'God has visited His people'
Luke 7:16
Wonderful News - BIG congratulations to Payam who has been granted Leave to Remain by the UK Home Office. This has been such a long time coming, and we are so grateful to God for this answer to many prayers.
Sunday Morning Service - at the Ascension. 11.15 for prayer, 11.45 for tea and coffee and 12.00 for worship. There will be groups for adults, youth and kids.
Sunday Evening Service - at Evelyn. 4pm for food prep. 6pm for the meal. 7pm for circle time. Please sign up to help here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ccsNLURWTUbVmxjheJm7Gpl3IC2RVC-q6CojEwRAN5I/edit?usp=sharing
Early Morning Prayer - on Zoom from 7-7.30am Monday to Friday
'Gather' - the next gathering will be a walk in Deptford (not at Ascension) on Monday 6 November at 7.30pm
The Bear Church Instagram and Twitter - @thebearchurch
The Bear WhatsApp Broadcast Group - for weekly updates and more, 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. We are now also paying rent on three buildings. The Bear Church bank details are 'Deptford Ragged Trust' HSBC Account no. 21361317 Sort Code 40-02-25. To support local people in food poverty through the Evelyn Social Supermarket please give to the general pot - it's less admin and therefore less costly. Money-related questions to Tracy at finance@thebear.tv
The Ragged Project
Tea Towels - our TDRT fairtrade, organic cotton tea towels will be available to buy at Ascension on Sundays. £8 each, £15 for two or £20 for three (cash or card). Stocking fillers?!
Worship - download or stream Dave's new songs and raise money for the Project. We've had the first cheque in - thanks to all who have supported! The link is here: https://linktr.ee/davidwinter
We are 94% of the way to funding our new building. This is positive, but we're not yet where we need to be. Cashflow is extremely tight! A large proportion of our funds have come from or through personal contacts - do you know someone who may want to invest? Or someone who may know someone...? If you need any facts and figures, a template letter or publicity resources, contact Bex or Richard. For the glory of God and the good of the poor.
This week at The Bear
Sunday
11.15am Prayer at the Ascension
11.45am Tea and Coffee
12pm Midday Service
4pm Food prep at Evelyn
6pm Evening Service
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
Wednesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
Thursday
7am Early Morning Prayer
Friday
7am Early Morning Prayer
Notices and Classifieds
'Witnessing to the gospel of peace in the Holy Land' - Jarodd McKenna will be hosting an online Q&R this Monday 23 October at 9.30am (7.30pm Melbourne, Australia time). Please click the link to register for the Zoom: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfY14nu8a3z-HrespKbJaW-drzKe7IyQ0VhvvbLsH4q3d-3Qg/viewform
To Dwell' - new exhibition opening on Thursday 26 October with a Private View. Full details at: https://liminal-arts.org/to-dwell
The O'Hooligan Brothers - fundraising for Bench Outreach through the medium of good music. Live at The Wickham Arms, SE4 on Friday 27 October from 8pm. See Declan for details
Vision Night - how can the church in SE London respond to youth violence? Monday 6 November at 7pm at London City Mission. More details from www.operationforgiveness.org.uk
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