tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316905412009-10-26T10:25:41.182ZDAVE'S APPENDIX - A collection of useless, belated or nearly forgotten thoughts from Dave Vinall, pastor of Exeter Vineyard Church in the UK.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645382752361113044noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31690541.post-18324404754271140712009-10-26T10:23:00.002Z2009-10-26T10:25:41.189Z

The week starts on Saturday 21st November, so you need to go through to that week to see anything._

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During the service on Sunday 19th July the children are having a party, what we call the Big Splash. A lot of organisation has gone into it, including a great band... If you would like to let your children hear the songs before Sunday you can listen to them here.Either click on the song to start the track, or use the tab at the bottom-left and you can play all the tracks one after another as a

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On June 21st we are calling the Sunday service "Super Sunday". We'll have a shorter-than-normal service and then go outside for a barbecue and picnic. People need to bring something to sit on and something to drink, but we'll be providing food. We're also going to get some inflatable fun - a bouncy castle for the kids and Sumo Suits, Jousting and an Assault Course for the grown ups!It's not an

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And sometimes there's too little

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I wish for scorelines like this...

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I think we've got one of these balls in the loft. I need to get it down and pump it up!

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They say a picture paints a thousand words, so I think this picture will help you get the general idea, but it's probably helpful to know this is my 3-day old new 3G iPhone.Thank God for insurance!

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On Sunday 1st June our message subject was "The Church Jesus builds loves the Bible."  We acknowledged most people feel like failures when it comes to reading the Bible and rather than trying to make us all feel bad enough so that we pull up our socks, I want us to actually think about how we might get more out of our experience with the Bible.Forgetting the myth that every 'proper' Christian has

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I am sure I now will become a regular face on current affairs programmes, offering sensible and down-to-earth wisdom in this mixed up and confused world...Click here to see the first step in my career.  (You only need to watch the first 35 seconds)_

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To experience zero gravity would be very cool, but perhaps not for dogs:And even less fun for queasy girls (watch the girl on the left... who apparently had porridge for breakfast).

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You have to give this guy some credit... a consummate professional.  Even with a bloody nose and probably a broken limb or two he's still trying to sell a product that he has just rendered completely unsellable.  This being a church blog I should probably say something about mistakes, second chances and so on... but I'll just leave a space for you to insert your own spiritually inspiring point:

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We spent this weekend at a retreat centre halfway up the mountains surrounding Dehra Dun. It was a really beautiful location, cooled by the mountain breezes and with a wonderful view over the Doon Valley.I had been nervous about doing so much teaching and I was preparing everything last minute (which is nothing new) but, much to my surprise, it turned out God was with us and everything went well

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On Wednesday we went to the village where the Dehra Dun Vineyard has planted a church. The people there predominently make their money through begging, picking up rubbish and selling it to recyclers or through snake charming.We organised some children's activities, although it was mostly chaos and our assesment criteria boiled down to "are they having fun?" The answer was a big yes. It was

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I wasn't at the church service in the village, so today's guest blogger is... Mr Ben Gee:On Sunday a third of the team went to visit a village church linked to the Dehra Dun Vineyard. We went to a village called Mathurawala which was about an hours taxi drive from where we were staying. The church was lead by a guy called Sanjay who was one of the members of a leadership training team that was

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The Delhi-belly has hit... even though we're not in Delhi, it has followed us to Dehra Dun. Averil, Mark, Mike, Kevin, Ruth and Caroline have all been unwell, to varying degrees and are all much better aquainted with their bathrooms than one might normally be. Our adventures have even included calling out a young, dashing Indian doctor at 1 in the morning!For most people it is only a 24-hour

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The journey was reasonable uneventful. There was a little problem when we left Exeter as a couple of the team members didn't set their alarm properly and were still in bed when we got to the pick up point. I won't say who it was because I wouldn't want to embarrase Mark and Jenny. Anyway... We arrived in Delhi safely - only to discover some very English weather. It was the same the next day as

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We're off to India, leaving Exeter at 1:30am Friday morning. Here's out rough itinerary if you're interested:Arrive Delhi late night Friday 4th AprilTravel to Dehra Dun in morning of Saturday 6th.Helping out with the Dehra Dun Vineyard until Sunday 13th, including running a conference for them on Friday to Sunday.In Delhi we will be connecting with the Delhi Vineyard and doing a bit of

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If only a Japanese TV executive could be appointed as Director General of the BBC...I know in web terms 3 minutes 40 seconds is a very long time, but watch it all the way through because it gets better all the time.

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Last Sunday we remembered our commitment to the Micah Challenge. If you were away then grab a postcard this Sunday to send to the Prime Minister. Also if you didn't sign the Micah Call petition last summer you can do it here.This is a really good article about God's heart for the poor. Click here.

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In our "Welcome to the Family" series we're running in our services at the moment we're trying to get a grasp on exactly what church is and why it's so much more than an activity we do on Sunday mornings. The awesomeness of the church is something of a mystery to our human understanding, but if we want to grow in our knowledge, where better to start than "Songs of Praise"? The BBC programme has

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Doesn't life sometimes seem like a Rube Goldberg Machine?Anyway, this seems like a really good way to use your time in an office..._

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It was great to have Arthur visit last Sunday. During his talk he mentioned two websites and so here are links to them:The Tomorrow ProjectThe Governments Statistics on Social Trends (3.8 mB pdf)Hope you enjoy some light bedtime reading!

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Ever since the Road-Tax petition publicised the government website where anyone can start an on-line petition it seems like everyone’s at it.These are some of my favourites:David Kitchen’s petition: “We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace the national anthem with 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet.”  It has 4,912 signatures.Tim Ireland’s Petition: “We the undersigned petition the Prime

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