Week commencing 24 February 2019

AT A GLANCE

Sunday: Morning Worship @ 10.30am with Vijay Pillai speaking . Spark Sunday 

Monday: Ladies Bible Study;Diesel Youth Club

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting: Young Adults Group

Thursday: Mainly Music: Spark: Fuel Youth Club

Friday:  Seniors@ACF

IN MORE DETAIL

Sunday

Morning Worship at 10.30am: No Communion. Pastor Vijay Pillai will be speaking and Malcolm Webb will lead worship. This is a Spark Sunday, so Children’s Church will be held at 10.30am and will join the main service later in the morning.

Children’s Church @ ACF. Usual Sunday morning activities for children are held from 11am – 12 noon and comprise: New born to age 3 – Creche in the Rainbow room. Age 3 to P2’s in the DJ Team room (by the crèche); P3 to P6 in the Cube room; For more information contact our Children’s Pastor, David Young.

Ignite: 11am-12 noon: P7-S2’s meet in the youth room at the front of the main hall. For more information contact our Youth Pastor, Gillian MacKenzie.

Home Groups: Meet on various evenings throughout the city. Please speak with Pete Henderson or contact the church office for more information.

Monday

Ladies Bible Study: 9.30-11.30am. A study, entitled ‘Discovering your spiritual gifts’ is being discussed this term, to which all ladies are invited for a great time of fellowship around God’s Word. There is room for new members to join and you will be warmly welcomed. The group runs during term time. No creche available meantime.

Diesel (S3-S6):  Weekly Youth Bible Study 7.00-9.00pm. Led by our Youth Pastor, Gillian MacKenzie

Tuesday

Prayer Meeting: 7.00pm. Led by  Vijay Pillai

Young Adults Group (YAGS)  is for those S6/17 years old, students and young people. We meet 9-10.30pm for hot chocolate, a catch up and Bible study. For further information contact Gillian MacKenzie on gillian@aberdeencf.com.

Thursday

Mainly Music: 10.00-11.30am. A pre-school, faith based singing group for children and their carers, followed by coffee and free play session. If you are interested in coming along, please e-mail Pamela at maclure13@gmail.com

Spark: An after-school group for Nursery & P1-7’s that meets every Thursday during term-time from 4-6pm. We have crafts, games, Bible stories, songs, and more, and we even end each session with some dinner! Spark costs £3/family to attend. We’ll also have monthly ‘Spark Sundays’ where we’ll gather to present something in our morning worship service.

Fuel (P7-S3) Weekly Youth Cafe 7.00-9.00pm. For more information contact our Youth Pastor, Gillian MacKenzie.

Friday

Seniors@ACF: 10.30am to 12 noon. Food, quizzes, teas, coffees and laughter. Speak to Rona Boyd for further information or contact the church office.

Future Events at ACF

Sunday worship at 10.30am on 3 March 2019. Communion. Pastor Vijay Pillai will be speaking and Elaine Henderson will lead worship.

Evening Worship at 6pm: The next service will be on 17 March.

Easter Weekend

19 April: Good Friday service at 7pm led by Craig Smith

20 April: Family Fun Day  Watch this space for more details.

21 April: Easter Sunday worship including baptisms. Anyone interested in finding out more about baptism, or wishing to be bapstided, please speak with  our Pastor, Vijay Pillai.

21 April: Evening worship @ 6pm featuring a team from Tumaini Scotland.

Future events outwith ACF

Deeside Christian Fellowship Missions Weekend. 2nd and 3d March 2019

Starts on Saturday 2nd March with ‘A Meal with a Mission’ which is 18:45 for a 19:00 start – tickets for that is £7.50.  To book your place please call the DCFC office on 01224 739180 or email admin@dcfchurch.org

Services on the 2nd at 9am, 11am and 6pm (panel discussion)

Speakers are Andy Bevan (International Justice Mission), Bruce Clark (Tearfund, Afghanistan) and Caroline Crombie (Integrate, Aberdeen)

Thrive Aberdeen Conference: Living the gospel in and through your work place. Hear from a variety of speakers together with worship, workshops and times for personal reflection. Friday 15th March at 7.oopm and Saturday 16 March at 9am, at the Treetops Double Tree Hilton, Aberdeen. For more information and to reserve tickets, please visit

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thrive-conference-2019-tickets-49081106912

News

Hope Counselling has a job opportunity for a Volunteer Counsellor, who must have an active Christian faith and be a registered member of BACP . Please see the church noticeboard for further details or e-mail info@hope-counselling.org.uk

Please check out our website, www.aberdeencf.com,for news about our church plant, Portlethen Christian Fellowship and continue to pray for that outreach.