assistant.pastor@gfec.org.uk Barbie Margetts

1. Grove Free Evangelical Church
‘Building a community of people who live out God’s purposes’
Sunday 15th December 2013
Julie John leads our service this morning and Andy Hooker
speaks on ‘Wise up to Christmas’. Includes communion.
Children are invited to leave for their own activities
after approx. 30 minutes.
Please stay and join with us for refreshments after this service.
The week ahead:
Mon 16th
7:30-8:30 pm Carol Singing at The Bay Tree
Tue 17th
7:30 pm
Wed 18th 10:30 am
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Deacons meet at Adrian’s
CoffeePlus meet for ‘Focus on Christmas’ at
Angela’s followed by a shared meal
Safari Housegroup meet for a shared meal
Oasis Housegroup meet
Julie’s Housegroup meet
Terry and Andrea’s Housegroup meet
Thur 19th 8:00 pm
Gerald and Erika’s Housegroup meet
Sat 21st
Carol Singing at Millbrook Shopping Centre
Carol Singing at Grovelands Shopping Centre
(outside Co-op)
10:00 am
10:30 am
But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman,
born under law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive the
full rights of sons.
Galatians 4:4-5 (NIV)

2. Christmas Card Invitations are now available (on the table at the
back of the church). Please take as many as you are likely to use to
invite friends, family, neighbours etc. to GFEC Christmas services.
Please join us as we go Carol Singing:
Monday 16th December, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, at The Bay
Tree, The Green, Grove.
Saturday 21st December, 10:00 am at Millbrook Square Shopping Centre,
and approx. 10:30 am at Grovelands Shopping Centre (outside Co-op).
We hope to give out chocolates and invitations to GFEC’s Christmas
services. We will conclude our morning with a hot drink at Cornerstone!
The Homelessness Sunday 2014 appeal is supporting the
Oxford Gatehouse, a church run Drop In centre for homeless
people in Oxford. They request donations of ‘Soaps or
Sweaters, Flannels or Fleeces’ i.e. good quality warm clothing
and/or toiletries (especially for men). Keep those unwanted
pressies and donate them to a good cause. We will collect
them in church on Homelessness Sunday, 26th January 2014.
Next Sunday
10:30 am: Andy Hooker leads our all-age Family Christmas Service.
Pastor Paul John speaks on ‘Christmas unwrapped’.
4:30-6:15 pm: Funday Club and Sunday Club Christmas Party.
6:30 pm: Christmas Carol Celebration led by Barbie Margetts.
Pastor Paul John speaks. Followed by festive refreshments.
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)
Pastor:
Paul John
01235 210037
Administrator: Debbie Hooker 01235 771322
pastor@gfec.org.uk
deacon.admin@gfec.org.uk