come with me. I intend to do this until Easter so feel free to join me anytime. Lyn Milns 01362 289365 or email me for details of route etc. lyn.milns@tiscali.co.uk Dates for your Diary Dereham Churches Together Evening of Prayer, Praise & Fellowship will be held here at DBC on Tuesday 25th November at 7.30pm. Please plan to be here if you can. Toy Service on Sunday 30th November. Please bring gifts of new or good as new toys for the Salvation Army to distribute to needy children in this area. Christmas Fair in the Church & drive on Saturday 20th December. Further details and offers of help, please speak to Trevor. First Aid. We are hosting a First Aid Course on Saturday 28th February 2015 at DBC. The course is available on a “first come—first served” basis and there are only 16 places. Please book early. Contact Andrew Frere-Smith. The course fee of £40 will be reimbursed by the Church. Hi everyone, I’m spending my gap year as an intern at YMCA Exeter working with vulnerable and homeless young people. On Sat 6th Dec. I’m doing a Santa Abseil - abseiling from a multi-storey car park wearing a Santa suit! This is to raise funds for the work the YMCA are doing with their housing residents, job clubs, youth clubs and local prison. If you’d like to sponsor me you can do this online using this link https://www.justgiving.com/M-ANGELL or you can see my mum, Helen , who will have a sponsor form with her! Thanks for your support and a big thank you to everyone who’s been praying for me . Meg Angell EBA ask us to pray for Sheringham We give praise to God as we celebrate our first year at the Lighthouse. It’s been an amazing year of seeing God make absolute full use of the building as we reach out to the community and they enjoy the facilities this new building provides. The cafe has been a huge success with five days of the week providing a place of meeting and food for all ages. Our young people' s work touches over 200 young people a week thro" mix" and "schools out " at the church and the football teams outside. Do check out our new website. But most of all the Lord continues to touch the lives of His people through our Sunday services and midweek study streams. It’s been an incredible journey with Him and there is much more to come. BMS ask us to pray about Gender Based Violence This week we’re praying for the BMS Dignity initiative – supporting communities worldwide to take a stand against gender based violence (GBV) as it shows up in their own neighbourhoods. Join with us in prayer, that the Holy Spirit will open closed minds and hostile hearts through the programmes and resources on offer. For Connect Groups: Worship Read Hebrews 13v12 together and spend a few moments giving thanks to God for Jesus, for the price He paid and for what He has won for us. Word Read Hebrews 13. What are the promises in this passage and how have they proved true in your life? This passage contains a number of different pieces of practical advice. Which ones stand out for you and why? Is there anything in this passage that surprises you, raises a question in your mind or you don’t understand? Witness Continue to pray for one another on your Front Lines. Pray for the Christmas events and the people you will be inviting. Close by praying v20-21 over each other. Please Note information for the weekly notice sheet needs to be given to the Church Office by Thursday. email: office@derehambaptist.org . Church Contacts Church Annexe, Norwich Street, Dereham, NR19 1BX Phone:01362 695221 Open 10-12 Mon—Fri www.derehambaptist.org email: office@derehambaptist.org Ministers: Rev: Chris Densham email:chris@derehambaptist.org Rev. Jorge Damasceno email:jorge@derehambaptist.org Counselling Service: Phone 01362 851101 Pastoral Contacts: Richard & Frances Cracknell 696214 Or Barbara Yaxley—Church Office 695221 or 695847 Youth Work Contact: Andrew Frere-Smith—690941 email: youthwork@derehambaptist.org Week commencing 23rd November 2014 Welcome to our church .We trust you enjoy being with us today and hope you will be able to join us again in worship. Please join us for refreshments after the service. Morning Worship 10.30am Preacher is Rev. Chris Densham Little Fishes are meeting at Toftwood. A team are serving refreshments at Swanton Morley Football Club. Reminder to parents: Please remember to collect your children promptly from Kidz Church and that after the Sunday Service it is your responsibility to ensure their safety.    Crèche available upstairs There is a box available for your gifts towards the Lord’s work in the entrance hall. There are people available to pray or talk to after the service. Monday 24th November U3A Table Tennis Little Fishes at Toftwood Funeral Service 10-12am 9-11am 2.30pm Tuesday 25th November Work Club Prayer House Churches Together Prayer & Praise 9am-11.30am 12-3.00pm 7.30pm Wednesday26th November Tots and Tines at the Church Little Fishes at Toftwood 9.15-11am 9-11am E.S.O.L. Class 5.30-7.30pm Thursday 27th November New Directions The Hub for Young People Music Group 12.– 3pm 4-6pm 7.30pm Friday 28th November Coffee Shop U3A event Y Friday Dereham Lights ... Dereham lights switch on ... Can Saturday 29th November Sunday 23rd November 10am -1pm 1.30- 4pm 7.30-9pm Portuguese Speaking Service. 6pm. Each week we have “Connect Groups” meeting in various homes in the area. These informal small groups aim at connecting with God, one another and the local community. If you would like further details, or be part of a new one, please contact the Church Office or speak to one of the Ministers or Elders. Sunday 30th November Early Service 9am All Age Service 10.30am Preacher is Rev. Chris Densham This will be our Annual Toy Service. Please Brings gifts of new or as good as new toys to be received by the Salvation Army for distribution to families in need in this area. Would members of the fellowship please remember that the church is hired out to various groups when we are not using it ourselves, so it’s not always convenient for you to park in the drive or to use the toilets. We still need more people to help on the Coffee Rota for Sunday mornings. Lots of people stay for coffee, but only a few are willing to help make it! At present there is no one to make coffee on 7th December . Please could you help on that day. Contact the church office. 2nd Manse. As part of our plans to continue God's Work in the future, we have decided to progress with the purchase of a 2nd Manse. To enable us to do this, you are invited to consider making a gift, or a loan, or a commitment to monthly giving, to enable the finances to be met. Further details of the plans, and the means of giving, are outlined in the Pledge Forms which are now available. Please speak to any of the Leadership if you require any further information. BMS Birthday Scheme The amount donated so far this year is £947.20 (£561.00 of this given as Gift Aid) Thank you on behalf of B.M.S. Owing to all the conflict of recent months, the need for medical outreach is greater than ever and this is the area where your Birthday Scheme giving helps. A reminder to those of you who have forgotten to respond, there are not many more weeks to this year!! Jean. you help with the Stable Family Photo to either (1) set up the gazebo and display at around 1.00pm OR (2) help at the stall as part of a rota for (say) an hour between 2.00pm to 5.30pm, OR (3) help take the gazebo down at 5.30pm. If so, please contact Ian Gardner. Thank you Pastoral Contacts Meeting. All Pastoral Contacts are invited to a meeting in the church lounge on Dec 11 th at 7pm Daily Prayer Reminder for use with the Directory of Congregation for December is available today. Directory of Congregation 2015 I am currently working on next year’s Directory and would like to have all additions/amendments and photos by the end of November please. Even once I have all the details there is still a lot of work needed to get it finalised before going to print. This means you have just 2 weeks to let me have any additions/amendments and photos. If you have recently joined us I do need your details so they can be included. If you have moved this year or are in the process of moving I need to know so your address can be amended. It is very difficult to try and catch everyone on a Sunday so I do need you to help me with this. Any updated photos would also be appreciated! You can email details and photos to me or to the church office. Thank you. Christine Dove Christmas Card Each year we produce a Christmas Card on which we invite you to include your greetings to others in the fellowship. This is in lieu of individual cards and we then invite you to give a gift to Spurgeons Childcare, a charity we support at this time each year. Please write your greeting in BLACK ink on a slip of paper and place in the box provided in the hall. Please put your donation in the offering box marked “Spurgeons Childcare”. Cheques payable to Dereham Baptist Church . The deadline for your greetings is Sunday 7 th December. The cards will be available on 14th. Weekly Prayer Walk I'm doing a prayer walk round the town every Friday. It takes 45 mins leaving at 6pm from the bottom of the Church drive. It would be great if you would like to