CHURCH GIVING
At Emmanuel, we believe that giving financially and of our time and skills is part of our gratitude for God’s generosity, our worship to him and what it means to be a family on mission. This year we are running an Alpha course where we have invited people to find out about Jesus; we long to improve our provision for children, and to strategically rethink the way we do church and reach out to our entire community.
It takes resources to do this. so we want you to prayerfully consider your giving through tithes and offerings for the coming season and join with us in this area. The best way to do this can be by setting up a regular standing order and then you don’t have to worry about remembering. The details can be found here…
Account name: BILLERICAY EMMANUEL PCC Sort Code: 20-12-21
Account number: 70179434
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TEAM PRAYERS The next Team Prayer event is on Saturday 9 May, at Emmanuel at 9.00am. All are welcome.
The Archdeacon is due to meet with the Team reps for further work on the Application Pack for the new Team Rector on Tuesday 9 June and Wednesday 8 July. Please continue to pray for Emmanuel’s reps, Phil Alcock and Gina McEvoy, along with those from the other Team churches: Pete Fisher and Carole Bentley; Julie Todman and Lynne Woodland; Rachel Orford and Trish Wicker, and Pauline Randall as they undertake this important work
ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING Monday 18 May, 7.30pm at Emmanuel. This is where we join with members of the other Team churches to reflect on the past year and look to the future. At this meeting, Churchwardens are elected and PCC and DCC members and other parish officers are confirmed for the coming year. Our thanks go to all those who have offered themselves to
serve Emmanuel, the Parish and Deanery in this way.
KIDS’ CHURCH:
Meets during the 10.30 service. The children start off in church with everyone else and leave after our initial sung worship to enjoy learning more about Jesus in the church hall. When we have communion, the children come back to their parents for that and on the other weeks, parents need to go to collect their kids at the end of the service.
We want to make church a brilliant place for the youngest to the oldest and right now there is a gap in how we care for those who are under 18. Part of improving the consistency of our provision means increasing the number of volunteers helping. This includes assisting the kids’ leaders, helping out with activities and just being a warm and friendly presence. All the relevant training and help will be given. If you are interested, please speak to a church leader or email emmanueloffice@billericaychurches.org
SOAPBOX DERBY The Team Churches will be hosting a Quiet Zone and meeting place for lost children in their gazebo at Sun Corner for the Soapbox Derby on Sunday 3 May. Pauline Randall would welcome a few more volunteers to help at any time between 10am and 4pm.
SMB FUNDRAISING LUNCH Ploughman’s Lunch in aid of Schools Ministry Billericay on Thursday 7 May, 12-1.30pm, suggested donation £5. Please note a change to the regular venue – this will be at Billericay Baptist Church, Perry Street.
ASCENSION DAY
There will be an Ascension Day service at St Mary Magdalen on Thursday 14 May at 12 noon. This starts 10 days on the theme of Thy Kingdom Come, based at St Mary’s and leading up to Pentecost, Sunday 24 May. Further details from Pauline Randall.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2 May Who Let the Dads Out? 9-10.30am Emmanuel Foyer.
3 May Soapbox Derby, London Road, 10am-4pm
Prayers for Renewal & Revival 7pm, Emmanuel
6 May Table-tennis, 7-9pm, Emmanuel Foyer & Archer Hall. Details from Alan Woolnough and Banjo
7 May Ploughman’s Lunch in aid of SMB, 12-1.30pm at Billericay Baptist Church, Perry Street.
9 May Team Prayers for the future of Emmanuel and the whole Parish, 9am at Emmanuel.
14 May Ascension Day service at St Mary Magdalen in the High Street, 12 noon.
17 May Prayers for Renewal & Revival 7pm, Emmanuel
18 May APCM at Emmanuel, 7.30pm
19 May Churches Together in Billericay AGM, 7.30pm, Billericay Baptist Church, Perry Street.
20 May Table-tennis, 7-9pm, Emmanuel Foyer & Archer Hall. More details from Alan Woolnough and Banjo
Deanery Synod, St John the Divine, Outwood Common, 7.30pm.
23 May High Street Market at St Mary’s, 10.00am-4.00pm, lunches served from 11.30am-2.00pm
+ Adam visit to Basildon Deanery, including a prayer walk from St Mary’s, Runwell at 8.30am
24 May All Age Café Church for Pentecost
31 May Team Service with + Adam, 10.30am at Emmanuel.
1 June Emmanuel DCC, 7.30pm
4 July Bradwell Pilgrimage
REGULAR EVENTS
PRAYERS RENEWAL & REVIVAL 1st & 3rd Sundays, 7pm at Emmanuel
WHO LET THE DADS OUT?: First Saturday every month, 9-10.30am Emmanuel for all Dads, Grandads and Male Carers with pre-school Toddlers. Contact tony.wallace@billericaychurches.org for more information
‘ANNA’S PLACE’: Tuesdays 10.30am–2pm. A warm welcome and activities every week in Christ Church Church Hall for older people. Refreshments and lunch included. Just come along. Free
TUESDAY DROP IN: Emmanuel, 10.30am -12noon for tea, coffee and good company
HOLY COMMUNION AT ST MARY MAGDALEN: Wednesdays at 10am
ZOOM PRAYERS: every Wednesday, 6pm
TABLE TENNIS & GAMES: Wednesdays 6 & 20 May, 7-9pm. Details from Alan Woolnough or Banjo
TEDDY BEARS: Thursdays 9.30-11.30am for pre-school children over the age of 18 months. Contact Merrill Knight (01277 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
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 is isolating or struggling with ill health and in need of prayer at this time.
TEAM PRAYER MEETINGS As we face church life after Chris’s departure for Australia, we need to be praying about what God has in store for Emmanuel and the Parish as a whole. As part of this, we have begun a series of corporate prayer meetings to start to explore life, worship and mission across the Parish in the next phase. To enable as many people as possible to take part, meetings are at different times on different days of the week and shared between the churches.
The next date is Saturday May 9th at 9am in Emmanuel. Everyone is welcome.
Please also keep Chris, Abi and their children in your prayers as they settle into their new ministry in Melbourne.
The next date is Saturday May 9th at 9am in Emmanuel. Everyone is welcome.
