Christmas service 200924 December, 2009
A Happy and Healing Christmas to you all!!
Christmas morning worship begins at 10.00am for an hour, so that you can get back home early to finish preparations for lunch.
Christmas morning worship begins at 10.00am for an hour, so that you can get back home early to finish preparations for lunch.
Over the next 12 Days I will be posting some Christmas reflections on a blog at http://davidbeales.livejournal.com/
The first three days are already uploaded, the rest will be added day by day from the 28th onwards.
I take the view that the Christmas stories are very contemporary. They read us! Surprisingly, they are all about our lives, our society, our world.
Themes include:
Celebrity
Outsiders
Terrorism
Elderly
Spirituality
Progress
Dreams
Identity
Family
Creativity
Scandal
Suffering
Not all of these are usual fare at Christmas time, are they? So, what's it all about?
Hoping these posts are of interest and will provoke some thought and discussion.
Dave
20 December, 2009
17 December, 2009
Sunday 20th December: Carols Candles and Coats
3-4pm St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street - wrap up warmly!
Christmas Eve
movie "Nativity Story" (not suitable for under 10's - PG)
52 Wellesley Rd, 7pm for a 7.30pm start (movie runs for 97mins)
please contact Dave and Janie if you plan to come
Christmas Day Worship
Arts Centre, 10am
Arts Centre, 10am
Sunday 27th December
Arts Centre 10.30am
06 December, 2009
DNA events December
Sunday 13th December: Multiplication Sunday
providing an opportunity to invite friends and newcomers to one of four different monthly events, and providing more opportunities for each of us to be involved in mission and ministry together
10.30-11.45am Colchester Arts Centre
Arts, Craft and Messy Church including baking, making Christmas gifts & decorations - a variety of arts and crafts - fun for children and their families & people of all ages!
contact Janie for more info: 01206 530934
11am -12pm Time to Pray
54 Old Forge Rd, Layer-de-la-Haye (a lift from Colchester will be arranged)
Teaching on prayer, followed by a time of reflective worship, space to bring requests to God and to listen to Him led by Christine Claydon phone Christine 01206 734056 for more info.
12.30pm International Church welcoming both those who come from other countries and those who enjoy meeting people from overseas 18 Hereford Road, Colchester at Enoch and Pinceauʼs, who say: “We will watch a true film called 'Faith Like Potatoes'. We believe that God will touch us and challenge us through the story”.
Phone Enoch : 07969210284 for more info.
6-8pm Sports Church movie night: venue to be confirmed
Saturday 19th December
Quiet morning for Busy Ladies!! across at Assington,10am - 1pm time to stop and reconnect with God in very peaceful and beautiful settings contact Janie if interested: 01206 530934
Saturday 19th December
Football Team Brunch 52 Wellesley Road, 9.30 -11.30am contact Dave: 01206 530934
Sunday 20th December
NO MORNING EVENT AT ARTS CENTRE!
INSTEAD..............
“Carols, Candles and Coats”
3pm, St Martinʼs
Thursday 24th December,
Christmas Eve
An invitation to come and watch the Movie, “Nativity” during the evening - details to follow
Friday December 25th,
Christmas Day
Brunch and Worship Celebration at the Arts Centre 10-11am
Sunday December 27th
10.30am Informal worship event - tba
Thursday December 31st
New Yearʼs Eve Party - details to follow Costa Cafechurch
Wednesday 16th December - Carols at Costa from 7pm
Wednesday 23rd December - Carols at Costa from 7pm
Friday 29th January, Cafe church - Resumes see Naomi for details
providing an opportunity to invite friends and newcomers to one of four different monthly events, and providing more opportunities for each of us to be involved in mission and ministry together
10.30-11.45am Colchester Arts Centre
Arts, Craft and Messy Church including baking, making Christmas gifts & decorations - a variety of arts and crafts - fun for children and their families & people of all ages!
contact Janie for more info: 01206 530934
11am -12pm Time to Pray
54 Old Forge Rd, Layer-de-la-Haye (a lift from Colchester will be arranged)
Teaching on prayer, followed by a time of reflective worship, space to bring requests to God and to listen to Him led by Christine Claydon phone Christine 01206 734056 for more info.
12.30pm International Church welcoming both those who come from other countries and those who enjoy meeting people from overseas 18 Hereford Road, Colchester at Enoch and Pinceauʼs, who say: “We will watch a true film called 'Faith Like Potatoes'. We believe that God will touch us and challenge us through the story”.
Phone Enoch : 07969210284 for more info.
6-8pm Sports Church movie night: venue to be confirmed
Saturday 19th December
Quiet morning for Busy Ladies!! across at Assington,10am - 1pm time to stop and reconnect with God in very peaceful and beautiful settings contact Janie if interested: 01206 530934
Saturday 19th December
Football Team Brunch 52 Wellesley Road, 9.30 -11.30am contact Dave: 01206 530934
Sunday 20th December
NO MORNING EVENT AT ARTS CENTRE!
INSTEAD..............
“Carols, Candles and Coats”
3pm, St Martinʼs
Thursday 24th December,
Christmas Eve
An invitation to come and watch the Movie, “Nativity” during the evening - details to follow
Friday December 25th,
Christmas Day
Brunch and Worship Celebration at the Arts Centre 10-11am
Sunday December 27th
10.30am Informal worship event - tba
Thursday December 31st
New Yearʼs Eve Party - details to follow Costa Cafechurch
Wednesday 16th December - Carols at Costa from 7pm
Wednesday 23rd December - Carols at Costa from 7pm
Friday 29th January, Cafe church - Resumes see Naomi for details
