Announcements: 14th February 2010
7.00pm Evening Worship.
8.00pm-10.00pm Focus ‘Mission - Mission at Home’. Speaker Catherine Reaney (Scripture Union Camps and Missions). Please come along and hear more about the work of SU in Northern Ireland, discussions, coffee, games and going deeper with God.
Monday 15th February
7.45pm PW Visitor’s Night: ‘My Life as an Archbishop’s Wife’ speaker Lady 15th Feb Eames. All members of the congregation are very welcome.
Wednesday 17th February
10.30 Pins & Needles in the Cairns Room.
3.00pm-5.00pm Wacky Weds. Crafts, cooking, challenges and more.
NB: from 3rd March Wacky Wednesday will change times to 3.00pm-4.30pm. This is to allow parents and volunteers to get home before rush hour traffic, while still giving us plenty of time to continue our themed days.
6.30pm Minister’s Office Hour.
Thursday 18th February
11.00am Koinonia ‘Views of Ireland’ speaker Mr John Lennon.
Coffee and tea will be served from 10.30am in the Megaw Room.
Please note the date of the outing has been changed to Wednesday 14th April.
7.30pm Homegroup meet in the home of Helen & Trevor.
We will be studying and learning from the lives of Esther and Mordecai in Esther Ch.6.
7.30pm Mission Plan Core Group meet in the Office.
7.30-9.00pm Connect (a new organisation for 11-14 year olds) Are you coming to the end of the week and looking for somewhere to hang out with mates, go deeper with God and chill out with games, coffee and loads more? Then come to Connect on Thursday nights. Cya then!
Friday 19th February
4.00pm-6.30pm OurSpace: Come for games, footy, chat and a great atmosphere.
General
Sunday 14th February
10.30am Uniformed Youth Service.
Tuesday 23rd February
7.30pm-10.00pm Care for the Family event entitled: Teenagers. What Every Parent Needs to Know at the Spires Conference Centre. Individual tickets £6, groups of 4+ £5 each from careforthefamily.org.uk/teenagers or tel. 9262 8050. More information in the Foyer.
Friday 26th February
Congregational Meal, AGM and Concert.
AGM Meal: we still require volunteers to set tables for 8 people, or 2 volunteers could each provide 4 place settings. This help would be much appreciated. Please contact Pearl Young who can provide a list if necessary.
Sunday 28th February
7.00pm-8.00pm Focus Third Way Service. Please come and support our young people in this special Third Way Service (‘Mission on our Doorstep’). Our guest speaker is Dr Angela Minion who will talk about the work of ‘The Big House’. This is a local charity which seeks to show God’s love to young people through providing training, support and refuge to those who are suffering. More infomation on www.thebighouse.org.uk.
The Scout Group, which includes Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, wishes to thank everyone who collected Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers for us last year. These enabled us to obtain much useful equipment. The scheme has just restarted, and will run for several months. Please ask for them while shopping at Sainsbury’s and give them to any leaders of the sections.
Sunday 14th March
The PW Annual Service has been rearranged from 7th February because of the current illness of our guest preacher.
‘St John’s has Talent 2010’ If you wish to perform please let Pete know by 28th February so we can finalise our line up. All talents, ages and abilities welcome. Please consider this event, as it has the potential to be a great night’s entertainment for the church, as well as raising funds for both Focus and the Building Fund.
Wacky Weds/OurSpace/Focus: could all those who have not completed a parental consent form please get the forms in at the next available opportunity. Thanks!
Connect: This is an exciting opportunity with a lot of potential. However, it needs enough volunteers each week to ensure it runs smoothly. If you feel you could help please contact Pete.
Existing Volunteers: could all those who are currently assisting at Wacky Weds, OurSpace and Focus return their Access NI forms as a matter of urgency. They should be given to Ross Irvine, with appropriate proofs of identification, because only he can check them and we can then get them processed. If there are any problems don’t hesitate to contact Pete or Ross.
P.A.C.E (Parents as Co-Educators). Belfast Metropolitan College is hoping to start a course for parents and guardians of nursery and Key Stage 1 pupils. This free 15 week course seeks to inform parents of the elements of the Early Years Curriculum and how to help your child at home with the lessons learned at school. It is also accredited with a Level 2 NI OCN qualification. This course will be held in St Jude’s Hall starting in February. If you are interested speak to Pete immediately to confirm numbers.
GLU: Prayer leaflets for GLU can be found in the porches and in the Foyer. Please take one and remember GLU in prayer as plans are put into place and the excitement builds.
Dates for your Diary:
St John’s Has Talent - Saturday 27th March, 2010
GLU - Tuesday 6th July until Saturday 10th July 2010.
St John’s Summer Scheme - Monday 16th August to Friday 20th August 2010.