‘Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness’
Lamentations 3:22-23
In Real Life - our Sunday morning service is following in the footsteps of Bear Cubs, English Fridays and Women’s’ Bible Study and heading back to The Bear! From this Sunday 6 June, there will be (limited) space for worshipping in person with the added opportunity to tune in from home on Zoom The following Covid restrictions will be in place at the building:
wear a mask
sanitise hands on arrival
track and trace
observe social distancing
no singing
If family, friends and neighbours want to tune in on Zoom, please ask them to contact The Bear in advance for ID and Password. We can then explain the protocol and send them the codes.
Congratulations - to Claire and Dominic on the birth of baby on Wednesday 2 June.
And congratulations - to Bex who is doubling her efforts and is now working not one, but TWO days a week at The Bear for the next six months. She will continue to guide the youth during this time, in addition to exploring and enabling vision and growth for our church as a whole community.
Electric Eels and Flame Fish - no sessions this Sunday. These groups will continue on Zoom from Sunday 13 June to Sunday 18 July. Contact
Youth Alpha - Sunday at 10.20am
Early Morning Prayer - meeting to pray at 7am from Monday to Friday
Women’s Bible Study - Tuesdays at 2pm at The Bear
The Bear Men’s Weekend - Fri 2nd to Sun 4th July (if Covid restrictions allow). A weekend on the Norfolk Broads for men aged 15 and over (under 18’s accompanied by an adult). The cost is £60 pp plus travel. There are a few places left, so contact Daniel atto book and pay - first come first served.
House Groups - usually meet on Wednesdays or Thursdays, some on Zoom, some in Real Life. To join one, or try one, contact
Bear Cubs - for pre-school children and their parents/carers. Bookable sessions at The Bear on Monday and Friday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Outdoor sessions in local green spaces on Thursday mornings. Book on Eventbrite or email bearcubs@thebear.tv for more details.
English Fridays - a free conversational English class for students of all levels at 1.30pm on Fridays. Contact
The Bear Youth Camp - Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 August. Contact for booking information.
The Whole Bear Camp - Friday 20 August for a weekend of camping in the sun. There are still some places available, both under canvas and in bunkhouses (see attached booking form). Please note, there are a range of activities on offer during the weekend at just £10 per person. Check out www.birchhall.com for details before you fill in the form.
The Ragged Project - keep up to speed with the building project by clicking on https://www.facebook.com/The-Ragged-Project-Fundraising-101670845368740 Please ‘like’ the posts – the more traffic and likes we get, the better for our fundraising efforts. Please forward the link to friends and family and encourage them to like and share far and wide!
The Bear Church Instagram - username: the_bear_v_church or username: thebearchurch Contactto post.
The Bear WhatsApp Broadcast Group - to receive these updates add The Bear Church 07707 524977 to your contacts, then message the number and ask to join the group.
The Bear Finance Department - do send any finance emails to Tracy at finance@thebear.tv – but do not send them to info@thebear.tv because that person doesn’t do finance.
Giving - is part of our worship. We want to continue to pay our staff, our bills and support our local community and our cross-cultural workers. The Bear Church bank details are 'Deptford Ragged Trust' HSBC Account no. 21361317 Sort Code 40-02-25.
Other Notices
Summer Club - Kelly is putting together a programme for local primary aged children for summer learning and fun. She’ll be based at The Albany during the school holidays and is looking for support from anyone with a talent to share – music, dance, cookery, sports, you name it - who can volunteer time or resources. For full details or offers of help, please contact as soon as poss! Thanks.
Bare Christianity - listen to Pastor Paul reading his upcoming book.
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHVEY0ENv48scStgcYv3Tw/videos
Podbean: https://pauladlington.podbean.com
Summer 21 – if you are 14-24, join REACH London and iNet for a week-long mission experience across four locations in London this summer. Serve a missional project, receive training, and have fun. It's residential and either free or very low cost. Take a look at the promotional video, download the flyer, and click here for the expression of interest form.
Psalms and Stretches - sessions continue on Tuesdays at 8am (free/£5/£7.50). If you would like to find out more about how to become a P&S instructor, please contact Ruth at info@psalmsandstretches.com
This week at The Bear
Sunday
10.20am Youth Alpha at Bench Outreach
10.30 am Morning Service at The Bear and on Zoom
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer on Zoom
9.30am Bear Cubs at The Bear
1pm Finance Team
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
2 pm Women's Bible Study at The Bear
Wednesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
8 pm Housegroups
Thursday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
9.15am Fundraising Team Meeting
10am Bear Cubs Outdoors
1pm Bear Cubs at The Bear
8 pm Housegroups
Friday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs at The Bear
1.30pm English Fridays at The Bear
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