The theme of our Lent course this year will be ‘Draw Near: Life-giving habits for Lent’.<br>It’s a campaign organised by the Church of England for use by the worldwide Anglican communion. In recent years we’ve held our various courses in the Sun Inn, Dunsfold and we’ll be back there for Lent 26 starting on Tuesday, February 17th and running for six weeks to March 24th. <br>We’ll start at 7pm with a simple meal and follow the lead of Jesus and his disciples by eating together and sharing fellowship.After that we’ll be watching some videos and during the course discuss sharing in worship, sharing in prayer, sharing the Scriptures, sharing communion, sharing in service and sharing the Good News.<br>Each week a specialist contributor will explore a different one of these aspects and we will also have special videos created by leading lights in the Diocese of Guildford.<br>Archbishop-elect Sarah Mullally and Archbishop Stephen Cottrell said: ”Draw Near is all about teaching us how we can cultivate the habits and practices that will draw us nearer to God. And we will find that, in doing so, God will draw nearer to us, too.”<br>To help us plan our course please email David Walker to sign up asap. He can be contacted at <u><a href="mailto:davidwalker2020@hotmail.co.uk">davidwalker2020@hotmail.co.u</a>k </u><br>Also, for many years we have staged Lent lunches in Dunsfold and Hascombe with the funds raised going towards the Bishop of Guildford’s Community Fund. We’re planning to do the same this year. The lunches are simple affairs with soup and cheese and biscuits. If you would like to stage one please contact Pam Walker on 01483-201140. She will be hosting a lunch and organising a diary of events.<br>
Christians around the world are asked to join together this week, starting on Sunday October 18.In our prayer for the day through this week we will be using the prayers that are being shared by churches all over the world. So this will really be a time where set prayers are used globally.Please join with us in sharing prayers and make an international impact.
Our speaker at the Cafe Church service on February 8th is Andrew Saul from CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide).CSW is a Christian human rights organisation that works for freedom of religion or belief and justice for ALL people, no matter what religion or belief they may hold.CSW describe themselves as “an organisation proud of our Christian heritage, identity and values: they are the foundations in all we do. This means that we believe in the power of prayer to transform situations, and we encourage our supporters to join us in praying for the cases and issues we work on. We believe we can all play a part in campaigning for freedom of religion or belief.”CSW’s team of specialist advocates currently work in over 20 countries. Please join us at Cafe Church to hear what Andrew Saul, one of their acclaimed speakers, has to tell us about CSW. Our service starts with a continental breakfast from 9.45 am.
This Sunday (January 11th) we're holding a special Christingle service at Dunsfold Church. Everyone is welcome as we celebrate Christ as the Light of the World and the work of the Children's Society.Please join us if you can. The service starts at 4pm. Our Funday@4 gang will be part of this event and then revert to their usual meetings from next month, February 15th.
