‘Keep me safe my God, for in you I take refuge…’
Psalm 16
Sunday Mornings - both services in August (1st and 8th) will be on Zoom only Prayer at 10am, virtual doors at 10.20am, breakout rooms at the end…
There will be no Morning Worship Service on Sunday 15th, 22nd or 29th August
Here Comes Summer - there’ll be picnics in the park from 1pm on Sunday 1st (Hilly Fields Stone Circle, SE4) 8th (Greenwich Park Bandstand, SE10) and 15th (Blythe Hill Fields, SE6) August. Turn up with your lunch and hang out with The Bear family for the first time in quite a while. Contact info@thebear.tv or 07707 524977 if you want more details.
Early Morning Prayer – continues… All welcome to pray from 7-7.30am Monday to Friday
The Ragged Big Box Build - Monday 16 August - contact emily@thebear.tv or kalston18@gmail.com if you can help on the day and/or bring cardboard boxes to The Bear between now and then.
Walk to Wales - they did it! Ezra and Keir have enjoyed two weeks of continuous walking, generous hospitality and wonderful scenery, and raised nearly £5,000 for The Ragged Project. Amazing! Big thanks to them for doing it, and to all who have made it possible. There’s still time to give – click now: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/raggedwalk2wales You can 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!
Gig in the Garden - Saturday 4 September from 5pm. The Bear’s very own ‘Lisa Marie and the Please Please Please’ are headlining this fabulous fundraiser with support from ‘Crowsfeet’ and ‘Jude Elliot’. Suggested donation of £5 entry, all proceeds to The Ragged Project and The Greenwich Winter Night Shelter. Bring your own food, drink and chair and head on down to the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lee. More details from info@thebear.tv
The Big Lunch - we’re planning a Deptford community event in Giffin Square on Sunday 5 September. This is a great opportunity to let people know about The Ragged Project and bless each other with food and more live music. If you want to get involved, there are plenty of jobs to be done! Contact info@thebear.tv to sign up.
The Bear Book Group - Thursday 9 September - the book will be ‘A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing’ by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer. Contact bex@thebear.tv for details.
Fruit and Veg - the well is running dry, so we are now supporting just one Social Supermarket instead of two. Both have been so ‘grateful and surprised’ by the generosity of the giving, and the commitment to sending fresh healthy food rather than leftover tins! (not that leftover tins aren’t welcome too!) If you would like to give to this work, please contact finance@thebear.tv.
Giving - is part of our worship. We want to continue to pay our staff and bills and we really want to 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.
The Bear Church Instagram - username: the_bear_v_church or username: thebearchurch Contact to post.
The Bear WhatsApp Broadcast Group - add The Bear Church 07707 524977 to your contacts, then message the number and ask to join the group.
Other Notices
Spirit Café - an opportunity to receive prayer, healing, cleansing and more. Led by a team which includes people from The Bear, you get to spend ten minutes receiving a Holy Spirit blessing online. The Spirit Café is next open this Monday 2 August from 8-9pm and free places are bookable on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-well-33796707425
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