‘But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.'
Luke 2:19
Sunday Morning Service - at the Ascension. 11.15 for prayer, 11.45 for tea and coffee and 12.00 for worship. Please note - prayer takes place in the back hall (through the side door) and refreshments are served between 11.45am and 12pm.
Sunday Evening Service - at Evelyn. 4pm for cooking, 6pm for dinner, 7pm for circle time. Sign up to join in here:
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Youth Housegroup - Sunday evening at the Sticklands for yrs 10-13. Please contact bex@thebear.tv for details.
Early Morning Prayer - on Zoom from 7-7.30am Monday to Friday
The Christmas Christingle - will be in Giffin Square next Saturday 23 December at 3.30pm. Invite your friends and neighbours! We need people to hand out carol sheets, serve refreshments and help open and close. Please reply to this email if you want to join in.
New Years Eve - there won't be any Bear services on Sunday 31 December. Enjoy a lie-in, an evening in (or an evening out) and we'll be back on Sunday 7 January at 11.45am and 6pm.
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
Safeguarding - the email address for our Designated Safeguarding Lead is safeguarding@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). Other handmade items available - perfect for Christmas gifts
Worship - download or stream Dave's new songs and raise money for the Project: 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 still 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 Cooking at Evelyn
6pm Soup
7pm Circle Time
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
Saturday
3.30pm The Bear in the Square
Notices and Classifieds
TONIGHT! - a fundraiser for Bench Outreach. The O'Hooligan Brothers live at The Wickham Arms, Brockley from 8pm.
Contact info@thebear.tv if you want to run a classified ad. Please note that Classifieds are included as a courtesy and do not necessarily reflect The Bear Leadership or employees' views or beliefs.