BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH

Stevenage

Just a reminder that this month's Saturday Church video will be out a week later than usual so it will premier next Saturday - 24th April - at the usual time of 10am.

The great news is that this month we're finally able to head back out for some fabulous Big Family Trails at various parks around the town that same afternoon!

More details to follow, but put the date in your diaries now because we'd love to see you there!! Let's all be praying that we have great weather �� and a great time too!

The North Africa Prayer Meeting will be meeting on Monday evening. Please keep them in you prayers! And if you would like to join in please get in touch for the Zoom details!

The Chaplaincy at Watford General Hospital are preparing to run a six-session chaplaincy volunteer taster training course. The first session of the taster training course is on 11th May 2021 via ZOOM from 7.30 – 8.30pm. Numbers are limited so if interested please contact the Head of Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care as soon as possible via email on anthony.curran@nhs.net

Fill up your favourite mug, pull up a comfy chair and come and join in with our Mid-Week catch-up live on Zoom from 11am-noon. Hope to see you there!

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Don't forget that our next Church Members Meeting is tonight on Zoom - 7.50pm for a prompt start at 8pm.

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Just a reminder that it's our church members meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday 13th) so there's still time to read through the papers and get ready to participate!

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In our Sunday service today we begin to explore the book of Ruth. Join in on our YouTube channel from 10.30am:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WXSJACRftE0

The Pugh Prayer meeting is on this Monday evening at 6:30pm! The meeting is via Zoom; if you'd like to join in please get in touch!

We'll be meeting for our next Church Members Meeting on next Tuesday evening at 8pm - do pop this date in your diary if you haven't already made a note.

David would like to pass on his thanks to everyone who sponsored Real Easter Eggs for the Foodshed. The final total was over 70 - a wonderful response! We are sure the families would have been delighted to have received them and we hope and pray that as the children used the Easter activity and storybooks with each egg, they and their parents will have been helped to understand the real meaning of Easter!

Over this past week there have been lots of different windows decorated for Easter. Have you found them all yet? Today is the last day of the trail, so if you've not got anything planned for the Bank Holiday today why not take some time to get out hunting!

Sunday night is the first live celebration hosted by Abby Guinness, Cris Rogers and Beatrice Smith - worship with Tim Hughes and Gas Street Music and hear teaching from Glenn Packiam.

To access the live celebration, all you need to do is visit: http://share.springharvest.org

The celebration will continue to be available afterwards and there are also two additional sessions available to watch on demand. If you want to see more then you can sign up for a ticket to get access to the rest of the Spring Harvest Home content.

Last night we marked Good Friday with an act of reflection on Zoom. If you weren't able to join in, or would like to re-watch it, the service is now available on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uiud3w2PS3Q

With the Easter weekend now upon us that brings our #lovethroughlent to a close. We do hope you found it a help during the past few weeks to focus on a bit of #selfcare and #neighbourcare.

What were your favourite ideas from the suggestions?

But just because lent is now over for this year it doesn't mean that we stop loving neighbours or ourselves! Why not keep the ideas handy as a reminder over the next few months?

Join us at 10am for our very special Big Family Easter Celebration!! 

http://youtu.be/yk-TtDQylHI

Join us live on Zoom in half an hour at 7pm to reflect together on the events of Good Friday.  The meeting will be opened a few minutes before to allow for a prompt start.

This evening at 7pm we will be gathering together on Zoom for a short act of reflection to mark Good Friday. If you'd like to join us and don't have the meeting details please do get in touch.

As we can’t have a Walk of Witness this Good Friday, CTiS have organised a Stations of the Cross trail throughout Stevenage.

Window displays will be visible at some churches and private homes all around town! If you’ve never done Stations of the Cross before, they are a powerful way to walk alongside Jesus during the events of Holy Week to Good Friday.

For further details about the trail please send a facebook message to CTiS directly. The addresses of the display can be found below.

Station 1: Jesus’ anointing. St Hugh and St John’s Church, SG2 0HL

Station 2: Jesus is condemned to death. 4 Mobbsbury Way, SG2 0HL

Station 3: Jesus takes up his cross. 195 Valley Way, SG2 9BU

Station 4: Jesus meets his mother. 58 Bandley Rise, SG2 9NR

Station 5: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus, 37 Rookwood Drive, Oaks Cross SG2 8PH

Station 6: Simon of Cyrene. 257 Chells Way, SG2 0LZ

Station 7: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem, Holy Trinity Church noticeboard, High Street, Stevenage SG1 3DB

Station 8: The cross. Holy Trinity Church noticeboard, High Street, Stevenage, SG1 3DB

Station 9: Jesus dies. Christ the King Church, Filey Close, Stevenage SG1 2JW

Resurrection. St Peter’s Church, The Willows, Stevenage SG2 8AN from Easter Day

Have we got a treat for you?! A special Big Bunyan Family Easter Special goes live on our YouTube channel this coming Saturday at 10am!

Why not join in with all the fun as we discover all about Easter!

Whether you're a latte fan, a filter fanatic or just prefer a lovely cup of tea - why not bring along your beverage of choice and join us for Mid-week Catch Up this morning at 11am? We'd love to have you join us!

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