail.com.

6 Reuben Pearse recently shared a picture he had had through the Sunday Services. We asked him if he would share it with all through the magazine: The first part of the picture came to me during the 10:30am service. I saw traffic lights at a junction - the lights were red. It was dark and there was no traffic. I was in a car... "why have I got to stop?" I thought. Then I thought of the frustration of having to stop when a pedestrian has pressed the button at a crossing but then has already crossed the road by the time you get there. I felt God was saying that he wants us to STOP and pray. We have to make time for him! The red lights are there for our benefit and when we pray it's for our safety and for other peoples benefit. I then saw smoke coming out of chimney, and I thought it must be a house with a log fire. Then I saw inside the house, and there wasn't a fire, but it was someone praying in their front room. The smoke was actually incense rising up to heaven - this reminded me of the verses in Revelation where the incense represents the prayers of God's people... Revelation 5 v 8 - And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God s people. Revelation 8 vs Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God s people, went up before God from the angel s hand. Then I saw the car at the red light again, and then the picture "zoomed out" - I was now looking across a city and I could see hundreds of cars all stopped at red lights - people who had stopped and prayed. I then realised that when we ignore the red light and just keep driving, it's like when we do things in our own strength - not waiting for God but rushing ahead with our own plans and ideas. This activity generates fumes that pollute the atmosphere. But when we stop and pray we generate incense and allow to God to work. As more of us pray we start to change the atmosphere over our towns and cities. During the evening service, the picture came back to me (more fully formed than before) as it seemed to tie closely with us praying for God's justice and I felt strongly that I should share it. A couple of minutes before I came up to share, the final piece of the picture came to me. The issues that we see around the world, the injustices, the hurt the pain (homelessness, human trafficking, persecution, etc.) are like red lights. Each issues requires us to stop and pray. I felt God say "how many more red lights do I have to put in front of you before you stop and pray?" Every blessing Reuben

7 Gods Love Changes people Meeting the spiritual needs of adults with learning disabilities Sunday 10th June 3 to 4.30pm at Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church Course dates 7.00pm 9.30pm Including a meal Wednesday 6th June Wednesday 13th June Wednesday 20th June Wednesday 27th June Wednesday 4th July This evening is for those who are new to our Church on a Sunday. Beginning with a meal it is a chance to hear the core teachings of the Church, ask questions, get to know some of the Church s leaders and build friendships. Meeting in the Church Hall, it helps if you are able to book in at the Welcome Desk, in the Foyer or at the Church Office, during the week.

8 Three Church Members recently returned from a Mission Trip to The Middle East. Below are some of their thoughts: Inspiration - whole trip, energised by faithful prayers + the Strengthener Intentional - workers on a mission intimacy - redefinition of prayer / worship Prayer House - established with / in love - an arresting thin place Privilege - awesome to accompany Graham and friends in their natural habitat Guard your heart (above all) - sharing Prov 4 25 with the believers No joke - Jesus uses willing - warts n all nobodies to achieve His impossible Hospitality + kindness from local families - many, many unexpected treats Controlled culture - based on respect / honour / family / shame / appearance Reflection - from afar on our own culture and its oblivion to freedom Biblical truths - unexpected impact of natural middle East. Wilderness, stars, river beds, oasis Squatty potty - daily count your blessings! (too much information already!) Hot tip - put coffee down first when attempting to sit on floor Flight upgrade - try to impress cabin crew at the start rather than end of flight Mission Trip - guaranteed antidote if you feel YOUR GOD IS TOO small - honest!

9 Seeing other places and cultures helps us to learn and draw nearer to god. When I first heard about the possibility of going on a mission trip I was up for it, 100% which came as a bit of a shock to my wife and family, and even I was not sure why I felt the need to go I just knew that God had a plan for me to go so I went for it. As the time to got nearer the nerves were there but chatting with others and realising they felt the same way too made it ok. We had chats with our guide on the trip, who explained where we would be going and where we would be praying. This information he gave us was also very helpful and practical. We also had to pray for my visa because that was seeming difficult to get cleared but God answered all of our prayers and it was approved the next day. We got to the airport and were met by our guide and hosts. It was lovely to finally meet them. We prayed for our journey and made our way to base for the first few nights, had fellowship with them and learned more about the lovely people of the country. Over the next few days we met other people and they gave us a lovely welcome and we were able to eat, drink and talk together about all sorts of things that we found in common and sheared with each other about the differences with our cultures etc. We managed to also visit a few mosques and chat to the guys at the information office over some dates and coffee and take some information away that they gave us, we also visited a market place. The guys that we were staying with showed us around many parts of the country and explained about how the culture and history of the country. We also went to an ancient fort were I got an amazing feeling of how the places that Jesus visited may have been in his time. There was a hole in a roof of a house, which gave me a clearer image of how people lowered their friend down to the Lord to be healed. We even saw new palm trees being planted and watered by lorries which was a must in this very hot country, as were we experienced temperatures in the 40s. Without this care and attention they would-not stand a chance of growing. This was an amazing, touching experience were I felt so close to the Lord, and had the chance to be with people who have devoted their lives to work for him in some of the most challenging circumstances. They were so open and welcoming to us it was very humbling. The whole week, knowing folks back home were praying for us was a great experience that opened my eyes to a world out there that needs our prayers. The only way to get this is by going and putting your trust in God to help us through the tough times - and he did that because we had no issues at all. The whole week went better than we could have expected thanks to the Lord s help every hot step of the way. Praise the Lord.

10 Quiz Night Friday 6th July at 7.30pm Tickets - 11 Includes BBQ/Dessert and entry into the quiz. Join us at Wheatmoor Farm, Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield for our Annual Quiz Max 10 people per team Min 4 people per team Prizes for the winning teams. All food included in the price. Follow this link to book or visit the welcome desk or office:

11 American Classics Big Band Extravaganza Saturday 7th July pm Wheatmoor Farm, Tamworth Road, Sutton Coldfield Join our big band (directed by Chris King) and singers for an evening of American Classics. The evening includes: Concert of high quality music and performances BBQ (vegetarian option) Dessert and Drinks Lots of fun! Tickets cost 10 and need to be purchased in advance. You can book online at For further information and to book please visit welcome desk, office or facebook

12 Sunday 8th July 3.00pm All ages and breeds welcome To enter book a free dog ticket online at: 5 competitions: Most handsome male Prettiest Girl Dog most like it s owner Most obedient dog Dog with the waggiest tail Prizes for the winners! Treats for all!

13 Book Online at: Or visit the welcome desk, office or facebook

14 Book Online at: Or visit the welcome desk, office or facebook

15 A daytime course is also running 6th June th July Please ask for further information.

16 Parenting teenagers is harder than ever for most parents today! If you are a parent or carer of a teenager, even if you don't have any major issues, please read on. This course is for you. No role we undertake in life is more important than parenting. The most exciting and rewarding aspect of parenting is helping children develop character and a sense of worth, helping them work out who they are, and developing a strong and mutually enriching relationship. We are the main influence on our teenagers future. Meeting our teenagers deepest needs, setting healthy boundaries, helping to develop their emotional health and teaching them how to make good choices takes skill and dedication. Taking time to reflect on our end goal can help us to build a strong relationship with our teenagers now. Family life is under great pressure today and parents face bewildering choices about how to parent effectively. Although there are many parenting experts, there are no expert parents! The secret of successful parenting is to balance love and boundaries, in other words, gentleness and firmness, being able to say both yes and no. Positive parenting means using warmth, love, respect, consistency, good communication and empathy in the way we behave with our children.

17 Discovering we are not alone in the challenges we face and picking up ideas from other parents can make a huge difference. Parenting courses can be really informative and helpful, sharing tried-and-tested techniques that help us handle our children firmly but lovingly. This informative course is for parents, stepparents, foster parents, grandparents and carers of pre-teens & teens aged The course covers: Keeping the end in mind. Meeting our teenagers' needs. Setting boundaries. Developing emotional health. Helping them make good choices. Starting on Tuesday 25th September consecutive weeks, each Tuesday, 7.30pm 9.30pm, at Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church. Cost 15 per person or 25 per couple (parenting the same children). Includes workbook each and refreshments. If cost is an issue please talk to us and we can help. Places are limited Please book in advance. Please contact: Alan & Karen Cobbald parenting.scbc@gmail.com or contact the church office on More information at

18 Alpha Course

19 The Current Group Looking to go deeper in your faith and invest more heavily in your discipleship? How about D 2? D2 aims to deepen our identity as disciples of Jesus, to equip us further to disciple others and to lead and serve in the areas in which God has gifted us. This will be done through spiritual, theological and personal formation. We will also aim to develop and grow relationships within the group to form a serving, discipleship community. Training will take place on a Friday morning starting with breakfast, followed by that week s training session. Therefore numbers are limited to enable relationships of trust to be built throughout the year s training. Early on we will be led (by an accredited coach) through Strength Finders which will help us individually discover our areas of gifting to help us decide where to invest most when serving and leading, both within and outside the church. If you would like to apply please deb@scbc.org.uk to be sent a link to an application form or to ask any further questions. Places are limited so please apply asap if you are interested. The course costs cover Bible college fees, the Strength Finder s coach, food, and training books and materials essential to other aspects of the training. Payment can be made as a one off payment of 500 for the year (one month free), or monthly payments of 50 over 11 months, starting in Sept Please speak to Deb or Donald if payment is a problem we don t want anyone to feel they are unable to apply due to finances.

20 Prayer for Our World Prepared by Euan Healey For upcoming events: Pray for the FIFA World Cup, set to take place in Russia from July 15th. Pray for safety of fans, players and all involved in the games. Pray against violence at the games. Pray for Saudi-Arabia as women are allowed to drive for the first time this month. Pray for national elections this month Slovenia (3rd); Romania (10th); Switzerland (10th); Turkey (24th). For ongoing events: Ask God to be at work in the increasingly skittish relations between North Korea, South Korea and the United States. Pray for a continued goal of peace and love in the region. Continue to pray for ongoing Brexit negotiations. In the aftermath of events: Pray for the newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan. Following local elections across the country, pray for new representatives and leaders as they began to make decisions which will impact people s lives. Pray for the Republic of Ireland, following their referendum on abortion. Pray for healing in communities, following what was a naturally divisive election. Pray for the families of the 112 who lost their lives in the Cubana Airlines flight in Havana. Intercede for Israel and Palestine, following protests by Palestinians against the US transfer of its embassy to Jerusalem, which resulted in strong crackdowns by Israeli forces. Missed something? Made an error? Contact me at euanhealey@gmail.com

21 Foyer Development Thank you to all those who have given or pledged to give to the foyer development. Enough has been given for us to start scheduling the initial works, but to complete the programme we would need another (or more to further develop the ladies toilets). If you are planning to give and have not yet done so, or have not yet made a pledge, please do so to enable us to plan for the full programme of works. Please see our website for further information at: To donate please use the following link: Your Giving Thank you to everyone who has prayerfully and worshipfully reviewed their regular giving over the last few months. To review or amend your giving please use the following details: Account: Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church Account Number: Sort Code : Reference: Use your name Please Recycle our cups Bins are available for you to place them in

22 We seek to serve Jesus in different ways. For some of us our main expression of our desire to live for Jesus is expressed in our care for our family, for some of us our workplace is the focus of our commitment to Christ, for others of us health or other constraints means this is a season of rest and prayer. In all these situations our Church seeks to support, encourage, inspire and equip this walk of faith. However for others the Church offers opportunities to serve Jesus, give back to others, use and grow in gifts, develop deeper friendships and build a legacy in people that outlasts us. There are lots of opportunities to serve in the church depending on your interests, time, and ability and where you feel you could fit in. It might be in Children and Young peoples work, Community or befriending, or serving in the range of catering needs we have. If you would like to talk to someone about where you might be needed please contact Donald or Georgina at the church office. Wednesday Evenings Are you free on a Wednesday evening and would you like to have fun whilst helping others to enjoy a meal before our Wednesday evening courses such as Alpha? If so you may be able to help. You would not be needed every week, and we are particularly in need of people that are happy washing up and maybe waitressing. Please see Cath or Paula if you are able to help or office@scbc.org.uk.

23 Over the last six months the demands on the Foodbank have increased. This is due mostly to the Benefit changes, moving people from weekly to monthly payments which has proved difficult for some to manage. As we continue to serve those in the community through their crisis times we are asking that if you can you commit to donating the same item each week to help us know that the food will be supplied regularly. If you can help please take a ticket, or several and bring the food regularly to the church. If you are still bringing items regularly from last years tickets could you take them again or take the opportunity to change your items by taking something different. Thanks. Georgina Whateley. On 10 th June onwards, in the foyer there will tickets for each item we need each week. This will show you the extent of the need that we currently have. We are feeding on average 48 people a week. In the last 5 months 60% have had three bags or less and about 10% we are helping long term, some are homeless and receive no benefit.

24 The Big Weekend Friday 6th - Sunday 8th July QUIZ NIGHT - Friday 6th July (please circle) 6.30pm Car Parking 7.00pm Welcomers 8.00pm Drink Servers - 6 required CABARET - Saturday 7th July (please circle) 6.00pm Car Parking 6.00pm Welcomers FAMILY FUN DAY - Sunday 8th July (please circle) am Set up the marquee 10.45am Transport cakes from church to the farm 2.30pm Sandwich making in the church kitchen 1.00pm pm Serving tea, coffee in the marquee (6 people per hour) 11.00am pm Cutting/Preparing cakes (2 people per half hour) 12.30pm pm Clearing tables & bins (2 people per hour) 4.15pm pm Setting up for the service in the marquee (10 needed) 5.00pm Transport sandwiches from church to farm 6.00pm Transport equipment from farm to church ( 10 needed) 6.00pm pm Clearing away team (10 needed) *OVERSEEING AN ACTIVITY on Sunday Afternoon (Please circle) 11.00am pm Car Parking (4 people needed per half hour) 11.30am pm Welcoming/Takings on the gate (6 people an hour) 12.00pm - 4.3pm Bouncy Castle (2 people needed per half hour) 12.00pm- 4.30pm Donkey Queue / Walking (4 people needed per half hour) 12.00pm 4.30pm Gladiator Duel (2 people needed per half hour) 12.00pm 4.30pm Inflatable Horse Racing (2 people needed per half hour) LOAN, DELIVER ON WED 4th EVENING (COLLECT SUN 8TH 6PM) (Please circle - vacuums can be bought to the farm on Sunday) FRIDGES DUSTBINS VACUUMS Name: Telephone Number: Address: *If you have volunteered to help with an activity on the Sunday afternoon, please can you indicate below which times would be most suitable for you to help with:...

25 Can You Provide Food for our Big Weekend? 18 x 6pts of milk 500 X Cheese Slices 6 bottles of squeezy mustard 10 bottles of squeezy mayonnaise 30 bags of salad 50 Large bags of crisps 476 hot dog rolls 276 white burger rolls 200 wholemeal burger rolls 30 Large bags Cinema Style Popcorn 102 small bags of crisps 2000 slices of cake or biscuits 10 bags of 500g mature cheddar 5 x 500g sunflower spread 15 bags of 5 apples 25 x 5 bananas 20 bags of grapes 200 cocktail sausages 200 pieces of pork pies 63 eggs 20 white sliced loaves 10 wholemeal sliced loaves 180 slices of quiche 75 slices of good quality ham 2018 Above is a list of all that we need. If you can help by donating from the above list (we would be grateful for even one or two of an item). All donations are very welcome. Please Paula at office@scbc.org.uk, or fill in the form on the back of this and bring it to the welcome desk or church office. If you are unable to buy food, but would like to donate some money for us to buy it on your behalf, please do let us know. Thanks for all of your help.

26 Please fill in the items you would like to donate. Thank you! Food Item Cakes or Biscuits 500g Bags of Mature Cheddar Slices of Good Quality Ham Large Bags of Crisps White Sliced Loaves Wholemeal Sliced Loaves Eggs Slices of Quiche White Burger Rolls Wholemeal Burger Rolls 6pts of Milk Hot Dog Rolls 500g Sunflower Spread Bag of 5 Apples Bunch of Bananas Small Bags of Crisps Bag of Grapes Pieces of Pork Pie Cocktail Sausages Bags of Salad Bottles of Squeezy Mustard Bottle of Squeezy Mayonnaise Cheese Slices Large Bags of Cinema Style Popcorn Number you would like to donate Name: Address: Telephone Number:

27 Family Ministry Celebration Evening 17 th July 2018 Please join us for our celebration evening in the Church Lounge at 7.30pm on Tuesday 17 th July. We will be sharing about the work of the Family Ministry Team, our joys and successes over the past year, and our hopes and prayers for the year ahead, along with a few songs of praise and a chance to pray for this vital work within our church. Everyone welcome, please just turn up. Marriage Preparation: Rob & Pam Whittington Marriage Enrichment: Rorie & Kathy Grieve Parenting: Alan & Karen Cobbald Divorce Recovery Workshop: Paul & Elaine Syratt If you would like to receive this publication by you can sign up by following this link: or scanning this QR code with your smartphone:

28 Date for the diary Church member s meeting dates 21st June 2018 at 8.00pm (Please note new date) 27th November 2018 If you would like further information about baptism or becoming a church member, please speak with Donald, contact the church office or visit the welcome desk. If you have a QR reader on your phone, using it here will direct you straight to our website. Contacts details Church office Hours: Mon-Fri 8.45 am 3.00 pm Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church Trinity Hill, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1TA Tel: For more info office@scbc.org.uk or visit our website Facebook Free guest Wi-Fi across the hall & church please ask for the password at the Desk STAFF TEAM Donald Campbell - Team Leader Cath Horne - Mission Team Leader John Williams - Admin Team Leader Georgina Whateley - Community Projects Coordinator Paul Bridge - Youth & Children s Worker Sam Lyden - Youth Worker Deb Lyden Discipleship Worker Paula Bennett - Administration Assistant Jane Line - Playgroup Leader Sarah Paxton - Youth and Young Adult s Pastoral Worker Denise Taylor - Second Thoughts Worker Michael Sprittles - Site Manager Veronika Deák Children and Youth Intern