Irve Griffiths fills us in on the latest news and plans from our youth team.
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The Axmouth Community have produced postcards that they will give to every household in the village along with a copy of Luke’s gospel. This initiative is to let the village know that the Axmouth Community love and care for the village through prayer. The church are also creating a prayer area within the church building and offering pastoral care to villagers.
Our very own Jack Thomas, local historian and all round good egg, has self-published a book for young people. The book can be purchased from lulu.com or you can buy copies directly from the back of the Uplyme Church building. (I wonder if we could get all these books we are writing in the local shop? Ed.)
A couple of years ago, I did an unprecedented thing. I unplugged myself from Facebook. One morning I had an epiphany that I was not controlling Facebook, but Facebook was controlling me. In a move of desperate counter-culturalism, and without warning my (satisfyingly extensive, cough) network of friends, acquaintances, and people that I had never met, I deleted my account. Despite feeling slightly bereaved, I felt liberated. I was free.
The Axmouth Community are celebrating their flower festival this weekend. It runs from today (Friday) through to Monday. The flowers look stunning and there is a special community gathering taking place at 10am in the Axmouth Church Building. See you there!
Do you like singing? Do you fancy singing in a local and dynamic Gospel Choir? Then read on….!
My first novel for children (aged 8ish), Epsilon, is now on sale at the back of the church. It’s a sci-fi adventure and a Christian allegory! I hope you enjoy reading it. It’s available for £5. (You can also purchase my travelog ‘Hitch’ for £5 too! Or you can buy both for £20!!)
Have you ever wondered why a church service is called a service? Who is it servicing? The title conjures up the idea that in some way, something is being dispensed to the people that gather. We, the gathered are being served. I have to confess that this is why I sneakily change the title from ‘service’ to ‘gathering’ in our literature, on the website, on bulletins and on posters. Perhaps this is in some vain hope that the emphasis of our meetings will be on community and not on that which is being dispensed from the front.
This time they are performing at Lyme Baptist Church. Sunday 12th September at 6.30pm. (Don’t forget our own gospel choir practice in Uplyme Church building at 7.30pm on Wednesday 25th August!!)
Yes, it seems like it is a long way away, but we are taking reservations NOW for the Church Weekend Away in 2011. We are going to be participating in the Narnia Weekend at Lee Abbey between Friday 30th September and Sunday 2nd October 2011. Reserve your place now!!
The Action Men’s group are going for a (gentle) bike ride followed by a chat in the pub. Meet on Tuesday 17th August at 7.30pm at The Golden Hind, Musbury with your bike!
The rota for the autumn services (September to November) is now available online as a Google Document. I must apologise that the previous rota was published as a ‘web page’ and not as a Google Document. This meant that it was not formatting properly and could not be printed. The online rota gets updated automatically whenever we make a change and can be viewed as a link from the the Calendar page. Alternatively you can go here: Here is the Mighty Shed (youth) programme for this coming autumn. Click on the flyer to view full-screen.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan have been devastated by the worst floods in the country’s history. The death toll already stands at 1,600, with up to 14 million people affected. Tens of thousands of people are injured and homeless. And floods are an ideal breeding ground for water-borne diseases such as cholera. Communities affected by the floods need urgent help and villages downstream – yet to be hit by flood waters – need to be better prepared. We can respond in two ways. 1) We can give, and 2) We can pray. Uplyme Church will be collecting and giving directly to the aid agency Tearfund.
Join us in giving. You can give directly to Tearfund via their website: http://www.tearfund.org/ Alternatively, you can give cash or cheques (made payable to Uplyme PCC) in an envelope marked ‘Tearfund Pakistan Appeal’. These can be given in to the church office, or posted to the church or handed to a sidesperson at one of our Sunday gatherings. Perhaps you could join me in prayer…Lord God, we praise you because you know and love every person affected by the floods in Pakistan, and because you are with them in their suffering. We pray for the communities affected by these floods, that they will feel your love, comfort and hope around them today. God, we ask for your hand to be upon the response to this disaster. Strengthen decision-makers and aid workers, enabling them to bring help and hope to those who desperately need it. Lord, help us to be your hands and feet. As part of your worldwide church, we ask these things in Jesus’ name, Amen. Revd Gavin Tyte The funeral of Denise Sherrin will take place at 3pm on Friday 20th August in the Uplyme church building, followed by a burial in the Uplyme cemetery. The funeral will be taken by my predecessor Jeremy White who knows the family well. I did not know Denise well, having only met her a few times since moving here in January, but I do know that she was a very much loved member of the Uplyme community. This Friday, at 3.30pm we have the thanksgiving service for the life of Joan Clarke, the mother of Tom Clarke (who sadly passed away earlier this year). Again, it will take place in the Uplyme church building. Revd Gavin Tyte. |
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