Coming up over the next few weeks

remembrance day photos

After an unpromising start the weather turned really nice for the remembrance day events on Houghton Regis Green.

The turn out was tremendous - lots of support.  Even got featured on the Anglia news in the evening !!  This year the community really got involved with the 100 year anniversary of the end of the 'Great War'. The library concourse was resplendent with the theme and the 'drumhead' reconstruction survived the transfer onto the Green for the Sunday.

Bertie Crew

Bertie Crew of the Bedfordshire Regiment actually died in 1919 whilst serving in the 'Labour Corps' which was manned by soldiers not rated 'A1'. These were often those who had been previously injured on the battlefied. So it would appear the Bertie did actualy experience Armistice Day. 

He was buried in the Chapel yard of Houghton Regis Baptist Church along with Gilbert Horsler and Thomas King.

My poem for Bertie is on this link:   for bertie.html

Remembrance Day Service

October services

Community event coming up

Thorn Service

Thursday 28th June saw the annual service at the site of the Thorn Baptist church - predecessor of Houghton Regis Baptist Church.  Despite the scheduling of an England world cup match for the same time a few of us made the annual journey to Thorn to celebrate the past and pray for the future.

Church barbecue June 17 2018

Rained early but stopped by barbecue time.

 

BMS Action team

The Gulu BMS Action team spent last week at HRBC and were involved with a cross section of church life.  Spent some time in schools,  with our youth group, and with the 50plus group at the other end of the age spectrum.  Sharing news of the work in Gulu and updates on our other friends who are working there at the midweek group and both services on Sunday.  
We wish them well for their university courses and their futures wherever it takes them.

James and Joseph

Kirsty

Olivia and Joseph

James

Easter Sunday

Great baptismal service on Easter Sunday.

Congratulations Sandra.

 

Easter Service times

Palm Sunday service

revised date for the Houghton Regis Women's Day of Prayer service

Women's World Day of Prayer service - cancelled

Executive decision: due to the prevailing weather conditions the Women's World Day of prayer is cancelled for Friday and will be rescheduled to a later date.

Women's World Day of Prayer

Executive decision due to the prevailing conditions the Women's World Day of prayer is cancelled for Friday 2nd  and will be rescheduled to a later date.

 

Lent programme this year