Welcome to our church this morning. Jason continues our series from Revelation, exploring the letter to Pergamum “the first cut is the deepest”.

Adam leads our music and our kids sessions in Powerbase start after the first part of the service.

Tonight from 7pm our Alpha series starts. A great opportunity to get to grips with life and all it stands for. It’s not too late to come along—have a word with Jason or Ted this morning.

It’s great to see you here at BBC this morning, we hope you find a friendly welcome and a refreshment for your faith. You can usually find Jason around the church most weekday mornings.

If you need any help finding your way around the building or have questions about what makes us tick, then please feel free to ask one of the regulars—our welcome team wear lanyards and a smile, do say hello!

 

News from Graham Jefferson

On Sunday night (25th), Graham Jefferson will flying out to Brasil for 2 weeks of ministry He will be teaching at a school of world missions in Sao Paulo, but also visiting friends in ministry and preaching in numerous churches. Please pray for safety in travel, God’s protection while in the country, good health and most of all, the Holy Spirit’s anointing on his ministry. Please pray, too, for Rosemary, who will be ‘home alone’. Graham returns overnight on Monday 10th October.

 

Big Church Next Week

Next week is our Big Church service where we are all-in. Do come along and celebrate God’s provision and also help out if you can with the preparation on Saturday between 10am and 1pm. Bring along berries, flowers and leaves to decorate the building.

After our service on Sunday we will be enjoy a bring and share lunch. Simply bring some food to share with the fellowship and stay to enjoy the food!

 

Christmas Meal

All are welcome to join us for our Christmas meal at the North Star (they treated us so well last year) on Saturday 17th December at 6.45 for 7pm, £14.49 for two courses and £16.99 for 3 courses, El will need a £5 deposit as soon as possible please, the remainder is paid on the night but she’s happy to take and save partial payments to make it easier to budget for those who need that option. Please do not feel you are unable to come because of either transport issues or because you are alone, lifts will be arranged and you are more than welcome to bring a companion along with you the more the merrier. El has hard copies of the menu for anyone who wants one.

 

Fellowship Diary

For the latest events, please check out the website Events Calendar.

 

Link to Hope Family & Elderly Shoebox Appeal

It’s getting near our deadline for bringing in our shoeboxes. If you can provide a full shoebox, or items toward one, then please check in with Lauren Rycroft. She’ll be soon taking them down to the warehouse, so hurry hurry 🙂

 

Members Meeting

Chris chaired our members meeting last Thursday and we covered:

  • Safeguarding: Confirmation of our safeguarding policy and viewing of the level 1 awareness video. Karen Sweetman-Hicks and Linda Rockall now acting as the safeguarding leads. Please use them as the main contact for any safeguarding notifications.
  • Christmas Fair: We will be holding our Christmas fair on 19th November, including bell ringing! We decided not to hold a raffle at the fair.
  • Finance:
    • £3,000 required to fix the leaking flat roof over the lobby.
    • The accounts now show the costs for the café refurbishment and manse decorating in readiness for our new minister.
    • We are also a little behind on the One Mission scheme compared to last year.
  • Harvest: Please see below for more info.
  • Christmas:
    • Big Church, all-in service with a nativity 10:30am 4th Dec
    • Carols by Candlelight 6:30pm 18th Dec
    • Christmas Labyrinth 21st & 22nd Dec – more details to follow…
    • Christingle on Christmas eve 4pm
    • Peace before Christmas to follow the Christingle service
  • The Wave Centre: Council funding has been cut, with fewer resources funded, but other people coming in to fill. There are many groups meeting through the week, many for small children but also other groups like the IT hub available for all.
  • Homegroups: Currently 45-50 belong to a homegroup.

 

 

Broadwater Baptist Church: Harvest 2016 – 10:30am, Sunday 2nd October

Come and help decorate our church building in readiness for celebrating harvest. From 10 0’clock on Saturday 1st flowers berries and leaves to adorn our building.

Join us in our Big Church Harvest service as we celebrate God’s provision and think of those who need our support.

And after our service stay for a bring and share lunch. Just bring something scrummy and share with the fellowship!

 

Help Worthing Churches Homeless Projects this Harvest Time!

Please donate the following items to the charity this year to help them keep their hostels and day centre clean for the 1,100 people who turn to them each year for help.

  • Toilet rolls
  • Bleach
  • Washing up liquid
  • Toilet cleaner
  • Air freshener
  • Cream cleaner
  • Scourers / brillo pads
  • Black sacks
  • Dishwasher rinse aid
  • Dishwasher salt
  • Dishwasher tablets
  • Anti-bacterial spray Washing powder / tablets / liquid (for laundry)
  • Razors