Serving the poor (DNA Service)

Photos from Sunday, 17th December 2006

Film Evening

Shooting Dogs

Evening!

Saturday, 16th December 06
6.30 – 9.30p.m

Jesus Centre, 46 King Harold Rd (Click for map)

It is a film about humanity, and the question each one of us must confront, wherever in the world we may be, when evil threatens to steal the very basis of this humanity away from us. What would you do?

For more details contact Enoch 07969210284 / enoch_gen524@yahoo.co.uk

(The film evening is a free event)

http://kigalikidsproject.blogspot.com/

DNA Women's Christmas Social

Photos from the DNA Women's Christmas Social held on Thursday 7th Dec.

There was plenty of chocolate, cream and smiles!

December Dates!!

Sun 10th 10-11.30am - Arts Centre, Colchester - DNA Networks Service

Sun 10th 4-5pm - St James Hall, Brightlingsea - Blue Moon Cafe

Wed 13th 12-2pm - Bures - Time Out mini-retreat

Wed 13th 8-9.30pm - Brightlingsea - Prayer times

Thur 14th 4-6.00pm - Baptist Church, Eld Lane, Colchester - Drop Inn – Young People

Thur 14th 7.30-8.30pm - Mulveys/30 Bradbrook, West Bergholt - Visual Bible, discussion and prayer

Fri 15th 10-11.30am - “Mt Zion” Salvation Army/Ipswich Road, Colchester - Friday Church, Carols and Coffee at Christmas

Sat 16th Evening - Film night- “Shooting Dogs” (cert 15) and introduction to 2006 Christmas Project

Sun 17th 10.30-12.00 - Arts Centre, Colchester - Worship- “Papa Panov” play & DNA Christmas project

Sun 17th 5-6.30pm - The Jesus Centre, King Harold Rd, Colchester - “The Bodysnatch!?”

Tue 19th 8-9.30pm - Brightlingsea - Study with Claydons

Wed 20th 8-9.30pm - Brightlingsea - D-team

Thur 21th 7.30-8.30pm - Mulveys/30 Bradbrook, West Bergholt - Visual Bible, discussion and prayer

Sun 24th am - Stay at Home!! In bed if you can!!
3pm St Martin’s, W Stockwell St - Carols, Candles + Coats

Christmas Day 10am - Arts Centre, Colchester - Croissants + Coffee

Christmas Day 10.30am - Arts Centre, Colchester - Christmas Worship

Sun 31st 10.30am - Arts Centre, Colchester - Presentation from Drama/music team from USA

Sun 31st 8pm - St Leonard’s Hall, Lexden - New Years Eve Party

The special child - John!

Prayer Rockets with prayers for the World

Sunday Service looked the miraculous birth of John and his life

The team thats keeps the technical aspects in flow

Penny (Dimbleby) Show with guest appearances from Elizabeth and Zachariah to talk about their amazing son John!

(Photos from Sunday, 3rd December 06)

Upcoming Events at DNA

Evening of Prayer

Friday,1st December, 8pm-midnight
meeting at 52 Wellesley Road Colchester

Come for any part of the evening or for the whole event.
8-9pm Interactive worship and prayer
9-10pm Prayer for DNA at Janie and Dave's or Prayer Walking through the town for those who want to
10-11pm Feed back on Prayer Walking and continued prayer for the town
11-midnight Prayer continues, finishing with a time of worship
Every hour we will take a short beak for a drink etc

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DNA Women's Christmas social

Thursday, 7th December, 7.30p.m -10p.m
at St Botolph's Hall (next to St Botolph's Church), Queen Street, Colchester
(park near the Town Station)

• Make our own mulled wine, have fun testing and tasting a Christmas recipe
• Create a Christmas card, Christmas wreath and/ or table decoration.....
• just chill and chat!

Why not bring:

* A favourite Christmas recipe - write it out and bring it along!
* Ideas you have for creating simple inexpensive gifts, decorations etc - write it and bring it along!

Please also bring a memory with you of a special Christmas, to share with others.

All are Welcome!

For more information please contact Janie on 01206 530934 or Karen on 01206 791986

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Sacred Space will resume in the new year (no meetings in December)

more photos from Sunday 26th November.
Fellowship and serving are vital parts of the service!

DNA Dream Team

Some photos from Sunday, Nov 26th.....

Entrance to St Mary's Church & a church building filled with the dream team!











Autumn leaves and the gravestones surround the church

Charity, Joel and Matt singing praises to God.

Celebrating B'days!


This weeks theme was God's Dream Team. The question was for us to ask is, how as the DNA family do we become God's dream team.

Faith! Private or Public?

Read Sunday sermon (Nov 19, 2006) :

The year of the Lord's favour

November 19th at the Arts Centre

The empty St Mary's Church was filled with DNA folk at 10.30a.m... Coffee and buns...Matt and Joel and the colourful young people worshiped God in various ways.
(note Matt lending a shoulder to his younger brother Joel!)

This Sunday DNA will meet in the Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street at 10.30am.
For those concerned about cleanness, we have asked for cleaning to be done and we have also bought a new, clean, transportable carpet for children to play on. However, to ensure a clean floor, we'd welcome helpers to arrive from 9.00 am to mop if necessary! Please email back if you intend to help.

>>> Colchester Arts Centre (double click to enlarge the map)

For those sad about leaving St Martin's, don't worry! Sacred Space continues at St Martin's at 7pm with hot water bottles available, and hot chocolate to close!

Later on we hope to plant a Sunday afternoon worship event there.

We'll certainly be at St Martin's on Christmas Eve for Carols, Candles and Coats.

Men and Curry go well!

Photos from the DNA Mens Curry Night held on Friday, 10th November.







It was a good time to meet each other, crack a joke and feast on some spicy curry.

There was also an opportunity to hear about the PP Project and a Nundi project update.

Singing Psalms...

Each candle represents a prayer for someone

Singing from the Psalms was the theme for the Sunday service

Charity singing a beautiful song ' I lay my life upon you' which she wrote couple of weeks ago in her garden.

Christine sharing all the good news from her visit to the U.S

(Photos from the DNA Sunday service, 5th November 2006)

Mens' Curry Night!

Fancy a Curry?

DNA is holding a curry night on Friday the 10th November at 52 Wellesley Road Colchester (Dave Beales house) from 7.00pm

All welcome (as long as you’re a man!!)


It will be a great time for us men to all catch up over some good food.

Donation of £3.50 will be appreciated or whatever you can afford.

For further details call Jon Mulvey on 01206 241481

Fun and activity...Sunday October 29th

Next Light Saver Sunday

Samuel's Light Saver Invitation to all.
Come and in us at DNA next Sunday 10.30 a.m at St. Martins.

The theme is Superheroes and Princesses. A chance for the children to come dressed as their favourite superhero or princess.

• Music from Identity Band
• Welcome and community game
• Story of Superhero Mordecai and Esther the Queen
• Craft activity: make a gift and learn a positive reply to "Trick or Treat" visitors
• Prayer time on the Parachute

We will also be inviting some response about whether to continue to use St Martin's now that winter is approaching.


In Brightlingsea, Blue Moon Cafe will be a Light Party at St James' Hall at 4.00pm. Designed with all the family in mind, Blue Moon will include...

• Hot dogs and doughnuts
• Bouncy castle
• Chilled music
• Creative activities focussing on the Light of Christ
• The Parable of the Pumpkin

'Sacred Space' will take place at 7pm at St Martin's to include contemplation and communion with opportunity for healing prayer

Enjoy your lie-in, if you can!! And be sure to "rug up" warmly for St Martin's!!

The Africa Evening

The Africa evening it takes place at Rosemary cottage in Chappel on November the 2nd at 7.30 we will provide a two course African meal with a glass of wine thrown in ( not literally ) for £3.50.
I shall do a small talk about a heart for Africa and there will be a chance for people to purchase African items made in the townships such as Jewellery and Cards. If anybody can really not Afford the £3.50 they are still welcome.

Contact: Penny Pancaldi
Email: info@aheartforafrica.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 1787 223041
Web: http://www.aheartforafrica.com/index.htm