Exeter corps bulletin 22 09 2013

Exeter Salvation Army Corps Bulletin Welfare, Work & Social Justice Day Saturday 5th October - 10.00am -4.00pm - Exeter Temple Welfare, Benefit, Reforms?

Unemployment, Food Poverty, Social Justice?

Dr Helen Cameron Public Affairs Unit THQ & Lynn Coutts Employment Plus THQ will help us explore issues in order that we can serve suffering humanity.

This event is Free - Lunch Provided Please contact Megan Armstrong at DHQ - Tel 01392 822100 for more information and to book

Commanding officers:

Majors Alan and Carol Young ‘The Salvation Army in Exeter exists to please God and make Jesus known’

Sunday Programme 9.40am Prayer meeting (open to all – please feel free to join us) 10.30am – 12 noon Morning Worship Crèche facility for the under 3’s available Primary (3-5) Lovin’ It (6-11) and Livin’ It (12-17) age-related Bible-based activities in the community hall as announced. When there are no formal activities arranged for children please use the activity bags provided at the sides of the hall You are invited to stay for refreshments & fellowship after worship

12.30 – 1pm Community lunch - for those in need, served in our community hall (helpers please note – no entry to the community hall before 12.15)

Exeter Salvation Army Friars Gate Exeter EX2 4AZ

6pm - Evening meal for those in need and Alpha Course – please ask for details of how you can support this mission programme

Flower Rota

Phone: 01392 216553 Mobile: 07743 019407 Find out more about our Corps, view or download copies of this Bulletin www.salvationarmy.org.uk/swe/Exeter_Temple

We try to ensure the information in our bulletins are as accurate and up to date as possible. Please email items for the next edition to SABulletin@aol.com by Tuesday 1st October - Thank you

Registered Charity Numbers: 215174 and 214779 (England and Wales); SC009359 and SC037691 (Scotland); and CHY6399 (Republic of Ireland)

Sunday 22nd Sunday 29th

Judith & Terry Trethewey Police Choir

Planned Preaching – October - Reaping a Harvest October 6th

Seasons of the soul

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

October 13th

The Fruitful Word of God

Isaiah 55:9-13

October 20th

Harvest Festival: The Reason for the Season: Psalm 1

October 27th

Figs, faith and fruitfulness Mark 11:12-26

Corps Diary September/October Listen out for announcements for other events September Sun 22nd ~ ‘Unless’ Psalm 127:1 /CYM Gift Day Thu 26th ~ Corps Council Meeting 7.30pm (postponed new date to follow) Fri 27th ~ MacMillan Coffee Morning 10– 2noon Sat 28th ~ Exeter Police Choir th Sun 29 ~ ‘Again’ Deuteronomy 30:1-10 ‘Back to Church Sunday’ / Messy Church at 3.30pm

October Thu 3rd Sat 5th Sun 6th Wed 9th Thu 10th Sat 12th 12th /13th Sun 13th Mon 14th Thu 17th Fri 18th Sun 20th Tue 22nd Wed 23rd Sun 27th Sun 27th

~ Exeter Local History Group 2.30pm ~ Community Day (details on back page) ~ ‘Seasons of the soul’ (please note - no SA papers today – double orders Sunday 13th) ~ ‘Fans’ with Lucy Shannon ~ Prayer Day/Walk ~ Soul Exeter ~ Response at Taunton Corps ~ ‘The Fruitful Word of God’ ~ CYM meeting 7.30pm ~ Collecting at Tesco ~ Raise the Roof 7.45pm Friday 18th October ~ Harvest/Church Parade 7.45pm Harvest Raise the Roof ~ Home League Harvest Thanks giving An evening of contemporary ~ Visit of the deaf School 6 – 7pm and classical music ~ Figs, faith and fruitfulness Pick up a flier today! ~ Messy Church 3.30pm (TBC)

Friday 27th September MacMillan Coffee Morning Held in our community hall 10am until 12noon Please invite your friends along to support this worthy cause

Prayer Focus Contacts made via the Big Collection Our Children’s & Youth Ministries leaders; for God’s leading at this time of change Back to Church Sunday and Messy Church that God will lead us to those we should invite Our university students – Ellie Woolway, who recently left us to study at The University of Gloucestershire, Ollie Hawker now back at Birmingham City University, Lydia Woolway who will be returning to Durham University and Jack Gibson in his final year at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Also for those who worship with us as they study at the University of Exeter, Huiying Mew, Jake Wall, Simon Hendry and soon to join us again Jess Dutfield.

For those supporting our homeless community each week and for all those attending the Alpha course Please continue to pray for Mac MacGowan, Michael Turvey and all those connected with our fellowship who are unwell or going through difficult times just now If you would like someone to pray for you or with you, speak to someone today or leave your prayer request & details in the box provided in the foyer.

Our prayer room is open for private prayers whenever the hall is open so please feel free to spend some time here Copies of our Corps prayer list are available in the foyer – please feel free to take one.

Weekday activities Monday 10am Craft Group in our coffee lounge 10am Little Treasures – in our community hall Tuesday 2.15pm Home League - main hall 7pm Songster rehearsal - main hall 8.15pm Band rehearsal - main hall Wednesday 10am Little Treasures community hall 2.45pm Women’s Fellowship (2nd Wednesday of the month only) Friday Rainbows, Brownies and Guides 7.30pm Response rehearsal main hall Saturday Soul Exeter (Ecumenical Youth Event open to all teenagers) 2nd Saturday of each month.

Please note we have no access to hall between 1.30 - 10.30pm Home groups are held in people’s homes at various times and venues throughout the month. Please speak to Corps Mission Secretary Andrew Cutler for full details