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We are compiling a news archive of previous events in the life of Biggleswade Pentecostal Church. You can go to the archive here.
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On Saturday 24th July we are planning a trip to Clacton - more details to follow. Then on Sunday 8th August we will be having a picnic at Shuttleworth. Again, more details closer to the date.
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On Saturday 26th June it was Biggleswade Carnival and we joined with the other churches in Biggleswade to enter a float in the parade. The theme of the carnival was 'children's TV shows, past and present' and we did a float as Mr Men. The weather was lovely and we won our category!
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Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June we had a team from Mattersey Hall Bible College down to join with us. They got involved in our coffee morning, helped with leaflet delivering, enjoyed a barbecue with us and the England-USA game (!) as well as getting involved in our Sunday morning service. They sang, shared testimonies, played instrument, preached and got involved in Treasure Kids. After that we had a fellowship lunch together as a church.
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During the first five months of 2010, we looked at the purposes of the church, one per month: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and mission. Each Sunday were sermons themed on the relevant purpose as we look to grow in all the God has planned for us. To listen to the sermons, please visit our Sermon download page.
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On Sunday 23rd May we had a guest speaker, Masai Kahindi who shared about the work in which they are involved in Mombassa. It was a great challenge and encouragement to us, and inspired us to run a coffee morning on Saturday 12th June, to raise money for some of the projects Masai is involved in. We raised over £120.
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On Good Friday (2nd April 2010) we joined with other churches in the town to do a March of Witness and Service in the town centre.
In the afternoon, we ran a children's Easter Activity Afternoon, where we played games, did crafts and sang songs, celebrating the events of Easter:
Good Friday evening we also held a Fish & Chip Quiz Night, which was great fun, as well as good food!
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As part of our 'fellowship' month of February, the children from Treasure Kids had a fellowship party during half term, where they had fun, games and food together.
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We held some development sessions during January and February, one for children's workers on January 18 and on for preachers on February 22. These will both well attended and found to be useful by everyone.
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We had an excellent series of Christmas services, from the children doing their Christmas performance called "Shine Star, Shine" to an enjoyable carol service and Christmas Day services, as well as Christmas lunch together.
There was a Christmas Craft Evening on Friday 20th November, at Biggleswade Pentecostal Church hall on Crab Lane where the children enjoyed a relaxed evening making a variety of crafts to take home.
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Our Harvest Festival was on Sunday 4th October, and we had
fun filled family service, followed by a harvest lunch.
The service was appropriate to all ages, and the children sang songs
and read a poem, there was a game of
Apple-and-Oranges Noughts and Crosses, and a
prayer-game involving the use of the letters that appear in the word
HARVEST. There was also a video message from Becky and Barney (see below)
and a message on God who is for giving as well as forgiving.
The poster (right) was designed by one of the children from GroundBreakers, where all the children had a go at designing posters. These were all on display at the church hall.
Becky and Barney's message for the Harvest Festival:
As part of our Harvest Festival, Becky and Barney sent a video message! Click the picture above to play the video. (Requires latest version of Adobe Flash)
On Saturday 3rd October we held a seminar on Dealing with Stress and Depression, with Dr John Lockley. The seminar was held at Biggleswade Baptist Church, and it was a very useful and interesting talk on what stress and depression are, as well as how to deal with them and support others who suffer.
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Our annual trip to the seaside (Clacton-on-Sea) took place on Saturday 25th July 2009. We enjoyed good weather (especially compared to the rest of the week) and a great time together.
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The church hall was filled with delicious food as the Pudding Party was held on Friday 17th July where everyone was able to sample a variety of desserts.
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After the morning meeting on Sunday 12th July we went to Shuttleworth for a picnic, and enjoyed some good weather for food, fellowship and fun.
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On Sunday 28th June, we celebrated the dedication of Jayden Zhou during our morning service, with his mum Nyarai.
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On Friday 12 June the young people from the church enjoyed a night out bowling at Stevenage.
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During May the Treasure Kids and Treasure Tots held a cake sale to raise money for a children's charity called Toys By Us for Indian children. See the National Treasure Kids UK website for more details.
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On Good Friday, we joined with the other churches in Biggleswade to hold a united walk of witness through the town, with a service in the town centre.
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