Common Worship
Family Friendly Service
We all like to pretend that ageing only happens to others and not us. “Ageing gracefully” is a course for those who are ready to face up to this reality. Through biblical themes we will try to understand God’s purposes in a long life.
Together we will explore how Christians might respond to the challenges we often face towards the end of our earthly life – both in ourselves and in caring for those we love. What might it mean to remain fresh and green still bearing fruit into old age?
The course will run over 6 sessions lasting 2 hours with a coffee break. Each session is essentially Practical Theology – mixing biblical and church perspectives with my medical perspective on challenging issues around ageing.
Commences 1 October for 6 weeks
Session 1: ‘What do I mean by Ageing?’
Session 2: ‘God’s purpose in ageing’
Session 3: ‘Finding Healing in the Fourth Age’
Session 4: ‘Giving and receiving care’
Session 5: ‘Dementia and personhood’
Session 6: ‘Ars Moriendi’
The course will be led by Dr Ian Donald.
Ian was a consultant in Old Age medicine at Gloucester until 2020, having qualified from Cambridge and Edinburgh, and trained in Nottingham. His long-standing interest in the organisation of services for older people in the community probably stems from his family background of general practice, and in his last 10 years of work focussed on developing acute “front door” frailty services. He is married to Philippa, vicar in the Church of England, and has three grown up married sons and three grand-daughters. He is Trustee with Age UK Gloucestershire and Harnhill Christian Healing Centre. Recently he has developed a 6 week course “Ageing gracefully” which he is facilitating around the Diocese.
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Weekly for 6 weeks
Join us for Tea and Toast (or coffee and biscuits!)
Come for all or some of the time to chat or enjoy a jigsaw or bring your own activity!
It’s free and open to all so just turn up! Call 01452-372177 if you would like to know more.
The 'Sponsored Sleep Out' is technically a 'Sleep In!' as church members sleep on the hard floor ina cold church to raise funds for Gloucester City Mission. GCM runs a Retreat Centre at 72 Eastgate Street to provide mentoring support, training and spiritual growth for the homeless, vulnerably housed and those recovering from addictions. Sign up to sponsor our 'sleepers' in church.
Messy Church is a form of church for children and adults that involves creativity, celebration and hospitality. It's primarily for people who don't already belong to another form of church. It meets on a Saturday afternoon at 4pm.
Not in January or August
Family service with children's activities
Every Third Saturday 9-11am. Pray with others (9-10 am); alone; or simply spend time quietly in God’s presence. You are welcome to receive prayer too.
Donations are welcomed at both services for Gloucester Foodbank (see info about urgently needed items attached below). A short powerpoint during the services will introduce the work of the Foodbank Hub run jointly with Hillview Evangelical Church on Wed. mornings in our church centre. NB. The first service starts at 8:30am and the second family friendly service at 10:30.
Family Friendly Service
An opportunity to remember with thankfulness loved ones who have died. All are warmly invited.
You are warmly invited to our service of Remembrance at 08:30am
You are warmly invited to join us on Remembrance Sunday at 10:30 am.
