two Cuffley & Potters Bar Monthly Newsletter One church meeting in two venues Welcome to the August edition of our newsletter.

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1 Monthly Newsletter two One church meeting in two venues Cuffley & Potters Bar Welcome to the August edition of our newsletter. Jesus gave every believer a mission - to go and make disciples : Matthew 28:19-20: 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Therefore we need to make sure that EVERYTHING we do as followers of Jesus is carried out in the light of this command from Jesus. Vacancies at Life Church We currently have many vacancies for roles within the church at our Cuffley Campus! These are urgent roles that need filling, both to relieve the pressure on those existing people who serve on the rotas, and to receive the blessings that are in store when you do take on active service in our Church: Sunday School - Leaders and Teachers needed (typically you only take on one Sunday per month - you can always swop if you can't make it!) Lock-Up - 1 person needed. Refreshments Rota - at least 2 people needed (typically start at , finish at ) We really do encourage members and regular attenders to please come forward ASAP! Speak to Matt Archer or Debbie Chisholm. Life Church Web Site:

2 Sunday Services potters bar campus am (Coffee from 9.45 am) Oakmere Community Centre Fetherstone Close, Potters Bar, EN6 5NS cuffley campus am (Coffee from am) King James Avenue, Cuffley, EN6 4LN Note: We hope to have our next Prayer & Praise Evening will be on Sunday 27 th August at 7pm. JOINT SERVICE Sunday 27 th August For our Potters Bar & Cuffley Cuffley Campus 11.00am BAPTISM SERVICE Our next Baptism Service is on: Sunday 3 rd September Cuffley Campus Please let Phillip Coffin ot Matt Archer know if you would like to be considered for baptism. Church Members AGM This will be on: Sunday 17 th September after the morning service at Cuffley Campus. The dates for Members Meetings for 2018 will be published soon. Goffs Oak Methodist Church Holiday Club - August Gill Chuchla would like any medium sized or 750g cerial boxes for craft puppet theatre. Thank you. Saturday Men s Breakfast These start at at 9am. The future dates for your diary are: Saturday 2 nd September Saturday 2 nd December The meeting on 2 nd September will take place at... THE CUFFLEY CAFE 3 Maynard Place, Cuffley, EN6 4JA Let Phillip Coffin or Matt Archer know if you d like to come along. Our Vision Statement: To Grow through Living Out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission

3 LIFE GROUP LEADERS MEETING Thursday 7 th September 8.00pm The Rainbow Room, Cuffley Campus See Matthew Archer or Phillip Coffin for more details. Life Groups Autumn Schedule Life Group leaders meeting Life Group Together meeting Unity Session 1 Be United Note: We encourage all our Life Groups to follow the schedule below in their groups if at all possible. Material will be provided. Week beginning: Unity Session 2 - The Struggle For Unity Unity Session 3 - The Need For Togetherness Break Week beginning: 2/10/17 Introduction (Mt 13: 1-23) The Kingdom of God Parables 9/10/17 Parable of the Weeds (Mt 13: 24-30, 36-43) - A Kingdom of Good & Evil 16/10/17 Parables of the Mustard Seed & Yeast (Mt 13: 31-35) Growth 23/10/17 Parables of the Hidden Treasure & Pearl (Mt 13: 44 46) Heart & Soul 30/10/17 Parable of the Fishing Net (Mt 13: 47-52) Winning Others Break together Thursday 14 th Cuffley Campus 7.45 for 8.00pm start Session 1: Be United Week beginning: 6/11/17 Unity Session 4 Tangible Unity 13/11/17 Unity Session 5 Sustaining Unity 20/11/17 Unity Session 6 That the World Might Know 27/11/17 Unity Session 7 Power to be United Life Church: God Centred Purpose Driven People Empowering Multi- campus

4 What is The Marriage Course? The Marriage Course was developed in 1996 by Nicky and Sila Lee (authors of The Marriage Book) for couples looking for practical support to strengthen their relationship. Who is it for? The Marriage Course is for couples who are seeking to strengthen their relationship. It is based on Christian principles but designed for all couples with or without a church background. Sign up sheets are now available. Numbers are limited to 15 couples. Commencing on Sunday 17 th September ( ). This is a seven-week course. Cost 70 per couple (includes dinner and course material). Limited places available. Please book early to secure your place. Booking forms available on the Welcome Desk. For further information, please see Matt & Karina Archer or Gavin & Debbie Chisholm. Or the office: debbie@lifechurch.uk.com Weddings Abigail Adu-Sarkodie gets married to Emmanuel Boateng at Peyer Memorial Presty Church, Kumasi, Ghana, on Saturday 12 th August at 10am. Chantelle Sayles gets married to Richard Findlow at St. Thomas a Becket Church, Northaw, on Saturday 2 nd September at 1.00 pm. Please remember both couples in your prayers as they begin their married life together. Coming in October We will be having a month of Prayer & Fasting at Life Church as we focus on the area of Building God s Kingdom. This will be based around various Parables of the Kingdom found in Matthew chapter 13. Material will be supplied for Life groups to follow the same theme. On Wednesdays during October the church will fast and come together for prayer at the Cuffley Campus in the evenings. During October, the services will have a different structure. Both the Cuffley Campus and the Potters Bar Campus will follow the same themes in the Sunday services each week. More details to follow.

5 Available on Web Site From the introduction: This material is an aid to assist us in thinking about how we can come together, how we can love one another - see each other for who we truly are and work side by side for the sake of the Kingdom. We all know that there is an enemy whose aim is to tear down and destroy any unity that we may have, and yet the mission of God is victorious over his plans. The devil prowls aroundtrying to wreck relationships, but the Lord draws us together by his Spirit to demonstrate his love to those who don t yet know him. It is time for the Church to rise up in unity - all for one. More Life Group Material is available from our church web site: lifegroups This is an excellent resource to help people to become disciples who then go on to make disciples. Written by Dr. Brandon Park with the subtitle: What You Should Know and How You Can Grow, LifeCoach Discipleship is a tool for personal and spiritual growth and development It combines captivating media, practical content, and thoughtprovoking study questions all on the platform of interactive discipleship coaching relationships. Studies have shown that we grow best spiritually when we have someone to invest in us and walk with us in life. This material will help you achieve this. The goal is for the mentee, the one being discipled, to become a mentor to multiply other disciples. You were made to be a disciple and to make disciples. Some of the material is now available online at: If you would like to buy a copy of the book on which the material is based, or want more information please get in touch with Phillip Coffin or William Wong.

6 Regular Life Church Note: Singing for Fun starts again in September. Mother & Toddler Group Tuesdays (Term Time) pm 2 per family team Wednesday 8.15 pm (Rainbow Room) If you would like to receive personal prayer then please come along and speak to us, you will be welcome. Contact Fran Warboys BREAD Bible Readings Explained And Discussed Next Meeting Thursday 7 th 12.45pm for 1pm Rainbow Room Cost 2 for refreshemtns See Phillip Coffin for more info. Tuesday 7.30pm & Thursday 9.30am Contact: Amanda Beeton (Tuesday) & Isabelle Clark (Thurs) Monthly gatherings to pray and seek stragegies on reaching the local community. Also, each Wednesday, from pm there is a Prayer Walk in the local community, starting from the church car park. See Matthew Archer for more info.

7 Contact: Audrey Croll PUB LUNCH Goffs Lane, Goffs Oak EN7 5EP During August we are meeting at The Place (Cheshunt Park Golf Centre, Park Lane, EN7 6QD) for Coffee Morning. Friends Walks GROUP 3 rd Wednesday of each month. For more details please contact Audrey Croll 3 rd Friday of each month Wheelwrights Just turn up. We d love to see you! Contact: Audrey Croll or Pat Roser. Potters Bar Drop-in & Lunch Club We are not meeting during August, but will return again in September. Potters Bar Foodbank & Blaze 4:16 Helping Local People in Crisis & Enriching the Local Community We don t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That s why we provide three days nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. Blaze 4:16 If you have a keen interest in playing any one of these instruments, then come and sign up for these FREE classes: Guitar, Cajon (drums) and Keyboard English, Maths, IT, Social Media, Cooking & Zumba There is also a Health Clinic open alternative Saturdays advice and guidance by a Paediatrician for children up to 16 years old. Open every Saturday 12:30 to 2:30 Wayside Centre Potters Bar, EN6 5NE Website: info@pottersbar.foodbank.org.uk If you d like to volunteer, please Esther Tam at the address above.

8 Contacts Church Office Ministers Elders Deacons Youth & Children Worship Team (Cuffley) Worship (Potters Bar) Prayer Ministry Team Food Bank & Blaze 4:16 Life Church King James Avenue, Cuffley, EN6 4LN Phillip Coffin (Senior Pastor) Matthew Archer (Youth & Community Pastor) (Mobile: ) Gavin Chisholm Mary Gregory John Hyde Susan Tyme William Wong Amanda Beeton David Fadipe Diane Gilbert Derek Gregory Julia Ellis-Hall Carol Coffin (Potters Bar Campus) Jenny Campbell Alison Hockney Esther Tam Fran Worboys Esther Tam Kathy Hillier