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Dear Friends, We’re looking forward to seeing you over the next two weeks on either our Livestream or at our in person church services. The Livestream will continue on Sundays throughout July and August at 10am. Coming Up:
The following need to be booked HERE.
New Wine Breaks Out 2020 - 30 July – 3 August 2020 Full details of New Wine Breaks Out 2020 can be found HERE. As a church, many of us go to New Wine each summer, this year we are coming to you!! New Wine are gathering the family together this summer – across homes, gardens and communities – for an online event for all ages and abilities:
Sign up to Event & Resource updates at new-wine.org/sign-up to find out more. God bless,
John.
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Dear Friends, Did you need to rest? Discover more in our fourth video in the new series Biblical Insights for your life of Faith, released today at 12noon. 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. These will now be coming out fortnightly over the summer at 12noon on a Thursday. This Sunday’s Livestream we also have a special Children’s video from children’s church over the last few weeks. Sundays The livestream will continue on Sundays throughout July and August at 10am. It was great to see several of you on Sunday, and you're welcome to attend this week. This Sunday (19th of July) at 11.15am there will be a short, simple service – with a reading, sermon and prayers. Throughout July, it will be necessary to book a space for the service at 11.15am, this can be done 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 here are some of our advance dates:
New Wine Breaks Out 2020 As a church, many of us go to New Wine each summer, this year we are coming to you!! Save the dates. New Wine - United Breaks Out 30 July – 3 August 2020 New Wine are gathering the family together this summer – across homes, gardens and communities – for an online event for all ages and abilities:
 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: 08003280006 With my prayers for you all, God bless John.  Dear Friends, Did you know you can hear God’s voice? Discover more in our third video in the new series Biblical Insights for your life of Faith, released today at 12.00pm. 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. Sundays The livestream will continue on Sundays throughout July and August at 10.00am. This Sunday (12th of July) at 11.15am there will be a short, simple service – with a reading, sermon and prayers, where up to 60 people can attend. To the right is picture of how the church is set up for a wedding, which will be similar for Sunday. Throughout July, it will be necessary to book a space for the service at 11.15am, this can be done 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 here are some of our advance dates:
New Wine Breaks Out 2020 As a church, many of us go to New Wine each summer, this year we are coming to you!! Save the dates. New Wine - United Breaks Out 30 July – 3 August 2020 New Wine are gathering the family together this summer – across homes, gardens and communities – for an online event for all ages and abilities:
Interested in Finding out about Jesus? Please do join in on Session 2 of the Alpha Course Monday evenings 13th 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 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: 08003280006 With my prayers for you all, God bless John.  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,
For such a time as this.. is one of the key phrases in Esther’s life, find out why in our ‘Characters of Faith’ video out this Thursday at 12.00 which can be found at HERE. Resources for Thy Kingdom Come this week can be found HERE. 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). Prayer and fasting days: 10th June, 8th of July. Please do take the opportunity to pray and fast for a meal or more if you're able, so that we can be interceding and listening to the Lord for the church and community at this time. Please do share any words, pictures and scriptures with your life group in the evening and with the church office. Missed any of the services? Catch up HERE. Want to know more about Living in the Power of The Holy Spirit? Join us this Sunday for our Pentecost Sunday LIVE STREAM at 10.00am. With my prayers for you all, God bless John. First in the "Characters of Faith" series, three stories of encouragement starting with Peter.  Dear Friends,
Please see the first of a new series on ‘Characters of Faith’ and what we can learn from them, the first video out today, is on Peter which can be found HERE. These will continue to be released at 12.00 each Thursday. Missed any of the Easter services? Catch up HERE. A reminder of what’s happening:
I am also aware of people who have lost a family member recently, as a community, please continue to be holding up all those who are suffering or mourning at this time. If you have something specific that you would like me to be praying for you please do let me know. It is also really encouraging to hear how many of you are supporting each other in so many ways. Thank you for being the people of God that you are. With my prayers for you all, John  Dear Friends, Thank you to all of you who have been sending in recorded versions of the Lord’s Prayer, for the Sunday Live Stream. Please find the guidelines below if you would also like to send in a recording. I hope that you have been enjoying the Promises Series. If you would like to record your favourite bible promise and why it's significant to you (for a maximum of 20 seconds, same length of time to wash your hands or say the Lord’s Prayer, and you're happy for it to be potentially shared!), then do please send it in. Again, see the guidelines below to help the team out. See the latest Promises Video here (another one will be posted at 12:00 this Thursday). Missed Sunday’s service, catch up here. A reminder of what’s happening
Look out for our online Easter services
With my prayers for you all, John  Guidelines for recordings  Dear friends,
Thank you for reaching out to one another. Here is why it’s so important at this time: ‘Strong, ongoing relationships positively influence our physical, mental, and emotional health. A 2009 New York Times article attested to the importance of friendship, citing a study done at the University of Virginia. Thirty-four students were taken to the bottom of a steep hill and given a heavy backpack to wear. They were then asked to estimate the steepness of the hill. Some of the students were allowed to have friends standing next to them, while others stood alone. Those individuals with friends by their side gave lower estimates of the hill’s steepness. The hill seemed much steeper to those who faced it alone.’ We are not on our own, God is also with us, see the latest Promises video above. You will also find it here, along with last Sundays catch up. A reminder of what’s happening
Look out for our online Easter services:
With my prayers for you all, John Hookway.
Thursday 26th March 2020
In this first video, in a series of three, Rev. John Hookway invites us to look at the promises in God's word and how they impact us.
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