At the end of November City of Peace had only one official elder, but the church has at the beginning of December, gone through the process of creating a membership base and then into elections for new elders. This gives the group a bit of a structure, makes it more possible for us to find a suitable candidate pastor - and for a suitable one to find us. As we progress through the design and structure of the church so we become more easily approached. It is not as if a pastor is required to make a church run - the bible tells us what we need to be doing - meeting together, encouraging one another, baptising and sharing in the Lord's supper. A pastor is a great addition to a church; we miss Tom, but a church can - and we prove it - exist without one, although it is not easy.
Shortly after this we put on a Christmas Nativity play - I met with the children of the Thursday evening
kids club over 3 weeks to run through their parts. It was a little worrying at first , I don't really see myself looking after a bunch of kids like this - but they were very generous and forgiving of me and the end result was magnificent. Some said it was the best ever! The play was in rhyme so that all the parts were easy to remember - Angela Yardy is the source - I recommend her! The play is easily adapted and we interspersed it with traditional carol's for the adults. Afterwards there was something to eat. At least 4 new families attended the service!
And then just recently a group of us went Go-Karting which was great fun - 12 men racing around a track at silly speeds. Justin Kingharn was the fastest. It was really enjoyed by all.
And so to the future - we have Pancake Tuesday to look forward to, Easter Service and our annual weekend away at Oak Hall in Kent. The numbers attending City of Peace on a sunday and in the week are definitely on the increase. Praise God for his goodness to us, and that we might know how easy our burden is and how light our load.
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kids club over 3 weeks to run through their parts. It was a little worrying at first , I don't really see myself looking after a bunch of kids like this - but they were very generous and forgiving of me and the end result was magnificent. Some said it was the best ever! The play was in rhyme so that all the parts were easy to remember - Angela Yardy is the source - I recommend her! The play is easily adapted and we interspersed it with traditional carol's for the adults. Afterwards there was something to eat. At least 4 new families attended the service!
And so to the future - we have Pancake Tuesday to look forward to, Easter Service and our annual weekend away at Oak Hall in Kent. The numbers attending City of Peace on a sunday and in the week are definitely on the increase. Praise God for his goodness to us, and that we might know how easy our burden is and how light our load.
