by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2010 | What's Happening
Mark started his sermon at the carol service with a series of ‘Knock, knock’ jokes before going on to talk about the knock on the doors of the inns in Bethlehem which ultimately led to one innkeeper offering Mary and Joseph the shelter of a smelly stable....
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2010 | What's Happening
In case you think we don’t do anything serious in our carol services, we had traditional readings:We also had a mixture of traditional carols and more modern songs. This one is called ‘C for the Christ Child’:This one is definitely not serious,...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2010 | What's Happening
The second carol service was held on Sunday 19th December and was a fun-packed service.To cater for those with savoury tastes, we had a Pringles competition. Round 1 was for those who like salt and vinegar flavoured Pringles:won by Gary…Round 2 was for those who...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2010 | What's Happening
On Sunday morning, we looked at Psalm 40, verse by verse.“I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.” (Ps 40:1)Waiting patiently is not something that impatient people find easy, but the Bible teaches us that we need to wait for God with...
by Julie Turner | Dec 19, 2010 | What's Happening
At family services, we usually have a quiz or game. In true Christmas-party style, Mark Burgin organised a dancing game where, when the music stopped, we had to become either a Christmas tree or Santa carrying a sack of presents or a reindeer. It was a game of...
by Julie Turner | Dec 19, 2010 | What's Happening
Saturday 18th December 2010 saw the first of two carol services to be held at Goldthorpe Pentecostal Community Church. We like to combine traditional carols with modern songs and lots of silly games and quizzes so as to re-tell the Christmas story in a way that...
