We Welcome You! Please pray for those who are celebrating their birthday or wedding anniversary this month. Birthday Celebrations 2/2 Zia Muller 4/2 Ian Carroll 7/2 Ben Agnew 8/2 Julie Hobson 11/2 Andy Kevern 12/2 John Hughes 15/2 Doreen Armitage 24/2 Daisy Wray 25/2 Natasha Chahal Crèche and Sunday school available. Signed Services: Once a month, we run a BSL signed service on Sunday morning at 10.45am. Dates: 22 February, 22 March, 26 April For enquiries: [email protected] Ministry Rotas 1 Feb 8 Feb Setup / Worship Team 4 Team 5 Service Leader John R Dass C Preaching Crèche Teacher Helper KFC Teacher Helper Rock Solid Cleaning HG Encountering God’s presence in Worship (Andy Jordan) Morning Service at the Encounter Centre: 10.45am Birchwood Community Church Sunday morning service: 10.45am We meet on the first floor at the Encounter Centre. Anniversary Celebrations 11/2 Bob & Ruth Agnew Ministries Thank you for being with us today. We pray that God has blessed your time here. Please stay behind for a cuppa and fellowship after the service this morning. We also have other activities during the week. For info, please check www.birchwoodchurch.org Birchwood Community Church Encountering God’s presence in Prayer (John Rockley) Thenjiwe/Chris Ayanda S Louise/Mike Jess F Jeanette C Jeanette C Andy K Derek E Beryl/Jeanette’s John/Andy’s Setup team 4: Welcome: Derek E, Shona E, Dot S Sound: Ste B, Songpro: May C Refreshments: Stef S, Pat T, Chris E Worship: Bob, Andy, Chris, Dass, Beth, Shona Setup team 5: Welcome: Judy DB, Ayanda S Sound: Allan S, Songpro: Roger N Refreshments: Beryl L, Lindsay B Worship: Bob, Andy, Chris, Dass, Ayanda, Jane Café Encounter Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am – 2.30pm Saturday: 10.00am – 3.00pm Re:Use Opening Hours: Wednesday to Friday: 10.00am – 2.00pm Saturday: 10.00am – 12.00pm Birchwood Resource Centre Opening Hours: Office: Mon, Thurs & Friday, 8.00am – 12.00pm HeART: Tuesday from 10.00am – 2.00pm. Our Address: 53 Dewhurst Road, Birchwood, WA3 7PG Tel: 01925 850740 Call May to book the centre for any church activity or for prayer. Birchwood Community Church www.birchwood-church.org Experiencing God’s Presence in Worship (Andy Jordan) Sunday 1 February 2015 Weekly Calendar 1 February Notices Su n da y 1 T h urs da y 5 Birchwood Community Church 10.00am Setup & Prayer 10.45am Encountering God’s Presence in Worship – Hebrews 9:1-15 (Andy Jordan) Encounter Centre, first floor *Communion Service Re:Use (Jane K) 10.00am – 2.00pm @ Re:Use Fusion (Youth Group) 6.30 – 8.30pm @ Keverns’ M o n da y 2 Ladies Home Group (Jo T) 10.30am @ Thenjiwe’s Coffee Morning (Pam, Doreen, Beatrice) 10.30am – 12.00pm @ Café Encounter Culcheth Home Group 7.30pm, please check with Rockleys or Keverns for venue. Gorse Covert Home Group (Jeanette C) 7.00pm @ 11 Rossendale Drive, Gorse Covert Frid ay 6 Morning Prayer (Dot S) 7.00 – 7.30am @ BRC Mums and Tots (Stef) 9.30am – 11.00am @ Toddlerzone Re:Use (Jane K) 10.00am – 2.00pm @ Re:Use Sat u rda y 7 Re:Use (Jane K) 10.00am – 12.00pm @ Re:Use T u es da y 3 HeART (Stef S) 10.00am – 2.00pm @ BRC W e d n es da y 4 Re:Use (Jane K) 10.00am – 2.00pm @ Re:Use Gorse Covert Home Group (Helen & Nigel R) 7.30pm @ 22 Hamsterley Close, Gorse Covert GC & LS Home Group (Helen J) 7.30pm @ 58 Rockingham Close, Gorse Covert Oakwood & Gorse Covert Home Groups (Beryl &Jeanette) Church Cleaning today after the service. Su n da y 8 Birchwood Community Church 10.00am Setup & Prayer 10.45am Encountering God’s Presence in Prayer – 1 John 3:19-20 (John Rockley) Encounter Centre, first floor Fusion (Youth Group) Bowling & Laser Quest, see Derek for more details. Encountering God‘s Presence in our lives We have started a new series called ’Encountering God’s presence in our lives’. Let’s pray that God will use it to change us as individuals and as a church family. May we learn to draw closer to Him. Sign up list for Doreen’s 80th Birthday Party th Doreen has invited everyone to her 80 Birthday Party on Sat 14 Feb. For catering purposes, please sign up on the notice board if you are planning to come. Announcing the safe arrival of Micah John Holland Micah John Holland was born at 1.15am on 29 Jan. We will be providing a gift in celebration of his birth. Please see May or Jeanette after the service if you would like to contribute to this. Order for ‘The Real Easter Eggs’ There is a signup sheet on the notice board if you would like to order any ‘Real Easter Eggs’. It is fairtrade chocolate and each box contains a booklet with lots of colourful pictures telling the Easter story. Fundraising Event for Warrington Foodbank Join us for an ‘American Pancake Brunch’ on Friday 20 Feb, from 11.00am – 2.00pm at Oughtrington Community Centre, Lymm, WA13 9JD Tickets: £8 (adults), £6 (child) and £15 (family of 2 adults and 2 children) Info and booking: www.justtheticketevents.co.uk ReUse donations of good quality clothes Any donations of good quality clothes, handbags, shoes, accessories are welcome (no bric a brac). Rags are welcome too. Please bring your donation either to ReUse (Wed to Fri, 10.00am – 2.00pm or Sat, from 10.00am – 12.00pm) or to church on Sun. Passion Witnesses Our Daily Bread Ministries 2015 Bible Conferences will be held in Liverpool. Date: Sat 7 March Time: 10.30am – 5.00pm Venue: Bridge Chapel Centre, Heath Rd, L19 4XR Info: www.ourdailybread.org/events/bibleconference or email: [email protected] or call 015395 64149