New Year time of fellowship & celebration

Tomorrow evening, as a church family, we will have a time of fellowship and celebration with our community!

We'll start with a Family New Year's Dinner, hosted by the Cutuli's, where we'll share the many good foods brought by everyone, and have a time with God's Word and prayer.

Then at midnight we'll all go to Budrio's Town Square, to celebrate the arrival of the New Year with our community in Budrio!

"...I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:12-14

Sunday Service: Psalm 41 - The Lord who raises up the oppressed!

 

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service concluding our series on the Book I of the Psalms, engaging with Psalm 41 - The Lord who raises up the oppressed!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, and a programme dedicated to different age groups.

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

 

Indeed the Psalms speak of hope and fear, of love and hate, of discouragement and thanksgiving, but above all, the Psalms speak to us of Christ (Luke 24:44) and lead us to Christ: the Servant-King, the Messiah-Redeemer! The Psalms are not poems to thrill us in private, but are the powerful praise that the united people of the church, with missional passion sing to their Lord. Each Psalm therefore asks us for an answer: will you remain in the audience of the fools who say that 'there is no God', or will you join the chorus of those justified by Jesus? 

Boxing Day Project - A Box to say Thank You!

A few years ago we've read this article from answersingenesis.org explaining the tradition and meaning of Boxing Day!

History of Boxing Day
The most likely story dates back hundreds of years to Britain. When on December 26 wealthy families would give their servants and tradespeople a gratuity of either money or a "Christmas box" full of food and gifts to thank them for their service and for working all day Christmas Day. Historically, Boxing Day was about recognizing those who serve and thanking them for their service. Holidays, such as Boxing Day, can be used for the glory of God. Even if Boxing Day isn’t a traditional holiday where you come from, perhaps consider incorporating the idea of thanking those who serve into your Christmastime celebrations. In doing so you will show others the love of Christ and open up doors to share the real meaning of the season—Jesus Christ, the greatest gift ever given to this world.

As a church family, we desire to embrace the biblical value of gratitude and honouring those who work for the good of the community, which lies behind the British holiday of Boxing Day. So, from the 23rd to the 26th of December, little ones and grown-ups together, we'll donate a box of chocolates and a Christmas card to the Municipal Administration, the Social Services, the Civil Defence, the Fire Brigade, the Police, the Carabinieri, the Armed Forces, the doctors, nurses and all the staff of Budrio Hospital, and to all those who, with commitment and passion, dedicate themselves to the good of our community, to share with them the joy of God's gift in Christ!

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

What a beautiful way to translate the true meaning of Christmas into practice, with the gift that God made of his Son, who became man to give himself on the cross, giving us peace with God and the new life of His resurrection!

Christmas Family Service: Matthew 1:23

Tomorrow we'll have a Christmas Family Service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.

 

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service and we'll have with us Giuseppe & Sun-min, who will share the ways in which the Lord is guiding them to serve Him in his mission with WEC.

 

Giuseppe will then preach from Matthew 1:23 - Immanuel "God with us"!

 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, and a programme dedicated to different age groups. 

AppPsalms - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppPsalms (Applying Psalms Book I), 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.  
We'll meet at Caffé Filopanti, in Budrio, where we'll engage with Psalms 36 to 38.

Sunday Family Service – Waiting for Christmas – the Gift

Tomorrow we'll have a special Family Service, at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service starting our Christmas series, engaging with Romans 6:23 - Waiting for Christmas – the Gift!

Romans 6:23  For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

 

Sunday Service: Psalm 40 - The Lord who doesn’t delight on sacrifices or offerings!

 

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 40 - The Lord who doesn’t delight on sacrifices or offerings!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, and a programme dedicated to different age groups.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

 

Indeed the Psalms speak of hope and fear, of love and hate, of discouragement and thanksgiving, but above all, the Psalms speak to us of Christ (Luke 24:44) and lead us to Christ: the Servant-King, the Messiah-Redeemer! The Psalms are not poems to thrill us in private, but are the powerful praise that the united people of the church, with missional passion sing to their Lord. Each Psalm therefore asks us for an answer: will you remain in the audience of the fools who say that 'there is no God', or will you join the chorus of those justified by Jesus?