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For more information on anything
below,
contact the church office
SINGERS FOR SBC CAROL SERVICE:
Practices for the Christmas
Carol Service on 21 December at
6 30 pm will begin on Thursday
27 November, and on each
following Thursday, 4, 11, 18
December from 8 30–9
30 pm in the church.
BIBLE READING NOTES:
I am taking orders for Bible
reading notes for 2009. Please
let me have your order as soon
as possible to be able to start
Jan 2009. If you already take a
regular order, please let me
know if you want to continue
with it, or try something else.
I have samples to look at. You
can contact me at church or
via the church office.
The church gets a percentage of
cost if you order through me.
Christmas sale in aid of Ghana
trip
on 7 December at Addington Road
after the morning service. If
anyone would like to make some
cakes for us to sell it would be
greatly
appreciated. Please see Roland
or Becky Hasell for further
information.
HOLIDAY @
HOME REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING:
on Wednesday, 3 December at 2 pm
in the Coffee Lounge.
Call for
Singers and Collectors:
Floating Shelter Carol
Singing: Whitgift Centre 18
December, 10 00 am– 6 00
pm.
Our church
will be sharing a one-hour slot
with East Croydon URC from 2
00–3 00 pm to sing carols
and collect money for the
Shelter. Please contact Pat and
John Hasell if interested. We
need about 8 people from SBC to
take part as there are
restrictions on the number of
people allowed to sing and
collect.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT EVENT: A
Selsdon Baptist Church @
Greenvale Event:
on 6 December from 2 00–4 30 pm
Greenvale Primary School. Come
and enjoy designing and making
cards, decorations, table
centres and more! Join us when
you can, leave when you must.
Refreshments provided. A free
event for all the family. All
ages welcome.
COMPASSION ART
is a new charity which raises
money to share among projects
and charities working to relieve
poverty in communities
worldwide. They are releasing a
worship album on 24 November,
featuring Graham Kendrick, Chris
Tomlin, Tim Hughes, Darlene
Zschech etc which will be
stocked by WH Smith. You can
see a 3-minute video trailer at:http://ecards.fiercedistribution.com/compassionart/whsmith
All proceeds will be used to
help combat poverty.
SONGS FROM THE SHOWS:
Friday 12 December, 7 30 pm at
Selsdon Baptist Church. Music
from the West End shows with
Stephanie and Alan Crooks. Free
admission (donations kindly
received in aid of The Ghana
Youth Mission trip 2009).
'THE PEACE CHILD':
Saturday 29 November at 3 00 pm
and 7 00 pm at St Mary
Magdalene, Canning Road. A
musical production by 7- to
8-year-olds. Come and see this
enchanting Christmas parable as
you travel to the far away land
of Mambica where two opposing
tribes seem unwilling to end
their hostility. Will the birth
of a new-born child bring peace?
Tickets £5 adult, £3 Children,
call 020 8407 4011.
THE
O’SULLIVANS IN BULGARIA:
please
check this link to look at the
work we are doing,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLSZQvDvCVQ
If anyone would like to come and
work for six months to a year
with disabled children. please
contact BMS world mission or
contact Mark and Penny for more
details. Ideally we are looking
for people with experience but
this is not a necessity. The O'
Sullivans
CHRISTMAS
STOCK now on the bookstall:
cards, books, diaries and gifts
are now available on the
bookstall until Sunday 30th
November
Parish Nursing Update:
see article in November's
INsight. If you are worried
about your health either call in
to the Wednesday 'Drop In'
between 9 30 and 1100 am or
contact Hilary for more
information.
Coming Soon FIRST AID:
Basic Life Support (as a single
session) for people who don’t
‘do’ first aid!
Week-end: Saturday 29
November 9 30 am – 12.00 noon. For more
information contact Sally Hill
via the church office or
A TEARFUND
LEAFLET
on their work
with AIDS is available in the
foyer at Addington Road.
Another
evening for Mums and Carers of
young children: Tuesday 25
November 8 00 – 9 30 pm at
Addington Road. A special
evening for those caring for
young children; a chance to
relax and have fun before the
Christmas rush! Make a card or
Christmas decoration and enjoy
coffee/desserts AND a chocolate
fountain! Plenty of time to
relax and chat! Fliers available
soon. For further info please
speak to Meryl.
MOTHERS’
UNION CAROL SERVICE at
St Mary’s Addington on 2
December. Please sign sheet in
foyer at Addington Road if you
would like to attend.
Shelter
ADMINISTRATION: Pat and
John Hasell have agreed to do
the admin work for the Shelter
this year. If you have any
queries please contact them. .
DATES FOR 2009:
Summer Fun Days will take place
3–7 August, and Holiday @ Home
from 17–23 August.
INSIGHT:
November
edition available.
Please take one. An electronic pdf version is
available, which has the
advantage of pictures in colour.
Contact the
church
office for details
LADIES’
PRAYER BREAKFAST Saturday 29
November,
8 30 - 10 30
am. This will replace the
Prayer Evening originally
scheduled for Friday night, 28
November.
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.
Youth Football
–
We are playing in the the
South London Churches Football League this autumn, in the school years
7 – 9 age range. Games
are on a Saturday morning,
and we 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.
SBC Prayer Diary for November
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.
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:
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Cards for Good Causes:
Multi-Charity Christmas Card
Shop,
Poplar Walk
-
New Job opportunities with
Oasis
-
Part-time Book-keeper
for London Baptist Property
Board to cover maternity
leave.
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