Announcements - 15th Jan Updated

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The Mission of Ashraya is to be a family of churches who are: Passionate for Jesus Connecting the Unconnected, and Serving the Community.

Ashraya, in Sanskrit, means refuge, and at Ashraya Noida, we truly hope to be a safe place for the hurting to come and receive hope and care.


The Most Important

Thing!

We want you to know that God loves you. God knows your name and He has REAL answers to your REAL questions. If you'd like prayer email us: ashrayanoida78@gmail.com


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What is a Church? Church is just a collective name for people who have put their faith in, and follow, Jesus. When a group of Jesus’ followers meet together to worship God and study the Bible, as we do here on Sunday mornings, we call that a “church service”.


Praise & Worship? You may notice that we sing songs together when we meet. This time of singing is often called “praise & worship” or a “worship service.” Worship is a significant term that means that God is worthy, or that he deserves, the best of all that we are. Our whole lives should be lived to honor him - this is worship. When we meet for a church service, we usually make focused 1 time to praise and worship God together using songs. Praise means to say out loud how amazing God is and to celebrate his amazing-ness together. Worship means to focus our attention on how great and exalted God is, to surrender our lives to God, and to experience closeness and intimacy with God. During our praise & worship time, we hope you will feel free to join if you want or sit quietly. There are no expectations here.


Prayer Prayer is talking to and listening to God. It’s simply a conversation between you and God. You can pray anytime and anywhere. There is no need for a special vocabulary, or character, or level of goodness. We believe we can pray to God the Father, through Jesus…


Sunday Message During a Sunday morning service, someone from the church will give a talk to help us all understand how the truth of the Bible practically applies in our lives. This person has studied the Bible in advance during the week and comes prepared to share what they feel like God wants us to hear from the Bible. Please feel free to ask any questions you have while the message is happening.


Join our Whatsapp Group

Contact Kristin: 9667379111


Beyond Sunday! Get involved in the things we do through the week!

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Spiritual Life Activities: Helping you connect with God through the week...Midweek Prayer Bible Studies and more... Sharon - 09810603427; Sarah - 09868637078; Beth - 09884101286

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Community Life Activities: From the Travel Group to a 4:00 clock tea time on Tuesday, and so much more...reach out to Kristin (09667379111) or Gaining (08527820186) for information.

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Social Justice: Calling people to serve, providing opportunities for people to serve. Sharon - 9843736442


How can I get involved? "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn."

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Come and See Come and be a part of our Sunday mornings...and if you're really feeling bold, join our WhatsApp group.

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Come and Lunch Come join one of our Sunday lunches, and learn about ways you can get involved.

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Come and Stay Join one of our LG's and discipleship programs.


Connect

“Connect” is a time for us to meet together as a church. Connect always starts at 11 am on Sunday mornings. During our Connect meetings, we worship, pray and learn from the Bible together. Connect happens in different formats, usually on alternating weeks:


3 Formats for Connect Connect Online

Connect Hub

Connect Hybrid

Every Sunday, we have a

Small group meetings, that

On alternate Sundays, we

Connect Hub, you can join

meetings, where we meet both

Online from anywhere in the

Ashraya Noida family, to build

basement and have a

to invite.

comfortable small group

meeting called “Connect

usually happen in homes. At a

Zoom. Join us for Connect

with other people in the

Online” that happens over

world, with anyone you want

relationships in person, in a format.

have Hybrid Connect

in-person at The Haven Connect Online option.


Connect Hubs Explained Connect Hubs are small group meetings that usually happen in homes. At a Connect Hub, you can join with other people in the Ashraya Noida family to build relationships in person in a

comfortable small group format. At Connect Hubs, you will log in together to Connect Online and have more personal

opportunities to share, pray and worship in community. Connect Hub locations are like food trucks or pop-up

restaurants. You may find them in different places on different

weeks, so keep an eye on the Whatsapp group to find a Connect Hub near you. Or you can host a Connect Hub to invite your friends and neighbors.

Connect Online and Connect Hubs are fully integrated so that

whether you log in on your own or from a Connect Hub, we all still get to grow together. Contact 9667379111 to learn more!


Connect Hybrid Explained On alternate Sundays, we have Hybrid Connect meetings, where we meet both in-person at The Haven basement and have a

Connect Online option. Anyone is welcome to join in person at the Haven. We simply request pre-registration, so we can

maintain Covid safety protocols. For any Hybrid Connect week, a simple link will be posted in the Whatsapp group for you to register.

Our Hybrid Connect services are also broadcast live on the

standard Connect Online Zoom link. So, on Hybrid Connect weeks you can still join at the same time to Connect Online, from anywhere.


Journey Together (LG)

Another thing we do as a church is meet together during the week for Life Groups (LG) (which we call LGs). In LGs, we share a meal, study the Bible together and spend time getting to know each other. Our life groups usually meet twice a month. We have Life Groups in Greater Noida and Noida Sector 78. Contact 9843736442 for more information.


JOURNEY

r e h (LG) t e g o T ALONE

Noida 78 Life Group Antriksh Golf View 1 Friday 7:30 PM Greater Noida Life Group Unitech Cascades Rd (Mazy/Gaining) Thursday @ 7:00 PM





After Connect If you would like to stay back: Stay and just listen to music

Message the host/cohost and ask to pray with someone. Message the host/cohost and say you want to hang out and just talk.



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