Church not as you know it... CAFÉ CHURCH Sunday 6pm, Sep 30th Creative Café A mix of café, art and prayer Oct 14th Soapbox Live Music Oct 28th What is Christianity? Questions answered Nov 11th Faith and Law Expert testimony Nov 25th Café Bazaar Buy ethical & fair trade Dec 9th Single Parenting What is it like? conversation people faith informal tea cakes relaxed coffee politics Christianity fair-trade art G ower Road Park Way Heather Crescent Bay Tree A venue Ma es y Gollen S ketty Park Drive Sketty Park Rd Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HQ 01792 204767 www.parklandschurch.org.uk
Cafe Churc Park Way Heather Crescent Bay Tree A venue G ower Road Ma es y Gollen September 17th October 1st October 15th November 5th November 19th December 3rd Do miracles happen? Fairtade or what? Student welcome Bonfire night Art for everyone Enjoying Christmas S ketty Park Drive Sketty Park Rd Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HS 01792 204767 www.parklandschruch.org.uk
Park Way Heather Crescent Bay Tree A venue G ower Road Ma es y Gollen S ketty Park Drive Janurary 7th Janurary 21st February 4th February 18th March 4th March 18th April 1st April 15th Sketty Park Rd Sunday 6pm Priorities HIV Poetry God: delusion or reality? International café Relationships Café comedy Climate change Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HS 01792 204767 www.parklandschruch.org.uk
May 6th May 20th June 3rd July 1st July 15th Sunday 6pm Justice vs. Forgiveness Live music & talents Politics and faith Art 4 Everyone Waste and recycling G ower Road Park Way Heather Crescent Bay Tree A venue Ma es y Gollen S ketty Park Drive Sketty Park Rd Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HQ 01792 204767 www.parklandschurch.org.uk
Café Church 21st Sep Discussion, talks, friends, coffee, cakes and faith. Come and join us. 5th Oct A welcoming Church Faith & science Complementary or contradictory? 19th Oct Stress Too busy to come to Café Church? 2nd Nov Take up the challenge. 16th Nov Sport & faith Come buy ethical presents. 7th Dec What is communion? Fairtrade bazaar The last supper Sunday 6pm, Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HQ 01792 204767 www.parklandschurch.org.uk
Café Church Discussion, talks, friends, coffee, cakes and faith. Church but not as you know it... 27th Jan Managing money Giving, debt and stewardship. 10th Feb Talent night Poetry, music, stories and your talent. 24th Feb Overseas focus Looking out beyond Wales. 9th Mar Faith & media Who informs your opinions? Sunday 6pm, Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HQ 01792 204767 www.parklandschurch.org.uk
Café Discussion, talks, friends, Church coffee, cakes and faith. 1st Feb Christian-ish? Don't get confused by similar looking religions 15th Feb Hope Celebration Join in with the Hope Celebration 1st Mar Work & Faith Christianity in the workplace 15th Mar Café Comedy Enjoy a laugh and share a joke 29th Mar Easter Traditions Bunnies and eggs, the what and why of traditions Sunday 6pm, Maes y Gollen Sketty, Swansea, SA2 8HQ 01792 204767 www.parklandschurch.org.uk
Film Night Café Church Discuss films, culture and God Bring friends Drink and eat cakes Sunday 13th 6pm
Easter Cafe Café Church Come and join us for fellowship Bring friends Free drinks & homemade cakes Easter Sunday Mar 23th 6pm
Café Church Talents Everyone here is eager to use their skills, gifts and talents for the benefit of everyone. So feel free to drop any one of us a line. Art Ebony (01792 520661) Design Will Thimbleby (07818 038777) Knitting Emily Bridge (07736 038138) Painting - commissions Marion Williams (01792 205240) Willow - commissions Prue Thimbleby (01792 521189) Childcare Sophie Cooking Anthony Williams (07724 241571) Emily Bridge (07736 038138) Sian Wilkins (sian.wwjd@hotmail.co.uk) Spud bashing Len (01792 205144) Fixing All kinds Harold Thimbleby (01792 521189) Bikes Keefe Owen (01792 875601) Computers Will Thimbleby (07818 038777) Flying Keefe Owen (01792 875601) Languages Sign Language (BSL) Keefe Owen (01792 875601) Welsh speaking/teaching Faith Owen (01792 875601) Lifts Hannah Lane (01792 547240) Marion Williams (01792 205240) Anthony Williams (07724 241571) Hospital Visits Len (01792 205144) Music Bass guitar Keefe Owen (01792 875601) Singing Len (01792 205144) Sian Wilkins (sian.wwjd@hotmail.co.uk) Sophie Violin Sian Wilkins (sian.wwjd@hotmail.co.uk) Pet Sitting Ebony (01792 520661) Hannah Lane (01792 547240) Sian Wilkins (sian.wwjd@hotmail.co.uk) Praying Marion Williams (01792 205240) Relaxation Prue Thimbleby (01792 521189) Got a skill, talent or gift and want to share it? Let us know what it is.
Ambition & Dreams What were your ambitions when you were a child? What are they now? What are our ambitions or dreams for: Parklands Café church Swansea Hope 08? Talk about some characters in the Bible that had ambitions or dreams. Adam Abraham Amos Cornelius Daniel David Deborah Elisha Enoch Esther Eve Ezekiel Gad Gideon Habakkuk Haman Hannah Hosea Isaiah James Jeremiah Jesus John!Mark John!the!Baptist Jonah Jonathan Joshua Luke Malachi!Mary Mary!Magdalene Miriam Moses Nathan Nehemiah Noah Paul Peter Pharaoh Rebekah Ruth Samson Samuel Sarah Saul Simeon What ambitions or dreams are there in Genesis 11v1 9? Then they said, Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth. (Genesis 11v4) What happened? 2 Corinthians 5v9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.
Faith & Politics Café Church Discussion Politicians are... Would you vote for a Christian party? As Christians, what should we be doing?
A Welcoming Church! When did you feel welcomed and why?! What difference does it make?! How do we welcome people?! How can we do better?! What about outside Church? Bonus questions: Do men/women need welcoming differently? How are the various different Church events different? How does whole experience of Sunday morning or Café Church welcome people or not? What effect do notices, building, singing, sermons,,, have? How important is it to make people feel welcome? Who s responsibility is it?
Bonfire night at Café Church Bonfire night at Café Church Tonight we are looking at Guy Fawkes on bonfire night. Guy Fawkes was a passionate man who was angry at the harsher penalties imposed on the Roman Catholics.! On your table is a box of matches. Take it in turns to light a match and speak about what you are passionate about before the match burns your fingers. Please take care and do not burn yourselves or the Church! Use the glass of water and plate provided for the burnt matches.! Take time to consider what Jesus was and is passionate about. What do you think would he have said whilst his match burnt? Guy Fawkes and Jesus were both killed for what they were passionate about. Discuss what - if anything - would you be prepared to die for? Next Café Church is 19th Nov - Art for Everyone. Tonight we are looking at Guy Fawkes on bonfire night. Guy Fawkes was a passionate man who was angry at the harsher penalties imposed on the Roman Catholics.! On your table is a box of matches. Take it in turns to light a match and speak about what you are passionate about before the match burns your fingers. Please take care and do not burn yourselves or the Church! Use the glass of water and plate provided for the burnt matches.! Take time to consider what Jesus was and is passionate about. What do you think would he have said whilst his match burnt? Guy Fawkes and Jesus were both killed for what they were passionate about. Discuss what - if anything - would you be prepared to die for? Next Café Church is 19th Nov - Art for Everyone.