Churches Together Diamond Jubilee United Service Sunday 3 June 2012 at 10:30am

Churches Together Diamond Jubilee United Service Sunday 3 June 2012 at 10:30am

Unfortunately the bad weather drove us indoors for our planned open air service, but what a gathering of the churches of Pill, Easton-in-Gordano and Portbury ... the Salvation Army Hall played host and it was packed. Brownies and Guides presented their flags together with the Union Jack and it was indeed a special service. Majors Alan & Carol led us through the programme starting with 'Praise my soul, the King of Heaven, a prayer and then the Whalers made a very positive contribution linking their 3 songs into the work of the Methodist Church in its efforts to abolish slavery. Francis Asbury preached his last sermon in Pill before moving to America in 1771. It also spoke of the life of General Taylor who eventually became President. Pill has a rich heritage and the Whalers reminded us of that with 3 sea shanties. The scriptures were read from Luke 4 vs 14 -21 by the Baptist Minister, Rachelle. Rev Ruth led us in prayers and Rev Rod Ingrouille gave a very challenging word. We also sang

Jubilate, everybody
Serve the Lord in all your ways
And come before His presence singing
Enter now His courts with praise
For the Lord our God is gracious
And His mercy's everlasting
Jubilate, Jubilate, Jubilate Deo

And this closed the indoor aspect with the Jubilee prayer ....everyone then moved outdoors (as the sun began to shine) to the precinct and sang 'Crown Him with many crowns', we again all said the Jubilee Prayer and said the grace. followed by everyone singing the National Anthem. Praise God and God Bless Her Majesty.

Pill Jubilee Prayer

O God, the author of peace, and the love of concord, we give you thanks for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, for her steadfast faith and for her royal service to this nation and all the peoples of the Commonwealth.
Bless and strengthen our communities. Nurture the bonds between us of friendship, hope and trust.
We ask this in the name of Jesus who reigns as servant of all............... Amen.

Notices 3rd June 2012

WE STILL NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS AND HELPERS FOR OUR COFFEE MORNINGS IF WE WANT THIS TO CONTINUE!!!

Saturday 2nd June 9:00am 1st Saturday of the month Joint Churches Prayer Meeting at Christ Church
10:00am Coffee Morning
Pill Rag

Sunday 3rd June – 10:30am Churches Together Diamond Jubilee Open Air Service at Victoria Park (The Green)
Majors Alan and Carol will lead our 6:00pm Meeting at the Hall.

As Monday and Tuesday 4th and 5th June at Bank Holidays there will be no Cell Groups

  
Tuesday 5th June 7:45-8:30am Prayer Time at the Hall

No Little Gems - Parent and Toddlers H/T

Wednesday 6th June No Little Gems - Parent and Toddlers H/T

Thursday 7th June 7:45am - 8:30am 'General's Call to Prayer' at the Hall 
No Quest (Year 7 and above) H/T

Friday 8th June 9am - 9pm 'Pray for the Day - Corps Leadership

Saturday 9th June 10:00am Coffee Morning

Next Sunday 10th June – Majors Alan and Carol will lead our Meetings at 10:30am and 6:00pm

Coalition For Marriage - 504,154 have signed the petition to date!

The Coalition For Marriage has a campaign of protest against the Government proposal to re-define the traditional use of the word Marriage to include same-sex relationships.

If you disagree with this move - now is the time to say so. Please sign the petition on the rear table in the Community Room..  The Scriptures are very clear so as Elijah said to the people of God in 1 Kings 18:21
Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
(from The Holy Bible: New International Version.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society) 
God bless Pete

Future Meeting Themes and Prayer list

Coalition For Marriage - 504,154 have signed the petition to date!

The Coalition For Marriage has a campaign of protest against the Government proposal to re-define the traditional use of the word Marriage to include same-sex relationships.

If you disagree with this move - now is the time to say so. Please sign the petition on the rear table in the Community Room..  The Scriptures are very clear so as Elijah said to the people of God in 1 Kings 18:21
Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
(from The Holy Bible: New International Version.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society) 
God bless Pete

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

3^rd June – 10.30am Diamond Jubilee United Service on the Green

8^th June – Pray for a Day – Corps Leadership

17^th June – Messy Church

20^th June - CAMEO

23^rd June – Portishead Flag Day

8^th July – Farewell Meeting

29^th July – Installation Meeting for Captains Antony & Heather Godwin led by Captain Helen Schofield (DYO)

30^th July – 2^nd August – HOLIDAY CLUB

For your prayers

The continued impetus on the work at the Corps

Lilian ..... Mary (and Adrie) ..... David Plater ..... Ken Shortman .... Luanne  ..... Ann Foley. ..... Ruth Hollands .... Patsy ..... Terry Rogers

For Nan who is in hospital and very unwell (no visitors).. Remember Jane, Sue and John and their families at this time.

Captains Roxanne and Ionet Sandu and Karina and the Corps in Romania
Officers in Papua New Guinea . 
All the Corps in Zambia ...
Please pray for Harry, a year 1 pupil at Portishead Primary and the family at this time. Harry has been diagnosed with kidney cancer

Please continue to pray for Margaret John's Grandson Oliver who is quite poorly and facing operations and a long stay in hospital.

Pill Corps Values

'In the Hall Loft'

Carol and Alan led the meeting this morning and intitially spoke about the priests sorting through the temple achives when they came across some scrolls ... when they opened them up to have a look they discovered they were the books of Deuteronomy. Carol then went on to say that she was sorting out some boxes in the loft and found what looked like an old sheet but when she opened it out, this is what she found. Not even the oldest member of our Corps could ever remember seeing it........ WOW!! whatever happened in Pill in 1919 to warrant such a banner being prepared and used to celebrate ... 33 years after the hall was opened!!!!!!!!! ... The colours are amazing!!!

Introduction to Captains Antony and Heather Godwin

Perhaps now is an appropriate time to introduce you to 

Captain s Antony and Heather Godwin who will be coming 

to Pill Corps from Shaw Corps in July

Their Installation and Welcome Meeting will be 29th July 2012

Conducted by Captain Helen Schofield (DYO)

Salvation Army Houses of Prayer (SA-HOP)

This is a reprint from the Army's Website  ...... Centre for Spiritual Life Development

http://www.salvationarmyspirituallife.org/ihq/www_ihq_csld.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/52252FE5EEC37FB780257995003D9DFA?openDocument

Salvation Army Houses of Prayer (SA-HOP)

More on SA-HOP:
Edmonton
Banbury
Visby
India

While the Global Call to 24-7 Prayer - A Day and Night Cry for Justice seeks to be an ongoing prayer initiative, there are already several Salvation Army centres with a sense of vision and calling to become Houses of Prayer (SA-HOP) - places where the fire of intercession never goes out and where God makes himself at home according to Isaiah 56:7 '...my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'.

Pill Prayer Beacon Corps

Emerging from the 24/7 Prayer Movement, specialist prayer centres known as Boiler Rooms have been set up in numerous places around the world. Boiler Rooms are very experimental and regularly re-invent themselves to explore new territory and structures.

Prayer Beacons seek to apply Boiler Room principles and practices in the context of familiar and recognisable Salvation Army Corps settings, humbly desiring to help others to move deeper into prayer.

In November 2011 Pill Corps, South Western Division (United Kingdom with the Republic of Ireland Territory) was launched as a Prayer Beacon. Prayer has always been its DNA and a clear establishment of a rhythm of prayer and the transition to a Cell based model of doing mission has strengthened this.

The ideals at the heart of a cell-based church and a prayer beacon blend together. At Pill these values are based on:

Praying and developing intimacy with Jesus;
Engaging in mission;
Learning through good teaching, training and equipping;
Reaching out to those who don't know Jesus;
Sharing authentic and honest community and hospitality
Caring for those who are in need or who are hurting.

The Salvation Army has been part of the community of the village of Pill, South West England, for 125 years. Locals attended one of the Army's meetings in the neighbouring town of Bristol with the intention of disrupting what was happening there, but ended up getting saved. They returned to the village and decided to start the work - the Army's been there ever since.

Located on the River Avon, the village was traditionally the residence of pilots, once home to 21 public houses and known as a rough place. Today, however, the Corps is standing in the gap in prayer, not only on behalf of the village, but with a strong sense to pray beyond the boundaries of the community. These words from Isaiah 54:2 were given to Pill Corps in 2007:

‘Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities'.

Since then the Corps has committed to pray for the needs of the Salvation Army in the territory on a regular basis through the Pray for a Day initiative. Corps Officers Majors Alan and Carol Young explain that the hall is open for 12 hours for people to drop in to spend time in personal prayer and to pray zealously for the requests received through email. "This ministry continues to grow each time with petitions being sent in from other countries. Following the Pray for a Day, the topics are distributed to the Sunday morning congregation so that the prayers can continue after the event".

In the building there are two designated areas for prayer. The upstairs Prayer Room is usually themed and there is a quiet area set aside in the corner of the downstairs hall which is particularly useful for those who are unable to access the Prayer Room. These are available for use any time the hall is open and on request.

A prayer list is issued quarterly and identifies a different group of people connected to the Corps to pray for each day. There are also two weekly early Morning Prayer meetings and prayer walks around the village at various times.

Prayer Beacon Corps seek to re-focus all the elements of their corps life through the lens of prayer. In other words they are working out how to "do" Salvation Army from a place of total immersion in prayer. As such they light the way for other corps to go further and deeper in prayer.

If you would like to connect through Pray for a Day e-mail your prayer request to
alan.young@salvationarmy.org.uk.