News from ALC Women’s Gathering : All women are warmly welcome to join us at our monthly gatherings for a time of fellowship, fun and food, both for the body as well as for heart and spirit. The next dates to put in the diary are:
Friday, June 17th –
Dear Friends,
our last gathering before the summer is on Friday 17th June at 18:30. This time we will meet for a meal out at Olivia Tjuvholmen, Bryggegangen 4(not to be confused with the restaurant by Aker Brygge). Olivia offer a good selection of Italian food, pizza (also glutenfree), pasta, salads, soups etc. at acceptable prices. As it is a Friday night we need to book on Wednesday, so please let us know if you plan to come by Tuesday, June 14th. Either send a message to Piia on 46585410 or contact the church office.
We will restart our gatherings after the summer with our retreat on September 2nd and 3rd, so please reserve those days. Our retreat leader will be Pastor Emily, and you are in for a treat! Flyers with the necessary information are available at the church, and here is a little taster:
We all are at times wondering what the future brings and how God will move us towards and through it. It can feel heavy sometimes to look at current world events and consider the effectiveness (or lack) of political and socio-economic measures to meet the world’s needs.
How good it is therefore to pause and reflect on where God is in this moment of history, and how his presence gives us peace, confidence and joy.
We trust that as we get together we will experience God’s love and learn some new ways to listen to God’s gentle call and voice in our lives. He wants to enable us to laugh without fear of the future.
In today’s world women are pulled in all sorts of directions. Laughing is something we need to be reminded to do, and Emily wants to create intentional space to listen, laugh, and be reminded of how loved we are in Christ.
We hope to see you there, and it would help us greatly if you could sign up as early as possible. Do speak to one of us if you have questions.
With our best wishes and blessings –
Piia, Emily and Ulrike.
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We are working on a varied and stimulating range of activities and venues and will give detailed information before each of the meetings.
As usual, we will bring our own fingerfood. If you would like to contribute with a snack, it is much appreciated. However, if you don’t have time or opportunity to bring anything, please do come anyway. There is normally more than enough to go round, and we would like to fellowship with YOU!
So WELCOME to the ALC Women’s Gatherings 2016!
Emily, Piia and Ulrike