This Sunday, DNA will meet in the Colchester Arts Centre at 10.30 am. Naomi Snelling will lead songs; following prayer will be the final readings and talk in the series on Rebuilding the Temple, while the children go on the stage to do some creative activities. Check out Ezra chapters 1-6 for a sneak preview!
The International Christian Fellowship will be gathering to hear the story and the songs of Henry Olonga, the Zimbabwean former international cricketer, who famously wore a black armband to symbolise the death of democracy in Zimbabwe. They'll be feasting on an American lunch afterwards while they discuss Henry Olonga's presentation. Call Enoch for info 07969 210284.
Barn Church will be meeting at Matalan at 5.00pm to go to Assington for their usual gathering; the group is preparing to launch Youth Alpha in a few weeks.
On Tuesday evening, 31st January, at 8-9pm, there will be a special prayer gathering about the move to Abbeygate 2, hosted at the Watsons home. Please come along - all are welcome. If you are unable to come, why not set your alarm for 8pm and offer an "arrow prayer" to God? Call Carey on 07809270857 for info and directions.
Wednesday morning 10am will continue with weekly prayer at 52 Wellesley Rd for all DNA mission, people and needs. All are welcome.
27 January, 2012
19 January, 2012
Venue Change Sunday 22nd January
The Arts Centre called on Wednesday night to announce that the winter beer festival was about to start today and that the Arts Centre would not be available this Sunday. This was contrary to our earlier advice that the beer festival was on next week!
So........... we have booked the Celtic Rose Centre on the corner of Guildford Road/East Hill for this Sunday, 22nd January, at 10.30am. (Set up team please arrive for 9.30am; leaving time 12.30pm). There are plenty of chairs and a space upstairs for children's activities.
This venue is well known to the families who come to Messy Church and we are very grateful that it is available at such short notice. Parking is not easy on Guildford Road, but you will usually find spaces in the roads off to the left.
It is the week of prayer for Christian unity and our visiting speaker is David House who leads the Salvation Army citadel on Butt Road- yes the same David House who has recently offered us 100 sturdy chairs for use in Abbeygate- so please treat David with great kindness, warmth and friendship! He will be speaking on Luke 9, 1-17- a fantastic message for DNA at this moment about Jesus sending out the 12 on mission and miraculously providing resources to feed the multitudes.
David Beales will be up the hill at St James the Great, doing his best to condense a sermon into the requested 10 minutes!
We know that this frequent change of venue is causing disruption and sincerely hope that we will soon be settled for a while at Abbeygate 2. We await the delivery of the License with eager anticipation. Please keep on praying that God's Spirit will lead us to the places of his choosing and will keep our eyes fixed on Jesus in the meantime.
Janie and Dave
So........... we have booked the Celtic Rose Centre on the corner of Guildford Road/East Hill for this Sunday, 22nd January, at 10.30am. (Set up team please arrive for 9.30am; leaving time 12.30pm). There are plenty of chairs and a space upstairs for children's activities.
This venue is well known to the families who come to Messy Church and we are very grateful that it is available at such short notice. Parking is not easy on Guildford Road, but you will usually find spaces in the roads off to the left.
It is the week of prayer for Christian unity and our visiting speaker is David House who leads the Salvation Army citadel on Butt Road- yes the same David House who has recently offered us 100 sturdy chairs for use in Abbeygate- so please treat David with great kindness, warmth and friendship! He will be speaking on Luke 9, 1-17- a fantastic message for DNA at this moment about Jesus sending out the 12 on mission and miraculously providing resources to feed the multitudes.
David Beales will be up the hill at St James the Great, doing his best to condense a sermon into the requested 10 minutes!
We know that this frequent change of venue is causing disruption and sincerely hope that we will soon be settled for a while at Abbeygate 2. We await the delivery of the License with eager anticipation. Please keep on praying that God's Spirit will lead us to the places of his choosing and will keep our eyes fixed on Jesus in the meantime.
Janie and Dave
12 January, 2012
Sunday 15th January
This Sunday worship is at Colchester Arts Centre at 10.30am. The theme is based around Haggai chapter 2, continuing to apply the idea of "Rebuilding the Temple" to our circumstances
