Disciple

The Newsletter of

MCC Manchester

Sunday 13th April 2008

Welcome to this newsletter and to the ministry of MCC Manchester.  If this is your first contact with us, know that you are welcome.  You can take part in our ministry through attending our worship services or mid week meetings, or by using the various resources on our website.  You can keep in touch with us in person, by email, or by text.  It is our prayer that our people grow as committed disciples of the Lord Jesus. 

Today's Service  looked at the community of people who gathered around the Risen Lord and formed the first Church.  They had many weaknesses yet the represented the Kingdom of God to the world around them.  They had many qualities including hospitality, mutuality, love and, most important of all a desire for authentic worship.  We too offer an imperfect representation of God's kingdom and we too show these same four qualities to our world. 

Thanks.  Thank you for your generosity last week.  36 people attended and the collection was £134.50.  This is on top of the £1200 or so a month that is given directly to our bank account via standing order.  We saw over 81 people in March. 

Social

Our next social event is on Saturday 10^th May and is going to be fun!  We've booked a lovely room at the Police College where we are going to show the old film "The 10 Commandments" and have a buffet meal together as well.  The film is about four hours long so we will break at half time for the food.  The college really are excellent at catering and we hope you enjoy this afternoon and evening - and bring your friends along too!  The cost is £10 but we don't want to exclude anyone on the grounds of cost and have a few half price places too.  Please sign up with Elen if you wish to come - we'll collect money on the day. 

Lenten Smartie Tubes

Thank you for your generosity so far.  We have collected just over £500 for the Unit's Legal Welfare Fund which helps clients who have good cases but can't get legal aid funding.  I know there are more tubes to come back so please bring them along!  If you've lost your tube, why not just make a donation, get an envelop from Andy or Ian and put your donation in this marking it as 'Smarties'.  We hope to hand the money over in mid-May and add to it the Gift Aid which we can reclaim on this money. 

Introduction to Sexuality Studies.  This MCC sponsored course will be taught in Manchester from Sunday 9^th - Thursday 13^th of November this year by Andy and the Rev Jane Clarke.  It will cover many aspects of human sexuality and how we unit aspects of our sexuality with our spirituality.  The course will be held at the police college in Sedgley Park and will cost £100 for day students and £235 for residential students.  More details are on our website - go to the yellow bar on the right and then go to the sexuality page.  You can download a booking form from there too.  If you intend to come please book!