Weekly News 13/11/22

Welcome to our weekly news update for the week beginning 13th November 2022.

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For the full calendar of services and other activities going on in our church, please click here.

For safety reasons we don't publish the Zoom details for our services or meetings online. If you'd like to join us on Zoom, please get in touch for the details.

Tomorrow we're meeting at 10am at the chapel as usual, followed by the online service at 11.30am (get in touch for the Zoom details).

The service will include a time of remembrance and silence earlier on (the silence won't be at 11am). We'll also be continuing our series in John's gospel, welcoming Penny into membership and sharing around the communion table together. Children's activities will be available.

At 2pm we'll be joining others from the community for wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial on Coastguard Hill, followed by a remembrance service at 2.45pm at St. Peter's Church. There won't be a parade between the two this year - instead everyone is invited to make their own way to the church.

This year's Christmas lunch will be held at Budleigh Football Club after our Christmas Splash! service on Sunday 11th December.

The cost is £16 per adult. The church will cover the cost of children's meals.

For menu options and more details, please click here. If you'd like to come, please sign up on the sheet on Sunday morning or reply to this email. We need to know final numbers by Sunday 4th December.

Thank you to everyone who has already brought in items for the shoebox appeal.

If you have loose items you want to give, please can you bring them tomorrow so we can start making the boxes up. We are also in need of more empty shoeboxes that can be filled - if you have any lying around, please bring them with you.

If you are making up a complete box you have a bit more time - please bring them to the chapel by Sunday 27th November at the latest.

For more info and a list of gift suggestions, please click here.

The November newsletter from Exmouth Foodbank is now available to read by clicking here.

It includes details of how we can give donations towards some special Christmas hampers they want to give out - please have a look and see if you;d like to contribute something.

As always, there is a box for donations for the foodbank at the back of the chapel.

Thank you for your ongoing financial support for the church. There's lots of information about online giving, standing orders and how your money will be used by clicking here.

Alternatively, you can now give by text message:

• To donate £5, text BSBC to 70970
• To donate £10, text BSBC to 70191

Join us in praying for church leaders.

- Praise God for the leadership of BMS partner the Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha for their mission-minded focus.

- Praise God for the leadership of BMS partner the Thai Karen Baptist Convention. Pray for Prateep Dee, that God will help him motivate churches to make disciples

- Pray that BMS workers Louise and Peter Lynch will encourage many of the evangelists and church planters they journey with to keep preaching the message of Christ.

- Thank God for BMS partner the French Baptist Federation and the dedication of their leaders to God’s mission in France. Pray for Rev Joelle and the leadership team that will lead the church in unity.

For more news, stories and prayers from BMS, please visit their website by clicking here.