The document provides information about upcoming events and services at Grove Free Evangelical Church, including: - Barbie Margetts leading the morning service on Sunday discussing "The trials and loneliness of service" with communion included. - Various prayer meetings and housegroup meetings throughout the week. - An invitation to meet with international staff from Viva over coffee and cake on Friday to learn about their work with vulnerable children. - Joel Porras speaking the following Sunday about Viva's children's work in Central America.

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 17th
January 2016
Barbie Margetts leads our service this morning. Ian Reynolds
speaks on ‘The trials and loneliness of service’ (Matthew 4 vs 1–11;
Luke 4 vs 14–30; Mark 3 v 21; John 6 vs 12-16). Includes communion.
7:00 pm: Meet for prayer at June’s.
The week ahead
Mon 18th
11:30 am Funeral Service for Mrs Margaret Knott at
Charlton Parish Church
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Missions and the Suffering Church’
at Bernice’s
Wed 20th
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘Battles Christians Face:
Depression’ DVD at Angela’s
7:30 pm Oasis Housegroup meet
7:45 pm Safari Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Terry and Andrea’s Housegroup meet
Thu 21st
8:00 pm Gerald and Erika’s Housegroup meet
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.

2. 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)
Viva invite you to meet international staff over coffee and
cake. Hear stories from Africa, Asia and Latin America and
learn more about Viva’s ongoing work with some of the
world’s most vulnerable children. Friday 22nd
January from
5:30-7:00pm in Oxford. Please speak to Amanda or Gerald for more details.
NEXT SUNDAY
10:30 am: The Missionary Action Group lead the service. Joel Porras
(from Costa Rica) speaks on Viva’s children’s work in Central America.
7:00 pm: Meet for prayer at June’s.
On Sunday 24th
January our Sunday morning service will be
held in the Dixon Suite. We welcome a visiting speaker, Joel
Porras from Costa Rica, giving us further insight into the work
of Viva in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.
The Pilgrims’ Friend Society Annual Thanksgiving service
will be held on Saturday 14th
May at Harrogate. Further
details can found on the noticeboard table at the back.
There is a GFEC members’ meeting at 8pm on Wednesday
27th
January at Cornerstone.
Wantage and Grove Street Pastors invite you to their
Curry and Quiz Night. Saturday 20th
February,
7:30pm at Grove Parish Church Hall. The cost is £7.00
per person and includes a meal and a soft drink. For
more details see the poster on the noticeboard table.