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For more information on anything
below,
contact the church office
CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE:
Tomorrow night (Monday 6
October) I am holding a baptism
class for any young person who
is interested in being baptized,
at my house, 153 Addington Road
at 8 00pm.
Baptism is an outward sign
and profession of your faith. If
you want to know more about
being baptized please let me
know soon. We are intending the
next Ignite to be a
baptismal service. I hope to
hear from you. Roland
ON THE
BOOKSTALL TODAY:
The Shack
–
the new best seller (£5.30) – a
Christian fiction book, now on
WH Smith’s top sellers’ list,
highly recommended. What
Happened to the Ark of the
Covenant and I Still Have
More Questions Than Answers
(both reviewed in Insight).
WASHING
MACHINE REQUIRED:
Do you have
an old, washing machine in
working order, that you no
longer require? Ruth Manson is
looking for one to pass on to
someone in need. Please speak
to her.
CHURCH
WEEKEND, DAY VISITORS:
Booking forms are now available
for those who can join us on
either Saturday 15 November or
Sunday 16 November. Pick up a
form from the Information table
at Addington Road or Greenvale.
Deacons’
Election 2008.
Please can all
church members pick up their
named letter
about the
deacons’ election.
Scriptures for Albania:
Both
Brian Reeves and Mike
Potts completed the 10-mile
sponsored walk for Scriptures
for Albania last Saturday.
Retrospective sponsorship would
be welcomed if you did not have
the opportunity to see them
before the event. Thank you.
Barbara Burns.
The ANNUAL
CONFERENCE of Churches
Together in the Borough of
Croydon will be on
Saturday, 8 November 2008 at
Shirley Methodist Church
(postcode CR0 8SD) coffee from
9.30 am; meeting from 10.00 am
to 12.00 noon. Please
accept this as your
personal
invitation. The
new format which was so much
welcomed last year will be
repeated with presentations from
various Christian groups
illustrating the work that the
churches do in the
Borough. Please book the
date in your diary and come.
PARISH
NURSING:
For the next three weeks,
Wednesdays 1, 8 and 15 October,
we will be using the church
for the ‘Drop in’ so our
visitors should come to the
original (wooden) church doors
between 9 30 and 11 00 am.
Although the middle doors will
be open, there are other users
in the coffee lounge on those
dates, and this way we can
maintain our usual level of
privacy and confidentiality
while the session is running.
FRIENDSFIRST
The Christian friendship
organisation: If you are on
your own and would rather not
be, get in touch with friendsfirst.
Since 1999 friendsfirst
have been very successful in
bringing people of all ages
together for friendship and
relationships. For an informal
and confidential chat about how
membership could help you, ring
Katharine Gray on 020 7100 1220
or visit the website,
www.friends1st.co.uk
Further info in Coffee Lounge
and on leaflets.
SPORTS
EQUIPMENT:
If you lent
some equipment to Summer Fun
Days and have not yet reclaimed
it please collect it from Room
3, otherwise we will have to get
rid of it.
WANTED:
Volunteers needed to tidy up the
grounds from 9 30 - 11 00 am Thursday
9 October morning. If you
can’t make that time, but can
come some other time please see
Mike Elcome.
CHILDREN’S COATS:
In
the Office there is a dustbin
sack full of mostly children’s
coats removed from the pegs
upstairs. If you think any of
them may belong to you or your
children, please have a look.
Any not claimed by Thursday 16
October will be ‘recycled’.
LOOKING
AHEAD: The dates given last week
for Holiday @ Home and Summer
Fun Days 2009 were incorrect.
We
will confirm correct dates as
soon as we can.
Scriptures for Albania:
Brian
Reeves and Mike Potts completed
the 10-mile sponsored walk for
Scriptures for Albania on 20
Sept. Retrospective sponsorship
welcomed if you did not have the
opportunity to see them before
the event. Barbara Burns.
A huge 'thank you'
to all those
who helped with the visit of
Jonathan Aitken, whether seen or
unseen. Everything you did to
help and to make it a very
special evening was very much
appreciated. We have an amazing
God! Keep praying! Bless you!
Meryl. If you would like a
tape of Jonathan’s talk
please complete a form at the
Sound Desk. Also available on
the web; contact Alan Bedford
for more
details.
INSIGHT:
October edition available today.
Please take one. .
An electronic pdf version is
available, which has the
advantage of pictures in colour.
Contact the
church
office for details
A huge 'thank you'
to all those
who helped with the visit of
Jonathan Aitken, whether seen or
unseen. Everything you did to
help and to make it a very
special evening was very much
appreciated. We have an amazing
God! Keep praying! Bless you!
Meryl
LADIES’
PRAYER BREAKFAST Saturday 29
November,
8 30 - 10 30
am. This will replace the
Prayer Evening originally
scheduled for Friday night, 28
November.
WANTED:
Volunteer to tidy up the garden
area along the front path.
Anyone willing to give an hour
or so please see Mike.
MISSION DAY at FAIRFIELD HALLS:
(sponsored by Purley BC)
A day of inspirational teaching
on World Mission,
Saturday 1 November 2008.
Hear the latest incredible
stories from Jackie Pullinger;
Eddie Lyle, CEO, Open Doors;
and many more.
Teaching, seminars and
children’s programme commence at
10 00 am.
Find out more
at
www.endsofearth.org.uk
If you are interested and would
like tickets, please let Meryl
know.
HOMEGROUP DETAILS:
If you would like to join a
homegroup, leaflets giving
up-to-date details of the
homegroups currently meeting are
available on the Welcome table.
Please take one.
Gate at bottom of church drive:
As a result of recent security
issues the police have asked us
to lock the gate at the bottom
of the church drive every
night. Please would the last
person leaving the premises each
day ensure that this is done.
The code can be obtained in
advance from the church
office.
Anyone interested
in going to see Delirious
at the O2 arena on Saturday 18
October, please see Roland ASAP.
Tickets are available on a first
come, first served basis.
Tickets cost £15. This is a SBC
Youth trip, any adults please
seek your own tickets.
Youth Football
–
We are entering a team into the
South London Churches
Football League this autumn, in the school years
7 – 9 age range. Games
will be on a Saturday morning,
and we will have a joint team
together with Emmanuel and Croham Road Baptist. If you are
interested in joining the team,
please let Alan Bedford or
Roland have your name. The
season started on Saturday
4th October.
Coming Soon FIRST AID:
Basic Life Support (as a single
session) for people who don’t
‘do’ first aid! Evening: Weds 29
October 7 00 – 9 30 pm;
Week-end: Saturday 29
November 9 30 am – 12.00 noon.
For more information contact
Hilary
via the church office or
SBC Prayer Diary for October
is
available
here
Church Library
–
another new addition
–
Stepping through my
nightmares (Sheila Barlow).
There are lots of
books in many different
categories in the (free) Church
Library in the Coffee Lounge;
books to inspire, challenge,
encourage, educate and relax
you. Why not take a few minutes
to browse the shelves
–
you might find something that
would ‘hit the spot’ for you
today.
BLOGSPOT
at
www.selsdonbaptist.blogspot.com
YouTube - mainly about SBC
football
LARGE PRINT INSIGHT -
If you find it difficult to read
and would like to have a large
print version, please add your
name to the list in the foyer at
Addington Road, or on the table
at Greenvale, and a large print
copy will be set aside for you
each month.
Re-cycling
- Glass, cans and tins can now
be recycled in the kitchen, in
the cupboard next to the
dishwasher, but MUST be rinsed
clean first.
Please refrain from putting
plastic cups or any
non-paper-based items into the
paper recycling boxes. There have been
numerous plastic cups found in
the bags when recycled.
Church
groups/committees meeting
offsite -
If you are
holding a meeting, eg Sunday
Club, Evangelism Committee, etc,
in a home please let the office
know so that it can be noted in
the diary to avoid a clash of
meetings. (This
does not apply to home
groups.)
Activity Bags are available for
toddlers to use and enjoy in the
services, and are at the
entrances of both SBC Addington
Road and Greenvale. Please
return after use.
Communion
Services
- To
accommodate people with
allergies we shall be providing
some gluten-free bread for our
Communion Services. If
this affects you please let Mike
Elcome or David Mayne
know.
ROAD SAFETY
-
Please take
care on the church drive –
remember that it is used by both
pedestrians and cars bringing
disabled people to church. Keep
a lookout for yourselves and
your children.
Baptist Times
- See
Lawrence Kennedy if you are
interested.
Inspire
Copies of
this free magazine are available
in the foyer.
The website at
www.inspiremagazine.org.uk
carries stacks more news
stories, reviews, events,
information, exclusive online
competitions and features, and
they’re updated on a daily
basis.
See notice board in Coffee
Lounge for further information
on:
-
Job Vacancies
with Oasis
-
LondonCity Mission Open
House 2008,
Sat 11 October. Visit three
different locations by
Routemaster bus
-
Mighty Men of Valour
conference, Friday 17
October at Fairfield Hotel
-
Walk through the Bible event
at Emmanuel Church, South
Croydon, 18 October
-
Boyal Ensemble of Kiev
Sanderstead URC, 20 November
-
Christian Solidarity
Worldwide
London Conference, 8
November
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