Activities This Month
Tuesday 1st | Fiona Ernest from Albanian Evangelical Mission Speaking @ Whole-Church Prayer-Meeting |
Friday 4th | 7pm, Youth Club — Beach Special. Meet at North Beach, by Constitution Hill, and pick-up from same location. Contingency plans will be announced if it’s raining. |
Lord’s Day 6th | Communion as part of Morning Service |
Thursday 10th | |
Monday 14th | 7:30pm, The Pilgrim’s Progress – A Guided Tour (Session 10) @ AP (downstairs) |
Thursday 17th | 7:30pm, Officers’ Meeting @ AP (downstairs) [rescheduled] |
Friday 18th | 7pm, Youth Club @ AP (downstairs) Last of the Year |
Lord’s Day 20th | 12:45pm(ish), Bring Your Own Picnic (on the green by St Michael’s Church, if it’s not raining) |
Monday 21st | 7:30pm, Church Members’ Meeting @ AP (downstairs & online) |
Lord’s Day 27th | Rhodri Preaching in London: – Capel Seion, Ealing (AM) – Trinity Church, Cockfosters (PM) |
Other Notes
- Note that the Members’ Meeting which was originally scheduled for the 3rd of July has being postponed to the 21st, also note that that is a Monday.
- Note that we will have a break from the special Good News Services for July and August, but do continue to invite friends and neighbours to the services; the gospel is preached in every service in AP.
- The Pilgrim’s Progress – A Guided Tour is a course curated by Ligonier Ministries which we’re running every other Monday in the basement. Derek Thomas (who was converted in Aber, became a member at AP and served as a deacon for a short time with us in the 1970s) is the video tour-guide. We listen to him for twenty minutes or so and then we talk over some discussion questions. We aim to be done within the hour. We’ll only hold one session this month (The Castle of Giant Despair), and then take a break until we start again on the 1st of September.
- Whole-Church Prayer-Meetings: 1st, 15th, 29th | Small-Group Prayer-Meeting: 8th, 22nd
- There are three small-groups led by each of the elders. Speak to Rhodri, Ian, or Eric if you are interested in joining one of the other two small-groups.
- The weekly Women’s Fellowship is now on summer break.
- Causeway continues to meet between 11 and 12:30 every Wednesday, it is a time of worship organised by the staff of the homes that grew out of Plas Lluest (the home for adults with learning disabilities set up by Alfred Place four decades ago). There is singing, reading, prayer, and sharing of the word, all geared at the Plas Lluest residents and others with additional needs. The format is usually singing until around 12, then Rhodri speaks, then there’s prayer, and then there’s tea and biscuits with an optional bring your now packed-lunch, followed by some more singing. It takes place in the Community Space in Tesco. All welcome (you don’t have to stay for the whole time).
- There will be no monthly Bible-Reading-Groups’ in July and August, but we continue to read the Bible together as a church. We are currently on Esther. All church-members are encouraged to read the chapters and to consider Christ as you do. The next Bible-Book-section will be Joshua 1-20.
- When able to, those manning the Book-Table go out every Saturday (weather & personnel-permitting) 11am-12:30pm; members, speak to Eric if you are interested in joining the work.
- Rhodri plans to attend an AECW Committee Meeting on the 15th of July.
- Rhodri is preaching in London on the 27th, and plans to be there for a few days of that week to help his parents as they are slowly downsizing.
- Pray for church children who are at camps this summer, and members who are volunteering on them. Ask for details.
Book News
The bookshop is temporarily closed due to administrative matters. We appreciate your patience and will reopen as soon as possible. The books shown below are not available from the bookshop, but are available to order through other bookshops in town, or online (ask for help if needed).