WHAT’S ON
SUNDAY
Morning worship : Ascension : 12nn (prayer @ 11:15)
Newcomer's Lunch: Grace's house : 2pm
Evening worship : Evelyn Community Centre : 6pm
(meal + worship, food prep @ 4pm)
MONDAY
Bear cubs : Leander centre : 9:30-11:30am
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Churches Together South London: Trinity House : 7pm
THURSDAY
Bear cubs : outdoor play / Leander centre : 10-11:30am / 1-3pm
Cooking with English : The Bear : 11am-1pm
FRIDAY
Bear cubs : Leander centre : 9:30-11:30am
SATURDAY
THROUGH-OUT THE WEEK
Early morning prayer : zoom : 7am Mon-Fri
Children in the morning service : this Sunday there will be reduced access to the back hall at Ascension so children activities will be provided for in the service.
COMING UP
Deptford Ragged School Flower Show : Thank you to all who took part in the planting on Earth Day. Enjoy tending to your plants! Please bring them to The Bear to take part in our Flower Show on Saturday June 13th as part of our Community Heritage Festival. We hope to create a fantastic display and remember you may win a prize.
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Small group resource : The Environmental Group have found a great resource for Small Groups to explore what churches and Christians around the world are thinking about and acting upon in this time of climate catastrophe. It's called Making a World of Difference by Dave Bookless, and you can download the book for FREE here.
Building project - the final push? : By the grace of God we have come so far with the building project and raised an incredible amount of money together. But we still need a little more to get us over the line. We are trying a new strategy to get us there and we need your help! If you could fill in this form, we will use this information to hopefully open up some new fundraising avenues. More information is in the link but do get in touch with Bex if you have any further questions.
Lift Train for Lily : If you are available during the day on Wednesdays and you drive a car that isn't too difficult for someone on crutches to get into, please do get in touch with Lily as she is in need of a lift to Lewisham Hospital from Brockley following her accident.
CLASSIFIEDS
Churches Together in South London Big Gathering : With the far-right and nationalists distorting Jesus' teaching for political ends and waging war, how can we as churches in South London be more visible as we act and witness together to God's love, welcoming the stranger, and following the Prince of Peace? Come hear from church leaders and members and then together, work in small groups to share ways of working and witnessing God's love in South London. The event is on May 20th at 7pm at Trinity House, Chapel Court SE1 1HW. An informal buffet will be served from 6pm onwards.
Embodied Peace - The Somatics of Grief : Are you finding that the communities where you gather are carrying an increased sense of grief at the moment? St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace want to equip people with facilitation skills to cultivate qualities essential to reconciliation and peacebuilding: compassion, listening, resilience, and the ability to remain human in the face of difference and change. On 26th June 9:30am-4:30pm, Tanya Forgan, mindfulness mentor and embodiment therapist, is offering a beautiful and very practical training on how we hold and care for people in grief and how to move a community of people through it together.
ESSENTIAL RECOMMENDS…
🙈 to see : The Story of Stuff
🙉 to hear : Trespass and the Right to Roam from BBC Sounds
🙊 to read : A Trinitarian Approach to the Climate Crisis – Part 1: a God of Justice by Ruth Valerio (as recommended by Sarah)