Sunday 29^th August 2010

A very warm welcome to everyone. If you are new to Aldridge Parish Church, please introduce yourself and collect a welcome pack from the Information Point at the back of church before you leave.

TODAY  
10.30am          Holiday Club Service

6.30pm               Holy Communion at Parish Church

THIS WEEK

Monday – Bank Holiday The office will be closed today and re-open on Tuesday 31^st 9am – 12.30pm.

Sunday 5^th September – Two morning services resume

9.30am            Holy Communion

11.15am          Holy Communion

6.30pm            Evening Worship

LOOKING AHEAD

Visiting Team Meeting  - Monday 6^th September 8pm in church rooms

PCC Meeting  - Monday 6^th September 8pm in Parish church.

Prayer Event – Tuesday 7^th September 8pm in church.

Aldridge Methodist Church Anniversary Service of Wednesday Fellowship. This will take place on September 8^th at 2.30pm with guest speaker Rev Pat Horton.  If there are any ladies who would like to attend this service please let the church office know.

Noah’s Ark  - Thursday 9^th September start back after summer holiday.

AYF Camp Slides – Friday 10^th September 7.30pm in church.

Booksale – Saturday 11^th September 10am – 3pm in church rooms.  Sale of books, together with lots of refreshments including bacon sandwiches, cakes, tea & coffee.

Women’s Conference – The Power of a Story. – Saturday 2^nd October, 9am – 9.30pm at Aldridge Parish Church. £38 (£20 deposit) please email helenmgilbert@googlemail.com or contact the church office to reserve your place.

In His Presence – A day of inspirational worship, bible teaching and prayer ministry at Lichfield Cathedral – 10.30am – 3.30pm. Speakers Michele Guinness and Revd Richard Taylor.  Plus evening of teaching and worship GO4It 7 – 9pm Saturday 9^th October.

Men’s Weekend 2010 – Friday 19^th – Sunday 21^st November – Revd Evan Cockshaw the minister in charge of St Thomas’ Church will be our speaker for the weekend.  Please see

Rob Cook for further details.

OTHER NOTICES

Notice Sheet  Our notice sheet is available by email.  Please email the church office if you would like to be on the distribution list.  A limited number of copies are available for those who do not have email access or who would prefer to collect a copy in church. Our notices are also on our website www.aldridgeparishchurch.org and copies of the monthly notice sheet, with full details of our services, regular activities and contact information, are also available at the Information Point in church.

GOING DEEPER SUMMER PRAYER DIARY

Mondays

Pray for our country and our world. Listen out in the news for situations where it's clear God is needed in our broken society, and pray that we will return to God through Jesus for forgiveness, healing and transformation. Each week pray for a couple of our mission partners: one at home, and one overseas. There is a list at http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/GLO/glonew.htm

Tuesdays

Give thanks and pray for our children and young people. Pray for home and family life - that God will make our families and marriages strong and good places to be. Each week pray for a different activity: Noah's Ark and Little Fishes for the pre-school ages; The Zone Sunday church groups; Coolbox (years 5&6) and Freezer (Years 7&8); Youth Fellowship. Check the web site for more details on each: http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/groups.htm

Wednesdays

Pray for our parish: Aldridge. Our job is to make all the difference to Aldridge by leading people to the joy of knowing Jesus and Kingdom of God. If you can, walk and pray round different areas; use the different locations (shops, supermarkets, pubs and clubs) as a way of praying for the people of Aldridge, those you know and those you don't. Ask God to show you how to pray for people and places, and to reveal to us how we can go deeper with our community as we live in it for Jesus' sake.

Thursdays

Pray for our church: Aldridge Parish Church. Pray about the new church rooms building project and everyone involved – that planning permission will be granted and the work go ahead in the right way – but remember that the church is the people rather than the building, and each week give thanks for, and pray into, the different ways we enjoy growth and fellowship. Ask God to bring more people to the next Alpha course in the autumn, and pray for all those who've recently come through Alpha as they set about becoming disciples in Beta groups. Pray for all our small groups, and our men's and women's meetings. Pray for the prayer ministry team and the teams which visit people in their homes or lead services in Aldridge's various care homes. Pray for the Pop-in and all our older members too. 

Fridays

Pray for healing and wholeness in Jesus: lift to God those you know are unwell, in body mind or spirit, and ask God to break in with strength and healing. Pray that all of us will go deeper with God: expecting more from him, receiving more from him, and obeying him in everything. Give thanks that so many people come to us for help with baptisms, wedding and funerals: week by week, pray for one of these activities and ask God to bless all who we've met in church through this work, and ask that all the seeds planted in hearts and minds will come to bear the fruit of lives faithfully committed to, and transformed by, Jesus.

Saturdays

Pray for leadership in the church. Each week you can give thanks and pray for a few members of both the full-time staff team http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/team.htm and the Parish Church Committee http://www.aldridgeparishchurch.org/pcmmembers2010_11.htm .   Give thanks for the work of Michelle Hart at the Hothouse and Sue Fung at Cooper and Jordan School, and ask God to bless them as they move on. Pray too for Phil Wilks, the new Youth Worker and his family as they move to Aldridge and for Rachel Butterfield and her family as she takes over as the new Schools Worker. Pray too for all those who lead the different groups and activities we run, especially our small groups, and ask God to reveal everyone's talents and graces and to build up more gifted and visionary leaders who will step forward in their love for Jesus. Ask that we can have humble servant leaders keen to start leading groups and activities, and even planting new churches at home and abroad.

Sundays

Deliberately set aside some "Sabbath time" - time for you to spend with God. Make space to listen to him and connect with him again, one on one. Allow him to speak to you - from the Bible, with words he speaks, or with pictures he sends. Come expecting to hear from him: he will reassure you with the truth about his love, and challenge you to repentance and to going deeper in your discipleship. Keep a small notebook or computer file to record what you think God is saying and doing week by week, and see how he speaks to you and answers prayers over the summer.