Happy New Year!
A Passion for Life Prayer meeting
Thursday 14th January, 7.30pm at Christ Church.
Church Weekend Away
Sizewell Hall, 15th to 17th October 2010.
Please note this date for your diary.
Annual Meeting
This will take place on Monday 22nd February. If you want to take part and vote at this meeting, or be nominated for church council etc, please check that you are on the church electoral roll. A copy of the 2009 roll is in the entrance hall. See Gillian Corwin for a form if you need to apply or if you have queries about qualification. (The minimum age is 16yrs).
Week of prayer for Christian Unity
Unity Service: 6.30pm 17th January at St Mary's church
Preacher: The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Other events: See "Churches Together" notice at church.
Children's Society
If you have a box, Val Betson would now like to have it for emptying so that she can send of the money in February. Thank you.
God's Gang News
"The Census": A big thank you to Dee Stallibrass our writer and producer and to everyone who helped us, the drama club, God’s Gang leaders and parents, the entire production crew and finally the brilliant members of the cast!
A prayer for the New Year: Father God, help me to believe in you and the amazing things you can do, anywhere, any time thank you for loving me. Amen
Travelling In Faith As The Early Church Grows – from the Xstream Group
God gave Paul and Barnabas
A special job to do
To spread the news of Jesus,
But he'd be with them too!
By his Holy Spirit
He would be their guide,
A special Friend and Helper
Always by their side.
January Dates
Wednesday 13th January – God's Gang Leaders Meeting 7.30pm at the Radcliffe's.
Sunday 17th January - God's Gang restarts
Natural Church Development
This will continue. If you would like to be involved in a group coordinating this, please volunteer - See Jonathan Ford.
Third World Committee
We are hoping to form a committee to deal with our third world giving and similar issues, including Christian Aid. If you are interested, please see Jonathan Ford or Vivienne Bush.
BCY update - February 2010 - Intern
By the time you are reading this, Mark will have been working with us for around a month – and we are delighted to say that we have already received some amazing financial gifts arriving in the post. We took a leap of faith in inviting Mark, and God has proven Himself faithful in meeting some of our current financial needs! A massive thanks to those of you who have given one-off gifts and increased your giving for the duration of Mark’s internship – your generosity in responding to the nudge of the Spirit has answered our prayers and will be of huge benefit to both Mark and BCY in the coming months. If you would like to add your financial support to that already received, please get in touch.
It is an enormously exciting time for all of us! As we have mentioned previously, one of our priorities going forward is investing in young people with potential. We are already seeing this as a chance to begin to develop an internship programme with BCY, and it is our hope to see this up and running within the next 3 years. Please pray for our work in this area - lots of behind-the-scenes legwork, research and networking to be done! We would also be grateful for your continued prayers for us and Mark over the next six months.
Bury Town Pastors
There will be a new training course soon starting on Saturday 27th February. (application closing date 1st Feb). If you would like to be involved, please see Vanessa Harrison or the website.
Milk Bottle Tops
Vanessa Harrison would like your plastic milk bottle tops (any colour) to pass on to a Brownie pack who are collecting them to help a disabled girl. Thank you.
Dates
Monday 11th January 7.30pm - Drama
Wednesday 13th January 9.45am - Parent and Toddler
Wednesday 13th January 8pm - Football. Meet at Church
Wednesday 20th January 9.45am - Parent and Toddler
Rotas
17th Jan. Coffee/flowers: Violet/Heldhaw. Cleaning: Bramley Close
24th Jan. Coffee/flowers: Hervey Road
