This is our Newsletter for September 2016

1. Grove Free Evangelical Church NEWSLETTER
‘Building a community of people who live out God’s purposes’
September 2016
On Sunday 4th September we are having a ‘Harambee’ in support of and the plight of
those ‘Born Hungry’ around the world. The Sunday offering will be dedicated to Tearfund and following
the service there will be a shared lunch with the MEET team supplying a tasty variety of soups and breads.
You will need to bring your own soup bowl, spoon and a piece of fruit for your dessert though.
HOWEVER… this does come with a challenge!
Unless for health reasons you are unable to do so, would you consider making this your only meal of the
day and then to possibly donate what you would have saved on food, for the remainder of the day, to the
work of Tearfund?
NB ‘Harambee’ is an African term for working together to support something financially.
Harvest
In preparation for next month’s Shoebox packing day on
Sunday 2nd October please note the following events taking
place in September to raise money for the Shoebox Appeal:
Coffee morning at Grove Methodist Church
Saturday 3rd September between 10am and 12 noon there
will a coffee morning to raise money to purchase items for the
shoeboxes
Trolley Day at Co-op supermarket
On Saturday 24th September the Co-op will be hosting a
trolley day. Please do consider buying an additional toiletry
item and place in the shoebox trolley.
Shoebox appealHelp needed!
We have a large collection of CDs of
recordings of Sunday messages over
previous years. These are a valuable
resource which we would like to
make easily available however they
need to be catalogued. If you feel you
could help with this task, please
speak with Margaret Barber.
Prayer chain
Between 16th
and 25th
September
please send any prayer chain
requests to Sarah Tippett.
Please speak with Bernice if you would like to receive the bi-monthly Brixey family
newsletter and prayer points requests and she will add you to the email list.
We are welcoming the Ross family to our Sunday service on the 11th
September. Graeme will be
speaking and following the service they will have lunch at Ray and Fiona Massie’s home. Any of the
church family wishing to join them for lunch and a time of fellowship are warmly welcome however
please let Fiona know if you are planning on coming so she has an idea of numbers for catering
purposes!
‘In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will
for you in Christ Jesus’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18
A reminder that Housegroups meet on a weekly basis with Oasis
(7.30pm), Safari (7.45pm) and Terry and Andrea’s Housegroups
(8.00pm) meeting on Wednesdays and Gerald and Erika’s
Housegroup (8.00pm) meeting on Thursdays.

2. ‘In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for
you in Christ Jesus’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18
For more news and information visit www.gfec.org.uk
Details of the GFEC rotas can be found at http://gfec.org.uk/blog/service-rotas/
Dates for your diary
Saturday 3rd 3.00 pm GFEC Fellowship tea at Cornerstone – all welcome!
Sunday 4th 10.30 am Barbie Margetts leads. Harvest ‘Harambee’ service
supporting Tearfund
7.00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 5th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Growth and Outreach of the Church’ at Adrian
and Katrina’s
Tuesday 6th 7.30pm OMF at Margaret and Lesley’s with Sue
Ambler who has been working in South Thailand.
Wednesday 7th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet at Lesley’s – DVD ‘Broken Dreams’
Saturday 10th 8.30am Cornerstone Prayer Breakfast
Sunday 11th 10:30 am Pauline Selhi leads. Graeme Ross speaks. Followed by open
house at Ray and Fiona Massie’s home.
4.00 pm Andy Hooker leads at Challow Mission speaking on the subject of
‘Post-It Notes from God’
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 12th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Outreach of the Church’ at Maurice and Marthe’s
Wednesday 14th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet at Barbara’s house
Sunday 18th 10:30 am Roger Middlebrook leads. John Cairns speaks.
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 19th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Our Nation’ at Maurice and Marthe’s
8.00 pm MAG Force meeting at Bernice’s house.
Wednesday 21st 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet at June’s. Romania revisited with Margaret
Willemsen.
Sunday 25th 10:30 am Fiona Massie leads. Keith Stokes speaks.
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Monday 26th 7:30 pm Prayer for ‘Missions and the Suffering Church’ at Bernice’s
Wednesday 28th 10:30 am CoffeePlus meet at Angela’s – DVD ‘Battles Christians
Face, Keeping Spirituality Fresh’.
Sunday 28th 10:30 am Fiona Massie leads. Ray Massie speaks on ‘Friend of Sinners’.
7:00 pm Meet for prayer for the church and fellowship at June’s
Items for the October newsletter to Stephanie by no later than 19th
September to news@gfec.org.uk