 | | Hoola Happiness | | Childlike joy returned to women who participated in the hoola hooping event in the sanctuary on Saturday 15/06/24.
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 | | SAFEGUARDING MATTERS! | | The SBC Safeguarding Team arranged a well-attended Level 2 Safeguarding training morning on 8 June. Many thanks to all those who gave up or re-arranged their Saturday morning to attend
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 | | Children and Families | | Well, the summer term has started and although the sun hasn’t been shining too much lately, we’re aware that change is coming to many families.
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 | | Hello church! | | Very recently, Kathryn and I went on a training day called ‘Multiply’ in London, held at Westminster Chapel. The training had a particular focus on ‘The Younger Church’ and how we can feel equipped to grow this in new and exciting ways!
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 | | From the associate minister... | | Everyone: ‘How is it going?’
Me: ‘So far, so good. Only x number of weeks until Trevor gets back!’ (I am counting and looking forward to his return).
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| | Children and Families | | I have settled into a new room, alongside Katie and Kathryn and I am doing my best to try and keep the vast collection of children’s resources under control!
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 | | From the minister... | | Over the last six months, we’ve formed a new habit at home. Every evening, we try to make connections, sometimes ending in success and on other occasions in disappointment.
I don’t mean that we finish each day with an abstract conversation...
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 | | Hello church | | Openhouse has now finished, and it’s been such a brilliant
programme to run with the young people here at SBC. Each
week, they were growing in confidence in the kitchen – learning new skills, trying
new dishes that they perhaps hadn’t tried before.
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| | From the minister... | | If you had just thirty seconds or a minute to summarise what matters most about Jesus, what would you say? Communicating such crucial or memorable information within a narrow window of opportunity is often referred to as ‘the elevator pitch’.
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 | | Children and Families | | I’ve just returned from a ‘Children and Ministry’
conference in Eastbourne. This was a full weekend
of seminars, resources, and a great place to link
up with other children’s workers.
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| | From the minister... | | I’ve been thinking recently about what time it is. In case you’re wondering, this doesn’t mean I’ve been increasingly glancing at my watch, to see how the hours and minutes of the day are passing.
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| | Hello Church! | | As I write this, we’re two weeks into January, and it’s a brilliant opportunity to be able to share with you all what’s been going on in SBC Youth, and everything that is to come too!
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 | | SBC’s Crafty ladies hard at work | | Ladies making alterations and repairs to SBC Christmas banners – under the watchful eye of Rosemary. Look out for the banners in the Sanctuary through December; see if you can spot the changes.
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 | | SBC celebrating Christmas 2023 | | Selsdon Christmas Lights
Thank you to all who helped serve hot
chocolate and handed out mince pies/biscuit
bars. Once again it was a success with people
enjoying a warm drink on a cold afternoon. One
hundred and twenty-five drinks were served!
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| | From the minister... | | ‘Art is long, life is short!’ Like many other truisms which have found their way into everyday life, the origins and meanings of this phrase are unclear and much debated.
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 | | AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE FOR... HOLIDAY AT HOME! | | For three days in October, around 25 Holiday at Home guests and the many helpers went to Africa – while staying at Selsdon Baptist Church! The church premises, upstairs and downstairs, were transformed into scenes from Africa
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 | | CONGRATULATIONS! | | To our former Trainee Children's Worker Libby Marlow who recently graduated from Moorlands Bible College with a degree in Applied Theology. Well done on all your hard work!
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| | Children and Families Work | | If you get no further, PLEASE make a note in your diaries for a very important event. Our All Age Nativity will be occurring on 17 December.
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 | | Hello Church! | | As I write this… we are beginning to approach Christmas, and it’s come around so fast, (though I do really love this time of year!). I’m excited to share with you what’s been happening and all that’s to come in the new year too!
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