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If you are a visitor or newcomer to Long Furlong, a warm welcome to you. Please speak to the service leader and pick up a Welcome to Long Furlong leaflet and a term programme for more information.

Safety advice: we love having your children with us, but please remember that your children's safety is your responsibility whilst on the school premises and they must not be left unsupervised at any time, especially after the services.

While you're on the school premises ... The school has kindly given us permission to use the main hall, nursery, music room, the central outdoor play area (with adult supervision only), the toilets opposite the photocopier, and the corridors needed to get at them. However, please note that all other areas, especially classrooms, are out of bounds. For security reasons, no external doors or windows should be opened except by an adult, who must ensure that they are closed and locked afterwards

PRAYER AFTER THE SERVICE
If anyone would like someone to pray with them on any occasion, or after the service on Sunday, please ask whoever is leading the service, and we will direct you to an appropriate person.

PASTORAL TEAM
If you or anyone you know needs to be visited or would appreciate prayer, please contact Alison Summers (535102), Wendy Crocker (524096) or Cathy Walker (528134). If you are interested in getting involved in visiting, please speak to one of the team.

THIS EVENING AT NORTHCOURT ROAD
Evening Worship, 6.30pm
Live by the Spirit in 2010
Galatians 5: 16-26
Patrick Mayfield

NEXT SUNDAY, 10th January
Informal Worship, 10.00am
Enjoy Jesus’ Resurrection
Luke 24
Peter Walker

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL FROM THE STAFF TEAM
Tim, Ron, Janet, Andy, Val, Ros, Emily, Sandra and Christine
would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year
and to thank you for your cards, gifts and good wishes.

SPRING TERM PROGRAMME CARD
The new term card for Spring 2010 is now available in the entrance hall.

CONFIRMATION WITH BAPTISMS SERVICE
with the Bishop of Reading
7th March, 6.30pm at Northcourt Road
This was a great service last time and a wonderful celebration. All those who would like to be baptised and/or confirmed please do speak to a member of staff or give you name to the office as soon as possible. Many thanks. Tim

GODZKIDZ - We are very short of leaders for the children's work: especially for the 7 to 11 age range. Please talk to Diana Bingham if you feel you would enjoy doing this important ministry.

CHRIST CHURCH CRAFT GROUP
will now take place on the 3rd or 4th Thursdays of alternate months at Anne’s house, 3 The Spinney. You will have a chance to learn a variety of techniques for making greetings cards at a small cost of £1.50 per card made. Alternatively, please feel free to bring your own crafts. The next date is 18th February. Anne Taylor (528505)

PARENTS - when the children go out into their groups, all children under 3 are welcome to the combined Bubbles/crèche group. There will be toys for the younger children and some Bible-related activities for the 3-year-olds (and nearly 3-year-olds).
* The crèche is in need of some new toys so if anyone has any toys (preferably not battery-operated), puzzles, or books which they no longer need and could donate, please contact Gavin Barber on 527257. Many thanks.

MEN’S MINI ALPHA
We will run another mini-Alpha course for men starting mid-January. The course will run for 4 evenings and will focus on the life of Jesus. Evenings are informal, with a short talk followed by plenty of time for discussion. If you would like to join us or would like more information, please contact Mark Withers (mightywaters@btinternet.com / 01235 537291) or the church office before January 9th. We will then agree meeting dates that fit in with the schedules of men participating.

GET TO GRIPS WITH A GOSPEL AND ENCOUNTER JESUS
Tuesday mornings, 9.45 – 11.15am from 12th January at 114 Oxford Road. Contact Claire Naylor 522263 for more information.

WANTED: ANOTHER COMPUTER
The Ethiopian OCMS student has very much appreciated the surplus computer a member of Christ Church was able to provide for him. If any one has another surplus computer I know another African student at OCMS who would give it an excellent home too. Any offers to Brian Woolnough (01235-202146)

*THANK YOU*
to the generous family, thank you very much. It will be used with care.

PUB & A PINT - FOR MEN
Our next 'first Friday' pub & pint evening for men will be on 8th January from 20:30 at the Spread Eagle on Northcourt Road. This is an informal evening for whoever can make it - and a chance to bring a mate along too. Hope to see you there. (Contact Mark Withers mightywaters@btinternet.com/ 01235 537291 if you need more details).

WOMEN'S DAY 2010
Next year's women's day will be held on 13th March and Debbie Flint is going to be one of the speakers! So put the date in your diary and more information will follow in the New Year.

IS GOD REALLY GOOD? “An Equipping Day for Thinking Christians”
Saturday 23rd January, 9am – 5pm at St Aldates, Oxford, £25 (£20 concessionary price) including lunch. Speakers are Michael Green, John Lennox, Amy Orr-Ewing and Michael Ramsden. Further details from and bookings can be made at www.isgodreallygood.eventbrite.com

HELP FOR HEROES
The Kathryn Turner Trust is opening a Charity Shop selling clothes, shoes, books, videos CDs, bric-a-brac and toys, in aid of Help for Heroes on Saturday 9th January 2010 at Unit 3, Suffolk Way, Abingdon (on the small industrial estate off Drayton Road). The opening hours will be 10.00am – 3.00pm daily; volunteers to man the shop are urgently needed – please call Kate on 07903 911516.

MALCOLM HARVEY
We are sad to announce that Malcolm Harvey, a former Warden at St Helen’s Church, died on Friday 18th December. Please pray for his wife Jean and the family.

PERSONAL
Free to a good home. 28" Panasonic Wide-screen CRT Television, black, remote control, 2x scart inputs. email: geoff@geoffreypalmer.com or phone 07958 615 005.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:
• all those who attended the Alpha course at Long Furlong this autumn – for the discovery of a deeper relationship with Jesus, at whatever stage of our spiritual journey.
• all the small groups as they prepare to start next term. Especially for new group leaders and members.

If you have any items for the newsletter or for prayers, please contact Anne Taylor (528505).