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 2nd November 2014
Barbie Margetts leads our service this morning. Continuing the
series ‘Esther – revealing a beauty that’s more than skin deep’,
Pastor Paul John speaks on ‘Haman – the evil man is hoisted with
his own petard’ (Esther chapter 7).
The week ahead
Mon 3rd 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Our Nation’ at Maurice and
Marthe’s
8:00 pm Christmas outreach planning meeting at Paul
and Julie’s - all welcome
Tue 4th 8:00 pm OMF prayer meeting at Lesley and Margaret’s
Wed 5th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for a DVD ‘Battles Christian
Face: Doubt’ at Angela’s
Thur 6th 8:00 pm Joint Hoousegroup prayer meeting at Old Mill
Hall led by MAG Force
Sat 8th 8:30 am Cornerstone prayer breakfast
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.

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Following the conclusion of our Bible teaching series on Esther, on Sunday 16th November, we will join together following the morning service for a ‘bring and share’ Purim lunch. Purim is a traditional Jewish celebration that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people as recorded in the book of Esther. Please bring a plate of food to share - triangular shaped if possible! (On Purim, Jews eat triangular pastries called Hamantaschen.) Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be provided. All are welcome.
Pastor: Paul John 01235 210037 pastor@gfec.org.uk
Administrator: Debbie Hooker 01235 771322 administrator@gfec.org.uk
Next week: Remembrance Sunday
10:30 am: Pastor Paul John leads. Continuing the series ‘Esther – revealing
a beauty that’s more than skin deep’, Ian Reynolds speaks on ‘Reprieve, rejoicing and retaliation’ (Esther chapter 8 – 9:19). Youth group meet.
4:00 pm: All-age service at The Mission, East Challow. Continuing the
series ‘Introducing Jesus’, Andy Hooker leads and Ian Reynolds speaks on
‘I am the light of the world’ (John 8: 12).
The annual Portal Appliance Testing (PAT test) will be done next Sunday, 9th November. If anyone wishes to use electrical equipment for GFEC, please bring it along on that Sunday.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15 v 13