WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CHURCH
7.15am Mon-Fri Morning Prayer
7.00pm Mon-Fri Evening Prayer
Weds 10am Holy Communion with prayer for healing.
‘Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen
for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart
instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.’
Psalm 16: 5-8
Welcome to
Bowthorpe Church
Week Commencing
15th November 2015
9.45am Prayer in Prayer Room – all welcome.
10.30am Morning Worship with Sermon Series:
The Christ-Like Church – Winning With Christ;
Reading: Philippians 3:12 – 4:1;
Leader: Mark Elvin; Preacher: Louise Tailford.
6.30pm Evening Worship with Holy Communion:
Leader/Preacher: Mark Elvin.
Next week: 22nd November 2014
9.45am Prayer in Prayer Room – all welcome.
10.30am Morning Worship with Holy Communion and
Sermon Series – The Christ-Like Church:
Leader: Mark Elvin; Preacher: Mike Gibbs.
6.30pm Prayer and Healing Training Course:
Leader: Mark Elvin.
Matters for Prayer
We pray for:
the Norfolk Street Partnership;
YMCA Night Stop;
Revd Andy White and his work in the Middle East,
St. George’s Church, Baghdad;
the Gunning family and the work of SIM in Namibia;
Pastor Raj & the Bangalore churches & Pastor Sam
& the Bethesda Orphanage, Coonoor, India;
the persecuted church in Bangladesh;
the ongoing refugee crisis;
Hunstanton Baptist Church,
Churches in the Deanery of Burnham & Walsingham,
Wymondham United Reformed Church
& Hempnall Methodist Church.
We pray for the residents of Cooke Close,
Hempsted Mews and Thurston Close.
We remember in prayer all those known to us who are in
pain, weary or sick, and those who are grieving.
Finally, we pray that each of us in our daily lives and work
places will bring the light of Christ to those we meet.
If you would like someone to pray with you, please ask –
people are always available.
16th Nov:
17th Nov:
18th Nov:
18th Nov:
19th Nov:
19th Nov:
‘Knit & Natter’ 10.00am
Ruin Trust 4.45pm
Bowthorpe Heritage Group 7.30pm
Music Group 7.45pm
Tots on Thursday 10.00am
Bowthorpe Community Choir 7.00pm
Contact Details:
Church Office: Tuesdays & Fridays 8.30am-12.30pm
Phone: 01603 749614 or e-mail: bowthorpechurch@tiscali.co.uk
Minister: Revd Mark Elvin
Phone: 01603 747871 or e-mail: mark.elvin2@btinternet.com
If you have any matters for prayer to be included in the next notice
sheet, please can you phone or e-mail them through to Jane
in the Church Office by 8.30am on a Friday morning. Thanks.
INFORMATION FOR YOUR DIARIES:
‘Home Groups’: next meetings
16th November: Monday Study Group at 2.00pm
at Leyham Court, Rawley Road, Clover Hill.
17th November: Tuesday Evening Group at 7.30pm
at Noel and Cathy Debbage’s (31 Goodhale Road, Clover Hill).
18th November: Prayer for the Community and Study Group
at 11.15am in Church.
26th November: Thursday Evening Group at 7.30pm
at Peter & Linda Groom’s (7 The Crofts, Chapel Break).
Diary Dates
27th Nov: Hour of Power 7.30pm
29th Nov: Fifth Sunday Giving for Norwich Night Shelter
29th Nov: Bring and Share Lunch – volunteers needed to help fold
3,600 Christmas cards to insert into ‘Bowthorpe News’
before and after lunch, please (for as long as it takes!)
4/5th Dec: Christmas Tree Festival and Christmas Fayre
6th Dec: Christmas Tree Festival Thanksgiving Service 10.30am
Looking at Prayer Links for 2016
Would you like to carry on with your present links or would you like a
change and pray or be prayed for by someone else?
Please tell Mark or Sally as soon as possible, as we will be looking
at this at the next Pastoral meeting.
Christmas and ‘Bowthorpe News’
Volunteers are needed to insert the Church Christmas Cards into
3,600 copies of ‘Bowthorpe News’ on 4th December at Clover Hill
Village Hall at 2.00pm. The more the merrier and the less time it will
take! Please speak to Jane or Sally.
Refresh: Saturday 28th November, 9.30am-4.00pm at NCBC,
Duke Street. A day conference for Christian ladies of all ages.
Details on Notice Board.
Young and Silver Time (A Community Café for All)
Come and be part of the hospitality of our community with a three
course meal and an opportunity to chat with a community member.
Runs on 1st & 3rd Fridays each month at Clover Hill Village Hall
from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. For more details, contact Godwin
on 07832972166 or society.alive@yahoo.co.uk
If you feel that you would like a Pastoral Visit,
please phone either Revd Mark Elvin or the Church Office
and something will be arranged.
Just a reminder that if you need or can offer transport to Sunday
Services you can phone Roger Hinton on 01603 741989.
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get to know you. If you wish to do so, please fill in and tear off this
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