Sunday 2nd September

Worship this week includes a number of songs and a rhythmic psalm, plus  prayer for teachers and children either beginning school for the first time, or returning to school. We will share bread and wine (grape juice) during Communion together.

David Beales is speaking from James 1. Children's groups continue upstairs during the talk - this week led by Richard and Susie Hearing (4's -10's) and David and Carey Watson (2's-3's).

Please join us afterwards for an informal shared lunch to farewell Mark and Naomi Snelling and Alex, Amanda, Naomi and Gideon Parker. (Mark and Nay are  imminently heading off to South Africa for 3 months, volunteering with a charity in Cape Town that supports orphans. The Parker family are returning to USA at the end of the month.)

The food!
John from Finezza Pizza is one again generously preparing a number of pizzas for us. Thanks John! Please bring something simple and easy to prepare from home to add to our "buffet" - eg sandwiches, salad, fruit, cake - enough for yourself and for one or two other people. Thanks!

5pm Barn Church
This week Barn Church will take place at Assington.
The minibus will leave Abbeygate at 5pm and return people to their homes around 8pm.
Please contact Isaac Lasky for further details 07429 553244
Don't forget to bring something along to share during our supper together!

Sunday 26th August

Many of you are on holiday, some are at Greenbelt Festival, so may the sun shine on you at least for some of this weekend!

For those in Colchester another action packed weekend is in store!

On Saturday mornings it's always a joy to see the Maths Club in action at Abbeygate Two with young people from 7-15 eager to learn and develop their understanding.

On Sunday this week, there are three local events-

Morning worship at Abbeygate Two 10.30am; following worship songs and interactive prayers, Isaac Lasky will be speaking in the last of the series on Ephesians, looking at the Armour of God, chapter 6, 10-20. Activities upstairs for children before joining together for the final song

International Christian Fellowship at 18 Hereford Drive. It will start at 12.30p.m and we will finish by 2.30p.m. We will have lunch, sing some songs and hear about how Holy Spirit works in people's lives. We hope you can join us. Do invite your friends too. Please let Enoch know if you need a lift- enoch_gen524@yahoo.co.uk.

Barn Church will be meeting at 5pm at Abbeygate Two.

And don't forget Migle and Jess on mission in Lithuania to visit and pray for a young 12 year old girl who has been undergoing treatment for cancer. They are taking the butterflies that the children made two weeks ago and will show video highlights by internet of last week's DNA worship. Let's pray for them at each of these events!

Sunday 19th August; worship at 10.30am Abbeygate Two, 9 Whitewell Rd, Colchester, CO2 7DE.

This Sunday is the third Sunday of the month so we are having a bring and share community lunch. The owner of the Finezza Pizza has been coming to our church I know some of us have been to his pizza place. We are going to order ten pizzas (both meat eaters and veggie)  from him as part of our lunch. So please bring food like green salad or pasta or things you would like to eat with the pizzas! If you do not want to have the pizzas please also bring food that you like! Donation is welcome to contribute to the pizzas.

love from Pinceau


For our worship time we'll be hearing about and praying for Migle and Jess' imminent trip to Lithuania to visit a child in hospital and bring greetings and prayers from DNA- and butterflies made by our children last week! We will send them out with faith and expectation that their prayers will make a difference and bring encouragement and healing.

There will be communion together and songs led by Dave Watson. Janie Beales will be reading Ephesians 5, 18-end and will be bringing her understanding of Paul's teaching about the roles of wives and husbands in a marriage- a controversial subject in 21st century Europe, but guaranteed to provoke interest and thoughtful reflection. Plenty to talk about over lunch!

Welcoming new students

Colchester Town Tour for New International Students at Essex University -11/08/12

Are you heading for the medal podium?

Sunday 12th August:
The Apostle Paul gives plenty of sound advice about how to run the race of our life in his letter to Ephesians.
After Naomi Snelling spoke about maturing in our spiritual lives last week, David Beales will be reading Ephesians 4; 17 - 5; 18 this Sunday to see some of the behaviours and attitudes called for among maturing followers of Jesus.
Dave Watson will be leading the music and there will be space to continue in prayer for the needs of the world. Katie Williams has prepared a creative activity for children which will be a colourful and fun reflection on God's creation.

Saturday 11th August: New Students Tour of Colchester!
Enoch Kunarajah writes: We are organising the Colchester History Tour (tour guide is our own David Beales) for some new students at Essex uni who are here now for pre sessional English...It will be this Saturday starting at 11a.m, from Abbeygate 2. The tour will be for 1 hr and then we will have shared lunch at 12p.m...

If you are free we would love to see you at the tour or come later at 12p.m to meet the new students and have some lunch. Your presence in welcoming the new students at DNA would be a special moment to many new students.. Please do come if you can!


Beacon House is making an appeal to the churches- please bring what you can to Abbeygate Two over the next few weeks:

AT PRESENT OUR CLIENTS ARE  IN DESPERATE NEED OF ALL THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW

CLOTHING
Men's boxers - Sizes Small and Medium
Men's jeans - Waist sizes 30 - 36"
Tracksuit/Jogging bottoms - All sizes
Men's trainers/shoes - Sizes 8 - 12
Men's and Ladies T-shirts
Ladies Bras - All sizes
Ladies Knickers - All sizes
Ladies Socks
Men's baseball caps

TOILETRIES
Shampoo - 200 - 300ml size
Men's and Ladies Spray Deodorant
Twin-bladed Razors
Shower Gel
Shaving Foam/Gel
Toothpaste

OTHER ITEMS
Sleeping bags
Blankets
Rucksacks/Holdalls
Biscuits
Cup-a-Soup
Coffee
Dettol Anti-Bacterial Spray

Sunday 5th August

This week, Naomi Snelling will be reading  Ephesians 4, 1-16 and speaking about growing towards maturity, illustrating the Scripture with her own story. She will also show a short film about the ministry she and Mark will be supporting for 3 months in South Africa.

There will be some worship songs, Holy Communion, creative prayer stations and news about Abbeygate Two developments.

Children will have supervised activities during the talk.

If you're on holiday, relax and keep safe! If you're in town, we look forward to seeing you.