Week Beginning Sunday 18 July 2021
‘He’s got the whole world in His hands’
traditional African-American spiritual
Sunday Morning - our worship service this week will be live and direct from The Bear building.
The service will also be shown on Zoom at 10.30am (doors at 10.20am). If family, friends and neighbours want to tune in, please ask them to contact in advance (on 07707 524977) for ID and Password. We can then explain the protocol, send them the codes and welcome them properly.
Flame Fish – we are meeting at The Bear at 10.25am for a Summer Social in Deptford.
Youth Alpha (with special guest) - Sunday at 10.30am at The Bear
Walk to Wales - Ezra and Keir are halfway through their Incredible Journey for The Ragged Project. They have enjoyed the company of strangers, battled with blisters and raised well over £1,500 so far. Support them here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/raggedwalk2wales (big thanks to Bill and Layton for the great photos on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram).
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs - thanks to all who helped create last Sunday’s Bear Psalm (attached) and to Andrew and Bex for inspiring us to be writers.
David’s Funeral - the service can still be viewed online for another week or two at https://watch.obitus.com
Early Morning Prayer - all welcome to pray from 7-7.30am Monday to Friday
House Groups - usually meet on Wednesdays or Thursdays, some on Zoom, some in Real Life. To join one, or try one, contact iain@thebear.tv
Bear Cubs - for pre-school children and their parents/carers. Park picnics this Monday and Wednesday 10-12pm. Regular sessions and parenting courses back in September. Email bearcubs@thebear.tv for more details.
English Fridays - a free conversational English class for students of all levels at 1.30pm this Friday. Contact iain@thebear.tv
The Bear Book Club - Thursday 29 July at 8pm - the book is ‘God Is Not A White Man’ and Chine will be taking questions and hearing reflections during the evening. Please contact bex@thebear.tv for details.
Supper Club - Friday 30 July - six course meal at The Bear with 20% of profits going to The Ragged Project. Just a few places left, so contact josh.carpenter@live.com to enquire.
Here Comes Summer - there’ll be a church picnic in the park on Sunday 15 August. Save the date! Blythe Hill Fields, Bankhurst Rd entrance at 1pm.
The Ragged Big Box Build - Monday 16 August 10am-2pm - HELP AND BOXES NEEDED – Bear Cubs and DRSA have permission to use Douglas Way for an extravaganza of box building like nothing ever seen in Deptford before. We’ll be inviting families to come and build a city from cardboard. This is part of a national initiative to provide play opportunities for children https://www.summerofplay.co.uk
Contact emily@thebear.tv if you can help on the day and/or bring cardboard boxes to The Bear between now and then.
The Bear Youth Camp - Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 August. Contact bex@thebear.tv for booking information.
The Whole Bear Camp - Friday 20 August for a weekend of camping in the sun. There are just a small handful of places available under canvas and in bunkhouses and the cost is now the same for both – book TODAY to avoid disappointment. Check out www.birchhall.com for details of site.
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 Contact to 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.
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. If you want to give specifically to support local people in food poverty, please mark your gift ‘Fruit and Veg’.
The Bear Finance Department - do send all finance emails to Tracy at finance@thebear.tv – but do not send them to info@thebear.tv because he/she/they know nothing about finance. However, if you want info, then info@thebear.tv is your man/woman/person.
Other Notices
Laptops – if you have a decent laptop that you no longer use, Declan will take it off your hands for Bench clients (declan@benchoutreach.com)
The Odyssey - workshops for youth with Rose Bruford theatre students on Friday 30 July at 2pm in The Bear. Exploring the theme of ‘home’ the resulting work will form part of a consultation to support The Ragged Project. Anyone aged 11-25 welcome to sign up. Contact bex@thebear.tv
Bare Christianity - listen to Pastor Paul reading his upcoming book.
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHVEY0ENv48scStgcYv3Tw/videos
Podbean: https://pauladlington.podbean.com
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
10am Morning Prayer at The Bear
10.20am Youth Alpha at Bench
10.25am Flame Fish – meet at The Bear
10.30 am Morning Service at The Bear
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer on Zoom
10am Bear Cubs on Hilly Fields, SE4
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
2pm Women’s Bible Study
Wednesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
10am Bear Cubs in Greenwich Park, SE10
8 pm Housegroups
Thursday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
9.15am Fundraising Team Meeting
8 pm Housegroups
Friday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
1.30pm English Fridays at The Bear
Classifieds
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