Saturday, October 10, 2015

Service details for Sunday 11 October 2015 and church notices.

Sunday 11 October 2015
Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

11:15am Morning Praise
Service Leader & Preacher Pastor David Roche
Worship Leaders: Amy Roche & Karim Girgis

Readings: Hebrews 4:12-16 - Mark 10:17-31

Collect
O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please you; mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.




Today: The word of God is living and active, it is a mirror reflecting back and exposing our attitudes. We must not only listen to the word of God but let it shape our lives. The rich man in our Gospel reading is disturbing figure, we can't argue this is someone else's story and not ours. He wants eternal life, he has kept all the commandments, but Jesus said, go and sell all your wealth and come and follow me. Jesus ‘loved him’ and told him to give his money to the poor, another way of saying give your heart and life to God! God Loves and accepts us the way we are but he loves us too much to let us stay as we are. Wealth had seduced him, he was self-deceived. Money has the potential to be destructive, having money in itself is not bad, but does money have us? Is money is our servant or master? The poor and marginalized matter greatly to God, we must not look past other’s needs. Understanding how much Jesus loves frees us to live in a way that blesses others.


Please stay after the service for coffee and refreshments. All welcome!

JOIN US TODAY for our All Saint’s Picnic at Baabda Forrest, all welcome. Bring your own lunch, the aim is to travel after church to Baabda, we can help with lifts. There is plenty of space for children to play and run free. You can but food nearby if you haven’t planned. Admission is 3,000LL for adults and 2,000LL for kids. There are tables for
eating, NO barbecues.


Notices
Are you new to All Saints?
Please complete a contact sheet with your email, so you can get our news and events and register your kids for Young Church and Youth Group. We want you to feel at home, involved and part of our church family. :)

Would you like to join a midweek homegroup /  small group? Small groups are the life blood of church; to meet with others to share our lives,  study the bible, pray and be encouraged. For more information please see David.

Young church helpers needed - We take our
children’s ministry very seriously and want to give them the best we possibly can. This year we lack enough helpers, would you consider serving on the Young Church team rota every now and then? No need to prepare, just help out. Please see Amy.

We started the first week of our Alpha Course this week. It’s not too late to join! The Alpha course is an opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith in an open and friendly environment. Each session starts with a meal together, followed by a talk and then open group discussion. The course will run on Tuesday evenings in October and November from 7pm. See David for more information.

Daytime Theology Bible study group Every Thursday at NEST (Near East School of Theology) starting next week– 10:30 am Come and Join us as we seek to understand more of the Bible and ministry using teaching DVD’s from the St Paul’s Theological centre. See David for more information.

Friday October 16 - 7:30pm - Girls Night!
All ladies warmly invited chez Amy (Mansourieh). Bring nibbles and/or a bottle (or anything
delicious!) contact Amy for directions. If you have never been to a Girl’s Night, It’s simply a time for women to get together for a relaxing evening, to make friends and encourage each other, with plenty of fun and laughter along the way. Not to be missed - get a baby sitter and come!

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