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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
First Fruits of the Spirit
Romans 8: 18-25
Patrick Mayfield

NEXT SUNDAY, 7th June
All Age Worship & Holy Communion, 10.00am
Only Jesus – Coach
Luke 9: 1-6
Anne Taylor

EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Tuesday 8th June: 10.15 am: Coffee Break, 85 Bath Street
Wednesday 16th June: 8 pm: Church Prayer Meeting, LF School
Thursday 17th June: 7.30 pm: Craft Group, 3 The Spinney

ASSOCIATE VICAR INTERVIEWS ... NEWS UPDATE
No appointment was made last week. We had a strong sense from God that this was the right thing to do and that we should wait. There was a word from 1 Samuel 16: 3-13 particularly verse 11 that came and was later confirmed by someone else not involved who had had the same passage given. Thank you for your prayers, they were key. We shall hopefully advertise again in the autumn. Tim

CAMPING WEEKEND
If you are joining us on the camping weekend, please could I have your deposit of £12 per family? Thank you. Anne Taylor

PRIME TIME: 10th – 13th August
Brochures and booking forms are available from the entrance hall – please give a flyer to a friend of neighbour.

OPENING THE DOORS – GIFT WEEKEND UPDATE
The gift weekend resulted in gifts and pledges of over £220,000 – praise God! We already have funds of £85,000 from earlier phases of the project, giving a total of £305,000. We also have offers of interest-free loans of £70,000. This means that we have raised over half the funds needed to redevelop the small barn into the Coffee Shop.
This is an amazing achievement in a single weekend. We are now working on grant applications and are holding talks with the Diocese about other funding options. Please continue praying while we work towards the goal of securing sufficient funding to begin.
Thank you to everyone who responded prayerfully and sacrificially. If you missed the gift weekend or have not yet returned your donation form, please hand it in to the office as soon as possible. Many thanks. Jenny Corps, Project Treasurer

JUNE 13th - SERVICE AND SOCIAL FOR MEN
The evening service on June 13th at Northcourt Road will be tailored for men. After the service we will have social time starting at around 8pm. There will be real ale, other refreshments, a live band, console games, Aunt Sally and other bar games. This is a great opportunity for all you men to invite your mates to the service and/or the social. The evening is informal, fun and sociable. Ladies - you are very welcome at the service but sorry, the social is for the boys only!

OPENING THE DOORS PRAYER EVENING
Please join us on Monday 7th June, 8.00-9.00pm in the Corner Suite at Northcourt Road, to thank God for the wonderful response at the Gift Weekend and as we continue to listen to him and pray for the Opening the Doors project,.

WOMEN'S DRAW NEAR EVENING
Our next evening of worship and prayer will be on Monday 28th June at 8pm in Barn 4 (former nursery) at Northcourt Road. For more information please call Kerry on 01235 851957.

IN STEP WITH THE SPIRIT – A WEEKEND AWAY FOR MEN
Recharge, build friendships, and step forward with God - 3rd-4th July, Portsmouth. The weekend costs £90 (full board and conference costs) which is less than the last weekend! Pick up a flyer from the entrance hall and book your place today!

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.

VIVA’S WORLD WEEKEND OF PRAYER FOR CHILDREN AT RISK: 5-6th JUNE
Please join with millions of other Christians to pray for children at risk. Viva have produced some great resources to help you do this (www.viva.org/wwp.aspx) and everyone is welcome to attend a special prayer gathering on Sunday 6th June at 8pm, 36 Welford Gardens, Abingdon. Contact Julie Kemp-Harper on 521049 or kempharpers@pobox.com

OUR NEW CURATE JITESH PATEL
• Jitesh will be moving into the house in Mattock Way at the beginning of June. He currently has very little furniture of his own to furnish the house with, so if anyone has any surplus items of furniture in good condition that you could donate to him, please let me know.
• We would also appreciate any help you may be able to offer on the cleaning/gardening front. We will be organising a work party to get the house spick and span soon, so do please let me know if you would like to help out. Thank you. Sandra (church office no. 539172)

GATEWAY MONEY TIP
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STARSHIP DISCOVERY: HOLIDAY CLUB – 24 to 28 AUGUST
This year our space theme helps us on a voyage of discovery with the disciple Peter as he learns more about Jesus. The week will have its usual mix of songs, teaching, games, crafts, fun & mayhem! Application forms for both children and helpers are available now – the more helpers we have the more children can attend so sign up soon!!

GARDEN PARTY
David & Muriel Fraser invite you to hot and cold drinks, cakes and cards for sale at their home in aid of Myeloma UK (their daughter Debs has Myeloma) at 7 Godwyn Close, Abingdon, on Saturday 12th June, from 10.00am till 12.30pm.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEONE’S LIFE?
The Oxfordshire Befriending Network is looking for more Befriending Volunteers to visit in Oxford and out in the county. Free training, on-going support and expenses are offered. Next training starts in Oxford on Tuesday 8th June. For more information or an application pack, please telephone 01865 791781 or email: enquries@oxonbefriending.net

THE ABINGDON BRIDGE
You are warmly invited to the Annual General Meeting on Monday 14th June, 6.45 for 7pm at the Salvation Army, West St Helen’s Street – come along and hear about the work and plans for the youth project, this is an opportunity to meet the new manager.

CIA PENTECOST CELEBRATION
On Saturday 22nd May, the CiA celebrated Pentecost with a community event in the Market Square. Free cake was handed out and there were many activities for families to enjoy, including story telling, bouncy castle, face painting and other fun things! Lots of positive conversations were reported and people seemed genuinely delighted that the churches were showing God's love in a practical and fun way. On Sunday there was a service, again in the Market Square, and this too was attended by a good number of people. A big thank you to all those from Northcourt Road and Long Furlong who helped in making this possible. Next CiA event will be the Annual Celebration in October, more info nearer the time) Anne Marie Lanham

MWM ACTIVITIES IN MAY, JUNE AND JULY
Any men free during the day are welcome. Thursday, May 27th - Oxford Eights Week (Bumping races - great fun) Meet at Donnington Bridge at 2 pm. Expert guide! Saturday, June 12th - Didcot Railway Centre (in steam) Meet at church at 10am. Lunch at Didcot. Expert guide. Wednesday, July 7th - Cricket in The Parks - Oxford v Cambridge (weather permitting of course!) Details later. (Events arranged by John Shore during Brian Woolnough's convalescence, jandgshore@tiscali.co.uk (01235 520470).

AN EVENING WITH NEHEMIAH!
Witney Inter-Church Singers present "Another Brick in the Wall" the inspiring story of Nehemiah, in song, dance and drama. Saturday 12th June at 7:30pm, and Sunday, 13th June at 6:30pm, in High St. Methodist Church, Witney. Further details and tickets (£5, children £3) from John Shore (www.tinyurl.com/nnyrhn)

FRIDGE FREEZER white, 18 months old, free or a donation to the project fund. Contact Eileen Jeffries (524073) for more information.

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