Church weekly newsletter

1. Please stay and join with us for refreshments after this service.
Grove Free Evangelical Church
‘Building a community of people who live out God’s purposes’
Sunday 28th
June 2015
Fiona Massie leads our service this morning. Commencing a new
series entitled ’10 Questions Jesus asked’; Pastor Paul John speaks
on “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” (Matthew 16 v 13).
The week ahead
Mon 29th
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘The Growth of the Church’ at Paul
and Julie’s
Wed 1st
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘DVD: India’s Forgotten
Women (part 2)’ at Margaret’s
8:00 pm Joint Housegroup prayer meeting at Old Mill
Hall led by Terry and Andrea’s Housegroup
Sat 4th
3 – 4 pm Fellowship Tea at Cornerstone
We give a warm welcome to you especially if this is the first time you’ve
visited us. We trust you will experience God’s loving presence in our worship
today and we pray that you will find encouragement in God’s word.
Please note the following changes for Prayer Chain requests:
18th
- 28th
June please send to Sarah Tippett
29th
June – 3rd
July please send to John Willemsen

2. For more news and information visit www.gfec.org.uk
Details of the GFEC rotas can be found at http://gfec.org.uk/blog/service-rotas/
Please send news items to news@gfec.org.uk
(before Wednesday evening for inclusion in the following Sunday’s newssheet)
The 2015 Shoebox Appeal will soon be upon us - with the
need for a supply of empty shoeboxes. If you have any, or
know where we can obtain some, please let us know. We
plan to take as many as possible to the dear lady who wraps
them in the next month or so. Several copies of Newslink
magazine describing the charity's achievements and events are on the
noticeboard table. Please help yourself. John and Margaret Willemsen
GFEC ‘FEET’ are adding their support to The Leprosy
Mission’s ‘Feet First’ campaign. On Friday 10th
July at
5pm there will be a ‘funky footwear’ gentle ramble and
picnic, suitable for all ages. We hope to raise money to
buy sandals to protect the feet and transform the lives of people living
with Leprosy in Mozambique. TLM have secured UK aid match funding,
therefore every pound that is donated will be doubled by the government.
Flyers with more details can be found on the noticeboard table.
NEXT WEEK
10:30 am: Pastor Paul John leads and speaks. Continuing the series
entitled ’10 Questions Jesus asked’ we consider “Can any one of you by
worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matthew 6 v 27).
Youth Group meet.
4:00 pm: BBQ at The Mission, East Challow. Paul John gives a brief
epilogue entitled ‘Food that endures’ (John 6 v 27).
Pastor Paul John can be contacted on 01235 210037 or email: pastor@gfec.org.uk
Abingdon Street Pastors invite you to an evening with Les Isaac,
the founder of Ascension Trust and Street Pastors. Thursday 9th
July, 7.45 pm refreshments for 8 pm start, at Abingdon Baptist
Church. If you're interested in going, please contact Nigel Watt
(07729 733 761) as they'd like to know rough numbers.