Merry Christmas!
Tuesday English Language Fellowship will keep on meeting all throughout the festive season.
Friday, 24 December 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Worship 16 November
We're going to be trying out an interactive Bible study on Tuesday night. You don't need to prepare anything, just bring your imagination. If the words "interactive" and "imagination" are making you change your mind about coming, then there will be an alternative (in addition to politely saying 'no thank you!)
Tuesday 7-9pm International English Language Worship in the heart of Florence.
I'm also wondering, when is the last Tuesday before term ends? perhaps we could go out for pizza afterwards?
Tuesday 7-9pm International English Language Worship in the heart of Florence.
I'm also wondering, when is the last Tuesday before term ends? perhaps we could go out for pizza afterwards?
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Feedback please
Dear everyone,
I'm writing the reports for the annual church assemble (of the methodist church, via de' benci) and need to include something about the english language service.
it would be great to be able to include some initial responses from the lovely people who have partecipated! If you would like to, please post some comments here so that I can include "eyewitness statements" for the assembly, as that will be far more exciting.
Thank you! Alison
I'm writing the reports for the annual church assemble (of the methodist church, via de' benci) and need to include something about the english language service.
it would be great to be able to include some initial responses from the lovely people who have partecipated! If you would like to, please post some comments here so that I can include "eyewitness statements" for the assembly, as that will be far more exciting.
Thank you! Alison
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
International worship 2nd November
Music rehearsal 6pm.
Drinks and nibbles 7-7:30pm
Worship 7.30pm
Coffee 8:30-9pm (ish!)
All are welcome.
Tonight's worship will be a reflection on the festivals of Hallowe'en, All Souls and All Saints, asking us to remember with thanksgiving and look forward with hope.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
2 November: remembering
Our worship on 2nd November will take up the theme of remembering. You may or may not like the parties that are now traditional on 31st October, but All Souls Day (1st November) and All Saints Day (2nd November) give us time to reflect on those friends and family members who have died, to remember those who have taught us the faith, and perhaps to ask ourselves what legacy will we leave?
Worship planning/preparation is happening Friday 29th October, 3pm at the Church.
Worship planning/preparation is happening Friday 29th October, 3pm at the Church.
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
When prayer and justice go unanswered
Hello everyone,
better late than never, just to remind you that we are meeting tonight at our usual time of 7pm, to start worship around 7:30pm. Robin is in the UK this week so all the music will be provided by Mark Schultz and Mark Gorman (welcome Mark!).
The text is Luke 18 – the widow and the judge. We will be talking about justice and prayer, unanswered justice and unanswered prayer. As the Italians say “ti aspettiamo numersosi” “we expect to see lots of you!”
See you soon (unless you are on a mid-term trip, in which case enjoy yourselves!)
Alison
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Does Jesus approve of fraud?
Luke 16: 1-13 the story of the astute steward - but does Jesus agree with the dishonesty? If we read verse 8, then perhaps he does!
Talk it through on Tuesday 21st September, at the Methodist Church, via de' Benci, 7-9pm.
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Lost? found!
the lost sheep and the lost coin teach us about God's love and how to have a party
Tuesday 14 September, 7-9pm
Methodist Church, via de' Benci, between Santa Croce and Ponte alle Grazie
Sunday, 5 September 2010
Choose Life! Launch worship service for the english language church
We are busy planning and praying for the first service of this new church - very exciting. It is still early days for the publicity so please bring a friend and pass the word around. The theme is "Choose Life", looking in particular at Psalm 1 and Deuteronomy 30:15-20.
We start at 7pm with drinks and a nibble, suitable refreshed physically we will start worship around 7:30pm, and then around 8:30pm enjoy coffee and home-made cake.
See you soon!
Alison & Robin
Thursday, 24 June 2010
English Language Worship in the heart of Florence
Starting from September 2010.
Tuesday evenings 7-9pm.
A new worship service and community.
If you are living in Firenze, studying here or just visiting, then join us.
We will be worshipping in English, in the Methodist Church on via de' Benci (find us easily on google maps, between Santa Croce and Ponte alle Grazie, just one bridge down from the Ponte Vecchio).
We are rooted in the Methodist church, but typically for today's Methodists, growing out of our traditions towards different ways of worshipping. On a Tuesday evening you will find us singing Wesley hymns and the wealth of new music from the charismatic movement, Iona, Taize and contemporary hymn writers. We are focussed on the Bible, either through sermons or Bible studies, with time to think and respond in prayer, meditation and action.
We are committed to social justice and spiritual growth as a Church and as individuals.
We are an hospitable community - food will be important on Tuesdays! - but we seek to live hospitality as a lifestyle, not just a moment. As an hospitable community, we are an ecumenical community - seeking fellowship with the Italian Methodist Church, the other language-based churches that meet at via de' benci and the various Christian communities in Florence.
For more information contact Alison Walker either through this blog or on 055 288143 (italian number).
If you are here in the summer, then why not join the Italian Methodist congregation? In July we share the worship of the "Chiesa Valdese" at Via Micheli and in August we return to via de' Benci, always at 10:30am. Translation is usually available, and anyway, worshipping in Italian gives you a sense of Pentecost and Heaven!
Tuesday evenings 7-9pm.
A new worship service and community.
If you are living in Firenze, studying here or just visiting, then join us.
We will be worshipping in English, in the Methodist Church on via de' Benci (find us easily on google maps, between Santa Croce and Ponte alle Grazie, just one bridge down from the Ponte Vecchio).
We are rooted in the Methodist church, but typically for today's Methodists, growing out of our traditions towards different ways of worshipping. On a Tuesday evening you will find us singing Wesley hymns and the wealth of new music from the charismatic movement, Iona, Taize and contemporary hymn writers. We are focussed on the Bible, either through sermons or Bible studies, with time to think and respond in prayer, meditation and action.
We are committed to social justice and spiritual growth as a Church and as individuals.
We are an hospitable community - food will be important on Tuesdays! - but we seek to live hospitality as a lifestyle, not just a moment. As an hospitable community, we are an ecumenical community - seeking fellowship with the Italian Methodist Church, the other language-based churches that meet at via de' benci and the various Christian communities in Florence.
For more information contact Alison Walker either through this blog or on 055 288143 (italian number).
If you are here in the summer, then why not join the Italian Methodist congregation? In July we share the worship of the "Chiesa Valdese" at Via Micheli and in August we return to via de' Benci, always at 10:30am. Translation is usually available, and anyway, worshipping in Italian gives you a sense of Pentecost and Heaven!
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