WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK Sun 8.00am Holy Communion 16th June 2019 10.00am Morning Worship with Infant Baptism Trinity Sunday Reading: Galatians – Choosing Freedom – Chapter 1

11.30am Holy Communion

6.30pm No service

Mon 9.30am – noon Coffee Morning at SJ’s

8pm PCC at SJ’s

Tue 6.15pm CRU2 (Urban Saints) (Yrs 3-5) Coney Hill Bapt Church 7.30pm Club 2000 (Yrs 6-9) at Coney Hill Baptist Church

Wed 2.30pm Prayer Meeting re Premier Christian Radio 8pm Meeting about All Together Services NB No CareerCafé HAPPY FATHER’S

Thur 8:00pm Post – Alpha 14+ at Rachel & Guy’s House DAY Fri 10am Hearing Aid Servicing Clinic at SJ’s If I asked you what makes for a good Dad, what would you say?

NEXT SUNDAY – 23rd June Some of us might point to qualities we saw in our own fathers, some think of 8.00am Holy Communion what we are aiming for as a Dad ourselves, others might struggle to find a 10.00am Parish Communion

6.30pm No service helpful frame of reference. Whatever our response, it’s deeply personal.

Father’s Day might cause us to pause and ponder these matters – perhaps to

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION reshape a distorted view of fatherhood, or press further into the ‘goodness’ Joshua, on instructions from the Lord, told the Israelites to we know is there. That’s an invitation God extends to us way beyond one day designate certain cities as places of refuge. What was the reason for this? Read Joshua 20: 1 - 9 of the year. Today, we start a new series about ‘finding freedom’, looking at the book of Galatians, thinking about who we really are before God. He says it might look something like those Father’s Day reflections: PRAYER MEETINGS @ SJ’s 19th June – Wednesday at 2.30pm – special meeting focusing on Premier “And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our Christian Radio. hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a th 24 June – Monday at 8pm cancelled. slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his 1st July – Monday at 8pm – meeting focusing on SPRUNG & youth work. heir.” Galatians 4:5 All welcome.

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WELCOME HELP NEEDED PRAYER MEETINGS ALL YOU A really warm welcome to Lara and More volunteers are @ SJ’s CRICKETERS Graham and the family as they bring needed to read, lead 19th June – Wednesday A cricket match has Maisie to be baptised this morning. It’s prayers and administer at 2.30pm – special been arranged for great to have you with us. Holy Communion at the meeting focusing on Sunday 23 June at the Warren. The 10am service. If we have enough Premier Christian Radio. (NB New start idea is to make a family afternoon of If you are joining us for the first time people on the rota your turn will come time.) the whole event – with picnics and today and wish to find out more about round about once every 3 months. If th 24 June – Monday at 8pm cancelled. plenty of banter from the sidelines. what goes on then introduce yourself you would like to help in this way 1st July – Monday at 8pm – focusing on to one of our leadership team, or fill in please speak to Margaret Kingman, or SPRUNG & youth work. If you're interested, please ring John one of our Connect Cards. Equally, email [email protected] Johnes on 0208 462 4728 or speak to help yourself to any of our packs, Thank you. BURRELL MEAD him in church. which explain a bit more of what’s CARE HOME going on in our church family. PRAYERS OPEN DAY th Please pray for: ‘THE TURNING’ SPRUNG 2019 28 June 2019 10am to 12 noon o Pastor Krupa INITIATIVE th th 12 to 14 July at Burrell Mead is a Christian care home Emmanuel working ‘The Turning’, wait for Downe Activity at 47 Beckenham Road, West in India; our mission focus this it, is a simple street Centre Wickham. BR4 0QS. All welcome to month; evangelism Open to children aged visit them. programme, which began in Reading a o Masih das & Sarita and the ongoing 8+ few years ago. The ethos behind it lies court wrangles they face; Summer is approaching, woo hoo! not in some magic technique for Which means Sprung is just around the o Preparations for Sprung; evangelism, but a shared opportunity corner! We only have 45 spaces o The Buntain family, as they bring for us to allow God to change our ALL TOGETHER available for children to come to Maisie for baptism today; mind-set - to look outwards, build our Sprung this year and we have already SERVICES confidence in our faith and witness, had a lot of interest from churches all Wednesday 19th June o The process for the appointment of and really see our local community as a over Bromley so please if your child 8pm @ SJ’s a new Prime Minister, as well as the mission field. wants to come let me know ASAP so Amber would like to meet with anyone ongoing Brexit negotiations;

that you can secure your space! interested to discuss All Together It’s coming to London in September, Alternatively if you are interested in services. Come with ideas, comments with Bromley taking something of a helping out please let me know how and feedback about how our All CONTACTS lead. The area is breaking down into 5 long for and when over the weekend, Together services could be improved Rev Jon Ward hubs and Churches Together in West even better if you can help for the for ALL ages.  020 8462 8622 Wickham have agreed to the hub for whole weekend! [email protected] ‘Hayes & West Wickham’. More details Amber Stockdale Day off Wednesday will follow in due course, but please start praying about it.