The newsletter summarizes upcoming events and services at Grove Free Evangelical Church in January 2017. A special celebration service will be held on February 2nd as part of a bridge building process. On New Year's Eve, there will be an open house with Dutch food at John and Margaret's house. The newsletter provides the date and speaker for each Sunday service in January, as well as listing regular small group meetings and prayer meetings happening throughout the month. It encourages members to visit the church website and mobile number for more information.

1. Grove Free Evangelical Church NEWSLETTER
‘Building a community of people who live out God’s purposes’
January 2017
Special notice
On Thursday 2nd February there is to be a
Special Celebration service as part of the
Bridge Builders process
7:30 pm at Cornerstone.
31 December 2016
To celebrate New Year’s Eve
there is to be the usual open
House at John and Margaret’s
from 7:00 pm onwards.
Olieballen will be on offer as
well as other Dutch goodies!
Everyone welcome!
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to
have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting
what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I
press on toward the goal to win the prize for which
God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13-14
We now h ave a GFEC mobile phone
number which can be found at the
bottom of page two of the newsletter
His Unfailing Presence
Another year I enter
Its history unknown;
Oh, how my feet would tremble
To tread its paths alone!
But I have heard a whisper,
I know I shall be blest;
"My presence shall go with thee,
And I will give thee rest."
What will the New Year bring me?
I may not, must not know;
Will it be love and rapture,
Or loneliness and woe?
Hush! Hush! I hear His whisper;
I surely shall be blest;
"My presence shall go with thee,
And I will give thee rest."
--Unknown Author
Don’t forget that meet
on a weekly basis with Oasis (7.30pm),
Safari (7.45pm) and Terry and
Andrea’s Housegroups (8.00pm) meeting
on Wednesdays and Gerald and Erika’s
Housegroup (8.00pm) meeting on
Thursdays.
Sunday 1st January 2017
Pauline Selhi will be leading a time of reflecting back on 2016
and looking forward to 2017.
As there is no speaker please come prepared to contribute as
we use this opportunity to share and encourage one another.

2. ‘In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for
you in Christ Jesus’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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/
GFEC mobile number: 07391093461
Dates for your diary
Sunday 1st 10:30 am Pauline Selhi leads on reflecting back on 2016 and looking
forward to 2017: open time of sharing (see front page)
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 2nd 7.30 pm Prayer for ‘The Outreach of the Church’ at Maurice and Marthe’s
Tuesday 3rd 7.30 pm OMF prayer meeting at Lesley and Margaret’s
Wednesday 4th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet at Cornerstone
Saturday 7th 3:00 pm GFEC Fellowship tea at Cornerstone
Sunday 8th 10:30 am Roger Middlebrook leads with Steve Palmer from Woodstock
Road Baptist Church speaking
4:00 pm Andy Hooker leads at Challow Mission
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 9th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Missions’ at Bernice’s
Wednesday 11th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet at Barbara’s house – a morning with Barbara
Smith
Sunday 15th 10:30 am Barbie Margetts leads with Bob Hazell from Hanney Chapel
speaking
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 16th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Our Nation’ at Maurice and Marthe’s
7:30 pm 14:40 Team meeting at Margaret’s
Wednesday 18th 10.30 am CoffeePlus meet at Zita’s - a morning with Pauline Selhi
Thursday 19th 7:30 pm Church Members Meeting at Cornerstone
Sunday 22nd 10:30 am Fiona Massie leads with Kevin Vickers from All Nations Revival
Church speaking
Monday 23rd 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘The Suffering Church’ at Russell and Anita’s
Tuesday 24th 7:30 pm OMF prayer meeting at Lesley and Margaret’s
Wednesday 25th 10.30 am DVD ‘A new Identity part 1’ at Lesley’s
Sunday 29th 10.30 am Pauline Selhi leads with Keith Stokes speaking
Monday 30th 7.30 pm Prayer for ‘The Growth and Outreach of the Church’ at Adrian
and Katrina’s
Items for the February newsletter to Stephanie by no later than 22nd January to
news@gfec.org.uk