ConnectedTwo Churches, one Lord

Sunday 17th May 2020Sixth Sunday of Easter

1 Peter 5: 7-11

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told us to "Stay alert".  The Apostle Peter, in his first letter says the same.  He tellsus to stay alert, not against the attack of a virus which caneasily spread, but against attacks on our faith which shakeour trust in God.

Contact Details

Rev. Tom Webber (709343) (Day off - Tuesday) Church Office        (641016) (8.30-12.30 Mon-Fri)e: office@ccwsm.org.ukw: www.ccwsm.org.uk

Verse For The Week

Cast all your anxiety on himbecause he cares for you.(1 Peter 5: 7)

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Go to the ‘We are still here!’ menu andclick on the ‘Sunday Services’ page.

Thy Kingdom ComeFinancial UpdateBig Brekkie instructionsV.E. Day Reactions

What does it meanto pray?

How do I pray?

There are some helpful videos on the Christ Churchwebsite under the 'We Are Still Here' menu. This menu iscurrently being re-organised to provide the following: Firstly, a series called Daily Prayers for Beginners. In thefirst video Tom encourages us to think about where tobegin in prayer. More videos will follow. Each day, the Daily Prayers enable us to focus on God, andto still ourselves before we start our day. Many people found our series on Prayer Unlimited helpful.The series didn’t finish however before the lock-down, sowe are starting an occasional series of videos to help folk intheir prayer life. The first, by Terry and Margaret Baillie, iscalled ‘A House of Prayer’. You will be able to find it it thenew Teaching and Devotional section.

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Christ Church and EmmanuelWeston-super-Mare

This Week...

Prayer

Sermon Snippets

MondayPray for those working locally for Public Health Englandand other local decision making bodies for the HealthService. For our local Policemen and women, for theWeston Fire Service personnel and local Ambulance staff. TuesdayPray for the Vicar as he prepares his daily service andmessage. Pray for Phil in his virtual office at home, for thecontents of 'Connected' each week and for all the phonecalls and decisions both make to keep Emmanuel andChrist Church running smoothly. WednesdayWe listen to the death numbers each day. Please may wepray for the bereaved families behind each number andespecially for all the frightened older folks in the carehomes we visit at Christmas. ThursdayFor those working behind the counters in our Post Offices,postal workers delivering our mail, for supermarket staffin our favourite supermarket and for the delivery drivers. FridayMay we remember those whom we know, eitherpersonally or through church, who need God's healingtouch in their lives. We think especially of Arthur Ruttwhose wife Jenny passed away last week, the family andfriends of Jean Hancock who also passed away recently,and Janet Webb's family, as Janet's funeral has beenpostponed until Thursday 28 May. SaturdayGive thanks for over 200 households joining the worshipon line each week both locally and overseas.  Pray for theservice this week that it may be used by God to speak tothe hearts of many people.

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Prayer Pointers

CAP (Christians Against Poverty)Rosemary AldisROC (Reaching Our Communities)

Newsletters You can find the following newsletters on the Christ Churchwebsite, under the 'We Are Still Here' menu and clicking on'Keeping In Touch':

If you'd like a copy of the latest news from Mike and HelenMorrissey, please email me at the church office.

Financial Update

We would like to say a big thank you toeveryone who has made arrangementsto change their method of giving to ourchurches to help us through this difficulttime. A big thank you also to those atChrist Church who have increased theirgiving in response to the Lent appeal, itis making a significant difference inhelping us to pay our bills and to keepgoing. At Emmanuel some members who donot pay through the bank have beensending cheques to Carl, some have setup Standing Orders and both of theseare a great help. Unfortunately the lossof rental income is having an impact andwe have to thank Audrey Vickery for hergenerous donation to us in 2017 whichwill enable us to keep going for thepresent time. At Christ Church we are very grateful toSarah who has been able to continuepaying Pre-school rent to the end of theterm. Our overall income is only a littledown on expectations at the moment.The only area which is under seriouspressure is the Family Ministry fundingwhere a large donation a few years agohas now run out. Any regular donationsto help keep this valuable work goingwould be greatly appreciated. We havebeen able to save costs in some areas butgetting licences and equipment for on-line services and live streaming in futurehas added some extra.  The work of churches through thispandemic is particularly important insupporting all of us and you areprobably hearing that more and morepeople are listening to online servicesand Christian content. God works inmysterious ways and he certainly seemsto be working to bring some good out ofthis difficult time.

If you don’t have the internet you can simply send a chequepayable to Christ Church PCC to David White, 26 NewBristol Road, W-s-M, BS22 6AQ. Make sure you write‘BREKKIE’ on the back . Or if you’re passing the church onyour daily exercise, pop it in the letterbox. You can use your Debit card on the church websiteccwsm.org.uk > Church life > Giving and follow theinstructions. Please add your name and ‘BREKKIE’ in themessage space.If you do internet banking you can pay directly into thechurch account adding your name and ‘BREKKIE’ as yourreference. Sort code 60-23-32, Account no 54084423.

Why not help us raise funds for desperate communities bysharing your Big Brekkie @ Home? You can’t send your baconand eggs through the post but you can send in your photos andmake a donation! Here’s how to do it:

1) Take a photo or two of your Brekkie and email it to Phil atoffice@ccwsm.org.uk 2) Make a donation:

Thank you so much - and enjoy your Big Brekkie!

Coffee time after the Service...

Bev

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Big Brekkie 2020Big Brekkie @ Homein aid of

NoticesSafeguarding TrainingDo you need to do up-to-datesafeguarding training? It is possibleto do your 'C0' basic awarenesstraining online:https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/

If you did the 'C1' course face-to-face last time, it will be possible foryou to do this online as well.

For further information pleasecontact Anne Jones, or email theChurch Office.

Wells Cathedral VisitIt will probably come as no surprise to hear that this visit has beenpostponed. Bev has a list of peoplewho expressed an interest in going,and hopefully we'll be able to re-organise something soon!

Daily Hope Phone LineThe Archbishop of Canterbury, haslaunched a free national phone lineas a simple new way to bringworship and prayer into people’shomes while church buildings areclosed because of the coronavirus.

'Daily Hope' is available 24 hours aday on 0800 804 8044

Telephone ChaplaincyThis service seeks to providepastoral and spiritual support topeople of all faiths and none intimes of emergency. It has beenadapted to become a direct dialphone line for people affected bythe COVID 19 crisis. It is especiallyfor anyone facing end of life issues,those who are bereaved, or anxiousabout someone in hospital,residential care or in isolation.

To access this service, people candial: 0330 229 1700 from 8am-11pm7 days a week.

From this Sunday there is a new video from KeithHallett about how we can respond to the Archbishop’scall to pray for the ten days May 21st – 31st for thecoming of God’s Kingdom among our nation, our townand our friends. You will find it in the new Teachingand Devotional section of the website under the WeAre Still Here menu.

Thy Kingdom Come!

...and some good environmental news! Thank you to Barry & Glenys for sharing ‘whatmight have been’ for your family this year('Connected' Issue 7, 3rd May). We feel yourdisappointment, but I love the way you have seenGod at work in your garden and neighbourhood. It got me thinking about lock-down and notbeing able to travel to see family and friends. Butwait, our inability to jump in cars or fly across theworld  seems to be helping our planet to healitself! The seas and rivers are cleaner, there is farless air pollution, the hole in the ozone layer issmaller,  hedgehogs and other small mammalsare increasing again. It seems God is showing us how things can bedifferent. But can we change forever, or will werush back into how our lives were? I pray that wecan learn from this, as we go back to that otherlife.

Some good financial news... Emmanuel received a very generous gift of£2,000 (two thousand pounds) from JoyceSindrey, a long-time church member who died inDecember 2019, via her daughter Gillian Mileswho lives in the state of Victoria, Australia. Gilliansays that due to, "A most cautious stategovernment," they are firmly confined to a Stage3 lockdown!

Thank you to those who have sent in articles forinclusion in Connected. As there will be no June/July edition of Link Magazine, more personalcontributions are especially welcome. Theyhelp us all to stay connected - hence the title!Email your articles, ideally just a few sentencesplease, to the church office and I'll do my bestto include them. Also a BIG thank you to Dina, Felicity, Jane &Dave and Sandra & Dave who have kindlyoffered to deliver a total of 23 weekly sheets topeople without computers. In this way, evenmore of us are staying connected!

More Coffee, anyone?

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Carl

Jane

V.E. Day ReactionsIn our street we put up theflags, bunting and balloons andwe marked the day with anAfternoon Tea at the end ofour drives and a Toast at 3pm.We delivered scones to all ourneighbours. We then spent thewhole afternoon/eveningtogether...at a distance... andconcluded by standing to listento the Queen via a speakerprovided by a neighbour andjoining in with the Nationsinging 'We'll meet again'.

I've discovered thatthe 1940s Victory

Roll Hair do is greatfor Lock Down hairthat's getting a bit

unruly!!

Nicky

All 22 residents of our road gathered together tomark the anniversary - as closely as regulationsallow - with tables and chairs, and have a greatparty together. The weather was perfect. Buntingwas strung across the houses and flags were muchin evidence and posters and other war memorabiliadisplayed. I was fifteen years old at the end of thewar and can remember VE Day quite well. A friendand I went into a nearby bomb-damaged schooland tugged on the bell rope. It made such a noisethat we quickly scarpered!

Barry