This Week’s Notices

Woking Foodbank

Please continue to remember the FoodBank occasionally in your shopping! Demand continues to grow, and they are grateful for all help they can get.

And don’t forget to pray for the recipients.

Conversation Café

The next Conversation Café session will be on Monday 9th September at the new time of 12.30-1.30 and the new venue of The Vyne, Knaphill.

If you would like to find out more about this outreach to the Syrian refugees in Knaphill and Woking, or enjoy talking to people and would like to get involved please talk to Ruth Moore.

Hidden Disabilities

A “Sunflower” lanyard scheme has been set up for people with hidden disabilities (or parents with children with hidden disabilities such as Asperger’s) so that they can be identified and helped with things like queuing and getting through large crowds.

It was initially introduced to help people get through busy airports, but is being trialled in supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s.  So if you notice someone in a queue with a sunflower lanyard, help them out by letting them go in front of you or ask if there is any other way you can assist them – especially if they have children with them.

Around the church

There have been a number of occasions recently where discarded food has been left in bins in the church creating some rather unpleasant smells, and something of a hygiene risk.

Please could all think carefully about how such material is disposed of, and remembering that the church is only cleaned monthly, perhaps empty the bins yourself ?

Chobham House Group

The Chobham House Group will be taking a break over the summer and will recommence in September.

Baptist Union Prayer Diary –
Week August 25

Please pray for the work of our ecumenical instruments: Churches Together in England, Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales) and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland as they encourage churches to seek a deepening of their communion with Christ and with one another, and to proclaim the Gospel together by common witness and service. www.baptist.org.uk/ecumenicalrelationships

1st September

1 September to 4 October is marked as the Season of Creation, when the Christian family unites for a worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. Creator God, you made the goodness of the land, the riches of the sea and the rhythm of the seasons; We thank you for the riches of your creation May we cherish and respect this planet and its peoples, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from the Church of England Environment Programme All Age Worship

SEBA Training Dates

Excellence in Safeguarding training

Level 2

• Saturday 14 September 2019 @ Bookham Baptist Church – 9.30am
• Saturday 21 September 2019 @ Farnham Baptist Church – 9.30am
• Saturday 28 September 2019 @ Heathervale Baptist Church – 9.30am

Level 3

• Saturday 14 September 2019 @ Bookham Baptist Church – 1.30pm
• Saturday 21 September 2019 @ Farnham Baptist Church – 1.30pm

Contact Eric or Sohan to book.