GBC Weekly News 11 December

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Sunday 11 December
10.30am Sunday Celebration with Communion
Surprise to those in the Bible story. Led by Carolyn Keats and Kevin Burdett
4.00pm Families Venture at GBC
4.30pm McCartney House service
7.00pm Generation Rising

Sunday 18 December
10.30am Sunday Celebration Nativity Service
I wasn't expecting that! Led by Daniel Beckett and team
4.00pm Christmas Songs of Praise
7.00pm Generation Rising

Details of our Christmas events are given below. This is a great time to invite others so they have a chance to experience the warm welcome that is found at GBC. Invites are available on the table at the entrance or from the office. (Please note that there are two versions of the invite with the same image - one focuses on family events and includes the Families Venture Brunch, the other is for more general use!)

Sunday 18 December 10.30am-12.00 noon: Nativity Service
Led by our children and young people

Sunday 18 December 4.00-5.00pm: Christmas Songs of Praise
With traditional carols and a presentation by our children and young people. Followed by a Christmas tea.

Christmas Eve 10.00-11.30am: Families Venture Brunch
Brunch for all the family, with Christmas crafts and a Christmas message. Free of charge.

Christmas Eve 6.30-7.30pm: Carols by Candlelight
Followed by mulled wine and mince pies

Christmas Day 10.30-11.30am: Christmas Day All-age Celebration

Thank You Gifts

On Sunday 18 December Generation Rising are going to be out and about delivering thank you gifts to people who serve our community. If you are able to donate a large box of chocolates or biscuits for this initiative that would be much appreciated. Please drop donations into the church office. Many thanks.

Christmas Cards
Instead of giving each other Christmas cards this year, please consider sending your love and best wishes to your GBC family via a message on a decoration on the GBC 2-dimensional Christmas Tree. This will be on display on the GBC office corridor window as you come into GBC. You can add your own Christmas message for all the GBC family - using the shapes supplied.
This year we are also supporting the Baptist Missionary Society Afghanistan Christmas appeal. If you wish to donate to this, you can do so online or in the container by the Christmas Tree. More details about the situation in Afghanistan and the work of BMS in that region can be found on their website.

God Loves to Surprise Us
This month's theme for prayer is about how God loves to surprise us!
Some thoughts to guide your own prayers and meditation are on our website

Cleaner Required
GBC has a vacancy for a part-time cleaner. Essential qualities are: availability and flexibility with hours; reliability and punctuality; people skills; physical fitness; ability to work on own initiative. Role entails: cleaning various areas and rooms of the church building as required. 10 hours a week; 2 hours per day. For further details please contact Ruth Blakey (458565 or email office@godmanchesterbaptist.org). Closing date 14 December.

Thank you
Very many thanks to all who are helping on the rota to provide lifts to Addenbrookes for Marion. There is only one more day to fill! Tuesday 20 December in the middle of the day. Please contact Carol Collett if you can help with this on 01480 353520.

We are planning a baptismal service in January when one of our young people will be baptised by full immersion. If you haven’t yet been baptised or would like to explore what baptism is, then please have a word with Carolyn asap.

Happy Birthday
Birthdays coming up in the next few weeks are as follows
9 December - Rachel Thurley
19 December - Liz Webb
24 December - Denise Hogg

If you would like to join the birthday scheme, and receive a card from the church family and friends, (no cost involved) please email Liz Webb at birthdays@godmanchesterbaptist.org with names and dates.

Sunday Parking

We ask that you do NOT park in East Chadley Lane or Lancaster Way and please also be careful not to park in front of the bus stop at the main road end of Tudor Road! Please check this separate e-mail which gives details of available free parking places in the locality and details of how to get a permit for the car park if you need one.

Previous editions of the weekly news are available on our website click here

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Godmanchester Baptist Church East Chadley Lane Godmanchester Huntingdon, PE29 2BJ United Kingdom
01480 458565
godmanchesterbaptist.org
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