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"Now you are the body of Christ, and
each one of you is a part of it" 1 Corinthians, 12:27
-+ EPISTLE +-
to the OX33ians
Welcome to the launch issue of the CHRISTIANS IN THE COMMUNITY
newsletter! Its vision is to link the body of Christians in the
Wheatley area (OX33), whether they worship locally, in Oxford,
Thame or beyond.
It is often easy to feel we are doing things in isolation,
struggling hard to maintain the status quo. But if you consider the
large and diverse group which joined in the Procession of Witness
on Good Friday, or who met at the URC on July 16th, our vision is
that united, God has so much more for us to achieve in our area.
So here's the theory:
To receive this newsletter regularly, please email
Kevin1.Betts@ntlworld.com (no matter where this email came from)
saying you wish to subscribe. Also, please forward these emails
to anyone you think may be interested. Or if they don't have
email, please print it off for them! You won't receive the
regular newsletter directly from the editor unless you ask.
Studies show that if you send an email to your friends, and they
send it to their friends, etc - by the fifth step everyone with an
email address will have received it - Rowan Williams, the Pope,
even the Christian you haven't yet met three doors down from you.
It won't take long before most Christians in OX33 are contacted.
Finally, this newsletter is here to support us all. Please
email Kevin1.Betts@ntlworld.com with details to share for the next
newsletter. Being the launch issue, the content below is only that
which your editor is currently aware, so please forgive any
particular bias. Future issues will be written by you! Initially it
may appear erratically, but hopefully will settle down to a regular
(monthly?) schedule.
-+ GOOD NEWS +-
Building the Kingdom Locally
40 local Christians from many churches met at the Wheatley URC on
July 16th, many of whom had not met before, to discover what God
is, and could be doing in the area. 6 topics where briefly
discussed; Children, Youth, the Elderly, Community events, Meeting
Point and Prayer. God blessed the meeting with renewed enthusiasm,
and a couple of new projects (among others) - a free fun day for
Wheatley in November, and a children's Christmas party in December
- see the EVENTS section below! Volunteers are required for both
projects, so if you would like to get involved, please contact the
relevant people. Cyril Newton and Lucy Betts are organising another
meeting, provisionally at the URC on Wednesday, September 24th.
The new Anglican team rector for the Wheatley Team Ministry, James
Watson, will be licensed on Sunday 19th October at 3.00pm in St.
Mary’s Church, Wheatley. All are welcome.
-+ EVENTS +-
Signs and Wonders
Regulars:
Monday | Home Group - Wheatley - Lucy Betts - 875436
Tuesday | Foundations course (from Oct 14th)
| - Marty Woods - 876596
Wednesday | Home Group - Wheatley - Jennifer Newton - 876066
Thursday | (please advise)
Friday | (please advise)
Saturday | Meeting Point (10am - 12am) - Merry Bells
| - Cyril Newton - 876066
Holy Days:
Sep 12th - 14th: Helping People Grow course - Marty Woods - 876596
Sep 12th: Stanton House Concert (8pm) - St Andrews Church, Linton
Road, North Oxford - Tickets £10 on door
Sep 21st: Wheatley Area Churches Service - 6pm
- Our Lady of Lourdes
Oct 11th: Card Craft Day - St Mary's - Lucy Betts - 875436 or
Jennifer Newton - 876066
Oct 19th: Licensing of James Watson - St. Mary's, Wheatley at 3pm
Nov 8th: Wheatley Fun Day - volunteers wanted!
- Marty Woods - 876596
Nov 15th: Tearcraft sale - Beckley - Ian & Erica Cave - 351226
Dec 6th: Childrens' Christmas Party - volunteers wanted!
- Karl & Sarah Turner - 876118
Dec 13th: Son et Lumiere - St Bartholomew's - help reqd wiht music
and costumes - Marion Brown - 872245
-+ REQUESTS +-
Ask and you will receive
Brookes are looking for families to adopt a student from
the University this year. This would involve inviting your
adopted student for meals (say once a month), and being there for
them during their stay on the Wheatley campus. If you are
interested, please contact Sarah Turner on 876118
Jen Woods is looking for people who could host attendees for the
Helping People Grow course over Sep 12th/13th - please phone
Jen Woods on 876596 if you can help.
-+ LET US PRAY +-
He is listening...
Please pray for the new leadership of St. Mary's Wheatley, and for
the URC also.
Also pray for Wheatley's schools, and for Brookes University at
the start of a new academic year - especially pray for the Primary
school prayer group who are aiming to get more involved with the
school this year.
-+ LOCAL LINKS +-
wwjd.com
Wheatley Area Churches:
http://www.wheatleychurches.org/
The 4 Parishes Newsletter:
http://oxford-consultants.tripod.com/4PNLWEBapr2001.htm
The URC's Fair Trade campaign (CCOW):
http://www.cforl.org/Faith%20in%20the%20Balance.pdf
-+ REVELATIONS +-
And finally...
Remember to email Kevin1.Betts@ntlworld.com if you wish to continue
receiving this newsletter, and to forward the email to anyone you
think may be interested, or print it off if they do not have email.
Also, as this is the first issue, your editor would like plenty of
feedback about the format of the newsletter, what should be
included, what shouldn't, etc - all comments welcome!
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-+ SMALL PRINT +-
Christians in the Community is a digest of Christian happenings in
the Wheatley area (OX33). It is compiled by Kevin Betts from
information he gets sent. All phone numbers begin 01865 unless
specified.
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