23rd November 2014

Kirby Muxloe Free Church

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A Passion for God, a passion for the lost, and a passion for the people of God 2 W E E K S B E G I N NI N G 2 8 T H O CT O B E R 2 0 1 2

For 2 weeks commencing November 23rd 2014 Welcome to our church. We trust you will enjoy being with us and hope you will be able to join us in worship. If you are visiting for the first time today, please make yourself known to one of the stewards who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. May we bring your attention to the following notices – and please take this sheet away with you and support us with your prayers.

Sunday

23

10.30 pm 6.30pm

Morning service Evening service

Monday

24

10-12noon 7.00pm

Open House at Carey House @HomewithGod – 206 Hinckley Road

Wednesday 26

2.00 pm 7.45pm

Carey Gardens Open House Church AGM - Church

Thursday

27

10.15am 7.45pm 7.45pm

Coffee Drop-in @HomewithGod – 4 Carey Gardens Thirst Youth Group –Large Hall

Friday

28

Sunday

30

2-4 pm 7.15 pm 10.30 pm 6.30pm

Carpet Bowls in Large Hall Music Practice Morning service Evening Communion service

Monday

1

10-12noon 7.00pm

Open House at Carey House Walking in Good Company Christmas Lunch @HomewithGod – 206 Hinckley Road

Wednesday 3

2.00pm 8.00pm

Carey Gardens Open House @HomewithGod – 12 Taverner Drive Ratby

Thursday

4

10.15am 7.45pm

Coffee Drop-in Thirst Youth Group –Large Hall

Friday

5

2-4 pm 7.15 pm

Carpet Bowls in Large Hall Music Practice

Saturday

7

9.30am

Prayer & Coffee –Small Hall

Sunday

30

10.30 pm 6.30pm

Morning service Evening Communion service

Duty Deacon for the week commencing 2nd Nov is Val Knott (0116 2394476) for the week commencing 9th Nov is Bob Kyte (0116 2386777),for the week commencing 16th Nov is Jan Timson (0116 2386350) for the week commencing 23rd Nov is Kathryn Shepherd (0116 2870044) and for the week commencing 30th Nov is Paul Wisdish (0116 2876747).

Correction: The first Church Members’ Meeting of 2015 will be on Wednesday, 28th January 2015. Other dates will be published later.

Church Annual General Meeting

Notice is given of the Kirby Muxloe Free Church Annual General Meeting. This meeting will be held on Wednesday 26th November at 7.45p.m. in the church sanctuary.

All church members are invited to attend.

Elections at the Church Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 26th November 2014.

Anyone requiring a postal vote for the annual general meeting should apply to the administrator at the church office by 19th November.

Church Vacancies.

Please pray (and act if you feel led) for the following vacancies in the church.

Chief audio steward.

Y for God co-ordinator.

Communion Co-ordinator If you would like more information about what any of these posts entails, the current incumbents will be glad to give you more information.

Church Officers and Diaconate.

At the A.G.M. Elections will take place for the church officer and diaconate positions.

Paul Wisdish is willing to stand as Church Secretary, proposed by John Holland and Kathleen Holland.

Bob Kyte is willing to stand as Church Treasurer, proposed by Paul Wisdish and Jan Timson.

The retiring deacons are Bob Kyte, Kathryn Shepherd and Jan Timson. All are willing to stand for election again. Bob is proposed by Paul Wisdish and Jan Timson, Kathryn by Carol Measures and Graham Couling, and Jan by Irene Frith and Bob Milton.

Also Janet Sykes is retiring from the diaconate at the A.G.M. Paul Wisdish, Church Secretary.

Dates for your Diary Rhythm Time (who use our premises on a Wednesday afternoon) are holding a Christmas Party on December 3rd in the lower hall.

They are looking for a Santa Claus (they will get his outfit) to come and visit the children at approximately 2pm. If you can help in this way please could you let Ann Heafford know either at home or in the office. Thanks.

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“Christmas

Praise”

Tuesday 9th December - 7.30pm at Leicester Grammar School, London Road, Great Glen, LE2 6PJ Speaker - Jeff Lucas Tickets £5 Tickets are going fast, so if you want some please contact Mike Howitt on 0116 210 7400

Ratby Band Concert There will be another band concert on Friday 30th January 2015 at 7.30 pm. More details and tickets nearer the time.

Rachel Verity

The Williamsons in Leicester.

For your diary.

Our current link missionaries Scott and Anjanette Williamson will be in Leicester soon.

This is one of the places they will be visiting in the U.K. before Scott takes on the pastorate of a church in Rayleigh, Essex.

Date: Saturday 3rd January 2015.

Time: 12.00- 15.00.

Venue: Friar Lane and Braunstone Church.

Bring: Your own lunch- drinks provided.

Also see the final newsletter from Scott and Anjanette in Peru on the vestibule noticeboard

Messy Christmas Our next Messy Church is on 13th December at 4:00. It would be great to see as many of you as possible, fun, food and fellowship for the whole

family. Also the sheep from last year will be making a return.

If you would like to help with Messy Christmas, there will be a meeting after the service on 30th November.

Kathryn and Deb.

Christmas Flowers Once again I am asking for donations towards the cost of decorating the church for Christmas with pot plants. If you are able to help, please see me or place your donation in an envelope in the offering plate. After Christmas the plants are given out to members of our community and are much appreciated. Thank you.

Barbara Hodson, flower steward.

Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts at this time and especially for the beautiful flowers we received last week.

Joyce and Ken Barrows

THANK YOU

I would like to thank everyone for the prayers, visits, cards and flowers that I have received during these past few weeks. Thankfully my gall stone and bladder have been removed (not to mention a hernia repair that I didn't know I had!!) and I'm now well on the way to recovery, I'll soon be back serving tea and offee!! Janet G.Worship

Songs Online A large selection of our worship song recordings are available online from our church website. With a smartphone or desktop computer go to http://kirbyfree.org and use the link on the left near the top called “Listen To Our Services” under the “KMFC Podcast” heading. On the next screen click “Church Worship Songs” and enter the password “kmfcworship” (all lowercase). You will then see the growing list of the song recordings available. Click a title to see the play screen or to download the recording to play later, perhaps in the car for

example. The index screen has song tags at the bottom to help you find tracks you prefer, such as, singing with the organ (click “Organ”) or Christmas music (cick “Advent”) etc. Our recordings are also available on CD. – Mike Shenton

As I will not be sending cards this year, but I still want to wish everyone a Happy Blessed Christmas and a Good New Year. Instead I am sending a donation to ‘Coping with Cancer’ who has been very kind to me these past six months.

Love Betty Shenton

HYMNS AND SONGS-Sunday 23th November Morning Service "Building through opposition" Nehemiah 4:1-9, 16-22 - Graham Couling 2 Timothy 1:8-18 - Lynda Wagstaff

SFA 237 BHB 507 SFD 1757 BPW 406 Lux Eoi) BPW 271 SFB 692

In heavenly armour Christian, seek not yet repose Ev'ryone needs compassion Church of God, elect and glorious (Tune: Come and see the shining hope Come, let us worship Jesus

Evening Service "How to pray blessing on others."

Psalm 20 - Ken Toon

BHB 520 BHB 365 SHF 14 SHF 120 SHF 126

Onward, Christian soldiers Down the mines A new commandment From heaven you came God forgave my sin

If you would like to know more about anything said during this service, or if you would like prayer or a visit from the Pastor of the church, or if there is any other way in which we can help, then please speak to one of the stewards or the Pastor, Rev. Bob Almond.

November’s ROTAS Book Stewards AM Barbara Hodson & A.N. Other PM Duty Door Steward Audio Stewards AM PM Mathew Verity Communion Nov 2nd am Ann Fearn & Moira McGauley th Nov 16 pm Hilary Brookes & Carol Rimmington Flowers Nov 2nd The Knotts Nov 9th Joan Bloomfield Nov 16th Julie Ford rd Nov 23 Ann Fearn Nov 30th Duty Deacon Nov 2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov 30th Tea/Coffee Nov 2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov 30th Offerings Nov 2nd Nov 9th Nov 16th Nov 23rd Nov 30th

Val Knott Bob Kyte Kathryn Shepherd Jan Timson Paul Wisdish Hilary & Carol Gillian & Paul Val

Andy & Carol Richard & Brian Bob & Graham Paul & Ray Janet & Pete

MINISTER: REV. BOB ALMOND, 0116 239 2731; email: bob@revbob.org YOUTH WORKER:

ABI FINCHAM 07712652024 abi@realityyouthproject.co.uk SECRETARY: PAUL WISDISH, 0116 2876747. email: pwisdish@btinternet.com TREASURER: BOB KYTE, 0116 2386777, email: robert.kyte@me.com ADMINISTRATOR: ANN HEAFFORD, 0116 2393173 (9.30 -12.30 Tues Thurs) email: admin@kirbyfree.org NOTICE SHEET EDITOR: STEPHEN BRADFORD 0116 2392257, email: sjbradford@btinternet.com (MATERIAL BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE LATEST, PLEASE) PRAYERLINE e-prayer on prayer@kirbyfree.org or feel free to use the prayer letterbox in the foyer.

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