GBC Weekly News 22 January

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Sunday 22 January
10.30am Sunday Celebration and Communion
Spiritual Disciplines - Why follow disciplines? Led by Tony Goodwin and Joe Warton
2.30pm Families Venture - Out and about. Meet at the Chinese Bridge for a sounds scavenger hunt.
7.00pm Generation Rising

Sunday 29 January
10.30am Sunday Celebration and Baptism
During our morning service Katie-Anne Buckenham will be baptised by immersion.
Led by Daniel Beckett and Carolyn Keats
7.00pm Generation Rising

Sunday 22 January at 7.00pm

Deeper is an opportunity for everyone to gather together for a time of seeking God and being open to the Holy Spirit, in worship, sharing together and ministering to each other, all in an informal and relaxed way. All are welcome.

On Sunday 29 January during our morning service Katie-Anne Buckenham will be baptised by full immersion as a sign of her commitment to serving Jesus. Please pray for Katie-Anne. If you haven’t yet been baptised and would like to explore what baptism is, please have a word with Carolyn Keats.

Freedom in Christ
Wednesday 2.30pm-4.30pm at GBC
Starts next Wednesday (25 January)
Running for 10 weeks, plus an Away Day locally on Saturday 11 March
Booking required

The Freedom in Christ course is designed to help Christians understand better how to walk in the freedom Christ has won for them, live in the light of what the Bible says is true and be more fruitful disciples advancing Christ’s kingdom more effectively. All are welcome however young or mature in faith. This course is a great M.O.T for your Christian walk! For this course, there is a cost of £10 to cover course materials (though please have a word with Carolyn if this is a concern for you). Contact Carolyn Keats if you need more information or to book.

Podcast
Fortnightly on Thursdays 8.00pm-9.00pm
Starts next Thursday (26 January) at GBC
Booking required

Being Christian in modern culture. The podcast discussion group will meet to discuss an interview with Tim Farron, well known politician, entitled "News, Faith and Politics". Listen to the podcast in advance by visiting the Evangelical Alliance website at this address:

https://www.eauk.org/resources/what-we-offer/videos-and-podcasts/cross-section

Scroll down to find S3 Episode 8. The podcast is also available on Spotify by searching for Cross Section and then selecting S3 Episode 8.

If you would like to attend, please book in via the church office (office@godmanchesterbaptist.org or 01480 458565)

Hope Explored
Monday 2.30pm-4.15pm at GBC
A 3 session course on 30 January, 6 February & 13 February
Booking required

Looking at the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus in Luke's Gospel, HOPE EXPLORED shows that Christianity is about real hope: a joyful expectation for the future, based on true events in the past, which changes everything about my present.

Whatever people do or don't believe, this course offers an opportunity to explore, to discuss, and to discover the hope, peace, and purpose Jesus offers. Especially good for those who are exploring or new to faith, so do invite friends or neighbours as you feel led.

There will be a small cost to cover course materials (please have a word with Carolyn if this is a concern for you). Also contact Carolyn if you have any questions and to book.

Spring Toolbox Options

As well as details of the toolbox items mentioned above, a separate e-mail went out last week with full details of the Spring Toolbox programme. Some events started this week, others start next week and others later this term. Don't forget to check the options available! There are lots of new options as well as some ongoing ones, including Bible Studies, Discussion Groups, Courses, Retreats and Worship.

Work and Pray at Grace Fellowship
Friday 27 & Saturday 28 January | 9.00am-1.00pm

We are so thankful to God for the gift of Grace Fellowship. We now need to get it ready so we can begin to use it as God leads us. At our work parties on the above mornings we hope to achieve a lot of cleaning, sorting, moving stuff and various other tasks. If you know you can come and help, for an hour or for the whole time, please let Daniel know. We also want to pray together on these mornings. On Friday we will stop work at midday and go for a prayer walk together. On Saturday we will begin the day with a prayer meeting at 9.00am before we start work. Please do feel free to come and pray on either day even if you can't join the work party.

Stories of God at Work in 2022 - Annual Review

As we reflect on the past year, can we encourage you to share the times when God was especially close and evident to you and to those around you. We're starting to put together our Annual Review of 2022 and we want to celebrate stories of God at work in the lives of individuals and families in our congregations and communities and front line places. It would also be good to share hopes and dreams for this New Year!

Please contact Ruth Blakey if you would like more details. Our review of 2021 is available on our website. Please send any contributions or photos that we might be able to use for the 2022 review to Ruth. Thank you.

Happy Birthday
Birthdays coming up in January are as follows
21 January - Tom Houghton
10 February - John Tuttlebee
13 February - Joseph Webb
If you would like to join the birthday scheme and receive a card from the church family and friends (no cost involved), please email Liz Webb at birthdays@godmanchesterbaptist.org with names and dates.

Sunday Parking

We ask that you do NOT park in East Chadley Lane or Lancaster Way and please also be careful not to park in front of the bus stop at the main road end of Tudor Road! Please check this separate e-mail which gives details of available free parking places in the locality and details of how to get a permit for the car park if you need one.

Previous editions of the weekly news are available on our website click here

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