Houghton Regis Baptist Church

Thursday, 31 October 2013

'early warning' for Sunday November 10th

This is an early announcement. Sunday 10th of November is 'Remembrance Sunday' so the service will start at 10.45am which is earlier than normal.

from David's message in the newsletter:

This year we’ve been considering how we might engage in the wider mission of God. As part of this we will welcome Andrew North on November 10^th at 10.45am. Andrew will be fresh off a plane from Guinea in W. Africa. He has responsibility for all of BMS World Mission’s projects in sub Saharan Africa. He’ll speak on “Connecting with ‘The Mission of God’ across Africa”. I hope it will be the beginning of something new. If you’ve got a national dress then we’d love you to wear it to church on this day.

November/December newsletter now viewable via the 'Pages' link on the side panel.

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Sunday 3rd November

David Skinner will be taking BOTH services this week - the 11:00am morning service and the 4:30pm afternoon service.

Watch out for special information

about the service on 10th November.

Sunday, 20 October 2013

Saturday Barn Dance

Saturday 19th October

We were royally entertained/tortured (depending on your opinion of dancing) by the 'Sow's Ear Barn Dance Band'. Everyone enjoyed themselves and left with smiles on their faces at the end of the evening (if a trifle exhausted). Connor continued to dance in the car ALL THE WAY HOME in his 'off tilt windmill' way.

Connor pointing out the band during a moments respite from being pushed around the various circle dances.

Hannah & Keith Lawrence leading the way, much the same as everyone else, in a slightly bemused 'are we peeling off left or right' sort of way.

Lucy and Penny 'in the swing' of things.

Mary had to put up with Eric but seemed to cope reasonably well.

The band were fantastic.

......and half way through the evening Keith couldn't refuse the invitation to sit out the prancing and let his fingers do the dancing by becoming the 'augmented fifth' player in the band.

So thanks 'Sow's Ear' for a thoroughly wonderful evening.

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Sunday 22nd September

Harvest this weekend- Sunday services led by Phil & Rosemary Mader-Grayson.

What is F.A.M.M.?

FAMM is “For All Mankind Movement”. It is project that focuses of the needs of immigrant workers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and uses that opportunity to tell the gospel and train Christian workers to go to mission fields in their home countries.

more details visit: http://vimeo.com/45085608

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

An unexpected visitor.

Sunday morning we had an unexpected addition to the menu at morning worship. Alan Saunders, complete with an eight foot long cross shared our service with us. Visiting preacher Andrew Stockbridge shelved some of what he had prepared in order to interview Alan. Alan is walking from Manchester to London (due to arrive on Tuesday) trailing the cross which has been giving him opportunities to share the Christian faith with folk along the way.