Celebrating Harvest @ BRBC
We cordially invite everyone to our BRBC Harvest Service which will be this Sunday, 27th September 2026 at 10:30am. It will be an hour-long service for all ages, followed by refreshments. For our Harvest collection we will again be receiving non-perishables for Horsham Matters Foodbank, as we have done in previous years. Our gifts have been very much appreciated in the past and we enjoy this opportunity of bringing food gifts in gratitude for God’s provision in our lives throughout the year.
The Horsham Matters Food Bank is in need of the following items currently: Tinned Meat, Instant Hot Chocolate, Shampoo/Conditioner/Shower Gel, Soup, Tinned Tomatoes and Instant Cup-A-Soup.
Fairtrade Fortnight
We are now in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight which is taking place between the 21st September and 4th October 2026. Fairtrade Fortnight is a UK-wide awareness campaign to encourage us to think about the people behind the food and goods we purchase. The campaign puts those who grow the coffee, cocoa, bananas and other produce we enjoy into the limelight. The aim is to shift the farming and trading industry onto more equitable grounds. For Christians, Fairtrade also raises a deeper theological/ethical question: what does it mean to pursue justice in the ordinary choices we make, including what we choose to buy? Our church is a Fairtrade church so all our tea, coffee, etc. is from brands using Fairtrade principles.
Funeral of Norman Pratt
The Thanksgiving Service for the life of Norman Pratt is on Friday 2nd October at 2pm at Brighton Road Baptist Church, led by Revd Michael Hogg. This will be followed by refreshments in the Main Hall. All are welcome. Please keep the family in your prayers.
Church Walk
As long as the weather continues to be good country walking weather, on Saturday 3rd October, I plan to enjoy a 6-8 mile walk on the Downs from Amberley, an interesting village to visit after the walk. Any wishing to join me should meet at church at 9.45am.
Mary Breeze
Community Safety Day of Learning
When: Tuesday 6 October, from 9:30-16:30
Where: Parkside in Horsham
Learn about Violence Against Women and Girls, risk outside the home, AI, community cohesion & mis/dis information, and intelligence-sharing.
For more information and to reserve a spot, see https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safe-happy-in-horsham-tickets-1993532728054?aff=oddtdtcreator
Date for your diary
As we are now meteorologically in the Autumn Season it’s time to book dates for your Christmas Activities and top of the list I hope is the Crawley Millennium Concert band’s Christmas Concert, which this year will be on Saturday 19th December 7pm at Brighton Road Baptist Church . There will be the usual mix of showstoppers, festive music and Christmas carols with refreshments including mince pies in the interval. Entrance is free but there will be a retiring collection for Pancreatic Cancer. Look forward to seeing you there,
Judy McMahon
Church Flowers
The Harvest flowers today are given by Alison Johnson, in memory of her much loved older sister Vivienne, who passed away recently.
BMS Birthday Scheme
Celebrating a birthday this coming week is Rosalyn Carey on Wednesday 30th September.