All change this Autumn…
The house group has now moved 10 minutes down the road to Lower Cambourne.
Find out what’s going on on the Cambourne church website here
http://www.cambournechurch.org.uk/page/getting_connected/House_groups
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone.
We’ll take one more week off, and then restart on Weds Jan 15th. More details to follow!
In the mean time, please send in suggestions for our next study. The small groups are currently sharing their resource-lists with each other, so I’ll soon be able to share ideas from other groups. But to get you thinking, how about…
1. A series looking at some fresh expressions and missional communities, looking at some examples on DVD?
2. A bring-and-share-your-favourite-Psalm session or two
3. A book-by-book study of Psalms 20-29 with Stephen Lungu as guest speaker (DVD)
4. A series on science and faith using the TEST OF FAITH DVD resources (how many of you have already done that when Peter W ran it?)
5. The HOSPITALITY COURSE from 24-7 prayer (3 weeks)
6. Working through one of the historic creeds, a line or so at a time, and asking what is says and why it matters today
7. A six week course based on ‘What’s so amazing about Grace?’
Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas everyone.
Having damaged my hands, there has been no blogging this term, but we’ve had a wonderful time studying Timothy.
We’ll be back again in the New Year.
Next topic: John
After a great pudding party last night, we’ve decided our next 6 weeks will focus on the gospel of John. I’ll update the blog properly soon, but in the meantime why not try to read through some of the gospel in preparation?
If you are coming along on Wednesday (newcomers welcome!) please bring some old photos of you… we’ll need them for the ‘setting the scene’ at the start!
Get a sneak preview of the first few pages of the notes we’re using here: http://www2.springharvest.org/lookinside/john-workbook-li.pdf
Faith in Action: joining the Cambourne Residents Action for Fair Trade event
Wednesday:
This week, we’re in the pub, joining many from the church and wider community for the official launch of Cambourne Residents Action for Fair Trade. Sounds like it should be a fun evening, with tastings, film clips, live music, fashion, and more…
Find out more on their facebook page
Next week:
For the Church Council to write the final section of the Church Profile, they are asking all members individually or in their small groups to reflect on: the contents of the Draft Profile; what we should be looking for in our new minister; and how we can best communicate this. As explained at the church meeting on March 3rd, this document provides the basis of how we will be recruiting our new minister. So the following week we’ll be studying Acts 20 to see how it helps us answer the final questions for the Church Profile.
No meeting on Weds 20
Unfortunately, Bishop Stephen has taken ill and so the meeting on Wednesday has been cancelled. I’m sure he’d appreciate our prayers at this time.
Meeting in the church for two weeks…
We’ll be meeting in the Church next Wednesday evening (13th Feb), joining others who gather for quiet reflection centered around an exciting art installation – the Gethsemane Garments. This exhibition of 4 garments uses fabric and texts to explore the themes of pain, suffering, hope and renewal. (Children at the Vine will also be exploring these themes while they are exhibited there tomorrow). More details in the church newsletter.
The following Wednesday evening (20th Feb), we’ll again be in the Church, as Bishop Stephen is coming to Cambourne as part of his visits of local parishes. It’ll be an opportunity to find out about what’s happening in the Church of England at the moment at a diocesan and national level, as well as meeting up with Christians in the nearby villages. I’d imagine we’ll hear more about the results of this week’s discussions on legislation for women bishops. (Details below — and see the church newsletter).
We’ll be back to start 2 Thessalonians on the following Wednesday (27th Feb).
Keep the prayer requests coming round; it is such a privilege to be able to support each other in this way.
Finally, please start sending in suggestions for what we should be studying after Easter. Perhaps something more mission focused and outward looking?
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Open Synod meeting 20th February
Dear Synod Representatives
Bishop Stephen is coming to the Bourn Deanery between 13 – 20th February and he will be visiting many individual parishes during that time. There will be an Open Synod meeting on 20th February at Cambourne Church Centre (warm and spacious) at 7.30pm, to which everyone is invited. Please make this invitation known to your congregations so that as many people as possible have the opportunity to meet our Bishop.
It would be helpful if you could let us have some idea of how many to expect from your parish, by 18th February.
Week 2
More great discussions tonight, thinking not just about who we are serving, but why, and how. It was also a good time to revist our Core Values here at Cambourne Church.
If you’ve downloaded the study guide, don’t forget to follow the daily bible passages through the week too… more details on the Current Theme page.
Thessolon-i-on-ion-ians
Ok, I can’t spell… but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to have a great series of discussions this term! We’ll be working through Paul’s letters to the T… (you know who I mean). We’ll have three ‘experts’ in the room with us (on DVD at least) to set the scene each week, before we explore the text ourselves. And of course, there’ll be time for prayer, fellowship, tea-drinking, and more….
Tonight: the end of the world!
Despite an apparent breakdown with the email list (sorry everyone).. we are back tonight!
7.45 for tea and cake.
Then we’ll be discussing the end of the world.
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