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Council has decided on 1:
 - meditative service
 - traditional service
 - children and families service
 - youth service
 - contemporary, experimental service
Council has decided (with help from the Faith Community) on 1:
 * meditative service
 * traditional service
 * children and families service
 * youth service
 * contemporary, experimental service
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 - information sessions have been held
 - Alanee currently visiting churches in the UK to see FE at first hand
 - Council is excited about the possibilities
 - no time here to tell you about it
 - targets the "unchurched" with church needs
 * information sessions have been held
 * Alanee currently visiting churches in the UK to see FE at first hand
 * Council is excited about the possibilities
 * no time here to tell you about it
 * targets the "unchurched" with church needs
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 - 21 Nov is last 9am service in the current format
 - Dec/Jan is single morning service (10 or 11)
 - 2 Feb is first new 9:30 Fresh Expressions service
 - 8, 11, 4:30, 7 will remain
 * 21 Nov is last 9am service in the current format
 * Dec/Jan is single morning service (10 or 11)
 * 2 Feb is first new 9:30 Fresh Expressions service
 * 8, 11, 4:30, 7 will remain
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 - openness to new ideas
 - sensitivity to the needs of others
 - compassion for the deep feelings of loss of ownership
 - discharge these through discussion, congregational meeting 22 Nov
 * openness to new ideas
 * sensitivity to the needs of others
 * compassion for the deep feelings of loss of ownership
 * discharge these through discussion, congregational meeting 22 Nov

John Hurst<<BR>>
Chair, Church Council

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Announcement of New Service Structures

all morning services, 19 Sep 2010

Background

Drift in numbers

  • esp 9am

Recognize two issues:

  1. Different styles
  2. Ownership of times

Little disagreement on 1, much angst on 2.

Council has decided (with help from the Faith Community) on 1:

  • meditative service
  • traditional service
  • children and families service
  • youth service
  • contemporary, experimental service

For the last, we have settled upon "Fresh Expressions"

  • information sessions have been held
  • Alanee currently visiting churches in the UK to see FE at first hand
  • Council is excited about the possibilities
  • no time here to tell you about it
  • targets the "unchurched" with church needs

Timetable has been set

  • 21 Nov is last 9am service in the current format
  • Dec/Jan is single morning service (10 or 11)
  • 2 Feb is first new 9:30 Fresh Expressions service
  • 8, 11, 4:30, 7 will remain

Re ownership, we need to approach the issue with sensitivity, openness, compassion

  • openness to new ideas
  • sensitivity to the needs of others
  • compassion for the deep feelings of loss of ownership
  • discharge these through discussion, congregational meeting 22 Nov

John Hurst
Chair, Church Council


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