Outreach with under-age asylum seekers: Rugby Clinic

This morning we continued with our outreach programme for kids at the HUB 
for under-age asylum seekers in Budrio, in partnership with YfC Italy.

In a village next to Budrio, three years ago was opened the second biggest centre of the Bologna area, to host under-age migrants landed in Italy. At the moment they host about 5 kids, mostly Muslim, from various African countries.

A door was opened to offer a series of Rugby Clinics with Coach Colin White, a former professional rugby player for Scotland, now part of the Bologna staff of YfC Italy.

We are very excited for this opportunity for our church to reach out these kids and for the partnership with the manager of the Mezzolara Sport Centre.

Today Colin, through practical examples from rugby, shared about the freedom that we can enjoy in Christ alone!

Join us in praying for Colin and us that we'll be able to share Jesus' Love to these kids,
the HUB staff and the Sport Centre staff,
in words and actions!

Family Evening: to share food, Gospel and Mission!

Tomorrow, we'll have a Family Evening 
to share food, Gospel and Mission.

We'll have a time of games and fun on the theme: Trick or Truth.

Justin will then lead a discussion time about the idea of redeeming our culture for Christ, that is how to live and share the Gospel in every context!

LightHouse Club - reaching out teens of all nations

Tomorrow afternoon we'll start a new outreach programme: LightHouse Club, reaching out teens of all nations!
Once a month, in partnership with
YfC Italy, we've invited some older teenagers from Budrio we got to know in these years, to come with us @ the HUB 
for under age asylum seekers.
We'll have also a group of Christian teens from various churches who already partnered with YfC.

We'll have an afternoon of games, sport and arts, where Italian kids will get to know, interact & have fun with migrant kids. Colin will give a Talk on: "Welcome!"

Sunday Service: Exodus 1 - Our story in God's Story

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.






We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our new series on The Book of Exodus.
With Justin we'll engage with
Exodus 1 - Our story in God's Story!
Together we'll see the beauty of Jesus, since, for freedom Christ has set us free. Galatians 5:1
  


 
Matteo & Jenny will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Halloween: Nyctophobia or Photophobia?

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.

 

We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.
 



     


Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: Halloween: Nyctophobia or Photophobia?

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Nyctophobia or Photophobia?,
The Web, I at your candy,
Good Apple & Bad Apple,
Trick or Treat1?, The History Behind,
Twisted Halloween, Happy Halloween?,
Light in the Darkness,
Freestylers in  Disguise,
A star in the Sky!
which will serve as illustrations to 
Stefano's Talk from John 1:5-12,
where we'll see that Jesus is the light of
the world - the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it!

AppHebrews11-12 - Mid-Week Bible Study - Hebrews 11:33-12:3

Tomorrow evening we'll conclude

with AppHebrews11-12  

(Applying Hebrews 11-12), our series of 

Mid-Week Bible Studies in which we'll keep interacting with what we're learning through the preaching in our Sunday services.

Stefano will lead this time where as 

church-family we'll engage with what 

we are studying from Hebrews 11:33-12:3!

Outreach with under-age asylum seekers: Rugby Clinic

This morning we restarted with our outreach programme for migrants at the HUB for under-age asylum seekers in Budrio,
in partnership with YfC Italy.

In a village next to Budrio, three years ago was opened the second biggest centre of the Bologna area, to host under-age migrants landed in Italy. At the moment they host about 5 kids, mostly Muslim, from various African countries.
A door was opened to offer a series of Rugby Clinics with Coach Colin White, a former professional rugby player for Scotland, now part of the Bologna staff of YfC Italy.
We are very excited for this opportunity for our church to reach out these kids and for the partnership with the manager of the Mezzolara Sport Centre.
Join us in praying for Chris and us that we'll be able to share Jesus' Love to these kids,
the HUB staff and the Sport Centre staff,
in words and actions!

Bologna Bible School 2018

Today starts the 2018 Bologna Bible School,
the annual expository conference organized in partnership with other 5 churches of Bologna.

This year we'll have a weekend of full-immersion in the book of Exodus with shared teaching from local pastors. The goal is to give an academic yet practical teaching on how to approach a whole book of the Bible, with an expository approach, having in view the whole biblical economy and with a clear Christ-centredness.
From today and tomorrow we'll have 6 lessons taught by Stefano, Gian Paolo (pastor of Forte Torre church) and Davide (pastor of San Lazzaro church).
On Sunday we'll have a joint service,
where Justin will preach from Exodus 1.

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Stressed Out!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.

We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.
 



     


Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: Stressed Out!

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Left/Right, Messy Modelling, 
School Chats, Under Pressure, 
The Stress Scale, Refuge!,
Listen Up!, Helping Stress, 
Write to Him, Remember Me, 
which will serve as illustrations to 
Justin's Talk from Psalm 31:1-5,
where we'll see that we can turn to God
as a safe space and a refuge,
because God is ultimately in control,
Jesus is where perfect peace can come from!

10 years of expository preaching

This week represents a special mark for me as 10 years ago, I started my first series on Jesus' parables, and since then, week after week, I've experienced the Lord's blessing and responsibility to lead His people into
His Word, though expository preaching.
I'm deeply thankful to the Lord for the way He taught me through these years and for the Chiesa Evangelica of San Lazzaro and Chiesa la Piazza of Budrio,
for their love for God and His Word!

Sunday Service: Christ, the founder and perfecter of our faith - Hebrews 12:1-3

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.






We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service concluding our series on Hebrews 11-12.
With Stefano we'll engage
with Hebrews 12:1-3 - Christ, 
the founder and perfecter of our faith!
Together we'll see the beauty of Jesus, who, for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

 

Justin & Stefania will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

After the service we'll have
a fellowship lunch,
followed our church members meeting!

Youth for Christ Italy: Board Meeting

Tomorrow morning Stefano will be at the National Board meeting of YfC Italy.

Please pray for all the board members to be led by God's wisdom and vision in dealing with the review of last year activities and especially for YfC Italy vision, goals and strategies for next year and the longer terms!

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Back to the Start

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.

 

We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.
 


     


Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: Back to the Start!

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
30'' for everything, Musical Clothes,
Landmines, Amazing Starts, Sweet Face,
Music intros round, 7'' challenge,
Cling Film Worms, New Starts,
Literal Team Building, Your New Start,
which will serve as illustrations to 
Justin's Talk from 2 Corinthians 5:17,
where Jesus explains the real meaning
of a new start!

Interactive Bible Study on: Living with Teenagers

Tomorrow evening we'll have an interactive meeting on: Living with teenagers.

We'll have with us Brandon Johnson, 

Regional Director of YfC Southern Europe.

Brandon holds a Master of Divinity from Denver Theological Seminary. He lives in Cyprus with his wife and their three children, where he served for five years as National Director of YfC Cyprus. He has a passion for educating and resourcing people to be fully equipped to know God and be active in His kingdom. In addition to his role at YfC, Brandon preaches regularly at his church and leads young adult Bible studies.

Sunday Service, Visiting Preacher: Marco Saillen

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.






We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.

At 10.30 we'll start our service. We'll have with us Marco & Federica Saillen,
who in 2016 graduated from Moody Theological Seminary - Marco with a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Spiritual Formation, and Federica with an MA in Counseling Psychology.
Marco will preach from Philemon: 
The Gospel and our Relationships.




Justin & Raffaela will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with God's Word and families will have activities to keep interacting with the Bible during the week





Stefano will conclude our service with  
The Lord's Supper with a reading from
1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Theology for Breakfast with Porterbrook!

Tomorrow we'll continue
with our meeting:  
Theology for Breakfast!

Following Luther's Table Talks example, we'll meet from 9am to 11am @ Central Café
in Mezzolara where, while enjoying a breakfast with capuccino & croissant or
bread + butter + jam,
we'll engage with God's Word discovering the beauty of theology in our everyday life!

We'll interact with the Porterbrook module:
The Bible in Missional Perspective.
With Stefano we'll engage with Unit 6:
Our Solution Predicted (exile and prophecy).

Together we'll walk through the Bible as the story of God's mission to redeem the world through his Son. We’ll find out why the church is so central to mission, and how to see everyday life through the Gospel lens.

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Welcome... Back!!!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have
our first My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.

We organize this club for local kids, in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.

For the first Club we'll have a video from the team from Texas who came to help at the Exch@nge Summer Camp!




 
Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: Welcome... Back!!!





We'll play lots of games like: 
M&M-Mix&Meet, Houston Name Bingo,
Remember me?, Animal Noises,
Cosy Chat, Doggy Welcome Back,
Love Heart Welcome,
which will serve as illustrations to 
Stefano's Talk from Matthew 25:-34-39,
where Jesus explains what true welcome is!