Coffee Shop Sunday #6

We had 54 people with us on 16th February including 9 Costa customers!

Our guest speaker was Revd Paul Wood, a former minister at Coventry Central Hall; he led us in prayer and talked about his current role in the Methodist Church at 'Head Office' in London. The theme was very much about 'vision'. Paul is very warm and charismatic and we were blessed that he was present at this joyful gathering.

The Songs:

 

'In Christ Alone' by Stuart Townend & Keith Getty

'Bless the Lord O My Soul (10,000 Reasons)' by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman

'More than words on a Sunday (Be Glorified)' by Pete & Nicki Sims

'Beyond these walls of worship' by Ian Worsfold & Paul Wood

 

It was encouraging to see a large number of young people with us including three in their early teens who came in for a coffee, decided to stay and said they will come along next time

 

At each gathering now, we make activities available on the tables, such as colouring and word searches. Adults and children alike enjoy these, particularly the colouring. This week there were chocolates too, because Revd Paul Wood loves them!  He provided materials for us to make pairs of glasses, in line with his 'vision' theme.

 

Credit is given to our Welcome and Music teams.

 

NEXT GATHERING: 1ST MARCH, WITH GUEST CHRISTINE TENCH, CHRISTIAN POET



Revd Paul Wood chats about his work at the Methodist HO in London

 

Andy shows us his new glasses!

…. Jackie too

…. and Joan & Esther



 

 

We had another brilliant planning meeting yesterday morning, with Trevor, Annie, Marcus and Sue. At our next gathering on 16th February, we are looking forward to welcoming guest speaker, Reverend Paul Wood, former Minister of Coventry Central Hall Methodist Church. Our theme for the session will be 'Vision' and how we achieve visions, with God's help.
 

Marcus, Annie & Sue enjoy the sunshine after the Planning Meeting

Coffee Shop Sunday #5

FORTY-SIX people attended the gathering on Sunday 2nd February - including eight Costa customers (who stayed for the gathering) and three members of staff.
 
Marcus improvised beautifully on the keyboard 4.30 - 5 pm, and played for our four songs - three at the beginning of the gathering and one at the end:
 
'Blesséd be Your Name' by Beth & Matt Redman
'Kings of Kings, Majesty' by Jarrod Cooper
'Bless the Lord O my Soul' by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman
'The Splendour of the King' by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves & Ed Cash

There was a 'getting to know you' chat time for a few minutes, followed by prayer time, the theme being 'Three - the Holy Trinity - God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit'. 2nd February marked the 33rd day of the year, with 333 days left of the year (Leap Year). With '3' being a significant number, it felt appropriate to do the Trinity.

Word Search and Colouring sheets were put on the tables - also with the Trinity theme.

Prayer time, led by Bill Holdforth, was followed by a dramatic poem about the Trinity, performed by John, Christine and Annie. Time was allowed for discussion about the Holy Trinity.

NEXT GATHERING: 16TH FEBRUARY - 4.30 PM WITH GUEST SPEAKER,  REVD PAUL WOOD - FORMER MINISTER OF COVENTRY CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH.

 

  

 





Establishing God's Plans

We had a good de-brief and planning meeting this morning. We discussed all the things that went well at Coffee Shop Sunday on 19th January, and made plans for the next gathering on 2^nd February at 4.30 pm. We’re looking forward to good songs, prayers, table-top activities and drama. ALL WELCOME! 
Prayer requests may be emailed to us:

coffeeshopsunday@gmail.com

Coffee Shop Sunday #4

Twenty-one people attended our very first Coffee Shop gathering on 1st December. At our fourth session last Sunday 19th January, there were FIFTY-SEVEN in the room - it was amazing! This number includes fourteen Costa customers and three members of staff.

Our talented Music Director, Marcus Patterson, led us in songs:

Light of the World (So Here I am to Worship) by Tim Hughes
Seek ye First the Kingdom of God by Karen Lafferty
Bless the Lord, O my Soul by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman

Marcus played other background music and sang - he told us that one of the Costa customers asked him if he knew any Tom Jones! (Trevor said "It's not Unusual") 😊

There was an interview with Lynne, who gave an honest account of the challenges she has faced and has at times, felt that God is far away. Lynne said that she feels, however, that when we need Him most, that is when God is carrying us.

We prayed for the fantastic staff of Costa Coffee who we see very much as a part of our new church. Short prayers were written on a piece of paper by members. All those prayers were blessed and then handed over - in three paper Costa Coffee cups - to the staff for them to see how much they are valued by us and loved by Jesus.

Next gathering: Sunday 2nd February



A busy Coffee Shop Sunday!

 



An interview with Lynne
 

 Trevor & John
 

 

Coffee Shop Sunday #3

We had a terrific third Coffee Shop Sunday on 5 January.

There was an increased turnout with 35 in attendance, including 3 Costa staff and 9 non-church people who stayed ‘for a while’.

The theme was ‘New Year, New Beginnings’, and despite a few blips with technology, God was in the room! An 8-minute YouTube clip was shown of Shane Taylor, giving testimony at the Holy Trinity Brompton Church. Shane was once considered Britain’s ‘youngest most dangerous criminal’.

 

Click here for YouTube video

Here’s a list of the songs we had the greatest pleasure in singing:

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redman

King of Kings, Majesty by Jared Cooper
My Jesus, My Saviour by Darlene Zschech
When the Music Fades (The Heart of Worship) by Matt Redman

Bill Holdforth, part of the Prayer Team, led prayers and included one that was emailed to us.  We now have several requests in the ‘box’ and will include these at our next gathering on 19th January.

We had fantastic contributions from the Welcome Team and Music Team – thank you!

 

 

Prayer Requests

A few people have suggested we should invite prayer requests during the week from customers at Costa Coffee and also from people who attend our gatherings on alternate Sundays. As a result we now have a prayer box available at Costa Coffee so that people can post their prayer requests. In addition we would like to offer readers of this Blog an opportunity to make prayer requests online. If you have anything you want us to pray for please submit your prayer request to this email address:

coffeeshopsunday@gmail.com

 

You need not mention your name if you wish to remain anonymous.

Every blessing