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SUMMER 2010 NOTICE SHEET

WELCOME A very warm welcome to everyone. If you are new to Aldridge Parish Church, please introduce yourself and collect a welcome pack from the Information Point at the back of church before you leave.

SUNDAY SERVICES

JULY
Sunday25th
10.30am             Holy Communion
6.30pm              Joint Evening Service at
                        Tynings Lane

AUGUST
Sunday 1st
10.30am             Morning Worship
6.30pm               Joint Evening Service at
                        St Thomas’

Sunday 8th
10.30am             Morning Worship
6.30pm               Joint Evening Service at Parish Church

Sunday 15th
10.30am             Holy Communion and Baptisms
6.30pm               Joint Evening Service at Tynings Lane

Sunday 22nd
10.30am             Morning Worship
6.30pm               Joint Evening Service at St Thomas’

Sunday 29th
10.30am             All Age Holiday Club Service
6.30pm               Holy Communion Joint Service at Parish Church

SEPTEMBER
Sunday 5th - Services return to 9.30am, 11.15am and 6.30pm

Wednesdays   July 28th , August 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th (Holiday Club)
10.30 am – Wednesday Worship

SUMMER DIARY

Many of our regular activities take a break during the school holiday. Please check arrangements with group leaders or the church office.

Youth Fellowship Camp – Week away 25th July – 2nd Aug.

FIZZ … Faith is - Saturday 14th August at Tynings Lane Church. 12 – 2 pm. Further details from Glennys Davis.

Rocky’s Plaice - Summer Holiday Club – This year our Holiday Club will take place on Wednesday 25th August – Friday 27th August. If you are interested in helping at this club please contact either Sue Fung (suefung@aldridgeparishchurch.org) or Gary Daniel (garydaniel@alridgeparishchurch.org)
To book a place, please complete a registration form available at the back of church or in the church office. Please return the form no later that 16th August to secure a place.
Nursing Home Services –
Rectory Gardens First Tuesday each month 10.30am.
Aldridge Court – First Tuesday each month
See Maxine for details.
Homebell House – Third Wednesday each month at 11.00am.

LOOKING AHEAD

Prayer Event - Tuesday 7th September 8pm in church.

Men’s Weekend 2010 – Friday 19th – Sunday 21st November – Rev’d Evan Cockshaw the minister in charge of St Thomas’ Church will be our speaker for the weekend. Please see
Rob Cook for further details.

Aldridge Methodist Church Anniversary Service of Wednesday Fellowship. This will take place on September 8th at 2.30pm with guest speaker Rev Pat Horton. If there are any ladies who would like to attend this service please let the church office know.

OTHER NOTICES

New Appointments
We are delighted to announce that Phil Wilks has been appointed as our new Youth Worker. Phil currently lives in Liverpool with his wife Maria and three children Jasmine, Melody and Noah. Please pray for them as they prepare to come to Aldridge as Phil takes up the post from 1st September. Pray that they will settle quickly into their new home and the children into schooling.

We are also delighted to announce that from 1st September 2010 Rachel Butterfield will be our Cooper and Jordan School and Church Worker. Please could you pray for her as she prepares to take on this role. Ask that God would richly bless her and that her new ministry would bear much fruit.

Church Office
The Office will usually be open weekday mornings 9am – 12noon during the summer holidays.

Volunteers Needed
Do you know the difference between Small, Medium and Large? Do you have a few hours to spare one day in the week? Did you say yes to both these questions? You did? That’s great!! Family Guidance & Community Welfare have a backlog of clothing to be sorted ready for distribution so please contact Gary on 01922 279693 if you can help.

Furniture Storage Project
Last year Family Guidance & Community Welfare made an appeal for furniture storage. We had a very positive response and as a result we are now looking to build on this success. Do you have any space in your garage? Do you have a “Lock-Up” or do you know of one that we could use? Please pray about this and contact Gary on 01922 279693 if you feel you can help in any way.

Notice Sheet Our notice sheet is available by email. Please email the church office if you would like to be on the distribution list. A limited number of copies are available for those who do not have email access or who would prefer to collect a copy in church. Our notices are also on our website www.aldridgeparishchurch.org and copies of the monthly notice sheet, with full details of our services, regular activities and contact information, are also available at the Information Point in church.

GOING DEEPER SUMMER PRAYER DIARY

Mondays
Pray for our country and our world. Listen out in the news for situations where it's clear God is needed in our broken society, and pray that we will return to God through Jesus for forgiveness, healing and transformation. Each week pray for a couple of our mission partners: one at home, and one overseas. There is a list at http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/GLO/glonew.htm

Tuesdays
Give thanks and pray for our children and young people. Pray for home and family life - that God will make our families and marriages strong and good places to be. Each week pray for a different activity: Noah's Ark and Little Fishes for the pre-school ages; The Zone Sunday church groups; Coolbox (years 5&6) and Freezer (Years 7&8); Youth Fellowship. Check the web site for more details on each: http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/groups.htm

Wednesdays
Pray for our parish: Aldridge. Our job is to make all the difference to Aldridge by leading people to the joy of knowing Jesus and Kingdom of God. If you can, walk and pray round different areas; use the different locations (shops, supermarkets, pubs and clubs) as a way of praying for the people of Aldridge, those you know and those you don't. Ask God to show you how to pray for people and places, and to reveal to us how we can go deeper with our community as we live in it for Jesus' sake.

Thursdays
Pray for our church: Aldridge Parish Church. Pray about the new church rooms building project and everyone involved – that planning permission will be granted and the work go ahead in the right way – but remember that the church is the people rather than the building, and each week give thanks for, and pray into, the different ways we enjoy growth and fellowship. Ask God to bring more people to the next Alpha course in the autumn, and pray for all those who've recently come through Alpha as they set about becoming disciples in Beta groups. Pray for all our small groups, and our men's and women's meetings. Pray for the prayer ministry team and the teams which visit people in their homes or lead services in Aldridge's various care homes. Pray for the Pop-in and all our older members too.

Fridays
Pray for healing and wholeness in Jesus: lift to God those you know are unwell, in body mind or spirit, and ask God to break in with strength and healing. Pray that all of us will go deeper with God: expecting more from him, receiving more from him, and obeying him in everything. Give thanks that so many people come to us for help with baptisms, wedding and funerals: week by week, pray for one of these activities and ask God to bless all who we've met in church through this work, and ask that all the seeds planted in hearts and minds will come to bear the fruit of lives faithfully committed to, and transformed by, Jesus.

Saturdays
Pray for leadership in the church. Each week you can give thanks and pray for a few members of both the full-time staff team http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/team.htm and the Parish Church Committee http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/pcmmembers2010_11.htm .   Give thanks for the work of Michelle Hart at the Hothouse and Sue Fung at Cooper and Jordan School, and ask God to bless them as they move on. Pray too for Phil Wilks, the new Youth Worker and his family as they move to Aldridge and for Rachel Butterfield and her family as she takes over as the new Schools Worker. Pray too for all those who lead the different groups and activities we run, especially our small groups, and ask God to reveal everyone's talents and graces and to build up more gifted and visionary leaders who will step forward in their love for Jesus. Ask that we can have humble servant leaders keen to start leading groups and activities, and even planting new churches at home and abroad.

Sundays
Deliberately set aside some "Sabbath time" - time for you to spend with God. Make space to listen to him and connect with him again, one on one. Allow him to speak to you - from the Bible, with words he speaks, or with pictures he sends. Come expecting to hear from him: he will reassure you with the truth about his love, and challenge you to repentance and to going deeper in your discipleship. Keep a small notebook or computer file to record what you think God is saying and doing week by week, and see how he speaks to you and answers prayers over the summer.

Also, please pray for those who are unwell at the moment, including Pat Blount, Denis Murphy, Tracey Stanton, Vera Stickland and Linda Titley. Pray too for those who have been bereaved recently, remembering especially the family and friends of Dennis Clarke, David Jones, Edward Dodd, David Marston and Harold Wiggin.