PACT News – Petworth Area Churches Together
Petworth Area Churches Together - working together in harmony
PACT NEWS – May / June 2018 update
News, News, News...We went to a very lovely evening service at Kirdford this evening (Friday 11th May 2018) to join in the kick-off of their 10 days of Thy Kingdom Come series which is in place until Pentecost and it would be great for others within PACT to hear about it for them to take part as well.
There is a Lord’s Prayer Trail in the churchyard and also six interactive and engaging prayer stations inside the church which help you to focus prayer around specific subjects in a really unique and creative way. It was just awesome and God’s presence was very much there. The trail and stations are open every day throughout the next 10 days and a fun way to explore the church and discover new approaches to prayer.
The 2018 Spring Lecture was held at St Mary's Parish Church on Friday 13th April. Helping the community to usher in the spring season, the speaker Karin Needham gave an informed and in-depth review of the Sat-7 TV ministry in the Middle-East.There was one surprising statistic; there is a potential audience in the region of 560,000,000. The talk was peppered with case studies if courageous individuals embracing Christ in what looked like some pretty hostile environments.
At the end of the talk there was a time of Q&A. One of the questions related to the persecution of Christians in neighbouring Pakistan. Where, according to the Association of British Pakistan Christians, there are over 2,000,000 Christian slaves. Karin reported that a sister ministry called Pak-7 will be bringing the message of Hope that we hold in Jesus to Pakistan. Please pray for this ministry.
Sat-7 Christian Satellite TV broadcasts politically and culturally sensitive programmes by and for the people of the Middle East and North Africa,
SAT-7 is…
- Making the gospel visible – to the homes of millions of families who would otherwise not have access to it
- Making the local church visible - by enabling them to share a positive Christian vision for life and society
- Making rights & freedoms visible - by challenging prejudice and discrimination because of their faith, gender, disability or social standing
Fete in the Park – Saturday 14th July
PACT are proud to be serving the community with cream teas at the Fete in the Park – sharing God’s love with all people through quintessentially British refreshments!
Festival Service – Thursday 19th July at St Mary’s
The PACT Festival Service is the launch to the Petworth Festival, giving thanks to God for the amazing creativity that we’re blessed to see and hear. There’ll be a selection of music, readings, hymns and we’re privileged to have an address by Lord Egremont.
WEEKLY PARISH PRAYER - AT PLAISTOW CHURCH EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
Each Saturday morning at Holy Trinity Church in Plaistow we gather for half an hour of prayer, beginning at 8.30 am and finishing as the clock strikes nine o'clock. Everybody is welcome - whether you have something specific to pray for or not. You can voice your prayer openly or keep it private or simply affirm the prayers of others. It's not a service as such - there are no processions, rituals, hymns or music. We just sit around the big table and pray.
Friday coffee mornings are still going strong - from 10am in the United Reformed Church in Petworth every Friday.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – advance dates for the diary – 21-26 January 2018 with the theme of That All May Be Free looks to be an encouraging and inspiring time for those seeking to go deeper with God and with each other.
The Petworth Foodbank continues with about two calls a week – it is a privilege to be able to provide a practical helping hand to those in need. Thank you to all volunteers who are working with the individuals affected and all those behind the scenes managing the food store.
Petworth Area Churches Together - working together in harmony
Karl Ayling
www.petworthareachurchestogether.com