The new leadership team meet for the first time this week, so please pray for them as they work out how to serve together to do what God wants in our church. The priorities they will be looking at are:

1. Pastoral support and Housegroups – how can we develop these
2. Community Outreach – but making sure which part of the community we are trying to reach
3. Worship – particularly on Sundays
4. Prayer – putting prayer at the heart of our Fellowship in everything
5. Student Ministry – can we rebuild this in the coming years?

John White writes in response to the donations to the blue recycle bin housed in the church over 3 Sundays this month.

I thought you might like to know straight
away the value of the stock donated by Canley Community Church over the last three weeks (and kindly delivered to our shop in Cannon Park by you). Our manger at the shop has gone through all the donations and valued it at shop floor prices as £350!

That is amazing and was very encouraging to our shop staff and volunteers… Please pass on thanks to all at the church for their kindness in supporting Global Care in this way.

Blessings

John

Our next church lunch will be on 22 April 2012. The meal is always very popular, so to make sure we have enough food for everyone, it’s essential that you book with Claire Martin by 18 April on 024 76416958.

We will have a service from 11am, when Doug Preston will talk to us about how “Jesus is amazing!”, then lunch will follow from about 12:30pm. We look forward to seeing you then!

Recycle with a difference is Global Care’s new initiative that enables you to help in a way that will not affect you financially. From Sunday 1st April until Sunday 15th April, we will have a Global Care stock bin present at Canley Community Church.

Please place your unwanted items into the bin. After this three week period, Global Care will collect the bin and recycle the contents, turning any good quality pieces into stock at one of their charity shops. These items, when sold, will contribute to Global Care’s work in helping vulnerable children break free from poverty.

Join us to celebrate Easter – on Good Friday at 10:30am and on Easter Sunday at 11am. We will celebrate communion at both services.

Come and join us for our morning service on 26 February and stay for a fantastic lunch! Our very own Jon Rogers will be speaking in the service (from 11am), then the building will be transformed, filled with tables and smells of roast lunch!

As there are limited numbers, make sure you let Claire Martin know you are coming before 19 February, either at a service, at the cafe, or by using the contact form.

Worried about the cost of Christmas?
Credit card bills starting to arrive?
Wondering how you will cope?

You are not alone!

CAP Money is a free money management course run at Canley Community Church. It will help you:

• Get control of your finances
• Set a realistic budget
• Run a simple system to make your money work for you.

Contact Doug for more information and to book on 02476 474725 or download the leaflet.

www.capmoney.org

Our special fourth Sunday services start a new series for 2012 – “On Your Marks”. We won’t be having a bouncy castle, but there will be games, activities, a story from the Bible, music and our new “Power Foods” – healthy snacks to get your Olympic training under way! Join us from 10:45 on Sunday 22nd  January.

The Sound of Christmas

Saturday 17th December 7pm
An evening of music & readings

Family Carol Service

Sunday 18th December 11am

Carols by Candlelight

Saturday 24th December 6.30pm

Christmas Day 10.30am

We have a special toy service on November 20th. The Director of Coventry City Mission will be speaking at the service. Bring along a toy that can be given to a child or young person somewhere in the city in a Christmas parcel to families who are having a difficult time this year. The gifts should NOT be wrapped.
We will also be having another Community Lunch. There’s a limit to how many people can fit in for lunch – if you want to join us, either speak to Clare Martin at church (or the cafe) or send us a message using the contact form.