2011 apr

Catalyst

April 2011

THE MAGAZINE OFHAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)

Copy for the May 2011 edition needs to be handed in bySunday, 10th April.

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 [email protected]

Thank You. Editor

Principal ContactsMinister: Rev. Sue Powell Tel: 020 8462 2212Church Secretary: Mr Alistair Wilson Tel: 020 8402 0026Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444Treasurer: Mr. Bill Michie Tel: 020 8658 4167Lettings Secretary: Mrs Undine Connolly Tel: 020 8776 0108Caretaker: Mr. Colin Ramsell Tel: 020 8402 0502CatalystEditor: Mr Richard Brown

Contents : - Items not covered by the diary of events.

HAYES FREE CHURCH111, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Kent BR2 7HUSunday Services. 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.We are a member of the United Reformed Church.We believe in Justice and Peace.

A humanitarian website.By the time you read this, Red Nose Day will have taken place.

However, the needs of those supported by the event and charitiesare ongoing. Some, such as those living in the Kibera slum byNairobi, are in desperate need of help. Who wasn’t moved by theBBC documentaries “Famous, Rich And In The Slums.” Turn to page15 to read more about a charity which works in the slum .

Visit the website at www.kiberainneed.org Ed

Easter & Sunday Services; 2Church notices 3 - 5Agape Meal 5Reflection ; Jonah & the Whale 6Catalyst needs You - Cubs 7Paradise Lost - 8Justice & Peace Group; Big Brew 9Notice board 10 - 11URC Holiday Forum; 12

The London Marathon; The way things once were 13Jesus Christ Superstar; Places of Worship. 14Kibera in Need 15A letter from Sendai 16Your Mobile Telephone 20Church Organisations I B C

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Letter from the Minister

Dear AllEaster is coming! Alleluia! The Son of God risesfrom the grave, pushing aside the stone of all thatseparates us from God’s love, and leads us into anew understanding of what it is to be children ofGod. This is the time when we remember againGod’s great love for his creation – when we are reminded that we areGod’s people given the responsibility for care of this world.

And what an onerous task this seems: with earthquakes, tsunamis, peoplesuffering from oppressive regimes; what on earth are we supposed to do;how do we respond to the injustices, to the natural disasters – is God toblame?

Living on this planet is a risky business: the natural processes of natureendanger life, our own ability to make decisions about what we do and howwe do it affects others. This is how living on this planet works. If Godwere to step in and halt everything that might injure another, we wouldnot be free – we would simply be ‘puppets’. Our own independence wouldbe lost. We have the right to choose, to make our own decisions – forbetter or for worse.

So what are we to do?In the book of Micah Ch6 v8 we are told: “He has told you, O mortal, whatis good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and tolove kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

To do justice means to stand up for those who are unable to stand up forthemselves – wherever they live; the recent Comic Relief programmeshave shown us how we can make a real difference; and if you missed those,then donating to charities who work towards justice and fairness in coun-tries (including ours) is the easiest way to respond. To love kindness is torespond to those throughout the world who find themselves in difficultsituations, who need a hand to get through difficult times – we have allknown them and appreciated those who have helped us. And if we walkhumbly with our God, we will find those who need our help, we will want torespond to those in trouble; we will insist that justice for all people is aright, not a luxury, and lobby those with the power to make a differencein the lives of our fellow human beings.

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Easter & Sunday Services

Some notes on the visiting preachers.v Revd Geoffrey Dunstan is the former head of Religious

Broadcasting in South Africa and a retired URC Minister.v Mrs Emma Perry B.D., a student from Westminster College,

Cambridge, is serving her internment with HFC until May 2011.v Pastor Roy Powell is Lay Preacher at Camberwell Green U.R.C. –

as well as being Sue’s husband!v Major Cliff Kent belongs to the Regent Hall Branch of The

Salvation Army (the only church in Oxford Street, London). Hewas formerly from the Thornton Heath branch of The SalvationArmy. He has conducted Sunday worship at HFC on manyoccasions.

Church Bulletin Blooper:This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Jones to come forward andlay an egg on the altar.

April 2011

3rd Sun10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. Geoffrey Dunstan 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

10th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

17th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Mrs Emma Perry B.D. 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

21st Thu Maundy Thursday 8.00 pm - Evening Service - Beckenham U.R.C.

22nd Fri Good Friday10.00 a.m. – Churches Together in Hayes - H.F.C.

24th Sun Easter Sunday 8.00 a.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - The Minister 6.30 p.m. - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell

May 2011

1st Sun 10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - Major Cliff Kent 6.30 p.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister

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News of the Church FamilyAnnouncements are welcome :-BMD - Changes of address, etc.

Congratulations to Margaret Keir on her 90thbirthday on 20 April.

Church MeetingsThe next Elders’ meeting will be on Tuesday, 19th April at 8.00 pmin the small hall.

The next Church meeting will be on Sunday, 10th April at 12.00 noon.

Women's Contact GroupThe Contact Group will next meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 4th Aprilat 26, Stambourne Way, West Wickham - Marion Bowman’s home.

Sylvia Mack

House GroupsWe are sorry to say that the above House Group has closed down due

to lack of numbers after running for 40 years. Mercia Sansom startedthe group in 1970 as an ecumenical house group and was taken overby ourselves in the nineties. We would like to thank those who cameover the years for their contributions.

Jan and John Moren.

Tuesday Prayer MeetingsHeld at 10.00 am at the following homes:-April 5th Martin Nunn’s. 12th Betty Coster’s. 19th Brenda Cordingley’s. 26th The Church.May 3rd Martin Nunn’s.Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.

Saturday FellowshipOur next meeting will be at Ruth White’s home - 7, Sedgewood Close -on the 2nd of April at 2.30 pm. The theme will be ALLF (Aid to Learningand Living the Faith) focusing on Jesus; who He was and why He came.

Details from Martin Nunn.

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Ministry of FlowersThanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in April.

3rd - Jim Pearson and family 17th - Pat Marshall

10th - Mavis and Colin Righini 24th - Margaret and Bruce Tannock

A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.After the Sunday evening services, the flowers are distributed tomembers and friends, bringing joy to the recipients.

Mavis Righini

Justice and Peace GroupOur next meeting will be announced at a later date. You will bewelcome to join us.

Men's GroupThe next meeting will be at 8.00 pm on Thursday 21st April in the SmallHall for a Fiasco organised by Bill Michie.

Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ ClubWe welcome all babies and children under school age, accompanied

by their parents, grandparents or carers, to our club on Fridayafternoons 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 careare busy playing with toys and activities in the company of otherchildren.

The Spring term finishes on April 1st. Summer term starts on May 6th,with our last meeting on July 15th. There will be a half term break onJune 3rd.

Do come and join us!

Judith Stoner - Secretary.

Notice Sheets - April 2011 3rd Daphne Cummings 8777 248710th & 17th Brenda Cordingley 8462 386724th & 1st May Pam Collison 8658 0748If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contactthe appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.

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Women's Fellowship

Meetings are in the small hall at 2.00 p.m. on Tuesdays and finishabout 3.30 p.m.

The programme for the next 6 weeks is:-April 5th The Shortlands Singers12th The Foothills of the Himalayas - Ann Bartlett19th Songs of Praise26th No Meeting - EasterThe programme is varied. Who knows, you may like the Women'sFellowship and decide to come to future meetings. I hope so.

Jessie Martin

Churches together in Hayes will, once again, be holding anAgape Meal at our Church (In the Church) on the evening ofFriday 6th May.

Following the last two years format, a delicious meal will be served.Then there will be an after-dinner speaker.

This has proved to be a very popular event and is a good opportunityfor the four Churches to meet together socially. More details will begiven in the May Catalyst but please keep the date free and try tocome!!

Sylvia Mack

God isn’t to blame for the troubles in this world.We are.Every time we look the other way,Every time we keep all the pennies in our pockets.Every time we let slip by the opportunity to do something for someoneelse.

As Easter people we are called to respond.As we celebrate together this month and remember together the life ofJesus Christ our Lord, we must allow ourselves to be reminded of ourresponsibilities to those around us locally, nationally and internationally –and work towards everyone having a reason to celebrate the love of Godworking in their lives.

Sue

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Jonah and the WhaleHmmm.

One day, a teacher was talking to her first grade class about whaleswhen a little girl had a question.

Little Girl: "Do whales swallow people?"Teacher: "No, even though they are much bigger than a person, they

have throat pleats that filter their food of krill and plankton.Little Girl: "But Mrs. Thurston says Jonah was swallowed by a whale."Teacher getting angry: "Blue whales cannot swallow people."Little Girl: "Well, when I get to heaven I'll just ask Jonah if he was really

swallowed by a whale."Teacher, still red with anger: "What if Jonah went to hell?"Girl: "Well, then you can ask him."

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Well Done Cubs

In February Bromley District Scouts had their Annual ‘Tough Scout’Event held at Halls Green Centre in Sevenoaks. Normally this event isjust for the Scouts but this year they invited all Cub Packs in theBromley District to enter Teams of their older Cubs.

Our Pack was represented by Alexander Robertson, Jack Jackson andPatrick Carney.

The event is an outdoors assault challenge in the woods. The Team(s)had to negotiate various obstacles such as crawling through cargonets, crossing rope bridges, climbing over wooden structures etc .etc.

The following is a report on theday by Alexander and Jack: -

“The Tough Scout AssaultCourse was extremelydifficult, as we had to climbover logs, crawl under cargonets, jump down a steep tallhill and cross an unstablerope bridge and sprint to thefinish line. Our time was 2minutes 49 seconds.. Therewas thick mud and deepwater but we managed towin medals and getmentioned at ChurchParade.”

I would again like tocongratulate our Team on atremendous victory, as jointwinners with the 23rd Pack.A rarity to have two teamswith the exact time!

Akela - Brenda PettsCub Scout Leader

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Paradise Lost: Sailor Finds Starving IslandersSky News - 10th May 2010

A group of "desperate and starving" islanders have been rescued by aBritish sailor on his way to Australia.

Alex Bond, from Penryn, Cornwall, docked his 33ft yacht Mary Powellon Kanton Island - a tiny atoll between Hawaii and Fiji - for a rest.

But he soon discovered the atoll was home to 14 adults and 10children, who had been without supplies for months because the shipdue to deliver them had got stuck.

The families had been surviving on coconuts and fish and weredesperately low on water.

So Mr Bond shared everything he could spare with the islanders.The skipper - who is a fundraiser and supporter of the ShelterBoxcharity based in Cornwall - contacted Falmouth Coastguard for helpand they, in turn, called their American counterparts and theHonolulu authorities to arrange for a fresh boat-load of supplies.

"When the British sailor arrived, he was met by the desperate andstarving islanders who had not been delivered any supplies formonths," explained the Falmouth coastguard.

"The supply ship which should have brought them provisions was stuckat a nearby island. They had been living off just coconuts and any fishthat they could catch for months."

The coastguard told Sky News Online there was no way of knowingwho would have found the starving population, had Mr Bond notdecided to stop off.

Richard Williams, Falmouth's watch assistant said: "The British sailor hasgiven the islanders all the supplies that he can spare from his 33ftyacht.

"We are now working with the Americans to drop supplies or land onthe island. As the island was used by the Americans and the Britishduring the war it does have a runway.

"We don't normally get requests like these, but hopefully we will beable to help the islanders to get the supplies that they need.

"So far, we have been given a shopping list of provisions such ascooking fat, rice, sugar and flour which we have passed on to theAmericans."

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The Justice and Peace Group.This month there is not much doubt about the issue on whichwe are bound to focus. By the time you read this, the situationin Libya will probably have changed, but as I write there ismuch uncertainty about what is going to happen and what ifanything the international community will or should do about it.

The requirements of Justice and of Peace, it may seem, pull in verydifferent directions just now. At any time we can debate, in a ratheracademic way, how far other nations should intervene in quarrels inwhich they have no direct part, and how far they should risk the livesof their own service personnel in order to put right a perceived wrong.But just now it is a very practical issue, and we can think and feel anddecide, just as our own and other governments are doing – but withthe difference that we do not bear the heavy direct responsibilitythat they do. Whatever happens though, many Libyans are alreadyin desperate circumstances, and more will be, and we must pray forthem now, and for a much better future to come soon for the countryas a whole.

We in the J&P Group are Laurie Hobbs, Barbara Jones, Jim Pearson,Christine Rees, Judith and David Stoner.

Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00We continue to raise funds for disaster relief causes.Our next coffee morning will be on 9th of April. Hope to seeyou there, and why not bring a friend. Our cakes are to die for!!

Barbara Jones

The Fairtrade Sunday StallThere will be a stall after the morning services on the 10th & 24th of April.

Fairtrade Fortnight and The Big Brew.Thank you to everyone for your support at the HFC Big Brewevent on the 13th of March. We raised £17.90 from donationsfor refreshments.

This year’s theme for the Big Brew focused on honey and the moneyraised from the events will help Traidcraft Exchange support all its workhelping people in Africa and Latin America build better futures forthemselves and their communities.

Traidcraft is supporting beekeepers by providing a market for fair tradehoney and helping to improve the quality and quantity of their honey.

Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you. Richard, Barbara and Helen.

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NOTICEHAYES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

The choir’s spring concert takes placeon Saturday 9 April 2011 at 7.45pm

in Hayes Free Church.It will be conducted by Rodney Williams with soloists Jay Britton(Soprano) and William Townend (Baritone), accompanied by Peter

Lea-Cox.We hope the programme includes something for everyone, with ThePeasant Cantata (JS Bach); the anthems Zadok the Priest and TheKing Shall Rejoice (GF Handel); and a Te Deum by William Boyce– perhaps not such a well known composer, but one of great charm,

who is certainly capable of holding his own with the other two.Tickets cost £10 (concessions £8; school-age children £2)

from 020 8654 6712, or 07989 192928, or on the door.

Minister's Surgery

Sue’s monthly surgeryat the Church will beheld on the SECONDWednesday of each

monthfrom 3.00 - 5.45 pm.

22ND BROMLEY SCOUT GROUPMany of you will know that Sainsbury’s arenow giving out ‘Active Kids’ vouchers for

every ₤10.00 spent.These vouchers can be exchanged for

sports equipment, books and evencamping equipment depending on howmany we collect. Last year we collectedover 8,000 and I would again like to thankall those members of the Church who

helped us.So, if you are not already giving yourvouchers to someone else, please save

them for the Scout Group.Please put your vouchers in the box next to

our yellow recycling box on the table inthe entrance to the Church.Thanking you in advance.

Brenda Petts Cub Scout Leader & Beaver Scout Leader

T here seemed to besome confusion aboutthe timing of the Lent

course meetings.

We have agreed that fromnow on they will be

7.30 p.m. for a 7.45 p.m. start.

Simon GrayHayesford Park Baptist

Church

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SENIOR CITIZENS

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DOORS OPEN 7.00 P.M.

BRING YOUR OWN NIBBLES AND DRINKS

Advance warningOn Sunday 8th May we will

be having a WeddingBlessing within the

morning service.Any of youlovers out

there wishingto renew yourwedding vows,

this is themorning to come – all are

welcome!

Christian Aid Week 15 - 21 May 2011Every year during Christian Aid Week 300,000people from across the country are united in the

UK’s biggest house-to-house collection, reaching millions of peoplewith messages about beating poverty.

We are one of 20 churches in the Bromley area pooling resources forthe house-to-house collection during this week. Hayes Free Church isresponsible for the delivery of gift envelopes to, and collection from,1300 houses in 28 roads.

We need FOUR new people to help with the house-to-housecollection. Collectors are also required for the flag day on Saturday,21st May in Bromley town centre. Could you please spare an hour tohelp this worthy cause?

If so, please contact us:Kathryn Strachan 8658 9609John Curry 8249 3663

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This Forum is for singles/ couples/ families and the ages range from 3-90years! I have been for the last two years and am going again thisyear. The food, accommodation and fellowship are all good. It'seasy to get there by public transport and if you obtain your train

ticket by mid-June, it's cheap!If you are interested, please give me a ring.

John Curry

It only takes a moment to say “I love you”

But it will take a lifetime to show you how much.

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AprilSow and plant as in the former month, for a later crop; towards themiddle of the month, dung should be prepared for ridges of melonsand cucumbers; snails and slugs ought to be killed, and weeds keptdown, should this not be attended to, they will increase fast and theirdestruction be rendered difficult.

The way things once wereFrom The Nottinghamshire Almanac for 1881 - Gardening

Passages transcribed as shown Ed

MARJORIE CURRYTHE LONDON MARATHON---SUNDAY 17 APRIL

My daughter-in-law, Nic, (Graham’s wife) has been acceptedfor this year's London Marathon.

In her fundraising page on the Internet, Nic says “It’s been anambition of mine to run the London Marathon for years andnow my chance has finally come!

“I have chosen to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society as it isa charity close to my heart. My mother-in-law, Marjorie, hassuffered from this debilitating disease of the brain now for 9years. She now lives in a wonderful care home but she nolonger recognises or can communicate with her family whichhas left a huge hole in our lives.

“Your donation will help fund this vital research into the cause,care, cure and prevention of dementia.”

I know Nic would be greatly encouraged by any support youcould give her.

John Curry

Inter Church RambleEaster Monday25th April 2011

Please assemble at the Rosary Church Car Park by 10.15 a.m. fora 5 mile ramble in the Wealden Area.The route is a mystery, but I guarantee there is a pub lunch inprospect.

All are welcome.

Martin Nunn

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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR THE STORY BEHIND THE ROCK OPERA In 1969 lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber werelooking to make an album based on the life of Jesus.

Having written it they set about finding their Jesus. They heard an early rough mix of Deep Purple's 'Child In Time' with singerIan Gillan, who had been confirmed a Catholic in his youth but no longerpractising. They were taken with his range and voice and asked him tosing the part of Jesus. He accepted.

Some of the other singers they used were - Murray Head as Judas,Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene, Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate, Miked'Abo as King Herod, Paul Davis as Peter and John Gustafson as SimonZealotes. They also used other musicians and an orchestra conductedby Alan Doggett with strings by the City Of London Ensemble.

The album was recorded in 4 different studios. Gillan recorded his parts ina couple of days. Whereas the other singers and musicians were paid aflat fee, Gillan was given royalties.

Released in October 1970 it reached No.6 in the UK, No.1 in the USA andNo.6 in Australia. Over 19 million copies were sold world wide by 2006.

Ian Gillan is supposed to have performed the rock opera live at St. Peter'sLutheran Church New York. He turned down the film (they only offeredhim $1,000, he said he wouldn't get out of bed for less than $250,000 !)and stage versions in favour of staying with Deep Purple.

The film soundtrack version was released in September 1973 reachingNo.23 in the UK charts with Ted Neely as Jesus.

There are lots of other versions abounding. In 1984 when Deep Purple reformed with Gillan and started touring again,they included a brief rendition of the title track of Jesus Christ Superstarduring their performances.

A rock opera that lives on after it's 40 year anniversary in 2010.

James Wyatt

Places of WorshipI would welcome any contributions to this theme. I have one or twoplaces waiting in the wings, but would still appreciate articles, andphotographs. The idea behind the heading is to look for unusualplaces in which we or our ancestors worshiped. Are there communitycentres or halls used for worship. Are there redundant churches putto appropriate new uses. I hope you get the drift.After all, All the world is a stage. Ed

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Home in KiberaThe Kibera is aslum area of2.5 sq. Km inNairobi, Kenyawhich is hometo 800,000+people.

Houses aresheds with corrugated iron roofs, roads are tracks strewn with litter,sanitation is non existent and raw sewage spills over the pathways.The stench is overpowering and disease is rife. Some 20% of childrendie before their fifth birthday and close to 60% of people living in theKibera have HIV/AIDS. Few have jobs. Lives are short and high inmisery, yet many people retain a sense of dignity and a desire tomake something of their lives.

What the charity does is provided support and practical help in thefollowing areas: -

Guardianship Feeding Businesses Education

How to help Needs as at 12th March 2011

Contact details: - KIN (Kibera in Need) Pownall Hall Farm; Broad Walk; Wilmslow Cheshire; SK9 5PZ Tel: 01625 538902 email: [email protected] Website: www.kiberainneed.org

Registered Charity Number 1117658

Activities Description Cost in £

Child A Treatment at Kenyatta for Typhoid 284

School fees forform ones

Four children joining form one secondary schoolhaving completed primary school - First Term Fees

1320

School transfers 4 students moving to better schools - additional firstterm fees

188

Assessor/ consultant

5 students for guidance on vocational training 120

Youth needs survey

For Comic Relief application 224

KBSS Funds to lend to small businesses 2400

Total . 4536

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A letter from Sendai14th March 2011

from Anne Thomas who decided to stay. Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed

to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shackis now even more worthy of that name, I am staying at a friend’shome. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater.We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It iswarm, friendly, and beautiful.

During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes.People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens,or line up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someonehas water running in their home, they put out a sign so people cancome to fill up their jugs and buckets.

It’s utterly amazingly that where I am there has been no looting, nopushing in lines. People leave their front door open, as it is saferwhen an earthquake strikes. People keep saying, ‘Oh, this is how itused to be in the old days when everyone helped one another.’

Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes.Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often.

We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is forhalf a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yetcome on. But all of this is by area. Some people have these things,others do not. No one has washed for several days. We feel grubby,but there are so much more important concerns than that for usnow. I love this peeling away of non-essentials. Living fully on thelevel of instinct, of intuition, of caring, of what is needed for survival,not just of me, but of the entire group.

There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess insome places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying inthe sun. People lining up for water and food, and yet a few peopleout walking their dogs. All happening at the same time.

Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night.No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night arescattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the wholesky is filled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with the crisp airwe can see them silhouetted against the sky magnificently.

And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to myshack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since theelectricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entrance-way. Ihave no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go

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April 20111st Fri

2nd Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3

3rd Sun10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. Geoffrey Dunstan 3.00 pm - Jazz & Big Band Music Page 17 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

4th Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3

5th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

6th Wed 6.30 pm - Prayer and Meditation - Worship Group

7th Thu

8th Fri

9th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 9 7.45 pm - Hayes Philharmonic Choir Page 10

10th Sun10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister11.45 am - Fairtrade Stall Page 912.00 Noon - Church Meeting Page 3 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

11th Mon

12th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

13th Wed 3.00 pm - Minister’s Surgery Page 10 6.30 pm - Prayer and Meditation - Worship Group

14th Thu

15th Fri

Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge

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May 2011

1st Sun 10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - Major Cliff Kent 6.30 p.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister

April 201116th Sat

17th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Mrs Emma Perry B.D. 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

18th Mon

19th Tue10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5 8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3

20th Wed

21st ThuMaundy Thursday 8.00 pm - Evening Service - Beckenham U.R.C. 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 4

22nd Fri Good Friday10.00 a.m. – Churches Together in Hayes - H.F.C.

23rd Sat St. George's Day

24th Sun

Easter Sunday 8.00 a.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - The Minister11.45 am - Fairtrade Stall Page 9 6.30 p.m. - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell

25th Mon Easter Monday10.15 am - Inter-Church Ramble Page 13

26th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 327th Wed28th Thu29th Fri Bank Holiday - Royal Wedding

30th Sat

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A final piece - for Peace of Mind - continued------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your Mobile TelephoneYour mobile phone can be a life saver or an emergency tool forsurvival.

FIRST - EmergencyThe Emergency Number worldwide for all Mobile Phones is 112.If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile networkand there is an emergency, dial 112 and your mobile will search anyexisting network in your area to establish the emergency number foryou. This number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked.

This works on all phones worldwide and is free. It is the equivalent of999.

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Please pass this along to everyone.This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it onto your family and friends.

from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk tocomplete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear.Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.

They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other majorquakes, for another month or more. And we are getting constanttremors, rolls, shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part ofSendai that is a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So,so far this area is better off than others. Last night my friend’shusband came in from the country, bringing food and water.Blessed again.

Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there isindeed an enormous cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring allover the world right at this moment. And somehow as I experiencethe events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart openingvery wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all thatis happening. I don’t. Rather, I feel as part of something happeningthat is much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) ishard, and yet magnificent.

Thank you again for your care and love of me, With love in return, to you all, Anne

Published online at Ode magazine.

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I cut the following item short to make room for the letter from Sendai,which has been published in full.

Ed

CHURCH ORGANISATIONSDay Organisation Contact PhoneSunday10.25 am Sunday Club Mike Duke 8462 5103Weekdays9.15 - 12.00 pm Pre School Group Jayne Carvell 07913 299773Monday

2.30 & 7.30 pm West Wickham Arts Association

Carol Crouch 8462 3642

5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 99826.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 39568.00 pm - 1stMon monthly

Women's ContactGroup

Sylvia Mack 8462 1938

Tuesday2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Jessie Martin 8462 56217.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845345 15007.15 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083

Now closed - The Hilldown House Group - See Notice on Page 3Wednesday5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 97595.30 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 39566.30 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 41676.45 pm Slimming World Val 0750 60150647.30 pm Explorers Katy Reeves 07779 039 295Thursday2.30 pm - SeeCatalyst

Justice & PeaceGroup

David Stoner 8462 3023

5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 34697.00 - 8.30 pm Senior Guides Kerry Sullivan 8777 31398.00 pm - 3rdThu monthly

Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264

Friday9.00 - 12.00 pm Coffee morning during term times2.00 pm Mothers & Toddlers Judith Stoner 8462 30236.30 pm Guides Teresa Cheyne 8777 60427.30 pm Choir Martin Nunn 8462 5918Saturday2.30 pm Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918

Final ThoughtEaster

(A carol for Holy Week, to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.)

This year, the image which accompanies Final Thought will be a visualvariation of this scene. The idea is to challenge how we see things,and to help us appreciate how different people may actually see theworld around them. Editor

On the day of Good FridayMy true love gave to meHis own self upon a bare tree.

On the Saturday that followedMy true love gave to meRest after painAnd his own self upon a bare tree.

On the first day of EasterMy true love gave to meLife, new life,Rest after painAnd his own self upon a bare tree.

All the days after EasterMy true love gives to meGrace for my living,Joy in my giving,Comfort in sorrow,Strength for tomorrow,Love without end -His risen light,Life, new life,Rest after painAnd his own self upon a bare tree.

Pamela Egan