HADDENHAM-cum-DINTON BAPTIST CHURCH
News from HBC 28th July 2024
Thoughts and prayers
Please continue to remember all those who are ill, or in need of support. Please remember, Mike Sweeney, Jackie Green, David and Carol Francis, Alan and Helen House, Stuart and Marcia Barton, Jean Pearce, Andy and Jenny Hardy, Peter and Christina Gulbenkian, Pat Scales 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 Joan Day and Harry Race enjoyed their birthdays this week. Luke Race and Ross Marshall celebrate their birthdays this week
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 28th July Joint morning worship at 10.15am with our Methodist friends at the Methodist church
Sunday 4th August Morning worship will be at 10.15am in the schoolroom with breakfast led by Tim and Emma Chowns
Sunday 11th August Morning worship at 10.15am in the schoolroom pastries, fruit and coffee led by the Mission Team and titled
‘How does our church do Mission’
Sunday 18th August Morning worship will be a CTiH service at the junior school at 10.00am praying and commissioning LIGHTHOUSE
Sunday 25th August 10.15am Joint morning worship with our Methodist friends in the schoolroom with breakfast led by Tim Edworthy
Sunday 1st September 10.15am Morning worship led by Mark and Lucy Brighouse in the schoolroom with breakfast
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 packets of biscuits, crisps, men’s deodorant, ladies deodorant, toothpaste, tinned custard and tins of meat. 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 £740 per week. Our mission total currently stands at £1126
‘Hat and Boots’ event
Our next Hat and Boots Restoration Appeal fundraising event is ‘Talk and tea with Mark Chivers’ Saturday 14th September 3pm – 5pm. Everyone is welcome. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hbc-hat-boots-restoration-appeal
Friday prayers
In July we will combine the Friday Prayers with Tuesday house group on 30th July. All are welcome and we will be meeting at Jans at 2.30pm unless we notify a different venue. Please send prayer requests to Julie or Jan. For August we will be taking a break
Summer event at ‘Tickety Brew’ Tim Chowns is organising a summer event at ‘Tickety Brew’ on Thursday 8th August at lunchtime, raising money for mission. It will be BBQ style food with dessert at £10 per head. You need to book a place via Tim or ‘Tickety Brew’, there will also be accompanying music.
Vintage Church
Vintage Church will meet again on Saturday, 3rd August, 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, ‘Blessings’. We will use the spiritual practice for many indigenous peoples in the Americas, by making an Ojo de Dios(God’s eye). Ojo de Dios have traditionally been created for a blessing, presented as a gift. 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 Lucia Bastos who works at Guinebor 2 hospital, in Chad, our new link missionary.
Congratulations
Cat Openshaw has received news that she has been awarded First Class Honours in her Classical Studies degree from the OU. Well done. Kate Openshaw has passed an interview at Regent’s Park College, is going to be studying part-time for a Certificate in Theology, starting in the Autumn! Congratulations
Jan’s Film afternoon
This will be held on Thursday 15th August, showing ‘Dream Horse’
Housegroups The Monday House group will meet again on Monday 8th September at 1, Stokes End. The Thursday evening housegroup will meet again on Thursday 1st August. Tuesday afternoon house group will meet on Tuesday 30th July and 10th September for tea, chat, pause for thought.
Jonny’s sabbatical
Jonny is now on his sabbatical, returning to the pulpit on Sunday September 8th. If you need anyone during his time away please contact one of the deacons, Bill Johnston, Emma Chowns, Katharine Whitney, Luke Race, Katherine Robson or Marjorie. Thank you
A note from Joan Day….
To my friends at Church: I’d like to thank you all for thinking of me and sending me such beautiful flowers, for my birth day. I should be 80 more often! God bless you. Joan
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