NOTICES FOR 28 MARCH 2021– PALM SUNDAY THIS SUNDAY The challenge of a new king READINGS: ISAIAH 61: 1-3, 8-11 AND MICAH: 6:8Mark 9:33-37

9AM PALM SUNDAY SERVICE ONLINE Broadcast live 9AM Leader: Margot Spencer | Speaker: Simon Willetts FIND ONLINE SERVICES ON Services are now live WWW.BHCGODALMING.ORG/ streamed on YouTube 10:15 AM MESSY and available to watch SUNDAY-SERVICES anytime later. Collect a pack from the (UNDER WHAT’S ON) church porches OR SCAN THE Please see our GDPR and safeguarding QR CODE notice. WITH AN IPAD Catch up and Coffee in the Remember to OR SMART Subscribe, Like and BHC Public Zoom room 946-391-4833 | PW 2021 PHONE Share the BHC 10AM Heritage Congregation CAMERA YouTube channel and services 11AM Contemporary congregation www.youtube.com/ 11.30AM Classic congregation bhcgodalmingonline 6PM Unplugged

NEXT SUNDAY | 4 April is Easter Day 9AM Easter Service at Hambledon Churchyard, and on YouTube 10.15AM Easter Service at the Old Rectory, , and on YouTube Children’s Easter activities on YouTube

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CHURCH DIARY 29 March—3 April 2021 HOLY WEEK 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 Maundy Thursday 8PM Holy Week Reflection (Compline) 9AM MORNING PRAYER TUESDAY & THURSDAY Tuesday 3.30PM Prime Time Tea time Chat on Zoom 9AM MORNING PRAYER 8PM Maundy Thursday service on YouTube 10AM TODDLER SING ALONG WITH TED Good Friday 7.30PM ICHTHUS Small Group (14-18s) 10AM Good Friday reflection on YouTube 7.30PM Hope in Depression course (week 4 of 6) 12-1 Organ music at both churches 7.30PM Alpha course (week 6 of 11) Saturday 8PM Holy Week Reflection (Compline) 9.30AM Easter Egg Hunt launch on Zoom Wednesday 9.30AM Hambledon Morning Prayer Find more information on our website 8PM Holy Week Reflection 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] Palm Crosses are available to collect from both Busbridge Easter Appeal for A Rocha UK—Caring for God’s Earth Church and —please take a few and give Instead of a Mission Sunday this Easter, this year we are one to a friend or neighbour. running a “Mission Month” during Lent. Our Easter Appeal is in aid of our mission partner charity, A Rocha UK. Please Messy Church for young families will be at 10:15AM on Zoom. take time to read the Outward Giving Update which explains All welcome. Please collect a Messy kit with the materials A Rocha UK’s activities and follow the instructions to make a you need for the activities. donation.

HOLY WEEK ‘Meeting the world right here in !’ - Nexus Talk, We will be observing Holy week online, with 8PM reflections Thursday 8th April in the format of Compline Monday to Wednesday, and then Louise Baumberg will talk to us on ‘Meeting the world right a short service on YouTube on Thursday at 8PM and at 10AM here in Surrey!’ Louise has worked with refugees, mainly on Good Friday. There will be organ music in both churches young people who have arrived alone, as a foster carer and, from 12-1pm to accompany private prayer and reflection. more recently, as a caseworker with Big Leaf Foundation. This charity supports displaced young people in Surrey. Do St Mark’s invite you to their Sitting at the feet of Jesus come along and find out about the challenges and reflections at 1PM Monday to Thursday, and 5PM on achievements of this diverse group of individuals living in Saturday. Join on Zoom: Meeting ID: 846 0848 7809 our community. It may give you a fresh perspective on life, Passcode: 584375 and all the things we take for granted.

Godalming churches together have organised a Good Friday This will be a free Zoom meeting starting at8.00pm , but Pilgrim Trail around 9 local churches. is on you’re invited to join from 7.45pm so you can chat with the route. You can find the map at any of the participating others. We look forward to seeing you! churches, or on the Godalming Churches Together web site. BHC PUBLIC Personal Meeting Room: 946 391 4833 Password: 2021 The Great Busbridge and Hambledon Easter Egg hunts will be running during the Easter Holidays (3-18 April) for families to Road Steward needed for The Bridge magazine for Shackstead complete around Busbridge and Hambledon. The details and Lane (numbers 2-26 only) and Busbridge Lane (numbers 106- a map can be found on the web site, or at either church. 146, 111-125) The Bridge magazine would like to thank Mary Keech for her EASTER DAY SERVICES AT BUSBRIDGE AND time as a Road Steward for the upper part of Shackstead HAMBLEDON Lane. We're very grateful to her for all her years of service. We're now looking for someone who might be able to take We are delighted that we will celebrate Easter Day both over her patch of 14 houses (the end of online, and at Busbridge and Hambledon churches with Shackstead Lane). safely distanced congregations outdoors (which allows more We're also looking for a new Road Steward who, 6 times a people to attend). Communion will also take place at each year, would be willing to deliver magazines to 32 houses in service on Easter Day. If you would like to attend in person, Busbridge Lane (numbers 106-146 & 111-125). If you live in, please contact the church office to sign up. Face coverings or close to this stretch, (or maybe know someone who does are required and congregation singing is not permitted, but and might be willing to take on the role) please contact the there will be hymns and music. editor, Cathy, at [email protected]. We'd be delighted and most appreciative to hear from you. Home Communion on Easter Day —Members of the pastoral team will be conducting home communions on Easter PLEASE PRAY FOR Sunday for those that can’t be at church. Visits will be College Hill and its road steward Sarah Wharf outdoors in front gardens and on doorsteps. If you would Rock Hill like Communion in one kind in your front garden, please contact Jill Johnston - e: [email protected]. Those who have died in the pandemic, and who have suffered losses as we marked a year since the first lockdown Online Easter activities for children this week. Children are welcome at the Easter Day services, and they Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church are both open daily will be family friendly. Children will be kindly requested to for private prayer. stay close to parents and observe the same social distancing rules as the grownups. Children’s activities for Easter will be available on YouTube.

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