emerge weekend away

We are really looking forward to a great weekend from next Friday 18th - Sunday 20th with our young adult ministry, Emerge. We have a great group coming and it is going to be wonderful time of getting to know one another, uplifting worship and inspiring teaching. It's a beautiful place and there will be plenty of time to chat, go for walks, go swimming etc. There is still time to join us if you are free do talk to Donna asap if you are able to join us.

13th January Hosted by the Bowen Cell Holy Communion The foolishness of the cross 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31 20th January Morning Worship The Mind of Christ 1 Corinthians 2
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Welcome to our Service, particularly if you are with us for the first time today. Please do join us for tea and coffee after the service. There is a welcome desk in the foyer with more information about the churchs activities

Real Life Real Church Alpha Course

The Alpha Course is for everyone who wants to find out more about Christianity, and to ask the difficult questions in a friendly and relaxed environment, with food, a talk and discussion groups plus one day away. We are looking to run a course this Spring if there is enough interest- please contact cell leaders, members of staff, the welcome desk, or the church office and we will let you have more details in due course
Minister: Revd. Will Cookson will@springfieldchurch.org.uk (day off Friday) Curate: Revd. Donna Lazenby donna@springfieldchurch.org.uk (day off Friday) 020 8404 6064 020 8763 4222

Our new sermon series that started last Sunday is looking at Pauls first letter to the Corinthians. Paul is writing to a church in one of the largest cosmopolitan cities of the Roman empire. He is writing to a church that is gifted but flawed. A church that has been blessed by God but has lost its way and needs to discover how they should live as Gods holy people. We will be looking at what it has to say to us today to see how this most human of churches was called to become Gods holy people. Do catch up on any talks that you miss via podcast from the church website, or order a cd from the church office.

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January 14th 10.30 - 12.00 caf connect Shotfield Library Caf January 14th @ 2.30 pm Nigel Hallett Prayer Meeting 20, Chandler Court January 19th @ 4.00 pm Footsteps @ HighView January 20th @ 6.30 pm Unity Service All Saints, Hackbridge January 21st @ 8.00 PCC meeting Trinity Centre January 30th @ 8 pm Churches Together Prayers Wallington Baptist Church February 1st @ 8.00 pm The MiX @ the Phoenix February 11th @ 2.30 pm Nigel Hallett Prayer Meeting 20, Chandler Court July 26th - August 2nd New Wine Shepton Mallett
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Pray for our church family

Church Office
Im delighted to announce that the church telephone is now active at the new office: 020 8647 3410, complete with answerphone for your messages The address of the office is: 38, Stafford Road, SM6 9AA All print services are back to normal for cell events etc

On the Edge:
Adventuring into the heart of God We have been looking together over the past weeks at how God is challenging us to move out into our community. Please do keep thinking and praying into where God is calling us both individually and as a church. We now want to move onto the next step and arrange some meetings among likeminded people, so please do tick the appropriate boxes on the form that is with this newssheet and return it.

Please pray for: Wendy Samuel as she recovers from a broken leg, for rest, healing and patience in the coming months All those going away with Emerge to the Oasts next weekend, for a god-filled and up-building time together.

Nigel Hallett Prayer Meeting

You are warmly invited to join this prayer support meeting for Nigel Hallett at 2.30pm on the 14th January. Please talk to Jean Silvester for full details

Churches Together Service Rotas

For prayer chain requests, please contact :

Jean Silvester 8647 5100

They will pass on any pastoral matters as appropriate

Next terms named service rotas are available in the foyer today if you havent received yours yet, so please do pick yours up: there are extra copies for any that would find them useful

the annual service at the end of the week of prayer for Christian Unity is at All Saints, Hackbridge, 6.30pm on the 20th of January. This years theme is What does God require of us?