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
11 kids, mostly Muslim, from various African countries, Albania and Pakistan.

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, talked about how we try to live up to God’s holy law but we never can do enough. Jesus is the one who fulfilled the law so we can rest and delight in that.

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!

Thanksgiving Outreach - Day 2

Today, for our Thanksgiving outreach week with the team from Sojourn Church from Houston, Texas, we've been to the elderly citizens programme.

 

The team offered some lovely apple pie & pumpkin pie and prepared an art activity, while sharing about the history of Thanksgiving and how we are called to be thankful to the Lord for all his blessings, above all the gift of His Son. 

This is the first time we're able to work with this age group and we've been very excited from the welcome of these elderly, we've also had some good Gospel conversations with their relatives and the social workers.

This outreach project is a special Gospel opportunity because we'll be able to interact with every age group, from school kids, to the cultural setting, to families and today with the elderly.

Pray with us the Lord of the harvest for His work in Budrio!

Thanksgiving Outreach - Day 1

Today we've started our Thanksgiving outreach week with the team from Sojourn Church from Houston, Texas.
We've spent the whole morning at Budrio middle school, interacting with more than 100 students.
The team shared about the history of Thanksgiving and how they celebrate it with their families, but above all they shared what does it mean for them to be truly thankful to God for his love and life!









Kids were very responsive and we had some good Gospel conversations with teachers too!

LightHouse Club - reaching out teenagers of all nations!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll continue with our outreach programme: LightHouse Club, reaching out teenagers of all nations!
Once a month, in partnership with YfC Italy, we've invited some older teens from Budrio,
to come with us @ the HUB 
 for under age asylum seekers, alongside 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. Ester will give a Talk on: "Darkness & Light!"

Sunday Service: Exodus 3 - A name that makes the difference!

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 10.00 we'll start our service with our series on The Book of Exodus.
With Stefano we'll engage with Exodus 3 - A name that makes the difference!
Together we'll see the beauty of Christ,
in understanding the depth of his claim
I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. John 11:25-26



Giovanni & Marco 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 - Shots Fired 3: Gossip

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: Shots Fired 3: Gossip!

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Scoop a Shoe, Telephone Charades,
What is Gossip?, It's all a Load of Gossip,
Why do We Gossip?, Nails in the Fence,
Logo Label Quiz, Mirror on the Wall,
which will serve as illustrations to Justin's Talk where we'll see how we do things even when it hurts us and others, and only Jesus can redeem us!

Mid-week Prayer & Missionary Evening with Giuseppe & Sun-min

Tomorrow evening we'll have our mid-week prayer
and missionary meeting.

We'll have a FaceTime
with Giuseppe & Sun-min!

Giuseppe did an internship programme last year with us
in Budrio after his missional experience in Senegal with 
WEC Italy. We feel the privilege to cooperate with them for the Gospel progress in God's worldwide mission!

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
7 kids, mostly Muslim, from various African countries, Albania and Pakistan.

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, talked about championship and what it means for us that Jesus is our champion and redeemer!
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!

Sunday Service @ Chiesa Evangelica Ravenna

Tomorrow we'll be with our friends from Chiesa Evangelica Ravenna for their Sunday morning service.

It will be great to spend with them the Lord's Day and to join their fellowship lunch!
Stefano will preach from Genesis 1:1-2:3 engaging especially with the first 3 verses of chapter 2 where we'll see God
creating a Space for rest and a Time for rest!
Together we'll see how Jesus alone can offer us the rest
we long so much!

Sunday Service: Exodus 2:11-25 - Jesus, the One who embraces humility to save his people!

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 series on The Book of Exodus.
With Justin we'll engage with
Exodus 2:11-25 - Jesus, the One who embraces humility to save his people!
Together we'll see the beauty of Christ,  
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:6-8
  



 
Nino & Raffaela 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.

MyHope - The Cross - Evangelistic event in Budrio

Tomorrow evening we've organized an evangelistic event in Budrio, in partnership with the local Assembly of God church.
We are thankful for this opportunity to work together as evangelical churches in reaching out our community and sharing our unity in Christ!
We've organized a Cineforum with the short-movie The Cross, realized for what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Graham.
In this movie, with the testimonies of artists Lacey Sturm and Lecrae, Billy Graham brings a last and lasting message of hope and redemption: “With all my heart, I want to leave you with the truth that He loves you and wants to forgive you of your sins.”
My Hope is a global initiative from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to encourage and equip the local church worldwide, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Shots Fired 2: Lying

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: Shots Fired 2: Lying!

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Liar, Paper Clips Lies, Police officer,
Lies Lies Lies, Behind it all, Romans3,
5 ways to spot a lie, Would I lie to you?,
Your Truth, Ouch, which will serve as illustrations to Stefano's Talk from  
Romans 3:10-24 where we'll see that none is righteous, but now the righteousness of God has been manifested through faith in
Jesus Christ for all who believe!

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
7 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, talked about integrity and a life transformed by Jesus!

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!

The International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church - IDOP 2018

Millions of Christians around the world are persecuted for their faith daily. From Pakistan to Kazakhstan, Nigeria to North Korea, Christians routinely face discrimination, harassment, violence and even death for their faith in Jesus.

IDOP2018, The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, organized by World Evangelical Alliance and Open Doors, unites millions of Christians in prayer for the suffering Body of Christ around the world.

IDOP mobilises the global Church to respond to the persecuted Church. It's also been a source of encouragement to persecuted Christians by reminding them that they are part of a global family of believers.

Tomorrow afternoon, our church will join the family of evangelical churches of the Metropolitan Church of Bologna, for the IDOP 2018 Bologna.

Sunday Service: Exodus 2:1-10 - A family in the Promise, The Promise for the families of all nations!

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 10.00 we'll start our service with our
series on The Book of Exodus.
With Stefano we'll engage with
Exodus 2:1-10 - A family in the Promise, The Promise for the families of all nations!
Together we'll see the beauty of Jesus, since
we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead, we too might walk in newness of life! Romans 6:4

This will be a special family Sunday,
where children will share with us the
whole service.

We'll celebrate as church family the dedication of Ephraim McGhin
with a reading from Psalms 78:3-7
and a time of commitment and prayer!

We'll conclude the service with
The Lord's Supper
remembering how in Jesus all God's promises found their yes and amen.

For as often as we eat this bread and drink the cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
1 Corinthians 11:26

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Shots Fired 1: Complaining

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: Shots Fired 1: Complaining!

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Target Practice, Shots Fired, The Dot,
Boats&Rudders, That's the worst,

Why complain, Jonah, Salty,

Flip it around, and Thank-Full,

which will serve as illustrations to 
Justin's Talk from 1 Thessalonians 5:18,
where we'll learn how only Jesus can turn our complains into thankfulness!