Next Sunday @ St Martin's

Next Sunday (Augsut 31st) we will be meeting at St Martin's, as the Arts Centre isn't available.

Start at 10.30am as usual

(St Martin's is down West Stockwell St, opposite Pizza Express)

CELEBRATION FOR JOEY'S LIFE

Date: Saturday, 23rd August

Time: 3.30pm

Location: St Barnabas church, Chappel,

Parking: 50 yards past the Pancaldi's house on the left,

(the church is up a little cul-de-sac opposite the car park.)

Dress: Strictly no black, wear colourful shorts if you dare!
We would like to have a number of meals in the freezer for the family's return, please call Nicky on 01206 768765 if you'd like to offer a meal, in a disposable container please.

BRADWELL PILGRIMAGE
24-25 August 2008

Start – 10am The Hythe, Maldon Town Centre Sunday

24 August walk to Asheldham (12 miles) stay overnight

Monday 25 August walk to St Peters Chapel, Bradwell on Sea tea and cake at the Othona Community

Finish - 4pm

Cost: Accomodation £15 each/ Food (sunday dinner, Monday breakfast and lunch) – £10 each+ fuel donation to be given to drivers.
Total £25 each + fuel donation. (Please give abit more if you can afford to, to cover people who can't afford it.)
Please let me know ASAP if you want to come, Nicky 01206 768765

DNA 2008 Cricket team after a 18 run win over University Staff (August 08)

GROWING IN THE LORD or MATURITY IN THE LORD?
Beloved, did you “close the doors”?
Here is a second message to help you. The aim of all messages will still be the same, to boost your faith in God’s Kingdom. I believe all of you who take time reading these messages are children of God. The purpose of these biblical references in the message is to steer away from my own merely human comments in your life.
I want give you the source of the message, for “teaching, rebuking and correcting” in the love and compassion of God as said in the bible: ...........

To read the full message click the link on the right hand menu bar -Bible Teaching from Patrick

On Thursday evening July 24th at 8pm, the day of Joe's funeral, John and Christine Claydon will lead a service of remembrance of Joe at St Martin's, West Stockwell St.
Some of the same prayers and readings from the funeral will be used.
You are most welcome. We hope that people will meet with God and find his presence will be strengthening.

Sunday July 27th

Sunday July 27th

BBQ and Swim at Peyton Hall, Pebmarsh,

12.30 – 4.30pm
Following a shorter worship event in the morning, we will be heading out to Pebmarsh for our annual summer bbq.
Heated indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, field for football, croquet…Walking, chilling and talking….
The perfect opportunity to invite a friend or 2 along

Bring: your own food for the barbie (please pre-cook any chicken) , your own drinks, plates and cutlery
bring your own football, frisbee…tennis rackets and balls are provided

Directions to Pebmarsh: Take the A1124 towards Halstead, passing through Eight Ash Green, Chappel, Wakes Colne.In White Colne look for the signpost right to Bures. Turn right (if you go down the hill and cross the Colne river, turn round!) Follow this windy country road for about 5 mintues, past White's Farm and past the sign to Daws Cross...Look for the sign to Pebmarsh on left. Turn left. Follow another windy road until you see Car Park sign on the left. Follow the arrow to car park and walk through to Peyton Hall grounds

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DNA women’s summer social “Mediterranean Night!”

Friday August 1st, from 7.30 pm @
52 Wellesley Rd Colchester

A feast prepared by our resident cordon bleu chef, Redina!
BYO drinks…bring a friend…bring your appetite!

RSVP and further info contact Janie Beales 01206 530 934

Funeral arrangements for Joseph Charles Pancaldi
10 October 1986 – Eternity
Joseph went to Scotland to combine his three passions in life - his Christian faith, his love for people and his spirit of adventure. We wish to hold a service in Glenshee, Scotland in celebration of his remarkable life and we hope you will join us.

This will take place this Thursday 24 July 2008. The Burial Service will be held at 2.30pm at Sillerburn Cemetery, Kirkmichael, Blairgowrie, Scotland PH10 7NT.

Followed by a Service of Celebration at the Compass Christian Centre, Glenshee Lodge, by Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH10 7QD, where Joey lived and worked.
Everyone is welcome to join family and friends throughout the day.

Dress code: It is the family’s preference that there is no mourning attire. Joseph was a very colourful person and we’d like to respect that during the day.

Joey’s Mum and Dad are setting up a charity to carry on the work inspired by him. It is the family’s wishes that charitable donations are made in preference to flowers. In addition we would ask everyone to undertake an act of reconciliation in memory of Joe.

A Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration will also be held in Essex on a date to be confirmed in August plus a further Celebration in Hout Bay, South Africa later in the year.

Additional details overleaf:
Directions:

Sillerburn Cemetery, KirkmichaelIs situated on the B950/A924 between the A93 Perth to Aberdeen road and Pitlochry.
On arriving in Kirkmichael turn left at the Church and follow the road until reaching the cemetery on the left. (It is recommended that you park in Main Street and walk the 300-400 yards to the Cemetery.
Compass Christian Centre: Tel 01250 885209 Is located 2 miles south of the Spittal of Glenshee (the Glen of Peace) on the tourist route to Braemar at the base of the Grampian Mountains.The entrance for the centre is on the A93, which runs from Perth to Aberdeen, about 17 miles north of Blairgowrie Donations:

Please forward donations to:·
DNA Networks, 52 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF ESSEX.·
All cheques should be marked "For Joe". ·
To enable the charity to collect a further 25%, on top of your gift, from the Inland Revenue, tax payers may make the following written and signed declaration along with their printed full name and address: "I would like DNA Networks to reclaim tax on the enclosed donation. I confirm that I have paid income tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax that you are claiming on this donation".

Accommodation: There are several places to stay in the area many of which can be found on the following link: http://www.bepta.com/

Family Contacts:
Matthew Pancaldi: 07774 777 472 Email: matthewpancaldi@btinternet.com
Tony Charles Pancaldi Email: tony.pancaldi@worlddig.com

Quiz Night

Wednesday 23rd July 2008

8p.m

in aid of

Colchester Korban Project - "Helping Young People in Crisis"

at

The Grapes Public House

87 Mersea Road, Colchester

£2.50 per person - includes free prize draw ticket and bufffet

The Book of Remembrance for Joe Pancaldi is now in St Peter's Church on North Hill. Walk in the main door and it will be on a table in front of you, just to the right of the aisle.

The church is open 9am-4pm. We will remove the book some evenings to go around different groups. We'll also bring it to St Mary's on Sunday.

We were all deeply saddened to hear of the death of Joe Pancaldi in a hill walking accident in Scotland last weekend. Joe was training as an outdoor pursuits instructor at the Compass Christian Centre near Blairgowrie. Joe was the son of Charlie and Penny, brother of Matthew, Anna and Charity.

All of us who knew Joe were profoundly touched by his life. His compassion, love, generosity, humour, friendship, sense of adventure and fun were boundless. His love for God was extreme. We could all see something of the face of Christ in Joe. Having known Joe, we understand a little more of Romans 8, 29: “Those whom God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son…”

A Book of Remembrance for Joe will be placed in the daytime in St Peter’s Church on North Hill from Tuesday afternoon, July 15th, up until the morning of Thursday July 24th. You are welcome to go in and write or draw prayers, memories or messages of condolence. The book will go around to different DNA groups and teams when they have evening meetings. We encourage everybody to talk, pray and cry together as we remember Joe with thankfulness.

Making Disciples

Acts 14:1-7

Enoch shared from this short passage the following five points on making disciples

1 ) Go to the people with the Good news
2) Learn to share the Good news effectively
3) Expect opposition to the message - Don’t give up, keep sharing the Good news
4) We may have to leave or move on
5) Life circumstances may change but being (making) a disciple does not change


Essential criteria to be a disciple of Jesus
Mark 8:34-35
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.

Baptism at Frinton

Journey of Faith

Karen Carr spoke on Acts 10 where Cornelius and his household met Peter to hear the Gospel message.

• Cornelius - Devout, prayerful man, a man under authority and understood discipline, humble and God fearing. He was not Jewish
• Peter - was Jewish, walked and talked with Jesus, spoke boldly about Jesus, obeyed the law

Both men had a vision. Cornelius waited in expectation to meet Peter. Peter was trying to work out what the vision meant.

• God's challenge to Peter was, would he go to people that he would not be comfortable with, people who he would not associate with!
• Cornelius was on a journey to discover Jesus and he didn't want to go alone. He invited all his household and waited to meet Peter.
• When Peter recounted the life of Jesus, Cornelius came to faith in Jesus. Probably Cornelius couldn't work out the guilt and burden of sin in his life but when he put his faith in Jesus the Holy Spirit came upon him (and others).

There is no-one that Jesus cannot reach. He wants to reveal himself to all races, all people.

The Fruit of the Spirit
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience (Long suffering), Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness (meekness), Self Control

The Gifts of the Spirit
Wisdom, Faith, Knowledge, Healing, Prophecy, Miracles, Discernment of spirits, Tongues, Interpretation, Administration, Helps, Serving, Teaching, Encouraging, Giving, Leadership, Showing Mercy

Question to ponder: Where are we in our journey of faith?

CLOSE THE DOORS - by Patrick Ramazani
Beloved in Christ, the aim of this message is to strengthen you, to give you some back ground in the knowledge of God, to help you to deal with your daily life (spiritual and physical), to enable you to understand your call in the body of Christ, and if you are a servant of God I hope this message will also inspire you in your ministry; in short to fulfill the first letter (D: dynamism in Word of God) of DNA-Networks.............

To read the full message click the link on the right hand menu bar -Bible Teaching from Patrick
There will be weekly Bible teaching posted on this page.

Gossiping the Gospel

Acts 11:19-30

Redina spoke from Acts 11 and focused on the Church in Antioch. Key points from her talk were...

• First 7 chapters in Acts were on the growth of the Church in Jerusalem /Chapter 8 is on persecution believers faced and the stoning of Stephen / Chapters 9-12 look at how the Gospel message spread.
• Jewish Christians mostly shared the gospel with other Jews. There were other non Jewish believers who were keen to share with outsiders of the Jewish faith.
• Antioch was a large city and had 5 cultures (Roman, Greek, Jewish, Persian, Arab). It was famous as a sports arena and was well known for peoples decadent lifestyle.
• Within this Antioch culture the early Christ believers gossiped the gospel. There were no clergy or leaders in the Church of Antioch. The believers were ordinary people who took the challenge to share the gospel message to the sophisticated and rich culture that surrounded them. God's hand was on them.
• How do we share the gospel in our culture? Do we know the story of Jesus firsthand or do we try to witness to others with secondhand knowledge?
• The Church in Jerusalem sent Barnabas (right person for the job) to go and check the Church in Antioch (vs 22). Barnabas understood how to share the message and encourage believers who were from non-Jewish backgrounds.
• vs 24: Barnabas was a Good man. Only person that Luke (the writer of Acts) says is 'Good'! Barnabas did not focus on the shortcomings in the lives of Antioch Christians but focused on the good things. Barnabas was gentle, tolerant, loving and compassionate.
• Barnabas encouraged the believers to Cling to the Lord Resolutely (Abide in Him) - When we grow in the grace of God we will cling to him.
• Barnabas then goes to Tarsus and gets Paul to come and they focused in teaching God's Word for one year with the Church in Antioch. - How often do we study God's word? We should stick to the task of reading God's Word. We cannot witness only through our testimonies. We need to grow from being a child and mature in his word as we abide in Him.
• Outsiders named the Christ believers as 'Christians' (Christ People) for the first time in Antioch. Christians must make the invisible Christ visible to others through our lives.
• Vs 27-30 The believers decided to take a collection to help others who were suffering due to a famine. Each person gave according to their ability.
• 'The real mark of a changed heart is a giving spirit' - When God touches our lives we become generous

What are the marks of a real Christian

1. Gossip the Gospel
2. Make the invisible God visible
3. Have a big heart to share with others
4. Not perfect but constantly growing in God's grace (more gentle, more generous, more loving)

Three qualities to pray for

1. Always about sharing the Good news (where ever you are)
2. God calls DNA as a community to grow in his Grace.
3. To be generous in our giving

Four questions to reflect...

1. How are you gossiping the gospel in your everyday life?
2. What does 'cleaving to the Lord resolutely' mean to you?
3. In what ways can you do that better?
4. Does your giving reflect your changed heart?
   

DNA Events:

DNA Summer Camp - Thetford Forest, Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June 2008 - Contact Tony (07796682571) or Paul (07505132664)

June 29th - No morning service at the Art Centre. Afternoon Baptism service at Frinton. Contact David or Janie Beales (01206530934) for more details.

Janie Beales spoke from Acts 8:26-40 where Philip explains and Baptises the Ethiopian Eunuch. The following points were highlighted

• Philip was on the road (journey) because of persecution Christians were facing
• Ethiopians were God believers and they followed the first five books in the Bible (Law)
• Eunuch's were always on the outside and never fully accepted by Hebrews
• Philip was on a journey but was interuppted! He was obedient to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. He had no clue what was ahead but he obeyed God.
• When Philip heard the Eunuch reading from Isaiah he knew what he had to do. Philip's response was immediate and bold. He also asked a subtle question to start a conversation with the Eunuch.
• The Ethiopian Eunuch wanted to be baptised when he saw water. He was also decisive and bold.
• The Eunuch was given a new identity and he emerged from his baptism full of joy (rejoicing)
• Philip entrusted everything to the Holy Spirit to work in the new believer's (Eunuch) life and he moved on.

Other passages for reference Isaiah 56:3-5, Isaiah 64:4, Isaiah 43:19, Acts 1:8, John 14:16,17

We can be open to the leading and prompting of the Holy Spirit.

We may all expect that God may want to interrupt our lives.

Three key aspects from Philip's character... (FAT)

Philip was Faithful to God's call. He was Available to be interupted. He was Teachable.

Faithful

Available

Teachable

It's a Party!

Football, BBQ, Beach

Everybody Welcome...

Sunday 1st June

Harwich Dovercourt Rugby Club, Swimming Pool Road (Off Wick Ro

ad), Dovercourt

BBQ starts at 2.45p.m (bring your own food)

Football Kick off 3p.m

Beach open all the time

Frisbee game at 3.30p.m

Last cook on the BBQ 5p.m

map and direction

Contact Tony for more details: 07796682571

Set-Apart

Jon Mulvey spoke about the early church referring from Acts 2:40-47.

He talked about how one man's (Jesus) mission in 3 years turned the world upside down. There were four choices for the early church to model their lives on:

1. Pharisees and Sadducee lifestyle - Very legalistic and uncaring to the poor and sick
2. Roman lifestyle - Trample others out of greed for money and power
3. Gentiles lifestyle - Many different theologies and understanding about God
4. Jesus way - A new life style as in Romans 12:2 "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Why was there favour from all the people? Acts 2:40 - Peter pleaded with the people to leave the ways of a corrupt generation and live a life set apart for Christ

The early church was counter culture. In our modern day it is easy to become sub culture shaped Christians.

John 15:19 " If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you."

Is our lives as Christians being clear to others around us to see that we are people who are counter culture just as the early church was?

Jeremiah 15:19 "Therefore this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them."

NOTE: Next Sunday (June 1st) -Venue Change! Service will be at St Martin's Church on East Stockwell Street.

Sunday with CYO

CYO Team (Tim, Tom and Steve) explained about their work in Colchester schools.

The purpose of CYO is to take the message of Jesus to young people especially into schools.

Tom shared his personal testimony about his addiction to alcohol, his journey to faith and his real struggles as a Christian. He said that even today he is so close to going back to his drinking habit and it is an inner battle within him.

Steve thanked those who have been supporting CYO financially and encouraged the church to give to the work so that more young people can meet Jesus in their schools.

Tim shared from 2 Corinthians 4:1-7. Some of his key points were

• A Sense of Calling by God to this work
• We wear no mask in the work with others and be real
• Making God's Word relevant
• For many young people the message of the Bible is not obscure and CYO work in bringing Jesus to the young people through real life stories rather than just information
• It is a privilege to carry God's message to young people

Prayer points

Pray for a possible Prayer room in various schools

Pray for the finances of CYO to be able to employ more staff

P-P-P

On Pentecost Sunday Enoch shared from Acts 2 and spoke the Promise to receive the Power to Proclaim the Message.
Some of the young people led by Hannah drew a painting during the service as an act of worship.
There was lots of time for prayer through the service.

Other highlights:
Alex Adams (DNA prayed for him) ran and completed his first marathon on Sunday in 3hrs 38mins and finished 73rd in a starting line up of 700 runners! Alex and Kevin were running to raise money for the Kigali Kids Project.
DNA Cricket team beat Eld Lane Baptist Church by 28 runs!
Ladies Aerobics every Tuesdays