13th Jan 19

ASHFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH

NEWSLETTER: 13^th Jan 2019

    FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ

HAPPY NEW YEAR – PART 2!

The writer of the Proverbs warns us in chapter 29 and verse 18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish”

Well, we are pleased to say that we HAVE a vision as we go into 2019. And that vision is firmly based on developing ACC as the family of God in this place.

Families may fight and argue but they stick together; they care for each other; they support each other; they love each other. Where a person is in a strong family they feel secure and they are nurtured, and they grow strong.

We are the family of God. We are all different in the way that we look and think and act. But, we are family. And as we go forward this year our vision is to build our “family” through focusing on the 3 W’s of “Welcome, Worship and Word”. We shall see our church family grow as we love each other, as we lift our eyes to God in worship together, and as we learn more about Him.

And then others will look in on what is happening here – and they WILL want to be a part of it. Because they will want to be part of our family. Because God has made mankind to need love and to be part of family.

Today we are going to be looking at how we are going to take those “family responsibilities” VERY seriously. So…grasp the vision and let us go forward together!

God bless    Peter

TODAY:  OUR VISION FOR 2019  Part 2

Be a part of it!

NEXT SUNDAY: FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT: After several weeks break, next week we conclude our series by looking at Gentleness and Self Control. If you missed any of the previous messages in the series you can catch up with them on the website.

CHRISTMAS CARD DONATIONS: Thanks to everyone who has already put their donations in the offering bag. If you haven’t done so already, and would like to,  please would you put it in an envelope, clearly marked ‘Christmas Charity’, and place it in the offering bag over the next couple of weeks. A decision will then be made regarding which charity, or charities, to benefit from your generosity. Thank you.

CHURCH WEBSITE, APP & CALENDAR: Please remember that anyone with access to the church App can submit prayer requests at any time. These will then be approved through the website and circulated to everyone who has agreed to receive information via email. If you have not yet completed a GDPR  form, giving the church authority to use your personal information, please speak to Alasdair. Also if you haven’t done so already, and would like to, please speak to or contact Gill who can get you set up on the App – gill@adsett.com.

AUDIO SERMONS AND NOTES: Wherever possible all audio recordings and sermon notes can now be found on the church website. These are viewable in the ‘Sermons’ tab shown at the top of the page. All audio recordings are also available on the App.  Also the PowerPoint pictures for the Look back to 2018 and Vision for 2019 are on there, along with the audio and notes.

ASHFORD CHRISTIAN WOMEN: The next ACW Breakfast will be held on Saturday 2^nd February. The subject is “Who is my Neighbour” and the speaker is Svenja Powell. For further details see the Notice Board or look at their website www.ashfordchristianwomen.net.

 

FOODBANK: Please remember the Food Bank when you go shopping.                 Items particularly needed now are teabags, coffee (200g jars), tinned         meat (eg spam, corned beef, chicken curry etc.), sugar (small size bags), tinned fruit, jam & marmalade.

MEDICAL MISSIONARY NEWS: Please remember to save your used postage stamps, thousands of pounds are raised each year from used stamps and the Christmas ones are particularly helpful.

     

WHATS ON THIS WEEK

Mon 14^th        10:00 – 12:00  U3A Memory Course

Tues 15^th       10:00 – 14:00  Open Arms

19:00 – 20:30  Worship practice

Weds 16^th        09:30 – 10:30   Weight Watchers

19:30 – 21:00   Home Groups

Thurs 17^th     19:30 – 21:00   East Kent Chorus in main hall

Fri 18^th         09:30 – 10:30   Prayer

14:00 – 15:00   U3A Singing for Pleasure

18:00 – 19:30   Pizza & Hot Topics

Sat 19^th          09:00 – 10:00   Park Run in Victoria Park

Sun 20^th          10:30 – 12:00   Celebration Service

(Tea & Coffee served from 10:00)