Church weekly newsletter

1. Children and 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 29th
November 2015
Andy Hooker leads our service this morning. Josh and Cathy Hooker,
and their family, are with us and will share about their missionary
work in Namibia with Crosslinks. Josh Hooker speaks on “Before the
Throne” (Revelation 4 – 5).
3:00 pm: Open House with a ‘bring and share’ afternoon tea at Andy
and Debbie’s. A further opportunity for you to meet and get to know
Josh, Cathy, Benjamin, Erin and Matthew Hooker.
The week ahead
Mon 30th
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘The Growth and Outreach of the
Church’ at Adrian and Katrina’s
Tues 1st
8:00 pm OMF prayer meeting at Margaret and Lesley’s
Wed 2nd
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘Life in Namibia’ with Cathy
Hooker at Lesley’s
Thu 3rd
8:00 pm Joint Housegroup prayer meeting at Old Mill Hall
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: ‘Visits of the angels’. Ray Massie speaks. Youth Group meet.
2:30 pm: Carol Service at Wantage Nursing Home. Pauline would love
to have as many voices to join her as possible if anyone can come.
4:00 pm: All-age Carol Service at The Mission, East Challow: ‘A
Christmas Carol Celebration’. Andy Hooker leads and speaks.
7:00 pm: Prayer at June’s
Saturday 12th
December, please join us as we go
Carol Singing. 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!
GFEC’s Christmas Carol Celebration will be at 7pm on
Sunday 13th
December at Old Mill Hall. Please join us as
we celebrate Christmas together with a service of
Carols and Bible readings. The service will be followed
by festive refreshments.
The Framland Christmas Fayre will be on Saturday 5th
December, 09:30 am – 11:30 am. There will be cakes,
cards, crafts, a promise auction, second hand books, choir
and refreshments. All proceeds in aid of Pilgrim Homes.