13th April 2014

Bethesda Baptist Church

Family News Minister: Rev Andrew Docherty 01473 255035 9 St Margaret’s Plain, Ipswich, IP4 2BB www.bethesdaipswich.com office.bethesda@btconnect.com

WE GIVE YOU ALL A WARM WELCOME TO OUR SERVICES . Andrew Docherty is our preacher and we continue in our Easter series. The subject this morning is ‘Welcoming the King’ and this evening ‘Questioning the King’. Communion during the morning service. Refreshments will be served in The Key following the morning service. Do join us, we would love to have a chat! Young People’s ‘afterchurch’ is at Jon & Sue Haskins’

Monday 14th April 2.30pm Monday Fellowship meet in the Lower Hall for a Songs of Praise afternoon. 7.15pm Deacons’ meeting in the Church Lounge.

Tuesday 15th 1.00pm Lunchtime Prayer meeting in The Key. 3.30pm Service at Eventide Homes with Malcolm MacGregor. 7.30pm Church Night in the LOWER HALL.

Wednesday 16th 10.30am Wednesday Fellowship & Outreach meet in the Church Lounge.

Thursday 17th 7.15pm Short Mat Bowls in the Lower Hall.

Friday 18th Good Friday 10.00am Good Friday Service with communion. 12.00 noon Shared Lunch & Walk - see separate notice.

Sunday 20th Easter Sunday - All Age Family Service 10.40am Andrew Docherty will be our preacher in the morning 6.30pm and Guy Fairweather in the evening. 10.15am/ Prayer in the West Hall prior to both services. 6.10pm 10.40am Primary Sunday school and Crèche.

This Week

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Easter Services Good Friday 18th April 10.00 - 11.00am followed by refreshments (activities for ‘Kidz’ in the Lower Hall, 10.00 - 11.00 am) Easter Sunday 20th April Family Service 10.40 am followed by refreshments

Evening Service 6.30pm Leaflets are available to invite family and friends.

Good Friday shared lunch and stroll along the prom 18th April Everyone is invited to Bethesda Baptist Church, Felixstowe from 12.00. There is no parking at the

church but a free car park is available nearby in Garrison Lane. Please bring some food to share for the buffet - hot and cold drinks will be provided. After lunch there will be the opportunity for all those who wish to stroll beside the sea or alternatively sit and enjoy the sea air - babies in buggies and younger children on scooters are welcome. Alternatively you may wish to stay at the church and chat. There will be an Easter Egg hunt for the younger children. If wet we will still meet for lunch and then the younger children can enjoy the toys available whilst older folk may play board games. The event will finish by 4.00. It is requested that a minimum donation of £1 per adult and 50p per child is given on the day so that we can give a donation to Bethesda Baptist Church, Felixstowe and to cover incidental costs.

LARGE PRINT bibles, hymn-books and song sheets are available – please ask a Steward. There is also a

hearing loop.

Those who are sick, convalescing, frail or housebound,

The family and friends of Maurice Vincent, as Andrew takes his funeral service on Tuesday.

Andrew Docherty, our preacher today.

Andrew Docherty and Guy Fairweather, our preachers next Sunday.

The Start from Scratch Preaching Course which concludes tomorrow.

The Town Pastors, especially Terry Mann on Friday 18th.

Enett Mbizi as she returns from Minehead Spring Harvest this week.

Margaret Brock as she speaks at Chelmondiston Methodist this morning.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS TO THE LORD FOR HIS WORK

Parking in Fonnereau Road Ipswich Borough Council have provided the church with a number of permits for use on Sunday mornings between 10.00 am and

1.00 pm, which allows users to park without paying. If it would be of help to you to park in Fonnereau Road on a reasonably frequent basis when coming to the Sunday morning service, please speak to Terry Green. A parking space is not guaranteed. Permits are valid until 31st March 2015.

Trip to Sandringham Saturday 14th June

We are planning a trip to the Norfolk retreat of Her Majesty the Queen which will include the main ground-floor rooms of the house, museum, church, gardens

and country park. The cost will be £23 (adults), £21 (concessions) and £17 (children) - special rates apply for RHS members. For further information and booking form please speak to Nigel & Beth Long or Andy & Janet Smith. Please return booking form with deposit by Sunday 27th April.

Snippets

A Bethesda member needs someone to help with

housework on a Friday, either late morning or early afternoon. If you are interested in helping, serving

the Lord in this way, please contact Margaret Brock

and she will put you in touch with the person concerned. Thanks.

‘Easter Praise’ at Finborough Court. Monday

14th April at 7.15pm with Gordon & Janis Leggett (Stoke Ash Baptist). The speaker will be Pastor G

Steward from Barking & Hitcham Free Churches.

Refreshments to follow meeting.

Serving in Mission - Vacancy for Communications Manager. For more information please contact Ann

Whittet at officemanager@sim.co.uk.

A big ‘thank you’ to all those who helped organise

a great weekend at Sizewell Hall.

Extravagant Grace. Saturday 26th April 7.30 - 9.30pm St Matthew’s Church, Ipswich. Join with

Christians from around the town in an inspirational

evening of worship, prayer, testimonies and stories.

News from Kirsty. Kirsty has written to say that she is returning home in June and plans to remain

in the UK until at least the end of the year. She will

use this time to work and consider future ministry opportunities. Please continue to pray for her in her

final couple of months with Iris Ministries in Malawi.

Mission Sunday – 27th April

This year our guest speaker will be Rev John Carrick who, until last year, was Director of Middle East Christian Outreach (MECO). The entire offering on Mission Sunday, including regular Standing Orders, money placed in the offering bag, and additional gifts made through the offering envelopes, will be used for the purpose of world mission. Half of the money will be given to the work of MECO and the other half will go to help support those caught up in the terrible conflict in Syria. John will be staying on and joining us on Tuesday 29th April for our Church Night.

BETHESDA - COMMITTED TO WORLD MISSION

The church flowers have been given by

Victor Mann in loving memory of Edna - wife, mother and grandmother.