Dear brothers and sisters,

The website for this year's Winter Camp is launched!
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/camjoshua/wc2006/

Details for the camp which includes
- brief introduction of our speaker Reverend Professor Yu
- an outline of the main programme
- date, time, venue etc. as a reminder

For those who have not signed up but are interested in joining (in particular, part-time) you could also apply on the website.

More details to come for those of you who have signed up already (logistics arrangement etc.), so stay tuned while you enjoy Christmas and the New Year.

In Christ,
Helen
On behalf of Joshua Fellowship
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Joshua Fellowship
a fellowship of Cambridge Chinese Christian Church,
meets every Wednesday during term time at Henry Martyn Hall
6:30pm - 7:15pm for dinner
7:30pm - 9:30pm for main programme
email: JF_CCCC@yahoo.co.uk
Web Site: http://www.joshuafellowship.org.uk

Dear brothers and sisters,

I hope you enjoyed 'A Christmas Evening' on Thursday as much as I did, and be reminded of the underlying meaning of Christmas - God's unconditional love for us.

Applause to everyone who helped in the concert - the organisers, the directors, actors, actresses, musicians, choir members, singers, sound + light crews and the ushers - without your help the concert wouldn't have been able to run so smoothly!

Also, many thanks to you, you and all of you who made such delicious cookies on Wednesday for the evening - everyone loved it and we could feel your care and support =) I hope you all had a great time making them too!

So soon we have reached the end of term, and we'll take a pause from our regular meetings in the Christmas vacation until the beginning of next term. Processing of photos from the cookies-making meeting and the Christmas Evening is underway and we'll let you know as soon as they are live on our website.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a warm + delightful time with your family and friends, wherever you're going to be. When Christmas approaches, remember what it truly means and spend it meaningfully =)

In Christ,
Helen

On behalf of Joshua Fellowship

P.S. We know that having minced pies (christmas pies) is a long-lasting tradition in Britain
Do you know what its origin is? Quoting from the website below:

The Christmas pie came about at the time when the Crusaders were returning from the Holy Land. They brought home a variety of oriental spices. It was important to add three spices (cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg) for the three gifts given to the Christ child by the Magi. In honor of the birth of the Savior, the mince pie was originally made in an oblong casings (coffin or cradle shaped), with a place for the Christ Child to be placed on top. The baby was removed by the children and the manger (pie) was eaten in celebration.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PieHistory/MincemeatPie.htm

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Joshua Fellowship
a fellowship of Cambridge Chinese Christian Church,
meets every Wednesday during term time at Henry Martyn Hall
6:30pm - 7:15pm for dinner
7:30pm - 9:30pm for main programme
email: JF_CCCC@yahoo.co.uk
Web Site: http://www.joshuafellowship.org.uk