Transformation Thurrock : East Thurrock United Service and Rock Thurrock join forces this Sunday night

East Thurrock United Service and Rock Thurrock join forces this Sunday night

This Sunday evening, 17 July, the Rock Thurrock team will be leading the monthly cross-denominational gathering in a time of prayer for the project, for the mobilisation of the church, and for young people across the borough.

For a few years now, Transformation Thurrock has been asked to lead prayer at the monthly East Thurrock United Service.

These services have been going on for a number of years now, and many folk from the fellowships of Fobbing, Corringham and Stanford-le-Hope attend, each hosting the service in turn.

This month's United Service is taking place in St Margaret's, the parish church of the community of Stanford-le-Hope (above). Aspects of the Rock Thurrock project which will be covered will be broadly in line with the Rock Prayer Guides which have recently appeared on the Transformation Thurrock website. The event begins at 6.30pm.

One of the major potential stumbling blocks at this time is apathy. The first wave of training with the Christian Life & Witness Courses has come and gone, and although Rock Thurrock is currently in the middle of its month of Community Action Projects, it is quite easy for folk to switch off and look ahead to their summer holidays. But behind the scenes, people are beavering away with various tasks, and as soon as September arrives, Rock Thurrock will be off the starting blocks with the FM417 training weekend for young people and then the main events with Will Graham at Thurrock Civic Hall, followed by seven weeks of Velocity discipleship training for new converts. So stay awake and remain involved!

Rock Thurrock Prayer events coming up after this Sunday's...

Friday 22 July - to pray for Rock Thurrock (last before summer) at Aveley Christian Centre
NEW! Saturday 23 July from 10am to 10pm - Rock Thurrock "12-2" Prayer at Gates of Praise International Centre (Curzon Drive, Grays) including prayer walking around T-Fest, Grays Beach - led by the Access team of young people
NEW! Sunday 24 July from 10am to 10pm - Rock Thurrock "12-2" Prayer at Gates of Praise International Centre (Curzon Drive, Grays) including prayer walking around T-Fest, Grays Beach - led by the Access team of young people
Friday 2 Sept - to pray for Rock Thurrock and FM419 course (half-night of prayer) - to be led by young people at Grays Baptist Church
Friday 23 Sept - to pray for Rock Thurrock Civic Hall Events (this comes at the end of a week of prayer & fasting) - to be led by young people VENUE REQUIRED!
Friday 30 Sept - thanksgiving event for Civic Hall events (inc. celebration) VENUE REQUIRED!
Friday 7 Oct - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses - to be led by young people at Aveley Christian Centre
Friday 14 Oct - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses VENUE REQUIRED!
Friday 21 Oct - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses at Linford Methodist Church
Friday 28 Oct - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses VENUE REQUIRED!
Friday 4 Nov - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses VENUE REQUIRED!
Friday 11 Nov - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses at Aveley Christian Centre
Friday 18 Nov - to pray for the following week's Velocity courses VENUE REQUIRED!
Friday 25 Nov - thanksgiving event for end of Rock Thurrock project (inc. celebration) VENUE REQUIRED!

Tim Harrold, 14/07/2011