Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Dear All,
Sunday Morning
We are delighted that Lindsey Brown, who is the URC Evangelism and Ecumenical Officer, will be sharing with us information about partnerships with the Zimbabwe Presbytery of UPCSA. This is something we would like to begin to explore as church and we hope that Lindsey will be able to share some helpful information with us.
Walking Group
Having had some positive feedback regarding a walking group, Candid and David propose that the first walk takes place on Sunday 7 June, starting from (and finishing at) the church, leaving at 3 pm. There may be a cup of tea and cake on our return.
This does not commit us to always walking on a Sunday afternoon, or to always starting from the church, but does provide a simple option for the first excursion.Candid and David
Bible Journaling
Our next journaling session is on Saturday 30 May, 10 am – 12 noon. Refreshments will be available. Resources are available for those who want to explore bible journaling – you don’t have to be a brilliant artist or scribe! Please do speak to Jo for more details.
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. We are asked to chose 5 people to pray for them to come to know God. There are various resources available: A Novena book – A novena is a nine-day period of prayer, typically prayed for a specific intention or grace. The practice dates back to the time between Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven and Pentecost, when the Apostles prayed together for nine days (Acts 1:14). There is also a Prayer Journal and a children’s book. The children’s book contains a QR code for parents to watch a video with their children. There are two youth books also.
These are all available from the porch in church – they are a free resource to us. If you would prefer to access the resources on your mobile or tablet there are apps to enable you to do so – type in Thy Kingdom Come into your apps search and you will be able to download the app which will give you access to the resources. The resources all started on 14th May and will finish on Pentecost Sunday but please do be encouraged to start today.
Church Camping
Andrea writes: “I’m sure you know we are a family who love camping! Several people have asked me to organise a Church camp, we have done several in the past. My plan is Friday 10th July for those that wish to camp for the night. On Saturday people can come for either a picnic or fish and chip lunch and the afternoon. If you are interested please let me know and I can try and find somewhere suitable hopefully less than an hour’s drive. Thank you” Andrea
Dates for your diary
We have a few dates to share with you.
31st May – Daniel Gitau will be with us for our morning service.
14th June – Our next worship evening starting at 6.30 pm.
21st June – Rev Lythan Nevard, the Synod Moderator will be taking our morning service.
New Wine
New Wine takes place from Tuesday 28th July to Sunday 2nd August. We will be streaming the celebration sessions in church in the mornings and evenings. Some suggestions have been made to create a “festival” around New Wine at church so that we can gather socially as well as engaging with the celebrations. If you have any ideas for this please do speak to me so that we can put a team together to carry this forward.
Coffee and Tea
Sadly despite the request for more helpers there will be some Sundays on the next rota when we are unable to serve tea and coffee. If this is something you could help with in the future, please do speak to Jo.
Men’s Group
Dates for Chat & Chill and Homegroup are as follows
Chat & Chill Homegroup
May – 18th
June 1st & 29th 15th
July – 13th
Please speak to Peter for more details.
This week
The funeral of Quentin Warner takes place on Wednesday morning at 10 am at church. Please do come and support the family if you can.
There will be no prayer meeting on Wednesday morning but there will be one on Saturday morning at 9.30 am on Zoom. Zoom details will be e-mailed early in the week.
With love and blessings,
