Church Bulletin Board

Art MBC Group
The Art Group will meet in the church lounge on Mondays between 2pm and 4pm starting April 20th for 10 weeks. Chris Brown.

MBC Easter Retreat at the Wellspring, Ledbury, Thu 14th May, 10am-4pm Ascension Day.

We are organising another ‘Quiet Day’ at The Wellspring, Ledbury on Thursday 14th May (Ascension Day) with The Ascension and Second Coming as its theme. The day will include teas and coffees, cakes and biscuits, and a ploughman’s style lunch provided by the Wellspring patrons Joe and Cathy Silmon (other dietary requirements can also be catered for).

It has been agreed that the cost will be covered from the Fellowship Fund, but if people want to make a donation the cost will be around £20 per person (including the lunch and refreshments) depending upon numbers. That way no one needs to feel they can’t afford to go. We’ll organise lifts to share cars and provide transport for anyone without a car.

The day is intended to be fun and exciting as well as spiritually uplifting and looking forward to Christ’s Second Coming. In the afternoon we will organise various activities to try out. The surrounding grounds are wonderful for walking if you just want to spend the afternoon with your thoughts and prayers.

Church Meeting, Wed 20th May
Church meeting in the main body from 7:30pm to 9pm. The agenda will be sent out next week.

Coffee and Craft
Coffee and Craft meet in the Coffee Lounge Thursday 21st May 10-12 noon. All welcome.

CAP Life Skills - Living on a Limited Income
The course will be hosted by Malvern Baptist Church in association with CAP (Christians Against Poverty). The next session will be on Thursday 21st May and runs from 10.15-11.45am for eight weeks. If you know anyone who may benefit from the course encourage them to ring Dave Clarke on 07838833317 or go onto the website and enter a postcode. You can also email him on daveclarke@caplifeskils.org. 
The course is free of charge and will be held at the Help Centre , Malvern Football Club, Langland Avenue, Malvern WR14 2EQ

Cafe Church Sun 31st May, 6.30pm 
“Can you be a Christian and A Patriot?”
In the US, Christian nationalism operates as both a theological movement and political machine, supported by churches, donors and activist networks.  In Britian, Christian Nationalism is less established but is beginning to influence people here, especially younger people via the internet.  Malvern Baptist Church are hosting a Cafe Church with a talk and discussion looking at a two-part question:
1.       What is Christian Nationalism? (and thinking a bit about its recent rise in the UK)
2.       Can you be a Christian and A Patriot? 
Do come along and invite your friends.

@Boys Brigade and Girls Association

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.

Boys' Brigade and Girls' Association Awards Friday 15th May 
You are invited to the Boys' Brigade and Girls' Association Awards evening on Friday 15th May at 6pm at Malvern Baptist Church. Please come and get to know some of the families - Ange Noble.

Lyttelton Well

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:

• The Café & Bookshop are open Monday to Friday from 10am – 3.30pm with hot food being served until 2.00pm.
• THE WELL - MONDAY AFTERNOONS - Every Monday from 2.30pm onwards you are invited to join in with a SCRABBLE & RUMMIKUB afternoon. All welcome - just turn up.
  

@CTM

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.

• Christian Aid Week 9th - 16th May 2026
  Please join Malvern Churches Christian Aid group as we support Christian Aid in its work with some of the poorest communities across the world.
  ◦ Saturday 9th May 10am – 12 noon, Coffee and Cake at Great Malvern Priory
  ◦ Saturday 9th May 12noon -2pm, Soup Lunch at Callow End Church, WR2 4TE
  ◦ Sunday 10th May 4pm, United Service at Malvern United Reformed Church, Worcester Road, Malvern Link, WR14 1SS
  ◦ Tuesday 12th May 10am – 12noon, Coffee morning at 84 Pickersleigh Road, WR14 2RS
  ◦ Wednesday 13th May 8.30 - 11.00, Big Brekkie at Colwall Rectory, Walwyn Rd, Colwall, WR13 6EG. Come for breakfast! 
  ◦ Thursday 14th May 10am - 12noon. Open Garden and refreshments, "Quilters", Walwyn Rd, Colwall, WR13 6PX (after the Wyche Cutting and big S-bend, on the left before the next bend)
  ◦ Saturday 16th May 10am – 12 noon, Coffee, cakes and plant sale at 33b Upton Rd, Callow End, WR2 4TY.
  ◦ You can also donate online and find out more about Christian Aid at: https://www.christianaid.org.uk
• Churches Together Funday, Saturday 23rd May, 3-6pm
  CTiM are planning a Funday taking place in Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon 3-6pm 23rd May under the banner of HOPE '26.  There will be a range of familiar children's games, crafts and activities.  Leaders will be running these activities, but there is plenty of room for volunteers and there will be a briefing/training evening on 10th May at 7:30pm at St Andrew's Church. 
• LIFEPATH MALVERN 22nd - 26th June 2026
• A reminder that more Volunteers are needed for Lifepath. Already 603 children are booked in. 63 Volunteers are signed up, but 90/100 are needed. If you feel able to help, there are various roles and an Application Form, which can be completed and returned to Lifepath Admin,℅ Priory Parish Office. Church House, Church Street, Malvern. Lifepath represents the unity of Christians from various denominations and areas working together, a testament of their faith.

Other for CTiM Website: https://ctmalvern.org.uk/#events

@ Wellspring Events

• For further details and to book visit www.thewellspring.uk/events

And finally…
“Ye saints, who toil below, adore your heavenly King,
and onward as ye go some joyful anthem sing;
take what he gives and praise him still,
through good and ill, whoever lives.” 
(from “Ye Holy Angels Bright.” Richard Baxter 1615-1691)