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 22nd
May 2016
Barbie Margetts leads our service this morning. Rick Jensen,
from Trinity Church Oxford, speaks on ‘Gospel Example’
(Philippians 2 vs 6-11).
2:30 pm: Worship service at Wantage Nursing Home.
7:00 pm: Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s.
The week ahead
Mon 23rd
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Growth and Outreach of the Church’
at Adrian and Katrina’s
Tues 24th
7:30 pm 14:40 Team meet at Margaret’s
Wed 25th
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘Share a Scripture’ at Zita’s
followed by lunch at Cornerstone
7:30 pm Bridge Builders Ministries meeting 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.

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NEXT SUNDAY
10:30 am: Fiona Massie leads. Keith Stokes speaks. Youth Group meet.
Alice Haynes is marrying Matthew Beckett on Saturday
28th May at 1pm at Wantage Baptist Church. Please pray
for them as they start out in married life together. All
are welcome at the service. Paul and Ruth Haynes
Jean McVeigh has made a selection of greeting cards for
different occasions, £1.75 each, the proceeds of which will go to
Street Pastors. They are available at church today and next
Sunday. Jean is very willing to make personalised special occasion
cards, please see her for details.
On Wednesday, 25th
May, 7.30pm at Cornerstone, Colin Moulds from Bridge
Builders Ministries will take us through their mediation process. Colin’s first
session on Conflict Resolution was very valuable, the notes are available from
Margaret B. Even if you missed the first session do come along on Wednesday.
Peter and Denyse will soon be moving to their new home. If you
have any large boxes for packing that they can use, it would be
appreciated. Help on moving day would also be welcome (date yet
to be confirmed).
John & Margaret will be going to Iasi, Romania, on Tuesday
24th
May (DV) for 10 days. Bryony plans to join them for a
long weekend, travelling out on Thursday 26th. Please pray
for safe travel, the long discussions with the staff of the
projects, and for Bryony to have a positive experience there.