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Men’s Breakfast
Saturday Jan 17th 8.30-9.30am. Breakfast at the Foley Arms: Hobbies – How do you fill your retirement or spare time with interesting pastimes?
Burns Night Supper and Quiz
You are invited to a Burns Night Supper and Quiz at The Cider House, Lower Howsell Road on Saturday 24th January at 6pm. There will be haggis and a non-haggis vegetarian alternative. Please sign up on the sheet at the back of church or let Jean know directly.
Lent and Easter Study Book
This year the Lent and Easter study book, that you can follow at home and discuss in your Home Groups, is another in the series by Tom wright 'Lent for Everyone - Luke'. This is similar to last year's popular book with daily readings and notes, going through the Gospel According to Luke.
The book is available new from SPCK, Eden and other sellers from £9 to £10, some with free postage. We can do a bulk buy and get a discount (down to £7.50 incl. postage) if you'd like MBC to order a copy for you (sign-up by Sun 1st Feb, pay in cash or by BACS). Individual copies are also available second-hand, but not in bulk, and cost around £3 to £5 if you would prefer to order your own copy.
If you want us to order a copy but are worried about the cost then contact Rev Clarke as the Fellowship Fund would be happy to cover some or all of the cost for you, please just ask.
BMS Link Missionary – Genesis
The latest newsletter from Genesis, our BMS Link Missionary, is on the Mission Notice board (which is behind the technical team at the back of the church).
Junior Church – Volunteers Needed
The Junior church need more volunteers. Both teachers/leaders and helpers are wanted. Please let a member of the leadership team or current Junior church team know if you are interested in finding out more
Volunteers Needed: Communion & Coffe Rota
Coffee duty usually happens about ONCE every 6 weeks...depending on number of volunteers. Communion duty is once a month 3rd Sunday. If you feel you can assist please contact Joy Morrow 572899 after 4pm leave message please. Look forward to hearing from you. Blessings, Joy.
Prayer chain
Jeff Saunders is the new coordinator and requests for prayer should be sent to him at prayers@malvernbaptistchurch.org.uk.
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Recycling
Following the church meetig and looking at what was tiked on the sheet, Angela has signed up to a recycling programme that will give BBGA money for recycling biscuit and snack wrappers. We can recycle any brand of biscuit, cracker and cake wrappers such as digesties, rich tea etc. This includes the likes of Penguin's etc but not chocolate bars like Mars, Snickers etc, or the inside plastic tray as they are made from a diffrent material. Cardboard innards should go in household recycling. Please bring clean and dry wrappers to church and deposit in the box. We need a kg before we can send a shipment. Each kg earns 200points and we get a 1p per point.
Christmas Card Recycling
There is a box at the back of church for the cards which can't go in your recycling bins (those with foil, glitter or embellishments). It will be there until 1st February. I will then send them to a free recycling scheme.
Lyttelton Well
The Lyttelton Well cafe and bookshop is now open from 10am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Do come in and browse our new Hannah Dunnett stock and have a delicious breakfast, lunch or cuppa and homemade cake. Have you considered volunteering in the cafe or bookshop? We can offer you a friendly team, and an opportunity to love and serve Malvern. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Ali Email: ali@lytletonwell.co.uk
The trustees and managers of The Lyttlton Well are pleased to announce that The Well Counselling has reopened its waitig list and have started to receive enquiries from clients above the age of 18 living in Malvern and the immediate surrounding area, who wish to access subsidised counselling. Email: info@thewellcounselling.co.uk Phone: 07793 505832
Lyttleton Well Café:
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Open the Book
Please pray for a new term of Open the Book, where teams share Bible Stories with children in St Mathias, The Vale, Somers Park, The Grove and The Parish primary schools. Pray for enough volunteers to help each week and that the good news that we share will take root in the hearts and minds of the children and staff who hear it. If you want to know more about Open the Book please speak to Jean.
SUNDAY 25th JANUARY 4.00pm Unity Service at Holy Trinity Church, at the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, when the preacher will be Reverend Liz Harris, Superintendent Minister of the South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit.
There will be a “pop-up/scratch choir open to all, with a practice in the afternoon at 3pm. If you would like to sing, please contact Charles Pavey (Organist & Choirmaster at Holy Trinity) - cpavey48@yahoo.com / 01684 893590 / 07712 506972.
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Quiet Day 'The way of Peace'
And finally…
“When we bless God for mercies, we usually prolong them. When we bless God for miseries, we usually end them. Praise is the honey of life which a devout heart extracts from every bloom of providence and grace.” (Charles Spurgeon)