West View e-letter

GREETINGS WEST VIEW!
Along with the change of season bringing us beautiful warm weather, we have planned some exciting opportunities for us to connect as a community during the month of October. Here are some of these activities

COMMUNITY WORSHIP
Next Sunday 2 October we will be joining together with all ages for Community worship at the 10am service and we encourage you to bring the whole family to this service and experience worship as a family. This is also a wonderful opportunity to invite a friend to Church.

GRIEFSHARE

Grief share is a course that helps us through our journey with grief, if you have been bereaved then this is the course for you. The course takes place every Tuesday evening at 19hrs on site, if you would like to be part of this course please contact lael@nicolawestview-org-za

CLOSER 
West View is a place where Life Change happens and our new course aims to do just that. Join us for this 4 week course from Saturday 8^th- -29^th  October 2022  at 10am on site  at the church as we journey through Richard Foster’s book “Celebration of Discipline” please contact james@westview.org.za  for more information about the course and to register to be part of this course.

DITSHEGO CHRISTMAS BOX PROJECT

We are looking for a Volunteer who is able to assist in the following ways:

1. Daily from October to late November for a few minutes a day to monitor the website
2. Assist with telephonic queries or people who phone to make an online pledge
3. Be available after a few church services to man the table and collect gifts
4. Two weeks before the party, one or two hours a day to work through gifts

 
For more details or to volunteer please contact info@westview.org.za

FAREWELL for Rev Ian France

1. MEMORY BOOK

 There is a dedicated book in the foyer at the back of the church, in which you are invited to write a personal message to say goodbye, or share a memory, or express gratitude, as you feel   inclined. If you are unable to write in the book personally but would like to send a message, please forward it to info@westview.org.za by the 7^th October 2022.

2. GIFT

Ian’s farewell offers as a community one last opportunity to extend generosity towards Ian and his family, we therefore invite you to make a financial contribution towards Ian’s farewell gift, please make your contribution into the Church bank account, with the reference FRANCE GIFT.

3. FAREWELL SERVICE

On Sunday 16^th October 2022 there will only be one service, at 9am, whereat Ian will preach his final sermon at West View. After that service you are invited to join us for a short  Farewell followed by an opportunity for us to join together as a community, with Ian, Holly   and family, for a light lunch.
 
If you need more information around this, please contact Avril at the church office on avril@westview.org.za.

IMPORTANT DATES

Coin laying 25 September 

Community Worship 2 October 

Closer 8 October

Farewell to Rev Ian France 16 October


Greeting in Christ, from the Church office
Avril Sharpe.