Beacon Newsletter
December 2014
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A warm welcome to everyone, members and guests, to our
church. Please stay for light refreshments, which will be served
December Diary
Day
am
pm
Friday
5th
Sunday
7th
10.00 Family Service
Led by Simon Lissak
Jews For Jesus (see p.5)
Service on the Lyndhurst Estate
Preparation & outreach at 12pm
Service at 2pm
Sunday
14th
10.00 Sunday Worship
Speaker: Tim
12.30 Sunday Worship
Speaker: Tim
Sunday
21st
Christmas
Day
25th
10.30 Christmas Day Worship
Speaker: Tim
Sunday
28th
10.00 Sharing service
Speaker: Eric
New Year’s
Eve
31st
Sunday
4th
Jan
5th 9th
10pm til 2015 - Watchnight Service
A light-hearted hour followed by worship & reflection
10.00 Sunday Worship
No Second Service
Speaker: Tim
Beacon Week of Prayer 2015 - “Consider Jesus” Heb.3:1
7.30pm each evening
Mon to Fri
10.30 Prayer meeting 7.30 Prayer meeting
--------Day of Prayer --------
11.00 Christmas Family Service
Led by our children and young people
At St James Primary School
No Second Service
Join us for prayer on Sunday morning from 9.30am to 9.45am - lay the foundations for Sunday worship so that God’s saving presence will be known by all who come.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.beacon-church.co.uk
or FACEBOOK PAGE hps://www.facebook.com/BeaconChurchHandsworth
“Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act . …..”
Psalm 37:7 NLT
Answered Prayer
Did you know that Testimony is a type of worship?
David said: “I wash my hands in innocence
and go round your altar, O Lord,
proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your wondrous deeds. ” Psalm 26:6-7
Please get in touch with Tim if you have a testimony
to share of answered prayer and encouragement
Office: 0121 551 5232
Beacon Prayer Request
Name__________________
Contact Number____________
Nature of Issue
Please let us know your prayer request or the type of practical support
needed. Indicate using the tick boxes below the type of contact you require
Pastor☐
leader ☐
Face to face ☐
Preferred help/helper
female ☐ Male ☐
older
person☐
Phone call ☐ Confidential Yes☐
Married
couple☐
No☐
Please hand this to a member of the Leadership Team or Ingrid Daniel on 0121 554 5924 who
is our Pastoral Care Co-ordinator. Your request will be treated with confidentiality.
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Prayer at Beacon
Jeremiah 9:17
Day of Prayer and Fasting
……”Call for
the wailing
women to
come; send
for the most
skilful of
them”
Our next Day of Prayer and Fasting
will be
5th December
At 10.30am and 7.30pm
It will be good to see you there.
Wailing Women in prayer
meet every 2nd Saturday
of the month. The next
meeting will be Saturday
6th December 7pm –9:pm in
Beacon Church, but please
contact Stacia to confirm,
Time to grow?
Join a Fellowship
Group
You are welcome at any of our groups on
Monday, Wednesday or Thursday.
For details see Almina or Elaine and check
the back of this newsletter for details.
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0121 551 5232
Have you ever heard of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival
of Light? Simon Lissak will be shedding some light on
the history of this festival and its relevance today.
Come & find out more about Jesus, who said, “"I am
the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not
walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."“
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Beacon Fund Raising
Thanks to all those who came along
to MACMILLAN’S coffee & cake
morning. Beacon managed to raise
£300.20p to help support those affected
by cancer.
Beacon Distress Fund
The offering taken in September for
the Distress fund, came to a total of
£908.01p. THANK YOU!
Youth Activities
Are you age 5-11
We will be working towards our Christmas play!
So see you on 8th November - 13th December
Dionne 07957212895
1.00pm-2.30pm
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COLD is a drama group which aims not to
perform but to minister. It meets on
Saturdays at 3pm. If you would like to
know more information contact
Laverne 07887 395 955
Meet every Friday evening between 6:30 and
8:30. If you want to make a joyful noise please
come and join us!
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BBM for age 9-12 make music and sing
Fridays between 5:30 and 6:30. If you want to know more
call Sandra Jones on 572 6836
also if you are interested in YOUTH for TRUTH
“You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength,
silencing your enemies and all who oppose you” Ps 8:2
Beacon’s other News!
Praise God for the safe (early!) delivery of Jodi and Jermaine’s baby boy weighing in at 6lbs and doing well!
Hands Outstretched
is a joint project of the
Handsworth and District Christian Outreach group, led by
Tim. Pray for us as we take the real meaning of Christmas to
7 local Primary Schools from the 8th to the 19th
December using a drama called “It’s all about ME!”
Walk of Witness Timetable 2014/2015
5th February Joint Service, 6.30pm, Life Community Church Saturday
7th March Fundraising Concert, 7pm, Cannon Street
Prayer meetings
Wednesday 21st January 7.30pm,
Wednesday 18th February 7.30pm,
Wednesday 18th March
7.30pm,
Perry Beeches Baptist
Beacon
Life & Light
Good Friday Walk of Witness Friday 3rd April 2015 Meet at Beacon 12.30pm
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This event
has been
arranged
by Birmingham
Churches
and the
Birmingham City
Football
Club
Chaplain
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Beacon’s Week of Prayer
5th to 11th Jan2015
Hebrews 3:1-2 says
“Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling,
consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also
was faithful in all God's house. ”
We are all familiar with the phrase “Taking your eye off the
ball”, and for Christians, taking your eyes off Jesus means
much the same thing. We have the opportunity to come together as a whole church and spend some time fixing our eyes
on Jesus, considering who He is and what He has done
(Hebrews 1 to 2) so that we will stay in His will, listen to His
voice and obey Him when he calls (Hebrews 3).
Let us join together and come back to the feet of Jesus in
worship, adoration and praise to give Him his due, know His
love and pour out our hearts to Him as we begin 2015.
We will meet every day from 7.30pm and come together to
celebrate all together with just one service on Sunday the
11th January 2015.
We will also meet on Friday the 15th at 10.30am
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In 2015 we plan once again to close the Soho Road & proclaim Jesus as Lord
through the Walk of Witness. One way you can support this is by purchasing a TShirt. Forms are available to order your size and colour or you can use this one.
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.beacon-church.co.uk
We want more ideas, articles, poems, blog entries, event information, pictures etc - just
send them to our email address - [email protected]
Why is Beacon here?
Beacon Church is here to show and to tell our community the
good news of Jesus and to build and nurture the body so each
one is ready, willing and able to take on this task.
We began in 1987 as a union of three smaller churches with a vision
to be a ‘Beacon’ of the good news of Jesus, shining from the top of the
hill to Handsworth.
We believe God has said to us quite clearly that we are to Go, be fruitful and multiply and we seek to work this out in each area of life.
Go on...Join in and see the benefit of being in God’s family!
We meet in small groups each week for prayer and fellowship and just to enjoy one
another’s company! In our groups we are learning how to reach out together in mission. You
will be welcome at any of our groups:
Home
Groups
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday 1
Thursday 2
Eric
Beacon Warriors
Sandra
Tim
572 6836
Simon 554 9237
572 6836
523 2646
Weekly Diary
Sunday
9.30am
10am
12.30pm
2pm
Prayer
Worship Service 1
Worship Service 2 (not on 1st Sunday of the month
Beacon Lyndhurst (1st Sunday)
Monday
10:30am
Lunch Club
Wednesday
7.00pm
Beacon Warriors (taking a break in
December - back in the New Year)
Friday
5.30pm
6.30pm
Beacon Boy Ministry (BBM)
Youth for Truth
1pm
3pm
Beacon God Squad (5s-11s)
C.O.L.D.
Saturday
Get in
Touch!
Our Church
Council:
Elders
Tim Turner
Eric Jones
Deacons
Almina Francis,
Philip Evans
(Treasurer)
Elaine Salmon
(Secretary)
Please contact any
of us for
counselling, prayer
and support.
Church Address: 47 Sandwell Road, Handsworth B21 8NH
Church Office Tel. 0121 551 5232
email: [email protected]
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