Anglican Chaplaincy of St. George's Malaga & Congregation of Cómpeta

Food for thought

2010-05-20T12:32:00.000+02:00

I came across this video, when looking for some other material, and thought that it was a good reminder of what we are all about -

Happy Easter everybody

2010-04-04T08:35:00.001+02:00

"The Lord is Risen - he is risen indeed"

Good Friday

2010-04-02T16:13:00.002+02:00

Maundy Thursday

2010-04-01T12:54:00.003+02:00

Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Good Friday that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.

It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. The date is always between 19 March and 22 April inclusive. These dates in the Julian calendar, on which Eastern churches in general base their calculations of the date of Easter, correspond throughout the twenty-first century to 1 April and 5 May in the more commonly used Gregorian calendar. In 2010 it falls on 1 April.

The Mass of the Lord's Supper initiates the Easter Triduum, the three days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday that commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. It is normally celebrated in the evening, when according to Jewish tradition Friday begins.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

Easter Day Holy Communion in Competa

2010-03-31T09:10:00.000+02:00

A Prayer for the Sick

2010-03-31T09:05:00.005+02:00

A Prayer for the Sick

Heavenly Father, Giver of life and health,

Comfort and restore those who are sick

That they may be strengthened in their weakness

And have confidence in your unfailing love

Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord

Amen

From a friend of a member of Competa Congregation

“Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace...”

2010-03-30T09:43:00.002+02:00

“Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace...”Isaiah 9 : 6

Our Lord and Father, it seems at times that our world, the world you created so magnificently, is falling apart. We hear so frequently about global warming and we see around us the negative effects that this winter’s rain and snow has and is still bringing to Spain. We hear of the ice that has broken free in Antarctica and its possible effect on the seas and marine life: and the fact that the recent earthquake off Chile has actually moved the city of Conception and the earth’s axis.

But Father we praise and thank You that, whilst so much around us is changing and threatening to change, You, and You alone, are the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace. Help us to remember this as things in the wider world change and threaten to frighten us, and when things near to us and closer to our hearts also change, unsettle us and cause us hurt. You are almighty, You are everlasting and, in You, we can find peace.

As we approach the season of Easter may we be reminded and appreciate once again what it cost you to bring us this security and peace - the death of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Father we pray for those who will be preparing to pass on the Easter message of forgiveness, salvation and peace with You - in Málaga, in Cómpeta and in the various areas and churches known to us.

As we see changes all around us, may we also be willing to pass on the Easter message to our neighbours, and to those we know and love who are in need of You. Please forgive us for the times when we have not done this or been as open about our beliefs in You that we might have been.

Father grant us, and those we love, Your peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen

“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms”. Deut. 33: 27

Submitted to the Prayer Circle by a member of the congregation

Prayer for Holy Week from the Prayer Circle

2010-03-29T12:21:00.000+02:00

Prayer for Christian Worship

Holy Week

O Lord Christ, Lamb of God, Lord of Lords,

call us, who are called to be saints

along the way of thy cross;

Draw us, who would draw nearer our King

to the foot of thy cross;

Cleanse us, who are not worthy to approach,

with the pardon of thy cross;

Instruct us, the ignorant and blind

with the school of thy cross;

Arm us for the battles of holiness

with the might of thy cross;

Bring us in the fellowship of thy sufferings

to the victory of thy cross;

And seal us in the kingdom of thy glory

among the servants of thy cross;

O crucified Lord

who with the Father and the Holy Spirit

is alive and reigns, one God

world without end.

Amen

The best way is to say the prayer and each time concentrate on a different phrase or section and explore and meditate on the meaning for us and for our world. Hope it helps.

Palm Sunday Service - 28th March 2010

2010-03-24T13:02:00.001+01:00

Leona Lewis sings Footprints in the Sand

2010-03-20T15:27:00.004+01:00

Leona Lewis was the winner a couple of years ago of the popular TV reality show X-Factor. In this song Leona takes this weeks Competa Congregation Prayer Circle chosen prayer & sets it to music.

Why not sit back in the quiet of the day perhaps with the prayer in front of you & listen to this very special setting of those famous words.

Click on the > button in the bar below and enjoy.

Prayers for this week - 22nd March - from the Prayer Circle

2010-03-20T13:50:00.004+01:00

FOOTPRINTS
One night I had a dream.

I dreamed I was walking along the beach with God,

and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.

For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

one belonged to me and the other to God.

When the last scene of my life flashed before us

I looked back at the footprints in the sand.

I noticed that at times along the path of life

there was only one set of footprints in the sand.

I also noticed that it happened

at the very lowest and saddest times of my life.

This really bothered me and I questioned God about it.

“God, you said that once I decided to follow you,

you would walk with me all the way,

but I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life

there is only one set of footprints.

I don’t understand why, in times when I needed you most,

you would leave me”.

God replied, “My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never,

never leave you during your times of trials and suffering.

When you see only one set of footprints

it was then that I carried you”.

22nd March 2010

Dear Lord,

Thank you for carrying us when we are at our most needy

and, for the blessing of friends to help carry us forward.

Please use us to help you in carrying others forward when they need us.

Give us the eyes to see their need and hearts to respond.

Once again we seek your blessings on those whom we know

to be ill, in need or trouble.

Remind us daily, we pray, that we are your hands and feet here on earth.

Bless our weak efforts to do your will.

We ask your blessing on the work of our Chaplaincy
and the four congregations.

We pray that you will make your will known to us

and that we may faithfully use our opportunities

to further your kingdom here.

Amen

An audio version of the weekly prayers from the Competa Congregation Prayer Circle

2010-03-15T17:26:00.007+01:00

We are pleased to be able to introduce an audio version of the weekly prayers from the Competa Congregation Prayer Circle.

Click on the '>' button below to hear this weeks prayers set to music -

Prayers for this week from the Prayer Circle

2010-03-15T10:37:00.004+01:00

PRAYER FOR THE PRAYER CIRCLE

Lord, as we come to you in prayer,

we ask for your blessings on those

who may not be as fortunate as each of us are

For the lonely, the depressed,

For the sick, in body mind or spirit

For those who have lost their way in the world

For those seeking new directions in their life

For the homeless, the down at heart

For the bereaved, those whose life seems pointless

For each of these and for those many others

Who day by day seek guidance & help

Give them hope, direction & nourishment

In all that they do, think or say

In your name we ask this

The giver of all things wise & wonderful

Amen

Written by Adrian Wilkinson

Please will you pray for

The people who were on last weeks prayer list who still need our prayers, and thanks to all of you for remembering them.

Mothering Sunday at Competa

2010-03-11T12:39:00.002+01:00

Getting fit and keeping trim

2010-03-11T12:34:00.003+01:00

We are now all very familiar with the need to exercise daily (even if we don’t) and to eat that balanced diet which includes five vegetables a day. Over the past years our understanding of what makes a healthy person has increased greatly, and whilst there are still food fashions and fads ( I once worked with a man who insisted on eating three pounds of tomatoes a day!), it does seem that the advice we are being given will help to avoid strokes and heart attacks and the like.

But in the end, we are not immortal, so whilst we may prolong our life we will finally have to account for it. That is why Lent is such an important time. All of us need to think about our spiritual health just as much as about the health of our physical bodies. Lent provides a focus time to enable us to review who we are and what manner of life we are leading. It gives us the opportunity to say “no” to some of the things which do us harm and to find ways of living our lives more in tune with the eternal dimension. The discipline of Lent is not made up of sack cloth and ashes, but made up of a sensible and serious self examination with a view to leading a better life.

Whatever our religious beliefs (and everyone lives by some kind of faith - else we wouldn’t get up in the morning) we can all benefit from a period of reflection and reassessment.

One way of doing just that is to join us for worship in one of our churches, for that way there is the opportunity to turn away from self and look to God. You can, of course, do that anywhere and everywhere, but human nature being what it is, we actually don’t.

We look forward to seeing you.

Peter Wolfenden

Chaplain

Prayers for this week

2010-03-08T10:42:00.004+01:00

Prayer for Christian Worship

Steadfastness

The Lord is the same, yesterday, today and forever (Hebr. 13:8)

Therefore let us also be steadfast in our belief, our trust and all our dealings.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His love endures for ever. (Ps. 136)

O Lord God, we pray to you today, knowing of your love for us – knowing that you hear us and are with us. We pray that you may strengthen us in your faith – that we will trust you and put ourselves into your hands in all our dealings. That we will do your will and obey your commands.

Today we pray for those of us who have lost their way – who are stumbling in the dark.

Lord, in your mercy, hear us.

We thank you Lord for your bounteous gifts.

We thank you for being there – without you we are nothing. We thank you for giving up your life for us – to save us from our sins and to open the gates of heaven for us. We especially pray for those of us who are in any kind of trouble, pain and sickness.

Lord, in your mercy, hear us.

We pray for our church in Malaga, Tapia, Cómpeta and Puente Don Manuel. May the numbers increase with faithful believers and may our worship be pleasing in your eyes.

Amen

Say One for Me

2010-02-17T11:43:00.001+01:00

A new web-based service from the Church of England, launched today to mark the beginning of Lent, lets people across the country confidentially share their hopes and concerns anonymously in the form of a prayer – and also have those thoughts offered to God by a bishop.

Prayers received via www.SayOneForMe.org over the next 40 days will be displayed on the site and shared with a number of Church of England bishops, who have agreed to remember the submissions in their own prayers over the season. The website invites visitors to type in their prayers – and then click ‘Amen’ to post them.

The Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Dudley, says: “Priests are well used to having people shout at us ‘say one for me’. Whatever the initial intention of that yell in the street, underlying it is the fact that people feel a need to pray – especially during difficult times. Our visits today and the new website are both simple ways for us to harness that desire and engage with people where they are. Of course, nobody needs a dog collar to be heard by God, but for many people, knowing that someone else is praying for us gives us the confidence to make our own prayers, and prayer is often the gateway to hope. The website allows people to share their prayers anonymously via their own home computer or even on the move through a mobile device.”

In addition, to mark Ash Wednesday, a number of bishops are taking to the streets to invite prayers from passers-by, which will then be offered to God at a service later today:

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will be joined by clergy from in and around the city and two sisters (Anglican ‘nuns’) in touring York to collect prayers from locals and tourists throughout the morning. Their words will be offered, anonymously, during brief special services to be held at St Helen’s, Stonegate, on the hour between 10am and 1pm, with the archbishop leading the prayers at 10am and midday.

In the West Midlands, the Bishop of Dudley will be collecting prayers in Dudley Market between 10am and midday. Bishop David explains: “Prayer matters and prayer makes a difference. Many people who don’t pray regularly deeply appreciate somebody taking the time and interest to say a prayer on their behalf. I’m coming to Dudley to ask people what they want praying for, then I’m going to offer those prayers to God in our cathedral in Worcester tonight at 7.30pm, as part of how we mark Ash Wednesday”.

In the North West, the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, will be visiting the Job Centre in Moss Side at lunchtime, while the Bishop of Bolton, the Rt Revd Chris Edmonson, will be chatting to people at Bury Market. The bishops will collect prayers to be read at the 7.30pm services at Manchester Cathedral and Bolton Parish Church respectively.

The Bishop of Birmingham, Rt Revd David Urquhart, will be in the city’s cathedral churchyard this lunchtime, collecting prayers from shoppers and workers. He will then read the prayers during Choral Evensong at the cathedral at 5.45pm.

The Rt Revd Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester, will be in the market square outside St Dionysius church, Market Harborough, from 10.15-11.30am today. He will join other clergy in listening to people’s thoughts and concerns and inviting their prayers, which will then be taken to Leicester Cathedral for the Ash Wednesday service at 7.30pm.

For those unable to get to one of these locations, the dedicated website, www.SayOneForMe.org, will be available until Easter Sunday, 4th April. The site is a web version of the public prayer boards popular at many cathedrals and churches. Prayers will be read by a member of Church of England staff before being posted on the website and shared between the participating bishops listed above, who will each decide how best to use the submissions in their own cycle of prayer during Lent.

Surveys conducted in recent years indicate that around two-thirds of UK adults pray*, leading the Church of England’s Head of Research and Statistics, the Revd Lynda Barley, to describe prayer as “one of the best kept secrets in modern Britain”.

Cómpeta Carol Service 2009

2009-12-11T16:13:00.001+01:00

Cómpeta Congregation BBQ

2009-11-14T18:34:00.003+01:00

On Friday 13th November, the Cómpeta Congregation held a BBQ at the Fabrica de la Luz, Canillas de Albaids and 24 members of the Chaplaincy enjoyed a time of food & fellowship, under sunny Spanish skies.

The slideshow below captures the occasion, and serves of a reminder of - "a good time had by all"

The Warden's at work!!

2009-05-20T17:43:00.003+02:00

"So if you say that bit, I could do that bit, but if you prefer to do the other bit, then I will do another bit!!"

The Wardens busily preparing for the Evening Service next Sunday.

New email address

2009-05-09T08:17:00.002+02:00

Please note that following some changes being made to Chaplaincy email addresses, our new email address is -

competa@stgeorgemalaga.org

Can you please change your records/address book etc. and we look forward to hearing from you on the new address.

Now we are on FACEBOOK!

2009-05-03T11:56:00.004+02:00

After some time in developing the page we are now launching our FACEBOOK page on the internet.

Use the Link on the right hand side of this page to get to the latest 21st century development in the life of our congregation.

If you experience any problems then send a quick email: competacongregation@stgeorgemalaga.org and we will do our best to sort you out.

Also we would love to have some feedback on the weblog & our other developments, as well as any suggestions you might have.

Bishop David follows us on TWITTER

2009-04-23T13:39:00.005+02:00

Following the launch of our church TWITTER page, we have already got our first "follower", and no less a person than Bishop David himself.

Bishop David whose TWITTER address is - eurobishop - has added the Cómpeta Congregation to his list of people to follow, and will now be able to keep up to date with everything that we are doing.

Also we have now added the Church of England TWITTER page to our page so that all their information will be available to us just as soon as they add anything.

Have you registered yet to get the Cómpeta Congregation TWITTER page - go to www.twitter.com.

And finally - just to wet your appetite - we will be launching our FACEBOOK page very soon - just a few more tests to do.

We are on TWITTER!!

2009-04-16T15:46:00.005+02:00

Yes we are moving into the 21st century here in Cómpeta and have created a TWITTER page.

What you are asking yourself is a TWITTER page? Well have a look at the short video below & hopefully all will become clear.

Some of you may already have your own TWITTER page and if so please make sure that you link to us asap.

This is another way of keeping in touch with what we are doing in Cómpeta.

Keep a look out for other social media developments that we will be introducing on our weblog in the coming weeks & months.

So sit back - click on the video below - and learn all about the world of TWITTER & Cómpeta Congregation

Congregational Annual Meeting 2009

2009-04-16T12:43:00.002+02:00

On Sunday 5th April the Annual Congregational Meeting was held in the vestry after the Evening Service.

Whilst not the most well attended meeting that we have ever had, it gave everybody there a chance to hear about the last year in the life of the Cómpeta congregation, and to look forward to the next year with renewed spirit.

Following the formal reports from the Chaplain, the Wardens, Secretary & Treasurer, the elections were held for the Officers for the next year.

The meeting elected Chris Gath & Adrian Wilkinson as Congregational Wardens, Jean Roberts as Congregational Secretary & Mike Roberts as Congregational Treasurer.

In addition, May Wilkinson, Anne & Ian Parry & Alison Naisby agreed to to serve on the Congregational Committee for the next year.

In a general discussion following the elections, several ideas were suggested to increase congregation size and to make the congregational and our activity in general more visible.

The Congregational Committee will consider and act upon these in the coming weeks & months, biginning at their first meeting of the new congregational year on June 3rd.

Why go to church?

2009-03-21T14:50:00.002+01:00

If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!

Why Go To Church?

A Church-goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday.

"I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this.. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!"

When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

All right, now that you're done reading, why not share it with somebody, I think everyone should read this!

"When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you get that for me?"

Mothering Sunday 2009

2009-03-15T14:57:00.001+01:00

We would love to see you at our Mothering Sunday Holy Communion Service

Lest We Forget - Remembrance Sunday 2008

2008-10-27T13:03:00.003+01:00

We look forward to welcoming you to our Service of Remembrance in Cómpeta on Sunday 9th November at 5.30pm.

The Last Post & Rouse will be sounded live by a former Member of HM Forces who now lives in Cómpeta

Friendship Recipe Book published

2008-09-25T17:39:00.001+02:00

You will be pleased to know that the long awaited Friendship Recipe Book has now been published & is available for purchase.

Priced at a give-away 8 euros, you can get your copy (or perhaps even copies) from Jean Roberts by emailing her on jean.mike@telefonica.net.

This book will make an ideal Christmas present & should be on everybodies list of 'must-haves' for 2009.

Sales of the book will support Chaplaincy funds.

So - don't delay, email today and order your copy.

Songs of Praise - Programme 1

2008-06-23T12:43:00.004+02:00

So the day arrived, and we all settled back in our chairs to watch the first of two programmes recorded earlier in the year for Songs of Praise.

We all joined in lustily with the hymns and did some people spotting. And who made the centre stage - yes Paul Gath!! and not once but twice!

Paul will now be accepting invites for personal appearances, supermarket openings & after dinner speeches on - How I was on Songs of Praise from Fuengirola! He will also be signing copies of the service sheet next Sunday, which might make a nice Birthday or Christmas present for that person in your life who has got everything else!!

And then to finish off the day - Spain won 4-2 on penalties!

Catholic Priest asks for information to be put up in his churches

2008-05-26T11:39:00.005+02:00

When Paul Gath went to the Church the other day to collect something from our cupboard, the Catholic Priest was working in the vestry & had a chat with Paul.

It seems that the priest has been asked by people if & when there is an English Service in Cómpeta, and so he has asked us if we will produce some posters - in English - to be put on the notice board at the entrance to the church.

But it is better than that even. He told Paul that he also looks after the Catholic Church in Cannillas, Archez & a satelitte congregation somewhere else close by, and if we let him have more posters he will put them up in those churches aswell!!

So, we have produced the posters, laminated them to make them look 'posh' and left them in the Church Vestry last night for the Priest.

We are really pleased about this development, because - it spreads the word about our congregation and our services; it is a good example of both faiths working together, and it is a cracking example of ecumenicalism at work (ecumenicalism - big word eh!).

Hopefully, the word will spread in other Catholic Churches, and they will soon be following Cómpeta's lead - where Cómpeta goes today, the rest will follow on later!

Well done Paul, and thanks for practising your Spanish with the Priest!

Chaplaincy Council

2008-05-21T08:29:00.004+02:00

The Chaplaincy Council met yesterday, for the first time since the AGM last month. There were two new members of the Council - your own Congregational Warden - Adrian Wilkinson & Stuart Smith from Torre del Mar.

The agenda for the meeting was a mixture of routine business, such as Minutes of the last meeting, Treasurers report, when Mike Smith presented several spreadsheets showing the current state of the Chaplaincy finances, along with new items such as the times of the summer services & a look at priorities & plans for the future.

Rather pleasingly amongst the financial figures was a comparison of offertery giving by each congregation year on year, and Cómpeta for the first 4 months of 2008, showed a 58% increase in its giving compared with the same period last year.

The Council agreed to move forward on a plan to have a look at the publicity for the whole of the Chapliancy , and a small sub-committee is being brought together to produce some proposals.

The Chaplain gave an upbeat Report to Council on his work and progress that he has made with things, such as involvement in wedding & funerals, which had been something of a difficult area to get into. This he told Council had allowed him also to become more involved in each of the local communities that form the Chaplaincy, and to begin to extend his pastoral ministry.

A discussion also took place about the development of the congregation at Torremolinos, which is part of the St. Georges Chaplaincy, and a wide ranging number of views were exchanged, which will in due course allow the Council & the Chaplain to move forward again in this part of the Chaplaincy.

The meeting close with the saying of the Grace.

If you ever want anything to be discussed by the Chaplaincy Council - why not have a word with one of your Congregational Wardens, and ask them to have it put on the Agenda.

Remember - this is your Chaplaincy - your congregation - and TOGETHER we shall move forward in the service of God.

Today is Trinity Sunday - so what does that mean?

2008-05-18T09:11:00.004+02:00

Many of us, have been gong to church since we were children, and have grown up in the faith of Christ. And yet what do we really know about the background to the key dates in our church year?

So this set me thinkinng about Trinity Sunday, and here is the answer -

Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

In the early Church no special Office or day was assigned for the Holy Trinity. When the Arian heresy was spreading the Fathers prepared an Office with canticles, responses, a Preface, and hymns, to be recited on Sundays. In the Sacramentary of St. Gregory the Great (P.L., LXXVIII, 116) there are prayers and the Preface of the Trinity. The Micrologies (P.L., CLI, 1020), written during the pontificate of Gregory VII (Nilles, II, 460), call the Sunday after Pentecost a Dominica vacans, with no special Office, but add that in some places they recited the Office of the Holy Trinity composed by Bishop Stephen or Liège (903-20). By others the Office was said on the Sunday before Advent. Alexander II (1061-1073), refused a petition for a special feast on the plea, that such a feast was not customary in the Roman Church which daily honoured the Holy Trinity by the Gloria Patri, etc., but he did not forbid the celebration where it already existed. John XXII (1316-1334) ordered the feast for the entire Church on the first Sunday after Pentecost. A new Office had been made by the Franciscan John Peckham, Canon of Lyons, later Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1292). The feast ranked as a double of the second class but was raised to the dignity of a primary of the first class, 24 July 1911, by Pius X (Acta Ap. Sedis, III, 351). Since it was after the first great Pentecost that the doctrine of the Trinity was proclaimed to the world, the feast becomingly follows that of Pentecost.

So now you know!

Chaplaincy Council - Tuesday 20th May 2008

2008-05-17T12:43:00.003+02:00

The first meeting of the new Chaplaincy Council will take place next Tuesday at St. Georges, Malaga.

The Council is made up of the Congregational Wardens from each of the churches in the Chaplaincy, plus the Chaplaincy Wardens, Synod representatives, the Honorary Treasurer, the Honorary Secretary, and is chaired by the Chaplain.

It is responsible for overseeing the work & ministry of the Chapliancy, and meets about every six weeks.

We will be featuring a report of the Council's activity at regular intervals on the weblog.

Congregational Committee meeting - 13th May 2008

2008-05-12T10:07:00.004+02:00

The Congregational Committee will meet tomorrow, for the first time since the recent AGM, and amongst the topics it will be discussing - in addition to the standard items like the Chaplains Report & Treasurers Report etc are -

Nativity

Service books

The church inventory

The Church Recipe Book

Publicity

Meeting & greeting

A report of the meeting will appear on the weblog in the coming days.

If ever you having anything that you would like the committee to discuss or reflect upon, just send an email to competacongregation@stgeorgemalaga.org

The Songs of Praise recording

2008-05-11T11:57:00.003+02:00

Sorry that I have not updated the weblog for a bit, but have been really busy with SoP and then recovering from a very busy weekend.

On Saturday 3rd May, the airwaves around Fuengirola Castle were filled with the voices of over 1500 people singing popular hymns & worship songs at the recording of the popular BBC Songs of Praise programme.

After months of planning, the sun shone down on the many people – old & young, who had gathered from churches and congregations all along the Costa del Sol, and who, led by worship leader and well known hymn-writer Graham Kendrick & his band, followed patiently the instructions of the Conductor, Programme Producer and cameramen, to record two programmes which are to be shown later this year in June & October.

Also at the recording were Aled Jones & former premiership footballer Gavin Peacock, who will each be introducing the programmes when they are broadcast.

The hymns & songs were a mixture of traditional & modern, ranging from Blessed Assurance & the Old Rugged Cross, to Shine Jesus Shine & Heaven is in my Heart, but all were met with approval and hearty voices throughout the three hour recording.

The recording was also attended by the British Ambassador – Denise Holt & her husband and by the British Consul in Malaga – Bruce McIntyre & his wife, as well as by guests from the Ayntamiento in Fuengirola.

At the end of the recording, everyone was invited to enjoy refreshment of paella & sangria, before settling back into their seats for a concert given by Graham Kendrick & Band. As the sun went down over the castle, the floodlights came on and torches lit the walls of the castle, creating an atmosphere that remained with everyone as they made their way home.

I have put a couple of pictures at the top to give you a flavour of the event

Cómpeta holds it AGM

2008-04-07T10:59:00.004+02:00

'Tis the season of church AGM's!

So, following the service last evening, the Congregational AGM was held at La Taberna (better known as 'Oscars'), where the reports for 2007 were presented in a very relaxed & informal atmosphere.

Peter presented his first Chaplains report, in which he looked at the past, the present & the future, both for the Chaplaincy & for the Cómpeta congregation in particular. He paid tribute to the work done by the Wardens and other church officers, and ended on an optimistic note saying that he thought that Cómpeta was now beginning to thrive and move forward.

Peter's report was followed by reports from the Wardens, the Secretary & the Treasurer, who also introduced a speaker from one of the charities that the congregation has supported through tithing in the past year.

The election of Wardens was held, after thanks were given to Lisa who was not standing for re-election as a Warden. The meeting re-elected Paul Gath for another year, and he will be joined as a Warden by Adrian Wilkinson.

The Congregational committee was elected for the coming year, and after a number of questions, and observations from the meeting, the meeting was closed by the Chaplain, but only after a vote of thanks from the congregation to Peter & to Elaine, for their work in the Chaplaincy since they arrived amongst us in May 2007.

The Chaplaincy AGM is on Sunday 27th April at 1.15pm at St. George's Malaga, to which all those on the electoral roll are warmly invited to attend.

Songs of Praise is coming to the Costa del Sol!

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Hope that you all had a good Easter & enjoyed whatever it was you were doing.

Now on to the next exciting event - Songs of Praise!

The popular BBC Television programme is coming to the Costa del Sol on Saturday 3rd May to record two episodes of the programme. The recording is taking place at Fuengirola Castle

Easter Day Holy Communion

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Palm Sunday Gospel - Mark 11: vv.1-11

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The text below is the Gospel set aside for Palm Sunday, which you might like to use as a meditation in the days leading up to Palm Sunday

Mark 11:1-11 (New Living Translation)

Mark 11
Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.’”

4 The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door. 5 As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.

8 Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting,

“Praise God![a] Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest heaven!”[b]

11 So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples.

We look forward to seeing you at our Palm Sunday Service

Women's World Day of Prayer 2008

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Several ladies from the Cómpeta Congregation attended the Women's World Day of Prayer service which was held at the Lux Mundi Centre in Torre del Mar on Friday.

This years service had been written and devised by the Christian Women of Guyana, and the service in Torre was led by Jennifer Hartsmith-Foy from the Torre Evangelical Church.

Following the service those present enjoyed light refreshments, and had time to chat and share fellowship together.

For more information about the Cómpeta congregation email -

competacongregation@stgeorgemalaga.org

Palm Sunday - 13th March 2008

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Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, and we hope that you will be at our special Palm Sunday Holy Communion, when we will have the traditional presentation of a palm cross to each member of the congregation.

Did you also know that by tradition, you should keep your palm cross until the following year and on Ash Wwednesday you should burn it to mark the start of Lent, before getting another on Palm Sunday.

For more information about the Anglican congregation in Cómpeta, please email -

competacongregation@stgeorgemalaga.org

Mothering Sunday Service

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At our Mothering Sunday service yesterday, we were able to give out a posy of flowers to each of the ladies in the congregation. Indeed, because we had some left over, we were able to give one to each of the men in the congregation as well!!

The flowers were blessed by Raymond Taylor before being handed out to the congregation

Mothering Sunday - 2nd March 2008

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We hope that you will be able to be at our special service this coming Sunday. There will be a posy for each lady in our congregation - Mum or not!

For more information email us on -

competacongregation@stgeorgemalaga.org

Forthcoming Services

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Make sure that you have these dates in your diary!

We would love to see you there

Welcome to our weblog (posh name for Blog!)

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Welcome!

As part of our work to try and increase the attendance at & knowledge of the Anglican congregation in Cómpeta we have recently established this weblog.

Over the coming weeks and months we will be bringing you news and information of what we are doing, and of our special services.

If you would like to us to keep you up to date about what is happening send an email to

competacongregation@stgeorgemalaga.org

and we will add you to our email list, and then you will automatically receive emails from time to time.

In the meantime, why not add this site to your favourites, and make a note to have a regular look at what we are up to.