MISSION SUNDAY / CHRISTMAS APPEALS
SALCET is the recipient of this year’s Christmas Appeal—Chris and Maggie Jagger will speak at the services this morning about the work of SALCET. This month’s C4M Update contains a wonderful insight into Chris and Maggie Jagger’s work in Uganda and El Salvador this year. You will also be given a giving envelope for the appeal, but please make a donation by BACS if you prefer to: Busbridge PCC | 60-09-04 | 00705349 ref. C4M SALCET.
Besom hampers – Last call for Hamper goodies
Thanks for donations and help offered so far. To prepare the 25-30 hampers the C4M team still need:
1. 5 more large flat boxes from the stack at Sainsbury’s, WRAPPED neatly in Christmas paper.
2. HAMPER DONATIONS—deliver to the church office: Food items (luxury and seasonal items preferred, but please do not include alcohol, perishable or home-made items), household items, Christmas decorations, candles, napkins and paper table cloths, crackers…
3. PACKING HAMPERS Thursday 12 December (yes, it’s election night) from 7-8.15pm at Spinney Copse in Hambledon Road, by kind invitation of Simon and Catherine Taylor, who will be offering mulled wine and nibbles to keep us going.
4. DELIVERING HAMPERS—We need more volunteers (adults only) to deliver the hampers to their recipients over the weekend of 13-15 December. If you can help with any of the above, please sign up in church or contact Shelagh
t: 417725 / e: jimdogshome@aol.com.
Also see besom.org.
A GUIDE TO ADVENT & CHRISTMAS
Please take a handout with all our seasonal events and services between now and the end of December.
Sherry with the Rector – Helpers needed to (drink sherry and) make up Christingle kits on Monday 9 Dec, 2pm. We hope that a social tipple and mince pie with Simon might disguise the ruse to draw in helpers to make up 500+ Christingle packs for Christmas eve! Come and join Prime Time members for this fun and very useful afternoon.
LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS FOR
Christmas Rocks Ladies’ Night, Friday 13 December, 7-9pm. Surprise and bless the local community by painting a Christmas message or decoration on a small stone. Lovely refreshments and other Christmas craft activities (gift tags, decorations etc) will also be available. Tickets £5 are available now from the office.
Marvellous Movie Matinee—14 December, 2.30pm Woody and friends return for their fourth adventure. At treat for families. Free—with popcorn.
New (but familiar) for Christmas 2019!
Busbridge Carol Singing, Sunday 15 December, from 5pm. Carollers will be taking their voices out to Busbridge, on a route from the church to Holloway Hill recreation ground, finishing in the sports pavilion bar. The Christmas choir will be leading the singing, and all voices of any calibre are welcome. The cricket club will be opening the bar and have invited members of the cricket and tennis clubs to join us there at 6.30pm. Please listen out, join in and help spread the word.
Living Advent 2019— Angel Story
Busbridge Church now has a 6ft fairy lit angel flying over the church pathway. Come and see during Advent. There will be a special storytelling event straight after school on 19 December. The story will be about the Angel Gabriel, and has been written especially by a published writer who will also come and read it on the day. Refreshments will be given out round a campfire in the churchyard (weather permitting!) before the storytelling around a mock campfire in church. All very welcome to come and listen.
Christmas Choristers Rehearsals continue from 11.30am to 1pm on 8th and 15th Dec in Busbridge church. Please contact Julie Nelson julienelson@phonecoop.coop if you would like to join in.
Church Centre to be used as Polling Station
The Busbridge Church centre will be used as a polling station for the general election on 12 December. No access from Wednesday afternoon.
The funeral service for Elizabeth Chadwick will take place at Guildford Crematorium on Friday 20th December 2019 at 11.15am. Please pray for Dave, his brother and the wider family, for comfort and peace.
Admissions Info for Busbridge Junior School If you are thinking of submitting a church application to Busbridge Junior School please get the Supplementary Information Form to the church office by 10 December (ensuring that your application meets the criteria on the form).
Advance notice to get training! The next BHC Spire2Spire run from Busbridge to Hambledon and back again, has been scheduled for 12 Jan 2020 —Resolution Sunday!
