PROCESS FOR APPOINTING NEW TEAM RECTOR
An applicant applied for the post of the Team Rector after the closing date of the second round of advertising and was interviewed at Emmanuel in the summer. There is nothing further to add at the moment.
Meanwhile, please continue to pray for the person God will bring in His time to lead the Team and for all of us to be patient and willing to embrace the change God is bringing about here.
Please also continue to pray for the clergy across the Team – Margaret Fowler, Rupert Hankey and Christine Williams and the lay leaders at each church, especially at Emmanuel, as they all take on more responsibility.
NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE
Following the retirement of Elwin Cockett as Archdeacon of West Ham, the Archdeacon of Southend, the Ven Mike Power, has been appointed the Archdeacon of West Ham, He will be Installed at a service at Chelmsford Cathedral on Saturday 5 October at 4pm. All are very welcome to attend.
Bishop Guli has announced that she will be working with Bishop Adam Atkinson in the near future to advertise and recruit to the post of Archdeacon of Southend as quickly as possible in the Autumn.
MESSY CHURCH on October 20th will be looking at the story of The Wise and Foolish Builders. Breakfast from 9.30am, worship and fun from 10am
TEDDY BEARS is a group for pre-school children over the age of 18 months, runs on a Thursday morning in term-time, in the Emmanuel foyer from 9.30 -11.30 and has some spaces from Sept. Parents/carers are free to leave their child or stay with them, helpers are DBS checked. For further details please contact Merrill Knight ( 656183).
INDOOR MARKET
The next Indoor Market is on Saturday 19th Oct 10-4pm, lunches served 11.30am – 2pm.
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE BEREAVED
The annual service will be held at Emmanuel Church on Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 3 p.m.
Anyone who has been bereaved is welcome to attend, to remember those they have lost and be reminded of the promise that God is with us even through sad and difficult times. Please pick up a letter in the foyer or contact Sue Oakley if you’d like to attend. sue.oakley@billericaychurches.org
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD (OCC) SHOEBOXES
This year we are inviting people to make up their own shoeboxes and bring them to the service on Sunday 17 November, where they will be blessed before being sent off.
As there are donations left over from last year, these will be put out for people to add to their own shoeboxes, together with any items which people already have and would like to donate.
EMMANUEL’S FINANCES
As for everyone else, the cost of running Emmanuel church has risen considerably in recent years. Currently it costs £41.25 a day to run the church, and our Expenditure has exceeded our Income for a while now. To help alleviate the shortfall, donations towards the running of the church will be very gratefully received, either by direct payment to the Bank account:
Account name : BILLERICAY EMMANUEL PCC
Sort Code: 20-12-21
Account number: 70179434
Or by using the following QR code:
Thank you very much.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
5 Oct Who Let The Dads Out 9-10.30am Emmanuel for all Dads, Grandads and Male Carers with pre-school Toddlers.
Contact tony.wallace@billericaychurches.org for further information.
5 Oct Installation of Ven Mike Power as Archdeacon of West Ham, 4pm at Chelmsford Cathedral
13 Oct Bishop Adam preaching and presiding at 8.30 and 10.30 services.
15 Oct Emmanuel Leadership Team meeting, 1.30pm in Emmanuel Foyer
19 Oct Indoor Market at SMM, 10am – 4pm, lunches served 11.30am – 2pm.
20 Oct 10am Messy Church – The Wise and the Foolish Builders
23 Oct Mother’s Union – Scams, Kevin Blake, Police Liaison
Please contact Merrill Knight ( 656183) or Pauline Randall (07939102945) for further details.
3 Nov Annual Memorial service for the bereaved, 3pm at Emmanuel
4 Nov Emmanuel DCC 7.30pm in the foyer (please note change to previously advertised date)
11 Nov BLBTM PCC meeting 7.30pm at Christ Church (please note change to previously advertised date)
WEEKLY EVENTS
‘ANNA’S PLACE’ Tuesdays 10.30 a.m. – 2 p.m. A warm welcome and activities every week in Christ Church Church Hall for older people. Refreshments and lunch included. Just come along. Free.
HOLY COMMUNION AT ST MARY MAGDALEN – Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
ZOOM PRAYERS every Wednesday 6pm.
TEDDY BEARS – Thursdays 9.30-11.30am for pre-school children over the age of 18 months. Contact Merrill Knight (656183) for further details.
BABIES & TODDLERS – Fridays 10-11.30am, for parents/carers and babies/toddlers. Contact Juliet Shipton at juliet@richardshipton.com for further information.
If you do, please email webmaster@billericaychurches.org to let Richard know and send him your copy and any pictures or posters associated with it.
PRAYER REQUESTS
THOSE WHO ARE UNWELL
Please remember in your prayers those members of our church family who are in need of our love and support at this time, whether we know them to be unwell or struggling in different ways. Please also remember those who continue to weigh heavy on your hearts. Pray for all members of our church family and anyone we know who are isolating or struggling with ill health and in need of prayer at this time.
Especially remember: Pat Greenfield (Stephen’s mum); Sue Cockett; Paul Harrison; Jean Cuthbert; Brad Martin; Alan Campbell; Alan Woolnough; Paul Morris; Sue Stevens; Julie Harper; Esther Davies; Joan Steward; Justin (Juliet’s brother); Elwin Cockett; Sonja Chamberlain; Nicola (Bob & Jill’s daughter); David Kitchener; Vince Fabbri; Peggy and Derek Randall (Donna’s parents); Sue & Jim Shrubb; Claire Iveson; Sheila Whitworth; Fred Towler (Vicki Davies’ dad); Sheila Bailey; Brenda Lunn; David & Maureen Bird; Jan Wood; Rosemarie Biron; George Wetjen; Carol Hayward; Roger Hayward; Simon Harrison; Kim Steele. Dr Chris Williams asks if we can remember the many elderly and confused patients of his in these challenging times.
THOSE WHO ARE BEREAVED
Please continue to pray for all those we know who have been recently bereaved, especially for Christine, Katey And Rob Coe following the death of Simon, and the families of: Terry Golds (Sue Oakley’s brother); Maureen Budner (Marianne and Mark); Veronica Brooks (St John’s); Ken Smith (Hazel and David); Adelheid Johnson; Ernie Sprunt; Maria Hankey; Julian (Juliet Shipton’s brother); David Fordham; Esther Dean; Jean Bennett; Alan George Conquest MBE; Robert Wiggins; David Mander (Maureen); Faith Dowthwaite (William & Janet); Ron Bollman; Ann Newton.
The Prayer List is constantly updated. If there is someone missing, or if you would like to add someone or someone can now be removed, please contact Sue Oakley email sue.oakley@billericaychurches.org
