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Weekly Programme Fraserburgh Community Church is involved in serving the Community 7-days-a-week. Below is a taste of the various forms of ministry that goes on…Sunday to Saturday! Sunday, 10.30am - Morning Worship & Community Kids A service for all ages - featuring lively praise and worship, prayer, communion and Bible teaching. Community Kids, for 3 to 11 year olds, takes place downstairs during the latter part of the Worship Service. A crèche is also available for parents with under 3's. Sunday, 6.00pm - Evening Celebration & Ministry Usually a shorter service, but again incorporating exciting music and singing, life stories, preaching and also opportunities for personal response and prayer ministry. Every week, light refreshments are served at the end of the night - though once a month features a feast night - our 'Bring & Share', when all the Church members bring enough food for themselves and others! Monday, 1.30pm to 2.30pm - Mothers & Toddlers Helen Ross and her Team see the Church building packed out with Mums and pre-schoolers, where, in a warm and friendly atmosphere, parents from across the community chat over a cuppa while the toddlers have a great time playing with the wealth of toys and activities around the hall. There's even time for a 'singing circle' before home-time! Monday, 4.00pm - Radi8 Dance Group Radi8 is open to all girls of Academy age upwards, with expert instruction from Miriam Morgan, PHP & Schools Dance Tutor. Energetic and powerful dance - this training in creative arts is not for the faint-hearted! Radi8 recently danced at 'The Gathering', a national youth event at West Bromwich, England, in front of an audience of over 2000 people. Monday, 7.00pm to 9.30pm - Underground Youth Night Led by Pastors David Ritchie & Gavin Chittick and Team, Underground has a variety of activities tailored to the lives of young people in their final year of Primary School and Academy age upwards. A large group of teenagers meet to get involved in an exciting programme of spiritual and social events that impact their lives in a powerful way. Tuesday (alternate weeks), 7.00pm to 8.30pm - Destiny Club Publicised as reaching out to the Over 50's, Destiny Club is a mix of spiritual and social activities for the 'mature' person - including talks, crafts, mental games, encouraging chat, refreshments, indoor games etc. Davy Ritchie and Team lead up this outreach based in the Church building, but have also been asked to take their programme into local sheltered housing. Wednesday, 7.00am to 8.00am - Early Morning Prayer Meeting One of two Church Prayer Meetings, the Early Morning meeting is open to anyone who wants to rise early to seek God in prayer, and is set at a time that also enables people to attend before going to their workplace or school. Wednesday, 11.00am to 2.00pm - Lunches The Lunches are open to all, and usually sees around 300 people of all ages eating throughout the opening hours. A hard-working Team, led by Chris Patterson, prepare and serve the community with a variety of soup and sweets, toasties and sandwiches, chocs, teas and coffees - all for incredibly reasonable prices! Wednesday (last in the month), 7.00pm to 9.30pm - Healing & Soaking House group An informal time, hosted by Margaret Morgan, for anyone to spend time soaking in God's presence, either receiving personal renewal and blessing or healing by the Lord. Wednesday nights at 7pm we have a 'Healing & Impartation Meeting featuring 'prayer for the sick, spiritual renewal and the Holy Spirit's empowering. Thursday, 7.00pm to 8.00pm - Prayer Meeting The second of the weekly Prayer Meetings, with an invitation to all Christians to come and pray for God's hand to be seen in our lives, Church, community and Nation. Thursday nights can sometimes include a time of worship or Bible study, but whatever the format, always proves to be an hour of encouragement and raising of faith in God. Thursday, 8.30pm - Worship Team Practice Assistant Pastor, Rev. Gavin Chittick, sets aside a time for practice and prayer for those involved in Sunday's worship services. Thursday (first in the month), 7.00pm - Men's Night Once a month, the men meet in a variety of different themed nights - sometimes for personal and spiritual encouragement, other times for social activities. Meals, sports tournaments, Bible study and guest speakers have been a few of the events organised over recent months. Friday, 5.00pm - Radi8 Kids Dance Group A junior version of Monday's Radi8 group - this time with Primary School-aged children participating. Members of Radi8 train the younger dancers, as well as providing a meeting- and eating-place for the kids to enjoy each other's company. Friday, 6.30pm to 7.50pm - Power House Kids Club (Crimond) Power House has recently expanded and burst onto the scene at a new, additional venue - Crimond Primary school. In addition to the Kids Club still running in back in Fraserburgh, seven miles away, a team of leaders now runs a programme of fun, laughter, songs, games, teaching, prizes etc for all local primary school-aged children from the Crimond area. Friday, 7.00pm to 8.30pm - Power House Kids Club (Fraserburgh) PHKC is one of the biggest children's clubs in churches in the UK, and is headed up Children's and Youth Pastor, Rev. David Ritchie, who also leads Serious4Kids, Elim's National Children's Ministry. Over 200 Primary School-aged children, with around 40 leaders and junior leaders, play their part in a night of intense fun, laughter, song, games, teaching, prizes etc. Saturday (alternate weeks), 10.00am to 12.00 noon - Fun House A morning of fun, games, crafts, bouncy castle, tuck shop and more, led mainly by some of the Power House Team. For a small admission fee, the kids enjoy a couple of hours packed with loads of great activities. Saturday, 7.30pm to 9.30pm - Youth Club Open to those in their final year of Primary School and upwards. Youth Club is organised by Gib Patterson and his Team, and includes football, badminton, Playstations, pool, darts, air hockey, table tennis, tuck shop etc. Monday to Thursday, 6.30pm to 9.30pm; Friday, 7.00pm to 10.00pm - Elevate Fitness Gym FCC is quite unique in that it houses a self-contained gymnasium built-in downstairs in the Church building. Elevate Fitness Gym contains some of the best equipment found in the town. Phil Dunbar, who manages the Gym, has acquired and equipped the facility with state-of-the-art machines and free weights. The Gym features Sky TV, including the showing of live midweek football games. Annual membership and each individual session is very reasonably priced in comparison with many others gyms. |