SANCTUARY FIRST
www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk

Sunday May 2nd at 7pm
in the ASshdale Hall (next door to Trinity Church)

We launched our first Sanctuary First last night. Although we had one or two challenges to start with,  nevertheless we had a good launch.

Around fifty people attended as we explored the theme FAITH AND MYSTERY
Look out for details of our next SANTUARY FIRST on the 1st November and for a new venue



The name Sanctuary First is a reminder that we shall meet on the FIRST Sunday of the month. However, it has a deeper meaning, it is a call to put Worship first in our busy lives.

Sanctuary First is an alternative worship service, designed to challenge all who attend, to make worship a priority in their daily lives. It is linked to a web site that will be known as a sanctuary in cyberspace. We will be asking that people set aside time on a daily basis for worship, using the web site as a tool for engaging with God.

At Sanctuary First we see the power of the internet to communicate the message of the Gospel. We will use this medium to keep in touch with each other through emails, texts, blogs and weekly worship podcasts designed to promote Christian discipleship.

 

 

 

At Sanctuary First we welcome anyone who comes.

At Sanctuary First we have a world vision to help in small ways to bring about peace and justice in our sphere of influence and bring relief to the poor and the needy. We will actively involve each other in practical ways to bring about this vision.

At Sanctuary First we will aim to share a passion for worship with all who attend. However, all who attend must be free to worship with integrity.

At Sanctuary First we believe that everyone has a longing to know God. There is no one too old or too young, too cool or too sad, to worship with passion. All of us come empty looking to be filled.

At Sanctuary First we want to live out creative worship. This means we write our own worship material, sing our own worship songs as well as embracing the worship styles of other Christian Communities.( We wish to continue to engage with writers and creative worship leaders)

At Sanctuary First there will always be a variety of worship styles, we will integrate the ancient with the post-modern. We will worship with multimedia and with non-technological media.

At Sanctuary First we want to be a Community of Radical Compassionate Christian Disciples who seek to inspire each other to live holy lives.