School Newsletter Easter 2015

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An Early Easter Finding An Agent That’s Right For You Well, first of all I hope you had a great Christmas! My voice is holding up well – not getting better, but it’s not worse. I see the specialist again at Easter to discuss the situation. Today I hand in my dissertation for my Master’s degree in Biblical Studies; I appreciate your prayers for the next step –perhaps PhD. I’ve set up a new Publishing House – great to say we’ve secured an international distribution agreement with a leading Christian group in the USA, which should give us a bigger worldwide readership. We are now inviting more Christian authors to join us! (It’s cheaper than self-publishing!) Danielle has managed to keep her job at Morrisons in spite of other staff being laid off. Please pray about this situation in difficult economic times. c/o 7 Park View, Freeholdland Road, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool NP4 8LP Tel: 01495 753561 [email protected] Gifts to our schools ministry can be made by standing order or cheque made payable to “Sharon Church”. Since we are a registered charity, yes we can reclaim Gift Aid. Registered Charity No. 1050642. Elen is doing well, and has started writing her own poetry (in Welsh, of course!) and is still trying to get her friends to come to Sunday School. I’m pleased (at last!) to be able to correct her Welsh spelling and grammar as my Welsh lessons have re-started – although more often than not she is correcting me! education In this issue >>> In The Next Issue 28 th March to 12 th April School Holidays Summer-Summer Time! Wanted: Workers! An Early Easter When There’s No School Pray for Summer Outreach On the Front Line Assemblies Happy Easter Home Notes From our family to yours Happy Easter Easter is always a tremendous opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ who died and rose again so that whoever believes in him (grown up or child) shall not perish but have eternal life. Of course, with Easter coming at the start of April this year, fitting in a visit cross Bi-Monthly Update of Sharon Church Ministry to Schools coming soon >>> to every school is in time for Easter is challenging – but with the help of our Risen Lord it is not impossible! Please pray that each child will have, and respond to, the opportunity which Easter gives us to discover the love of God for the whole world and for themselves. Easter 2015

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The newsletter of the school ministry of Sharon Full Gospel Church, headed by Mathew Bartlett

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Page 1: School Newsletter Easter 2015

June 2011

2011

Easter

An Early Easter

Finding An Agent That’s Right For You

Well, first of all I hope you had a great Christmas!

My voice is holding up well – not getting better, but it’s not worse. I see the specialist again at Easter to discuss the situation.

Today I hand in my dissertation for my Master’s degree in Biblical Studies; I appreciate your prayers for the next step –perhaps PhD.

I’ve set up a new Publishing House – great to say we’ve secured an international distribution agreement with a leading Christian group in the USA, which should give us a bigger worldwide readership. We are now inviting more Christian authors to join us! (It’s cheaper than self-publishing!)

Danielle has managed to keep her

job at Morrisons in spite of other

staff being laid off. Please pray

about this situation in difficult

economic times.

c/o 7 Park View, Freeholdland Road,

Pontnewynydd, Pontypool NP4 8LP

Tel: 01495 753561

[email protected]

Gifts to our schools ministry can be

made by standing order or cheque

made payable to “Sharon Church”.

Since we are a registered charity, yes

we can reclaim Gift Aid. Registered

Charity No. 1050642.

Elen is doing well, and has started

writing her own poetry (in Welsh, of

course!) and is still trying to get her

friends to come to Sunday School.

I’m pleased (at last!) to be able to

correct her Welsh spelling and

grammar as my Welsh lessons have

re-started – although more often

than not she is correcting me! education

In this issue >>>

current events >>>

In The Next Issue

28th March to 12th April

School Holidays

Summer-Summer Time!

Wanted: Workers!

An Early Easter

When There’s No School

Pray for Summer Outreach

On the Front Line

Assemblies

Happy Easter – Home Notes

From our family to yours

Happy Easter

Easter is always a tremendous opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ who died and rose again so that whoever believes in him (grown up or child) shall not perish but have eternal life. Of course, with Easter coming at the start of April this year, fitting in a visit

80 volunteers from 17 local

churches will make the event

unforgettable for the

children. Each volunteer

has undergone CRB

checks etc., a process

which demonstrates to the

Jesus Christ gave His

life for us, that He might

give us LIFE indeed!

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Bi-Monthly Update of Sharon Church Ministry to Schools

coming soon >>>

to every school is in time for Easter is challenging – but with the help of our Risen Lord it is not impossible! Please pray that each child will have, and respond to, the opportunity which Easter gives us to discover the love of God for the whole world and for themselves.

Easter 2015

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LIFE Exhibition 2015

It’s kind of tough being an evangelist without a voice, but in Christian

service we must always depend on God, not on our own strength or

ability! That’s why I don’t want us to ease off in terms of evangelistic

outreach to our home town. One thing we do need, though, is help –

especially so we can return to doing what we used to do– which is reach

EVERY CHILD AND EVERY ADULT in Pontypool with the gospel EVERY

YEAR. Thank God that because of your prayers all things are possible!

Children’s Summer Club Networking

Thank God for the good folk at

Lodge Hill Farm Church,

Caerleon. They have a vision for

schools work and would like to

appoint a schools worker for

their area! We have offered to

assist them in any way we can to

make their vision a reality!

The LIFE exhibition for children in school years 5 & 6 is coming to Pontypool this March!

Once again many churches will be united to host

the LIFE exhibition this March – giving a thousand

school children the chance to learn about the LIFE

of Jesus in a unique and inspiring way.

I’ve only had to co-ordinate school bookings this

time round, but I hope to be free by the 1st March

to help out with at least some non-speaking

roles!

Please pray for all involved, for safety for the

children as they are bused in, and that the life of

Jesus will make a lasting impact on their lives. Our Summer Kids Outreach – TO

THE EDGE 2015 takes place this

August at Sharon Church. This

exciting 5 day program for children

aged 5-12 comes from Regular

Baptist Press, USA.

He’s all over the Australian

Media – and he’s coming to

Pontypool this September 5th &

6th.

John Mellor’s evangelistic

healing ministry has made the

headlines down-under and he’ll

be reaching out locally as part of

his Europe-wide tour this fall.

This year, why not decorate,

dress up & join us as part of our

Pontypool carnival outreach?

Evangelistic teams from

England, Australia and the USA

will join us during 2015!

Looking Forward to Summer 2015! >>>

When There’s no School…

Our support of Becky Hayward

helps strengthen our existing good

relations with the local school,

statutory agencies and with pupils

and parents who are helped by

Becky's work. We also want to

build links with partner churches,

and would invite any church

interested in making a donation

towards Becky's work in Garnteg

school to get in touch.

Forming Links with the Community

Feb/Mar Assemblies Feb

12th Cwmffrwdoer 10.30

25th Griffithstown 9.20

March

2nd Victoria 10.30

9th Penygarn 2.55

10th George Street 10.15

11th Blaenavon 9.15

12th Penygarn 2.55

16th New Inn Primary 10.00 (2)

25th Ysgol Bryn Onnen

April

15th Griffithstown 9.20

27th Garnteg 10.15

Schools Work is Front Line. With 24 years’ experience of child evangelism across South Wales, I often tell churches that they are wrong to think that evangelism is getting kids into a church. Sure, that is one half of it, but a bicycle with one wheel won’t get you anywhere (unless you are a clown)! We need both wheels.

MOST of the children in our country WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN A CHURCH (outside of school visits) NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. Evangelism means going where the children are, and sharing with them the love of God and the salvation which he offers in Jesus.

Christianity is on the decline. It is SCHOOLS WORK which is at the forefront of the fight back. To neglect schools work is to consign our nation’s children to a future WITHOUT GOD AND WITHOUT CHRIST.

So whether you can PRAY OR GIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL YOURSELF – GET INVOLVED!

John & Julie Mellor Please pray for summer kids outreach.

Carnival outreach

Plus!

Please pray for adult outreach too!