Magor Baptist Church

Newsletter for 24th April to 4th May 2026

Sunday 26th, Morning Service, 11.00 a.m.

Forthcoming events

Sunday 26th, morning service, 11.00 a.m.

Monday 27th, prayer meeting, 7.30 p.m., Blue Room - all welcome

Thursday 30th, CAP: ‘Don’t Fudge It, Budget’, Caldicot Library, 9.30 - 11.30 a.m.

Sunday 3rd, morning service, 11.00 a.m., with communion

Monday 4th, May Fayre, Magor Square, from 1 p.m.

From Mark

 

Hi Folks

 

This Sunday we’ll have reached Mark chapter 9v2-13. What’s it about? Here is my little ‘Mark on Mark’ summary:-

 

Mark on Mark

 

On the mountain - a dazzling scene. Jesus is transfigured (unveiled) not as a new teacher detached from Israel’s past, but as the glorious fulfilment of it: Moses and Elijah stand beside him, representing the Law and the Prophets, while the Father’s voice declares, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

 

The incident reveals that God’s purposes have always been leading to Jesus, yet the path of glory still runs through suffering. When the disciples ask about Elijah, Jesus explains that Elijah has indeed come - through John the Baptist - whose rejection foreshadows his own suffering.

 

And so Mark’s gospel invites us to see that God’s kingdom does not arrive by spectacle alone, but through the costly obedience of the chosen Son, whom we are called to hear and follow.

 

Attention Book Readers

Have you read any good Christian books recently? If so, do let us know what it was and why you thought it was good (you can even write a ‘review’ if you’d like to). We can include it in the weekly Newsletter. Either email the details to me or to Andrew Leighton.

April Charity Offering

The April charity offering is for Rock Projects, Uganda which supports the work of Peter Kasozi and family in providing schooling and orphanage facilities in a number of locations in Uganda. Magor Baptist church has supported sponsorship of children since 2006 and many hundreds of children have received a valuable education as well as a caring environment to grow up in.

Visit from Founders of Rock Projects, Uganda

 

Next weekend our friends Peter & Rose Kasozi, of Rock Projects, Uganda, will be visiting us.

 

Peter & Rose Kasozi started Rock Projects back in 1994, when they opened up their home to seven young children. Based 7 miles outside of Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, in a village called Kitetikka, they now have a Primary School, High School, church, and both girls & boys dormitories all located there.

 

In 2014 work started developing a site in Busiika, where now stands Sunbeams Nursery, Primary and Secondary School, and both girls & boys dormitories.

 

Peter & Rose led the work until son and daughter-in-law Roy & Caitlin took over in 2023. Roy is the pastor and Caitlin is the headmistress at Sunbeams nursery, amongst all the other jobs they do!

 

All of those facilities are focused on the care of under-privileged children, some of whom are orphans. Believing that each and every child is precious, they count it their privilege to care for their needs, not only by providing them with education, hot meals and shelter, but an environment which gives them the confidence that they are loved and cared for. Rock Projects Uganda is continuing to grow, slowly spreading out into surrounding towns and communities.

 

It is our privilege to welcome Peter & Rose.

May Fayre - can you help us?

 

Once again the Chapel will be open on May Day (4th of May) for cake and drinks.

 

We would be grateful for donations of cakes, and help on the day. If you can help could you please give your name to Chris and Angela.

Reserves Grants 2026

 

The proposal form for the 2026 Reserves Grants is now available. It can be completed electronically or in handwriting.

 

All proposals must be in to Kathy by Sunday 24th May.

 

To complete electronically (Microsoft Word)

 

Download the Word document using the button below. Open the file named ‘Proposal for use of budgeted reserve funds 2026 tab’, download it, and complete it in Word. The boxes in the form will automatically expand if necessary.

Please email completed forms to Kathy Allen using the button below. Don’t forget to attach your form to the email!

To complete in handwriting

 

You can either print the PDF of the form, which you can download at the button below, or pick up a printed copy from the notice board.

Fill the form in by hand. If there is not enough room in a box please write on the back of the form. However, please keep all the information to ONE SHEET only.

 

There is a box by the church Library for completed forms, or you can give it to Kathy.

Garden Notes

 

The back Chapel Garden has now had a spring tidy-up and it was encouraging to find that most plants had survived the winter months.  Whilst working there, we were privileged to see some wildlife in action – bees, hoverflies and 3 species of butterfly in the flowerbeds, activity in the bug hotels and evidence of hedgehogs.

 

As always, if anyone has any spare hardy perennials (not too small), we will be needing to fill some gaps before too long.

 

It is rewarding just to spend a couple of peaceful moments in the garden, which is after all, part of Ebenezer’s footprint in Magor and there to be enjoyed.

 

Chris and Bob Seabridge

Note from The Waste Management Team

 

Please remember that all non-recyclable waste should be bagged before it is put into the wheelie bin. This requires the pedal bin in the kitchen to have its black bag replaced at the end of each use. There are black bags in the broom cupboard in the corridor and in the cupboard over the sink in the kitchen.

 

Recently there have been un-bagged items in the wheelie bin and no bags in the kitchen pedal bin. This has required extra work clearing and cleaning the extra mess.

 

Thank you for your help and cooperation in keeping our WASTE WELL MANAGED.

Refurbishment of downstairs male and female toilets

Please note that the planned refurbishment of the downstairs male and female toilets is underway and is anticipated to take 5 weeks from the start. During this time the use of the toilets is likely to vary and the disabled toilet and the upstairs toilet may be in use.

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