Dear Friends,
Here is the update for this week.
A little word
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2.42 (NIV)
The Early Church were desperate to meet together. They met, learnt, ate and prayed. It wasn’t always simple, as our 1 Corinthians reading last Sunday reminded us, but they persevered. The New Testament writers use images like the parts of the body or the stones in a building to describe us together. Fellowship, being together, is the norm. Solo Christians are not what it is about. You plural, not You singular, is most frequently used. When we choose not to met we are all the poorer for it. So let us encourage one another. We all matter.
Things to pray for
- Give thanks for each other, together we make a body.
- For our nation. As MP’s and ministers change. For winners and losers. For a coming together and moving forwards.
- For the ongoing conflicts around the globe – for peace and hope and comfort.
Sunday services
9.15am Sunday Gathering
including Holy Communion
10.30am All-age Worship
Fellowship
Readings: Hebrews 10.19-25
This week the whole Church family stays together.
7pm Reflective
This week Taizé style worship
This Week’s Headlines
Fundraiser
We have now created a fundraiser on ‘Just Giving’ to help with our fundraising efforts towards phase 2 of our building repairs. The link is below. Please so share it with anyone who may want to contribute towards it. Also do continue to pray for the building repairs, especially the financial provision and the logistics of the works to be undertaken.
Link to fundraiser: www.justgiving.com/campaign/ccpitsmoor
You can also give using our Card Machine or with a cheque or cash in the special envelopes.
Will’s Ordination
Thank you everyone who helped to make last weekend special.
Hope Orphanage
Vanessa made a stole for Will and asked for donations to be given to Hope Orphanage in Sierra Leone a 3 bedroom bungalow which houses 72 orphaned and trafficked girls. The money will be used to help with their school fees, medical fees, sanitary products, packed lunches etc.
£82 has been sent; thank you for your generosity.
Sara Goodman commissioning
Sara says…..Sara is being commissioned with the rest of the Bradfield team, at St Nicholas Church on 14 July at 10.30am. You are all welcome. If you can’t make the service come for the food afterwards!!
What’s on?
Wednesday 10am – Stay and Play in the Welcome Centre.
Thursday 10am – Holy Communion in the Welcome Centre followed by refreshments and Lunch Club