We would like to extend a warm welcome to you for our services today which are led by Ian Jemmit.
Todayβs meetings 10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in school room
11am Morning Service
3pm Childrenβs Bible Club
5.40pm Lordβs Table (Please see notes on reverse)
6.30pm Evening Service All are welcome to the after church fellowship at cliff & Joyceβs home.
Weekly meetings
Tuesday 7 a.m. Prayer for Revival
10.30am Funeral for Ruth Orchard
Thursday 2.00 Ladies Rest Hour β Open Meeting about harvest
7.45 Bible study and prayer meeting led by Bernard Lewis who will be speaking about his missionary work.
Saturday 3 p.m Andrew & Jenny Love Farewell At Erith
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services led by Pastor Mark Gladwell
After Church Fellowship Andrew Love showing slides and sharing with us the work to which he and Jenny will be returning.
Prayer for the church Please pray for the on going weekly activities that God may bless each.
Please pray for Mark Roperβs dad as he has been recently diagnosed with cancer.
Please pray for Mark Higgins as he has two minor operations this week (Monday & Thursday).
Continue to pray for the on-going building work.
Pray for all who have been recently bereaved.
For the local area Hemel Hempstead (Bennets End) Please pray that we may continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord; for the Lord's Day meetings; open air work, new visitors now coming; for the Lord's help to be both active and patient in calling a pastor.
For the wider area Hurricane Katrina and its Results β Report from The Presbyterian Church of America (PCA)
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has many churches located in the affected areas. Their most recent web magazine www.byfaithonline.com noted the following:
"Richard Bailey, pastor of Plains Presbyterian Church in Zachary, La., reports that "we will be opening our church as an evacuation shelter on August 31. We can keep about 75 β 100 persons. We have never done this before and are putting policies and rules and volunteer schedules together tonight. The folks who will be coming here, most have lost everything. We already have one family who showed up today. Seven folks in a small car. All that they have is in the trunk of their car. The enormity of this is mind boggling. It is almost surreal. They may be here for weeks. Most will have nothing to go back to, Nothing.
"This is a big blow to Southeast Louisiana Presbytery. We may have lost three churches, two church plants and a Ministry. They are: Desire Street Fellowship plant, Desire Street ministries. Three Rivers Presbyterian Church in Covington, Trinity Presbyterian in Slidell, Redeemer Church plant in New Orleans, and Grace Presbyterian Church, Metarie. The fate of all of these is unknown at this time. Life around here has changed for a while. Pray that we will minister and the church should during this lengthy event."
"Rob Oates, pastor of Faith PCA in Brookhaven, Miss., has reported that about 250 people in the church are without a place to live as a result of Hurricane Katrina. He reports: one man needs kidney dialysis; a woman heard that her home was completely destroyed; at least half of his immediate congregation has damaged homes and businesses; and one 90-year-old lady and her daughter were sitting in their family room when a huge tree split her home in half and she lost everything. There is no power and it may be weeks, and in some instances months, before electrical power is restored.
Please remember to include in your prayers those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Pray that God would use even this βnatural disasterβ to allow the church to display the compassion of Christ in reaching out to those in need with physical and spiritual relief!
Weekly Bible Readings
Mon 5th Sep Psalms 145 Revelation 2
Tue 6th Sep Psalms 146 Revelation 3
Wed 7th Sep Psalms 147 Revelation 4
Thur 8th Sep Psalms 148 Revelation 5
Fri 9th Sep Psalms 149 Revelation 6
Sat 10th Sep Psalms 150 Revelation 7
Sun 11th Sep Proverbs 1 Revelation 8
Thought for the week: βFor you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain.β 1 Thessalonians 2:1
Notice Board General Announcements Nancy Fairclough - The church extends it loving sympathy to the family of Nancy following her homecall on Tuesday
Ruth Orchardβs Funeral Service It would be helpful if could food can be brought to the chapel by 9 a.m. so that it can be laid out before people start arriving at 10.00 - Food will be served in the church
The UPVC door by the gents, and the vestry window could be salvaged - please see Cliff if anyone is interested.
Cleaning Rota (this week) β Janet & Marjorie
Door Rota (next Sun) - Darren
Christianity - an introductory course - If you are interested please see Pastor, Paul or Janet.
Lordβs Table: We invite visitors who are active members of an evangelical church and have been baptized by immersion to commune at the Lords Table. Friends who are not eligible to participate are welcome to observe but are kindly asked to refrain from taking the bread and wine.
Contact details
Pastor: Mark Gladwell; 0208 310 2141
Church secretary: Paul Orchard; 01322 409846
Sunday School secretary: Joyce Higgins; 01322436027
FOY: Lee Adby; 07740 626096
KIC Club : Ralph Hammond; 07779 565697
Childrenβs Hour: Janet Orchard: 01322 409846
The church website can be viewed on: www.free-grace.org.uk
To add contributions please contact Peter or Ralph at: news@free-grace.org.uk
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