NOTICES FOR 21 MARCH 2021 THIS SUNDAY The challenge of Jesus to promote racial justice READINGS: ISAIAH 61: 1-3, 8-11 AND MICAH: 6:8Mark 9:33-37

9AM HERITAGE ONLINE FIND ONLINE SERVICES ON Broadcast live 9AM WWW.BHCGODALMING.ORG/ Leader: Simon Taylor | Speaker: Andy Spencer SUNDAY-SERVICES Services are now live 9AM CLASSIC SERVICE ONLINE (UNDER WHAT’S ON) streamed on YouTube OR SCAN THE and available to watch Leader: Philippa Baker | Speaker: Andy Spencer anytime later. QR CODE 10:15 AM CONVERSATIONS FROM THE COUCH WITH AN IPAD Please see our GDPR and safeguarding On the couch: Anto Ficatier and Simon Taylor OR SMART notice. PHONE FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH CAMERA Remember to Children’s groups on Zoom. Subscribe, Like and Share the BHC Catch up and Coffee in the BHC Public Zoom room 946-391-4833 | PW 2021 YouTube channel and services 10AM Heritage Congregation www.youtube.com/ 11AM Contemporary congregation bhcgodalmingonline 11.30AM Classic congregation

NEXT SUNDAY | 28 March is Palm Sunday The challenge of a New King | READING: Luke 19: 28-40 9AM Palm Sunday Service (joint Heritage & Classic) 10.15AM Messy for Palm Sunday on Zoom 6PM Unplugged

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CHURCH DIARY 22-28 March 2021 All in the BHC Public Zoom room 946-391-4833 PW 2021 unless otherwise stated

Daily 9.30AM-4.30PM CHURCHES OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER LENT REFLECTIONS ON YOUTUBE—EVERY WEEKDAY Monday 8.45AM REFLECTIVE PRAYER Thursday Tuesday 9AM MORNING PRAYER TUESDAY & THURSDAY 9AM MORNING PRAYER 3.30 & 4PM Children’s Lockdown Choir 10AM TODDLER SING ALONG WITH TED 3.30PM Prime Time Tea time Chat on Zoom 7.30PM ICHTHUS Small Group (14-18s) 2.30PM Prime Time Easter Quiz 7.30PM Hope in Depression course (week 4 of 6) 7.30PM Alpha course (week 6 of 11) Wednesday 9.30AM Hambledon Morning Prayer Find more information on our website for these and all events and services: bhcgodalming.org/what’s on.

www.bhcgodalming.org Old Rectory, Old Rectory Gardens, GU7 1XB | t 01483 421267 | e [email protected] EASTER DAY SERVICES AT AND Easter Appeal for A Rocha UK—Caring for God’s Earth HAMBLEDON Instead of a Mission Sunday this Easter, this year we are running a “Mission Month” during Lent. Our Easter Appeal is We are delighted that we will celebrate Easter Day both in aid of our mission partner charity, A Rocha UK. Please online, and at Busbridge and Hambledon churches with take time to read the Outward Giving Update which explains safely distanced congregations outdoors (which allows more A Rocha UK’s activities and follow the instructions to make a people to attend). Communion will also take place at each donation. service on Easter Day. If you would like to attend in person, please contact the church office to sign up. Face coverings Centre Redevelopment are required and congregation singing is not permitted, but We are delighted that the Busbridge Church drop in coffee there will be hymns and music. space in the church centre for our church ministry, toddler groups, older people… so many people! is inching towards Home Communion on Easter Day —Members of the pastoral happening and we’re grateful to the team (Carol, Ellis, Tom, team will be conducting home communions on Easter Ruth, Chad, Dave) who have got it this far over the past 18 Sunday for those that can’t be at church. Visits will be months. Many of the team are now involved in other things outdoors in front gardens and on doorsteps. If you would so we’re now looking for a little short term ‘delivery’ team to like Communion in one kind in your front garden, please lead on organising the actual fit out and the vision for contact Jill Johnston - e: [email protected]. volunteers (disciples with a heart for this) and how it can run. If this gets you interested in helping organise things Palm Sunday (9AM service and 10:15AM Messy Church on practically over the next couple of months please contact Zoom) to Good Friday through Holy Week will remain online. either Tom Jones (via the church office) or Simon Taylor. We’ll have a meeting to explain where we are, what we need Palm Sunday—there will be one 9AM YouTube service from and what comes next. We’re not looking for the disciples Hambledon for Palm Sunday which will combine elements of who will be behind the ‘counter’ yet but the people who can the Classic and Heritage Services. help organise things, order equipment, be hands on supporting right now and so on. Palm Crosses are available to collect from both Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church—please take a few and give Following the sad news that Barbara Hubble died on 12 one to a friend or neighbour. February, here is the link to watch the funeral on Thursday 25 March at 12 noon. https://youtu.be/5Fk2NhrWIRA. Messy Church for young families will be at 10:15AM on Zoom. Please share this link with anyone who you would like to All welcome. Please collect a Messy kit with the materials invite to attend the funeral in a virtual capacity. you need for the activities. Befriending Update Prime Time Easter Quiz—Tuesday 23 March, 2.30PM A reminder that Penny Naylor is always on the look out to All welcome to join in on Zoom. The Prime Time zoom welcome new recruits to be formal “Befriender”. We use the quizzes are always a lot of fun and more social than highly recruitment and induction process from a partner competitive, but very good exercise for the grey matter too! organisation, Linking Lives. Do get in touch with Penny if you It’s in the usual Zoom room—details overleaf. would like to find out more.

Prime Time Tea and Chat—Thursdays at 3.30PM during Lent PLEASE PRAY FOR All welcome to join Prime Time friends on Zoom for a chat Clockbarn Lane and its road steward Olwin Downhill over a cup of tea, coffee (and even a slice of cake if you have Potters Hill baked it yourself!). We are meeting every Thursday during The Busbridge&Hambledon Church staff team: leadership, Lent in the BHC public room. If you would like to join in, please contact Penny Naylor on 01483 421267. clergy and admin.

David Preece licensing at Saxmundham: 6PM on 22 March Dave and Hannah have sent an invitation to Dave’s licensing Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church are both open daily via Zoom. Dave writes: It'll be as pared back as possible for private prayer. (pretty much just the legal necessities) as we're planning a bigger celebration of ministry with friends, family, and food in The Old Rectory is closed for the time being and clergy and the future when restrictions allow. They would love to “see” staff are working from home. The answerphone is checked their Busbridge and Hambledon family there too. Contact regularly, but the best way to reach people is by email. the church office for details.

PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM AVAILABLE To contact the EMERGENCY prayer chain, email [email protected] or call 01483 421267. Listening prayer is available mid-week.