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Each week we hold a Coffee & Chat session on Zoom video-conference after the online Sunday morning service, and it would be great to see you there. Distant contacts welcome! Please remember to respect confidentiality during these conversations. The session starts after the end of the morning service and continues for about an hour, possibly longer if some people want to go on chatting, so please feel free to join or leave at any time during that period. If there are sufficient attendees, we have a number of smaller group sessions to aid conversation.

From a computer, tablet or smartphone, you can join using this link.

If you don’t have Zoom already installed, this will lead you to install it (an easy process).  Alternatively, you can search for Zoom in your browser and join the meeting by quoting meeting ID: 995 195 4464 then enter the passcode 123456.

If you haven’t used Zoom before, please don’t be daunted as it is very straightforward to use and can be run on a smartphone, tablet or computer, and if you would prefer not to install the application you can just use your web browser. So why not give it a try!

A few quick tips:

• Make sure you have checked your sound and video beforehand, and that you have suitable lighting that lights your face rather than your background.
• It’s best to use ‘Gallery View‘ when there are many people present so that you can see lots of people at once (although if you using a mobile or tablet, you will need to swipe left or right to see other faces).
• Please try to keep background noises to a minimum (and your own interjections), as outbound sounds cut across what anyone else is saying!  Ideally, consider keeping yourself ‘muted’ unless you have something to say, and hold your hand up to indicate that you would like to speak.

Should you need help…
In case of any difficulties, please call Brian Simpson (07879 668347) or David Combes (07901 853405) before or during the session. Feedback afterwards would be appreciated! Please email Brian (bandgsimpson@aol.com) or David (d.r.combes@gmail.com) or call our mobiles – thank you!

Let’s support Christian Aid — and have some fun together!

In common with other charities, Christian Aid’s funds have been severely hit this year, and our church’s contribution to Christian Aid Week was also much reduced. So here’s an opportunity to raise a bit for Christian Aid and have some fun together – a Quiz on Monday 5th October, starting at 8pm raising funds for Christian Aid, and YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.

As well as the fun of a well-organised quiz, it will be an opportunity to catch up with friends from across the church that you may not have seen for a few months, as well as raise much needed funds for Christian Aid! Although using a computer/ smartphone is preferable, you can dial-in on a normal telephone, and it will be great to hear from you!

We will be using the same Zoom meeting room that we use for Zoom Coffee & Chat after Sunday Worship (9951954464, passcode 123456). If you’re calling from a telephone line, dial any of the following phone numbers (sometimes the first one is busy), then enter the meeting ID of 9951954464 followed by #, and # again when prompted for a participant ID: 020 3481 5237, 020 3481 5240, 020 3901 7895

The Zoom room will be open from 7.45pm to allow folk to check their settings, chat to friends and make a start on the marathon round, which will be shared with you when you join the quiz. Folk will be randomly allocated to teams when we start the quiz, and then remain in those teams for the evening (although everyone will be together in between rounds for the questions asking and answer giving). More detailed instructions as to how the quiz will be run will be provided on the evening itself.

We do hope that you will make a donation to Christian Aid, where the need for funds is so great. Donations can be made directly to the organisation through their website at https://donate.christianaid.org.uk, or via the Church General Account using BACS (sort-code: 30-99-86, account: 02322684, ref: XnAid). In both cases, please advise David Watson to help us keep a tally of our church’s giving to Christian Aid.

Although you can just turn up on the night, it would be useful to know how many people are likely to join the quiz, so please let David Watson know if you think you’ll be attending. We look forward to seeing you all on 5th October!