![]() Dear Friends, Last week I promised that I would give you an update on our plans for services going forward. You hardly need me to tell you that the environment we are operating in is complicated and changing. We have been thinking and praying about how to make the church as available as possible for times of worship whilst following government and Church of England guidelines. You might appreciate that some of that guidance is easier to follow than others! I do have good news; there are new ways for us to congregate and I’ll explain those in just a moment. First though, let me emphasise what I said last week. Whatever happens, we will be continuing the live stream 10am transmissions until at least September 6th. We are doing that to give as many people as possible the chance to engage and fellowship. That is staying the same - so what is going to change? Next Sunday – July 12 – in addition to the 10am transmission, we will be holding a service at 11.15am where up to 60 people can attend. It will be a short, simple service – with a reading, sermon and prayers. It will be necessary to book a space for this service, this can be done via the front page of our website or HERE. Looking ahead, there is more that we have in mind to increase the ministry opportunities and the number of people that can attend but we are taking things one week at a time for now. There will be a further update on the Thursday email. What is vital is that you look out for church communications because things may change quite quickly. Each week, I will update you but please continue to check the church web site and especially any emails we send out. Finally, please do continue to keep us in your prayers that God will lead us and guide us as we move forward together as a community, to be the people of His blessing. With my prayers John Dear Friends
God has Called you You Discover more in our second video in the new series Biblical insights for your life of Faith .. released today at 12.00 which can be found HERE. It’s a series on what I wish every Christian could know for their life with God. Why not watch them and talk about them with your prayer triplet, mentor or life group. As announced last week there is no physical church gathering this Sunday the 5th, just the live stream service. I will give you an update this Sunday (on the live stream) about our next steps for physical gathering together potentially from the 12th of July. The live stream will continue on Sundays throughout July and August at 10.00. Interested in Finding out about Jesus? Our 6 week online Alpha Course Starts Monday evenings 6th of July, for more details please sign up HERE, or contact the office. Prayer and fasting day: Our next day is the 8th of July which will include slots for 24/7 sign up HERE A guide for the hour is HERE. Private Prayer in church I am delighted to let you know that subject to volunteers being available, we will be opening up for private prayer on Tuesday Mornings from 9.00 to 13.00, from the 23rd of June and then also on Monday evenings from 19.00 to 21.00 from the 29th of June. We will continue to keep the opportunities under review. Please be in touch with the office, if you would like to join the team of volunteers to help supervise. A guide for volunteers is also available. Prayer meetings: We have a church prayer meeting each Friday at 10.00 via Zoom, for our church and community. Grab a coffee and join in. The link will be in the following email or contact the office. (please don’t share the link on social media) Missed any of the services? Catch up HERE. CAP: Our Debt centre is up and running, if you or someone you know needs their help please call the national helpline: 0800 328 0006. This Sunday on our live stream we continue our series in 2 Timothy at 10am. Paul was restricted and locked up in prison and yet his heart, encouragement and instruction for Timothy and the church (which includes you and me) shines through. With my prayers for you all, God bless John God has Chosen You
Discover more in our first video in the new series Biblical insights for your life of Faith, released today at 12.00. It can be found HERE. It’s a series on what I wish every Christian could know for their life with God. Why not watch them and talk about them with your prayer triplet, mentor or life group. We are delighted that that the government has said that places of worship may reopen from the 4th of July, providing physical distancing remains in place. Please do be praying for us as a leadership, as we continue plan our next steps on the journey and are still awaiting further guidance, from church of England and Government. I will give you an update on the Sunday live stream. With further updates to follow. Interested in Finding out about Jesus? Our six week online Alpha Course Starts Monday evenings 6th of July, for more details please sign up HERE, or contact the office. Private Prayer in church. I am delighted to let you know that subject to volunteers being available, we will be opening up for private prayer on Tuesday Mornings from 9.00 to 13.00, from the 23rd of June and then also on Monday evenings from 19.00 to 21.00 from the 29th of June. We will continue to keep the opportunities under review. Please be in touch with the office, if you would like to join the team of volunteers to help supervise. A guide for volunteers is also available. Prayer and fasting day: Our next day is the 8th of July which will include slots for 24/7 prayer details to follow. Prayer meetings: We have a church prayer meeting each Friday at 10.00 via Zoom, for our church and community. Grab a coffee and join in. The link will be in the following email or contact the office. (please don’t share the link on social media) Missed any of the services? Catch up HERE. CAP: Our Debt centre is up and running, if you or someone you know needs their help please call the national helpline: 0800 328 0006. This Sunday on our live stream we continue our new series in 2 Timothy at 10am. Paul was restricted and locked up in prison and yet his heart, encouragement and instruction for Timothy and the church (which includes you and me) shines through. Why not take the opportunity to read his letter before the series starts! With my prayers for you all, God bless John |
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