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Catalyst

April 2012

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

Copy for the May 2012 edition needs to be handed in bySunday, 15th 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. Ian Jones Tel: 020 8313 1556Church Website www.hayesfreechurch.com

CatalystEditor: 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.

This month’s websiteThe Spinnaker Trust Ltd s well known to us all. Turn to page 6 for a

thank you letter from the charity which benefited from theChristmas Tree Festival. Check out the website for full details aboutthis charity and the work which it does.

The Website address is www.spinnaker.org.uk Ed

Sunday Services 2Preachers’ info 2Church Notices 3 - 5Women’s Fellowship 5The Future; Catalyst dates 5Letter from Spinnaker 6Catalyst needs you 7Xmas Tree charities proposed 8 - 9March Parade presentation 11, 20Notice boards 12 - 15

TLS promotion 16 - 17The way things once were 17London Marathon 2012 18Our Big Brew for Fairtrade 18Spiced Easter Biscuits recipe 19Our well-being 21Funerals in 2012 21Card Fraud telephone scam 24Church Organisations I B C

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Letter from the Minister

Dear Friends

Our belief in One God: Father, Son and HolySpirit, is given to us freely – a gift we can acceptor deny. We are shortly to celebrate Easter,a time of great joy and the highlight of our faith; a time when weremember the sacrifice made willingly for us so that we might knowthe presence of God for eternity. A sacrifice we can have faith in,believe in, and accept – or we can ignore it, deny it, and pretend itdidn’t happen. But if we accept it, then we must respond to it; notresponding to such a gift is surely to deny it.

What should our response be? How can we show our acceptance ofthe gift so freely given?

A phrase I have used before is one of ‘being Easter People’, beingpeople who live out faith in our Resurrected Lord all year round, notjust at Easter. And part of our response to Easter must be to tellothers of the wonderful gift God waits to bless them with – the giftof faith. A priceless gift that blesses all who receive it, for as thatwell known verse from John 3:16 tells us: “God so loved the worldthat he gave his only Son, that whosoever believes in Him will notperish but have eternal life.”

God so loves each one of us that He gave us His only Son, and wesurely cannot ignore that gift, any more than we can ignore His love.Sharing such a wonderful gift is not as hard as we make it out to be;our natural British reserve holds us back from being as open andhonest about our faith as we should be, prevents our sharing thegood news.

As Easter People, let us make the promise to tell one person thismonth about God’s love and God’s promise to each of us – for He willalways be with us, eternally.

Sue

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Sunday & Easter Services

Some notes on the visiting preachers.v Linda Jennings is one of our Elders who has lead our services on a

number of occasions.v Rev Bill Bowman is the Minister of Emmanuel URC, West Wickham.

Bill was a member of HFC before he became a Minister.v Revd Simon Gray is the Minister at Hayesford Park Baptist Church.v Bill Michie is well known to us all. He is a Lay Preacher at HFC.v Allan Evison is a lay preacher at Hayes Parish Church. He has

conducted worship on a number of occasions.v Pastor Roy Powell is Lay Preacher at Camberwell Green U.R.C. –

as well as being Sue’s husband!v Martin Wilcox represents Child Aid, a charity which is transforming

the lives of children and young people in Belarus, Moldova,Russia and the Ukraine.

May 2012

6th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Martin Wilcox, Child Aid 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

April 2012

1st SunPalm Sunday10.30 am - Morning Service - Linda Jennings 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

5th Thu Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm - Service at Elmers End URC - Bill Bowman.

6th Fri

Good Friday10.00 am - Morning Service - CTH The programme: -9.10 am from the Village Hall, moving to St Mary's, then tothe Rosary church, on to Hayes Station Approach, meet forthe service at Hayes Free at 10 am. Simon Gray to preach.

8th SunEaster Sunday10.30 am - Morning Service - Bill Michie 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

15th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

22nd Sun 10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell

29th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Linda Jennings 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

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

Baptisms booked for this year: -27th May – Edward Dye (from the Pickhurst Pre-School and Friday coffee morning)24th June – Zach Gubb (son of a couple marriedin the church)8th July – George, Charlotte and Teddy (we prayed for George whenhe was born – Charlotte's his baby sister - from the Friday Coffee Morning)28th October – Sophia Jopson (sister of Holly – from Pickhurst Pre-School)

Weddings booked for this year: -19th May - Sarah and Ben from the Church of God in Hayes – theirown minister presiding.6th July – Karen and David Bliss

Deaths: -We regret to announce that Pat Neal, our former Caretaker, died fromlung cancer on the 27th of February aged 76. Her funeral was inNorwich on the 16th March.It is with deep regret we have to announce the death of PaulineChapman on 8 April. We send our deepest condolences to herhusband, John, and to her family at this sad time. An obituary willappear in next month's Catalyst.

Change of Address: -Please note that Mike Duke’s correct email address is [email protected]

Church MeetingsThe next Church meeting will be held on Sunday, 22nd April at 12.00after the morning service.

The next Elders’ meeting will be held on Tuesday 17th April at 8.00 pmin the small hall.

Women's Contact GroupThe Contact Group will meet at 8.00 pm on the following Mondays: -2nd April at Marion Bowman’s home - 26 Stambourne Way, W. Wickham.

14th May at Daphne Cummings’s home - 4 Croft Avenue, W. Wickham.

Sylvia Mack

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Tuesday Prayer MeetingsHeld at 10.00 am at the following homes:-April 3rd Martin Nunn’s. 10th Betty Coster’s. 17th Brenda Cordingley’s. 24th The Church.

May 1st Martin Nunn’s.Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.

Saturday FellowshipPlease note that there will not be a meeting in April.We will next meet in May.Discussions are lead by Martin Nunn.

Men's GroupThe next meeting will be an extravaganza organised by Bill Michie. Wewill meet in the small hall on Thursday 19th April at 8.00 pm.

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

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

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. Our summer term starts on April 27th.

We look forward to seeing you all.Judith Stoner - Secretary.

1st - Gill Bran - Red flowers for40th Wedding Anniversary.

8th - T.B.A.

15th - Mike Duke. 22nd - Sylvia & Laurie Mack for theirGolden Wedding Anniversary.

29th - T.B.A.

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Notice Sheets - April - 1st Sunday in May 1st Daphne Cummings 8777 2487 8th Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867 15th Brenda Cordingley 22nd Pam Collison 8658 0748 29th Pam CollisonMay 6th Joan Smith 8462 3920If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contactthe appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.

Women's Fellowship

Meetings are in the small hall at 2.00 p.m., unless otherwise stated,on Tuesdays and finish about 3.30 p.m.

The programme for April is:- 17th Opening Service led by Rev. Sue Powell. 24th My babyhood in Prison of war camp by Mrs Dee Larcombe

May1st The Shortland Singers

MINI-AMBULANCEMembers who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone Jessie

Martin on 8462 5621 by 9.00 am on any Tuesday when they areunable to come to the meetings.

As always, we welcome all ladies to our meetings . Please comealong for a pleasant afternoon. We do have a very variedprogramme with plenty to interest everyone.Linda, Marion and Sylvia

The FutureAt the February Church Meeting, a member of the Wednesday group

asked that a letter be read to the meeting expressing concern at thedecline in numbers attending worship. The writer asked if a prayer orquiet day be considered to be followed up by a Church meeting.

Please turn to Page 14 for details of what was agreed.

Catalyst publication datesSome folk were asking why Catalyst won’t be published 1 week

ahead of April 1st. Catalyst is published on the last weekend of themonth. April 1st is on a Sunday, so publication is Saturday 31st March.Likewise, The Jul/Aug edition will be published on 30th June.

The continuity of diary date information will not be broken. Ed

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Spinnaker Trust Ltd172 High StreetLondon SE20 7QSTel: 020 8778 3181

Email: [email protected]: www.spinnaker.org.uk

Mr J Curry 04 January 2012132 Hayes LaneBromleyKentBR2 9EP

Dear John

Gift of £ 221.75 for Spinnakerplus voucher for £50

from Hayes Free Church U.R.C.

Thank you so much for this gift towards Spinnaker's work from your church'sChristmas collection.We do greatly value your support and prayers for our work in primary schools.I have written separately to thank XXXX for XXX gift via voucher.We wish you and your fellowship many blessings for this New Year.

Yours sincerely

Gill Ashley-Smith

Administrator

With grateful thanks for your contribution to the ministrySpinnaker Trust Ltd - a company limited by guarantee. with charitable status, Company No- 5503977 Charity No- 1111351

Martin Sweet, Spinnaker's Development Director, loves to inspirechildren to think about and react to Bible stories, and consider howChristian faith can relate to life today.He encourages churches to get involved with their local school.Martin has taken a number of services at HFC.

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This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.Catalyst needs you

It would be great to receive items fromother groups - Mothers and Toddlers, thecubs, brownies, Sunday Club. Also,family members are most welcome tosubmit material.

Uniformed groups - can your membersearn a badge for contributions to thispage?

Pictures, poems, letters or thoughts are allwelcome.

Leaders - please encourage your chargesto be creative. Catalyst has wonderfulmaterial from the adult members andfriends, but this magazine should be for allof us to enjoy. Also, isn’t it nice to see yourmessage or creation in print?Surely, an important aspect of our lives is toencourage the youngsters to develop - tobe creative. So, this page is here to helpwith this.

Pictures of goats referred toon Page 20

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

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Christmas Tree Charities proposed for 2012.At the February Church meeting the following charities were proposed.Please give these your consideration and come to the Church meetingon 22nd April to vote for the charity of your choice.

Anthony Nolan is a UK charity, but does nothave a local Bromley branch. It focuses onleukaemia and Hematopoietic stem celltransplantation. It manages and recruits donors

to one of the three bone marrow registers in the United Kingdom.It also carries out research to help make bone marrow transplantsmore effective.The charity is named after Anthony Nolan (born 1971, died 1979),who did not suffer from leukaemia but from Wiskott-Aldrichsyndrome, a rare inherited blood disorder.[2] It was founded byAnthony's mother Shirley (1942–2002) in 1974 as the "AnthonyNolan Register". Initially based at the Westminster Children'sHospital, it moved to St Mary Abbot's Hospital in 1978 and to itspresent offices, laboratory and research institute in north London, inthe grounds of the Royal Free Hospital. The charity was renamed in2001 to the "Anthony Nolan Trust". and again in 2010 to "AnthonyNolan".

Kent Association for the BlindKAB has six local rehabilitation teams throughout theregion, three based at KAB Sight Centres in Maidstone,

Canterbury and Bromley, and three based in offices in Gravesend,Dover and Medway.All six teams provide comprehensive rehabilitation services,mainly on an outreach basis in services users' own homes.Specialist services for people with learning disabilities are alsoavailable.The Bromley centre is located in Blyth Road, Bromley. As well asbeing a base for rehabilitation teams, our Sight Centres provideadditional services. These include: Resource Rooms displaying arange of equipment and new technology, Low vision clinics offeringassessment and provision of low vision aids, Skills training coursesfor people with all levels of sight impairment. Awareness Trainingcourses for carers and professional workers, VolunteerCoordinators are based in each office.

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Samaritans is a confidential emotional supportservice for anyone in the UK and Ireland.The service is available 24 hours a day for peoplewho are experiencing feelings of distress or

despair, including those which may lead to suicide.Volunteers offer support by responding to phone calls, emails andletters. Alternatively people can drop in to a branch to have a faceto face meeting. Our purpose is to: enable persons who areexperiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those whomay be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional supportat any time of the day or night from appropriately trainedSamaritans in order to improve their emotional health and to reducethe incidence of suicide; and promote a better understanding insociety of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressingfeelings which may otherwise lead to suicide or impaired emotionalhealth.

A locally registered charity, which supports thespecialist NHS Cancer and LeukaemiaTreatment Unit in the Princess Royal UniversityHospital, Farnborough, Kent.The Unit is run by a team of dedicated doctors,

nurses and support staff. The Unit provides patients with acomfortable environment in which to receive care from theprofessional, multi-disciplined team who address their symptomcontrol and pain relief. NHS budget policy dictates the service levelsand equipment availability in the Chartwell Unit. There are shortfallswhich The Chartwell Cancer Trust helps to overcome.OUR AIMTo increase the staff to patient ratio and help to provide the bestavailable equipment when treating patients with cancer andleukaemia related illnesses. The Trust currently funds an additionaldoctor and an extra healthcare Assistant. Help us to continue thatwork.

The dates for the 2012 Christmas Tree Festival areFriday 30th November to Sunday 9th December

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PRESENTATION FOR MARCH 2012 CHURCH PARADE RE GOATSThe Scout Association has 3 Partnership Awards that Section memberscan achieve. The Awards encourage a Section to link up withanother Section within their own Group or another Group ororganization on a project to help other people. They could also linkup with a Partner outside of Scouting e.g. UNICEF.

The Cubs chose the International Friendship Award (IFA). During one ofour meetings last term we decided to raise money by having a homemade cake stall to buy a goat for a family possibly in Africa. Weasked the Beavers to join us; all Cubs and Beavers who took partwould earn their IFA. For our October Church Parade the Cubs &Beavers made cakes to sell after the Service. Those who were unableto make cakes, raised money by doing some small jobs for familymembers – one cleaned his brothers shoes for a week! I am pleasedto confirm that ALL Cubs & Beavers who were with me last term tookpart. £181.00 was raised selling cakes & a further £47.50 from Cubsand Beavers who did ‘odd jobs’, making a grand total of £228.50 !!

The initial idea was to involve OXFAM. However, they were unable totell me when they would be able to purchase any goats or whichcountry they would go to. By chance, another Scout Leader told methat her friend Karen was involved in helping to educate children viaGAMBLE - ‘Gambia Building Links in Education’ & their school hadbeen thinking of purchasing a goat but could not afford to do so. Icontacted Karen who explained that she and her husband oftentravelled out to the school in Gambia and would put my proposal tothe head teacher that our Cubs & Beavers wanted to purchase agoat for them, possibly two, a male and female – he was absolutelydelighted. This was before I realized how much we had raised; wecould buy a goat (slightly more expensive as she is pregnant), her twokids & some feed. We have some money left over to go towardsanother goat when the school is ready, or, in some other way tobenefit the schoolchildren. The school built a goat-shed and theschoolchildren are helping to look after them. By being at the schoolthe goats are protected & cared for properly - if the goats weregiven to the families they would probably be stolen. When I wastalking to Karen, it was decided that the Cubs could name a malegoat & the Beavers a female goat. Lots of names were suggested.They had to be names that the Gambian schoolchildren could relateto. Amy was decided for the female, & Ben & Bill for the two malekids. At the head teacher’s request a photo of all Cubs & Beaversinvolved will be given to him to show the schoolchildren who hadbought the goats for them.

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NOTICEAdvance notice

Churches Together in Hayes are booking stalls for theHayes Village Fair on Saturday 23rd June.

The three stalls will be: -1) Traidcraft2) leaflets and games3) bouncy castle.

Please put the date in your diary as we will need helpersto run the stalls.

The fair will be open from 12 noon to 4.30 pm.Contact details to follow / listen for announcements

Christian Aid Week 13 - 19 May 2012Every 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 Churchis responsible for the delivery of gift envelopes to, and collectionfrom, 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,19th May in Bromley town centre. Could you please spare an hourto help this worthy cause?

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

Bank Holiday Rambles.There will be a ramble on 2 dates in the Kentish Weald.Each will start out from the Rosary Car Park at 10.15 a.m.

9th April - mainly on the level.7th May. - Details next month. More details from Martin Nunn.

We will stop for a pub lunch

on each ramble.

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BOARD

Agape SupperPlease keep the date of Friday 11th May free

in your diaries for our Churches TogetherAgape Supper.

The speakers this year are Simon Gray andhis daughter who will talk about their triplast year to work with the street children

of the Philippines.

Beginning at 7 pmand costing £5 - it includes

a meal.

For more information,please contact Sylvia Mack.

75 Years of Hayes Free ChurchA one-off special event aimed at the uniformed associations

of Hayes and all friends and members of HFC(Minimum age 8 Years)

Hayes Free Church ScalextricChallenge

To be held in the large hall ofHayes Free Church

1st September 2012 - 10.00 am - 4.00 pmTeams of 4 drivers (no experience necessary)

To make this a successful day, we will need offers of help forthe preparation of the hall and refreshments on the day and

very importantly sponsors to help with the cost oftrack and cars.

Please call Chris Wood on 020 8462 2444 (home)0776 114 20 33 (mobile)

or [email protected]

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NOTICES -SATURDAY 28th APRIL 9.30 – 10.30 am

This is an opportunity to meet together in the Church forprayer and reflection, to seek God’s guidance for ourongoing work of worship and witness.

For those who cannot manage a Saturday morning therewill be another opportunity to meet with the sameintention on WEDNESDAY 2nd MAY 6.15 – 7.15 pm

In this our 75th Anniversary Year we need to look to thefuture and it is hoped a good number will come to meet in fellowship on one or other of these dates – or both.

Talent ExhibitionAs we celebrate our Church 75th Anniversary,

let us give thanks for our many God-given talents.On Saturday, 13th October we are having a specialexhibition. Anything from composing, to knitting, art,poetry to woodwork.

You have plenty of time to create somethingwonderful, or you can dig out the lace or oil paintingthat you made years ago and you'd like it to see thelight of day again.

Please ask for a letter about this event and as youcreate, pop more money in to your little green boxand return it when full. Take another which can alsobe filled.

Thank youMavis Righini.

A Bible study group is beginning in thesmall hall on Thursdays from 2.30 – 3.30 pm

beginning on Thursday 26th April.Please sign the sheet at the back of the

church if you plan to attend.

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EXTRA BOARDHoly Week – Holy Land!!

The group, including friends from Hayes Free Church, EmmanuelWest Wickham, Elmers End Free Church and others who went onthe pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November 2011 met for areunion in February 2012 and we watched an excellent DVD of thetrip put together by Alan Deverson (a member at Emmanuel) withhis usual aplomb and humour.

We thought the members of the wider churches may wish to see theDVD and so it will be shown at Emmanuel, West Wickham on theWednesday of Holy Week (4th April) at 8pm. It will be free ofcharge but there will be a retiring collection for the Bethlehem ArabRehabilitation Centre which we visited during our time in Israel. TheCentre is to be Emmanuel’s Overseas Charity for 2012/13.

Especially if you have not been to Israel before, this film will be agood introduction and insight to the places where the events of HolyWeek and Jesus’ ministry took place. Places you may like to visit foryourselves in the future?

Bill and Marion Bowman

The Diamond Jubilee CelebrationsOn Tuesday 15 May 2012, HM The Queen will be

coming to Bromley. ......The London Borough of Bromley has been selected to

host a momentous event as part ofSouth London 's Jubilee celebrations.

Residents and visitors will be able to see Her Majestyand The Duke of Edinburgh as they visit the borough fora special event to commemorate the Queen's 60 years

on the throne.The visit will be part of a regional tour.

As many of you are aware, there is a great discussion happeningaround the word “Marriage”, what it means, and who it is for.

If any of you would like to take part in an open discussion on this,please sign the sheet at the back of the church, indicating whichtime would suit you best.

Sue

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Continued on the next page.... .

A world in crisis?

Your church seeking direction?

Is God is calling you?

TLS offers an opportunity to:Examine your faith

Enrich your discipleshipExplore your calling

To get going with God

Training for Learning and Serving has been around for over 25 years.Since 1995 it has provided the opportunity for more than 800 people inthe United Reformed Church to learn and train to serve God moreeffectively.

This is what some of those who have experienced TLS say:

‘TLS has helped me get a better understanding of God andmyself’

‘It gave me the confidence to open prayer to the community in aneffective way.’

‘The educational value of the course has been great to someone startingwith only a small knowledge base.’

‘I didn’t think I could do it but others did, and with support andencouragement and prayerful backing I now feel I am where God wantsme to be.’

‘My year on TLS has been a fascinating and wonderful journey.’

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The statesman, lawyer, merchant man of trade,Pants for the refuge of some rural shade,Improve the remnant of his wasted span,

And, having lived a trifler, die a man.

The way things once wereFrom The Nottinghamshire Almanac for April 1841.

...... Continued from the previous page.

WHAT IS TLS?It is

· A spiritual journey· A variety of courses on subjects related to Christian life and

discipleship· A diverse learning experience with opportunities for

o Reflective and practical worko Personal and group studyo Local and residential gatherings

· A fellowship of friendly people

YOU CAN DO TLS· Just out of personal interest, to help you be more understanding

and effective in your Christian discipleship· To explore opportunities to serve God in the future· To help you acquire United Reformed Church Assembly Lay

Preaching accreditation· Because it doesn’t matter whether you have some academic

experience or none.

HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE?More details, including the current prospectus and application form, areto be found on the United Reformed Church Web-site at

www.urc.org.ukClick the TLS icon on the front page or follow the route through ‘What we do’

ORContact the TLS Administrator, Mrs Heather Skidmore, at

27 Yew Tree RoadElkesley, RetfordNotts.DN22 8AYTel: 01777 838634E-mail: [email protected]

who will be happy to send to you the TLS Prospectus and Application Form.

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Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00Our next coffee morning will be on the 14th of April. We raisemonies to contribute to disaster relief funds in different partsof the world.

We hope to see you there, and why not bring a friend.

Barbara Jones

The Fairtrade Sunday StallIn 2012, we will be holding a fair trade stall after the morning service onthe 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. So, for April the stall will beheld on the 8th (Easter Sunday)and 22nd.

2012 is a year of many celebrations, from the Queen’s DiamondJubilee, to the Olympics and the 75th anniversary of HFC. We havestocked up with some baking ingredients in anticipation of somecakes and biscuits being made..

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

Our Big Brew events raised £60.00.Thank you for your contributions to this vital cause.

London Marathon 2012Jenny Carr's son, Phillip, is running the London Marathon in April insupport of Tommy's, the baby charity. Phillip decided to run the 26.2miles after his cousin and his wife, Michael and Robby, had their firstbaby, Rosie, stillborn in April last year, and wanted to support otherfamilies in similar situations.

Tommy's goal is to reduce the incidence of miscarriage, prematurebirth and stillbirth which cause so much suffering to more than aquarter of all parents across the UK. Through medical research andinformation campaigns, Tommy's seek to minimise the risks ofpregnancy.

Happily, Michael and Robby gave birth to a second daughter, CherryRose, on 1st March this year.

If you feel able to support the work of Tommy's by sponsoring Phillip,you can sponsor:

either online at www.virginmoneygiving.com/philcarror by ringing Jenny on 020 8777 5749 or Phillip on 020 8460 1099.Thank you.

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Spiced Easter BiscuitsRecipe makes 20 biscuits.

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At Easter time both hot-cross buns and Easter biscuits remind us of thesacrifice Jesus made for us. Maybe we can think of some differentways that we can be like spice in a needy world - preservingstandards, healing hurts and giving people a new taste for the thingsof God.

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Ingredientsv 110g (4oz) butterv 75g (3oz) golden caster sugarv 1 medium eggv 200g (7oz) plain flourv 1 level teaspoon mixed spicev 50g (2oz) chopped candied peel

(Can use dried cranberries in place of the candied peel)v 50g (2oz) currantsv 1-2 tablespoons milkv Extra sugar for sprinkling

Method1) Preheat oven to gas mark 6 / 200°C / 400°F. Grease two baking

trays2) Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.3) Separate egg and beat yolk into mixture.4) Sift flour and spice together and add to mixture with fruit.5) Stir together with enough milk to make a stiff dough.6) Knead lightly on floured surface until smooth, then roll out to

about 5mm (¼in) thickness.7) Cut into 20 rounds using 7.5cm (3in) fluted cutter and bake for 8

minutes.8) Lightly beat egg white. Remove biscuits from oven. then brush

with egg white and sprinkle with sugar.9) Return to oven for a further 2-3 minutes until golden.10) Cool on wire rack.

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.... Continued from page 11This is a short report from Karen’s Husband.We were asked by a cub pack to buy a pair of breeding goats for

poor people in Africa.After lots of discussion with our head teacher we realised that it wouldbe necessary to also supply food for the goats for them to eat untilthe first sale of a goat which would buy more food & give some fundsto help the poor children afford to attend school. Initially we werelooking for a male & female to breed & produce kids. We went tolook at available goats. Some did not look very healthy & otherslooked old. Then we were introduced to someone who was selling afemale goat. When we saw her we found that she was very healthy &obviously able to breed as we were told that she had recently had 2male kids. He wanted more money than we had, as we still had tobuy a male. We were then told that the kids were included in the sale& she was already expecting more. This sounded like a goodproposition as we would have 3 goats & hopefully when the kids areborn we would have another female. If not we could sell one of themales & buy a female with the proceeds. So we decided that this iswhat we would do & agreed a price with the owner.

The next day I went with Ebrima, who works in our school, to collect thegoat. We stopped to buy a short length of rope . It was quite hard tocatch her and eventually the owner enticed her to come and eatsome food. He grabbed her & slipped the rope around her neck.

We shook hands with the previous owner & left with the goat in tow.She seemed quite happy to come, but I asked Ebrima about her kids& he said not to worry about it. Sure enough, as soon as we went outof sight of the kids they came scampering after us & followed us allthe way back to the school. We put them in a nice large airy shed fortheir new home, gave them some food & water & they soon settled in.When I left to come back to the UK three days later they were veryhappy, had settled in & would come towards us for a stroke. Wewould now like some names for them please. We are returning toThe Gambia in March & will then let you know how they are. It wouldbe good if we could have a picture of your Cub Pack to take with usso that the Gambian children could see who provided the Goats.

The man in the picture feeding the goat is the previous owner, theman leading her away is Ebrima who works at the school & the thirdpicture is of Amy and her 2 kids Ben & Bill. (The pictures are on page 7)

Brenda Petts22nd Bromley Beaver and Cub Scout Leader.

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OUR WELL-BEING---------------------------------

Some common winter ailmentsThe following are the last in the list. Hopefully, with spring in the air wewill not suffer from them.

Sore ThroatsAlmost always caused by a virus, sore throats can nevertheless beaggravated by going quickly from a warm indoor environment to theicy-cold outdoors.

Gargling with warm, salty water is a quick way of making a sore throatfeel better. It doesn't kill the infection but has anti-inflammatoryproperties that can soothe the pain. Dissolve a teaspoon of salt in aglass of cooling boiled water.

Heart AttacksObviously this is quite a rare one, but heart attacks do become morecommon in the colder months - when the heart is working harder tokeep your body warm and blood pressure can be higher.

If at risk, stay indoors on cold days and wrap up warm when you dogo out with a hat and scarf.

FluThis can range from being highly unpleasant to being a killer, withpregnant women and the elderly being particularly at-risk.

If you think you might be vulnerable to flu see your GP and ask aboutgetting the flu jab. It lasts a year and gives good protection againstflu. The vaccine is updated each year as flu bugs adapt and theprevious vaccine decreases in effectiveness.

Funerals in 2012.January:

Douglas Brewster (Father in Law of Doug Mills)Edith West (Church member)Hilda Newman (member of the Wednesday Friendship Club and

Women's Fellowship)February:

Audrey McNelly (Church friend)March:

Pauline Chapman With apologies for the juxtaposition of these items.

This is a temporary place. In future, announcements will be under Church Notices. Ed

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April 2012

1st SunPalm Sunday10.30 am - Morning Service - Linda Jennings 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

2nd Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 2

3rd Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4

4th Wed 8.00 pm - Holy Land Trip film Page 15

5th Thu Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm - Service at Elmers End URC - Bill Bowman

6th Fri Good Friday10.00 am - Morning Service - CTH Page 2

7th Sat

8th SunEaster Sunday10.30 am - Morning Service - Bill Michie Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 18 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

9th Mon Easter Monday 10.15 am - Bank Holiday Ramble Page 12

10th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 411th Wed 7.00 pm - Agape Supper Page 1312th Thu13th Fri

14th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 18

15th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

16th Mon

17th Tue10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5 8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 2

18th Wed19th Thu 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 420th Fri21st Sat

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 11 May CTH AGAPE SUPPER 13 –19 May CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15 May QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE VISIT TO BROMLEY 8 –10 June OPEN WEEKEND & FLOWER FESTIVAL (75th ANNIVERSARY) 23 June HAYES VILLAGE FAIR 15 July CTH OPEN AIR SERVICE in the LIBRARY GARDENS (11.15 am) 23 July OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY THROUGH BROMLEY

May 20121st Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 42nd Wed 6.15 pm - Prayer & Reflection in Church Page 14

3rd Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 14 7.30 pm - Annual General Meeting

4th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 45th Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 4

6th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Martin Wilcox, Child Aid 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

April 2012

22nd Sun10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 18 12.00 noon - Church Meeting PP 3, 8 6.30 pm - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell

23rd Mon St. George's Day

24th Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 510.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4

25th Wed

26th Thu 9.30 am - Prayer & Reflection in Church Page 14 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 14

27th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 428th Sat 7.45 pm - Hayes Philharmonic Choir Page 10

29th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Linda Jennings 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

30th Mon

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Card fraud telephone scamImportant message from your local Safer Neighbourhoods team

-------------------------------------In the news (07/03/12) it was stated that card fraud has fallen to its lowest level in 11years. This is positive news. However, we want to highlight the need to be evervigilant to new and existing card fraud scams such as the one detailed below.How does this scam work?You receive a telephone call from someone claiming to be from your bank.He or she will say their systems have spotted a fraudulent payment on your card orthat your card is due to expire and needs replacing.You may be asked to ring back using the telephone number on the back of yourcard - which further convinces you that the call is genuine. However, the caller keepsthe line open at their end so, when you make the call, you are unknowinglyconnected straight back to the fraudster.Then, by seeming to offer assistance, the fraudster tries to gain your trust. In mostcases you are asked to ‘cancel’ your existing card or ‘activate’ or ‘authorise’ areplacement card by keying your PIN into the handset of your phone.The fraudster then poses as a bank representative who agrees to collect your cardfrom your home, sometimes offering you a replacement card, which is a fake.In some cases a genuine courier company is hired to pick up the card from yourhome address. The victim will have been asked to place the card into an envelopeready for collection. Once they have your card and PIN the fraudster uses them tospend your money.A variation of the scam involves the fraudster ringing a prospective victim andclaiming to be from the police – again with the aim of going to the victim’s home tocollect the card and PIN.What can I do to avoid being a victim of this scam?

· Neither your bank nor the police would ever ring you and state that they arecoming to your home to pick up your card, so never hand it over to anyone whocomes to collect it.

· Your bank will NEVER ask you to authorise anything by entering your PIN into thetelephone handset.

· NEVER share your PIN with anyone – the only times you should use your PIN is at acash machine or when you use a chip and PIN machine in a shop / restaurant.

I think I might have been a victim of this scam - what should I do?If the criminals are nearby ring the Police immediately on 999, otherwise report thecrime to your local Police via 101.If you think you have been the victim of a fraud or scam of this nature you shouldalso call your bank or card company immediately Amanda Evans - Operations ManagerTel: 020 8658 7168. Email: [email protected] Web-site: www.bcef.org.uk

CHURCH ORGANISATIONSDay Organisation Contact PhoneSunday10.25 am Sunday Club Mike Duke 8462 5103

Weekdays9.15 - 12.00 pm Pre School Group Jayne Carvell 07913 299773

Monday

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 Linda Jennings 07778 2385876.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845 345 15007.15 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083

Wednesday5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 97596.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 39566.30 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 41676.45 pm Slimming World Val 0750 60150647.30 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295

Thursday5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 34697.15 - 8.45 pm Senior Guides (also

known as Rangers)Georgina Chappell 07983 471308

8.00 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 Thought

Easter blessingHow beautiful is the blossomspilling from the tree,the hidden primroseand the bluebellringing out the news.He is risenhe is alivewe shall livefor evermore.The dark winter is past,the slow, cold, foggy days are over.May the warmth of your resurrectiontouch our hearts and mindsas the warmth of the sunblesses our bodies.

Kate McIlhagga