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23 July, 2008

On Thursday evening July 24th at 8pm, the day of Joe's funeral, John and Christine Claydon will lead a service of remembrance of Joe at St Martin's, West Stockwell St.
Some of the same prayers and readings from the funeral will be used.
You are most welcome. We hope that people will meet with God and find his presence will be strengthening.

Sunday July 27th


Sunday July 27th
BBQ and Swim at Peyton Hall, Pebmarsh,
12.30 – 4.30pm
Following a shorter worship event in the morning, we will be heading out to Pebmarsh for our annual summer bbq.
Heated indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, field for football, croquet…Walking, chilling and talking….
The perfect opportunity to invite a friend or 2 along

Bring: your own food for the barbie (please pre-cook any chicken) , your own drinks, plates and cutlery
bring your own football, frisbee…tennis rackets and balls are provided
Directions to Pebmarsh: Take the A1124 towards Halstead, passing through Eight Ash Green, Chappel, Wakes Colne.In White Colne look for the signpost right to Bures. Turn right (if you go down the hill and cross the Colne river, turn round!) Follow this windy country road for about 5 mintues, past White's Farm and past the sign to Daws Cross...Look for the sign to Pebmarsh on left. Turn left. Follow another windy road until you see Car Park sign on the left. Follow the arrow to car park and walk through to Peyton Hall grounds

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DNA women’s summer social “Mediterranean Night!”

Friday August 1st, from 7.30 pm @
52 Wellesley Rd Colchester
A feast prepared by our resident cordon bleu chef, Redina!
BYO drinks…bring a friend…bring your appetite!

RSVP and further info contact Janie Beales 01206 530 934

22 July, 2008

Funeral arrangements for Joseph Charles Pancaldi
10 October 1986 – Eternity
Joseph went to Scotland to combine his three passions in life - his Christian faith, his love for people and his spirit of adventure. We wish to hold a service in Glenshee, Scotland in celebration of his remarkable life and we hope you will join us.

This will take place this Thursday 24 July 2008. The Burial Service will be held at 2.30pm at Sillerburn Cemetery, Kirkmichael, Blairgowrie, Scotland PH10 7NT.

Followed by a Service of Celebration at the Compass Christian Centre, Glenshee Lodge, by Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH10 7QD, where Joey lived and worked.
Everyone is welcome to join family and friends throughout the day.

Dress code: It is the family’s preference that there is no mourning attire. Joseph was a very colourful person and we’d like to respect that during the day.

Joey’s Mum and Dad are setting up a charity to carry on the work inspired by him. It is the family’s wishes that charitable donations are made in preference to flowers. In addition we would ask everyone to undertake an act of reconciliation in memory of Joe.

A Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration will also be held in Essex on a date to be confirmed in August plus a further Celebration in Hout Bay, South Africa later in the year.

Additional details overleaf:
Directions:
Sillerburn Cemetery, KirkmichaelIs situated on the B950/A924 between the A93 Perth to Aberdeen road and Pitlochry.
On arriving in Kirkmichael turn left at the Church and follow the road until reaching the cemetery on the left. (It is recommended that you park in Main Street and walk the 300-400 yards to the Cemetery.
Compass Christian Centre: Tel 01250 885209 Is located 2 miles south of the Spittal of Glenshee (the Glen of Peace) on the tourist route to Braemar at the base of the Grampian Mountains.The entrance for the centre is on the A93, which runs from Perth to Aberdeen, about 17 miles north of Blairgowrie Donations:

Please forward donations to:·
DNA Networks, 52 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF ESSEX.·
All cheques should be marked "For Joe". ·
To enable the charity to collect a further 25%, on top of your gift, from the Inland Revenue, tax payers may make the following written and signed declaration along with their printed full name and address: "I would like DNA Networks to reclaim tax on the enclosed donation. I confirm that I have paid income tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax that you are claiming on this donation".

Accommodation: There are several places to stay in the area many of which can be found on the following link: http://www.bepta.com/

Family Contacts:
Matthew Pancaldi: 07774 777 472 Email: matthewpancaldi@btinternet.com
Tony Charles Pancaldi Email: tony.pancaldi@worlddig.com

Quiz Night

Wednesday 23rd July 2008
8p.m
in aid of
Colchester Korban Project - "Helping Young People in Crisis"
at
The Grapes Public House
87 Mersea Road, Colchester
£2.50 per person - includes free prize draw ticket and bufffet

16 July, 2008

The Book of Remembrance for Joe Pancaldi is now in St Peter's Church on North Hill. Walk in the main door and it will be on a table in front of you, just to the right of the aisle.
The church is open 9am-4pm. We will remove the book some evenings to go around different groups. We'll also bring it to St Mary's on Sunday.

14 July, 2008

We were all deeply saddened to hear of the death of Joe Pancaldi in a hill walking accident in Scotland last weekend. Joe was training as an outdoor pursuits instructor at the Compass Christian Centre near Blairgowrie. Joe was the son of Charlie and Penny, brother of Matthew, Anna and Charity.

All of us who knew Joe were profoundly touched by his life. His compassion, love, generosity, humour, friendship, sense of adventure and fun were boundless. His love for God was extreme. We could all see something of the face of Christ in Joe. Having known Joe, we understand a little more of Romans 8, 29: “Those whom God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son…”

A Book of Remembrance for Joe will be placed in the daytime in St Peter’s Church on North Hill from Tuesday afternoon, July 15th, up until the morning of Thursday July 24th. You are welcome to go in and write or draw prayers, memories or messages of condolence. The book will go around to different DNA groups and teams when they have evening meetings. We encourage everybody to talk, pray and cry together as we remember Joe with thankfulness.

09 July, 2008

Making Disciples




Acts 14:1-7

Enoch shared from this short passage the following five points on making disciples

1 ) Go to the people with the Good news
2) Learn to share the Good news effectively
3) Expect opposition to the message - Don’t give up, keep sharing the Good news
4) We may have to leave or move on
5) Life circumstances may change but being (making) a disciple does not change



Essential criteria to be a disciple of Jesus
Mark 8:34-35

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.