This document is the February 2014 issue of the Catalyst magazine for Hayes Free Church. It provides information on upcoming church services and events for February, including visiting preachers. It also provides notices about church groups, prayer meetings, and community events. The main article discusses the website of the month, the Huffington Post, and an interview with the church minister Sue Powell that was published on the site.

1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
February 2014

2. HAYES FREE CHURCH
111, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Kent BR2 7HU
Sunday Services. 10.30 a.m. & 6.00 p.m.
We are a member of the United Reformed Church.
We believe in Justice and Peace.
Principal Contacts
Minister:
Church Secretary:
Fabric Steward
Rev. Sue Powell
Mrs Mavis Righini
Mr. Chris Wood
Tel: 020 8462 2212
Tel: 020 8462 1168
Tel: 020 8462 2444
Treasurer:
Lettings Secretary:
Mr. Simon Narracott
Mrs Undine Connolly
Tel: 020 8462 2004
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;
CTH items; a saying
2
Church Notices
3-5
Christian Aid letter
6
A Quote
7
Basic Caring Communities
8
Catalyst Needs You!
9
Notice Board
10 - 11
Website of the month and
Sue’s Interview (Pt 1) 12 - 13, 16
Antique & Collectors Fair
14
Beckenham Chorale
15
Nestlé
16
December Competition;
The way things once were
17
Things you never hear in Church 19
Crisis letter
20
This month’s website: The website of the month is the Huffington Post. This is a current affairs
style of website. Our Minister, Sue Powell, was interviewed by one
of the reporters before Christmas last year.
The website is at www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
Now, turn to Page 16 for more details.
Ed
Copy for the March 2014 edition needs to be handed in by
Sunday, 9th 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 little late I know, but Happy New Year!
I recently found this quote: "Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as
if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care,
kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of
any reward. Your life will never be the same again."
That quote was written by Og Mandino, a Christian who wrote several selfhelp books, and he was the author of ten scrolls for a life changing way of
living; the titles include: Today I will begin a new life; I will greet this day
with love in my heart; I will persist until I succeed; I will live this day as
if it is my last; I will pray for guidance… All good titles for the Christian
life!
It is difficult to live each day on ‘full throttle’, throwing ourselves into life
as though today is all there is; but every morning when we awake, someone
somewhere is leaving this world – and that thought should help us
appreciate and make the most of the day we have been gifted.
February is the month with Valentine’s day, a time of showing appreciation
for loved ones with gifts of chocolate, flowers and cards; it always
seemed to me to be a shame that such things were only celebrated once a
year, and I am sure that many shower such gifts more often…
But the gifts we can share with all every day are far more telling; the gift
of God’s love, of our time and attention, are far more valuable. To live
with kindness and understanding, to live with love in our hearts, to pray
daily for guidance, to give thanks for each new day as the gift of life that
it is – this is to make the most of our days.
May we all succeed this year in living our days.
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4. Sunday Services
Please note: Evening services will now start at 6.00 pm
February 2014
2nd
Candlemas Day
10.30 am - Morning Service - Margaret Smith with puppet
6.00 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
9th
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
16th
10.30 am - Morning Service - Jim Holman
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
23rd
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
6.00 pm - Evening Service - David and Alison Hawthorn
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
v
Mrs. Margaret Smith is a Methodist Lay Preacher. She has led
services at HFC on a number of occasions. This time, she will be
accompanied by a puppet.
v
Jim Holman is a Methodist preacher. He has lead services at
HFC in the past.
v David and Alison Hawthorn are new members of HFC. David has
contributed articles for Catalyst. They are taking the lead in two
groups at HFC.
Churches Together in Hayes
At the January meeting, it was decided that the Lent Course this year
would once again follow the York Course of booklets as it did over
several years.
The meetings will be held in the small hall at Hayes Free Church starting on Tuesday 11 March at 7.30 p.m. The course will run for 5 weeks.
It was also decided that we will again have an
Agape meal which is to be held at Hayes Free Church
on Friday 9th May 2014 at 7.00 p.m.
The speaker and more details will be announced later.
Please keep the date free for this enjoyable evening which we share
with friends from other Churches in Hayes.
Real love is not based on romance, candle light dinner and walks
along the beach. In fact, love is based on respect, compromise, care
and truth.
Unknown
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Deaths
We regret to announce the following deaths: v John Chapman on the 30th of November.
v Pat Rumble on the 11th of December.
We send our condolences to members of their families.
v Marjorie Curry on the 11th of January. We send our condolences to
John and family. There will be an obituary in the March’s Catalyst.
Announcements
It was a pleasure to welcome Alison and David Hawthorn into
membership on 5 January.
Contact details
v Rev John and Margaret Robinson have had to change their email
addresses after their computer was hacked. They apologise for the
rogue emails “from John in Manilla”! They can be reached at: John revjohnurc@outlook.com
Margaret - margaret1212@outlook.com
Rev John & Margaret Robinson have moved home. Their new
address is 34 Hazel Avenue, Braunton EX33 2EZ (just about a mile
away!) The move went well but we shall be unpacking for quite
some time yet!
v
v Maggie Greenwood’s email address is
maggie.greenwood@ntlworld.com
Your prayers would be appreciated for: Ruth Rees, Jessie Martin, Helen Hebbs, and Rhoda Leeds.
Church Meetings
The next Elders’ meeting will be on Tuesday, 4th February at 8.00 pm in
the small hall.
The next Church meeting will be on Sunday 23rd March at 12.00 noon
after the morning service.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will be meeting on 3rd February at Jenny Carr’s
home - 152, Langley Way. We will then meet on 3rd March at Connie
Russell’s home - 234 Pickhurst Lane. Meetings start at 8.00 pm.
Sylvia Mack
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6. Tuesday Prayer Meetings for February
Held at 10.00am at the following homes:4th Martin Nunn’s.
11th Betty Coster’s.
18th Brenda Cordingley’s.
25th The Church.
Then in March: 4th Martin Nunn’s.
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
The next meeting will be on the 1st of February at 2.30pm at Barbara
Jones’ home. Martin Nunn will be leading a Bible Study. You are
welcome to join us.
Men's Group
Our next meeting will be in the small hall on Thursday 20th February at
8.00 pm for a Music Evening organised by Malcolm Cheyne.
Ministry of Flowers
Thank you to those who will be providing flowers this month.
2nd - Alex McNelly i.m.o. Audrey
16th -
9th 23rd - Judith and David Stoner
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 4pm 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.
On February 7th and 14th, we are planning to hold a 'Sell and Buy
table' where people can bring in any children's clothes toys or
equipment that they wish to sell clearly labelled with their name and
asking price. These can be displayed for sale on the table. The
money taken goes straight to the seller.
Our half term is on February 21st when there is no meeting.
We look forward to seeing you.
Judith Stoner
- Secretary.
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7. Bible Study Group
The Bible Study group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each
month at 2.30pm in the small hall.
Worship Group
The Wednesday Reflections Group meets at 6.30pm on the 4th
Wednesday of each month.
Linda Michie
Notice Sheets - February & 1st Sunday in March
February
2nd
9th & 16th
23rd
March
2nd
Brenda Cordingley
Pam Collison
Joan Smith
8462 3867
8658 0748
8462 3920
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 February meetings will be: 4th
Mavis and Ken Baker – a musical interlude
11th
Brenda Cordingley’s Surprise
18th
Smile – How boxes are delivered
25th
Shortland Singers
The first meeting in March will be: 4th
Woodland Farm Trust
MINI-AMBULANCE
Members who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone
Marion Swanborough on 8462 3981 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.
Sue & Marion
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9. Women’s Contact Coffee Morning
We will be holding the next coffee morning in the Small
Hall on the 8th of February from 10.00am to 12.00 Noon.
In March, the coffee morning will also be on the 8th.
We are continuing to raise monies to contribute to disaster
relief funds in different parts of the world.
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 hold a fair trade stall after the morning service on the 2nd and 4th
Sunday of each month.
In February the stall will be held on the 9th and the 23rd.
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard and Barbara.
F
airtrade Fortnight will take place from the 24th of February to
the 9th of March. The “Big Brew is a main event during this time.
This year, some of the world’s smallest and poorest smallholder
farmers will be supported.
We will be joining in with the Big Brew on the last
weekend of Fairtrade Fortnight: üSaturday 8th March - The Women’s Coffee
Morning will be involved.
üSunday, 9th March - A contribution will be
made from the takings of the Fairtrade stall which
will be open after the Morning Service.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and
deeds left undone.
Harriet Beecher Stowe,
abolitionist and novelist (1811-1896)
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10. Basic Caring Communities (BaCC)
Christian volunteers wanted to support ex- prisoners
This email was received on the 15th of January
................. We are in urgent need of more Christian volunteers to support
ex-offenders trying to resettle into London communities. We would be very
grateful if you could promote our project.
BaCC has been running for several years from Wandsworth and Brixton
prisons, and is now also operating from HMP Pentonville (Islington). During
the first crucial months after release, what with housing problems, benefit
delays and the unlikelihood of being able to find employment, the odds
are stacked against the ex-prisoner managing to stay out of trouble. Our
trained volunteers offer a daily supportive phone call and a willingness to
meet if required to help deal with practical issues. The whole group gets
together once a week, giving the ex-prisoner a positive social network
and focus, the chance to offload frustrations and thrash out areas of
concern – as well as simply to enjoy a cup of coffee in the congenial
company of positive role-models.
Our volunteers benefit too. They can enhance their own learning and skills,
but more importantly, perhaps, appreciate the opportunity to put their
faith into direct action - a faith that acknowledges we all make mistakes,
but all (thanks to the grace of God and not our merit) have the right to a
fresh start – as many times as it takes.
We run monthly Taster sessions and trainings and provide supervision and
support to our volunteers. Our next Taster session is scheduled for:
Saturday 22nd February 2014, from 10.00am to 12.30pm. At Pact office:
Park Place, 12 Lawn Lane, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1UD.
As space is limited, volunteers will need to contact me
(maria.dimouli@prisonadvice.org.uk) to book a place.
Attending the session doesn’t commit volunteers to anything, it just gives
the information. By the end of the session, attendees will have:
• understood the rationale and purpose of the BaCC project,
• understood the volunteering role and the level of commitment,
• explored your own motivation for volunteering,
• understood the values and culture of BaCC and a BaCC group
• and gained an insight into the types of ex-prisoners you might support.
Please note that volunteers would need to get to our Central Office in
Vauxhall for their training and interview but, after their recruitment, they will
be able to volunteer in a London area of their choice.
God bless,
Maria Dimouli - Volunteer Programmes Administrator
07419 373 059 or Tel: 020 7735 9535
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Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) is
registered in England and Wales as a
charity (no. 219278) and a company
limited by guarantee (no. 356443).
Registered office Park Place, 12 Lawn
Lane, London, SW8 1UD.

11. 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 pictures, poetry or stories.
Your contributions to Catalyst will be most
welcome. Can you fill space on YOUR page?
How about a picture, or a poem? What did
you do at Sunday School? Do you have any
special stories; such as from your holidays
which you would like to share?
This page is yours. So please make use of it!
Please contact
Richard Brown - The Editor.
I would love to hear from you.
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12. NOTICE
Women's World Day of Prayer
-------------This year the Service will be led by St. Mary's Parish
Church.
The Service will be held at St. Mary's
at 2 p.m. on Friday 7th March 2014.
The Service has been prepared by Christian women of
Egypt and is entitled "Streams in the Desert”.
Hayes Ladies Choir will lead the singing ,
as well as singing their own anthem.
Refreshments will be available after the Service and all
are welcome; men and women,
We do hope to see you there.
Sylvia Mack
Important Notice
------------It is proposed to look for contributions towards
advertising in Catalyst by outside organisations
and personal businesses.
This is to help cover printing overheads.
Further details will follow in another edition of
Catalyst.
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13. BOARD
Donations to the Christmas charities
------------------------Thank you everyone, for your generosity
towards the Christmas charities.
The Retiring collection for the Philippines
Typhoon Appeal was £210.
The Collection in lieu of Christmas Post for The
Retired Ministers’ Housing Association was
£112.90.
The Christmas Day collection for Crisis was £200.
There is a letter from Crisis on page 20.
Hayes Horticultural Society
Quiz Night
--------------------------Come and join us
on Saturday 8th March 2014
at 7.45pm
at the Village Hall.
Tickets are at £10 each, including a fish and chip
supper, and are available from
Brenda Cordingley.
Tables are for 8, but we will try to accommodate
anyone who would like to come.
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14. Website of the Month
The Huffington Post
If you wish to read the entire interview online, open the website and search for
Sue Powell. Alternatively, follow this link: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hannah-gal/have-yourself-a-veryhuma_b_4487248.html
Sue was contacted by a mum of one of the Pickhurst Infants children
who came to HFC for the carol service, and she asked if she would
write something to go on the Internet in Huffington Post.
The journalist's preamble and the first part of the questions and
answers follow.
Christmas is celebrated by all and is a great time for reflection. At a
time when God of all faiths is 'under attack' and Christianity in
particular is described by religious leaders as being 'in danger' , I
wanted to present a more humanist message to the world, much like
the one you delivered so movingly at the Pickhurst school service.
Like other parents, I was touched by the fact that you did not 'hound'
the children but presented an idea that touches everyone regardless
of faith or background, that of love and forgiveness.
Please be as elaborate or brief with your response and bear in mind
that as a journalist, I often play devils advocate purposely and might
express views that are not necessarily mine.
Continued on the next page .....
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15. ... Continued from the previous page
1 If you were to deliver a Christmas message to all readers, of different
backgrounds and cultures what would it be?
The Christmas message if one of love, hope, joy and forgiveness. Love
for each other, regardless of birth or status; hope that holds us strong
for the future - if we do not have hope, we wither and die; joy simply
because we have so very much to be joyful about and we should
acknowledge that; forgiveness - without it we have none of the
others... we need to be able to forgive to know love, hope, and joy.
2 Christmas is celebrated by all, including atheists. Even Richard
Dawkins spoke of his love for this holiday and why he celebrates it.
Do you welcome people celebrating a non religious Christmas celebrating kindness/family and friends and not the birth of Jesus?
I suspect we already do! Of course we welcome people, those of
faith and those without, those seeking something more in their lives
and those wanting companionship. Churches are here for all people.
3 I attended a service for school children where parents were moved
by your wonderful delivery to the children but also by your message
of love and forgiveness. The profoundness and relevance of this is
unquestionable: all people would benefit from more love in their lives,
any person capable of forgiveness will be more at peace - my
question here is do you think that by not attending church and being
exposed to these messages, people are missing out on a way to
better their lives?
I feel there is a lack of care in our society today. Too many people
are so focused on their own lives that they cease to see what is
happening in the lives of others. Many, even in our churches, are
ignorant of the great need for the Food Banks that churches have set
up all over the land. People seem determined to lay the blame at
the door of the poor, without finding out the causes for poverty. It
has become the easy option to blame the 'lazy' or the 'benefit culture'
without finding out the facts. We all want to be loved and forgiven,
we all need to be loved and forgiven, yet we don't want to love and
forgive others around us - and we must. In churches we work at
reminding ourselves that love and forgiveness is something that takes
energy and work, and that we should be practising every day in an
attempt to get it right - I wonder where else in society (besides
churches) that message is found today? How do people challenge
their preconceptions, how do others find ways in which to live out the
Continued on page 16 ....
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nd
Saturday 22 March
2014
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
AT
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KENT
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Interested table holders – tables available D P Connolly.
Tel: 020 8776 0108.
ENTRANCE £1.00
Sponsored by:- Ennis-Webb & Co. Solicitors, Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
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tel. 01959 577000
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17. BECKENHAM CHORALE
Patron: Sarah Walker CBE
Saturday 15th February 2014
St George’s Church, Beckenham
7.45 pm
Conductor: Adam Treadaway
Organ
: Sarah Kim
Parry : I
Was Glad
Walton : Crown Imperial
Morten Lauridsen :O Magnum Mysterium
Battishill : O Lord Look Down From Heav’n
Sullivan : The Long Day Closes
Kodaly : Missa Brevis
Numbered tickets £13 & £10 in advance, £14 & £11 on the night
Un-numbered seats £8 Programme included
boxoffice@beckenhamchorale.org.uk
020 8658 0329 or 020 8658 0875
Booking opens 21st January
www.beckenhamchorale.org.uk
Charity No. 262048
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18. ... Continued from page 13.
love and forgiveness many in our society so desperately need? One
place to find it is in churches, there are ways to work out our need to
love others including volunteering - but where is the message of love
and forgiveness preached / taught? I'm not sure we are finding these
messages outside of the churches, and that worries me; how will our
children and teenagers learn about the possibility of love and hope
and joy in their lives if they are not taught about forgiveness? I
understand that church is not for everyone, so we must seek to find
alternative ways of getting that message across...
... To be continued next month
Nestlé
Nestlé is draining developing countries’ groundwater to make its Pure
Life bottled water, and then forcing its people to buy their own water
back. Now Nestlé is moving into Pakistan and sucking up the local
water supply, rendering entire areas uninhabitable in order to sell
mineral-enriched water to the upper class as a status symbol, while the
poor watch wells run dry and their children fall ill.
Tell Nestlé: Stop stealing the water, making villages uninhabitable.
Children are getting sick from the foul-smelling sludge they’re forced to
choke down. Meanwhile, Nestlé spends millions marketing “Pure Life” to
wealthy Americans, Europeans, and Pakistanis.
Dirty water kills more children around the world than AIDS, malaria, war,
and traffic accidents combined -- and Nestlé has a big hand in it.
At the World Water Forum in 2000, Nestlé led the way in fighting against
defining access to water a universal right.
Tell Nestlé: Water is a human right. Stop stealing it from communities.
When the company's Canadian subsidiary pushed to keep draining
millions of litres of fresh water from the water table in a time of drought,
we joined our friends at the Council of Canadians, Wellington Water
Watchers, and Ecojustice challenging Nestlé in court -- and we won!
If we expose Nestlé’s disgusting game plan, it will scale back its waterdraining facilities. If we ignore things, the problem will not go away. Join
us in standing up to corporations like Nestlé that suck up essential
natural resources. Nestlé’s current chairman and former CEO was
caught on tape arguing that water is "not a right”, and while the clip is
shocking, the reality is even worse.
**********
More Information: The Global Search For Liquid Gold, Urban Times, 11 June 2013
Bottled Life: The Story, Bottled Life, 1 January 2012
Water Facts, Food and Water Watch
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19. The December Competition
No one tried to answer the competition. This was most
surprising. So, your editor has extended the deadline by
Item A
one month. There are 2 prizes on offer.
One prize is for those who can work out what the 2 items
are, but don’t have access to the Internet. The questions
are: 1)What is Item A and whose name is associated with it?
2)What is Item B?
The other prize is for those who can answer the following
Item B questions by checking through the website.
3)How many images are associated with Item A
4)Who contributed the image for the second item? Item B
Written or emailed answers must be received by the editor by the 9th
of February press date. Winners will be announced in March’s Catalyst.
Good luck.
Ed
The way things once were
This year’s theme covers sayings or poetry from the First World War
Happy Valentine's Day
My Angel last night I received a letter from you. I learned how strong
was the pain on the day we had to separate. Do you remember
those beautiful kisses? Do you remember the last one we gave each
other between the tears. You did not dare to say a word. The tears
were suffocating you. While passing by you were at the window.
The [train] guard also told me that I didn't see you. I almost thought
you didn't keep the promise made. I didn't dare to watch more than
once. My poor heart was suffocated not by tears, but by a strong
passion that I couldn't resist. You knew what my beliefs were. Also
having to leave you again, what a pain... By the end of the year we
hope this will end... Greetings and kisses Giuseppe. Enjoy this
souvenir from me. In these rough mountains you can find these
flowers.
This moving love letter was sent by Sergeant Major Giuseppe
Castellani, to his wife Antonia at home in Fossato di Vico, while he
was away serving in the Italian army during the First World War. All
her life Antonia cherished this edelweiss card, which was contributed
online to Europeana 1914-1918 by their grandson Manuel Castellani.
Words by Alun Edwards and Monica Rossi, University of Oxford
-------------------------------------
This item is from The Great War Archive, University of Oxford
(www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa); © Julia Allison
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20. February 2014
1st
Sat
2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship
Page 4
Candlemas Day
10.30 am - Morning Service - Margaret Smith with puppet
6.00 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
2nd
Sun
3rd
Mon
8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group
Page 3
4th
Tue
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting
Page 4
Page 5
Page 3
5th
Wed
6th
Thu
7th
Fri
2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club
Page 4
8th
Sat
10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning
(Fairtrade Fortnight participation -Page 7)
Page 7
9th
Sun
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade Stall
(Fairtrade Fortnight participation -Page 7)
Catalyst copy date IFC
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10th
Mon
11th
Tue
Page 7
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
Page 4
Page 5
2.30 pm - Bible Study Group
Page 5
12th Wed
13th
Thu
14th
Fri
15th
Sat
16th
Sun
St. Valentine's Day
2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club
7.45 pm - Beckenham Chorale
10.30 am - Morning Service - Jim Holman
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
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21. February 2014
17th
18th
Mon
Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
Page 4
Page 5
19th Wed
20th
Thu
8.00 pm - Men’s Group
Page 4
21st
Fri
2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club
Page 4
22nd Sat
23rd
Sun
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade Stall
Page 7
6.00 pm - Evening Service - David and Alison Hawthorn
24th
Mon
25th
Tue
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
Page 4
Page 5
26th Wed
6.30 pm - Worship Group
Page 5
27th
Thu
2.30 pm - Bible Study Group
Page 5
28th
Fri
2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club
Page 4
March 2014
1st
Sat
2nd
Sun
St. David's Day
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
There were no further dates for your diary at the time of going to press.
THINGS YOU MAY NEVER HEAR IN CHURCH
Hey! It's MY turn to sit on the front pew!
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23. CHURCH ORGANISATIONS
Day
Organisation
Contact
Phone
Sunday Club
Mike Duke
8462 5103
Jayne Carvell
07913 299773
Brownies
Cubs
Women's Contact
Group
Sarah Humphrey
Brenda Petts
Sylvia Mack
8249 9982
8325 3956
8462 1938
10.00am
Prayer Meeting
Martin Nunn
8462 5918
2.00pm
7.00pm
Women's Fellowship
Scouts
Sue Powell
Paul Hasling
8462 2212
3236 0083
3.30pm - 4th
Messy Church
Sue Powell
8462 2212
5.15pm
6.00pm
6.30pm - 4th
8.00pm
Rainbows
Beavers
Reflections Group
Explorers
Jenny Longman
Brenda Petts
Bill Michie
Tom Strachan
07730 574962
8325 3956
8658 4167
07745 813 295
2.30pm - 2nd, Bible Study
& 4th
5.30pm
Brownies
Sue Powell
8462 2212
Stevie Blair.
8325 3469
7.15 - 8.45pm
Senior Guides
Georgina Chappell 07983 471308
8.00pm - 3rd
Men's Group
Bruce Tannock
Sunday
10.25am
Weekdays
9.15 -12.15pm Pre School Group
12.15 -12.45pm P/School lunch club
Monday
5.45pm
6.30pm
8.00pm - 1st
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
8325 6264
Friday
9.00 - 12.00pm
2.00pm
Coffee morning during term times
Mothers & Toddlers
Judith Stoner
8462 3023
6.30pm
Guides
Teresa Cheyne
8777 6042
Saturday Fellowship
Martin Nunn
8462 5918
Saturday
2.30pm - 1st
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
I've never made a fortune
and its probably too late now
But I don't worry about that much
I'm happy anyhow
And as I go along life's journey
I'm reaping better than I sow
I'm drinking from my saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
Haven't got a lot of riches
and sometimes the going's tough
But I've got loving ones around me
and that makes me rich enough
I thank God for His blessings
and the mercies He's bestowed
I'm drinking from my saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
O, Remember times when things
went wrong
My faith wore somewhat thin
But all at once the dark clouds broke
and sun peeped through again
So Lord, help me not to gripe
about the tough rows that I've hoed
I'm drinking from my saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
If God gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough
I'll not ask for other blessings
I'm already blessed enough
And may I never be too busy
to help others bear their loads
Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer
" 'Cause my cup has overflowed!"