This document is the March 2014 issue of the Catalyst magazine for Hayes Free Church (URC). It provides information on church services, events, groups and notices for March. It includes an obituary for Marjorie Curry who passed away on January 11th, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. The magazine aims to keep the congregation informed and engaged in the church's activities and community.

1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
March 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
The HFC website; FYI - heating 5
Fair Trade Fortnight (J & P)
6
Lunchtime concerts
7
Marjorie Curry - Obituary
8
Catalyst Needs You!
9
Notice Board
10 - 11
Website of the month and
Sue’s Interview (Pt 2)
12
Wordless Prayer
13
Deaf Access
15
Sacred Space; Forgiving others 16
December Competition;
The way things once were
17
A Thought for Today
19
Whitechapel Mission letter
20
Church Organisations
IBC
This month’s website: The website of the month is an example of another church's venture
into the virtual world. Short excerpts from this church’s magazine
have been published in Catalyst in the past..
Here is the web address: www.ainsdalevillagechurch.com
Now, turn to Page 16 for more details.
Ed
Copy for the April 2014 edition needs to be handed in by
Sunday, 16th 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,
In a recent Bible Study, we looked at the Epistle of
Jude: noting how alike it was with the Epistle of 2
Peter, acknowledging various scholars who would
argue its inclusion within the Bible, and delighting in the doxology. As
ever, no one is quite sure who wrote it, but its message is clear: we are
to remain faithful to the moral teachings of the Bible. And we are asked
to save those who are wavering.
How many of us waver?
We all come across parts of the Bible that make us stop and think about
our own lives and how we live out our faith. To have lived in the time of
the Early Church and to have been a part of it, would have taken great
courage. To stand against the strength of Rome, to be thrown out by
the Jewish Temple that had been ours since birth, to be strong enough
to stand firm in the teaching of Jesus Christ against all the obstacles
placed in our way – would we have wavered?
Many Christians in our world today face persecution for their faith,
many thousands died last year… if we stood in their shoes, would we
waver?
I’m sure we would all like to think that we would never deny our love of
God; but life here is easy by comparison and we have no one to challenge
us with any real force.
Yet people do waver – they are not sure if they believe in God, they do
not really believe there is anything following death, they are not
convinced that Christianity isn’t anything other than wishful thinking.
And we are asked to save those who waver…
Let’s invite in those wavering people, speak to them of God’s love, show
them the difference faith can make in life, and how being God’s people
can make a difference in this world.
Let’s invite and bring, and through God’s love, save.
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4. Sunday Services
March
2nd
10.30 am - Morning Service - Mike Tinson
6.00 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
9th
10.30 am - Parade Service - The Minister
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
16th
10.30 am - Morning Service - Dr Clive Timehin
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
23rd
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
6.00 pm - Evening Service - David & Alison Hawthorn
30th
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
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Mike Tinson is a Methodist preacher.
Dr. Clive Timehin is a local preacher who comes from Bromley
Methodist Church. He is a member of the Methodist Council
Medical Committee. He has conducted Sunday worship at HFC
on many occasions.
David and Alison Hawthorn are 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.
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.
Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.
Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author, and inventor (1706-1790)
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Deaths
It is with deep regret we have to announce the
death of Rhoda Leeds aged 99 years on 9
February. She was the only remaining founder member of HFC. An
obituary will appear in next month’s magazine.
We offer of sincere condolences to her daughter Christine, her family
and other members of Rhoda’s family in this country and in Australia.
Your prayers would be appreciated for: Ruth Rees, Jessie Martin, and Helen Hebbs.
Church Meetings
The next Elders’ meeting will be on Tuesday, 4th March 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 March at Connie Russell’s
home - 234 Pickhurst Lane. We will then meet on 7th April at Marion
Bowman’s home - 26 Stambourne Way, West Wickham.
Meetings start at 8.00 pm.
Sylvia Mack
Tuesday Prayer Meetings for March
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 April: 1st Martin Nunn’s.
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
The next meeting will be on the 1st of March 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 March at
8.00 pm when Tony Russell will lead a Quiz.
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6. Ministry of Flowers
Thank you to those who will be providing flowers this month.
2nd - Maggie Greenwood
9th - Anon
16th - Mike Duke
23rd - Gill and Chris Wood
i.m.o. Matthew
30th 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.
Our last meeting of term is on March 28th and we meet again after
Easter on April 25th.
We look forward to seeing you.
Judith Stoner
- Secretary.
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
March
2nd
9th & 16th
23rd & 30th
April
6th
Joan Smith
8462 3920
Daphne Cummings 8777 2487
Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867
Pam Collison
8658 0748
If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contact
the appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.
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7. 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
Woodland Farm Trust
11th
Michies on Cambodia
18th
U3A talk on the U3A
25th
Anne Bartlett – Holiday Slides
The first meeting in April will be: 1st
Bromley Museum
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
The Church website
------------We have been given information regarding our website.
In the past year we have received: 9,627 Page Views; The number of times a web page has been viewed.
3,557 Visits; The number of people who have looked at a page or
pages on the HFC website.
14,157 Hits; The number of times an item, such as a page or an image,
has been retrieved from the website.
For Your Information ...
The Home Heat Help-line (0080 336699) found that one in seven British
homes is entitled to assistance with their heating bills. They include
low income pensioners, disadvantaged families with children and
those who live in deprived areas.
You may qualify for the £135 Warm Home Discount on energy bills.
Joan Smith
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8. Fair Trade Fortnight
Banana pricing campaign
--------------------------The campaign for Fair Trade Fortnight this year is on the theme of fair
prices for bananas. Bananas are a thriving food crop – the fourth most
important in the world after rice, wheat and maize. Bananas generated
a massive US $8 billion in global export earnings in 2011 but not
everyone is enjoying the benefits.
The majority of bananas are grown by small-scale farmers in Latin
America, the Caribbean and Africa, and their earnings have fallen in
real terms while their costs of production have soared. The main cause
of the problem is the severe pressure to keep prices low imposed by
supermarkets. In the last ten years, the cost of producing bananas has
doubled while UK supermarkets have almost halved the shelf price of
bananas.
In the UK, a third of bananas sold are Fair Trade, which brings real
benefits to banana farmers and workers by providing a fair income that
they can live on. But for other banana workers, the situation is bleak.
Fair Trade Fortnight (24 February to 9 March) is calling for change in the
banana industry by petitioning the Government to work with
supermarkets in the UK to end unfair pricing practices.
On Sunday 2 March the Justice and Peace group will be asking you
after the service to sign a petition calling on the Government to take
action. We would also like you to bake some cakes for Sunday 2 March
using free trade ingredients, to help celebrate Fair Trade Fortnight. We
will be serving the cakes after the morning service.
During the morning service on 2 March we will also be holding a survey
to obtain an overview of what members of the church are already
doing in terms of supporting the poor. This will help the Justice and
Peace group to co-ordinate activities and to build on what is already
happening. We’ll be handing out cards and asking you to write down
any activities or charities you already support.
Don’t forget to support the Women’s Coffee Morning on Saturday
8 March and the Fair Trade stall after the morning service on Sunday
9 March. Both are raising funds for poor smallholder farmers.
Finally, if anyone would like to join the Justice and Peace group,
we’d love to have you on board. Our next meeting is at 8 pm on
Wednesday 2 April at Sue’s house (247 Pickhurst Lane).
You don’t have to commit yourself to coming to every meeting; even
occasional help will be much appreciated.
Justice and Peace group
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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 March from 10.00am to 12.00 Noon.
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 Morning, 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 March, 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: ü
Saturday 8th March - The Women’s Coffee
Morning will be involved.
ü
Sunday, 9th March - A contribution will be
made from the takings of the Fairtrade stall
which will be open after the Morning Service.
P
lease support the lunch-time concerts in Bromley Central Hall,
given by Adrian Boynton and his guests, on March 6th, July 3rd,
October 2nd, and December 18th.
Time 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm.
Tickets are £5.00, available from the Enquiry Desk in the Reference
Library.
The concerts are always very enjoyable.
Betty Coster
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10. Marjorie Curry
22 June 1937 - 11 January 2014
----------------------Marjorie was born in Upper Norwood, and lived there for many years until
the family moved to Streatham. She was educated at Virgo Fidelis
convent in Upper Norwood. After leaving school she qualified as a
Nursery Nurse and set up two nurseries in Upper Norwood, running one in
the morning and the other in the afternoon.
Marjorie and John met at St Aubyn's Congregational Church where
Marjorie taught in the Sunday school. They were married on August 30th
1969 and came to live in Hayes. In 1971 they transferred their
membership to Hayes Free Church where Marjorie spent many years as
a leader of the primary department in the Junior Church. She also
worked for St Mary's Church in Hayes in their nursery school for seventeen
years. Marjorie had a great love for young children and in 1971 Graham
was born followed by Zoë in 1975.
After retiring when she was 60 Marjorie worked for an agency helping the
elderly. Sadly in 2000 she was diagnosed with cancer and although she
recovered , in 2004 she started to decline mentally. John became her
full-time carer until 2009 when she went into Homefield Nursing Home.
Marjorie's love of children showed through every aspect of her life - in her
work with children and her home life with the family and grandchildren.
All those who knew Marjorie will remember her for the love and kindness
she showed to everybody.
Ignatian spirituality group
The group meets on the second and fourth Thursdays in the month at
8pm.
In March, this will be on 13 March (venue to be confirmed) and 27
March at Sue’s house (247 Pickhurst Lane).
In the first meeting each month we reflect upon a passage from the
Bible and allow it to speak into our lives.
In the second meeting we do a meditation or exercise to help us link
our faith and our daily life.
If you’d like to join the group, we’d be very pleased to see you.
For more details, contact David on 020 8249 7188,
davidw.hawthorn1@btinternet.com
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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.
A LETTER TO ALL AT HFC
I want to say a BIG "Thank you" to everyone who has supported
me and my family over the past month.
I have received just over 100 cards and 35 letters and e-mails.
Over 50 people turned up at the crematorium and over 150
attended the Service of Thanksgiving in the afternoon. I have
received many favourable comments regarding the Service of
Thanksgiving which went really well. My grateful thanks to
Malcolm Cheyne. Eric and Malcolm Hitch and Sue for their
tremendous assistance. 1 have received £965 for the Alzheimer's
Day Centre in Bromley that Marjorie attended twice a week from
October 2006-April 2009. With additional donations sent direct to
the Undertakers, the total will exceed £1.000.
John
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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
Meetings in March
-------13th Thursday - Ignatian
spirituality group
Sacred Space
---------Sunday, 23rd March
at 6.00 pm.
Sacred Space: The gift of remembering
27th Thursday - Ignatian
spirituality group
The meetings start at 8.00 pm.
More details on page 8, or
from: David Hawthorn
Tel: 8249 7188
Details from: David Hawthorn
Tel: 8249 7188
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13. BOARD
Kent Association for the Blind … VIPAS group
Visually Impaired Persons Activity and Social group.
Invite you to a Quiz night at the Hayes Free Church.
--------------------------All proceeds in aid of the Visually Impaired in the local area.
Friday 11th April. Quiz Night.
Meet 6.45 pm for 7 pm Quiz.
At
Hayes Free Church, Church Hall. 111 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes,
Bromley. BR2 7HU. A friendly fun Quiz night, with Raffle. Teams will
be up to 8 people so why not try to raise your own team.
Don't worry if you are coming along on your own as we will
organize teams on the night.
Finish approximately 9.30 pm. Cost £3 per person.
-----------------------------Please bring your own drink and nibbles, (and take home with
you any rubbish, bottles plates etc.)
Book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
To book… Contact: Joan Dixon 020 8462 7903
eyejandk@btinternet.com
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 Ainsdale Village Church
Dear Friends,
As you are all aware, our church has now officially got a proper
website. Hurrah!
We have been working very hard to create a site that promotes the
friendly and public spirited church which has such a special place in
our hearts.
Please have a look and tell us what you think ......
Also there is a blog page ....... We would like you to contribute by
writing up a monthly news report or a reflection on a past event (e.g.
Passover meal) or a 'food for thought' post with your view on anything
to do with Christianity or something you found that you would like to
share. ........
God Bless,
Paul Green & Jonathan Jones
Sue Powell’s interview on the Huffington Post website
Continued from last month.......
4 I am personally moved by the idea of forgiveness - Mandela is the first
example to come to mind but it is actually in 'everyday' life that I feel it
can transform people's wellbeing. Imagine the relationships that can be
saved if one partner was capable of forgiving the other?
It is hard, even impossible for people to see past the hurt that another
person has caused him/her - if you could advise anyone on how they
can forgive another person, what would you say?
If the tables were turned, what would you need? None of us are perfect,
no one is totally innocent. I helped a couple where the man had an
affair, and it devastated his wife. She asked him to renew his marriage
vows... she stood there totally prepared to give him another chance, a
complete fresh start, and he stood there checking his mobile phone...
Sometimes we want so badly to forgive and start again, and it is not
what the other wants or needs. Trying to put yourself in the place of the
other, to see things the way they see things, can help you discover what
is needed, and sometimes that might not be what we want. But if we
cannot forgive, we cannot move on. Forgiveness is not forgetting, it is
acknowledging what is wrong, and either doing something about fixing
it or moving on - as Christians we say that God forgives when we are
sorry - and if we are sorry, it means we try very hard not to do it again. It
is hard to forgive someone who intends to behave that way again, and
in truth fairly pointless - but for our own well being, we must forgive and if
we cannot fix it, we must move on.
... To be continued next month
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15. WORDLESS PRAYER
Romans 8 v 26-27
---------------------In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself
intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our
heads knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for
God's people in accordance with the will of God
'Lord, teach us to pray' said the disciples to Jesus (Luke 11 v1). It has
long been the cry of believers that they want to pray and yet do not
know how. How reassuring, then, that the great apostle Paul, who
never seemed to be short of words, also knew what it felt like to be
speechless when it came to praying. Now we learn that even the Holy
Spirit groans with wordless prayers, through us and for us.
Anyone who has kept the faith has surely experienced the frustrated,
inarticulate state of prayerlessness that Paul describes. It is comforting
to discover that not only Paul, but even the Holy Spirit, are sometimes
found to be lost for words — that this is actually a normal state to be in.
While we often place a high premium on words, Paul suggests that
prayer is not primarily a matter of finding the right words, but more a
case of finding an empathy with what God longs for. Sighs, groans,
aching and longing: these are prayers in themselves, even if we
cannot completely articulate what we mean by them.
Prayer meetings can be dominated by a few who pray lengthy
homilies while the rest are simply intimidated rather than being drawn
into a sense of prayer. Might these meetings be transformed if those
present are able to sit in quiet longing instead.
Reflection. The pressure is off when we realise that it is not our
responsibility to try and make things happen by saying the 'right
prayers'.
If you would like to have a time of quiet longing, come along once a
month on Wednesday from 6 - 7 pm. in the church. Dates are as
follows: 26th March, 23rd April, 28th May, 25th June.
We are a small group who feel that silent prayer for a particular subject
will bring results!
"You, Lord Jesus, pray in me. Let me be silent so that your voice alone
may be heard".
Father Lee
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17. DEAF ACCESS
Undine and I, some 37 years ago, were involved in setting up a charity
for people with hearing problems because our young daughter Sarah
was born deaf and we discovered that there was little in the way of
support for people with hearing problems. That charity ‘Bromley Chain’
eventually formed another charity about 15 years ago being ‘The
Bromley Resource centre for the Hearing Impaired’ known as Deaf
Access with a venue.
Now the company secretary, I was a joint founding chairman of the
organisation and Undine was a trustee. The centre was set up to
provide support to people of all ages in the borough who have
hearing problems from, hard of hearing to profoundly deaf. The
centre is located centrally in Community House, South St, Bromley. It
provides a resource centre with equipment that can be tried before
buying. We have organised meetings for clubs such as the hard of
hearing and tinnitus sufferers, mothers with toddlers, hearing parents
with deaf children and deaf parents with hearing children. We run job
clubs and support for those unemployed, and run Deaf Awareness
Courses and signing classes. The centre also provides support by way
of advocacy to help those who need guidance, such as
understanding letters or to make contact with organisations to clarify
or organise matters where that person is unable to use the telephone.
The centre represents people with hearing problems and holds a
tubing and battery clinic for hearing aid users.
As one client said;- “To get my needs across is difficult as I am
profoundly deaf I was struggling to get the support I
needed.....communication was difficult. Without Deaf Access
signposting me to correct people I would not of been able to do it.
Their letter given me to support my argument played a big part in my
success,”
The centre is therefore an important support organisation for people
with a hearing problem, more so now as the Bromley Council have
removed the last social worker for the deaf and we are finding more
people are coming to the centre for help and guidance. We have
some paid staff and also many valuable volunteers, but we have to
pay rent and maintenance for the accommodation occupied. We
are funded by way of a grant from the council which did cover our
basic costs but the grant has been cut by 25% over the last few years
and funding is now becoming difficult. We therefore are looking for
further funding in order to continue the valuable support provided.
David Connolly
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18. Sacred Space
reflective worship on the fourth Sunday evening in the month
-------------------Alison and I will be planning reflective worship services on the fourth
Sunday evening in the month. We’re calling these services Sacred
Space to highlight that they are different to normal Sunday evening
services.
Each service will explore a different theme and will be reflective in
tone. Services may feature times of quiet, meditations, exercises, rituals and displays. They will also include a mixture of hymns and songs.
They will not normally feature sermons, liturgy or long prayers. Themes
for the next few months are: Loving ourselves (February), The gift of
remembering (March) and Personality and prayer (April).
We hope that the services will appeal both to existing worshippers and
to people on the fringe or outside of the church. If you know of anyone who doesn’t regularly attend the church but might be interested
in Sacred Space, please tell them about the service. There are some
leaflets at the back of the church which you can give to people.
If you would like to help us plan or lead any of the services, please let
us know. Also, if you play a musical instrument and would like to play
during the services, we’d like to hear from you. It would be great if we
could form a music group.
David and Alison Hawthorn
Forgiving others is good for your heart
Forgiving people who have wronged you or even hurt you is good for
you.
Letting go of anger results in healthier blood pressure.
Researchers at the University of California found that hanging on to
anger raised the blood pressure which could be damaging over time.
Jesus warned that it is even more serious than that.
"If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive you
your sins".
Matthew Ch. 6, verses 14-15.
Seen in the Ainsdale URC Village Church magazine.
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19. The December Competition
No one tried to answer the competition. Therefore, the
competition is now closed. The answers are: Item A
1)What is Item A and whose name is associated with it?
The answer is.: - A Christmas Comforts Tin which was
issued to the soldiers in the trenches by ‘The Princess Mary’.
2)What is Item B? The answer is: - An aeroplane broach
3)How many images are associated with Item A. The answer
is: - Five
4)Who contributed the image for the second item? Item B.
Item B The Answer is: - Laurie Thomas.
On a personal note, the nil response was disappointing,
especially as this is the centenary year of the outbreak of the First
World War. The on-line archive which contains these objects is most
interesting, and it should prove educational for those who wish to learn
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more about the war.
The way things once were
This year’s theme covers sayings or poetry from the First World War
Futility
By Wilfred Owen
------------------Move him into the sun —
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields half-sown.
Always it woke him, even in France,
Until this morning and this snow.
If anything might rouse him now
The kind old sun will know.
Think how it wakes the seeds, —
Woke, once, the clays of a cold star.
Are limbs, so dear-achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved — still warm — too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
— O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth’s sleep at all?
© The British Library / The Wilfred Owen Literary Estate
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A scan of the handwritten poem is in The Great War Archive, University of Oxford
(www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa); © Julia Allison
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20. March 2014
1st
Sat
St. David's Day
10.00 am - Saturday Fellowship
2nd
Sun
10.30 am - Morning Service - Mike Tinson
6.00 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
3rd
Mon
4th
5th
6th
7th
8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group
Shrove Tuesday
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
Tue
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting
Wed Ash Wednesday
Thu
2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group
Fri
2.00 pm - Women’s World Day of Prayer
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Sat
10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning
(Supporting Fairtrade Fortnight) Page 7
9th
Sun
10.30 am - Parade Service - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade Stall (support F/T F’nite) Page 7
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10th
Mon
11th
Tue
8th
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
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Page 5
2.30 pm - Bible Study Group
8.00 pm - Ignatian Spirituality Group
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Page 8
2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group
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12th Wed
13th
Thu
14th
15th
Fri
Sat
16th
Sun
17th
Mon
18th
Tue
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Wed
Thu
8.00 pm - Men’s Group
Fri
2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group
Sat 10.00 am - Antiques & Collectors Fair
10.30 am - Morning Service - Dr Clive Timehin
6.00 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
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21. March 2014
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade Stall
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12.00 noon - Church Meeting
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6.00 pm - Evening Service - David & Alison Hawthorn
23rd
Sun
24th
Mon
25th
Tue
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
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Page 5
26th Wed
6.30 pm - Worship Group
Page 4
27th
Thu
2.30 pm - Bible Study Group
8.00 pm - Ignatian Spirituality Group
Page 4
Page 8
28th
Fri
2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group
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29th
30th
31st
Sat
Sun BST Begins
Mon
April 2014
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship
1st
Tue
2nd
Wed
3rd
4th
5th
Thu
Fri
Sat
6th
Sun
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Page 5
10.30 am - Morning Service - Martin Wilcox, Child Aid
6.00 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
17 April
18 April
20 April
25 May
Maundy Thursday Service
Good Friday CTH Service 10.00am at the Rosary Church.
Easter Sunday. Communion 8.00 am
AGM. 12.00 noon
A Thought for Today
Notice the little minor things around you, and feel the inner beauty
through all of them. That's what makes your life worth living for.
Ritu Ghatourey
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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
8325 6264
David Hawthorn
8249 7188
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
8.00pm - 2nd, Ignatian Spirituality
& 4th
Group
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
Lent
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 green and feast on contentment.
Fast from complaining and feast on gratitude.
Fast from pessimism and feast on optimism.
Fast from harsh judgements 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 jealously 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.