This month, we are meeting at Cherry Tree Court on the 1st Sunday of the month, since so many people are away on the mission trip next Sunday. This morning’s meeting (2nd April) will be at Cherry Tree Court, starting at 10.30 a.m.
Tonight’s family service is at 6 p.m., looking at the theme ‘From Doubt To Faith.’ Often, we hide our doubts and consider them to be harmful to faith, but we need to look honestly at this subject and take all our doubts to God. We’ll be looking at ‘Doubting Thomas’ and seeing what we can learn from this disciple.
On Thursday, we have a joint Bible study and prayer meeting as we use the Psalms to pray for the mission trip to India. That is coming up very soon! The team leave at 5.45 a.m. on Sunday 9th April, flying from London Heathrow at 1.15 p.m., arriving in Bangalore the following morning (Monday 10th April at 7.50 a.m. local time). Please pray for the eight people going to India throughout the trip.
Church meetings will be continuing throughout April, though there will be no midweek meeting on Thursday 13th April. Sunday meetings will be at 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday 9th April, with Alison Sykes from the Salvation Army speaking on Palm Sunday in the evening, and on Easter Sunday, with Alan Jeffs speaking at the morning meeting. Hopefully, there will be a live Easter update from Garry and Julie on their return in the evening!
Please pray throughout April:
- for safety and protection and effective ministry for the eight going to India
- for God to move in Goldthorpe as well as in Bangalore!
- for healings at home and abroad
- for our ongoing witness to our local community and wider community
On Sunday 30th April there will be a Spring Show run by Big Local Thurnscoe from 12 noon. After the morning meeting, we will be going to Lidget Lane for a short memorial service concerning the miners’ memorial to be dedicated that day. There will then be a procession to Houghton Road Centre led by a variety of local groups and HRC will be hosting a range of family-friendly activities until 4 p.m., including a maypole with dancers, fire eaters, children’s entertainers and stalls. New sports equipment on the land opposite HRC will also be unveiled that day, so do come along for an afternoon of fun and see what is happening in your local community.
