Contact: Full time Pastors: Tim Gunn (01332) 556484 & Phil Butcher (01332) 553025 Youth Pastor: Thiago Holanda (01332) 405345

WOODLANDS EVANGELICAL CHURCH www.woodlandschurch.org.uk

Blenheim Drive Allestree (Partner church at Springwood Drive, Oakwood)

A warm welcome to our services today. Sunday 29 November 2015 A.D.

10.30am All-age praise, prayer & Bible teaching ‘Knowing Jesus – there is no greater thing’ ‘I am the resurrection and the life’

John 11:25 Phil Butcher (p. 1078 in the church bibles)

Refreshments are served after the morning service and before the evening service. Do please join us.

7.00pm Praise, prayer, communion & Bible teaching ‘Every spiritual blessing in Christ’ ‘To the praise of His glory’

Ephesians 1:6, 12&14 Steve Adam (p. 1173 in the church bibles)

Visiting? Please do take a moment

to give us a record of your visit by

filling in one of the “Welcome

Cards” which can be found on the

tables as you came in.

If you are thinking about regularly

worshipping with us, do take a

WELCOME PACK, giving more

details about ourselves and the

activities that run mid-week – see

one of the Stewards.

Stewards can help you find your

way around our building if you need

assistance.

Toy bags are available to borrow

from the sideboard in the front foyer

if you feel your children would

appreciate them during the service.

Children & Young People have their

own groups part way through the

morning service. Crèche facilities

are available.

Tim Gunn is preaching at Myton Church, Warwick, this morning.

Church alarm The new alarm code will be active from tomorrow. If you need to know the new code and haven’t had the details, please speak to Sue Smith as soon as possible!

Admin: Sue Smith (01332) 551074, email church-admin@hotmail.co.uk www.woodlandschurch.org.uk

Those who ordered a copy of "The One True Light” can pick it up from the

table in church. Please pick up your named copy. The cost is £3. Please put your money in the envelope which is in the book and pop it in the offertory

box. If you wanted a copy but forgot to order one, we have a few spare

copies.

“Four kinds of Christmas": This short book is an attractive presentation of the real meaning of

Christmas against the background of wrong approaches to this special time of the year. We've

bought 100 copies at £1 each! 'Take, pay, read, pray and give away!!' What sort of Christmas

is yours - Santa, Shopper, Scrooge or Stable?

There are some Christmas cards that need signing TODAY to be sent, this week, to those who work abroad

whom we support; also one for Ed and Marsha Greenslit. Please look on the table in the church.

QUIET REFLECTION EVENING at the start of Advent. This will be held tomorrow, starting at 7.30p.m., at the Holy Family Catholic Church, Blenheim Drive and this year will be led by Colleen from our own church. It will last for about an hour and is organised by Allestree Churches Together. Come and share with others as we celebrate again the birth of Christ. The theme is: “And He shall be called…” and there will be a retiring offering which will go towards the Refugee crisis.

Phil is taking the assembly at Portway Infants School this Tuesday morning.

Elders’ Meetings Our elders are meeting at various times this week – please keep them in prayer. New congregation elders – Tuesday; Allestree elders – Thursday; Oakwood

elders – Thursday. Elders' retreat: The Allestree elders are meeting on Saturday morning for an extended time of prayer and discussion. Please do pray for them as they meet with each other and with God at this important time in the life of the church.

The next Woodlands Allestree church family meeting will take place this Wednesday at 7.45pm in the church building. Paper copies of the agenda and the

new mission statement are available on the table. Please be praying about this meeting and

make every effort to be there as we look forward in the life of the church.

Our Bereavement Support Group will be meeting this Thursday at 7.30p.m. CONKERS (for Dads and Tots) meets on Saturday from 8.30 -10.30am. Tim

Rosier is in need of some extra help putting out the equipment and packing it

away afterwards. If anyone is willing to help, please speak to him TODAY!

Growing Young Disciples – Training Day for Youth and children’s workers – please see pigeon hole for leaflet if you are involved in this work in our church.

Contact: Full time Pastors: Tim Gunn (01332) 556484 & Phil Butcher (01332) 553025 Youth Pastor: Thiago Holanda (01332) 405345

A reminder that our Christmas publicity is now available. We are NOT doing a massive

distribution this year so do take some and use it prayerfully to invite friends and family to our

Christmas services.

OAKS Christmas Dinner: There are some places available on Tuesday, 15th December (lunch-time), with a choice of a three or two course meal (£20.00 & £17.00 respectively), including coach travel, to Willersley Castle, Cromford, Matlock. Please see/contact Malcolm Brown in the next few days if you would like to come and join us. The 4 messages from Acts from the recent church staycation are available to listen to on the

church website. Don't miss out!

Quote, unquote: If there is a God, you owe him far more than a morally

decent life”

Gideons at Woodlands School.

On Wednesday, the 2nd December, the Gideons and Thiago are going to offer New Testaments to Year 7

pupils at Woodlands School. Please pray that the pupils will each take a copy which they read and share

with their parents.

Secondly, the Gideons greatly appreciate the prayerful and financial support from Woodlands Church for

the work of distributing about 84 million Bibles and Testaments annually around the world. God has

promised that His word will accomplish what He desires and it is very encouraging to see this being worked

out in the 21st Century. Thank you!

Epic Explorers is a great new holiday club resource for 5-11s from Christianity explored. We're planning to do it in February half term (15th-

19th). But to do it we really need all hands to the pump. Traditionally

Woodlands are last minute people - but in order to plan the club we really need commitment in the next few weeks from anyone able to help so we can plan a

team meeting early January. Please could you let Abby Richards or Phil

Butcher know ASAP if you're able to help with teaching, helping, refreshments,

music, drama, crafts & praying. Thanks.

The Dove Project is planning to serve a Christmas meal for homeless and vulnerable adults. We would like to give out gift bags. If anyone would like to donate a Terry’s Chocolate Orange (£1 in

a number of places) and any men’s toiletries, please place them in the box in the foyer by Sunday 13 December. Further details from Louise Morgan.

Church Family Picnic – next Sunday after the morning service.

There are still Leftover containers in the kitchen – please collect a.s.a.p.

Dan Findlay has mislaid his speakers – they look like a glasses case – have you seen them/got them?

Admin: Sue Smith (01332) 551074, email church-admin@hotmail.co.uk www.woodlandschurch.org.uk

Church Administrator: Sue Smith, our current Church Administrator, has indicated her desire to step down from the role around Easter next year. We will miss her massive contribution enormously! Please do speak to Tim Gunn, one of our full-time pastors, if you are interested in the possibility of taking on this paid role. In addition, do speak to Sue directly if you'd like more information about what it involves.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: Just to let you know that we sent 141 shoeboxes to the appeal this year. They will be going to Serbia.

The next edition of Loose Leaves , our church magazine, is out after Christmas so if you

would like to contribute please get your articles to Andy Brown, preferably by email or via the pigeon hole at church. Closing date for submissions is Sunday 20th December.

THIS WEEK AT WOODLANDS – in the church and community

Monday 30th Acorns; Scouts; evening Acorns meeting

Tuesday 1st OAKS; GIG/IMPACT

Wednesday 2nd Acorns; Allestree Business meeting

Thursday 3rd Ladies Bible Study; Bereavement support group

Friday 4th Acorns

Saturday 5th Conkers

Sunday 6th Church picnic

Opportunities to serve the Lord and each other.

Responsibilities 29/11/15 6/12/15

Crèche Sarah D, Charlotte, Jo L, Justine

Tim/Carly, Christine J, Megan, Pamela J

Stewards: John & Maureen Stuart & Mona

Stewards pm: David Stuart

Duty Elder Phil Mark

Refreshments: Phyllis, Janet L, Jacky & Marjorie

Kay, Jo, Jeanette, Paula

Refreshments pm Phyllis Glen

Chairs: Craig, Richard S , Thiago Jonda, Tim, Steve, Greg

Flowers: Jan R Sue W

Sunday 6 December 2015 A.D. 9.30am Prayer downstairs in the Burrow – all welcome! 10.30am All-age praise, prayer, communion & Bible teaching ‘Knowing Jesus – there is no greater thing’

‘I am the way and the truth and the life’ John 14:6 Phil Butcher

7.00pm Praise, prayer & bible teaching

Christmas is coming! Let’s get ready Tim Gunn

Church Notice Sheet: Items for the next notice sheet must be passed to Sue Smith by Wednesday evening. Details can be left in her pigeonhole, ring her on 551074 or you can ring the office, 551336, where there is an answer phone or email: church-admin@ hotmail.co.uk. Giving to Woodlands: If you would like to make a gift on a Sunday to Woodlands, there are collection boxes fixed to the walls as you come into the Church Hall.