‘Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?’
Psalm 139:7
Sunday Morning - it’s wonderful to be back in The Bear. Bring a mask, a coffee, a lateral flow test, a pure heart and sanitised hands… The all-age service will be ‘streamed’ on Zoom
Sunday Evening - come and prep, cook, serve, wash up, pray, sing - be church together with those in Deptford who need a meal and company. Here’s the rota - Bear Evening Service Volunteer Rota
Gloworms, Electric Eels and Flame Fish - we are looking at ways to meet with our kids on Sundays as we come out of this pandemic. If you are a parent and/or have vision for our children, please let Tessa know how you would like to support this.
Youth - we want to welcome Ese and Felix on to our Youth Team! They will be leading Sunday groups and socials between now and Christmas. Pray for them as they seek to be part of the solution.
Positive Parenting - starting on Wednesday 6 October at 8pm, this seven-week online course is open to all parents and carers of young children. Subjects include ‘talking with your child’ and ‘encouraging your child’. The course is FREE with a suggested donation of £10 to cover the course handbook and postage. Contact tessa@thebear.tv to get more details or book your place.
The Bear Book Group - next meeting is on Thursday 11 November. The book is ‘Inspired Imperfection: How the Bible's Problems Enhance Its Divine Authority’ by Gregory Boyd. Contact bex@thebear.tv for more details
Early Morning Prayer - all welcome to pray from 7-7.30am Monday to Friday
House Groups - usually meet on Wednesdays or Thursdays. To join one, or try one, contact iain@thebear.tv
Bear Cubs - for pre-school children and their parents/carers. Sessions on Mondays, Thursday and Fridays (bearcubs@thebear.tv)
Women’s Bible Study - at 1.30pm on Tuesday. Contact for details.
English Fridays - a free conversational English class for students of all levels at 1.30pm. Contact iain@thebear.tv
The Ragged Project - keep up to speed with the building project by clicking on https://www.facebook.com/The-Ragged-Project-Fundraising-101670845368740
The Bear Church Instagram(s) - the_bear_v_church or thebearchurch Contact to post.
The Bear WhatsApp Broadcast Group - to receive 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’.
Other Notices
The Walk - join Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet as she arrives in Deptford High Street on Friday 22 October. Created by The Handspring Puppet Company, this child refugee is currently journeying from Syria to the UK embodying the message ‘don’t forget about us!’. More details from www.thealbany.org.uk
The Black Light Course - starting on Thursday 30 September, this eight week online course run by Urban Expression and Ascension Trust looks at matters of race and faith in the British church. Cost £80 (£40 unwaged).
This week at The Bear
Sunday
10am Morning Prayer at The Bear
10.30 am Morning Service at The Bear
6.30pm Evening Service at The Bear
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
8am Psalms and Stretches
1.30pm Women’s Bible Study
Wednesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
8 pm Housegroups
Thursday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
9.15am Fundraising Team Meeting
10am/1pm Bear Cubs
8pm Housegroups
Friday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
1.30pm English Fridays at The Bear
Classifieds
Childcare on a Wednesday - would you be able to take a child from school in St Johns at 3.30pm to a class in Herne Hill/Denmark Hill from 4-5.30pm, and then bring him home to Brockley? You'd probably need a car. Please contact Fee negotiable.
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