31st July 2016 Prayer Ministry If you would like someone to pray for you, the Prayer Ministry Team are available at the end of our worship and over coffee time. They will be by the cross at the front corner of church. …especially if you are a visitor or with us for the first time today. DIARY OF EVENTS Today 8am 10.30am We hope you enjoy being here. Early Morning Communion (Colossians 3:1-­‐11, Luke 12:13-­‐21) Family Worship Psalm 23 This week Monday Wednesday Friday 7pm 10.30am 9.30am No Emerge! Centrepoint Midweek Communion Little Fishes, parent & toddlers in St. George’s Hall Early Morning Communion (Heb 11:1-­‐3, 8-­‐16 & Luke 12:32-­‐40 ) Holiday Family Communion Senior Ministers (Vicars) Shiela Porter Chris Spencer Ministry staff Ben Thorpe (Curate) Bill Donaldson (Asst Pastoral Min) Bruce Watson (MCs and children) Alison Kent (Pastoral Coordinator) Tom Keenan (Worship Coordinator) shiela.porter@stgdeal.org chris.spencer@stgdeal.org 372587 372587 ben.thorpe@stgdeal.org bill.donaldson@stgdeal.org bruce.watson@stgdeal.org alison.kent@stgdeal.org tom.keenan@stgdeal.org 372587 729747 372587 372587 07749 013538 Youth and Children’s Ministry Martin Porter – Parish Safeguarding Officer see below Admin Team Martin Porter Michelle Gill martin.porter@stgdeal.org admin@stgdeal.org 368355 368355 368355 Hall Booking line Next Sunday – 7th August 8am 10.30am Welcome to St.George’s, Deal! Sermons/Talks and cell notes are now on website: www.stgdeal.org To find out more about us please speak to one of the service leaders or have a chat at the Welcome Desk by the front door. At the end of our time together today, please remain in your seats and coffee & tea will be brought around to you. If you are upstairs, please help yourself at the ‘drinks point’ or come down to the servery. Children are invited to take a cup of squash from the table at the back of church. Kids’ groups today Today is Holiday Family Worship, which means we are giving our regular kids workers a rest and instead we have teams of people leading craft and games for the kids. Creche will operate in the usual way but 2s-­‐14s are invited to the Extension for Crafts or North foyer for games. Summer Youth and Children’s activities – when can you help? To give our hardworking youth and kids teams a break over the summer, we are so grateful to those who have volunteered to lead some games, craft activities or simply watch a DVD during Sunday worship through the summer. There are still a few slots left, so if you can help please sign up for a week on the list at the welcome desk. All activities prepared. See Bruce Watson for more details. Thank you to No Limits Community for making coffee today! Gift Day -­‐ The final figure for the recent Gift Day is £4709, so a huge thank you to all who contributed. If anyone else would like to contribute please pick up an envelope from the Welcome Desk. PRAYERS THIS WEEK Give thanks for: •
All from Imagine young adults (18-­‐30s Community) who went to Momentum in Stafford last week, and for great time they had and for the ways God was at work amongst them •
Those returning from New Wine and all that God was at work doing there this week Talks from St Georges visit to St Johns Kenilworth Shiela, Chris, Ben, Bruce and Alison were in Kenilworth a fortnight ago to talk about our experience of shaping a church of missionary disciples through Missional Communities. We have now put copies of the talks on our website-­‐ so anyone who would like to better understand what we’re doing and why – have a listen! Please pray for: Summer Holiday reading – some suggestions this week from Chris •
“Simplify” by Bill Hybels: Clear, practical help on ‘ten practices to unclutter your soul’ from someone with a life-­‐long struggle with cramming too much in! Deals with time, relationships, money, family, work and God’s seasons in your life. Bill Hybels is Senior Pastor at Willow Creek Church in Chicago, and has a world-­‐wide ministry but is firmly rooted in his local (big!) church. Theresa May as our new Prime Minister, our government and especially Charlie Elphicke our MP as the process of implementing the referendum result begins •
The people of France in shock after recent attacks, and Chrissie and Gerard Kelly, Bless, and others in mission there •
final planning and preparations for Pulse (Community for 14-­‐18s) going to Soul Survivor in August •
For all those leading and making summer camps happen – New Wine, Soul Survivor, SU camps, CYFA Ventures •
Paul Harcourt as new National Director of New Wine •
Little Oscar Altoft who managed to fracture his thigh bone on a trampoline at his nursery school and is now in full length cast – and for Sarah and Tony looking after him. •
Paul and Kirsty Barrows married here last week •
Sharna James and Arron Jones, and Rosie Bellamy-­‐Morgan and Chris O’Hagan marrying here later this summer •
Those who continue to need our prayers: the van der Graaf family and Fien, Barrie Chiverton, Mary Donaldson, Jean Roberts, Rosemary Spicer, Tina Charnock . “Rough Diamonds” by Anthony Delaney: This is a book for guys – short chapters, punchy thought-­‐provoking down-­‐to-­‐earth stuff about who we really are, and who God made us to be as followers of Jesus. Anthony was once a police officer in Manchester, now leader of Ivy Church planting network, and a friend who I met at Vicar college! Old church email addresses are no longer working Please note all church email addresses are now someone@stgdeal.org The old @stgeorgesdeal.org.uk are no longer functional. Please use the addresses on the back page of the newsletter to contact staff. Lighting replacement It’s nearly finished! You’ll notice this week that most of the ‘houselights’ have been replaced, and the rest will be done next week. Our electrical contractors will be in church again this week to complete everything. They will again work around Centrepoint Communion on Wednesday, and the church will be out of action for the rest of the week. Cake for Soul Survivor! 15 young people and 3 leaders will be heading off for Soul Survivor on August 13th –
and they would love a little bit of cake to take with them. If you would like to bake a small amount of cake that will keep in a tin for the 5 days they are there, please let Tom Keenan know that you can do so – and drop the cake in on Friday 12th to Hope House Please pray for our Mission Partners for July: Christian Concern -­‐ who campaign on a wide range of issues that affect our nation. They aim to raise up a Christian voice of truth and hope in a number of areas. Their website includes information, media, news stories and resources about each of the topics they address. www.christianconcern.com