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BROWNS BAY PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Friday 7th December 6.00pm Messy Church - Messy Christmas	Sunday 9th December 10:00am Children's Church Christmas Service.	Sunday 22nd December 7:30pm Carol Service
Sunday 24th December 11.30pm Midnight Communion	Tuesday 25th December 9.30am Christmas Day Family Service	Sunday 30th December 10.00am Thanksgiving Service for 2018

This week @ BBP

Monday 10 December

Office closed.

Tuesday 11 December

10.15am Tuesday Church - join us for a service of favourite hymns & the stories of their writers, followed by morning tea fellowship.

7.00-8.30pm Tuesday group at BBP. Contact Sean Cloete.in recess until the new year
7.30pm Dave & Jeanna Sheppard's home group at the home of Dave & Jeanna Sheppard. 21 Ellangowan Rd, Waiake.

Wednesday 12 December

9.30am Prayer in meeting room 1.
10.30am Rosedale Village Service.

07.30pm Home group meeting at the home of Val & Miles English, 8A Ponui St, Mairangi Bay. Ph. 478 4042.

Thursday 13 December

Watch this space!

Friday 15 December

10.00am Mainly Music.

Satuday 15 December

6.30-8.30pm Forrest Hill Church Youth Event at Milford Beach Reserve.

Sunday 16 December 3nd Sunday of Advent Joy

10.00am Morning Communion Service followed by tea/coffee and fellowship.

7.00pm Evening prayer service.

1st Sunday of Advent 02nd December Hope On the First Sunday of Advent: We light this candle in hope. Jeremiah 33:14 page 1231 God of hope, out of death you bring life. Renew us in hope, so that we may be alert to the dawning of Christ's advent among us. God of promise, God of hope, into our darkness come.

2nd Sunday of Advent 9th December Peace On the Second Sunday of Advent: We light this candle in hope. We light this candle for peace. Luke 1:78-79 page 1590 God of hope, God of peace, you speak peace into the world through the way of the Christ-child. Help us to live as peacemakers that we may be called children of God. God of promise, God of peace, into our darkness come.

3rd Sunday of Advent 16th December Joy On the Third Sunday of Advent: We light this candle in hope. We light this candle for peace. We light this candle in joy. . Philippians 4:4 page 1830 God of hope, God of peace, God of joy, you are our salvation; we trust in you and are not afraid. Lead us to draw water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation. God of promise, God of joy, into our darkness come.

Coming Up

Sunday 23 December 10.00am Christmas Reflections.

Monday 24 December 11.30pm Midnight Communion ServiceTuesday 25 December 9.30am Christmas Day Family Service.

Sunday 30 December 10.00am Thanksgiving Service for 2018.

Readings

02 December Luke 4:16-21 page 1596 Matthew 25:34-40 page 1542	18 December Luke 2: 1-20 page 1590 Matthew 2:1-23 page 1497
11.11.18 Colossians 3:1-17 page 1834 John 14:23-27 page 1676	18 November Genesis 32:24-30 page 53 2 Peter 1:3-11 page 1893 Matthew 7:7-14 page 1505	25 November Philippians 2:5-11 page 1827 Acts 4:29-37 page 1697 Matthew 25:34-40 page 1542
21 October Matthew 16:13-18 page 1524 Acts 1:1-8 page 1690 Acts 2:42-47 page 1694	28 October Acts 4:32-37 page 1697 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 page 1785	04 November Malachi 3:6-12 page 1490 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 page 1801 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 page 1803

Golden Jubilee in 2015

Click here for a run down of what we did, these where the planned events. Browns Bay Presbyterian Church is having its Golden Jubilee In July 2015 a celebration services and events are planned for this Golden Jubilee. Watch this space!

Regular Notices

Christ Kid’s and Christ Tot's (Sunday Children's Programme): runs during the 10.00am service.

Pastoral Care: Please contact the church office with any pastoral concerns.

Mainly Music Meet in the Family Centre at 10.00am.

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