3. Letter from the Church Secretary
Dear all,
How the year is flying by and we have reached that time of year I love. β¨
Not too hot and not too cold.
To see the Autumn colours in the leaves; so beautiful. If all the trees were
conifers things wouldn't be as colourful. God's creation in all it's variety is just
amazing, His imagination and diversity, no person could match.
People also are a huge variety, not just race, creed and colour but likes and
dislikes, sizes and shapes. Each face different, quite mind blowing. God is
amazing in His handiwork. Let us enjoy God's immense creation, enjoying the
differences that make life more interesting. Let us praise our Almighty God,
and give thanks.
If you've not joined us for a Sunday service recently, then do come and join
us, we'd love to welcome you, at either the morning or the evening.
May God bless us, each and everyone of us.
With Christian love
Mavis
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Change of address
Denise Benbow has moved to Park Avenue Care Home, β¨
Park Avenue, Bromley
Your prayers would be appreciated for: -
Please give the editor announcements in good time.
Church Meetings
The next Elders' meetings (Tuesdays) will be at 7.00 pm in the small hall on
the 1st of November and the 6th of December.
The next Church meeting will be after the morning service at 12.00 noon on
the 27th of November.
Women's Contact Group
We will be meeting for our monthly meals at the Warren Sports Ground,
Hayes at 12.30 pm on Monday 7th November and Monday 5th December.
All ladies are welcome.
Sylvia Mack
Saturday Fellowship
We will meet on the 19th of November at 2.30 pm. The leader is Martin
Nunn. You are welcome to join us.
Tuesday Prayer Meetings
Martin Nunn sends his apologies⦠There are to be no more Tuesday
morning Prayer Meetings. This was agreed at Octoberβs Church Meeting.
Men's Group
The next Men's Group meeting will be at 8.00 pm on Thursday 17th of
November for a Music Quiz organised by Chris Fitzgerald.
Ministry of Flowers
Thank you to those who will be providing flowers in November.
6 - Malcolm & Teresa Cheyne
13 - Alex McNelly - i.m.o. Audrey
20 - Margaret Tannock - i.m.o. Mum & Dad: Helen & Frederick Wentworth
27 - Mavis Righini - i.m.o. Mum & Dad: Lorna & Gilbert Plater
A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.
After the Sunday morning services, the flowers are distributed to members
and friends, bringing joy to the recipients.
Mavis Righini
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8. Women's Contact Coffee Morning
Due to the small number of people attending our monthly coffee
mornings we have decided to stop holding them. They were
started to raise money for crisis events happening in the world
and over the years we have been able to send donations to many
countries where help was needed.
Thank you to all those people who supported our coffee mornings we have
probably collected a few thousand pounds during the years we have held
them.
Barbara,
Written on behalf of The Contact Group
The Fairtrade Sunday Stall
We hold a fair trade stall after the morning service on the 2nd and 4th
Sunday of each month.
The stall will be held on the 13th and 27th of November.
Do pop by and check what we have for sale. There are some appetising
snacks, along with the usual food and non-food lines.
Please continue to support your stall.
Richard & Barbara.
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Editor's Notes
Dear reader, here is another extract from βA Few Picked Gems.β
Richard Brown
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βFrom the introduction .... to draw attention to John Oxenhamβs Poem
βPeace" .... changed by the Author's permission, into a prayer.
βIn my humble opinion this is the Prayer for the Peace of the World, and if the
peoples of all nations would so pray, and would breathe the spirit of it, War
might become a thing of the past amongst all civilised peoples.β β¨
(See Page 20)
βNearly two thousand years have passed since Christ came upon the earth,
with His message of Peace and Goodwill, and yet the Peace which springs
from goodwill and right understanding, we still so earnestly long for.
βPerhaps even through the present confusion we may cherish the hope that
we can see the dawning of a better day.β
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10. !8
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Hayes Free Church
Christmas Tree
Festival 2016
In aid of
Carers Bromley
A carer is someone who, without payment, looks after a friend or family member, who needs help
because of disability, long term illness (mental or physical) or frailty, and cannot cope on their own.
On each Sunday the Church will be open at 10.30am and 6.30pm for services and at 1.30 β3.00pm
for tree viewing. The trees can also be viewed at these times: From 2.30pm on Saturdays 3rd and 10th
December, Monday 5th and Friday 9th, and from 3.30 pm on Wednesday 7th.
PLEASE NOTE TUESDAY 6TH: 2.30 β4.30PM only; THURSDAY 8th: CLOSED
PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT
7.30pm Friday 2nd December β OPENING CONCERT: MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
OF HAYES FREE CHURCH
1.00pm Saturday 3rd December β LUNCHTIME RECITAL: ORGAN; ORGAN & FLUTE
7.00pm Saturday 3rd December β QUIZ NIGHT ( bring your own drinks and nibbles:
tickets Β£2 from Christine Rees: 07989 192928 )
6.30pm Sunday 4th December β EVENING SERVICE with PICKHURST JUNIOR ACADEMY
7.30pm Monday 5th December- BISHOP JUSTUS SCHOOL CONCERT
7.30pm Wednesday 7th December β CONCERT: THE WANDLE RINGERS
7.00 for 7.20PM Thursday 8th December β CHRISTMAS FILM: THE BISHOPβS WIFE (1947)
7.30pm Friday 9th December β CROYDON GUITAR CLUB ENTERTAINS
7.45pm Saturday 10th December- CONCERT: BECKENHAM CONCERT BAND
6.30pm Sunday 11th December β EVENING SERVICE: CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HAYES
WITH MUSICIANS FROM HAYES SCHOOL
All the money raised will go to:
www.hayesfreechurch.com carersbromley.org.uk
11. Your Page
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.
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John Curry
HFC Christmas Post
The post box will be available from Sunday 9th December December.
PLEASE NOTE the LAST POST will be on Sunday, 16th December at 10.30
am.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put your cards in alphabetical (surname) order
and put an elastic band round them before posting. This will help the PMG
John Curry
If you wish to send Seasonal Greetings
to friends and Church Members,
without using Christmas cards,
do use Catalyst.
Space will be reserved for your messages.
Hand, or email, your message to the Editor by the press date
for the December / January edition.
No more than 6 lines, please.
12. NOTICE
Subscriptions for Catalyst
Subscriptions for 2017 are due in December.
The cost is Β£6 if you wish to receive Catalyst via the
pigeonholes at the back of the church. Please let Judith or
David Stoner have this amount as soon as possible.
There is an envelope attached to this issue of Catalyst for
you to use.
If you wish to have the magazine sent by post, the cost is Β£11
and you should send your subscription to:
Judith and David Stoner
108 Salisbury Road,Β Bromley BR2 9PU
Cheques should be made payable to Hayes Free Church.
It would be helpful if subscribers who no longer wish to
receive Catalyst by post would let us know.
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13. BOARD
In case you didnβt noticeβ¦.
There have been some changes to our regular events: -
β’ The Tuesday Prayer meetings have ended. (Page 3)
β’ Womenβs Contact Coffee Morning has ended. (Page 6)
β’ The Book club will be meeting on a different day β¨
and at a different time. (Page 4)
Itβs sad that we have lost 2 of our regular events.
Certainly for one it was a case of
βUse it or lose itβ.
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16. Website of the month: -
They are responsible for Sand Sculptures, Ice Sculptures, Sand
Drawing, and Pumpkin Carving.
They also run workshops. Their website is well worth visiting, if
only for a visual feast of some of their projects.
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We are concentrating on their The Fallen 9000 project.
Wording taken from the website follows: -
Peace Day and The Fallen Project
Andy Moss and (Jamie Wardley) from Sand In
Your Eye developed the idea of the Fallen
Project together to mark Peace Day. The
objective was to make a visual representation of
9000 people drawn in the sand which equates
the number of Civilians, Germans Forces and
Allies that died during the D-day landings, 6th
June during WWII as an example of what
happens in the absence of peace.
β¦.
On the day we had
60-70 confirmed
volunteers that had
travelled from around
the world to help.
We knew that this
was not enough to
complete the project
in the 4.5 hours that
we had so at 3pm
when we were about
to begin we were
overwhelmed by the
hundreds of people
that turned up to
help. β¦. The message of the Fallen is now travelling the globe, those people
that lost their lives are no longer with us but on Peace Day 21st September
2013 they spoke.
Thank you to all those people who helped give them their voice.
Contact details: -
New enquiries: 0741 2992 336 Email: info@sandinyoureye.co.uk
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17. The way things once were
The food theme continues this year with recipes from the First World War.
Hopefully, a useful collection will develop throughout the year. The source of
the recipes is the "Win-the-war" cookery book.
Editor
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In my humble opinion, β¨
this page provides advice
relevant to today. It could be
seen as an example of
history repeating itself.
Editor
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Quiz Night at Elmers End Free Church
Elmers End Free Church are having a β1960s Themed Quiz Nightβ on 12th
November 2016 at 6.30pm.
Tickets are priced Β£10 and this includes soup and a ploughmanβs supper.
Please bring your own drinks and glasses. Tables of up to eight people.
It will be OK to pay on the door but for catering purposes please let β¨
Bill Bowman know by 6th November if you intend to be there. β¨
Phone 020 8777 1150 β¨
or email wfbowman@hotmail.com
We look forward to welcoming you.
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Churches Together In Hayes
The CTIH quiz night on Saturday 22nd October was very well supported by the 4
churches as well as other church friends in the area.
The proceeds from the evening were donated to the
Queen Elizabeth Foundation for disabled people.
The amount raised was Β£511.00 in aid of the QEF
Bugzi appeal.
A Bugzi is a powered indoor wheelchair for children
aged one to six and offers a unique opportunity for
pre-school children with disabilities to experience
independent mobility, often for the first time in their
lives.
The money will either be put towards the
manufacture of a Bugzi, which costs Β£5,000 or be
used in the QEF loan scheme. The scheme enables
families who could not afford to buy a Bugzi to give
their child the independence they crave.
24. Final Thought
More Holiness Give Me
More holiness give me, more strivings within.
More patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin.
More faith in my Saviour, more sense of His care.
More joy in His service, more purpose in prayer.
More gratitude give me, more trust in the Lord.
More zeal for His glory, more hope in His Word.
More tears for His sorrows, more pain at His grief.
More meekness in trial, more praise for relief.
More purity give me, more strength to oβercome,
More freedom from earth-stains, more longings for home.
More fit for the kingdom, more useful Iβd be,
More blessèd and holy, more, Saviour, like Thee.
Philip P. Bliss (1838-1876
