Orchard Baptist Church, Colchester

Notices for the month of June

In our service on 1st June, Dave will give the All Age talk and Vicky will be continuing our sermon series Heroes of Faith; this week the second about Samson, from Judges 14-16: A man given to temptation, whose faith came good at the end.

In our Pentecost service on 8th June Ruth will give the All Age talk and Shonaidh will be continuing our sermon series Heroes of Faith; this week is about Jephthah and his daughter, from Judges 11:1 -12:7, Making and Keeping Promises before God.

In our Father's Day service on 15th June, Linda P will give the All Age talk and Peter T will be continuing our sermon series Heroes of Faith; this week is the first about Naomi and Ruth, from Ruth 1:1-22, Inseparable. The service will include communion.

In our service on 22nd June, Shonaidh will give the All Age talk and Hilary will be continuing our sermon series Heroes of Faith; this week is the second about Naomi and Ruth, from Ruth 2:1-13, A kind Benefactor

In our service on 29th June, Lynsey Heselgrave will give the All Age talk and will be continuing our sermon series Heroes of Faith; this week is the third about Naomi and Ruth, from Ruth 2:14-23, Working hard and being blessed.

Election of Deacons, Brian and Linda have given notice that they are in the process of moving to Nottingham to be closer to family. This means that they will be laying down their responsibilities as Treasurer and Secretary. They would like to do this soon so they still have time for a handover to whoever takes on these roles. Therefore the Deacons have decided to open up the opportunity for nominations for 2 or 3 more Deacons to be voted in at the June Church Meeting (Shonaidh will also be leaving in the summer leaving another vacancy). There could be a shuffling around of roles so it doesn’t necessarily mean that whoever is nominated will be the Treasurer or Secretary. Please think and pray about this as an urgent matter. If you feel God is calling you or someone else then there are nomination forms at the back of the church near the teas and coffees. Nominations need to be in by 8th June. If you want to know more than please talk to one of the current Deacons.

Planning Meeting, Tuesday June 10th at 7.30pm, in the Front Room - to look at storage and use of church rooms/future development? If you would like to be involved in this, please speak to Linda R

Church Work Morning, Saturday 14th June from 9.30 - 12.30pm. The outside of the church needs a lot of tidying from weeds and the inside needs some sorting and clearing. Please bring bags to take away the garden rubbish and garden tools if you have them. Please come if you can, the more people the easier it is, and even if you feel you cannot do much you could make drinks for everyone else! Thank you.

Volunteers Needed:

  • Monkwick Fun Day - Saturday 7th June 12-4 pm, we still need a couple more to help during the afternoon, please speak to Steve if you can help, or want further information.

  • We need people to help with the teas and coffees after the service, especially when the regular team are away. If you would like to be part of the team, please speak to Heather or Robert. We also need people to help with the washing up each week.

Birthdays in June: Christine's is on the 17th,, Julie's on the 19th, Michael's is on the 21st and Sara's on the 23rd, wishing you every blessing in the year ahead.

Dates for your diary:

  • Monday 2nd June, 7.30pm. Colchester City Prayer at Lifehouse, 46 King Harold Road, CO3 4SE. See Steve R for more details.

  • Saturday 7th June, Monkwick Fun Day, 12-4pm, speak to Steve for more information.

  • Sunday June 8th, final day for submission of Deacon Nominations.

  • Sunday June 8th, Colchester Churches Pentecost Celebration with Guest Speaker Pastor Peter Prothero, at 6.30pm, St John's Church, St John's Close, CO4 0HP

  • Monday 9th June, Deacon's Meeting at 10am

  • Wednesday 11th June, Prayer Meeting at 7.30pm

  • Wednesday 25th June, Church Members Meeting at 7.45pm

Our regular activities:

  • Craft & Crochet Club meet Mondays 1.30 – 3.30pm at the church; contact Hilary for more details.

  • Discoverers meet Tuesdays 1pm at the church; contact Jennifer for more details.

  • Tuesday Homegroup 7.30pm in Abberton; contact Paul or Linda R for more details.

  • Wednesday Homegroup 7.30pm in The Willows; contact Hilary for more details.

  • Little Pips Toddler Group meet Thursday's 9.30 -11am; contact Julie for more details.

  • Cake & Cuppa meet Friday's at the church 1.30-3.30pm, contact Shonaidh for more details.

Prayer Requests: If you have an urgent prayer request, please phone the Church mobile: 07354 450399 or email prayer@orchardbaptist.co.uk

July Notices: If you have any notices for the month of July, please email notices@orchardbaptist.co.uk by 25th June.

If you would like the notices emailed to you rather than obtaining a printed copy, please see Jan.