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 17th
May 2015
Roger Middlebrook leads. Continuing the series from the book of
Colossians entitled ‘Living for Christ’; Ian Reynolds speaks on ‘Live
a Christ-like life’ (Colossians 3:1-17). Includes communion.
The week ahead
Mon 18th
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘The Growth and Outreach of the
Church’ at Ian and Janet’s
Wed 20th
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘A morning with Paul John’
at Angela’s followed by a shared meal
7:30 pm Oasis Housegroup meet
7:45 pm Safari Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Julie’s Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Terry and Andrea’s Housegroup meet
Thu 21st
2:30 pm Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Teresa
Dickie at St. John’s (Grove Parish Church).
NEXT SUNDAY
10:30 am: Pastor Paul John leads and brings a Pentecost Message:
‘Power to witness’.

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There will be a Thanksgiving Service for the life of Teresa
Dickie at 2:30 pm on Thursday 21st
May at St. John’s. This
will be preceded by a Cremation Service at 2:00 pm at which
it is requested that family only attend. Paul will be taking
both of these services. The family have requested a dress code: no black
please, Teresa liked bright colours! It is requested that flowers are sent
from the family only. There will be an opportunity to give a donation to
Sobell House. Julia, Sarah and Noah will take this personally to Sobell.
The Thanksgiving Service at 2.30 pm will be followed by refreshments
provided by GFEC. If you would like to contribute to the food, savoury or
sweet, buffet style, please speak to Shelley today. Thank you.
There is an Open the Book ‘Open Morning’ on Tuesday
2nd
June, 09:30 – 12:30 at The Guildry, St. Mary’s
Convent. This training morning will be led by Julie
Jeffries, Development and Training Officer, from
Bible Society Swindon. If you are interested and
would like to learn more about this project, you are
invited to go along. It will be ‘a fun morning learning about a very
successful project in primary schools’. Please contact Jenny Penfold on
01235 763173 email penfoldjm@gmail.com for further information and to
book a place (before 27th
May please).
Pastor Paul John can be contacted on 01235 210037 or email: pastor@gfec.org.uk
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in
me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I
have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if
I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be
with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the
place where I am going. John 14 vs. 1 - 4