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DAY OF PRAYER

Elim's National Leadership Team are calling the Elim movement to prayer with a special Day of Prayer on Friday 24 April.

On Friday 24 April, we will gather together live online using the Elim Pentecostal Facebook page to engage the Elim Movement in prayer. Each prayer session will last for about 15 minutes, so join us on Friday 24 April on Facebook at 9 am and 6 pm for a time of united prayer.

Looking after your mental health during Covid-19

(just a few thoughts, not medical advice. Please see NHS guidelines for official advise)

ROUTINE - try and stick to the same routine every day, meals times, getting up and going to bed etc.

SELF CARE - try to look after your physical care, even getting dressed and brushing your teeth in the morning can make a huge difference to how your day goes.

FRESH AIR - try and walk / exercise everyday if you can, if you can't manage it try to step outside or even open the window.

EXERCISE - move your body throughout the day. There are lots of exercise videos on YouTube you can use.

NEWS / SOCIAL MEDIA - try to only watch the news once or twice a day, otherwise you can become very anxious if you keep watching to over and over again.

SOCIAL CONTACT - keep in touch with people on the phone and through face-time etc. every day.

BEING IN THE MOMENT - try not to ruminate too much about the past or worry too much about the future but rather be in the present moment. You can do this by using your five physical senses to notice things around you.

ENJOYMENT - try to find things to do that you enjoy, no matter how small.

ACHIEVEMENT - try and find a sense of achieving in undertaking a task or learning something new, again no matter how small.

EMOTIONS - accept and allow difficult emotions. It's natural to feel them during this time. They will pass. Be kind to yourself.

Julie Panthin 19.04.20

A Word for the Church from Sarah Lupson-Darnell

ONLINE MINISTRY

GREAT NEWS! Thank you to everyone who has helped us hit our target of 100 subscribers on YouTube.
This will make us easier to find when you are watching us online. To make sure as many people as possible can benefit from our services, we would love to hit 1000 subscribers next - so if you still haven't, please SUBSCRIBE!

You can watch last week's service again by heading over to our YouTube channel or by clicking the link below. Want to make sure you never miss another online service? Head over to our channel (link below), subscribe to our channel and hit the bell icon to be notified every time we upload a new video.

PRAYER MINISTRY
Sunday, 9:30am

Do join us on Zoom for our prayer meeting before the service. It’s a great way to connect with God and with one another. We will send the zoom link out via email to members. If you want to be involved then please do drop us a message via our prayer page (link below)

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Prayer

Foodbank open Wednesdays and Fridays to clients looking for food; Tuesday- Friday, 9:30-3pm for donations

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who is giving their time, energy or finance to the cause right now. We are successfully feeding hundreds of people each week, whilst keeping donations coming in, and volunteers safe. It’s a big task right now, so your support, whether prayerfully or otherwise, is nothing other than encouraging.

Please keep supporting any way you can. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

Contact Foodbank

Here is this week's Bedtime Book for under 5s from Samantha

And here is this week's Bedtime Book for under 10s from Brooke

We are using this season to prepare us all for greater impact in the seasons to come. We believe that everyone of us has the potential to be equipped and released into wonderful impact that reflects Christ and draws others to Him. But we are not all the same, so we need different pointers depending on experiences, gifts, or positions, and we may need to be released differently. So we will explore this in the context of Ephesians 4, five fold ministry: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds and Teachers. We hope to back up our sermons on Sundays with group exploration, so if you want to learn more and not in a group, then please contact us to connect.

Groups

Midweek Groups

Here at Cheltenham Elim, we have many opportunities for you to grow and get involved in the life of the church.

Here is a list of some of the mid-week groups you can get involved with and who to contact if you are interested in joining or finding out more. In this current season, we won't be meeting in person, but will still have care, and groups available through an online avenue called Zoom (download the app & contact the person listed so you can connect). Get connected to the most appropriate group for you:

Midweek Groups:

Children's bedtime story
Monday between 6-7pm on our Facebook Community Page (or via the links above)
kids@cheltenhamelim.org

Young Adults Small Group
Monday 7:15pm
bean.baker@cheltenhamelim.org

Women’s Group
Tuesday 7:15pm
women@cheltenhamelim.org

Men’s group
Wednesday 7:30pm
dave.wellington@cheltenhamelim.org

Parents’ Small Group
Friday 7:30pm
dave.wellington@cheltenhamelim.org

Youth
Monday 6pm (11-14's) & 7pm (14-17's)
Fridays 7pm (all youth)
limitless@cheltenhamelim.org

We are looking to meet other needs as they come in, so if you need anything, someone to listen to you, someone to connect with, or an emergency need being met,
Please call the emergency line: 01242801396

GIVT
You can now give to us through your smartphone. Download the GIVT app, scan this QR code & give. It's simple, easy to use & effective in making sure we can continue to release ministry through this church.

REMINDER:
You may be in a position where you can help us. If you are not, we seek not to put any burden on you whatsoever. We do therefore have three ways you can help us:

1. Pray with us. Absolutely nothing will be as impactful as prayer in this season. Let us never lose sight of the hope we have in Jesus Christ.
2. Serve with us. You may be fit and healthy; in which case, in order to open more, we need more hands to help serve people in need. this could be through delivering to those in isolation, or helping us help those who are able to come to our site.
3. Give financially. We want to make sure our ministry and our foodbank work increases. This means we still need resourcing coming in. Would you consider giving via a standing order? If you don’t giftaid to us, please can we ask you to giftaid to us also. If you normally give by cash, can we ask you to put a cheque to us in the post instead?

We are indebted to all who already give and serve. From the bottom of our hearts, we say thank you for giving sacrificial, generously & consistently.

Cheltenham Elim Church
115-117 St George's Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3ED

Contact Us

Office Telephone: 01242 524476
Emergency line: 01242801396
Email: info@cheltenhamelim.org

An Elim Pentecostal Church, Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance Charity No. 251549