Water Eaton Church Centre’s Craft Group 20th Birthday Celebration Craft Group held its first session on Tuesday 29 th April 1997. Jean Hulett and Jane Sellers had been asked if they could organise a craft group for adults and they agreed. It became one of the Home Groups at Water Eaton Church Centre with the…
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Last Sunday I used Malachi 3:10 as part of the blessing at the end of the service: ‘Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a…
One way and another, it’s been a busy week. Don’t worry, I won’t bore you by reciting my diary. But today I had a gear change. I don’t mean that the work/meetings/appointments dried up a bit – but that I deliberately changed gear today. And something amazing happened. I anticipated that I’d reach the end…
Last year I set you a Lent challenge: to devote 20 minutes a day in God’s presence, every day for forty days. I wrote: I want you to commit to spending just 20 minutes a day focused on God. I know, that sounds both possible (hey, what’s twenty minutes!) and impossible (but I’m far too busy to…
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from 18th to 25th January. During this time the Church Centre will be open for prayer & services relating to the theme of ‘Crossing Barriers’, details below: Wednesday 18th: 18:30-19:30 – Reflecting on Friendship (Lounge) Thursday 19th: 19:30 – Coffee & chat 20:00-21:00 – Churches…
This was the message & challenge shared during our Carols by Candlelight Service. If you weren’t able to join us, you can listen to it in full and sing along in the comfort of your own home/office. Reflections on the Wise Men Let’s stop for two minutes to think about the Wise Men. They were…
Yesterday we were joined at the Church Centre by 90 year 3/4 students & 10-12 teachers/helpers from Drayton Park Primary School for a session exploring the Christmas Story. As part of their RE subjects they’d been learning about the journeys of Mary & Joseph, and the Wise Men, and had heard about the part King…
Our advent calendars are up & the countdown has begun. We are so excited by the Christmas season! During the next two weeks we have almost 300 children from local Primary Schools coming into the Church Centre to explore the Christmas story. In addition, 2000 students will be visiting schools across Milton Keynes as part…
Many people are familiar with the story of The Good Samaritan, but this is just one example of many in the Bible where Jesus tells his followers to love and help others. No matter whether they share the same faith, culture or lifestyle, Christians are called to be kind, selfless and generous to all. One…
A fine afternoon was had by all at the September meeting of the church Coffee Club last Wednesday afternoon at Dobbies Garden Centre. In all, 35 members and friends gathered to share coffee, tea… fruit tea… hot chocolate (and maybe the occasional mini-biscuit or two!), in a fun afternoon of warmth and fellowship. It’s great to have…