We are happy to report that from today, our churches will be open during the day for private prayer. Our hope is that this brings tangible hope not only to the Christian community, but also to the wider villages as it has been so hard for the doors to be shut as they have been for so long. We kindly ask that those visiting the churches respect the guidelines on social distancing and the safety protocols that have been put in place for the well-being of us all.
New Creation Pew News for the week beginning 21st June
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Churches Opening for Private Prayer and New Creation Pew News
Following the announcement by the Prime Minister that “Places of Worship” will be open for Private Prayer as from Monday 15th June, we have received various guidance and advice both from the national Church and the local Church in Bath and Wells.
After a Joint virtual meeting with the Standing Committees of both our Churches on Friday, we are working through things in the hope of being able to open the two Church buildings for personal individual Private Prayer as from Sunday 21st June. For many, being able to drop into the Church Building and light a candle, have a moment of calm and prayer, and feel the comfort of old familiar surroundings will be important in our journey of realising hope during these times.
Please bear with us, we are trying to do all that we can to make this possible but as you can appreciate there is lots of paperwork and practical things we are needing to sort out in order to make things as safe as possible.
We will try and keep people updated during the week on website and New Creation Facebook Page and there will be a further announcement in New Creation Pew News next weekend. I would like to thank the Wardens and the Standing Committee for their wiliness and hard work to seek to make this possible.
Our hope is that it brings tangible hope to not only the Christian community but also to the wider community as it has been so hard for the doors to be shut as they have been for so long.
Matt Thomson
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Banwell Summer Fun
Brought to you by Love Banwell, a host of activities to keep the family entertained over the Summer. For more details, check out our Facebook page.

Congresbury ‘Virtual’ Fete
To adhere to social distancing rules, Love Congresbury made the decision to cancel the Village Fete, however, we’ve gone ONLINE! Head over to our dedicated Facebook page to join in. The fete and summer fun activities launch on Saturday 27th June.

New Creation Pew News for week beginning 7th June
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June Prayer Diary
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NEW Video section each Week- “A week in the life…”
As a way of bearing witness to what God is doing in our lives during this time, look out for a new item each week on the Video Blog on Facebook. Over the coming weeks we will hopefully gather a number of videos from a wide variety of members of the life of our churches as a witness to the Life of the Spirit amongst us as we emerge out of Lockdown. Look out for these.
Matt
Daily Blog – 40 Days with the Holy Spirit – Sun 31st May till 16th July:
Starting tomorrow, the Monday after Pentecost the “Daily Blog” on the New Creation Facebook Page will change focus to explore “40 Days with the Holy Spirit” as a way into refreshing and renewing our relationship with the Holy Spirit and how He can be relevant in our world as we live out each day and as we look to the future.
Written by Jack Levison, himself a lecturer and writer on matters to do with the Holy Spirit for over thirty years, you may wish as well, or instead, to purchase the book for yourself and make it your own discipleship journey in the coming days.
You can obtain “40 Days with the Holy Spirit” from Amazon, Eden and also as an ebook via Kindle etc. And you can access the “Daily Blog” either by accessing the New Creation Facebook page, or watch it later in this blog stream. (You do NOT need to have an account with Facebook to access any of this material.)
New Creation Pew News for the week beginning 31st May
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