‘Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.'
Romans 12:2
Thank you - to Alana Levandoski for a beautiful evening at the Ascension last Saturday. We were blessed by her support for the Ragged Project and by the visitors we welcomed. Thanks to the team for making it work.
Bonfire Night - all Youth are invited to the Adlingtons tomorrow evening for barbecue, fireworks and more. Contact bex@thebear.tv for details.
Sunday Morning Service - our morning services have moved to the later time of 12pm at The Church of The Ascension, SE10 8AN. We are invited to have coffee with their congregation from 11.30am.. It is unlikely we’ll manage a Zoom link this Sunday, as we try and navigate setting everything up in 15 minutes, as opposed to 1.5 hours, but hopefully that will return as and when we can manage it. There is free parking on nearby streets for those who can be there in person.
Sunday Evening Service - our first Sunday at the Evelyn Community Centre, SE8 5TQ will be 13 November. Do sign up to chop, cook, serve, pray, chat, hoover etc - even once in a while makes a massive difference to the team: 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 - our book for Tuesday evening is 'Phoebe' by Paula Gooder. Contact bex@thebear.tv for details.
Craftivism Housegroup - will meet this Wednesday 9 November at 8pm. More details from Katharine.
Women's Karaoke Night - this Friday 11 November from 7.30pm, at The Old School Yard, London Bridge. Come along and do it your way! Contact missmbrown123@hotmail.com for information.
The Bear Leadership Inclusivity Statement - on Monday 28 November we will meet to hear from each other about this. Please send any comments ahead of that meeting if you can’t attend or prefer to speak privately. Thank you for all the encouragement, questions, honesty, conversations and cautions received so far.
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. 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 (our new Evening Service home), please mark your gift ‘Fruit and Veg’. Money-related questions to Tracy at finance@thebear.tv
Covid-19 - please continue to access all the support available - vaccination, regular LF testing, masks, distancing and hand hygiene.
The Ragged Project
This week will see the beginning of the demolition of the Shaftesbury Christian Centre, starting with the asbestos being removed. We still have legal hoops to jump through, loose ends to tie up, and a financial mountain to climb, but God is good. We’re inspired by what God has done through nearly 200 years of history and look forward to the next 200.
This Week at The Bear
Sunday
12pm Midday Service (with children’s groups)
Monday
7am Early Morning Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
1pm Time Out for Parents
Tuesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
8am Psalms and Stretches
1.30pm Women’s Bible Study
8pm The Bear Book Group
Wednesday
7 am Early Morning Prayer
8pm Housegroups
Thursday
7am Early Prayer
9.15am Fundraising Team
9.30/1pm Bear Cubs
8pm Housegroups
Friday
7am Early Prayer
9.30am Bear Cubs
1.30pm English Fridays
7.30pm Women’s Karaoke Evening
Classifieds
Temporary home needed - for a family of four from Feb-April 2023. More details from crowley.claire@gmail.com
Host wanted - for Alina, a young Ukranian professional wanting to leave Kyiv. Contact claire.crowley@gmail.com if you are interested in being put in touch.
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