HADDENHAM-cum-DINTON BAPTIST CHURCH

News from HBC  17th March 2024

Thoughts and prayers

Please continue to remember all those who are ill, or in need of support. Please remember, Christine Matthews, Mike Sweeney, Jackie Green, David and Carol Francis, Peter Gulbenkian and Marjorie Wortley. If you know of anyone who needs our prayers, please let us know.

BMS Birthday Scheme

If you are celebrating, Happy Birthday, and if you haven’t, but would like to join the birthday scheme, please have a word with Katharine Whitney.  We hope Matt Simms enjoyed his birthdays.

Church Flowers 

If you can help Teresa with arranging flowers or are happy to donate some money to buy them, in memory of a loved one, a celebration or for no particular reason at all, just you like to see the flowers. please have a word with her. Thank you.

Church services.

Sunday 17th March We will be holding our AGM this week, which will follow a short service in church starting at 10.15am

Sunday 24th March Joint service with our Methodist friends at the Methodist Church

Thursday 28th March A service marking Maundy Thursday including Holy Communion, at 7pm led by Jonny.

Friday 29th March CTiH Good Friday service at St Marys at 11am led by the Anglicans. Meet at 10.15am on Townsend Green if you want to join the walk of witness.

Saturday 30th March Easter Coffee morning 10.30 – 12

Sunday 31st March CTiH Sunrise Service in the burial ground led by the Catholics at 6,30am followed by breakfast in the schoolroom

Sunday 31st March at 10.15am Morning worship including Holy Communion led by Jonny

Sunday 31st March at 6pm Evening worship including Holy Communion led by Ross Marshall

Sunday 7th April at 10.15am all age worship in the schoolroom with breakfast will be led by Jonny

Jans film afternoon

Jan’s next film afternoon is on Thursday 21st March @ 2.30 p.m. She will be showing, ‘The Great Escaper’ ( Michael Caine)

 

Foodbank

Thank you to everyone who supports the Food bank. The Foodbank stocks are very low at the moment due to unprecedented demand, so if you are able to give, that would be much appreciated. The Foodbank are in urgent need of small bottles of squash, tins of custard, full fat UHT milk, tins of fish, tins of meat, tinned tomatoes, tinned potatoes and breakfast cereals. Thank you

Finances

Thank you to everybody who is still supporting the church financially whether that be via bank transfer or money through the door. So far this year, offerings have averaged £752 per week. Our mission total currently stands at £507

 

‘Hat and Boots’ event

Our next event on Saturday 16th March. Come and Sing Messiah

Come and sing begins at 2.15pm,  for all singers, the presentation begins at 7pm for anybody who is interested

 

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hbc-hat-boots-restoration-appeal

 

Friday prayers

The next prayer meeting will be on Friday 5th April.  Everyone is welcome to come along between 9am and 10am, in the schoolroom. If you have any prayer requests please let Julie Wing know and they will be said on Friday.

Lent Lunches

The third of the lent lunches will take place on Saturday 16th March 12.00 – 1.30pm.

Vintage Church

Vintage Church will meet again on Saturday, 6th April, in the schoolroom, from 2.0 till 4.0pm. Do join us for an afternoon of games, an activity, worship and of course, tea and cakes. All are welcome, especially the seniors amongst us. The theme for this month will be, ‘Easter’, and we will make an Easter Cross Wreath. If you need a lift please contact Joan on 01844 292512 or joan694@hotmail.com.

BMS

Please remember all the BMS missionaries in your prayers, and the mission team who have selected Lucia who works at Guinebor 2 hospital, in Chad, as our link missionary.

Housegroups                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Monday House group will meet on Monday 18th March at the Manse. The Thursday evening housegroup will meet again on Thursday 21st March. Tuesday afternoon house group will meet at 2.30 pm for tea, chat, pause for thought on 26th March.

 

Cleaning team

Do you have a couple of hours free once a month to help with cleaning the church. If so, Emma would love to hear from you, if we expand the team the frequency of commitment becomes less. Thank you.

 

Ladies evening

We are planning a meal out at the new Candelo lounge in Thame on Friday 22nd March. Please let Julie Wing know by Friday 15th March  if you would like to come and she will send full details out soon. Julie’s email:  wingjulie94@gmail.com

JAM Bowling

The JAM team are organising a trip for our young people to visit the bowling alley on Saturday 20th April in the morning. If you would like to join them please have a word with Katherine Robson. Thank you

Big Question Tea – at St Marys Church, Sunday 17th March 4-5pm, for parents and children, please contact Cassa or Vanessa v-tilley@hotmail.com if you would like to come

Lighthouse Easter Event, Saturday 30th March 10-11am in the Village Hall. Mini Lighthouse event for children and their families for Easter, includes craft, main stage session and an Easter Egg hunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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