"The greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves."
Luke 22:26
WHAT’S ON
Been thinking about signing up to volunteer at the evening service? This is that sign you were waiting for! If you have any questions you can chat with anyone from the evening service team.
The next Eat Your Way Down the Highstreet is happening on Thursday the 16th of October at Arks. Also there is a group heading to see Ohio at the Young Vic on Monday the 20th of October. Speak to Bex for more details.
Meal Train incoming 🚂 While Kori is on crutches, and trying to move house, we would like to bless her with a Meal Train. If you fancy making a delicious vegetarian meal, and visiting Kori in her swanky temporary home, please sign up here.
SUNDAY
Morning worship : Ascension : 12nn (prayer @ 11:15)
Evening worship : Evelyn Community Centre : 6pm (meal + worship, food prep @ 4pm)
MONDAY
Bear cubs : Leander Centre : 9:30-11:30am
TUESDAY
Women's Bible Study : The Albany : 1:30pm
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Bear cubs : Leander Centre / outdoor play : 9:30-11:30am / 1-3pm
FRIDAY
Bear cubs : Leander Centre : 9:30-11:30am
SATURDAY
THROUGH-OUT THE WEEK
Early morning prayer : zoom : 7am Mon-Fri
IN OUR COMMUNITY
GLOBAL MISSIONS
We support Sarah* who is based in the Middle East (*name changed). Sarah works for an NGO that runs projects serving children in refugee camps and pioneering foster care with the local government. Here is an update and some prayer requests:
We have received a request to assist at a women’s shelter, particularly as mothers arrive with their children and there is currently little or no provision for the children’s needs.
The local care home (orphanage) has requested help in preparing older children for independent living.
Please pray for wisdom as we explore how best to partner with other organisations and respond effectively to these needs.
Pray for peace and stability in the region. Tensions and rhetoric are running dangerously high due to conflict in neighboring countries which has an immediate impact on this nation.
If you would like to know more about the mission projects that we support, speak with Iain.
THE RAGGED PROJECT
We have a few fundraisers coming up to support the building project, please dig deep and support if you can!
Hiking Mount Snowdon : Mel, Mike, Amy, Donna, Tim and David will be climbing Mount Snowdown on Saturday 27th September to raise money for the building project. Get in touch with Mel if you would like join, and to support or share their campaign, here is their Just Giving page.
Ada's half marathon : on October 4th, Ada will run the Victoria Park half marathon. Please donate here.
Hugh's half marathons : yes that's plural!, Hugh will be running THREE half marathons to raise money for the building project. If you would like to donate, you can do so here.
CLASSIFIEDS
Artists Reframing the Prophetic : a weekend residential led by Christine Westhoff (24-7 Prayer) and Abbie Troyanek, to explore how the Holy Spirit works through creativity to reveal God's prophetic voice. The weekend runs from the 3rd to the 5th of October and is facilitated by (friend of The Bear) Martin Young and you can read more about it here.
Donations for a family in Gaza : Larry is asking if anyone is able to give to help relocate a family based in Northern Gaza to the south. The violence has intensified to the point that they have decided to evacuate their home. Amjad, his daughter and his parents have all been injured or have medical conditions so travel is difficult on foot and so they need to make assisted travel arrangements. If you can donate, please do so here.
Know Their Names : on 4th of October at 1:30pm Strawberry Fields collective, with Greenwich and Lewisham Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Greenwich Palestine Alliance, are organising a public reading at the Cutty Sark of the names of 18, 500 children who have been killed during the war in Gaza. To keep up to date, you can find all the details here.