Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Ed Mezzetti

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

Ed Mezzetti, assistant pastor at Christ Church South Cambs, will be in Budrio for the International Ocarina Festival 2024, as he's the great-great grandson of Alberto Mezzetti to whom a wing of the Budrio Ocarina Museum is dedicated! Ed will preach on The family God calls us to join from Romans 8:14-17.

We'll have the privilege of hosting the Ocarina School Vincenzo Grimaldi who will perform an arrangement of Amazing Grace.

Ed & Rachel Lowis from Westgate Chapel in Bury St. Edmunds, will share about the school work we had done in this weekend and Gerry Brienza, operation manager of the European Mission Fellowship, will share about EMF's work in Europe!

Home groups & Prayer Meetings

On Friday the 12th and Saturday the 13th we'll have our Home Groups in Budrio and Mezzolara.

We'll have as special guests from the UK the European Mission Fellowship Team, with Ed Mezzetti, assistant pastor at Christ Church South Cambs, Ed & Rachel Lowis from Westgate Chapel in Bury St. Edmunds and Gerry Brienza, operation manager of EMF.

Ed, great-great grandson of Alberto Mezzetti to whom a wing of the Budrio Ocarina Museum is dedicated, together with the EMF team, will be involved in the programme of the International Ocarina Festival 2024!

It will be great to hear the testimonies of these loved ones from England and to dine together sharing the many good foods brought by everyone! Then we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper, with a family prayer time involving young and old together.

Sunday Service: Pastoral Epistles - Titus 1:5-9

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Pastoral Epistles. We'll engage with Titus 1:5-9 - Integral in living the Gospel we hold firm!

Paul shows us how the churches of Crete must mature in growing a plurality of leaders in every church, in every town and in every village. The Gospel character the churches are to look for in their leaders are no more and no less than the fruit of the Spirit's work in every believer, for the growth of every church!

"And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love." Ephesians 4:11-16

 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

Resurrection Sunday & Baptismal Service

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

We'll have the joy to celebrate Resurrection Sunday and the Baptism of Jacopo.

During the service Stefano will preach from Romans 6:1-11.
As a church family, we are thankful to the Lord for this day of joy and witness, in obedience to the ordinance of the risen Christ to his church:

"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20

Sunday Service: Pastoral Epistles - Titus 1:1-4

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Pastoral Epistles. We'll engage with Titus 1:1-4 - Like Father, Like Son - Like Promise, Like Word!

Paul shows us the biblical harmony between God's sovereignty and human responsibility, between the gift of faith, which translates into growing in the knowledge of the truth of the gospel, and living the gospel, the true godliness, the true religion, the true mission, which translates into experiencing the certainty of the hope of eternal life in Christ!

"And you were dead in the trespasses and sins.. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved-- ...For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:1, 4-5, 8-10

 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

Acts29 Italy churches onilne prayer meeting

 

Tomorrow evening we'll meet on Zoom for the online prayer meeting of the Acts29 churches in Italy

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Billy Goss

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

Billy Goss mission director of The Baptist Preparatory School in Little Rock, Arkansas, US, will preach on: "Grace - The perfect power of weakness" from 2Corinthians 12:7-10.

The Lord said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2Corinthians 12:9-10.

 

During the service we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper and The Baptit Prep. choir students will conclude with a time of praise and testimonies followed by a family lunch!

App2Timothy - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our App2Timothy (Applying the 2nd Pastoral Letter of Paul to Timothy), 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 the Central Café, in Budrio, where we'll engage with 2 Timothy 4:1-22.

Sunday Service: Pastoral Epistles - 2Timothy 4:9-22

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Pastoral Epistles. We'll engage with 2Timothy 4:9-22 - God's Grace is with us!

This is the certain hope that Christ gave to Paul in the prison in Rome, the certainty that Jesus will save him in his heavenly Kingdom, that the Kingdom of Christ is real: it has come and is coming, it is fulfilled and is being fulfilled, that God's missional will is done on earth as it is in heaven, even as Nero's reign is about to end Paul's life, because the church, even in its weakness, by faith and in the power of the Holy Spirit, lives and proclaims the Gospel to all nations!

"Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Matthew 6:9-13

 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

Theology for Breakfast

Tomorrow we'll continue
our series of meetings:  
Theology for Breakfast! 
Following Luther's Table Talks example, we'll meet from 9 to 11am @ Central Café in Mezzolara where, while enjoying a breakfast with capuccino & croissants, we'll engage with God's Word discovering the beauty of theology in our everyday life!

Together we'll interact with the module: Union with Christ, starting Unit 1: "What Is Union With Christ".

 

Union with Christ is the centre of the gospel. It’s been called the central doctrine of salvation. This course will teach you how the profound truth of a Christian's union and identity with Christ drives us to mission and joy in him. All that Christ has achieved for his people is ours through our union with him. Heart change and mission flow out of who Jesus is, and how we are bound to him by faith. This course will teach you to understand and enjoy your relationship with Jesus in everyday life on mission.

Sunday Service: Pastoral Epistles - 2Timothy 4:6-8

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Pastoral Epistles. We'll engage with 2Timothy 4:6-8 - I have kept the faith!

While many have shipwrecked in the faith, the Lord has judged Paul faithful (1Timothy 1:12 contains this adjective), and He has kept him faithful in finishing the race of the ministry, he has been given to do. Paul is telling Timothy that it is the faithfulness of God that, just as He sustained him and kept him faithful, will sustain Timothy in keeping him faithful in living and preaching the Gospel. It is Jesus who, by his death and resurrection, has secured for his people the crown of righteousness!

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, 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 12:1-2

 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

App2Timothy - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our App2Timothy (Applying the 2nd Pastoral Letter of Paul to Timothy), 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 the Central Café, in Budrio, where we'll engage with 2 Timothy 3:1-17.

10th Anniversary of Church la Piazza - All the cities and villages!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll celebrate the 10th Anniversary of our church presence in Budrio, at the Auditorium.

From the beginning our church vision has been characterised by the desire to live the Gospel in the Community, carrying out the Mission of Christ!

This vision emerges clearly in our name, which refers back to the Book of Acts, in the Bible, where we read of the Apostle Paul's arrival in the city of Athens. Here we find him daily in the market square reasoning and discussing the Gospel with those who were there (Acts 17:17). Every Italian piazza is then made up of the many typical blocks, represented in the cross of our logo, reminding us how each of our church family members is unique and different, but in Christ we are united in a wonderful way to be together the body of his church (Romans 12:4-5). 

"All towns and villages!" is the theme we choose for our 10th anniversary, taken from the words of the Gospel of Matthew 9:35 - "Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages... proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom!"
Our desire is to translate into practice the love of Jesus for all cities and villages, which includes and enhances mutual opportunities and challenges, developing a joint vision, between and for, the urban and rural context. 

For this we're very happy to have as speakers: Mark Reeves, pastor of Buffalo City Church in Jamestown, US, who has experience in pastoring churches both in urban and rural contexts; Rob Scothern, pastor of Peak Trinity in Bakewell, UK, member of the Steering Group of The Rural Project and Elio Vannelli, vice-chairman of Acts 29 Italy!

Sunday Service: Visiting Preachers - Mark Reeves & Rob Scothern

Tomorrow we'll have a special morning service for our 10th anniversary to celebrate God's faithfulness.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

We'll have with us, Mark Reeves, pastor of Buffalo City Church in Jamestown, North Dakota, US, who will lead our worship, celebrating the richness of God's people from every nation, and Rob Scothern pastor of Peak Trinity Church in Bakewell, Peak District, UK, who will preach on "The Great Banquet" from Luke 14:12-24.

We have been called to the feast, to come without money and eat. There’s strength for the weary and hope for the poor; at the table of the Lord. And, we have been called to extend the Lord’s invitation - to the city and the countryside.

 

During the service we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper and we'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.