This document provides information about Hayes Free Church (URC) in March 2013, including notices about upcoming services and events. The church's minister, Rev. Sue Powell, encourages members to do random acts of kindness during Lent in her letter. Notices announce women's and men's group meetings, prayer meetings, and the Easter service schedule. The editor requests submissions for the next issue of the church magazine, Catalyst.

1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
March 2013

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: Mrs Mavis Righini Tel: 020 8462 1168
Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444
Treasurer: Mr. Simon Narracott Tel: 020 8462 2004
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, Ed’s notice 2 Bromley Borough Foodbank 12
Church Notices 3-5 How It All Began 13
Hayes Horticultural Society Quiz 5 The Way things once were 14
KAB Thank you 6 Concert - Messiah 15
Catalyst Needs You 7 Website of the Month 16 - 17
Bible Society update, Samaritans Thank you 17
Purple Hat poem 8 Lent prayer 20
Antique & Collectors Fair 9 Church Organisations IBC
Notice Board 10 - 11
This month’s website: -
A new, major campaign to tackle food shortages and poverty was
announced by Sue at the February Parade Service. The campaign
relies heavily on on-line support. Please visit the website where
everything is explained.
http://enoughfoodif.org/home
Now, turn to Page 16 for more details....... Ed
Copy for the April 2013 edition needs to be handed in by
Sunday, 10th March.
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
Lent is already upon us, we have enjoyed our pan-
cakes and now we are challenged to give something up, or take some-
thing on.
There has been a lot of talk recently on the radio about ‘Random
Acts of Kindness’; and if, like me, giving up chocolate is not an option
that can be considered (!) may I suggest we try taking on the idea
of ‘Random Acts of Kindness’. It can be as simple as carrying
someone’s bag, helping a person on or off the bus, offering to get
shopping for a neighbour, clearing a path should the snow return…
The biggest challenge with random acts is that they should be unre-
ported; so only you know if you achieved one random act each day.
We often carry out random acts of kindness in our daily lives without
even thinking about it; this gives us the opportunity to acknowledge
what we do and praise God that we are able to share His love in this
way. It reminds us that we really are God’s people in His world, and
as much as we can sometimes feel unworthy to call ourselves Chris-
tians, we can remind ourselves that we are good and kind people for
most of the time.
Wherever we are, we have the opportunity to be kind; we have the
chance to compliment others – especially those who serve us – and
we are able to show God’s love in our words and actions in the world.
So for the rest of Lent (and there is no need to stop there) let us
try to make one random act of kindness each day.
And I look forward to seeing you all at the Walk Through the New
Testament Saturday on the 16th March.
Sue
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4. Sunday and Easter Services
March 2013
10.30 am - Morning Service - Margaret Smith
3rd
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
Mothering Sunday
10th 10.30 am - Parade Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
St. Patrick's Day
17th 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev John Marchant
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
24th
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell
28th Maundy Thursday
8.00 pm - Joint URC service at HFC - attended by Beckenham,
Elmers End, Emmanuel West Wickham & Hayes Free
29th Good Friday
9.15 am - Assemble at Hayes Village Hall for procession
10.00 am - Morning Service - at HFC
Easter Sunday
8.00 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
31st
10.30 am - Family Celebration Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
April 2013
10.30 am - Morning Service - TBA
7th
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
v Mrs. Margaret Smith is a Methodist Lay Preacher.
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 Pastor Roy Powell is Lay Preacher at Camberwell Green U.R.C. –
as well as being Sue’s husband!
Please Note : -
The information provided here is current at the time of going to press.
The editorial team cannot be held responsible for information which is
provided too late for inclusion in Catalyst. Ed
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Deaths
We regret to announce the death of Joyce
Egan’s husband, John, on 9 February. We send
our deepest condolences to Joyce and her
family at this sad time.
Your prayers would be appreciated for: -
Marjorie Curry, Ruth Rees, and Pat Rumble.
Church Meetings
The next Church meeting will be on Sunday 28th April at noon, after
the morning service.
The next Elders’ meeting will be held at 8.00 pm in the small hall on
Tuesday 5th March.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 4th of March at
Connie Russell’s home - 234, Pickhurst Lane. Then on 8th April, we will
meet at Marion Bowman’s home - 26, Stambourne Way, W. Wickham.
Sylvia Mack
Tuesday Prayer Meetings for March
Held at 10.00 am at the following homes:-
5th Martin Nunn’s. 12th Betty Coster’s.
19th Brenda Cordingley’s. 26th The Church
April
2nd Martin Nunn’s.
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
We will meet at 7, Sedgewood Close at 2.30 pm on the 9th of March -
(1 week later than normal), and then the 6th of April.
Martin Nunn leads the discussions.
Men's Group
The next Men's Group meeting is on Thursday 21st March at 8.00 pm in
the small hall when it will be Desert Island Discs organised by Malcolm
Cheyne.
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6. Ministry of Flowers
Thanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in March 2013
3rd - TBA 10th - Joan Bolam
17th - Maggie Greenwood 24th - TBA
(birthday)
31st - Easter
A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.
After the Sunday evening services, the flowers are distributed to
members and friends, bringing joy to the recipients.
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 ends on Friday March 22nd.
We meet again for the Summer term on Friday April 19th.
We look forward to seeing you all.
Judith Stoner - Secretary.
Bible Study Group
The Bible Study group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each
month at 2.30 pm in the small hall.
To confirm, listen for announcements & check Sunday Link.
Worship Group
The Church will be open for Quiet Meditation & Prayer every
Wednesday - 6.00 - 7.00 pm.
To confirm, listen for announcements & check Sunday Link.
I've learned...
That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her
one more time before she passed away.
Andy Rooney
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7. Notice Sheets - March, & 1st Sunday in April
March
3rd Pam Collison 8658 0748
10th Joan Smith 8462 3920
17th Joan Smith
24th Daphne Cummings 8777 2487
31st Daphne Cummings
April
7th Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867
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 March meetings will be: -
5th A visit from a Chislehurst chiropractor
12th Mission Aviation Fellowship.
19th Service taken by David Stoner.
26th Looking after Hayes Village Hall by Laurie Mack - with hot
cross buns!
Then, in April we will not start back until: -
23rd Service taken by Sue Powell.
If you have any questions, do contact Sylvia Mack on 8462 1938.
MINI-AMBULANCE
Members who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone Sylvia Mack on
8462 1938 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.
Marion and Sylvia
Hayes Horticultural Society
Quiz Night
2nd March 2013 – 7.45pm
at Hayes Village Hall
Tables of 8
Fish & chip supper included
Please bring cutlery & drinks
Tickets £10 available from Brenda Cordingley
0208 462 3867
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9. Catalyst Needs You!
This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.
Hopefully, you will be inspired to share some Christmas / New Year break stories.
SUPPORT AT HOME
If you are living independently at home, but getting older
and would like help with household tasks, meals,
shopping or transport; or would like help using your
computer, pursuing indoor interests or getting out by
wheelchair or by car; or would like to give a break to
someone who usually looks after you; or would like help
with something not mentioned here - please get in touch
with me. My goal is to maintain your independent lifestyle
with a kind and committed service.
Christopher White 020 8149 6933 or
pjm741-rose@yahoo.co.uk
Your contributions to Catalyst will be most
welcome. Can you fill this space?
How about a picture, or a poem? What did you
do at Sunday School? Do you have any New
Year’s stories? This page is yours to use, so
please feed your imagination!
Please contact
Richard Brown - The Editor.
I would love to hear from you.
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10. Bible Society update
L ast summer the Bible Society focused on Cambodia where many
people are not only poor, but illiterate.
Pastor Nom Saim’s mission is teaching his congregation to read -
particularly the women and children.
They sit around an old
cassette player connected
up to a battery and start their
lesson. It is encouraging to
learn that the Church in this
country is growing at an
extraordinary rate, and
literacy is vital for these new
Christians to grow in their
new-found faith.
I now have collecting boxes
from the Bible Society for anyone who would like to contribute to the
work of the Society. May I add that it costs only £8 to teach one
person to read in Cambodia. It is a priceless gift to be literate.
Betty Coster - Bible Society .representative
Give me my purple hat....
from Caroline Cotton
A beautiful woman looks in the Age 40: She looks at herself and sees
mirror........... "clean" and goes out anyway.
Age 3: She looks at herself and sees Age 50: She looks at herself and sees
a Queen. "I am" and goes wherever she wants
Age 8: She looks at herself and sees to go.
Cinderella. Age 60: She looks at herself and
Age 15: She looks at herself and sees reminds herself of all the people
an Ugly Sister (Mum I can't go to who can't even see themselves in
school looking like this!) the mirror anymore. Goes out and
Age 20: She looks at herself and sees conquers the world.
"too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, Age 70: She looks at herself & sees
too straight/too curly"- but decides wisdom, laughter and ability, goes
she's going out anyway. out and enjoys life.
Age 30: She looks at herself and sees Age 80: She doesn't bother to look.
"too tat/too thin, too short/too tall, She just puts on a purple hat and
too straight/too curly" - but decides goes out to have fun with the world.
she doesn't have time to fix it, so
she's going out anyway.
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11. ROTARY CLUB OF LANGLEY PARK & DEAF ACCESS
nd
Saturday 2 March
2013
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 57700
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12. NOTICE
The Easter Services
Details are as follows:
Maundy Thursday -
8.00 pm at Hayes Free Church - attended by
Beckenham URC, Elmers End URC and Emmanuel
West Wickham URC, as well as Hayes Free people.
Good Friday -
9.15 am meet at the Village Hall in Hayes to walk to St
Mary's, then on to the Rosary, and up to Hayes Free
for
10.00 am service. As many people as possible to join in
the walk please.
Easter Sunday -
8.00 am Communion Service followed by breakfast.
10.30 am Family Celebration.
6.30 pm Easter Service
Concerts in Bromley
The series of lunchtime concerts for 2013
held in Bromley Central library
and organised by Alan Boynton
start again on Thursday, 7th March
from 12 Noon - 2.00 pm.
Tickets cost £5.00, and are obtained from
the Reference Library desk.
The next concerts will be on 4th July, 3rd October and
19th December.
It’s always very enjoyable to hear the excellent live artists who
perform for us.
Betty Coster
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13. BOARD
Information about
Catalyst
T he editor has been approached on a number of occasions
by people asking why certain information has not been
included in the current edition of Catalyst.
The information is up to date at the time Catalyst is printed. If
you are giving information to a 3rd party to pass on to the
editor, then please ensure the third party receives the
information a couple of days in advance of the copy date.
It is important to check inside the front cover for the date by
which copy is required.
The date is usually 3 Sundays before Catalyst is distributed.
Please help by submitting material in time.
Handwritten material has to be typed up and this takes more
time than dealing with material provided electronically.
I n the diary, only events which are held at HFC, or events put
on by HFC organisations and groups will be shown. Events by
other organisations, etc will appear in Catalyst from time-to-
time and will be included in the table of contents as usual.
T he list of organisations inside the Back Cover has been
updated. Because of space restrictions, certain information
is now displayed differently. Where an organisation meets on
a certain day of the month, this is indicated as follows: -
For example: 2nd Tuesday monthly Shown as 2nd
1st Thursday monthly Shown as 1st
Please remember that 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th indicate
which day of the month, not the actual date in the calendar.
Thank you for you understanding
Editor
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14. BROMLEY BOROUGH FOODBANK
You may not have thought it but 30,000 people in Bromley Borough
are living on the edge of poverty. Bromley Borough foodbank is part
of a national network of foodbanks giving out nutritionally balanced
emergency food to people in crisis who have nowhere else to turn.
By donating food on a regular basis the church enables the
compassion of God to be shown in our community.
Currently the most necessary items are as follows:
Milk (UHT or powdered)
Sugar 500 gram packets
Fruit juice (Long-life carton)
Potatoes (Tinned)
Sponge pudding (tinned)
Cereals
Rice pudding (tinned)
Custard (tinned)
Tea bags/Instant coffee
Tinned meat/fish
Tinned fruit
Jam
Biscuits or snack bars
We do not require any soup, beans, tomatoes or vegetables at the
moment.
As well as food we like to offer clients toiletries. At the moment our
stock of shampoo, shower gel and deodorants is quite low.
Foodbank gives three days of emergency food to individuals and
families in crisis. Local care professionals in the area are referring
people to us using a food voucher. At the foodbank centre clients
exchange their voucher for food supplies. Here they also receive a
cup of tea or coffee, a listening ear and signposting to other
professionals who can help them out of their crisis.
THANK YOU
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15. How It All Began
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com
did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a
comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been
called Amazon Dot Com.
She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel far from town to
town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?"
Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a
camel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to
send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you
which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and
delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the
drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all
the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.
To prevent neighbouring countries from overhearing what the drums were
saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was
known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a
language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP).
But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself
inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young
men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel
dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or
NERDS for short.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening
sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the
drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum
company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work
only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by
others."
And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known
"eBay" he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied,
"Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO", said Abraham.
And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com. Abraham's
cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK)
that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the
countryside.
It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything
(GOOGLE).
That is how it all began. And that's the truth.
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16. Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00
We will be holding a coffee morning on the
9th of March, 2013.
We are continuing to raise monies to contribute to disaster
relief funds in different parts of the world. This month, the monies
raised will be in support of the Fairtrade Big Brew.
We hope to see you at the Coffee Mornings, and why not bring a friend.
Please note that the monies raised from the coffee mornings are
separate from those raised through the refreshments trolley after
Sunday morning services.
Barbara Jones
The Fairtrade Sunday Stall
We will be holding a fair trade stall after the morning service on the
2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.
So, in March the stall will be held on the 10th and 24th.
The message is please buy Fairtrade. Every purchase helps in a good
way.
We support Fairtrade Fortnight. A percentage of takings from the stall
on the 10th of March will go to the Big Brew.
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard and Barbara.
Footnote: -
Traidcraft, part of the Fairtrade movement is involved in the
campaign to tackle food poverty worldwide. Please check inside
the front cover and page 16 of Catalyst for campaign information.
Also, please speak to an elder or the Minister for further information.
The way things once were
What did those nursery rhymes mean?
We will be looking at this up to the October edition, 2013
Doctor Foster
In the verse the word puddle is rhymed with middle and some
researchers believe that it was originally piddle, which once meant a
stream. This gives weight to the theory that it relates to a story about
Edward I, King of England in the 13th century, who, whilst visiting
Gloucester during a storm, rode his horse through a stream which
was deeper than he thought and had to be pulled out.
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18. Website of the Month Enough Food for Everyone - IF
Major new campaign to tackle hunger launched
The largest anti-poverty coalition since Make Poverty History in 2005,
made up of Britain’s leading development charities and faith groups,
has launched a major new campaign: Enough Food for Everyone IF.
In its first report out on 23 January the group, which currently numbers
100 organisations and has the backing of philanthropist Bill Gates and
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, warns that in a world where there is
enough food for everyone, the scandal of children growing up hungry
also imposes a grave economic burden on the developing world.
The Revd Dr Michael Jagessar, moderator of the General Assembly of
the United Reformed Church, said: “I’m delighted that the United
Reformed Church is part of this vital campaign – it’s only together that
we can make a loud enough noise to ensure we are heard by those
with the power to change the damaging policies, habits and mind
sets that we are locked into. The simple truth is the world produces
enough food to ensure no one goes to bed hungry and we must act
together to challenge a system that accepts this scandal to be
inevitable. Join us and act now.”
We urge everyone to sign up now and get involved to make sure that
2013 is the beginning of the end of hunger.
Groundbreaking campaign calls for donors
The United Reformed Church is proud to be part of a groundbreaking
campaign that calls on church members to help increase the number
of blood and organ donors in the UK. Founded as a two-year
partnership between creative agency KORE and NHS Blood and
Transplant (NHSBT), the initiative aims to profile the need for more
blood and organ donors and encourage donation as an alternative
way of personal giving.
The campaign has three main calls to action, all of which can be
accessed through the website:
ü Register online: Sign up to give blood or join the NHS Organ Donor
Register
ü Make a date to donate: Book a date to give blood at a centre
near you
ü Be an advocate: Lend your voice, raise awareness, and find
ways to involve others.
Continued on the next page ....
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19. .... Continued from the previous page
Speaking of the URC’s decision to support this campaign, Francis
Brienen, the URC’s secretary for mission, said: “The flesh and blood
campaign gives a fresh perspective to Christian giving. I particularly
like the simplicity of the idea – that it enables people to do something
so simple and yet as profound and important as giving blood or
deciding to become an organ donor. I hope it encourages people in
the United Reformed Church to consider giving blood as part of their
Christian giving and in response to God’s boundless generosity to us.”
Sponsored by Give.net and in association with several denominations,
organisations and festivals, the flesh and blood campaign marks the
first time the NHS has worked alongside the church on a national
initiative of this kind.
Editor
BROMLEY AND ORPINGTON SAMARITANS
9b Station Road,
Orpington
Kent BR6 ORZ
Tel: 07837958557 9th February 2013
Dear John,
Please thank your congregation for their generous contribution to
Samaritans from your Christmas Day collections. Also, please accept my
apologies for taking so long to write this letter to you.
As you probably know Samaritans Branches are entirely staffed by
volunteers and funding of this type enables us to continue our support
services to those who need us. In addition it contributes to our ability to
undertake more outreach activities, where we go out into the community.
Yours sincerely
John
Director, Bromley and Orpington Samaritans
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20. March 2013
St. David's Day
1st Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
2.00 pm - Hayes Service for Women’s World Day of
Prayer at Hayes Village Hall Pg 8 of Feb Catalyst
2nd Sat 10.00 am - Antique & Collectors Fair Page 9
3rd Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Margaret Smith
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
4th Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3
10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3
5th Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3
6th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
7th Thu
8th Fri 2..00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
9th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 14
2..30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
Mothering Sunday
10th Sun 10.30 am - Parade Service - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
11th Mon
12th Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
13th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
14th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4
15th Fri 2..00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
16th Sat
St. Patrick's Day
17th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev John Marchant
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
18th Mon
19th Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
20th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
21st Thu 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 3
22nd Fri 2..00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4
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21. March 2013
23rd Sat
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
24th Sun Followed by Fairtrade stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell
25th Mon
26th Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
27th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
Maundy Thursday (page 10 for Easter services notice)
28th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4
8.00 pm - Joint URC service at HFC - Beckenham,
Elmers End, Emmanuel West Wickham & Hayes Free
Good Friday (page 10 for Easter services notice)
29th Fri 9.15 am - Assemble at Hayes Village Hall for procession
10.00 am - Morning Service - at HFC
30th Sat
Easter Sunday (page 10 for Easter services notice)
BST Begins
31st Sun 8.00 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
10.30 am - Family Celebration Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
April 2013
1st Mon Easter Monday
2nd Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3
3rd Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
4th Thu
5th Fri
6th Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
7th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - TBA
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
There were no further dates at the time of going to press.
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22. LENT
This Lenten time, as we prepare for our journey to the cross:
Fast from grumbling and feast on thanksgiving
Fast from criticism and feast on praise.
Fast from self pity and feast on thinking about others.
Fast from anger and feast on peace.
Fast from despair and feast on hope.
Fast from greed and feast on contentment.
Fast from complaining and feast on gratitude
Fast from pessimism and feast on optimism.
Fast from harsh judgments and feast on kindly thoughts.
Fast from worry and feast on trusting Divine Providence.
Fast from discouragement and feast on being full of hope.
Fast from bitterness and feast on forgiveness.
Fast from hatred and feast on returning good for evil.
Fast from negativism and feast on being positive.
Fast from anger and feast on more patience.
Fast from pettiness and feast on becoming mature.
Fast from gloom and feast on enjoying the beauty that is all
around you.
Fast from jealousy and feast on praying for trust.
Fast from gossiping and feast on controlling your tongue.
Fast from sin and feast on turning to virtue.
Fast from giving up and feast on embracing life for all it's
worth.
Prayer said at the Morning Service on 17th February, and
published with Cliff Kent’s permission
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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
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
Group
Tuesday
10.00 am Prayer Meeting Martin Nunn 8462 5918
2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
7.00 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083
Wednesday
4.00 pm - 2nd Messy Church Sue Powell 8462 2212
5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 9759
6.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 3956
6.00 - 7.00 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 4167
8.00 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295
Thursday
2.30 pm - 2 nd, Bible Study Sue Powell 8462 2212
& 4th
5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 3469
7.15 - 8.45 pm Senior Guides Georgina Chappell 07983 471308
8.00 pm - 3rd Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264
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
Saturday
2.30 pm - 1st Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918
NOTE: - Some of the organisations meet once or twice per month.
This is indicated by 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. The numbers relate to which
week day of the month, NOT the calendar date.

24. Final Thought
Where your treasure is . . . .
'Treasure' was the theme of Iona Youth Festival 2012.
Here are the quotes on treasure from the seven
groups of young people
v Treasure can be found in memories and friendships
as well as in what we have achieved.
v Treasuring material has no value and can be lost
too easily: find your treasure in creation.
v Happiness, love and thought are the treasures of a
lifetime.
v Discover who you treasure, as good friends and
family are the true treasures of life.
v Many of life's treasures are bypassed - we must
stop and enjoy them!
v We choose to treasure the joy we find in life,
relationships and nature.
v You won't find your treasure at the end of the
journey, rather you will find it within yourself and
the journey itself.