Keeping you… In Touch with Wem Baptist Church and The Cellar Church, Ellesmere Sunday 1st February 2015 Welcome to our morning service, ‘First Sunday’ 10.00 for 10.30am in Wem Town Hall. Pastor Phil will be leading We welcome Phil Walter this morning, pastor of 'The Brixworth Fellowship', Northampton, who will be bringing God’s Word and sharing about the work of the mission society with whom he is associated and seeking to serve the Lord in Asia. Junior Church – today, 10.30am, Chapel Street. Crèche is available during the sermon. Evening Service WBC, 6.30pm Welcome to our evening worship; Pastor Phil will be leading our worship time. Phil Walter will again be ministering God’s Word as we continue in the series ‘Confident Christianity’, Colossians 1:15–23. Sunday 8th February Morning Services: 10.00am, WBC and TCC The week ahead: Monday 2nd (Pastor Phil’s day off) 5.00 – 6.15pm Dynamites Tuesday 3rd 7.30pm Whole church prayer meeting WBC Wednesday 4th 9.30 – 11.00am 7.00 – 8.30pm Tiddlywinks Refresh @ home Thursday 5th 10.00 – 12noon 6.00 – 7.30pm Coffee Morning kidZown Friday 6th 9.30am 7.30 – 9.30pm Prayer for Persecuted Christians 62 Castle Court YPF Saturday 7th (Pastor Al’s day off) 8.00 – 9.00am Prayer Meeting and Breakfast all welcome If you would like to help …with providing flowers for services, please sign up on the list in the foyer – all welcome whether you can help out occasionally or regularly. Thanks. Know of pastoral needs within the church? Contact Pastor Al: [email protected]  01939 768164 / 07938861278 We meet together this week for our whole church prayer meeting, Tuesday 3rd February, 7.30pm at Chapel Street. Life groups meet again next week. No offerings will be taken up during our services; boxes are available for free-will offerings which are gratefully received. Please note our services go out live on the internet with picture and sound. The camera points towards the lectern; faces are not seen when looking forward. Please speak to the Service Coordinator for appropriate seating if you require a place where you are not included on the screen. Thank you. To watch our services live or view past services visit our website . Pastor: Rev. Philip Wright Tel. 01939 232938 Pastor: Rev. Al Simms Tel. 01939 768164 or 07938 861278 Wem Baptist Church, Chapel Street, Wem, Shrewsbury. SY4 5ER Telephone 01939 234988—website www.wembaptistchurch.co.uk Charity No. 1149374 In Touch 1st February 2015 WBC and TCC Prayer Focus Update from Peter Turnbull in Santiago, Chile ‘No matter how we looked at the figures we just couldn’t provide more than 50% of the next payment towards completing our base purchase…’ Do we ever doubt God can provide for all our needs when He promises to supply them? Well, later in his letter Peter says, ‘… God has blessed us and we’ve had confirmation that all the necessary funds have been sent.’ Praise the Lord for His timely provision. Peter is due to finish his mission in Chile this August and has been asked to extend for a minimum of two years. There are many logistical reasons for this that would pave the way ahead for this area of Operation Mobilisation’s work. Peter is not taking this as read: is it what God wants to happen? Please pray for Pete that God’s divine plan and purpose for his life will be made clear. Pray too for Pete’s ongoing challenge with learning Spanish – that an opportunity for an intensive language course will come about soon. _______________________________________________________________________________________________     Praise: For comfortable, warm homes to live in For the Bible in our own language this morning freely available to everyone That we meet together as a combined church this morning in Wem Town Hall Pray for: Our pastors who between them will be taking three funerals this coming week     Pray for each other: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Robin & Anne Townsend Jonny Turnbull Mike Turnbull Peter Turnbull Rachel Turnbull Jonny & Georgie Varrell Leonie Warner Offerings and Income 25.1.15. Offerings Room hire Photocopier Coffee morning Total Tear Fund Christmas donations Children’s and Youth Group Leaders Please forward your annual reviews to Georgie in time for AGM. Thank you. This week 1st Door Stewards 10.00am Chris & Anthea 6.30pm Pat & Gill Next week 8th 10.00am 6.30pm Mon 9th Feb Tues 3rd March Locking Up Claire Towers Lyn & Alan Therese & Claire Richard Lord 437.00 45.00 2.30 49.50 533.80 252.50 All ladies are warmly invited… to a craft evening at WBC on Monday 9th February, 7.30pm. Cost: from £4 per person. Please invite friends too! Speak to Lou Jones or Anne Townsend for further details. Sign up on the sheet in the foyer to give an idea of numbers. On Duty February Pray for: Christians in Saudi Arabia, where the new king will continue to persecute them with severity The team planning their time in Broadmoor, departing Friday 13th Feb Noel Cardus recovering from surgery, also Kay, as plans are made to close Westlands Residential Home Those of our friends who have recently relocated to various parts of the country Tidying & Cleaning Pat P Lynne Dates for Your Diary… Funeral of Jeannette Bryan, 1.45pm, Shrewsbury Crematorium Church members’ AGM, 7.30pm, WBC Making Refreshments Washing Up Crèche First Sunday First Sunday Lou Jones Team & Alice Lord Team Nia & Leonie Bethany & Dave Ben/Sarah Townsend Grass Cutting - - The In Touch notices deadline is midday every Thursday: [email protected]