The Signing of the Lease!

DNA Chairman of Trustees Tim Rose prepares to sign the Lease for Abbeygate Two with Treasurer Viv Critchley. David Beales witnessed the signatures for Hollie Stringer of Prettys Solicitors, Chelmsford. The lease is for an initial term of one year beginning on November 1st.

Brookes return to Missouri!

Nick and Sydni Brooke will be heading back to Missouri next week having completed two years  in Colchester.They expect to be back here next April- all three of them! So we'll get to pray with them to send them off with blessing this Sunday, October 28th at teh 10.30 worship event at Abbeygate two.

Sydni has been reading the Book of Ruth, which is part of the E100 readings this week, so she will be sharing some of her reflections about that. Should be good!

International Christian Fellowship will meet at lunch time- Phone Enoch 07969 210 284 for details.

The Community formerly known as Barn Church will meet at 5pm at Abbeygate Two. Phone Isaac Lasky on 07429 553 244.

The lease on Abbeygate Two should be signed next week, committing us for the next year to rent the building. In the mean time, on behalf of the Church Council, Patrick Ramazani is forming a team to raise funds with a view to purchasing Abbeygate Two within the next twelve months.

The week!

It's been an interesting week of new activities! Here's a brief review of some of them...

Monday morning saw the DNA Playgroup in action...
Tuesday evening was the first ever iCafe2...
Wednesday evening a team hosted a stall at the university...
Thursday was the first of the new Alpha series...
Not to mention a bunch of house groups, prayer events and meetings to establish the lease for Abbeygate Two...
Plus all the stories from work places, homes and leisure activities; stories of joy and grief, magnificent defeats, glorious failures...
... and the football team remained top of the league!

Sunday October 14th

Continuing the E-100 series, this week's interactive talk will be led by David Beales, who will be our guide through the extraordinary story of Moses.
Dave Watson will lead worship music. Children's ministry (for ages 2-11) will take place during the talk!

Please join us at Abbeygate at 10.30am!

Essential 100, Sarah Ramazani, October Calendar

The Essential 100 books have arrived! If you ordered one (or two) please bring your £5 when you collect.

We'll meet for worship on Sunday at 10.30am at Abbeygate Two, 9 Whitewell Rd, Colchester, CO2 7DE.

Nick Brooke will lead some worship songs; the Ramazani family will bring Sarah, born on 15th September, for dedication- get ready to sing, dance, sway and clap in celebration thanksgiving.

Sydni Brooke and Jess McCarty will stir us up to pray  and will lead us into Holy Communion.

Janie Beales will take the children's session and Isaac Lasky will share his thoughts on The Story of Joseph, from Genesis 37-50- the next stage of the E-100 series.

Here's the Calendar for October: