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 15th
November 2015
Our service this morning remembers the Persecuted Church and is
led by GFEC’s Missionary Action Group. Pastor Paul John speaks on
“We are struck own but unconquered” (2 Corinthians 4:8-10).
Today’s offering will be donated to Barnabas Fund.
7:00 pm: Meet for prayer at June’s.
The week ahead
Mon 16th
7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Missions’ at Bernice’s
Wed 18th
10:30 am CoffeePlus meet for ‘A Morning with Ian Reynolds’
at Margaret’s
7:30 pm Oasis Housegroup meet
7:45 pm Safari Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Julie’s Housegroup meet
8:00 pm Terry and Andrea’s Housegroup meet
Thu 19th
8:00 pm Gerald and Erika’s Housegroup meet
The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the
least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25 v 40

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(before Wednesday evening for inclusion in the following Sunday’s newssheet)
Please join us next Sunday, 22nd
November, at our special
church lunch following the morning service. Paul and Julie
will be moving to pastures new at the end of November and
this is GFEC’s opportunity to say a fond farewell. It would
be very helpful for the catering team to have an idea of how many people
will be staying for lunch, if you haven’t already, please RSVP on the sign-up
sheet on the noticeboard table. Thank you.
Celebrating 20 years of Cornerstone, you are invited to
their celebration Barn Dance, 7pm to 9:30pm on Saturday
21st November at Old Mill Hall. Ticket price is £7.50 for
adults, £2 for children and includes a Jacket Potato supper.
Music will be provided by the ever-popular local band Pandemonium.
At Christmas we like to give an extra financial donation as a
gift to the Missionaries that we support. If you would like to
contribute towards this, please use the envelope that will be
given out next Sunday - place your donation in the envelope
and put it in the offering on the 29th
November or 6th
December. Details of
the missionaries that GFEC support can be found on the noticeboard.
Josh and Cathy Hooker and family will be with us on Sunday
29th
November. They will share about their missionary work in
Namibia during the morning service. There will also be the
opportunity to meet them and get them know a little better at
an ‘Open House’ and afternoon tea, 3 – 5pm, at Andy and Debbie’s.
NEXT SUNDAY
10:30 am: Barbie Margetts leads. Pastor Paul John brings a final message
to GFEC prior to his retirement as Pastor. He speaks on “Pray for
enablement” (Ephesians 3:14-21). Youth Group meet.
Pastor Paul John can be contacted on 01235 210037 or email: pastor@gfec.org.uk