Communications Sabbath 23rd May 2015 Northampton Homeless

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Communications Sabbath 23rd May 2015 Northampton Homeless
Northampton Homeless
Outreach
As many of you are probably aware, since last
October a group of us from Harlestone Road Church
have been visiting the town centre on Friday night’s,
helping the homeless & needy in whatever small way
we can. We have met some fascinating people and
over time a level of trust has developed and
relationships have been formed. We now feel that we
would love to offer these people much more than just
a sandwich, a blanket or a warm smile.
Communications
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HARLESTONE ROAD
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
NORTHAMPTON
So now we are in the process of setting up a
partnership with Northampton Borough Council’s
Homeless Outreach Team, based at Oasis House.
Their job is to walk the streets of Northampton,
finding homeless people and offering avenues of
hope. They work closely with alcohol & drug rehab
teams as well as mental health specialists. Their goal
is to get these people off the streets and into
accomodation and rehab (where needed).
With this partnership, we, as a church, can help in a
much more substancial way as the Outreach team at
NBC have limited financial resources available.
Pastor
Paul Dhanaraj
[email protected]
07445 318778
Through donations we can assist those whom the
Outreach team identify as genuinely seeking to get
back on their feet. They will identify their needs and
we can hopefully help them. This could range from
helping someone with bus fare to get to a job
interview, to supplying small appliances and food
once they have found accomodation.
Elders
Lloyd Sterling
07971 161940
Nigel De Vos
07823 331714
If you would like more information or wish to donate
to this cause, then please see either Gyles, Angela,
Reiss, James, Lloyd or David. Thank you.
Also please visit our new webpage which gives you
additional information and links to local groups.
http://northampton.adventistchurch.org.uk/outreach
Harlestone Road Seventh-Day Adventist Church
St James CEVA Primary School
Harlestone Road, Northampton.
NN5 7AG
http://northampton.adventistchurch.org.uk
www.youtube.com/harlestoneroadsda
www.youtube.com/truthforfreedom7
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Bulletin items to [email protected]
Sabbath 23rd May 2015
WELCOME
To our members, regular visitors and especially our
first time visitors, we would like to extend a very warm
Harlestone Road welcome and hope you all have a truly
blessed day.
Please remember to turn off/mute your mobile
devices. Thank you.
Sabbath School (10am–11am)
Leading out – Joan & Silvia
Opening Hymn – 375 ‘Work for the Night is Coming’
Scripture Reading – Luke 15:4-7 (Calvin)
Prayer – Maxine B
Special Item – Denise Welsh
Lesson Study – Yaw
Mission Story – DVD
Welcome - Sylvia
Closing Hymn – 369 ‘Bringing in the Sheaves’
Prayer – Ingrid
Announcements
Upcoming Events
There is no baptismal class today. However Sis Josephine would
like to meet with all of next week’s baptismal candidates straight
after the Divine service, as arrangements need to be discussed.
The church trip has been organised to take place on Sunday 26th
July to the lovely beach of Skegness. If you would like further
information or to confirm you want to attend the church trip,
please see Heather Malopa or Nadine Fuller.
This afternoon’s programme will be at 3pm and will be taken by
Craig Gooden. The topic will be ‘Last Day Events’.
Divine Service (11:15am–1pm)
Announcements
Lamb’s Offering (collection for church building fund)
Worship in Song
Platform – Craig Gooden, Pastor Paul, Dayo & Yaw
Introit - 479 ‘Tread Softly’
Call to Worship - Dayo
Prelude – 694 ‘Praise God From Whom’
This Sabbath will be Carolina’s last one with us (for now at least)
as she is returning home to Sao Paulo on Tuesday. We have been
truly blessed to have her worship and fellowship with us and she
will be missed, but we pray that God will continue to bless her as
she journeys on.
Invocation - Craig Gooden
Welcome - Pastor
Opening Hymn – 518 ‘Standing On the Promises’
Scripture Reading – John 3:16
Intercessory Prayer
Tithes & Offerings
Children’s Story - TBC
If you have any smart phones that you no longer use, please would
you consider donating them to the Nyotastar Christian
Centre project? These would be greatly appreciated by
our Pastor's, Evangelists, Brother's and Sister's over there in
Tanzania enabling them to communicate much easier with each
other and with the UK.
You can give them to Elvida, Arlene, Linda, Lucy, Darlene,
Angela Sterling and any of the team who will be going to
Tanzania this year, Thank you and may the Lord Bless you.
Special Item – Male Vocal Group
Sermon – God Of Love (Craig Gooden)
Closing Hymn – 294 ‘Power in the Blood’
Benediction – Craig Gooden
690 ‘Dismiss Us Lord’
Fellowship Lunch Served
All Are Welcome
A big thank you to all who collected and donated to this year’s
ADRA 2015 Annual Appeal. Harlestone SDA Church
individuals/family/friends/neighbours/colleagues raised a grand
total of £1651.95. This figure is more than £300 above our 2014
collection. This week we banked £311.42.
Home tins for the year ahead will be distributed shortly.
Remember that you can always make donations throughout the
year to ADRA online at www.adrauk.org
Sunset today is 9:03pm
Note to Parents: In preparation for World Sabbath Day, if you
are able to teach your children 'Be Thou My Vision' (hymn 547)
in their mother tongue and or a language other than English, that
would be great. Thank you.