Church weekly newsletter

1. Young people are invited to leave for their own activities
after approx. 30 minutes.
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 14th December 2014
Fiona Massie leads our service this morning. Continuing the
Christmas teaching series entitled ‘The songs of Advent’, Ian
Reynolds speaks on ‘Mary’s song of praise’ (Luke 1: 46 - 55).
Includes communion.
There is not a service at Challow Mission today.
There will be a Carol Service at The Mission next Sunday.
The week ahead
Mon 15th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Missions’ at Bernice’s
Wed 17th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘Focus on Christmas’ with
Fiona Massie at Margaret’s, followed by a
shared meal
7:00 pm Safari Housegroup meet
7:30 pm Oasis Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Julie’s Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Terry and Andrea’s Housegroup meet
Thur 18th 8:00 pm Gerald and Erika’s Housegroup meet
“The Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive
and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel”
Isaiah 7 v 14

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Next Sunday
10:30 am: Family Nativity service. Pastor Paul John will lead
the service and bring a short message. We hope to re-create
a Nativity scene and so would encourage the children (and
adults too if they would like) to come dressed up as a
shepherd, a sheep or a Wise Man. Please invite friends and family of all
ages to join us for this special service. There will be festive
refreshments before and after the service.
4:00 pm: ‘A Christmas songs of praise’ all-age Carol
Service at The Mission, East Challow. Followed by festive
refreshments.
Pastor: Paul John 01235 210037 pastor@gfec.org.uk
Administrator: Debbie Hooker 01235 771322 administrator@gfec.org.uk
Envelopes have been given out for designated giving for a Christmas gift
for the missionaries that GFEC support. Please ensure that your money is
placed in the envelope and put into the offering bag today. If you are a UK
taxpayer, tax can be reclaimed on cash amounts of £20 or less – please
also mark the envelope SCGA. Thank you.
Please join us to go Carol Singing at The Bay Tree pub.
Monday 22nd December, 8:00 pm (please meet at 7:45 pm
so that we are ready to sing at 8:00 pm). Please return
any unused Christmas card invites so that they can be
given out at the Bay Tree. Thank you.
There will a ‘Presents and Praise’ service at 10:30 am
on Christmas Day at Old Mill Hall.