CCB Bulletin 12th November 2017

No 33
12th November 2017

Services Today

8.00am
HOLY COMMUNION
Remembrance Sunday
- ‘What Price Peace?’
John 15:9-17
(page 1083)
Rob Hinton

9.30am
MORNING PRAISE
Remembrance Sunday
- ‘What Price Peace?’
John 15:9-17
Joe Whiting

Welcome to Christ Church 6.30pm

EVENING PRAISE
‘5 Marks of reformation - Grace alone’
Christ Church is part of Churches Together in Ephesians 2:1-10
Beckenham. We welcome all who are visitors and Rob Hinton
newcomers to our church. In this bulletin you can find all
you need to know about what is happening this week and
what else is going on at Christ Church. If you are new to the church, please pick up a copy of
our Welcome Booklet from the back of the church.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO CHILDREN’S WORK TODAY, except for Girls’
choir at the usual time, and the Morning Service is at 9.30am. Congregation move to
Beckenham War Memorial at 10.15am.

On other Sundays, children come into church at 10.30am for a time of worship then leave
for Sunday School in the halls.

Youth Fellowship (Y10+)
The Junction meet in the Halls from 6.15pm to 8.15pm.

Refreshments
Refreshments are served at the evening service today. Please come and join us.
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Prayer for the Third Sunday before Advent
God, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and poverty and
pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Our mission is ...

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Christ Church Beckenham Bulletin T. 020 8650 3847 / 07709 703290 E. [email protected]

What’s on at Christ Church Beckenham…

Tuesday 14 Nov 7.15am Prayer Breakfast in the Lounge, all welcome

10.00am Meeting Point (women’s bible study) in the Lounge
- all welcome

11.45am Community Lunch chair based exercises.
Doors open 11.30am.

12.30pm Community Lunch, Main Hall. Doors open at 12.15pm.
Book a place on 07570 999657 or sign the sheet at the back
of church.

2.00pm Craft Community - all welcome to chat or work a craft.
(ends 4.00pm).

6.00pm Beaver Colony Meeting

7.30pm Track Group for years 10s to 11s, ends 8.45pm

Wednesday 15 10.30am Baby & Toddlers in all halls

7.30pm Track Group for year 12+, end 8.45pm

Friday 17 8.15pm Christ Church Singers’ practice

9.40pm Street Pastors in the High Street until 2am

Saturday 18 9.15am Prayer for Christ Church. We meet in the Lea Wilson
Room for an hour. Do join us if you can.

9.30am Men Behaving Dadly - see notice

10.00am Church open from 10am to 12noon

Sunday 19 8.00am HOLY COMMUNION: Rob Hinton
‘Joshua - Sin’s devastating Effects pt 2’
Joshua 7:13-26

9.30am Girls’ Choir practice in the Lea Wilson Room

10.30am HOLY COMMUNION: Tara Kunert
‘Joshua - Sin’s devastating Effects pt 2’
Joshua 7:13-26

6.30pm The Sunday Conversation - see notice overleaf.
Drinks @ 6.30pm.
Conversation @ 7.00pm.
All welcome

to share the love of Jesus Christ in word and deed

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Office Hours: Mon 11.30am - 3.00pm / Tues to Thurs 9am - 3pm / Friday - closed

Diary notices:

♦ The Men’s Night planned for 17th November is being re-scheduled. Further details to
follow.
♦ ‘Men Behaving Dadly’ on Saturday 18th November, 9.30 - 11.00am: for Dads and
pre-school children. Toys, bacon rolls, tea and coffee. Suggested donation of £2. Cards
with details are at the back of the Church. See page 7 for our 2018 dates.
♦ Change of date: the next meeting for Prayer for Persecuted Christians will be on
27th November when we will be signing Christmas cards. The next meeting after that will
be 8th January 2018.
♦ Intercontinental Church Society - On Sunday 26th
November there will be a table at the back of church with
up to date news and prayer points for the Mission, along
with some jams made at Canford, for which I ask a
donation of £2.50 minimum. Your prayers and interest
are invited for this International work. Madge Olby.

so that people become His followers

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CHRISTMAS AT CHRIST CHURCH

BECKENHAM The Christmas
Card boxes
will be out on
Sunday 3rd
December...

♦ Friday 1st December, Ladies’ Fizz and Pudding Evening, 7.30pm
- See notice page 5.

♦ Sunday 3rd December:
- Toy Service, 10.30am. This year we are supporting the Salvation

Army in Bromley. They would welcome any NEW donations for babies and
children up to the age of 16. No battery operated toys or clothing please. Thank you.

- Christmas Family Fun afternoon, 3-5pm. A party for children aged up to 11 and
their families. Christmas games, crafts and afternoon tea. £2 adults / £1 child. All children
must be accompanied by an adult. Please pick up a card. Book a place by contacting
Helen in the office. See notice page 5.
♦ Sunday 10th December, Explorers’ Christmas Party, 10.30 - 12.00 noon with games
and party food. All welcome - bring your friends.
♦ Tuesday 12th December, Community Christmas Lunch. Due to popularity, we are
changing the way that we take bookings this year, to avoid disappointment. We are giving
priority to our regular Lunchers so there is no sign-up sheet. If you are a regular Luncher,
we would love to accommodate you. £5 tickets are on sale to Lunchers on Sunday 19th
November at the back of church and at Lunch on Tuesday 14th and 28th November.
♦ Wednesday 13th December, Baby & Toddlers Christmas Service and Party
♦ Sunday 17th December, 6.30pm, Magical and moving Carols by

Candlelight.

♦ Christmas Eve:
- 9.30am Holy Communion
- 4.30pm Christingle Service
- 11.15pm ‘Midnight’ Communion with carols

♦ Christmas Day:
- 8.00am Holy Communion
- 10.30am All-Age Christmas Celebration, finishing at 11.15am, followed by Holy
Communion

to the glory of God

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Personal
Christmas

Cards...
As last year, may I suggest
that instead of sending
Christmas cards to those
CCB family members we
see all year and will be
able to greet personally on
Christmas Day, you may
prefer to sign one general
card and make a donation
to Starfish Asia. The card
will be available early in
December. Thank you.
Vivienne Bowman.

Christmas Card and Pulse Magazine
Distribution

Our Christmas Cards (with details of our services), and our new Magazine ‘Pulse’, will be
ready for collection at the back of church on Sunday 26th November for distribution to the
Parish. If you are part of our distribution team, please make a diary note to collect your
Christmas cards and magazines on that day, for distribution to the Parish.
Any problems, please contact me. Thank you. Cathy Baker.

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Notices:

♦ Maurice’s new role as Caretaker and Pastoral Worker has begun! In this new role,
Maurice will continue to have oversight of the security and cleanliness of the Church and
halls and surrounding areas, he will prepare the premises for services, meetings, events and
bookings. In addition, we are delighted to confirm that Maurice will take part in the pastoral
activities of Christ Church, predominantly Open Doors, Community Lunch and Craft
Community. As a result of this change, Maurice will not now have responsibility for
maintenance. All Maintenance issues are now being handled externally and any
maintenance requests should be sent to the churchwardens or the church office. Please
pray for Maurice as he moves forward in this new exciting role.
♦ Our Care in Action group would love to hear from any driver in the congregation who
would like to occasionally or regularly give a lift to those who need it. In the first instance we
are looking for anyone who could offer a lift on Tuesdays, to events such as Open Doors and
Community Lunches, or Sundays, to any of the services. Please speak to Uzo or Nick or
email them on [email protected] or [email protected] to let them know if you
can help, or to discuss further.
♦ Please note that any items left on the church premises are left at your own risk. The halls
are very busy and doors can sometimes be left open unattended. Please take any valuables
home with you.
♦ FREE children’s books - Explorers’ have some children’s books that they no longer
require. Please do take a look at them at the back of church and take home if you would like
- no charge!

Events in the local area:

♦ St Paul’s Community Choir Autumn Concert – Saturday 18th November, 7.30pm in the
church. The main work is Vivaldi's 'Gloria'. Other items will include two works by Handel -
'Zadok The Priest' and the Hallelujah Chorus from 'Messiah'. Refreshments will be provided
during the interval. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection for church
funds. The concert will end around 9pm.
♦ Coffee morning at St. Barnabas Church on 18th November in support of Carers
Bromley, as they have lost their funding from the Borough. Carers Bromley has provided
excellent support to those caring for people living with dementia and other conditions.
Telephone 020 8650 3332 for more information.

Facilities in the Church
Toilets are located to the front of the church, via the side aisles - the right side being suitable
for the less able and including a baby changing facility. When the crèche is in operation,
please use the right side only.

 Large print Bibles or sheets (ask a Sidesman)
 Loop system for hearing aids

 CDs of sermons are available from Gill Boulton

Please remember to switch off your mobile phone.

Coffee rota:
12th Nov: n/a (am); Ghinn (pm)
19th Nov: Gale HG (am); Bates HG (pm)

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2018 Dates for your diaries:

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Please pray for all items in this bulletin and for:

* Jean Hunter for investigations in the PRUH, Medical 9.
* Ann McGill who is in the PRUH having had a stroke.
* Lesley Iliffe in Lewisham Hospital after a fall.

* Those who usually cannot get to church - Audrey Anderson, Audrey Carter, Gaius and
Nest Davies, Joe Gilbert, Dilys Greenwood, Jean Hunter, Margaret and Pamela Krombach,
Peggy McGill, Jean Mills, Michael and Heidi Sanderson, Allen Stoffel, Annette Styles,
Elizabeth Swaffield and Celia Tickner.
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Mission Partners Paul & Kate Bown and children Lydia & Christopher. Paul works
with ReachAcross in Birmingham.
Over the last two weeks Paul has been part of the planning team for a conference in
Birmingham called ‘Fruitful Not Fearful: serving together with MBBs for mutual fruitfulness’.
This was the 8th annual one-day conference to promote church-building amongst Muslims in
Britain, sponsored by ‘The Right Way’, a group based in High Wycombe.
The conference took place on Saturday 4th November. Approximately 150 attended. Many
Christians from a Muslim background (CMBs) gave their testimonies. It was a very
encouraging meeting and Paul and the organisers hope that all who attended will have been
encouraged as they seek to work alongside their CMB friends to see the church grow and
develop.
The ReachAcross intern programme is further developing. A Taiwanese ReachAcross worker
has been working on facilitating East Asians to join the programme, so that they can be trained
for future work in the Middle East. Paul has been researching the tax situation for these and
other workers and has been giving advice concerning visa applications.
The International Director of ReachAcross and his wife are travelling to Africa again for the
final programme among refugees. Paul has been ordering equipment for them to take and
formatting English and Arabic booklets for printing.
Paul has been meeting an Algerian shopkeeper during the evenings, but he has now moved
shops so it has been difficult to re-establish contact.
Lydia is now at Southampton University reading Pure and Marine Biology. She is enjoying it
very much. Christopher is busy with GCSE preparations and his football refereeing.
Kate continues to work at different schools. Just a few days ago Paul’s elderly mother had a
fall and broke her arm, so that puts more of a burden on Kate in particular when Paul is away.
Please pray that the visas for the East Asian voluntary workers would come through and that
they would settle quickly into the Birmingham context.

2017 Missionary Support: We are so thankful for the generous financial support of our
congregation for CCB’s mission partners. The total donated following the mission support
weekend, once gift aid and other donations are added, comes to £33,471.21, which has
enabled us to meet their budgetary requirements for 2018 in full. The missionary committee
wish to say thank you to all those who have supported our mission partners this year through
prayer and financial provision.

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