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Christmas Eve Communion |
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Lighting the Advent Candles |
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The Prochazka Family
D.S, Petr Prochazka and Dr. Ivana Prochazkova
Petr, Carla and Barbora,
Christmas Eve, ESUMC Prague |
For weekly worship, we average between 8 at our lowest and 15 at our highest. On special Sundays we have more. Through personal invitation and our Facebook and
website presence, we are receiving more visitors with 5 new guests just this month. Building the church in Europe and with busy/traveling internationals (and in a former Communist country) takes prayer, time and patience....and of course--
lots of coffee dates with new friends!
Baptism of our Lord Sunday
January 2013
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Petr Prochazka, Czech District Superintendent
Michelle
Walter Weikel, Johnson City District Superintendent |
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Walter Weikel Preaching
Baptism of our Lord Sunday |
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| Singing the Word... |
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Ash Wednesday Altar |
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Nancy Henninger
Opera Singer, Germany
Daughter of United Methodist Minister, USA
Aria from "Elijah," Ash Wednesday. |
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"Going Away" Party for Dennie Ozymy (who has now decided to return in May!)
Following Ash Wed Worship
Students Planned and Cooked! |
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| Jakob |
Children of Worship
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| Petr |
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| Sabina |
Tuesday Bible Study
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Bible Study and Singing Too! |
Studies have included:
Lectionary Studies, The Celebration of Discipline; United Methodists Study Scripture
24 Hrs that Changed the World; Sabbath Rest,
Parables from the Backside
etc...
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Fun Included! |
ENGLISH CLUB FOR KIDS AND MOMS
Each Wednesday 3:00-5:15
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| Mia! |
We average around 5-7 adults and 11-15 kids if everyone shows up
at the same time. Gary does conversational English with the adults whlile
Michelle works with the kids with and 1 parent volunteer.
Alzbetta Opocenska, an active Czech United Methodist teen
and avid Johnson City District
Czech Baseball Camp Participant, is our official weekly assistant.
She's the BEST! The kids adore her as well!
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Devotions with the Kids |
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Grandparents and Grandkids at English Club-- Cupcakes! |
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Alzbetta and Naty,
Making a Family Tree Craft |
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Filipe and Family Tree |
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| Devotions 'Unplugged!' |
We are a church..
so we share weekly devotions with Moms and Kids. The theme is usually tied to the reading of an English book and then a craft/game/video follows. This particular book is used weekly and was a gift from one of our Johnson City District pastors.
Kevin and Carol Seckel,
U.S United Methodist clergy
couple and missionaries in Germany, recently visited our English Club
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Kevin does string tricks with Christian message for Kids Club |
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English Club for Moms and Kids,
Fall 2012 |
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Gift of Musical Instruments
Seed Money Gift
Cherokee UMC church member
(money raised from selling
her handmade jewelry) |
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Gift of English Books for Kids
Michelle's Aunt and Uncle
Roanoke, Virginia |
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'Official' Libary Book Stamp! |
To date, we now have or 100 English Language Books for kids.
Each week, the kids find the books they want and check them out. The kids match the picture with the book (alphabetized too for older kids) when checking out their book.
Once they 'sign' their book (s) back in,
they can choose new ones!
YOUR GIFTS have built and continue to build this English Language Library!
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English Library for Kids |
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Ilona reads to her 3 boys...
and a 4th boy is on the way!
(Victor with cast, fell off a horse!) |
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Ester and Sofi 'reading' at home.. |
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Berenstein Bears and Pooh |
Ministry with Church Campus University Students
In early 2010, the Czech District renovated an old pension on our church campus in order to provide affordable housing for students of all denomnations who profess faith Christ and are attending unversities in Prague. They have morning devotions 4 days a week
and Monday night worship service led by capable Czech pastors. But they also approached Gary and me fall 2011 with a desire for fellowship time to
practice the English... We LOVE these 'kids!' Makes us feel young again!
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Gary and the Students on 'Wear Red' Night...
One guess who forgot... |
So we meet Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m (20:00) in our newly renovated cafe!
Snacks are always part of the evening (of course)
Discussion of politics, practicing our faith in daily life
marriage, vocation, cultural differences/customs are common topics.
For fun, we play
Jenga, Twister, Tabu and Scattergories and watch
English Language films (mostly American films)
Wanna help with this ministry?
When we are home this summer, send us back with DVD's
as we need the disc for access to
English Language Subtitles.
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Refreshments for English Film Night |
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English Film Night : "Twelve Angry Men" (one Czech actor in film) Note beanbag chairs--our gift to students! |
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Late February Film Night |
International Women's Choir of Prague
'Guy' and Dolls...
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Choir Practice at International Women's Assocation office |
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IWAP Choir at local Prague Restaurant
Christmas 2012 |
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| An American... a Brit |
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| Choir Director and Accompanist |
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Performing at ESUMC Prague, Advent 2012
Next Peformance on March 24, 2103
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FUTURE PLANS
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| We are the World... |
Summer VBS and English Camps--July 21-August 3rd
Outreach to Prague 10 Neighborhood
Possible mid-week prayer and praise service
Decision on best location, Sunday worship:
City center or our Prague 10 Location
Additional opprotunities to intersect with Czech Churches/Congregations
Both sites are updated regularly, featuring many more photos from our work.
We will be home early June to July 4th for Annual Conference and visits in our
Partner Churches. Look for an e-mail to schedule the best time for our visit as we
our share our work in photos and story!
Consider visiting youself and/or bringing a church team to see first-hand how
God is at work in Eastern Europe, behind the former iron curtain.
We'll leave the light on for you!
May God bless each of you in your tireless work for the Kingdom.
We give thanks for each of you and ask that you continue to pray for us.
Counting Our Many Blessings,
Michelle and Gary
