This term at Church Central, we are exploring the amazing ways we communicate with God both talking to him in prayer and hearing him through the gift of prophecy.

We will be having various guest speakers including some from different traditions, as we look at the different ways we can build our relationship with God through prayer.

Join us at 8pm at 216 Acton High Street on:

22 February

21 March

16 May

30 June

Evenings will start with refreshments followed by some sung worship, teaching and time for prayer.

This Autumn  and into early 2012, we are going through Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. A messy church trying to follow Jesus in the multi-cultural madness of Corinth.

What was Paul telling the Corinthians and what does it have to say to us Jesus-followers here in Acton, our part of the great city of London?

02 Oct     Seeing God Beyond the Mess     1 Cor 1:1-17

09 Oct     Fools for Christ     1 Cor 1:18-2:5

16 Oct     God’s Secret Wisdom     1 Cor:2:6-16

23 Oct     Building a Fire Proof Life     1 Cor 3:1-23

30 Oct     The Kind of Leader God can Use     1 Cor 4:1-21

06 Nov     Week break from normal series!     Luke 15:1-7

13 Nov     Scandal & Judgement      1 Cor 5:1-13

20 Nov     Gift Day     1 Cor 16:1-4

27 Nov     Sex in the City & the Church     1 Cor 6:1-20

04 Dec     Sex, Singleness & Stickability     1 Cor 7:1-40

11 Dec     Incarnation is Contagious     1 Cor 8:1-13

18 Dec     Carol Service

25 Dec     So Others May Live     1 Cor 8:1-23

01 Jan     Running for Gold     1 Cor 9:24-27

08 Jan     Finishing Well     1 Cor 10:1-13

15 Jan     Living Behind Enemy Lines     1 Cor 10:14-33

22 Jan     United Service with Antioch

29 Jan     CAP Service – Highlighting our work with Christians Against Poverty

05 Feb     Culturally Relevant Worship?     1 Cor 11:1-16

12 Feb     Bread, Wine & Poison     1 Cor 11:17-34

19 Feb     Spiritual Gifts     1 Cor 12:1-11

26 Feb     Nice Face, Shame about the Body     1 Cor 12:12-31

04 Mar     All You Need is Love     1 Cor 13:1-13

11 Mar     A Prophetic Church     1 Cor 14:1-25

18 Mar     A Prophetic Church (part 2)     1 Cor 14:26-39

25 Mar     Paul’s Passionate Plea     1 Cor 16:5-24

01 Apr     Palm Sunday

08 Apr     Easter Sunday – Resurrection!     1 Cor 15:1-11

15 Apr     Resurrection – So What?     1 Cor 15:12-58

image adapted from inyucho

Our services are at 4:30pm every Sunday at:

216, Acton High Street

Acton

London W3 9NX

Sunday is when the whole of Oak Tree worship God together as a ‘family’. It is also a time when we are encouraged to hear how God is working in and through our lives and the world around us. Services are a blend of contemporary music, informal interaction, contemplative moments and challenging teaching from the Bible. At least once a month we share in Holy Communion and there is always an opportunity for individuals to be prayed with.

The children are an important part of the Oak Tree ‘family’ – they are the Church of Tomorrow, Today. For part of each Sunday the 3-10+’s participate in their own programme of worship and teaching (Kidz Club) and we have a creche in operation for 0-2’s.  More info on the Childrens Church page.

Through our worship together we aim to grow in relationship with God and with one another, learning to become disciples of Jesus and a true community of God’s people in this part of London.

We look forward to seeing you at Oak Tree soon.

Oak Tree Policy on Admitting Children to Communion

The ACC decided in principle to admit *children to Communion in July.

But the ACC also wanted to keep a balance between admitting children from baptism (the only true membership of the church) and a need for understanding and teaching on the subject.

We also have to follow regulations of the Church of England on this issue.

Our policy is therefore:

1. Baptism is a pre-requisite
2. Baptised children will be allowed to receive communion at whatever age their parents feel that they are ready to do so. In other words when the parents feel that their children have appropriate understanding and spiritual awareness of what they are participating in.
3. In such a situation, the parents will be asked to administer the sacrament. Parents giving their children communion should be baptised and receiving communion themselves. If not, they should be encouraged to do so first.
4. There will therefore be no set age for first communion, it will vary from child to child. It may still be the point of confirmation if so wished by the individual and their parents.
5. If there are children who come to church without their parents then the Children’s Worker and Vicar will make a decision as to when the child is ready to receive, once appropriate enquiries have been made to parents/guardians.
6. Both adults and children will also have teaching on Holy Communion at appropriate times.
7. Oak Tree Anglican Fellowship will encourage confirmation for young people in partnership with parents and on an individual basis.
8. We will have a policy of one designated alcohol free chalice.

8 May – Commandment 10:  Find True Contentment

15 May – Commandment 9:  Hold to the Truth

22 May – Commandment 8:  Prosper with a Clear Conscience

29 May – Commandment 7:  ‘Affair-Proof’ your Relationships

5 June – Commandment 6:  Manage your Anger

12 June – Pentecost Sunday

19 June – Commandment 5:  Keep the Peace with your Parents

26 June – Commandment 4:  Stop Driving Yourself Crazy

3 July – Commandment 3:  Take God Seriously

10 July – Commandment 2:  Know God

17 July – Commandment 1:  Live by Priorities

We’re moving!!

From Sunday 6th February onwards, we will be meeting in our new building, 216, Acton High Street. W3 9NX.

You’re most welcome to come and join us and take a look around. We’ll be there every Sunday at 4:30pm.

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19 December 2010

4:30pm Carol Service at 216 Acton High Street.

25 December 2010

Christmas Breakfast with carols at 216 Acton Street

All welcome to come and celebrate!

Our guest speaker at our Sunday service is Andy Johnson. Andy leads Acton Green Church with his wife Andrea. Andy and Andrea used to be be members of Oak Tree and Andy was on staff as our administrator.

They were invited to take a small team to help lead Acton Green a number of years ago and they have faithfully served their local area ever since.

We have Nigel Juckes coming to sepak to us at our Sunday service. He heads up New Wine in South Africa!

Nigel is well respected as a superb church leader and as Bruce Collins (New Wine UK) says leads “one of the healthiest churches he has ever seen.” He is passionate about developing church into every member ministry, believes that God’s heart is to touch the whole world with His life by the Holy Spirit and has operated in both city and provincial settings. Nigel leads St Agnes, Kloof, which is a large, vibrant and growing church as well as New Wine South Africa.

It is only the Holy Spirit who can truly transform our lives and bring radical changes in our communities. As Holy Spirit he manifests himself most fully in the lives of those not only holy because of Jesus work and death on the cross but in those working out what it means to be set apart (holy) for God in 21st century London.

God is deeply impressing on me the need to kill off my idols (anything more important to me than God – usually very subtle things), and to declare over every part of my life that Jesus is Lord!  The promise of Joshua 3:5 is what he gave me in the summer for myself and Oak Tree to focus on at this time.  “Consecrate yourselves, and tomorrow I will do amazing things amongst you.” It is a promise based on a condition.  Dealing with the condition is what our teaching shall explore this term.

Mark Aldridge

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It’s summer – hurray!

Sunshine, picnics, cricket, the smell of sun tan lotion…

From 25th July – 22 August, Oak Tree won’t have services in Twyford School Café – but between 4:30pm and 6:00pm will be in Springfield Gardens enjoying hanging out together with a picnic and some summer games.

Come & join us!

We will be back in the café on Sunday 29th August.

If you’re hungry to hang out with God this summer – we also have three ‘Hungry’ evenings where we will worship and pray together.

Would be great to see you there. 7:30pm

Please email Ruth Robinson through the site if you want to know venue information.