This Week

Moses Basket
Everyone who has helped with Moses Basket and anyone who is interested in helping are invited to “Tea and Cake” at Pilgrims Hall on Tuesday 17th January 2012, 12 - 1.30pm. For more information, please speak with Ann Nottingham

Members’ meeting
This Tuesday, January 17, 8:00pm at Pilgrims Hatch Mission, Hatch Road. Please take a copy of the agenda today, and please may we encourage all our members to be there as we seek God’s will together.

Little Hatchlings Parent and Toddler Group
At the Bentley Village Hall, Wednesday 18th and Friday 20th January. 10:00am – 12:00nooon. Please speak to Ruth Pate or Sarah Purvis if you want to know more.

Wednesday 18th/Thursday 19th January
Housegroups meet each week to learn, pray and serve together. Groups are led by Lis Threadgold (Wednesday evening), John and Christine Deamer (Wednesday evening), Netty Packham (Thursday morning), Bert Hearn (Thursday afternoon) and Neill and Sarah Purvis (Thursday evening). Please ask any group leader for details of time and venue.

Brentwood Care Centre
Our next service at the Brentwood Care Centre is this Thursday January 19th at 2:30pm. Please speak to James Pate if you are interested.

Coming Soon

Prayer Evening
Our next prayer evening is on Wednesday January 25th 2012, 8:00pm at Pilgrims Hall, Ongar Road.

Housegroup Leaders Meeting
All housegroup leaders invited to a meeting at Neill and Sarah’s home on Monday January 30th at 8:00pm. If you can’t come please make sure your group is represented.
  
Pilgrims Hall
Rendezvous Tea Room at Pilgrims Hall re-opens this Tuesday 17th January and Friday 20th January (10am-4pm).

Invitations

Unity Service at St. George’s Church
Unity service at St George’s Church, Ongar Rpad, Thursday January 19 – 8:00pm in the Lady Chapel.

Holocaust Exhibition
An exhibition commemorating The Holocaust, featuring the story of Corrie Ten Boom at: Brentwood Town Hall (Thursday January 26, 10:00am – 4:00pm, Friday January 27, 10:00am – 3:00pm, Saturday January 28 10:00am – 1:00pm).
Brentwood County High School Main Hall (Saturday January 28, 5:00pm – 6:30pm, followed by a Meeting of Commemoration at 6:45pm. Guest speaker Leslie Kleinman, holocaust survivor).

New Ways – A day to explore starting fresh expressions of church
A day to explore starting fresh expressions of church on Saturday 21st January 9:30am – 4:30pm at Clarence Road Baptist Church, Southend.
Price £17 including lunch (£10 concessions).
Speakers are Peter Dominey (Church from Scratch), Juliet Kilpin (Urban Expression) and Richard Shorter (Harold Hill). For more details, please call 01702 344222

‘Be a beautiful Africa – A New Generation’
The Watoto Choir are performing at St Peter’s Church on Saturday January 28th and at Brentwood Cathedral on Tuesday January 31st, both at 7:30pm. Free admission – an offering will be taken for the Watoto programme, which works with vulnerable and orphaned children in Uganda. More details on 01277 245831.

Visually impaired club
We have been asked to publicise this local group which meets on Tuesday mornings at St George’s Court. Transport, lunch and entertainment is provided. If you are interested, or know anyone who might be, please speak to James Pate.

Preaching
Tim Almond is preaching at Barking Baptist Church today.

Moses Basket
Moses Basket are in need of more packers – please speak with Ann Nottingham if you can help.

Eastern Baptist Association - Essex Prayer Diary
Please pray for the following church this week:
15th January Benfleet Baptist Church Moderator: Revd Doug Crisp
We are most grateful to God for His continuing abundant provision and care.
We are blessed with the excellent ministry we receive week by week and thank God for those men who are willing to serve Him and our church in this way.
Please pray with us as we seek to know the Lord’s leading in all things and in our witness to Benfleet.