Hope Church
Life and Hope in Jesus Christ
Welcome! Come and join us this Sunday @ 11am St Johns Centre, Trent Vale ST4 6QD
Hope Church is a brand new Church plant out of Park Church led by pastor Simon Mawdsley (23 years pastor of Park Church). We’re a joyous group of people seeking to grow together as a family and to spread the love and Good News of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the community of Trent Vale. We come from all kinds of backgrounds. We meet on Sundays at 11am at St. John’s Centre Newcastle Road, Trent Vale, ST4 6QD.
No one who comes to Hope will leave without being warmly welcomed. We aim to show the love of Jesus to anyone who comes along. We aim to live real ‘down to earth’ lives for Jesus. We love to sing praises, listen to what God has to say to us through His Word and get to know each other well.
We have ‘Hope Kids’ our Sunday School.
‘Hope Refreshes’ for drinks, a music team and much more. Do come along and see for yourself.
Please contact: Simon 07790273890 or blessongs@hotmail.com
Where to find us
We meet on Sundays at 11am at St. John’s Centre Newcastle Road, Trent Vale, ST4 6QD.
Listen and find more on YouTube
Big Table
Why not join us?
Fancy something different for lunch now you are back at work?
Want somewhere different to go in the middle of the day and meet new people?
Come to our Free ‘BIG TABLE’ this Wednesday 3rd November, 12:30pm.
Put it in your diary and bring a friend/ work colleague.
Why not join us?
Acoustic Cafe – Saturday 30th October
This is being held again on Saturday30th October from 3-6pm.
Reminder for all our 18-30s that @Blurton Baptist Church are running an acoustic cafe with worship, food and fellowship fortnightly from this Saturday 2nd Oct, Drop in from 3-6pm to join and follow them.
Student & Young Adult Lunch 24.10.21
Are you a Student or in your 20s? Don’t forget our meal after the Sunday Morning Service on 24th October. See you there!
#comeasyouare#freshers2021#newstudentwelcome
Changes to our Youth Work
We now have exciting changes to our youth groups from age 11 upwards. See below for details.
The Rock Ages 11 – 16
The Rock meets fortnightly from the first Friday of every month 7:30 – 9pm (term time) in the church for children aged 11-14. They do a variety of sports, games, trips to bowling alleys, lazer quest and the like with a short time looking together at the Bible. Come and join us – it’s fun and free!
Cornerstone Ages 14-18
Cornerstone meets on alternate Fridays to The Rock at the church 7:30-9:30pm for Youth aged 13-18. We’ll enjoy time playing sports and a bit more ‘off the wall’ team games. This group also has time for the youth to sit down with their leaders and investigate who Jesus is, for themselves. Come along to join in the fun and find out more!
Keystone Ages 13-18
Keystone meets every Sunday Term time, 6:30- 8:30pm at the church for those aged 13-18. We’re a youth bible study group who take time to look through the bible, understand it and see how it applies to us today as Christians. We also have monthly Hot Topics that discuss various controversial or everyday topics that we don’t always talk about enough as Christians. Come along for food, a few games and to grow in faith together!
Watch our ‘Hot Topics‘ from YouTube
Check the calendar for dates.
Please email Becky for any further help, she will be pleased to hear from you.
Visit this Sunday
All-age Easter Trail
Christmas 2020
Christmas won’t be the same this year for any of us. But the message of Jesus is still as perfectly relevant as ever. Do join with us in person or online as we celebrate and remember Jesus, the Light of the World.
Children: join our real-live live Nativity Trail through Hanley Park – and don’t forget to bring a torch!
In person: book to join one of our Christmas services. Sunday 20th December, 4pm or 5:30pm, or on Christmas Dav at 10:30am.
Online: all our services go out live on YouTube. It’s not the same as being there in person, but for those who need to isolate, it’s great. We’d especially recommend the Christmas service at 4pm on Sunday 20th December.
In the Bleak Midwinter
We’re not sure whether we’ll be able to sing at the Christmas service this year. But we thought it would be nice to have a socially-distanced church choir to lead one of our songs at the carol service. The idea is to have as many videos as possible of people singing this carol. And we’ll edit it together and make it look and sound nice.
Don’t worry if you don’t have the best voice in the world – your voice won’t be heard above the others.
Top tips for making a great recording:
- Listen to the backing track on headphones. Then use a different phone to record yourself.
- Warm up your voice first – do a couple of practise runs in the car when no-one is listening!
- Prop your phone up against something so it stays still.
- Make your video in “portrait” (keep your phone vertical).
- If you have a choice of resolution, set your phone to the highest quality it can do.
- Try to make sure there’s more light on your face than behind you. That way you’ll avoid being in sillouette.
- Try to smile: you’ll look better on camera, and you’ll sing much better too!
- Send your recording to Jon or Patch by WhatsApp or email.
Easy backing track
More tricky backing tracks for those who are more confident
Lyrics
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan;
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain,
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty —
Jesus Christ.
Angels and Archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air;
But only His Mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a Shepherd
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.
Advent Devotionals
This has been a year of deep darkness, and more than ever we need to fix our eyes on Jesus who is the Light. As part of that, we’re doing a series of short devotionals this Advent. Parents might want to download a colouring sheet to go with the series for younger children.
An introductory video is below or you can watch the whole series, as they are released.