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The Christian Fellowship of Siem Reap

CFSR 5th Anniversary Congregation

Providing Christian fellowship, nurture and outreach
to the English-speaking community of Siem Reap.

Worship service: Sundays 4:00pm - 5:45pm (in English)
Location (click for map): Off Route 6, behind Kingdom Angkor Hotel

Living Stones Group

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. [1 Peter 3:4-5 NIV]

The Living Stones group meets at Bonita's Angkor Salon (First Floor) each Wednesday from 12 noon to 2 pm.

February 2012

A celebration of love

February is the month when love is in the air - 14th is "St Valentine's Day". Many of the bigger shops in Siem Reap will be trying to "cash in" on this "celebration" which has recently been introduced into Cambodian life. This year - being a leap year - there is an extra day in February - 29th February. In some countries this is taken as the day when a girl can propose marriage to a man rather then the initiative being taken by the man!

Two couples connected with CFSR are getting married this month. On Sunday 19th Bean Shin (who works with the NEI Team) will be marrying Seang Heng. They are both from Kampong Thom but want to have a Christian wedding here in Siem Reap. I will be assisting in the service at the New Life Wesleyian Church (near the Salina Hotel) at 2.30pm. Please attend and support this young couple if possible.

Then, a few days later, on Friday 24th February in Phnom Penh, Claudine Horala (a member of the WEC Team) will marry Sophanny Mok. Please pray for both these couples as they begin their journeys together and seek to serve God in the coming days.

At the end of this month we will begin a series looking at God’s “love story” for us in John’s gospel. We will be exploring “Identity” – both who God is and who we are – in the weeks leading up to Easter.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Other info
5th Feb	Where do I fit?	Romans	Ivor G	Communion
12th	Where does CFSR fit?	Acts 2:40-47	Ivor G	Khmer resources are available
19th	What are your Priorities?	Matthew 6:33	Dareth
26th	The God who created us	John 1:1-34	Erik Van'Tende
4th March	The God who wants to rescue us	John 1:35-51	Arnel J	Communion

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Women's Evening Study	Monday	7.00pm	Common Grounds	Glen McD (092 890549)
Tuesday Small Group	Alternate Tuesdays	7.15pm	Kellers' Place	Anne-Eva (092 339643)
Women's Morning Study	Wednesday	8.30am	Annelise's Home	Annelise (077 770570)
Living Stones	Wednesday	12noon	Bonita's Place	Heather (077 753637)
The Living Word	Fridays (1st & 3rd)	7.00pm	Wim & Maaike's	Wim (08973056)

Announcements:

Praise & Worship Practice:

Saturday 4th February and 10th March (note the changed March date - normally the first Saturday each month) from 9.00am to 11.30am at the Greers (see map page for directions).

This is for everyone currently involved or interested to be involved in the praise and singing ministry in the Church.

Men's Breakfast:

Friday 24th February at 7.00am (& normally the last Friday of each month) at Menbora Hotel (on route 6 towards PP next to the Preah Vihear Bookshop).

Women's Fellowship:

Friday 24th February at 6.00pm at Annelise's Home (077770570) (off the right hand side of Route 6 towards the Airport, down the road to Lucky International School, about 20m on the left past the school)

Prayer:

Our Prayer Focus for February will be for World Leaders. See 1 Samuel 12:23 & 1 Timothy 2:1-4.

January 2012

A new year - 2012! What will it bring? (apart from an extra day!)

How will we see God work? In us, in our friends, in those whom we meet, in our communities, in our cities, in our nations and in our world? Are you looking forward to it with a sense of anticipation and excitement; or with apprehension and fear?

It is a good thing to "take stock" of our lives as we begin a new year. We will be doing that collectively through the teaching in January. Pray for the fellowship and for each other that we will all take time to review the past and look forward with anticipation as individuals, within families and in the various teams to which we belong.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Other info
1st Jan	A year of promise & potential	Joshua 1:3	David Thomson	Communion
8th	What is your vision?		Ivor G	Khmer resources are available
15th	Where is your focus?		Ivor G
22nd	What is your passion?		Ivor G
29th	To go beyond		Wim Prins
5th Feb	Where do I fit?		Ivor G	Communion

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Women's Evening Study	Monday	7.00pm	Common Grounds	Glen McD (092 890549)
Tuesday Small Group	Alternate Tuesdays	7.15pm	Kellers' Place	Anne-Eva (092 339643)
Women's Morning Study	Wednesday	8.30am	Annelise's Home	Annelise (077 770570)
Living Stones	Wednesday	12noon	Bonita's Place	Heather (077 753637)

Announcements:

Praise & Worship Practice:

Saturday 7th January (& normally the first Saturday each month) from 9.00am to 11.30am at the Greers (see map page for directions).

This is for everyone currently involved or interested to be involved in the praise and singing ministry in the Church.

Men's Breakfast:

Friday 27th January at 7.00am (& normally the last Friday of each month) at Menbora Hotel (on route 6 towards PP next to the Preah Vihear Bookshop).

Women's Fellowship:

Friday 27th January at 6.00pm (venue to be confirmed). Details from Glen (092 890549)

Prayer:

Our Prayer Focus for January will be on North Korea.

October 2011

A Message of Hope

We begin October by considering how God moulds us and how we can encourage each other as he changes us. We will then explore together the first two chapters of 1 Peter.

As God’s word is opened up week by week pray that the Holy Spirit will take the spoken word and bring it to life in each of our hearts.

As part of that focus, on Sunday 9th October we will celebrate our 5th Anniversary together using the theme of "Encourage one another daily".

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
2nd	A step towards courage		Julie Martinez	Ivor	Communion
9th	Encourage one another day by day	Hebrews 3:12-14	Ivor G		5th Anniversary
16th	A living hope	1 Peter 1:1-12	Ivor G		Khmer Resources
23rd	A holy calling	1 Peter 1:13-25	Ivor G
30th	A living stone	1 Peter 2:1-12	Ivor G
6th November	An obedient subject	1 Peter 2:13-25	Ivor G		Communion

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Ladies Evening	Monday	7.00pm	Common Grounds	Glen
Ladies Morning	Wednesday	8.30am	Annelise's Home	Carol

Announcements:

Plan to attend (if you can) and pray for (even if you can't) the Multi-cultural Workshop being held this month. Check out the notice below.

…Multi-cultural Workshop – Julie Green (SIL)...

We all live and work in a cross-cultural setting and often in multicultural teams. Misunderstandings can happen as a result.

Julie commented after a recent workshop in Phnom Penh:

Some were surprised to learn that other cultures had a rhyme and reason (and were not just randomly irrational as they seemed before). Some learned that they have to ask questions and share with their teammates to be able to understand and be understood. Some learned more about our amazing God – how He created this diversity & is reflected in it.

The Workshop is free. There will be six morning sessions:

Wed 12, Thurs 13 & Fri 14 October from 8-11.30am

Wed 19, Thurs 20 & Fri 21 October from 8-11.30am

If you are able to join then please contact Pastor Ivor. They are being held on the first floor of Bonita's Salon (right beside The White Alligator shop) on Sivutha Street opposite the De la paix Hotel.

Prayer:

Please continue to pray for Unity - especially for the Cambodian Church.
Use Colossians 1:9-14 as the basis for your praying
Pray for Kandy (near the end of her chemo treatment in the US) and her family.

September 2011

God at work in His world

In September we will have a number of speakers helping us to see how God is at work both in Cambodia and throughout the world.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
4th	Foot in Mouth		Dareth Ly	Arnel J	Communion
11th	Forgiveness	Ephesians	Sokreaksa Himm	Ivor G
18th	Hawaian Focus	Pleasure in God	Randy & Andrew Hongo	David Narita
25th	God's Presence	Exodus 33	Ivor G
2nd October	Encouragement		Julie Martinez	Tet	Communion

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Ladies Evening	Monday	7.00pm	Common Grounds	Glen
Ladies Morning	Wednesday	8.30am	Common Grounds	Carol

Announcements:

To see results and feedback from the recent survey - check on the noticeboard in church.

Prayer:

During September use Psalm 34 highlighting the Lord as a provider and deliverer as a focus for your praying.
Please continue to pray for Unity - especially for the Cambodian Church.
Pray for Kandy (undergoing treatment in the US) and her family.

August 2011

Nuggets from God's Word

In August and September we will have a selection of different speakers opening up the Bible to bring us "nuggets from God's word".

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
31st	Worship the Lord	Psalm 95	Axel Clausen	David N
7th	Uncontainable		Erik van 't Ende	Fe Dequito	Communion
14th	Don't get distracted	Luke 10:38-42	David Narita	Erik van 't Ende
21st			Justin Knowles	David N
28th			Matt Bohlman	Govin
4th September			Dareth Ly	Arnel J	Communion

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Ladies PM	Monday	7.00pm	Common Grounds	Glen & Carol
Ladies AM	Wednesday	8.30am	Annelise's Home	Annelise

Announcements:

To see results and feedback from the recent survey - check on the noticeboard in church.

Prayer:

Please continue to pray for Unity - especially for the Cambodian Church.
Pray for the bereaved and suffering in Norway and for wisdom for the authorities.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for direction for the political porcess in the Middle East.
Pray for Kandy (undergoing treatment in the US) and her family.

September 2011 - God's Grace in Forgiveness

As we approach September 11th this year, the world will be remembering the tenth anniversary of the event that many believe changed the world at a stroke. It also resulted in the introduction of a new word into the English language - "nine-eleven".

Images:

July 2011

UNITY IN CHRIST

Psalm 133:1

In July we will exploring the Bible's teaching on Unity and how we manage differences and diversity in the body of Christ.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
3rd	Do the little things	Matt 16:13-19	Dareth Ly	Ivor Greer	Communion
10th	Unity - Why is it so important?	Ps 133:1-3	Ivor Greer
17th	Unity - Why is it so difficult?	John 17:20-23	Ivor Greer
24th	Unity - How are you dressed?	Col 3:12-17	Ivor Greer
31st	Worship	Psalm 95	Axel Clausen
7th August			Erik van 't Ende		Communion

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders

Announcements:

June 2011

COMING TOGETHER

What does God expect of us

In June we are exploring the work of the Holy Spirit, running with perseverance and relating together.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
5th	God's Dwelling Place		Ivor Greer
12th	Our Bodies a Temple	1 Cor 6:19	Arnel Jotiz	Ivor Greer
19th	Running the Race	Hebrews 12:1-3	Ivor Greer	Ivor Greer
26th	The Joy of Relationship		Dr Fred Toke	Julie M
3rd July	Do the Little Thing	Serving	Dareth Ly	Ivor Greer

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders

Announcements:

We are glad to have Dr Fred Toke visiting us this month from Singapore. He is the Clinical Director of Celebrating Life Resource Centre, a professional counseling clinic and training provider in Singapore. Dr. Toke is an Ordained Minister with the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) denomination and he oversees COG's churches in Singapore and Malaysia. He also serves as a Board Member of the People for Care & Learning. He is married to Agnes and they have 2 teenagers, Matthew and Tiffany.

May 2011

GOD'S BIG PICTURE

God's people in God's Place under God's Rule

In May we are resuming our look at God's Big Picture and exploring how the New Testament reflects the outworking of God's Kingdom.

Let us look together and see what we can learn afresh from it.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
1st	Now!		Ivor Greer
8th	The Present	Kingdom	Justin Knowles	Ivor Greer
15th	The Proclaimed	Kingdom	Erik van't Ende	Ivor Greer
22nd	The Perfected	Kingdom	Ivor Greer	Govin
29th	Overview & Summary of	God's Big Picture	Ivor Greer

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders

January 2011

How should we pray?

In November when we were looking at Nehemiah we saw that he was a great man of prayer.

In January we are taking a closer look at the model prayer that Jesus gave his disciples as recorded in Luke 11:1-4. This is often called 'The Lord's Prayer' but it could also be called 'The Disciples' Prayer'. Let us look together and see what we can learn afresh from it.

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service	Praise & Worship
2nd	Sharing		Erik van't Ende
9th	God's Kingdom	Luke 11:1-4	Erik van't Ende	Ivor Greer	Communion
16th	Our daily needs	Luke 11:1-4	Ivor Greer	David N
23rd	Forgiveness	Luke 11:1-4	Julie Martinez	Ivor Greer
30th	Temptation	Luke 11:1-4	Ivor Greer	Justin Knowles

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders

December 2010

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
5th	The Story Unfolds	Luke 2:1-7	Ivor Greer	David Narita
12th	The Wow Factor	Luke 2:8-20	Ivor Greer	Sokly Eam
19th	A Closer Look at the Nativity	Matt 1:18-25	Bill Peeler	David N
26th	Christmas Service		Dareth Ly	Erik
2nd Jan	Praise & Testimony

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders

November 2010

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service
7th	N's pain	Nehemiah 5:14-6:14	Ivor Greer	Noel Dequito
14th	N's powerful God	Nehemiah 6:15-7:2	Ivor Greer	Akhim K
21st	From God's Perspective	Isaiah 55:1-13	Matt Bohlman	Ivor Greer
28th	Joseph's Dilemma	Matthew 1:18-23	Ivor Greer	Justin K
5th Dec	The story unfolds	Luke 2	Ivor Greer	David N

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders

Prayer:

Opportunities to pray at Greers' house on Tuesdays -

mornings 9.30 - 10.30am
evenings 6.30 - 7.30pm

Come for as long as you can manage.

October 2010

We are continuing our series on Nehemiah under the title "City in Crisis"

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service	Praise & Worship
Oct 3rd	N's preparation	Neh 2:11-20	Ivor Greer	Tet Valdes	Hawaiian Team
Oct 10th	N's planning	Neh 3:1-32	Ivor Greer	David N	Teen Mission
Oct 17th	N's plotters	Neh 2:10,19;4:1-12	Axel Clausen	Noel D	Indian/Singaporeans
Oct 24th	N's practical faith	Neh 4:13-23	Wim Prins	Ivor G	Visiting group from IT Philippines
Oct 31st	N's problems	Neh 5:1-13	Bill Peeler	Ivor G	tbc

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Ladies' Evening	Monday	7.00pm	Common Grounds	Kandy & Carol
Ladies' Morning	Wednesday	8.30am	Narita's	Lara & Maria

Announcements:

New to Siem Reap?

Why not drop in to Ivor and Carol’s on Wednesday 6^thOctober between 4.00—6.00 pm

Come for a chat & a snack and:-

Tell us what you are planning to do in Cambodia;
Find out more about CFSR & life in Siem Reap;
Explore how we can help each other.

See under ‘Maps’ for directions to Ivor & Carol ‘s

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Men’s Fellowship – Wednesday 20 ^thOctober at 6.30pm.

Venue: Axel’s home, road off the right hand side of Route 6 towards airport, beside the Vietnam Airlines office and big sign for ‘Lucky Angkor International School’.

Women’s Fellowship – Friday 29^thOctober at 6pm.

Venue: Kristin Stacey’s home—past Psah Crom, until the road gets very bumpy, then on the RHS opposite a construction suppliers.

Church Business Meeting on Sunday 31st October

There will be a short meeting following the service. If you attend CFSR regularly then please plan to stay behind for this.

September 2010

We are starting a new series from Nehemiah under the title "City in Crisis"

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Ref	Speaker	Leading Service	Praise & Worship
5 Sept	... passion	Nehemiah 1:1-4	Ivor Greer	Noel Dequito	Akhim K
12 Sept	... prayer	Nehemiah 1:5-11	Ivor Greer	Wim P	LTTN
19 Sept	Church as the body	Anniversary Service	ICF PP Pastors	Ivor	Donna + team
26 Sept	... partners	Nehemiah 2:1-9	Justin Knowles	David N	Teen Mission
3 October	... preparation	Nehemiah 2:11-16	Ivor Greer	Tet Valdes	Hawaii Team

Announcements:

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Women Evening	Mon	7:00-8:15pm	Common Grounds	Kandy
Women Morning	Weds	8:30-10:00am	Narita's home	Maria

Announcements:

There are opportunities to serve as Co-ordinators - for Men's, Women's & Prayer Ministries. If you have suggestions or ideas on how we can improve an existing ministry to better meet the needs of church members, please contact our Pastor, Ivor Greer (012 617 499).

Men’s Fellowship – will meet this month at Govin's home [#676 Hup Guan St - second last house on left on street running from Common Grounds] on Wednesday, September 22^ndat 7.30pm. (Note the later time this month).

Women’s Fellowship – will meet in Marie Hill's House on Friday, September 24th at 6.00pm. (road on left of Nat Road #6 just at Bangkok Airways - phone Marie on 012818130)

Prayer & Vision Morning August 2010

Thirty-three folk from CFSR came together on Saturday 28th August at the Sophea Angkor Pich Restaurant for a time of fellowship over breakfast and to pray together and consider the future life and work of the church. A more detailed report will follow.

You can see photos of the day on the CFSR Facebook page.

See the P&V Morning Picture Album

Greers' Page

Latest Newsletter (link to pdf)

Ivor and Carol's Picture Gallery

June2010(FB): Pictures of our first month

On Facebook? click if you like our site

Click here to visit the CFSR Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/CFSR/ This will have details of events and an opportunity for discussions on ministry and aspects of the life of the church.

August 2010

In August we are taking a further look at the Psalms under the title

"Psalms - Aspects of God's Character"

Schedule:

Date	Topic	Scripture	Focus /Event	Preaching/ Leading	Praise & Worship
1st	God the Creator	Psalm 24	plus Communion	Ivor/ Justin	LTTN
8th	God our Strength	Psalm 27		Ivor/ Noel	YWAM
15th	God Heals	Psalm 32		Ivor/ Tet	YWAM
22nd	God Speaks	Psalm 33		Ivor/ Wim	Maria
29th	Delighting in God	Psalm 37		Wim/ Ivor	Teen Mission

Small Groups:

Group	Day	Time	Location	Leaders
Women1	Mon	6:30-8:00pm	Common Grounds	Kandy
Women2	Weds	8:30-10:00am	Narita's home	Maria
Youth	Alt. Tues evenings	Varies	Varies	Celia Malunes

Announcements:

There will be changes in the Leadership Team over the coming months. If you would like to suggest someone (including yourself) who could serve on this team or as a Ministry Co-ordinator please respond on the suggestion slip and return (in offering or to Pastor Ivor) by Sunday 8th.

Men’s Fellowship – will meet this month at Noel Dequito's home on Wednesday, August 18^th6pm. (The Dequitos live just behind the Tonle Mekong Restaurant on LHS of Route 6 towards airport.)

Women’s Fellowship – will meet in Narita's House on Friday 20th August at 6.00pm. (if you don't know directions - ask the Greers)

Prayer:

Prayer Ministry - Prayer needs/answered prayer forms are on the back table near the blue prayer box. Please share your praises and requests remembering to add your name if it’s a personal matter.

Prayer needs/answered prayer can also now be shared on our website! Register or login to the cfsiemreap.org site, click on “Prayers” in the top bar and then on “Create a group post” in the right hand column. Try it out and give Dave feedback on the process.

If you’d like to receive a weekly e-mail of these requests so that you can intercede for others in the fellowship, please provide your e-mail address.

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Providing Christian fellowship, nurture and outreach to the English-speaking community of Siem Reap.

Worship service: Sundays 4:00pm - 5:45pm (in English) Location (click for map): Off Route 6, behind Kingdom Angkor Hotel

God at work in His world

Nuggets from God's Word

UNITY IN CHRIST

COMING TOGETHER

GOD'S BIG PICTURE

How should we pray?

Ivor and Carol's Picture Gallery

Providing Christian fellowship, nurture and outreach
to the English-speaking community of Siem Reap.

Worship service: Sundays 4:00pm - 5:45pm (in English)
Location (click for map): Off Route 6, behind Kingdom Angkor Hotel