Open Air Service 2006
The quarterly ecumenical service was held in the open air on The Green at 3.00pm on Sunday 30th July 2006. We had lots of support to show that the churches in Mountsorrel are alive and well.
The service was lead by Rev Kerry Emmett, Priest-in-charge of Christ Church and St Peter’s churches.
The Bible Reading was from Romans 3: 19-26. It was read by Dorothy Mee of the Methodist Church.
Prayers were lead by Pastor Steven Cooper of the Baptist Church and Janet Stacey of Christ Church.
The Baptist musicians provided the music for the hymns and choruses.
Dancers from the DAVIDIC DANCE GROUP from the SEND FORTH CHURCH in Loughborough (many of the members are from Mountsorrel churches) provided worship with movement.
Our guest speaker, The Rev. Canon Ian Knox, preached on an anagram of the word “GRACE”.
Rev. Canon Ian Knox was from Coventry, where he is The Director and founding evangelist of the
40:3 Trust.
The 40:3 Trust takes its name from Psalm 40 verse 3. “The Lord put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord”.
The Trust employs staff gifted in evangelism to bring the Good News of Jesus wherever they
are asked to work. It is also committed to the training and equipping of Christians to bring
people into a lasting personal relationship with Jesus.
Rev. Canon Ian Knox is the trust’s main evangelist and was previously a staff evangelist at
the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS).
The Rev Canon Ian Knox asked anyone who is perfect to stand;
the response of a toddler wandering across towards him caused some amusement!
Following the service tracts were available for anyone who asked.
It was a lovely afternoon, it was raining an hour before but a bright clear blue sky lasted for the whole of the service.
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