JANUARY 2012                   NEWSLETTER

SILVER END

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Minister Emeritus Rev. J.D.Parker

Registered for Weddings, Baptisms and Dedications

www.silverendcongregationalchurch.org

Sunday Service Times

10 am and 6.30 pm

Church Open                                Tuesday Mornings Prayer Fellowship 10am

Coffee ‘n Chat                               Tuesday 10.30 – 11.45

Choir Practise                               Friday 7.45pm

Church Secretary     Mrs. Anne Smith Tel 583338- Any enquiries

Church Treasurer                    Mrs. Sharon Gray Tel 583913

Church Telephone No. 584306 -             Church Post Code CM8 3QF

“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” 1 Corinthians 3 6-7 NIV
	AM	PM
1st	NO SERVICE	NO SERVICE
8th	Rev. John Parker	Rev. David Thompson, Braintree, Communion
15th	Mr. Eddie Morley, Halstead, Communion	NO EVENING SERVICE
22nd	Mr. Charles DeLacey. Chelmsford	NO EVENING SERVICE
29th	Mrs. Penny Bloom, Chelmsford	Mr. Michael Eavery, Colchester. Choir

Preachers for FEBRUARY

	AM	PM
5th	Family Parade Service Led by Fellowship	Mr. & Mrs. Phil Blowers Communion, Maldon
12th	Mr. Cyril Bamforth, Braintree	NO SERVICE
19th	Rev. John Parker Communion	NO EVENING SERVICE
26th	1st Sunday in Lent Miss Helen Irwin	Songs of Praise with the Choir

FLOWER ROTA   JANUARY/FEBRUARY

8th Jan	Mrs. Smith	5th Feb	Mrs. Ayres
15th Jan	Mrs. Gilvray	12th Feb	Mrs. Pullinger
22nd Jan	Mrs. Want	19th Feb	Mrs. Gray
29th	Mrs. Dickerson	26thFeb	Mrs. Smith

We do thank all those involved in arranging the flowers and those who contribute to the flower fund. Please remember in prayer those who receive the flowers after our Sunday services.

‘Jesus said unto him, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matt.22:37-40 (KJV)

JANUARY DIARY

1^st       New Years Day – There will be no services at the church on this day. Please could we ask you to pray for this fellowship as we look forward to a new year doing the Lords work here?

10^th     Coffee Morning re-starts and followed by Lunch & Discussion at midday until 1pm.

           Deacons Meeting to be arranged

18^th     T @ 3

29^th    Choir singing

LOOK!! WHAT’S HAPPENING IN FEBRUARY

1^st            T @ 3

5^th            Family and Parade Service

11^th           Church Meeting (10 am coffee) 10.15 start

13^th          Floors Sealed

14^th          NO COFFEE AND CHAT           

15^th          T @ 3

21^st          Shrove Tuesday- Pancake Race!!

21^st          Heritage Society Meeting 8pm

26^th          Songs of Praise with the choir

TUESDAY LUNCH & DISCUSSION

Next meeting in the New Year on the 10^th January. Just come along at midday or stay on from the coffee morning. We will provide the soup you bring a roll or sandwich. All Welcome

Organisations that meet at the church

SILVER END GUIDING GROUP - Contact Sam Hutchings Tel 07870 899832

2^nd  Rainbows            Mon

1^st   Rainbows            Tues

1^st   Guides            Mon

2^nd Brownies            Tue

Rangers Meet on Fridays                               

SCOUT GROUP          Contact Denise Sullens-Smith        583055

SPECIAL THANK YOU’S!!!

We owe a huge thank you to Samantha and all the guide leaders for the superb Christmas Breakfast they put on for everyone. They had worked so hard to prepare the room and get a nice Christmassy atmosphere. I  think I can say that everybody enjoyed their breakfast. Bacon rolls and Croissants what more could you want? Hopefully we can repeat this another time.

We also had a wonderful evening with the CongChord choir on the same day. Thank you to everyone for providing such a good supper for all to enjoy.

CHRISTMAS

Thank you, to Sarah and Keira who decorated the Christmas tree in the church. The church looked really lovely. Also, thank you to all the readers at the Candle Lit Carol Service and the Choir for singing. It was good to see some new faces at the Christmas Services this year. £200 will be sent to ‘Tools with a Mission’ from the offerings that day.

‘I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us’         Philippians 3:13,14

Lord of all time and space, we commit this New Year to You and offer our lives to serve You wherever You may lead us. Please strengthen us in our resolve to finish the race set before us, that one day we shall hear You say, ‘well done, good and faithful servant!’ Amen

We pray for those who fear losing their jobs as we face uncertainty in this Country because of the economic problems.

We ask that the Lord will send down heavenly wisdom from above, to direct and guide all in authority over this Nation and the World.

Please pray for Debbie who has had a lung transplant. Things haven’t gone as well as hoped, she has had a number of set backs. Please remember the donor family as they grieve the loss of their loved one.

Keep in your prayers the new rector for St. Francis and St. Mary’s, Rivenhall. We pray that all the churches in the two Parishes may work together for God’s glory.

At the start of this New Year we would bring before the Lord, our Queen Elizabeth, at the beginning of her Diamond Jubilee year. We are deeply thankful for her strong faith in God and her unfailing devotion to duty in our nation and as Head of the Commonwealth.

Pray about the preparations for this summer’s London Olympics and the Paralympic Games, pray for God’s protection and peace over all the proceedings.

Pray that we may serve this community where we live, that we will reach out wherever possible as a fellowship and as indivduals. Pray God grants us faith and vision to use whatever resources and ideas that He has given us to touch lives with the love of Christ.