We would like to extend a warm welcome to you for our services today which are led by our Pastor, Mark Gladwell. A special welcome is made to the family and friends of Simon and Alison
Todayβs meetings β Harvest Thanksgiving
10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in school room
11am Morning Service Thanksgiving Service for Joshua
3.30pm Family service led by Stuart Cross Followed by Tea
6.30pm Evening Service All are welcome to the after church fellowship
The collection today will be sent to Christian Compassion ministries in the Philippines.
The food gifts will be given to FEGANS Homes..
Weekly meetings
Tuesday 7a.m. Prayer meeting for revival
8.00pm Deaconβs Meeting
Thursday 2.00 Ladies Rest Hour Anniversary Speaker β Mrs. Porter (Ladies meet at 9.30 to prepare tea β this will have to be pre-packed as schoolroom out of use.)
7.45 Bible study and prayer meeting led by Pastor.
Friday 7.30 Cleaning squad β to prepare for Saturday
Saturday 3.00 & 5.30 Church 200th Anniversary led by Philip Eveson Tea in between services
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services led by Norman Hopkins Pastor is preaching in Swansea.
Prayer for the church Please pray for the film shown last night that it will unsettle any visitors who thought the foundation of their unbelief was secure.
Please continue to pray for Leeβs mum now that she has returned home with medication.
Continue to pray for the successful completion of the on-going building work.
Thank God that Bethany settled well into nursery school this week.
Alisonβs brother Steve and his wife Angie are going to Chad, Central Africa, tomorrow as aid workers for 2 years. Please pray for them.
Please continue to pray that the Lord will burden many of us with the tremendous opportunity of service in βMums and totsβ.
Pray for our brothers and sisters at Bexleyheath as they are in the final stages of considering issuing a call to the pastorate.
Continue to pray for Jonathan and the witness of the Christian Union there.
As we thank God today for His gift of Joshua let us pray this week for all Christian parents who have been entrusted with young children to bring up in His Name.
For the local area Downe The church feels its smallness but has not been inactive over the summer; there have been the regular "Lunch Clubs" an older folk's "Holiday Club" and a Children's Bible Club. Please pray that the seed sown will produce a harvest.
For the wider area Global Prayer Digest - India Christians detained in India, despite religious freedom Two Christians were detained for holding house church meetings in Madhya Pradesh, India. Jagdish and Grace Nayak were detained for four hours, while radical Hindus threatened two others with death if they worshiped with the Nayaks again. Last month, Police charged the Nayaks with violating the state's anti-conversion law, which prohibits forced conversions. Tensions have increased as a recent government report indicates many have turned to Christ in the state.
Mission India is taking on the problem of child labourers in India. Mission India's Dave Stravers says the cycle starts when parents are in debt. To satisfy that debt, they give their children over for a type of bonded slavery. For the children, there is no future, but "Mission India has two programs that deal with this. First of all, we have literacy training, and at the same time, we use Bible-based, Scripture-based materials, so many of them come to know Christ. The other program that we have is children's Bible clubs." Stravers says while this program is needed, there is one challenge they are facing. "We don't have enough trained teachers or enough materials to reach all those people that are asking us and, we have a waiting list of more than 100,000 children and adults waiting to get into the illiteracy program.
Weekly Bible Readings Mon 3rd Oct Proverbs 23 Matthew 8
Tue 4th Oct Proverbs 24 Matthew 9
Wed 5th Oct Proverbs 25 Matthew 10
Thur 6th Oct Proverbs 26 Matthew 11
Fri 7th Oct Proverbs 27 Matthew 12
Sat 9th Oct Proverbs 28 Matthew 13
Sun 10th Oct Proverbs 29 Matthew 14
Thought for the week: βAnd let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.β Col 3 15
Notice Board
Dates for your Diary Tuesday 11th October Sunday School Teachers AGM
Tuesday 18th October Church Business Meeting
General Announcements
Cleaning Rota (this week) β David & Elaine
Door Rota (next Sun) - Ralph
Saturdays buffet β thanks to everyone for their contributions β it was a delicious and varied βfinger buffetβ
Christianity - an introductory course - If you are interested please see Pastor, Paul or Janet.
Midweek Meetings We hope that the youth groups and "mums and tots" will be able to commence week beginning 10th October.
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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