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 19th
April 2015
Fiona Massie leads our service this morning. Continuing the
series from the book of Colossians entitled ‘Living for Christ’;
Pastor Paul John speaks on ‘Recognise the supremacy of Christ’
(Colossians 1:15-23). Includes communion.
The week ahead
Mon 20th
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Our Nation’ at Maurice and Marthe’s
Elders and Deacons meet
Wed 22nd
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘DVD Memories of Bernice
White’ at Lesley’s
Thu 23rd
8:00 pm GFEC members’ meeting at Old Mill Hall
Sat 25th
8:30 am Building Vision Prayer Breakfast 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.
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all
things have been created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16

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NEXT WEEK
10:30 am: We welcome the Brixey family sharing with us this morning.
Adrian Brixey will be speaking. Paul John leads the service. Sunday Club
and Youth Group meet.
The service will be followed by a church lunch. Please bring along a plate
of food to be shared.
3:00 – 5:00 pm: Open House and afternoon tea at Andy and Debbie
Hooker’s home. A further opportunity to meet and get to know the
Brixey family.
6:00 pm: We join with other churches in Grove for a united service at
Cornerstone. The focus will be on ‘God preparing us for mission on the
Airfield Development’.
Pastor Paul John can be contacted on 01235 210037 or email: pastor@gfec.org.uk
There is a Building Vision Prayer Breakfast on Saturday 25th
April, 8:30am at Old Mill Hall. Please come and join with us in
praying for the future of GFEC and enjoy a coffee and a
croissant (£2.00 donation appreciated).
There is a Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the 29th
Anniversary of the opening of the Framland Pilgrim Home, at
6pm on Saturday 25th
April, at Hanney Chapel.
The Wantage and Grove Church Partnership have arranged an
Election Hustings with all the main parliamentary candidates
on Wednesday 29th
April 7:30 – 9:00 pm at Old Mill Hall.
There is a GFEC ‘Fellowship Tea’ at Cornerstone, 3-4 pm on
Saturday 2nd
May. Cornerstone will be open exclusively for our
use to meet together for fellowship. The usual Cornerstone
tea/coffee/cake selection will be available to purchase. Everyone
is welcome - please bring your friends. Offers of help (to Katrina
please) with drinks, serving, till and pot wash greatly appreciated.