StAG March 2017
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Alasdair Paine
DEAR FRIENDS ...
We look forward to James Steer ’ s arrival as our new Associate Minister for Internationals . James and his wife Caroline have been serving with OMF International in Bangkok . Our prayer and theirs is that God will continue to use our international work to send gospel workers to the world . We plan to welcome James formally at our service on Sunday 23rd April , but they are moving here a bit before then : please look out for them , and pray for them as they transition to this new work .
We also look forward to Easter itself . We plan to preach the Easter message on Good Friday , both at the 10.00am all-age service and in All Saints ’ garden in the afternoon . On Easter Sunday itself , both at 10.00am and 5.00pm , we will be thinking about the great news of the risen Christ and his agenda for his people . All these events are designed to be easy to bring friends to .
One implication of the Lord ’ s resurrection comes in the last verse of Matthew ’ s gospel : “ And surely I am with you always , to the very end of the age ” ( Matthew 28:20 ). This is a promise to ponder , both for ourselves and our church . As we seek to take the good news to Cambridge and send gospel workers to the world , the risen Jesus is with us !
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Walking with those who are suffering Page 2
M E E T T H E
Steers Page 3
LI FE
t o t h e f u l l
M A Y 2 0 1 7
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Nic Ross
WHERE WAS GOD WHEN THAT HAPPENED ?
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