' Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.'
Luke 4:26
Congratulations - to Ruth, Josh and Jesse on the safe arrival of Simeon on Wednesday 10 May. If you'd like to bless the family with a delicious meal, please click here:
Midday Service - at the Ascension. 11.15 for prayer, 11.45 for tea and coffee, 12 for worship.
Evening Service - see 'Giving' below to support financially and sign up for May here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ccsNLURWTUbVmxjheJm7Gpl3IC2RVC-q6CojEwRAN5I/edit?usp=sharing
Early Morning Prayer - on Zoom from 7-7.30am Monday to Friday
RESCHEDULED - farewell Paul/welcome Bex will now be on Sunday 11 June. Save the (new) date!
'Gather' - next evening of worship, prayer and time to be still will be on Monday 15 May at 7.30pm
Positive Parenting - we are planning the next Bear Cubs parenting course starting Monday 5 June at 1pm. Please contact tessa@thebear.tv if you are interested in joining in.
The Big Bear Church Camp - Friday 11 to Sunday 13 August.
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 Fundraising
London Marathon 2023 - over £2,000 raised so far. Feel free to contribute if you'd like to! (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dpmflynn?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=dpmflynn&utm_campaign=pfp-tweet&utm_term=4fe154ca2a1946d897ae0a8fd05945d8)
Worship - download or stream Dave's new songs and raise money for the Project. Link is here: https://linktr.ee/davidwinter
We are 94% of the way to funding our new building. That's a few % up on before, but we're not yet where we need to be. A large proportion of our funds have come from personal contacts. Please continue to have conversations and sow seeds - and if you need any facts and figures, 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 Morning Prayer
11.45 Tea and Coffee
12pm Midday Service
6.30pm Evening Service
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
7.30pm 'Gather'
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
1.30pm Women's Bible Study
Wednesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
Thursday
7am Early Morning Prayer
10am/1pm Bear Cubs
Friday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
1.30pm English Fridays
Notices and Classifieds
Community Mission Facilitator - Deptford Salvation Army are recruiting for this part time role (21 hours a week). Please see the attached link: https://careers.salvationarmy.org.uk/vacancies/vacancy/Uy80M0J5S3JBZjhjR3M2RG9Kc2wxQT09/community-mission-facilitator
Bluetooth Speaker - if anyone has an old speaker that they no longer use, please consider donating it to the Sunday kids' group. Contact info@thebear.tv or just bring it along to the Ascension.
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.