Bay Group Leaders Hub
Resources and key info for Bay Group leaders
For the week commencing 13th January
Welcome to the Bay Group Leader’s Hub
This is a space where you can find all of the relevant information about what’s coming up in the life of Bay Church, key messages we’d love for you to convey to your Group, and resources that you may want to engage with in your Group!
If you have any suggestions, feedback or helpful thoughts, then I’m all ears! Just drop me an email: beth@bay.church
Coming Up
Here are the key things we’d love for you to highlight with your Group.
Dates for the diary
2025 is here! Another year of journeying lies ahead, and here’s what we’ve got in so far:
The Nine and The Eleven return - Sunday 12th January 2025.
Group Leaders Gatherings 3.30pm - 5pm
A chance to meet throughout the year to encourage one another, pray and prep together. Locations TBC.
Sunday 4th May
Sunday 6th July
Sunday 14th September
Sunday 16th November
Updates
Prayer Ministry Training
Thursday 27th March, 7.30-9pm
Bay Church
Invite people in your Group who you think would love to come!
Welcome Crew
Groups will now be invited to be the Welcome Crew in rotation, encouraging as many people in your Group as possible to come and be that warm welcome! This means:
Letting your Group know which weeks you're on Welcome together
Arriving at 8.30am for prayers at The Nine, or 10.30am for prayer at The Eleven.
Signs outside welcoming from 8.45am, or 10.40am
Chocolates on the doors from 9am or 11am
Scarlett holds the rotas for Sundays so you can expect to hear from her about dates. Do let us know if there are any that work / don't work for you as leaders. For your Group’s dates, please see over there >>>
Welcome Crew dates
Beukes and Charmans
20 April - Easter Sunday, The Ten
25 May
29 June
Fellows and Gibbings
23 March
27 April
1 June - Airshow, The Ten
6 July
Martins and Williams
30 March
4 May
8 June
13 July
Nixons + Co.
11 May
15 June
20 July
Sharp and Wilson
6 April
18 May
22 June
27 July
Group Weeks
Bay Groups meet fortnightly. Meeting on the weeks commencing those listed here.
(The fortnightly pattern continues through half terms, but pauses and resets at the end of each term).
Winter Term 2025
13th January
27th January
10th February
24th February
10th March
24th March
7th April
EASTER BREAK
Spring Term 2025
28th Apr
12th May
26th May (Bank Holiday)
9th Jun
23rd Jun
7th Jul
21st Jul
SUMMER BREAK
Helpful Resources
We’re building a Resources Hub, which is currently a work in progress, but should offer you access to a host of helpful resources for you and your Bay Groups!
If you’ve got any suggestions, then please do send them my way: beth@bay.church