In Christ - Speak Truth

If last week was about our unity as a church, this week is all about our maturity as a church. Often churches can be blown around by the latest fads and fashions. False teaching or ungodly actions can cripple the church. Yet amazingly this week we are going to learn the secret of maturity - and it starts with you.

 So join for our penultimate week in this series and discover… why we need church leaders, how we can all play our part, why ‘truth speaking’ is vital and much more. Jesus longs for our church to grow up to be the mature body of Christ – lets learn how together.

Children’s groups will continue this week and refreshments will be served both before and after the service.

Living in Love and Faith - TONIGHT

Tonight we will be holding an informal meeting at Kea Church from 7.30-9pm for members from St Kea or Christ Church to hear where the LLF process has got to and to ask questions and pray.

If you are unable to make this meeting and would like us to organise an additional meeting at another time do contact either Marc or Hugh. Also, if you wish to discuss any of this individually with either Marc or Hugh, or seek their support, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Small Groups - Enable

Enable groups will be pausing for the half term break this week, but will continue next week where we will be thinking more about God’s enabling to live for Jesus.

It’s not too late to find out more about joining a small group, so if you have any questions do email Marc Baker.

Light Party - Next Tuesday

We would love you to join us on Tuesday 31st October at Kea Church from 4 - 5.30pm for the annual Light Party. It is going to be a fun filled afternoon of games, crafts, food and music, so if you have children of primary school age or know anyone who does please do encourage them to come along. Use the sign up link below to let us know you are coming.

We are also looking for some volunteers to help run the event with all sorts of different roles, from serving food to helping with crafts. If this is something you could do please get in touch with the church office.

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Christ Church will be taking part in Operation Christmas Child this year. Read on to find out how you can be part of this mission project.

Pack a Shoebox of gifts for a child and bring it to church during National Collection Week (13-20 November). To find out what can and can’t be included click here Operation Christmas Child

Last year Trinity youth group were able to create an additional 30 boxes from your generous donations so if you are out shopping we’d be grateful if you could pop an extra bar of soap, packet of pens, pair of gloves etc in your shopping basket and bring them into church.

There will be a festively-wrapped box in church from this Sunday until 12th November for donations and we are particularly keen to create boxes for boys aged 10-14 this year.

Watch here to find out more about Operation Christmas Child.

Key Dates

Chance to talk about LLF - 25th October - 7:30-9:00pm

Light Party - 31st October at St Kea Church - 4-5.30pm

Enable groups - Week beginning 30th October

Save the date - Trinity Women’s Breakfast - 18th November

Save the Date - Wreath Making at Kea Church - 25th November

Weekly Prayer Points

Each week there will be a few things for our church life and church family that we can join together in praying for:

1. This week please continue to pray for the people of Gaza and Israel. Please pray for their church leaders for wisdom and strength to lead people through this fear and uncertainty. We pray for Christian communities and faith leaders across the region for unity, connection and mutual understanding so that they can help bring people together and show kindness.

2. Father God we want to thank you for the work of the Barnabus Fund. We pray for those encountering apparent hopelessness through war, persecution, natural disasters or extreme poverty. We thank You that through Your glorious resurrection we are born again to a living hope in You that does not disappoint us. We ask for mobilisation of resources to support our Christian family facing such suffering and that You will use Your people to help them renew their hope in You.

3. Finally let us pray for each person at Kenwyn Church, the associated wider community, and all the ways that God is blessing them with community, and his love. We ask that God will touch them again with His Holy Spirit and draw them to Him is obedience and prayer, so that all the things they do might be what he wants and done in his strength. We specifically pray that God will meet people in their daily devotions, making them more prayerful (including forming prayer triplets), and the outreach to young families through ABC, schools, our new/planned service changes, and door-to-door outreaches.