Dear Hope family,

Thought for the Week

Constant in Change

Psalm 13v5 ” But I trust in your unfailing love”

As we face changing rules and regulations once again, and as maybe there are frustrations and concerns for many about Christmas, let’s focus on the words of this Psalm to bring our thoughts to God:

¹ How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
² How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

³ Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
⁴ and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
⁶ I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.

And then let’s reflect on the words of the song by Jesus Culture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_KXsMCJgBQ

Higher than the mountains that I face
Stronger than the power of the grave
Constant through the trial and the change
One thing remains
This one thing remains

Your love never fails, never gives up never runs out on me

Because on and on and on and on it goes
It overwhelms and satisfies my soul
And I never ever have to be afraid
One thing remains
This one thing remains

Your love never fails, never gives up never runs out on me

In death in life
I’m confident and covered by the power of your great love
My debt is paid
There’s nothing that can separate my heart from your great love

Your love never fails, never gives up never runs out on me

May the Lord fill your heart and mind with a confidence in Him who loves you and is working for your good.

With love and blessing,

Roland

News

• This Sunday
  • We will be broadcasting from Admaston House with a live worship band. If you are not involved in this, please stay home and watch on the links below.
  • Facebook live https://www.facebook.com/HopeCommunityChurchAdmaston/live
  • YouTube on Hope Community Church Admaston channel. https://youtu.be/om36aPJQpQY

• Tier 2 status
  • We will communicate the plans for Sunday 6^th next week.

• Carol Service
  • We are able to continue with this for the community.
  • We have identified about 20 jobs across logistics (marshalls, serving etc) and technical, so we will need a lot of support on the evening. There will also be significant set up in the couple of days before (lights, tree, stage, tech, signage). If you are willing to help please message Roland.
  • The Hope Magazines are ready to go out advertising this. As Natalie has highlighted there are 4 piles left if you are able to do 1.
  • The Carol Service planning team who have done a fantastic job getting ideas together will meet Monday 30^th November at 7.30pm on Zoom to finalise way forward.

• Christmas Giving
  • At the Carol service, any cash donated will be given to the local food banks.
  • As a church, we can give electronically to BREADTrust in the weeks leading up to Christmas on this link https://www.give.net/HopeCarolConcert . Gifts in this period will go to the following projects:
    • In Zambia, monies will go towards developing a Centre of Excellence where rural pastors will be trained in farming, market gardening and other means of earning a living.  Also, monies will go towards developing vegetable selling which has been enabled by the new bore hole drilled in the South of Zambia in response to climate change.
    • In Ukraine your giving will go towards work serving and helping the poor Roma gypsy community in Kiev through providing food and sharing the Gospel.

Programme – Please contact roland@hopeadmaston.org.uk if you would like to join any of our meetings via Zoom.

Sunday morning worship is now live-streamed on both YouTube and Facebook from Admaston House at 10.30am.

Prayer

Give thanks:

• For our church family together.

Prayer:

• For the magazines going out, those distributing magazines and the Carol Service as it becomes publicised.
• For those who are unwell at the present time.

Other general information

Pastoral Care – If you are in isolation and need support (eg shopping), please contact natalie@hopeadmaston.org.uk who will arrange with the team of helpers.