Registration, Meeting Point & Refreshments from 9:30 am
Please bring sandwiches. Drinks Provided
St Mark’s Church
Dykes Lane
Malin Bridge
Sheffield
S6 4RH
And a warm invitation to our Friends from other areas in the United Kingdom
The September 2010 issue of Spotlight – News and Views for Local Groups, by Local Groups, has been recently produced and can be downloaded here.
In this issue: Heal our Land, News from Bourton on the Water, Northern Ireland and Conwy, news of marriages new begginings and lives lived faithfully to the end, and reports from individual members.
Spotlight is the vehicle for news from Maranatha Local Groups (as distinct from the Maranatha Newsletter which brings news of inititatives from the office in Flixton, Manchester) so if you have anything to report from your local group then please email Matthew. You can also give us your thoughts via the comments facility here.
Greater Manchester – Wirral – Liverpool – Chester – Lancashire – Cheshire – North Wales
Prepare the Way of the LORDSaturday, 11th September 2010. 10.30a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
at
The Emmanuel Christian Centre, Llandudno
Maranatha Groups in the North West and Wales invite you to a regional gathering of Praise, Worship and Healing. We live in exciting times. The spiritual battle for the soul of this nation is great but we know as Christians the victory has already been secured – we simply need to take hold of it TOGETHER. Our unity in the Body of Christ is key.
Directions: Emmanuel Centre is next to the Town Hall in Llandudno. There is limited parking within the Centre grounds, on-street parking on some streets nearby, and a pay car-park about 5 minutes away.
Registration on day – Suggested gift £3. Pensioners & students £1. Unwaged free.
Drinks provided (please bring sandwiches). Note: there will not be any children’s facilities.
My dear friends in Christ,
I feel I should let you know that I am standing back from active leadership following cancer surgery. I hope to be back again after a few months and Sheila and I thank God for all the many kindnesses shown and the prayers of this loving Community. At this crucial time when Maranatha is expanding its ministry please pray for Linda and Juan and others holding responsibility within the Community as we enter a period of radical development for which we have been preparing for the past 18 months.
The prime reason for writing to you is to share something of the excitement of what God is doing with Maranatha. He is presenting us with a phenomenal opportunity and this embraces all of us within this Community wherever we live, whatever we do and whatever our age. He is raising an army of believers walking ever more closely together. We share the same vision of a united and renewed people, and of renewed churches and a renewed nation. Many are now confirming that they believe that Maranatha was formed ‘for such a time as this’.
Are we prepared to decisively support the opportunities God is placing before us? Are we prepared to take initiatives where we live in forming more Prayer Cells and Maranatha Groups? Are we prepared to help to build up this army? Are we prepared to play our part in being involved in the various initiatives that are currently being taken – mobilising the young, scanning the newspapers and journals, participating in Trumpet Call, developing the healing ministry, breaking down barriers between denominations? Are we ready to face up to the ferocity of the secular humanist attack upon the Christian faith which is taking place in our country today? Are we prepared to play our part in creating an effective Christian witness on the major issues facing our nation at this time of crisis? Are we prepared to join together in affirming the central truths of the Christian faith with new vitality and confidence, proclaiming the Lordship of Christ? Are we prepared to speak out more effectively for the persecuted church worldwide? Are we prepared to walk more closely with one another particularly those who have roots overseas? Are we committed to the poor and disadvantaged?
Maranatha has a crucial role to play in the life of our nation and the churches. Do please pray about your own role in all this. Will you please ask God to show you how, together, we can be a powerful servant ministry to the Church in this land? We would love you to write to the Leadership Team with your questions and suggestions about areas in the life of the Community in which you may be able to play a part. We are currently receiving enormous encouragement and we would be delighted to hear from you as we stand on the verge of a great leap forward.
May God richly bless you and your dear ones, especially those who stand in particular need.
With warmest love in Christ,
Dennis Wrigley, Maranatha Community Co-Leader
July 2010
We believe that God has raised up the Maranatha Community over the years and that we have an important role to play ‘for such a time as this’. God has instilled within us a love for the whole Church of Christ and we have experienced the fusion of the breath of the Holy Spirit in all the different traditions, in spite of our sin and weakness.
The July edition of the Maranatha Community Newsletter addresses our current situation and also has details of PRAYER WEEK – 18-25 Sept, an article on ALIGNMENT, an update on ‘3s’, A PROPHECY, News about the Malawi Visit, Developments in Anglesey, Spotlight, Regional Gatherings, Persecution, Books by Maranatha Members, News about developments of the website, Maranatha calendar for 2010, Local groups and contact details.
We would also like to draw your attention to the following: (click on each)
If you have any comment on this newsletter then please do leave them.
Everyone is welcome to join us for the Manchester Maranatha Gathering at Brunswick Parish Church, on Saturday 7th August: 10:30am – 4:00pm. Come for the whole of this day of praise, worship and sharing, or for any part, as together we share in building up the Body of Christ!.
For more details see this email which contains a link to the location on google-maps.
The June 2010 issue of Spotlight – News and Views for Local Groups, by Local Groups, was issued a couple of weeks ago and can now be downloaded here.
In this issue: Makeing Connections, News of the Maranatha Weekend in Conwy, Testimony from Uganda, Eastleigh call to prayer for our Nation, and news from the Harrogate and Maybole groups.
Spotlight is the vehicle for news from Maranatha Local Groups (as distinct from the Maranatha Newsletter which brings news of inititatives from the office in Flixton, Manchester – the June/July issue coming out later this month) so if you have anything to report from your local group then please email Matthew. You can also give us your thoughts via the comments facility here.
Everyone is welcome to join us for the Manchester Maranatha Gathering at Brunswick Parish Church, on Saturday 5th June: 10:30am – 4:00pm. Come for the whole of this day of praise, worship and sharing, or for any part, as together we share in building up the Body of Christ!. For more details see this email which contains a link to the location on google-maps.
We have a vision of a ‘net’ of prayer covering the nations where prayer cells form the knots of the net. The closer together the knots, the more effective the net.
We are now in the midst of a battle for the soul of our nation. The call to prayer is being heard by the people of God from different traditions and the Holy Spirit is prompting a greater unity between a number of prayer initiatives. The Maranatha Prayer Network has been foundational in the life of this Community. In addition to individuals who are committed to praying, we already have a large number of Prayer Cells across the UK and overseas.
Inside this Issue
When we pray, The way ahead: Three – a Recurring Theme, An Allegiance Prayer, A Maranatha Commission, Malawi 2010, ‘Compass’, ‘Solid Food’ at The Ark, New Book of Prayers, A Reflection, Europe, ‘The Peace of God’, Café Help Needed, Sound the Trumpet , Northern Ireland, Maranatha calendar for 2010, Local groups and contact details.
We would also like to draw your attention to the following: (click on each)
Prayer Cells – new leaflet on Forming and Running Prayer Cells
Prayer Network – new edition
Weekends and Retreats – all the booking forms are now available
Trumpet Call – latest from the online Trumpet Calls
If you have any comment on this newsletter then please do leave them.
Everyone is welcome to join us for the Manchester Maranatha Gathering at Brunswick Parish Church, on Saturday 3rd April: 10:30am – 4:00pm. Come for the whole of this day of praise, worship and sharing, or for any part, as together we share in building up the Body of Christ!. For more details see this email which contains a link to the location on google-maps.
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