This week at The Bridge WELCOME Sunday 21st January 9.00am Morning Worship Jackie Adams 10.30am Morning Worship Rev Ruth Wilson January 21st 2018 10.30am Café Church

Tuesday 23rd January 6.00pm Girls Brigade A warm welcome to our services today especially if this is your first visit to The Bridge. Wednesday 24th January 9.30am Holy Communion 7.45pm Everywoman’s Circle As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for Friday 26th January 6.00pm Boys Brigade they were fishermen. “Come, follow me, “Jesus said,” and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Sunday 28th January 9.00am Holy Communion Rev Glenn Reading Mark 1 vv16,17,18 10.30am Morning Worship Rev Ruth Wilson 10.30am Messy Café Church Exciting News: Some members of our congregations met recently to start 6.00pm Farewell service for Deacon Gwynn thinking about the Church Without Walls Mission Project. It was a good Bamford at Bromsgrove meeting and lots of ideas were shared, and we’ll be feeding back some of those ideas very soon. At the heart of what we discussed was, of course,

our community and the commitment we have, as a church, to our Music for 21 January 2018 neighbours. Out of this came the suggestion that we should go on a local

Organ A Legend Tchaikovsky Prayer Walk – everyone agreed it was a good idea. St Paul reminds us that we are to “pray without ceasing”, and since walking is something we do Prelude Dicks daily, surely part of praying without ceasing is praying while walking. We Hymn Come, let us with our Lord arise 148 Singing know too that God hears all our prayers regardless of time, place, or There’s a wideness in God’s mercy 416 the Faith location. So, as a church community, which values both the power of prayer and the concerns of our closest neighbours in the local area, we Would I have answered when you called 674 st Come, my table is a meeting place 581 invite YOU to join us on a prayer walk. Thursday 1 February gather in Called by Christ to be disciples 660 the Charity Shop at 10am before we head out together for a short walk around the area. Please join in this exciting venture! Rev. Ruth Organ Voluntary in G Merkel

TIME FOR PRAYER An informal prayer meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd January The funeral has now been arranged for Mrs Enid Cook, who was one of our at 10.30am at 104 Malvern Road, the home of Pam Mills. Local Preachers, for Monday 5th February at 11am at Redditch Crematorium and 12 noon at Catshill Methodist church. Please hold Enid’s family in prayer. Rev Glenn Reading Tel: 01527 894436 / 0796 4282278 Rev Ruth Wilson Tel: 01527 541885 www.thebridgeredditch.co.uk Rosie Humphrey, Administrator Tel: 01527 545120

THE BRIDGE CHURCH in co-operation with SHINDIG present :

KATHRYN ROBERTS AND

On Saturday 3rd February at 7.30pm

“Kathryn and Sean have long established themselves as one of the UK folk scene's most rewarding enduring partnerships. Twice winners of the Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in both 2013 and 2016 for their tuneful, intelligent and soulful music. Kathryn's powerful voice is matched against Sean's driving guitar on a set of impressive modern folk songs and heartfelt traditional numbers. Entertaining and original. “

With a story that includes over 20 years of music making with the likes of , , Levellers, and , and Sean Lakeman have consolidated themselves as pillars of modern British folk.

So come along to The Bridge for an evening of high-quality, ENTERTAINING, professional music with friends and family in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere;

Tickets are now on sale from Maureen Brown on 01527 542281 priced £11 or £10 concessions (i.e. over 60 or under 16). Or on Thursday and Fridays from 10.00am- 1.00pm at the Charity Shop and Café or on Sunday mornings.

Imagine dazzling daffodils, perfect primroses and leaping lambs. Yes, imagine a time when the weather is getting warmer and spring has sprung. Now all I need to know is when you are NOT available to be on the rota in both Church and Cafe in March, April and May. The Spring Rota is always a complicated, as it includes no less than three Bank Holiday Weekends - Easter Sunday 1st April. May Day weekend - Sunday 6th May and Spring Bank Holiday weekend - Sunday 27th May..

Unless advised to the contrary we will assume that you are available for all weeks, including these three weekends!

Look forward to hearing from you by email [email protected], by phone 01527 545120 or by leaving a note on the noticeboard in the office by the end of the month if possible!

Thanks in advance Rosie Humphrey - Administrator at The Bridge If you are interested in going please sign up on the sheet in Church or Cafe church or speak to Maureen Brown so that places can be booked and transport sorted out. Transport - If there are sufficient people wishing to go a coach could be organised and we will let you know costs when we know potential Please give any items for inclusion in this weekly news-sheet by Wednesday of each week, to Matthew Bailey or Roger Ling numbers. Maureen Brown or send them via email to: [email protected] and [email protected]