Are you new or just looking?

Why not come along on our informal three week course to explore our visions and values? Find out where the church is going and how you can be part of it.

Not many people will get on board a bus without knowing the destination first. We don’t think church should be any different. After all, we all like to know where they are going, it makes us feel safe. This relaxed course is an invitation to share our vision and for you to become part of God’s story for the Stour Valley area.

It starts 7.30pm, Monday 24 February and runs for three weeks in the home of our pastors, Andrew & Emma Stewart-Darling.

To book your seat on the bus, ring 01787 377670; drop us a line or sign up on Sunday at the Welcome Desk. We’d love to see you!

February 17, 2014 in event, news, news & events by andrew

Guys join us at Painter’s Cafe this Saturday (15th Feb) at 9:30am for great food and ‘fellow’ship.

If you have never been before or new to the church, we would love to see you. It is a great opportunity to socialise and get to know blokes in the church.

Dads – feel free to bring children. See you there!

February 13, 2014 in event, news & events by andrew

Please Help!!! The Home of Hope are currently in urgent need of clothing for Syrian and Lebanese street children.

The Christian Orphanage in Lebanon requires clothing, particularly trousers, jeans, jumpers and tops for boys aged 10-17 in good condition but no camouflage or dispersed patterned material please.

There will be a group from Sudbury traveling to Lebanon in March to deliver this much needed aid. So if you have any items to donate please take them to either:

72, North Street, Sudbury – 10am – 3pm Mon and Wed or 10am – 2pm Fri and Sat.

OR

Jill Pullan, Hale’s House, The Croft, Sudbury. Tel: 01787 372482

You can find out more about the orphanage at: http://homeofhopelebanon.com/

THANK YOU!

February 4, 2014 in news, news & events by andrew

Now available: Listen again to main session talks from the Vineyard National Leaders’ Conference 2014, including talks from Pete Greig, Simon Ponsonby, John Wright, and John & Eleanor Mumford.

These are all free and available to stream or download from our website and the podcast.

http://www.vineyardchurches.org.uk/resources/conferences/nlc-2014-2/

February 4, 2014 in news, news & events by andrew

A small reminder that we have our monthly evening service this weekend. Please note, there is no Sunday morning service. If you are visiting or just passing through, we’d love to meet you. If you don’t usually go to church, you are especially welcome. Come as you are!

January 31, 2014 in event, news, news & events, news and events by andrew

ASD writes:

Just quickly reporting in….

Emma and I, and others, had a great week away with our family of Vineyard churches across the country at NLC. Here are some of the briefest of highlights to show what happens when over 1,000 leaders meet together in a wet month of January at Trent Vineyard, Nottingham. I simply dread to think how much coffee was drunk, but we can probably expect a national shortage!

We met some truly inspirational church planting pastors from India and Peru. As a church we were able to financially contribute to their growing churches in these countries.

We also enjoyed having our close friends from HTB and St Aldates, Oxford with us. Most notably, Pete Grieg (27-7 Prayer), Mark Elsdon-Dew and pastor/theologian Simon Ponsonby.  But most of all, we were so grateful to feel the Lord’s presence with us throughout the week. Worship was wonderful.

It is always a significant week, but in someways this year perhaps more so. Interestingly, the words spoken into the Vineyard movement, inside and out, resonated so strongly with us all. In particular, to pursue ‘holiness’ and to encourage all to love God’s Word. We are living in times when authentic faith needs to be seen more than ever. It does feel, without any intention to hype, that everything is moving up a gear for us a movement. We are, of course, not suggesting that we are ‘it’, but something is in the air among our rabble of churches!

I hope some of us at SVV, and our wider friends, were able to watch some of the conference on the live feed link that was texted out to you earlier this week.

Eleanor Mumford was simply outstanding. What a gift she and John are to us! (Videos will be made available on the Vineyard Churches UK & I website soon.)

Meanwhile, maybe think and pray seriously about sacrificing the time to come with us next year. It is hard to convey all the benefits of a conference like this, but it really is worth pulling out the stops for! Or we will give you your money back! (Trustees – note I’m joking!)

The Vineyard National Leaders’ Conference in 2015 is Monday 26th – Thursday 29th January at Trent Vineyard, Nottingham.

God bless,

Andrew & Emma

January 31, 2014 in event, news, news & events by andrew

We are pleased to announce that Stour Valley Vineyard Church will be hosting a 6 week mid week course entitled ‘Discovering Father’s Love’.

The course will be run by John and Maureen Hammond at Assington Hall. They invite you to “come and explore with us Jesus’ invitation to come to the Father. It is a means of manifesting truth concerning our identity as sons and daughters of God. It will commend itself to the conscience of those taking part concerning the revelation of God the Father.”

If you are interested in joining the course pick up a course leaflet at our Sunday morning service and return the booking form (details for returning your form will be found on the leaflet). Please note HOME groups will be joining together for these six weeks.

The course will run every Tuesday evening from 11 March through to 15 April 2014 at Assington Hall, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 5LQ (see directions below). There will be tea and coffee served from 7pm, the course will start at 7:30pm. There is plenty of parking at the front of Assington Hall.

All enquires please contact: carl@stourvalleyvinyard.org or call: 01787 377 670

January 28, 2014 in event, news & events by andrew

Do your see yourself sitting in the black chair as the next master mind? Or maybe just fancy a great night out with other 20s and 30s? If so come along to the East Anglia Area Quiz Night.

Come and test your brain power on Saturday 22nd February. There will be drinks and desserts from 7:30pm with the quiz starting at 8pm (£10 per team) at The Hunter Club, Bury St Edmunds.

If you are interested in joining a team from Stour Valley Vineyard contact Carl Ward at carl@stourvalleyvineyard.org or 01787 377 670

You can also find information at: http://vcukieastanglia.org/

January 25, 2014 in event, news & events by andrew