A Marriage Course is planned for St. Peter's Community Centre on Mon 7th Apr 2008 for 8 weeks (except 26th May), and ending on 2nd Jun. The course is designed to make good marriages stronger, although it can also help those whose marriages are under strain.

The course was set up in 1996 and is run all over the UK. It is a companion to the Alpha Course, and is designed to be a series of evenings - rather like going out together for a special meal for quality time.

No group work is involved, apart from the meal and the talks. The exercises and preparation are done exclusively between couples. It is equally available for those with Church and no-Church background.

A strong marriage must grow and be flexible - to deal with changing circumstances, e.g. birth of children, financial changes, bereavement, redundancy, children leaving home, etc. Marriage preparation just doesn't cover this range of issues.

The course builds on each session, so for example it would be difficult to tackle 'communication' without first having covered 'building strong foundations'. Therefore a commitment to attend all sessions is expected.

Please contact the Church Office if you would like to sign on.

There are monthly TownWide Hope08 Prayer meetings on the last Tuesday of every month throughout 2008. The next prayer event is on Tue 24th Jun 2008. Put the dates in your diary and plan to attend at least one of the prayer times each month.

7:00 am	Emmanuel
12:45 pm	Elim Church Centre
9:00 pm	Salvation Army

The Loughborough TownWide Prayer is a group of Christians from different congregations in Loughborough, who meet to pray together regularly. If you would like to know information about Loughborough town-wide prayer events, such as:

• Community prayer cells
• Quarterly prayer meetings

then please email the Open Heaven church office.

A PRAYER FOR LOUGHBOROUGH
Lord we want your church to be visible in Loughborough.
One thousand outstretched arms, demonstrating how big the love of Christ is.
Make us determined to be one,
using the gifts you have given to the whole church in this town:
speaking with one voice; loving with one heart;
washing the feet of the town; reaching the vulnerable,
touching the lives of young people; seeing the forgotten places;
connecting the people of Loughborough to the love of Jesus.
So keep us humble, with soft hearts and clear vision,
so that at the end of 2008, we will have been faithful,
as you are to us.
Amen.
 

Omega Course
 

If you...

know Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour and have been baptised in water have been attending Elim Church Centre for 6 months or more want to commit your time and energy to God's work through this fellowship feel that this could be your spiritual home but are not sure what would happen if you became a member here...

... then we invite you to attend our Omega Course - three evenings (or a Staurday morning) of preparation for membership. You will find out about Elim as a denomination, its beliefs, our local structure and our vision.

A fourth evening will involve a social with some of the church leadership, when you will hear our testimonies and have the opportunity to ask questions.

Interested? Please give your name to the Elders, or email the Church Office.

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Network Course

Our aim is to have every regular attender complete the Network Course, so that:

• You and those in leadership may recognise your passion, gifting and personal style and place you effectively,
• Or that you may be released into new ministries,
• And so we will have a fully functioning body, believing that God has called you for a purpose and that it is important for you, the Church and the Kingdom of God that you fulfil it.

Network consists of four 90 minute sessions, after which there is a consultation with one of the leadership to assist you find your place and function.

Dates of the next course are :
Monday at 7:30pm - 9th, 16th, 30th Jun and 7th Jul 2008.

If you would like to attend this course please email the Church Office.

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