News Archive
December 2005
Happy Christmas
Celebrate the birth of Jesus this Christmas and remember the reason for the season! On December Eve at 6:30pm it's Carols and Readings by Candlelight followed by mince pies and coffee. Then on Christmas Day at 11am it's an All-Age Christmas Celebration: bring your family and friends to join in our celebration! » more
Born of a woman
On Sunday night Phil talked of Jesus being born of a woman. In that
act, God became a human being. So one winter evening in Israel. God was
born into His own creation. You can download an MP3 excerpt of Phil's
talk in the Our Publications part of the site.
Words of praise
On Sunday morning we were treated to worship and praise from the Junior Church. What a wonderful service! It struck me how blessed we are with our Junior Church leaders and helpers - how dedicated and inventive they are and how grateful the fellowship should be for their service. Pray that they have a relaxed, joyous and blessed Christmas.
Unwrap the presence
Perhaps your Christmas plans are all set in stone: you've bought the turkey, invited auntie Ethel over for dinner, and finally got round to finding that dud bulb on the lights draped around your Christmas tree. But can I encourage you to add just one more thing to your Christmas plans? » more
Avalanche warning
As we snowball towards 2006 what has your last year been like? What things have you picked up along the way?
On
Saturday evening (December 17th) HBC will be hosting an Avalanche event
for anyone aged 11-18 years -- a huge end of year celebration, looking
back
on some of the hot potatoes from the world of the HBC Youth over the
last twelve months. Avalanche will also contain a deadly cocktail of
crazy games, alternative humour, team challenges... and perhaps some
special awards. With a special guest appearence, a Flop Idol competition
and tables of festive nibbles, why not consider joining us for this
exciting event? The event is open to anyone who is a member of one of
our groups or youth programmes, both in school or out. Contact Sean
Harris for more info or text Avalanche? to 07725745969 along with your name and a contact number or email address.
Why all the blood?
Reading through the Old Testament Book of Leviticus has really provoked me to look at why there was so much emphasis on sacrifice, the need for purity and how much blood featured in purifying the people. I have been told that at a conservative estimate tens of millions of sacrifices must have been made. Before a Holy God we need to bow down and worship, and recognise our place. Nowadays it can be easy to stress grace and forgiveness, forgetting our sin and need of forgiveness and cleansing and repentance. Since the death and resurrection of Jesus it is wonderful to remember that there is no need for further sacrifice. » more
Off to South Africa
Tom (my son) is off to South Africa with Scripture Union for six months
in January. Any support you can give him, especially praying, would be
really helpful. His email address to contact him directly is
lesscontroversialthanmurray@hotmail.com
and you can read more details
from Tom by clicking on the link below.
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Snack time
Good news for Toddlers! We have just heard that we have been successful in securing a £400 grant for healthy snacks for the children, some new jigsaws featuring different kinds of people and also to fund two first aid sessions.