Service details and notices for Sunday March 8th 2015

Sunday, March 8 2015   Lent 3                            

11:15 am Worship and Word

Worship Leader: Andrea Smith

Service Leader: Nabil Shehadi 

Preacher: Dr Andrew Smith

Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Luke 17:11-19

Welcome to our  second Sunday of the month Worship and Word Service. Youth Group and Young Church start in church and leave for their groups after the first set of songs and celebration of birthdays.

Theme Holy Habits (4) - Service

We welcome as our preacher today Dr Andrew Smith, Director of Interfaith Relations for the Bishop of Birmingham, who is in Lebanon for the launch of an inter-faith youth initiative (The Feast). Acts of service can easily be undertaken grudgingly as a duty to be endured. However, service as a spiritual discipline springs from God's love for us and our love for those around us. In Deuteronomy God commands the Israelites to love the foreigner who lives amongst them, a foreshadowing of the Great Commandment to love our neighbour as ourselves. In the Gospel of Luke we see Jesus encounter foreigners and demonstrate to his disciples, and therefore to us too, what practical, unconditional love looks like when translated into acts of practical service.

Giving

All Saint’s has a BIG heart to see the goodness of God’s Kingdom break through in this city and Lebanon. We work hard to bless those in our own congregation and in the wider community all of which has associated running costs. If you regard yourself to be a member of All Saint’s we ask you to consider giving regularly to work with us in support our Church.Pledge forms are also available to assist us in planning our budget for the year ahead. God Bless you!

Sunday March 15th Mini Bazaar, 12:30pm after Church, Joelle’s Jewellery and other crafts!

Saturday March 28, End of Lent Meditational Hike on the "Hill of the Cross": meet at10:30am in Deir el Qamar's main square - followed by optional lunch at around 12:30pm in the square. Please register with Ruth and state if you need a ride (and from where) or if can give people a ride.  

Sunday 19th April 12:30pm ASIC AGM , in church,. Please confirm your name is on the Electoral Roll, application forms to join the Electoral Roll available from Church Administrator. Nomination forms for PCC and Church Wardens also available from Administrator.

All welcome for refreshments downstairs after the service.