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Wantage Community Church
November 15th 2015
Welcome to Wantage Community Church! Dave Perry will be
speaking on Genesis 6-9 A People Preserved - The Flood continuing our
series on Genesis: “A people for His name”
Neil is in Didcot today
Sunday 29th November - BAPTISMS 3.30pm at Wantage
Baptist Church (Mill Street)
Family friendly service
Followed by tea & cakes (please bring some cake to share :)
There will be no morning meeting!!
Baptism is an outward sign that, in Jesus, we
have forgiveness for the past and a declaration
of a changed life and a changed future hope.
If you have not yet been baptised do talk to
Neil or your small group leader.
Welcome ...
Welcome to Wantage
Community Church!
It is great to have you with
us this morning. We hope
that you feel at home with
us.
We love to welcome
children but we have to
remind you (if only for
legal reasons) that
children remain the
responsibility of the people
who brought them at all
times. After the meeting,
please ensure that you
know where your children
are.
If you would like to
borrow a Bible for
today’s meeting, please
ask a steward at the front
door.
We will be taking an
offering as part of our
worship today. For more
information on giving to
the church, contact Neil on
01235 771152
If you would like someone
to pray with you after the
meeting, please talk to the
meeting leader.
Foodbank News
If you would like to sign
up to our email /text list
please talk to Neil.
During December we will be giving out Christmas treats with ordinary
food parcels, so any donations of the following would be appreciated:
Tinned ham Pickle/chutney Savoury nibbles Christmas pudding Christmas
cake - Christmas biscuits Sweets or chocolates – (please check the
dates!)
All donations needed by 22/23rd November to give us time to
pack the parcels. There is a box at the back available for
donations or talk to Helen.
Christmas Shoe boxes……DUE IN TODAY - TALK TO
HELEN!!
Wantage Community Church is part of
Oxfordshire Community Churches, a
company limited by guarantee
registered in England and Wales.
Company number 3223210; registered
charity number 1056921
Hope for the future - Hope for now
Missionary News
Dave & Susie are English
teachers, in China. They
have contact with university
students, which give them
opportunities to share the
Gospel, they support trainee
teachers. They are leaders
of their Sunday Fellowship (Church). They also
help a vulnerable adult
called Bingli.
John (17) and Luke (4)
are fostered and
adopted respectively
both have disabilities.
Dates for your diary
Dad’s out 21st November – the last one of the year!
10.30 Methodist Church Hall a chance for Dads to
Prayer requests:
Luke has spina bifida, and requires
considerable medical support and daily
care. Pray particularly for Susie as she
carries the burden of this care;
An openness and hunger amongst the
students Dave teaches that he may share
the gospel with them;
meet and relax with other Dads and enjoy a bacon
buttie and coffee, a chance for children to play and
Mum’s to enjoy some time off! – see Andy White for
Wisdom as they lead the church.
more details.
The Family Meeting on Thurs 3rd Dec has been
Christmas is comin……..
moved to Thurs 10th Dec, at King Alfred’s Head
We are planning 4 evenings of advent prayer
upstairs room 7.45 for coffee (and maybe a mince pie
Monday nights 8pm starting
or two)We will be feeding back on our pastoral review
30th Nov
and exploring a way forward together.
Details to follow….
Pray for OX12
will be coming to a
close for this year.
Next Sunday we will pray for any remaining roads
- so come prepared :)
website: occ.org.uk/prayforox12
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Ladies Carols 6th December 8pm Why not
mention it to your friends now before they get
booked up? If you would like to help see D, if you
would like to play in the band see Jenny
dave_jenny.smith@tiscali.co.uk or phone 01235
223205. rehearsals are on Sunday 22nd
November and Monday 30th 8 – 9.30 at Jenny’s
house.
·
Children’s Christmas Celebration Sunday
13th December during Sunday school, visitors
welcome please let Eileen know numbers by 6th
December if you can.
Communication
To request an email to be sent to
everyone in the church please send it to
please-forward-to-all@wantagecc.org.uk
where it will be reviewed and sent on.
Contact Us
wantage@occ.org.uk
01235 470041
Christmas Carol Service 20th Dec 4pm
·
Neil & D Townsend 01235 771152
Christmas Day joint service with WCF –
details to follow
neilt@occ.org.uk, deniset@occ.org.uk
Ian & Rosie Horswell 01235 764683
Andy & Liz Bruce
ihorswell@lineone.net
01235 225018 a.bruce2@tiscali.co.uk
01235 760770
wantage-notices@occ.org.uk