For all you budding singers out there, there will be an extra choir practice this evening, 7.30pm at Wells Hall Old School.
Hope you can make it, look forward to seeing you!
May 23, 2016 in news & events by andrew
Yay, can’t wait, omly 1 week till we head off for our Church Weekend Away to BCDO.
You will be pleased to know that your wrist bands have now arrived, you will be able to pick these up for Claire Simpson on Sunday. If you can’t make it on Sunday don’t worry, you will be able to collect them from the church office during the week.
If you haven’t yet made your mind up about going to BCDO there is still time. You can book weekend or day tickets on the BCDO website. You can also pay at the gate but this is a more expensive option.
PLEASE NOTE: there will be no service on Sunday 29 May, look forward to seeing you on Sunday 5th June, 10:30am at the Delphi.
May 20, 2016 in news & events by andrew
“Snooker that seeks to reflect Christian love and friendship that Jesus taught His disciples”.
If you want to improve your snooker skills in great company, come along to Sudbury Snooker Club, 52 North Street. The next session is this Sunday from 7pm. There is a £5 entry fee, which includes food.
All welcome, male or female, what ever your ability.
Why not invite a friend?
For more information contact the church office on 01787 377 670 or email.
May 15, 2016 in event, news & events by andrew
We’re very excited to announce that for the first time Stour Valley Vineyard is to have its first church weekend away. We are going to the Big Church Day Out. What’s more, we’d love you and your family, and friends, to join us.
It takes place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29th May at Wiston House in West Sussex, but you will be able to arrive a day earlier and leave on Monday to make the most of Bank Holiday Weekend.
The Big Church Day Out is now the largest music-focused Christian event in Europe with 25,000 people attending. This year worship times will be led by Matt Redman and Tim Hughes, as well as a worship team from Bethel Church, California, plus many more.
There’s also a huge amount for kids and young people to enjoy. Why not take a look at the film we showed last Sunday at church?
We will be camping as a church group, so there will be plenty of time to hang out with each other. This weekend away together is as much about rest and replenishment as it is about fun and fellowship.
If you are not able to camp or prefer bricks to canvas, you can always book into a local bed and breakfast. But the big thing is just about being together! If you are not able to make the who weekend but would still like to join is there is also the option to book discounted day tickets on our group booking page, simply sign up the same way you would for full weekend tickets.
What you need to do next
To get a discount on your tickets we have set up a Stour Valley Vineyard group page through Big Church Day Out, which includes both event and camping tickets.*
To access the group booking page we will need to give Big Church Day Out your email (one per family) so they can send you a formal booking invite. Please not you will need to purchase your tickets before Saturday 30th April to qualify for thr group discount.
All you have to do next is simply email or call: 01787 377670 and let us know you’d like to consider coming. Alternatively you can sign up at the Welcome Point on Sunday morning.
Looking forward to having you with us!
April 25, 2016 in event, news, news & events, news and events by andrew
Join us on Sunday 15 May, 10.30am at The Delphi Centre as we welcome Dave Gellet as our guest worship leaderds and speaker at our morning service.
Dave leads worship at Rayleigh Vineyard, Essex and is married to Ali and has two children.
If this will be your first visit a warm welcome awaits you with fresh coffee (and tea) and pastries from 10.15am.
It will be great to see you there!!
April 25, 2016 in news & events by andrew
On Sunday 17 April, 10.30am at The Delphi Centre we are pleased to welcome Krish Kandiah as guest speaker at our morning service.
Krish is the President of London School of Theology. The largest interdenominational, evangelical theological college in Europe, LST combines a strong academic reputation with faithfulness to Scripture and commitment to God’s mission in the world. He is also the Founder and Director of Home for Good. A charity finding loving adoptive and foster homes for vulnerable children.
If this will be your first visit a warm welcome awaits you with fresh coffee (and tea) and pastries from 10.15am.
Come and be inspired, it will be great to see you there!!
April 4, 2016 in news & events by andrew
We hope you will be able to join us at Assington Hall, Assington 10.30 am for a our Good Friday meditative service.
This will be a time when where we read the Bible passages of the Passion story together, reflect and pray before taking communion together.
Families, friends and visitors are very welcome. We will be contemplate on the last three words uttered by Jesus before his death on the cross: “It is finished.” Words that would come to have such a huge, lasting impact on this world for every age to come.
Join us on our final steps towards the cross!
On Easter Sunday we will look at three other words – “He is risen!”
March 15, 2016 in news & events by andrew
Stour Valley Vineyard Church has been presented with a Working Together Award and been handed a cheque for £3,500 by Suffolk Community Foundation for achieving outstanding outcomes through its collaboration and partnerships in Sudbury.
Working with strategic partners such as social services, CAB, housing trusts, local churches and other voluntary organisations, each year it gives out hundreds of emergency food bags to local families and individuals in crisis.
Storehouse Foodbank began in 2007 after the church received a phone call from youth social services asking for help with a young homeless person sleeping rough. Storehouse usage was up 62% more in 2015 than in the previous year.
Through a team of volunteers and weekly drop-ins, it also provides a listening ear and a bridge to receiving further help. One of those other ways is with CAP Money, a free three-week course, to help people manage their finances without fear. It also has plans to expand its services.
Councillor Sarah Stamp, Suffolk County Councillor’s Cabinet Member for Communities, along with Andrea Pittock, Suffolk Community Foundation’s Grants Manager, presented the cheque to Senior Pastor Andrew Stewart-Darling and Storehouse Team Leader Rita Pennington at their church offices at the Christopher Centre in Gainsborough Street, Sudbury.
Councillor Stamp said, “I have visited and been privileged to present some fantastic awards to community groups across Suffolk who have shown exceptional collaborative working.”
The Award is financed by Suffolk County Council and managed by Suffolk Community Foundation offering awards up to £10,000 to charities, community groups and not for profit organisations working in Suffolk.
Senior Pastor, Andrew Stewart-Darling says, “We are incredibly humbled and honoured to receive this recognition. Through a dedicated team of volunteers from the church, support from ‘business angels’ and local groups, we’re able to see many families in crisis walk out two inches taller from when we first meet them. This is reward in itself.
“The Working Together Award is timely because Storehouse Foodbank needs continual support with its overheads and running costs. But it needs more than food, so if anyone is able to financially support our work in the community, we’d really love to hear from them. Our community continues to be hugely generous with food donations, but the costs for the food bank’s sustainability equally needs supporting. Every £10 really does help.
“But we also now have another urgent need. We desperately require new premises for food storage as well as office space, if possible. We have been hugely grateful to a local business for our current warehouse space, but, sadly, that will no longer be available to us very soon. So we’d love to hear from another local business who might be able to partner with us. I cannot stress enough the importance of the food bank to our town and surrounding areas at this time, so we hoping that a business will be able to help us quickly. Meanwhile, thank you Sudbury. You are amazing!”
Storehouse Foodbank is a compassion programme of Stour Valley Vineyard Church with two regular weekly drop in’s at the Christopher Centre. Users of the foodbank are referred through partner agencies to ensure it serves those with the greatest needs. To know more, please contact the Storehouse team on: 07973 710905 or email them today.
To give a one-off gift or set up a regular monthly gift for Storehouse, please go to our giving page. Thank you.
March 3, 2016 in news & events, news and events, Storehouse by andrew
