1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
February 2012

2. HAYES FREE CHURCH
111, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Kent BR2 7HU
Sunday Services. 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
We are a member of the United Reformed Church.
We believe in Justice and Peace.
Principal Contacts
Minister: Rev. Sue Powell Tel: 020 8462 2212
Church Secretary: Mr Alistair Wilson Tel: 020 8402 0026
Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444
Treasurer: Mr. Bill Michie Tel: 020 8658 4167
Lettings Secretary: Mrs Undine Connolly Tel: 020 8776 0108
Caretaker: Mr. Ian Jones Tel: 020 8313 1556
Church Website www.hayesfreechurch.com
Catalyst
Editor: Mr Richard Brown
Contents : - Items not covered by the diary of events.
Sunday Services 2 Notice board 10 - 11
Preachers’ info 2 Obituary - Edith West 12 - 13
Funds raised in December 2 Christmas Quiz answers 13
The URC website 3 The way things once were 13
Church Notices 3 - 5 Justice & Peace Group 14
An energy saving scam 5 Walk through the Bible 15
Letter from Parkinson’s UK 6 Bible Reading Fellowship 16
Catalyst needs you 7 Our well-being 17
Pastor’s Business Card 8 Story from Potters Bar 19
Antique & Collectors Fair 9 Church Organisations IBC
This month’s website
The URC has a comprehensive website, which is very much up to
date. The site covers most of that which we do, and believe in.
There is a useful find a local church section. I note that there is a
link to the HFC website. Turn to page 3 for more information
The URC Website address is www.urc.org.uk Ed
Copy for the March 2012 edition needs to be handed in by
Sunday, 12th February.
Please submit items in good time.
You can leave copy in the “B” Pigeon Hole for Richard Brown to collect,
or hand it directly to him on a Sunday morning.
You can also e-mail copy to richardmbrown6@gmail.com
Thank You. Editor

3. Letter from the Minister
Dear Friends
A New Year begun, I suspect any resolutions made
are already forgotten, and we are in 2012: the year
of the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of our Queen.
The Olympics have been going for quite a while now, and it has long been
that phrase used at sporting events, “Personal Best,” that holds my
attention. People at the top of their sporting fitness achieving a
“Personal Best” in timing or distance or height or points…
I’m sure the Queen has her own “Personal Best” moments when something
personal, national or even international happened or was achieved.
I wonder what our own “Personal Best” moments are?
For some of us they may be similar – the birth of a child, an achievement
of a loved one, a personal goal set and reached…
Do we have “Personal Best” moments of faith too?
Do you remember that moment when the Bible suddenly made sense and
became real to you? Can you recall the first time, as John Wesley puts
it, ‘your heart felt strangely warmed’? Have you had those moments in
worship when you felt God to be close? Could these be some of your
“Personal Best” moments?
It is important for each of us to keep our faith alive, to keep it active,
and to make it relevant to our everyday lives. This is why it is so
important to ensure that we come together to worship and experience
faith as a corporate body, and not just as individuals. If we want our
faith to be part of our “Personal Best” moments, we need to work at
making sure our faith is alive and well – and we do that best together.
Sue
1

4. Sunday Services
February 2012
5th 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
12th 10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
19th 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. John Marchant
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
26th 10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Mrs Marion Bayley
March 2012
10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
4th
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
v Allan Evison is a lay preacher at Hayes Parish Church. He has
conducted worship on a number of occasions.
v Revd John Marchant is the assistant minister at Coney Hill Baptist
Church. He has conducted Sunday Worship at HFC on a number
of occasions
v Mrs. Marion Bayley is a Lay Preacher and an Elder from our sister
church in Beckenham. She regularly leads our services.
Funds raised in December
ü The Christmas Tree Festival raised over £6,000 for the work of the
Bromley branch of Parkinson’s UK. Now, turn to page 6.
The Christmas collections amounted to :-
ü The Christmas Post for SPINNAKER TRUST £271.75.
ü Christmas Day for HELP for HEROES £280. 53.
2

5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
There were no announcements at the time of
going to press.
Church Meetings
The next Church meeting will be held on Sunday,
26th February at 12.00 noon after the morning service.
The next Elders’ meetings will be held on Tuesday 21st February, and
Tuesday 20th March at 8.00 pm in the small hall.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will next meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 6 February
at Jenny Carr’s home - 152 Langley Way.
Sylvia Mack
Tuesday Prayer Meetings
Held at 10.00 am at the following homes:-
February 7th Martin Nunn’s. 14th Betty Coster’s.
21st Brenda Cordingley’s. 28th The Church.
March 6th Martin Nunn’s.
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
We will next meet at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday the 4th of February at
7 Sedgewood Close for a continuation of the discussion on the
theme of “Blessings and Praise”. Discussion lead by Martin Nunn.
All are welcome to join us.
Men's Group
The next meeting will be a quiz organised by Tony Russell. We will meet
in the small hall on Thursday 16th February at 8.00 pm.
The URC website includes discussion forums for Commitment for Life,
Community Work, Evangelism, Feedback and Suggestions, Finance,
General Discussions, Prayer, Reform Magazine, and the Mission
Council.
The prayer forum opens with “Welcome to the Prayer Forum. This
forum is for requests for prayer as well as discussions of prayer in
general.” The latest post, on 13 December 2011, by craigbowman ,
states, “Prayers arising.”
3

6. Ministry of Flowers
Thanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in February.
A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.
February
5th - T.B.A. 12th - T.B.A.
19th - Judith & David Stoner 26th - Win Browne
After the Sunday evening services, the flowers are distributed to
members and friends, bringing joy to the recipients.
Finally, please turn to page 11 for a notice about the the flowers
Mavis Righini
Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club
We welcome all babies and children under school age, accompanied
by their parents, grandparents or carers, to our club on Friday
afternoons between 2 and 4 pm during term time.
The fee is £1 per family – tea, squash and biscuits are provided.
This is a time when adults can meet up, while the children in their care
are busy playing with toys and activities in the company of other
children.
Our Spring Term started on January 13th.
Half term is on February 17th when there is no meeting.
We are planning to have a SELL and BUY Sale of Children's clothing,
toys and equipment on February 3rd and 10th.
We are asking people to label the articles they wish to sell, with their
name and asking price.
The money taken will go directly to the seller but we suggest they
make a small donation to the club so we can replace equipment as
it gets worn out
Anything not sold will have to be taken home on the day as we have
no safe storage.
We look forward to seeing you all.
Judith Stoner - Secretary.
Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
4

7. Notice Sheets - February - 1st Sunday in March
5th Daphne Cummings 8777 2487
12th Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867
19th Brenda Cordingley
26th Joan Smith 8462 3920
March
4th Joan Smith
If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contact
the appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.
Women's Fellowship
M eetings are in the small hall at 2.00 p.m., unless otherwise stated,
on Tuesdays and finish about 3.30 p.m.
The programme for February is:-
7th "Holiday in Costa Rica" illustrated talk by Ann Bartlett
14th Valentine’s Day Beetle Drive
21st Illustrated talk by member of Crystal Palace Museum about
the 1851 Exhibition
28th Musical afternoon with Ken and Mavis Baker
Then, in March
6th Lent Service with Linda Jennings
MINI-AMBULANCE
Members who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone Jessie
Martin on 8462 5621 by 9.00 am on any Tuesday when they are
unable to come to the meetings.
As always, we welcome all ladies to our meetings . Please come
along for a pleasant afternoon. We do have a very varied
programme with plenty to interest everyone.
Linda, Marion and Sylvia
An energy saving scam.
The Trading Standards Institute is urging consumers to be aware of
rogue telephone cold callers offering energy saving devices after
reports of hundreds of complaints.
A plug in device, claimed to save 40 per cent off energy bills, is offered.
These products pose a risk of fire and electrocution and a safety
recall has been issued for the items traced so far.
If consumers have responded to one of these cold calls they should
report the matter to Action Fraud on www.actionfraud.org.uk , or
phone TSI on 0300 123 2040 or Consumer Direct on 0845 4040 506 .
They should also contact their bank to stop their debit/ credit card.
If a device has been received do not use it and dispose of it carefully.
5

8. Dear Alistair rt in
on behalf of the branch for all your effo
I wanted to write to thank you personally and the
have spoken to was greatly impressed
arranging the tree festival. Everyone I and
iously have a great team working with you
whole event was truly magical. You obv iate if you
on’s UK we would very much apprec
on behalf of The Bromley Branch Parkins event
ny people worked very hard to make the
would pass on our heartfelt thanks. Ma helpful
personal thanks to Theresa who was very
a success. But I would like to pass on my
to me and made us feel very welcome. s and
ge our support to your future tree festival
As we discussed we will of course pled
rish.
hope the relationship will continue to flou nk you
rities is fantastic and once again we tha
The work you and your team do for cha you and
e very much enjoyed meeting with
for your efforts. On a personal level I hav
t.
your team and hope to remain in contac
With very best regards
ir Parkinson’s UK
Signed by Bob Fisher, Bromley Branch Cha
6

9. Catalyst needs you
This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.
It would be great to receive items from Leaders - please encourage your charges
other groups - Mothers and Toddlers, the to be creative. Catalyst has wonderful
cubs, brownies, Sunday Club. Also, material from the adult members and
family members are most welcome to friends, but this magazine should be for all
submit material. of us to enjoy. Also, isn’t it nice to see your
Uniformed groups - can your members message or creation in print?
earn a badge for contributions to this
Surely, an important aspect of our lives is to
page? encourage the youngsters to develop - to
Pictures, poems, letters or thoughts are all be creative. So, this page is here to help
welcome. with this.
This photograph was taken at the December nativity -
with our real baby Jesus!
Sarah Humphrey is our Brownie leader, and Daniel (Jesus)
is her son!
7

10. Women’s World Day of Prayer
The Service this year will be held at Hayes Free Church at 2 p.m.
on the 2nd March. It has been prepared by Christian Women of
Malaysia and is entitled "Let Justice Prevail"
Sue will be talking on the theme and Barbara Jones will be leading the
service. Hayes Ladies Choir will be taking part in the Service and
leading us in our singing.
Refreshments will be served after the service and all are welcome,
including all men.
We do hope that we will get a good number from our Church to join
with those coming from other Churches in Hayes and Keston.
Sylvia Mack
The Rotary Club of Beckenham
QUIZ NIGHT
Saturday 18th February, 2012
7 pm - 10 pm.
at
Emmanuel United Reformed Church,
The Grove, West Wickham, BR4 9TS
Quiz Master: Rev. Bill Bowman
£2.00 per head, including a fish & chip supper.
Bring your own drink, glasses, plates and cutlery.
In aid of Medicines Sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders), which was
founded in France in 1971 by a group of doctors and journalists.
The volunteer agency provides medical aid and assistance to more
than 60 countries worldwide.
Tickets from John Moren.
On a lighter note....
Pastor’s Business Card
A pastor was visiting the home of one of his lady parishioners. At one
house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer
came to his repeated knocks so he wrote “Revelations 3:20” on the
back of a business card and pushed it through the letter-box.
The following Sunday he found that his card had been returned.
Added to it was this message “Genesis 3:10”. He checked the text in
his Bible and had to smile. Revelation 3:20 begins, “Behold I stand at
the door and knock” and Genesis 3:10 reads, “I heard your voice in
the garden and was afraid for I was naked!”
8

11. ROTARY CLUB OF LANGLEY PARK & DEAF ACCESS
th
Saturday 24 March
2012
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
AT
HAYES FREE CHURCH
PICKHURST LANE
HAYES
KENT
LUNCHES & REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Interested table holders – tables available David Connolly.
Tel: 020 8776 0108.
ENTRANCE £1.00
Sponsored by:- Ennis-Webb & Co. Solicitors, Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
Elite House, 155 Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent TN16 3JP
tel. 01959 577000
9

12. NOTICE
Subscriptions for Catalyst
Subscriptions for 2012 were due in December. The cost is
£5 if you wish to receive Catalyst via the pigeonholes at the
back of the church. If you haven’t already paid, please let
Judith or David Stoner have this amount as soon as possible. If
you wish to have the magazine sent by post, the cost is £8 and
you should send your subscription to:
nt 113 Bourne Way
Judith and David Stoner
orta
Im p Bromley BR2 7EX
Cheques should be made payable to Hayes Free Church.
It would be helpful if subscribers who no longer wish
to receive Catalyst by post would let us know.
Quiz Night
Hayesford Park Baptist Church is holding a quiz night
to raise funds for SMILE.
Anyone interested in putting together a team
of no more than 8 on Saturday 25th February,
talk to Sue.
£6 a head, bring your own food and drink.
10

13. BOARD
Thank you
Did you miss New Years Day services? Then you missed
receiving a little green money box, there is one for you.
This box is to say "Thank You" that Hayes Free Church is 75
years old this year.
Please pop coins in when you are thankful for a beautiful day;
when a friend unexpectedly phones you. You may want to
unload a lot of coins from a heavy pocket or purse. Perhaps
there is a coin you don't like, pop them in the box.
This money is over and above our Gift Day.
Let us be thankful for all we have, especially for our beautiful
Church where we can freely worship God and we are blessed
with having a minister, Sue.
Have you any ideas as to what the money could be for? I will
let you know when the boxes are to be handed in. Please ask
for YOUR box.
Many thanks
Mavis Righini
Sunday Flowers
Apologies The new flower list is up and
Your editor needs people to add their
apologises for name.
misspelling the You may want to mark a
names of special day like an
Jean Ritchie Anniversary or Birthday.
and John Curry If you're not sure what is
under the Season’s involved have a word with
Greetings last me.
month. Thank you
Mavis Righini.
11

14. Edith West
(1919 - 2012)
In 1996 after investing in 'a wonderful piece of machinery', an electronic
typewriter, Edith wrote an autobiography, and husband Bert patiently
typed it with two fingers!
The oldest of four children, Edith was born in Stockport on 4th Feb 1919
and out lived her younger siblings, Lillian, Harry and Norman.
From an early age Edith liked to dance. Her neighbour was a dance
teacher who taught the children in the street dance steps and routines.
However Edith's professional dance career came to an abrupt end when
on her one and only dance performance at school, her shiny satin halter
neck dress came undone and she finished the routine in just her 'drawers'!
Aged 15, Edith would take all afternoon to get ready for local ballroom
dancing at her old school and this is where she fell in love with Bert, aged
16. To this day Strictly Come Dancing was one of her favourite television
programmes!
After leaving school Edith became a hairdresser - her stories of Gas Perms
sound more like forms of torture….chains from the ceiling, and gas jets
and hammer shaped heaters wound around hair. Edith fondly told the
story of when she permed a gentleman's hair in the salon……which in
those days was unheard of!
In 1939 she left the salon to go to war work. She made gas proof coats for
the forces, but when the girls in the factory found out she was a
hairdresser they coaxed her to set up a salon in the cloakroom and a
blind eye was turned because everyone wanted their hair set! At this
time Bert was in hospital in Oswestry where he was recovering from a
spinal operation, unbelievably he remained there for three years. Edith
used the extra money from her cloakroom salon to travel back and forth
to see him. Bert came home from hospital in 1941 and the following year
they were married, that evening in August they danced together in the
Empress Cinema Ballroom.
After the war Peter and Anne were born and Edith became a modern
working mother, a business woman with her own salon. A few years later
the family moved to London where Edith continued to work to support
the family and even became a DIY expert, wallpapering ceilings and
laying lino in their new home. Bert's health continued to deteriorate,
when he was in hospital Edith juggled work and the children, and when
he was at home she was his carer. As Edith said in her story, ‘there must
have been more hours in my day then anyone else's, but where there's a
will there's a way.'
Edith and Bert enjoyed travelling. In the 1970’s they visited Peter who was
working in Bahrain and were Continued on the next page.... .
12

15. ...... Continued from the previous page.
picked up from the airport in his pink Cadillac! In 1981 and 1988 they
visited Canada to see Edith's old school friend Claire and also took in the
sights of San Francisco. Edith returned to Canada more recently with
Anne and Peter to visit family. Edith and Bert had a love for Spain and
holidayed there many times, and after Bert's death Edith travelled to stay
with Anne and Peter who moved there in 1998.
Music also had a big impact on Edith's life, whether it was Bert strumming
his guitar, singing in the local Streatham Ladies choir, or armchair karaoke
to Songs of Praise, and getting annoyed along with Bert when the tunes
to the hymns that they had learnt from Sunday School had been
modernised and changed! This love for music lead Edith to her local
baptist church in Tooting and later to the church in Hayes where she
made many friends and had a good sing every Sunday.
Finally, who better to have the last word, than Edith…
'All I can say now Bert is thank you for an eventful but happy married life.
Thanks to Anne and Peter and Kathy and Peter for their love shown to us.
It has all been worth it.'
Christmas Quiz
How well did you do? The answers are below: -
1. How did Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem?
Answer - d; The Bible doesn’t say.
2. Which animals were present at Jesus' birth?
Answer - d; The Bible doesn’t say.
3. What did the angels sing?
Answer - e; the Bible doesn’t say they sang.
4. How many wise men came to see Jesus?
Answer - d; The Bible doesn’t say.
5. Where did the wise men find Jesus?
Answer - c; In a house.
6. What is frankincense?
Answer - c; A precious perfume.
7. Where do we find the Christmas story in the Bible in order to check
up on all these facts?
Answer - g; Only Matthew and Luke.
The way things once were
From The Nottinghamshire Almanac for February 1841.
Low, on the utmost bound’ry of the night,
The rising vapours catch the silver light;
Thence Fancy measures as they parting fly,
Which first will throw its shadow on the eye.
13

16. The Justice and Peace Group.
By the time you read this, all the tinsel and Christmas stockings
will have been put away, and many New Year’s resolutions
will already be things of the past. But perhaps that doesn’t really
matter.
You may know that poem (or is it a prayer?), which says that after the
shepherds and wise men have left the manger, “the work of
Christmas begins” - this is where we start to apply the Christmas
message. At Christmas itself we are overwhelmingly aware of the
universality of Christ’s birth: the Bible speaks of “the true light that
gives light to every man” – and our Christmas carols ram the idea
home with images of angels “winging their flight o’er all the earth”.
But we are individuals, and what we personally can do for Justice and
for Peace in 2012 may seem tiny. But it is still an opportunity to pursue
a cause to which we are already committed, or, perhaps, to take up
a new one.
Perhaps we can find new ways of making a difference. It may be
chilly February, but it is an exciting time!
We, in the J&P Group, are Laurie Hobbs, Barbara Jones, Jim Pearson,
Christine Rees, Judith and David Stoner.
Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00
Our next coffee morning will be on the 11th of February.
We raise monies to contribute to disaster relief funds in
different parts of the world.
We hope to see you there, and why not bring a friend.
Barbara Jones
The Fairtrade Sunday Stall
In 2012, we will be holding a fair trade stall after the morning service on
the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. So, for February the stall will
be held on the 12th and 26th.
The regular items for sale are food and drink - all of very good quality.
Remember that by purchasing Fairtrade goods you are helping to
support communities in the poorer countries of the world, and to give
those communities a chance to enjoy a better life for their families -
standards which we may take for granted here in the UK.
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard, Barbara and Helen.
14

17. "WALK THROUGH THE BIBLE"
A Lent Presentation
---------------
This year, Churches Together in Hayes have arranged that instead of a
Lent course spread over several weeks, there will be a one day
Seminar on Saturday 10th March from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. in the
Rosary church annexe.
This will cover the whole of the Old Testament as you've never seen it
before, exploring the Bible geography and history of the time. A
colour workbook will be provided, along with video presentation and
audience participation.
The cost will be £14 per head to cover the workbook and presentation
by the 'Walk Through the Bible Ministries'. Fuller details will be
available shortly in the form of leaflets and posters, but please do try
to keep the date free so that we may have plenty of support for this
interesting event.
Janet Sladden
More information.....
'Walk Through the Bible' is the Old Testament as
you've never experienced it before. People who
have seen it are still talking about it years later.
It's fun, interesting, lively and amusing. Children
cannot come as it is not suitable, but 11 - 16 year
olds can attend for free with an adult.
It takes all day (well it is the whole of the Old
Testament!) and costs £14 per person and needs to
be booked in advance.
You bring a packed lunch on the day to Hayes Free
Church, where you know you will be welcome.
You can bring as many people as you like, as long
as you book them in before the end of February!
Booking forms at the back of the church - please give them to Sylvia
Mack (who will pass them on).
Lent is an important time in the life of the church so do make a special
effort to come and support this wonderful seminar - over 2 million
have already seen it and raved about it!
15

18. BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP (BRF) NOTES
The BRF issues a range of different notes to help with daily Bible
readings, and these can be ordered through me on behalf of the
church. This gives you a reduction from the rate of an individual
subscription, since the group is not charged postage (though you can
also buy over the counter, e.g. at Wesley Owen in Bromley).
I have to send in the next order (covering May 2012 – May 2013) in
mid-February – so please let me know by Sunday 12 February, and
preferably earlier, if you would like to try the notes.
The prices for 2012-13 are as follows (NB these are prices for the year –
an individual booklet covers 4 months and costs one-third of the price
quoted below):
New Daylight £12 (a short reading (text included) for each
day, with a comment and point for reflection
or brief prayer: there is a new theme and a
new writer each fortnight)
New Daylight De Luxe £14.97 [i.e. New Daylight large print]
Guidelines £12 (a more in-depth study than New
Daylight: takes weekly themes which are not so
rigorously divided into daily readings)
Day by Day with God £12 (similar in style to New Daylight, this is
subtitled “Rooting women’s lives in the Bible”)
Upper Room £11.10 (individual reflections from many
individuals worldwide – not necessarily
professional writers or scholars in this case)
Quiet Spaces £14.97 (takes a general theme, such as “Sit”
or “A light for my path” or “Tomorrow” and
includes general articles on this theme – again
not tied too closely to individual days)
There should be samples of some of these at the back of the church,
or online at www.biblereadingnotes.org.uk.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Christine Rees
16

19. OUR WELL-BEING
A number of health-related items have been handed in for publication
in Catalyst. These articles could fill 3 or 4 pages if published together.
So, your editor has decided to publish the items as a series. The first
items follow: -
---------------------------------
Bromley: Health and Social Deprivation
2011 Public Health Profile
http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=50269
Overall, the health of people in Bromley is better than the England
average. However, the difference in male life expectancy between
the most and least deprived areas is almost nine years and the level
of statutory homelessness in Bromley is worse than average.
Over the last ten years, rates of deaths from all causes combined, and
early deaths from cancer and from heart disease and stroke have all
improved and remain better than the England average. Levels of
child poverty, breast feeding initiation and GCSE achievement are
better in Bromley than the England average.
----------------------------------
Some common ailments
Colds
It seems your mum might have been right after all when she told you
to wrap up warm or you'd catch a cold.
We've known for some time that the common cold is not caused by
being cold, but it is believed that the body finds it harder to resist
the cold virus when it is diverting energy elsewhere to keep you
warm.
The best way to avoid catching a cold though is to be careful to
avoid possible contamination by keeping surfaces and household
objects clean and using disposable tissues rather than fabric ones.
And remember to wash your hands frequently.
Norovirus
Known colloquially as the "winter vomiting bug", this nasty bug does
what it says on the tin and more besides.
It's most common in places with lots of people such as hotels and
schools and sufferers usually experience an unpleasant couple of
days of vomiting and diarrhoea - making dehydration a risk.
It's a good idea to drink rehydration fluids, which are available from
pharmacies.
17

20. February 2012
1st Wed
2nd Thu Candlemas Day
3rd Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
4th Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
5th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
6th Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3
7th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
8th Wed
9th Thu
10th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
11th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 14
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
12th Sun Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14
Catalyst contributions due. I.F.C.
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
13th Mon
St. Valentine's Day
14th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
15th Wed
16th Thu 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 3
17th Fri
18th Sat 7.00 pm - Rotary Club Quiz Page 8
19th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. John Marchant
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
20th Mon
Shrove Tuesday
21st Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3
18

21. February 2012
22nd Wed Ash Wednesday
23rd Thu
24th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
25th Sat After 7.00 pm - Quiz Night for Smile Page 10
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
26th Sun Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14
12.00 pm - Church Meeting Page 3
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Mrs Marion Bayley
27th Mon
28th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
29th Wed
March 2012
1st Thu St. David's Day
Mothering Sunday
2nd Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
2.00 pm - Women’s World Day of Prayer Service Page 8
3rd Sat
4th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
10 March WALK THROUGH THE BIBLE
6 April GOOD FRIDAY
8 April EASTER SUNDAY
22 April CHURCH MEETING (12.00 noon).
11 May CTH AGAPE SUPPER
23 June HAYES VILLAGE FAIR
Story from Potters Bar
I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbour call the
Highways Department to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING
sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out
here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
19

22. A 17th Century Nun's Prayer about Old Age
Lord, thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older,
and will some day be old.
Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every
subject and on every occasion.
Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs.
Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy.
With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but thou
knowest Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.
Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings to
get to the point.
Seal my lips on my aches and pains. They are increasing and love of
rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.
I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of others' pains, but
help me to endure them with patience.
I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a
lessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with the
memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I
may be mistaken.
Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint - some of them
are so hard to live with - but a sour old person is one of the crowning
works of the Devil.
Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and tal-
ents in unexpected people.
And give me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.
Amen.
Tail-enders
A vicar in Surrey adopted two kittens. He decided to name one
“Ancient” and the other “Modern”.
On being questioned regarding his choice of names he replied,
“Well, they are both hims.”
-------------
A lady was very nervous about her appointment with the dentist.
Before leaving home she sought courage by reading the text for
the day from her calendar. It was Psalm 81:10
“Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.”
20

23. CHURCH ORGANISATIONS
Day Organisation Contact Phone
Sunday
10.25 am Sunday Club Mike Duke 8462 5103
Weekdays
9.15 - 12.00 pm Pre School Group Jayne Carvell 07913 299773
Monday
2.30 & 7.30 pm West Wickham Carol Crouch 8462 3642
Arts Association
5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 9982
6.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 3956
8.00 pm - 1st Women's Contact Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
Mon monthly Group
Tuesday
2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Linda Jennings 07778 238587
6.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845 345 1500
7.15 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083
Wednesday
5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 9759
6.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 3956
6.30 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 4167
6.45 pm Slimming World Val 0750 6015064
7.30 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295
Thursday
2.30 pm - See Justice & Peace David Stoner 8462 3023
Catalyst Group
5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 3469
7.00 - 8.30 pm Senior Guides Kerry Sullivan 8777 3139
8.00 pm - 3rd Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264
Thu monthly
Friday
9.00 - 12.00 pm Coffee morning during term times
2.00 pm Mothers & Toddlers Judith Stoner 8462 3023
6.30 pm Guides Teresa Cheyne 8777 6042
7.30 pm Choir Martin Nunn 8462 5918
Saturday
2.30 pm Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918

24. Final Thought
John 20:19-31 Unlock the doors
Liberating God,
when we are locked in by fear and doubt.
break through our barriers and set us free.
When we are afraid and distressed.
speak peace to our troubled minds.
When we are hesitant and untrusting.
take our doubting hands in yours.
When we are anxious and lacking in confidence
breathe the energy of your Spirit into us.
Unlock the doors of our hearts and our churches
and set us free to go out and share
what we see and know
of the risen Christ.
Jan Berry