'Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided, great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me.'
Thomas O Chisholm, William Runyan
Sunday Service - at the Ascension. We will be affirming Bex as the new leader of The Bear! There will be a group for the children. The timing is 11.15 for prayer (side door), 11.45 for refreshments (bring your own hot drinks) and 12.00 for worship. Come early...
Celebratory Picnic Lunch - ...and stay late. We'll eat together after the service, to say goodbye to Paul and well done to Bex. Bring food and drink to share together (please mark any allergens clearly on your dish/packaging), and your own picnic plates etc if you have them. You might need an umbrella as well...
Sunday Evening Service - at Evelyn Community Centre form 4.30pm (service at 6.30pm). 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
The Bear Book Group - the next good read is 'The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World's Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian' by Brian McLaren. Meeting on Tuesday 18th July to discuss (contact bex@thebear.tv)
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
Tea Towels - our TDRT fairtrade, organic cotton tea towels will be available to buy at Ascension on Sunday. £8 each, £15 for two or £20 for three (cash or card).
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. 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 - who knows what might grow? 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
11.15 Morning Prayer at the Ascension
11.45 Refreshments
12.00 Midday Service
18.30 Evelyn Service
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
1pm Positive Parenting
7.45pm Leadership Team
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
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
Situations Vacant - Youth First in Lewisham have two posts to fill. See here for details: https://www.youthfirst.org.uk/about/jobs
A Place to Stay - Claire, Dominic and Hetty are looking for somewhere to be for a week or two over the school holidays while there are builders in their house creating noise, dust and space issues! If you are going away at any time over August and would be open to them house-sitting, please contact crowley.claire@gmail.com
Wendy and Yong - 'we are visiting the UK this summer and would love to catch up. We can share testimonies of what we see God doing in Cambodia (the joys and the challenges) and would love to hear from you too. We'll be in London June 24-30 and July 15-16/22-24, so please get in touch if you fancy a walk, a coffee or something similar'
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.