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Summer schedule
// July 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // General
Well, summer is here at last, you can tell as it’s been raining today. I thought it best to let everyone know what the summer schedule is this year:
Sunday services will be 10:30 as usual in the morning, but will only last about an hour. There will be no sunday school, but the younger children (primary school, or thereabouts) will have somewhere supervised to go during the preach with a drink and games or a video etc.
There won’t be any Sunday evening services during the rest of July or Aug. With the numbers having been fairly low the last few months and traditionally dropping over the summer, we thought it best to give those who spend the effort putting them together a rest. We’ll look at putting a more programmed schedule in for the autumn to hopefully encourage people to come along.
The Edge finished last Fri Update: I’ve just been told that apparently there’s something this Fri for the Edge – maybe a sleepover
JAM finishes tomorrow (22nd) with ice cream and ’sports day’.
Mums & Toddlers will continue for the summer, with probably a week off at the end of Aug to allow the car park temporary toilets to be removed etc.
Wednesday prayer meetings will continue as usual.
House groups I confess to being unsure about. A lot of the Southbourne gang are having babies, so we’re taking a break. Check with the leaders for the other groups.
The website will continue, but might not get a sermon update every week. I’ll post those that have something recordable (I expect a few may be more visual/interactive which doesn’t really work on mp3, and I’m not up to video every week).
Sermon Archive – 11th July
// July 13th, 2010 // No Comments » // Sermons
Dave was doing the lazy preach this sunday morning and had us discussing and sharing about certain passages (all in 1+2 Cor I think, certainly the one we had was). Actually, don’t tell him I said so, but it worked really well.
That said, it it really needs editing as all you’ll hear is 10 mins muttering and then some of those who got up to share (not all used the mic). Please ask if you want to hear it though, as it was recorded – I’m just not doing the editing if no-one wants to listen.
In the evening we had a world premier of the new Michelle Moore movie ( OK, not a movie, but Shelley was preching for the first time). Everyone I’ve asked has said it was great, but I was at home with the kids and haven’t listened yet (I’m going to though).
If you want to hear that – it’s here.
Sermon catchup
// July 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Sermons
Quick upload before I get another week behind.
Daves sermons from the 27th June morning and evening here (sorry, I can’t tell you the subject on these).
Last week (4th July) was a family service in the morning and not recorded (or videoed, which is a good thing as I was in my running shorts). Steve spoke in the evening, and we have this here.
Bumper Sermon upload!
// June 21st, 2010 // Comments Off // Sermons
I bet you thought we’d given up on the sermons. Well no, but as always life can sometimes get between your plans and reality. This week, however, we have a bumper crop for you (well 4) from last week and this week.
Last Sun (13th June) Dave spoke morning & evening. The evening one, due to a random conversation with me at lunchtime is about basketball, so that’s got to be worth a listen.
This week (20th June) was Fathers Day. Jules spoke in the morning about relationships – not just fathers, and that’s well worth a listen. I managed to stay in and hear that one live, which is a rare treat at the moment. In the evening Tom (me!) spoke on ‘Humble Isaiah‘ and several people had more than single sentence conversations with me about it afterwards, so it can’t have been too bad either.
Swimmers home safely.
// June 19th, 2010 // Comments Off // General
The Pier to Pier swim was a great success – of 8 starters, 2 didn’t make it the whole way but 7 made it to the end.
Yes, I know the maths doesn’t add up, but we had a late starter 2/3 of the way through.
See some of the photos at http://www.flickr.com/groups/springbourne/
Charity event weekend
// June 17th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
It appears to be charity event weekend here at SCC (though none of the events are actually at the church).
On Saturday, Lissy Fish and Pastor Dave are swimming just over 1 mile between the Boscombe and Bournemouth piers. That’s in the sea. With waves and stuff. Sounds cold to me.I want to say that ’some others’ are swimming as well, but no-one seems to be able to tell me if that’s anyone I know or not. Either way, they’re starting at 12:00 (Boscombe pier) if you want to come and encourage them.
Also, on Sat evening at 9:00 Alex is starting to walk a marathon in aid of breast cancer for which I understand he has to wear a bra (the moonwalk). Fortunately that’s in Edinburgh so neither the smell from his feet or the screams of those seeing him in womens underwear should reach us down here. Seriously though we all wish him well also and hope we don’t see him joining the ‘foot issues’ row at the front of church when he’s back.
