"Jesus answered, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and Spirit.'"
John 3:5
THIS WEEK AT THE BEAR
Baptism Service - at the Bear Church, Frankham St SE8 4RN. Worship service at the earlier time of 10:30am, tea and coffee to be served after the service. Please bring a chair if you can.
Sunday Evening Service - at Evelyn from 6pm.
Early Morning Prayer - open to all, just switch on and join in Monday to Friday on Zoom from 7-7.30am ID: 829 4344 4733 PW: prayer
COMING UP
Gather - the next Gather night is the 7th of July @ 7:30pm at the Bear building. These nights are for anyone who would like to meet for an extended time of worship.
Newcomers lunch - if you're still finding your feet at The Bear, you are warmly invited to the Jones' for a post-service lunch on the 13th of July. Speak to Iain or Tracy for more info.
Deptford X Festival - The Bear Church will be participating in this year's festival with our exhibition Re:building. Contributions from our community will be hung in the windows of The Bear Church from the 22nd to 27th of July. For more information visit our event page: https://deptfordx.org/event/rebuilding/
THE RAGGED PROJECT
Deptford Challenge Trust grant - Great news! The Ragged Project has been awarded a grant from Deptford Challenge Trust: £20,000 towards capital works on the Bear building and £5706 towards salaries.
Give Us Your (Summer) Money - summer is here so if you're lucky enough to travel abroad, please consider donating your left over coins. Over the last six months we have raised over £300! Contact emily@thebear.tv if or bring it along with you to Ascension on Sundays
Bear Cubs Trolly Coins - available to buy at Ascension on Sundays for £2 each
David Winter music - download or stream Dave's songs wherever you listen to music and raise money while you do https://linktr.ee/davidwinter
WHAT'S ON
Sunday
10:30am Baptism service
11.30am Tea and Coffee
4pm Food preparation at Evelyn
6pm Evening meal
7pm Evening service
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
Tuesday
7am Early Morning Prayer
10am Parenting Course
1.30pm Women's Bible Study
Wednesday
7am Early Morning Prayer
Thursday
7am Early Morning Prayer
10am Bear Cubs outdoors
1pm Bear Cubs
8pm Small Groups
Friday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
1.30pm English Fridays
NOTICES AND CLASSIFIEDS
New giving plate - if you have been at one of our morning services recently you may have noticed the contactless giving plate being passed around. If you would like to give at the morning service, keep a look out for the golden plate.
Golden Glow Jungle Book workshop - Golden Glow are hosting a 3 day workshop for 7 - 12 year olds at the Albany, 4th - 6th of August. For more information see the flyer attached.
Lewisham Foodbank - Summer is often a time when donations are lower so the foodbank is asking for help and donations. There will be a Prayer Gathering on the 15th of July at 1-2pm at Salvation Army Lewisham in Albion Way SE13 6BT. Everyone is welcome.
CONTACTS
The Bear Church Instagram - follow at @thebearchurch
The Bear WhatsApp Broadcast Group - for weekly updates and more (but not much more), add The Bear Church 07707 524977 to your contacts, then message the number and ask to join the group.
Safeguarding - the email address for our Designated Safeguarding Lead is safeguarding@thebear.tv
Giving - is part of our worship. For any money-related questions, contact Tracy at finance@thebear.tv
Bear Talks - Search 'The Bear Sunday Talks' on Spotify or find them here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5nprnTdz6EruEcPSJk0t1C?si=bb248c499e40491a