1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
December 2011
-
January 2012

2. HAYES FREE CHURCH
111, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Kent BR2 7HU
Sunday Services. 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
We are a member of the United Reformed Church.
We believe in Justice and Peace.
Principal Contacts
Minister: Rev. Sue Powell Tel: 020 8462 2212
Church Secretary: Mr Alistair Wilson Tel: 020 8402 0026
Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444
Treasurer: Mr. Bill Michie Tel: 020 8658 4167
Lettings Secretary: Mrs Undine Connolly 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 2 Notice board 10 - 11
Preachers’ info 3 Christmas Post items 12
O Glory be! 3 Nostalgic items 13
Church Notices 3-5 Justice & Peace Group 14
Season’s Greetings 7 The Lord’s Prayer 16
November’s Parade Service 8 Christmas Quiz 17
Renewal of Commitment 9 Church Organisations IBC
This edition’s website
Please take a look towards the top third of this page. Hayes Free
Church has a website. It is a pretty young one, and will develop
over time. However, the important thing is that we have a
worldwide presence, which is easy to access. Ed
Copy for the February 2012 edition needs to be
handed in by Sunday, 15th January.
The date is quite early, and you can fill in those quiet post Christmas
hours putting together your item(s).
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
What a joy to be celebrating Christmas again. The
time when we remind ourselves of the wonder of
that Christmas morning so many years ago, as the
birth of our Saviour hit the ‘headlines’ of the evening skies to those
shepherds expecting nothing more than yet another night of bleating
sheep! You can quite understand the disbelief of those who heard the
shepherds’ story that night, wondering if perhaps a little strong drink
had aided or befuddled their memories. But, as always, there was more
than one shepherd, more than one witness to the events, more than one
to tell the story – and so the event is recorded.
Nowadays we would want photographic evidence, a video plus soundtrack,
a ‘U Tube’ download at the very least, and still we would presume
someone was pulling our legs…
How jaded we have become.
We have lost our awe and wonder in this technological age; we seem to
have lost the ability to be spiritually moved by the presence and symbol
of our God; we are too involved in our own lives and needs and wants to
give much time to the God of the Bible, the God of our lives.
As we approach the celebration that reminds us of the birth of a small
child, one given to change the world, let us try to grasp some of that
awe and wonder as we again listen to the Bible stories that explain just
how special this small child would be to our world. It is nothing short of
miraculous that the birth of one child in the middle of a busy city would
be able to change millions of lives over two millennia of time – miraculous
that still today we remember not just the child, but what he said and
did throughout his life, and how he died for us on that cross that we
might have life in all its fullness…
So as we begin the celebrations for the birth of a small child, hold on to
the wonder of the story, and be awestruck again this Christmas.
For our faith is wonderful, it fills us with joy anew, and so it is right we
celebrate together.
Sue
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4. Services for this time of year
December 2011
10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev Geoff Larcombe
4th Sun 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister and
Pickhurst Junior School
Gift Sunday
10.30 am - Parade Service with gifts for the homeless at
11th Sun Whitechapel Mission - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Churches Together in Hayes
with Hayes School's Orchestra
15th Thu 4.00 pm - Christingle Service
17th Sat 6.00 pm - Compassionate Friends Service
10.30 am - Nativity Service - The Minister
18th Sun
6.30 pm - Carols by Candle light - The Minister
24th Sat 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
Christmas Day
25th Sun
* 10.00 am * - Christmas Day Service - Mavis Righini
January 2012
New Year's Day
1st Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Major Cliff Kent
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
8th Sun
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
10.30 am - Morning Service - Bill Michie
15th Sun
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
22nd Sun
* 5.30 pm * - Evening Service - CTH at The Rosary
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
29th Sun
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
February 2012
10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
5th Sun
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
Notes on visiting preachers at the foot of the facing page.
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Deaths
It is with deep regret that we have to
announce the untimely death of Ewan Wilson
on 27 October at the age of 39. Our deepest
condolences are extended to his parents,
Alistair and Elizabeth, and to his younger brothers, Graeme, Murray
and John. It was good to see the crematorium was overfull on 9
November, which showed just how many lives he had touched.
Alistair and Elizabeth have written:-
We wish to thank everyone for their cards, prayers and concern
expressed during Ewan’s illness and for your attendance at his funeral.
Correction
In the Church telephone directory, Eric Hitch’s e-mail address should
be erichitch@tiscali.co.uk. Eric apologises to all those who have
unsuccessfully tried the address in the directory
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
v Geoff Larcombe is a local representative from the Bible Society.
He spoke at the Bible celebration supper in the spring of 2011.
v Mavis Righini is one of our Elders who is the HFC flower arranger,
and has led several of our services. She has taken responsibility
for the visiting preachers list, and keeps internal notice boards
updated as well as taking on several other roles.
v Major Cliff Kent belongs to the Regent Hall Branch of The
Salvation Army (the only church in Oxford Street, London). He
was formerly from the Thornton Heath branch of The Salvation
Army. He has conducted Sunday worship at HFC on many
occasions.
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.
Oh Glory Be!
The following mistakes were made in transcriptions of the 1901 Census:
The street name "Holly Bank" shown as "Holy Buck"!
A Weslyan Minister shown as a Plate Layer.
Then there was a Clergyman of the Chief of England.
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6. Church Meetings
The next Church meeting will be held on Sunday, 26th February at
12.00 noon.
The next Elders’ meetings will be held on Tuesday, 20th December,
Tuesday, 17th January, and Tuesday 21st February, at 8.00 pm in the
small hall.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will next meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 9th January
at Joan Cook’s home - 12 Broadoaks Way. We won’t be meeting in
December
Sylvia Mack
Tuesday Prayer Meetings
Held at 10.00 am at the following homes:-
December 6th Martin Nunn’s. 13th Betty Coster’s.
20th Brenda Cordingley’s. Then no meetings until : -
January 3rd Martin Nunn’s. 10th Betty Coster’s.
17th Brenda Cordingley’s. 24th The Church.
31st Martin Nunn’s
February 7th Martin Nunn’s
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
There won’t be a December meeting. We will next meet at 2.30 p.m.
on Saturday the 14th of January at 7 Sedgewood Close for a Bible
discussion lead by Martin Nunn.
All are welcome to join us.
Men's Group
The next meeting will be a New Year’s meal on the 19th of January at
8.00 pm, organised by Alistair Wilson. We will not be meeting in
December.
Ministry of Flowers
Thanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in December
and January.
A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.
The list of those who will be providing flowers is on the next page ......
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7. Continued from the previous page.... .
December
4th - T.B.A. 11th - T.B.A.
18th - i.m.o. Amelia Burke 25th - Joan Carter
January
1st - Sue Powell Remainder of month - T.B.A.
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 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 care
are busy playing with toys and activities in the company of other
children.
Our end of term Christmas party is on December 2nd. Tickets, priced
£2.50, are on sale. The Spring Term starts on January 13th. Spring Half
Term will be on February 17th.
We look forward to seeing you all.
Judith Stoner - Secretary.
Notice Sheets - December - 1st Sunday in February 2012
4th & 11th December Daphne Cummings 8777 2487
18th & 25th December Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867
1st & 8th January Pam Collison 8658 0748
15th & 22nd January Pam Collison
29th January & 5th February Daphne Cummings
If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contact
the appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.
Please turn to Page 8 for the Women’s Fellowship programme for
December and January.
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8. Hayes Free Church
Christmas Tree
Festival
In aid of Parkinson’s UK
From Friday 2nd December to Sunday 11th December 2011
The Festival will be open each day from 2.00pm from December 3 to December 10
The church will be open at service times each Sunday (10.30am and 6.30pm)
Programme of Entertainment for the Festival
Friday 2nd December Opening Concert by Just Voices 7.30pm
Shortlands Poetry Group and Friends of Hayes Free Church
Saturday 3rd December Fettuccine Opera 7.30 for 7.45pm
Sunday 4th December Pickhurst Junior School 6.30pm
Monday 5th December Bishop Justus School 7.30pm
Tuesday 6th December Variety Show 7.30 for 7.45pm
by The Talent Optional Players
Wednesday 7th December Wandle Ringers 7.30pm
Thursday 8th December Bromley Boy Singers 7.30pm
Friday 9th December An Evening of Songs from the Shows 7.30pm
by In Harmony
Saturday 10th December Beckenham Concert Band 7.45pm
Sunday 11th December Churches Together in Hayes with 6.30pm
the Musicians from Hayes School
Admission to Fettuccine Opera, the Variety Show All the money raised will
and Songs from the Shows is £8.00 per person
Please book a table for 4 or more and bring your
own drinks, crockery, cutlery, glasses etc
(Call Alistair Wilson on 020 8402 0026 to reserve
seats for these 3 events.)
Cheques payable to Hayes Free Church Tree Appeal
Hayes Free Church, 111 Pickhurst Lane, Bromley BR2 7HU
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9. Season’s Greetings
Christmas Greetings
To all my Church Family, may 2012 be a
Healthy and Peaceful Year.
Love Jean Richie
PS. Please no cards, as I will be with my family in
Singapore from 7th December.
God Bless You ALL.
Season’s Greetings
Christmas greetings and every blessing for the
New Year from John and Margaret Robinson
(North Devon)
Season’s Greetings
Best Wishes for a Happy Christmas and
Peaceful New Year to friends at HFC
from David and Ann Watson
Season’s Greetings
Greetings to Sue and my friends at H.F.C.
Wishing them a peaceful, happy Christmas
& New Year.
From Denise Benbow.
Season’s Greetings
This is to wish all of our friends at H.F.C. and
contributors to Catalyst a happy Christmas
and a wonderful New Year.
From Richard & Flora Brown
Season’s Greetings
Season’s greetings to all of our friends at HFC
From Marjorie and John Currie.
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10. 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 programme for December is:-
6th Illustrated talk on Bromley, by John Ruler.
13th Christmas Party
For 2012, the provisional programme is: -
January
10th Opening Service
17th Bring along a favourite Christmas card
24th "Time spent as a child in India" Mrs D. Larcombe
31st Bring and Buy.
February
7th "Holiday in Costa Rica" illustrated talk by Ann Bartlett
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.
Linda, Marion and Sylvia
November’s Parade Service
It was a privilege for the Guides to lead the Remembrance Day
service on Sunday 13th November.
They raised awareness of conflicts past and present and of the injuries
that last long after the initial confrontation.
Many people have expressed their praise for the service and we
would like to thank you all.
And the generous gift that was left on my doorstep on Thursday 17th
will be put to good use.
Thank you,
Teresa Cheyne
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11. 'Renewal of Commitment to Mission'
We will delay our mission no longer.
We will live in ways that show those around us
the good news of God's love in Jesus.
We will demonstrate by our actions
as well as by our words how much God longs
for the healing and wholeness of the world.
We will build one another up in love,
so that those who encounter our common life
will find in our sharing a foretaste of God's kingdom on earth.
Amen
Wedding Blessing
The couple are Matthew and Donniece Smith.
They were married in the church on
7th November 2009 and every year
around their anniversary they come
back for a blessing.
They are a lovely, lovely couple.
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12. NOTICE
Subscriptions for Catalyst
Subscriptions for 2012 are due in December. The cost is
£5 if you wish to receive Catalyst via the pigeonholes at the
back of the church. If you haven’t already paid, please let
Judith or David Stoner have this amount as soon as possible. If
you wish to have the magazine sent by post, the cost is £8 and
you should send your subscription to:
Judith and David Stoner
113 Bourne Way
Bromley BR2 7EX
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.
CHRISTMAS FAIR
12 NOVEMBER
The amount raised was £1784 which, considering the
general economic state we are in, is very good.
Grateful thanks go to EVERYONE who ran stalls,
organised the lunches and to those who bought goodies.
It was a brilliant example of teamwork.
Well done everyone.
Minister's Surgery
Sue’s monthly surgery
at the Church will be
held on the SECOND
Wednesday of each
month
from 3.00 - 5.45 pm.
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13. BOARD
Helping the Homeless at Christmas
This year we are supporting the centre at Whitechapel,
which supports homeless men and women.
Please bring along a small carrier bag filled with items
such as warm hats, scarves, disposable razors, shower
gel, toiletries, underwear or gloves to our Parade
Service on Sunday 11th December or hand them in
anytime during the Christmas Tree Festival.
Show them that you care and help make Christmas a
little more special for them.
ITALIAN JOURNEY
Rev John Robinson invites
YOU to join him on an NEW YEAR’S SOCIAL
Ecumenical Pilgrimage to on 7 JANUARY
Rome, Assisi and Tuscany, In view of the success of
7th-15th September 2012. the last New Year Social
A comprehensive we are going to have
programme of sightseeing another one on SATURDAY
the major sites of Ancient
7 JANUARY starting at
6.30 pm. There will be a
and Imperial Rome and the
charge of £3 for adults.
Vatican City; followed by day
Refreshments will be
excursions from the Umbrian
available.
base to Assisi, Sienna
Tickets can be obtained
and San Gimignano
from John Curry
and romantic Florence.
(8249 3663).
A brochure and booking form
with full details on request
from John (01271) 813783.
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14. HFC CHRISTMAS POST
The post box will be available from Sunday 11 December.
PLEASE NOTE the LAST POST will be at 10.30 am on Sunday 18
December.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put your cards in alphabetical
(surname) order and put an elastic band round them before
posting. This will help the PMG.
CHRISTMAS CHARITIES
It was agreed at the September church meeting that the
following charities would benefit:: -
CHRISTMAS POST. Contributions in lieu of postage will go to
the SPINNAKER TRUST who are a Christian organisation which
began in 1986 and supports primary schools with their
assemblies and RE lessons. We already support them in
Pickhurst Primary School. A school commenting on their
Spinnaker visitor said "the children always cheer when she
comes in. She makes real life and to-day's childhood link so
well to the Bible and Christian teaching".
CHRISTMAS DAY. HELP FOR HEROES. Regarding the war in
Afghanistan, the media is quick to let us know how many of
our Servicemen have been killed, but they do NOT mention
about those who are wounded or had limbs amputated.
The charity came into being on 1 October 2007 and wanted
to raise £5 million. It has already raised £100 million and they
say "don't stop now!"
Tedworth House in Tidworth, Hampshire is being turned into a
Recovery Centre for wounded Servicemen and women. By
Spring 2012 they will be able to have 50 residents in superb
adapted accommodation. We owe it to our wounded
heroes to give them our support.
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15. Christmas in a Workhouse
O n 12th January 1861 the Ripon & Richmond Chronicle [Yorkshire]
reported: -
"Lady Denys of Draycott Hall [Fremington], with her usual liberality gave
a treat of roast beef and plum pudding on Christmas Day, to the
inmates of Reeth Union Workhouse, for which they were exceedingly
thankful."
No doubt this was well received as the normal diet in the Reeth
Workhouse was not exactly inspiring nor indeed particularly healthy.
Christmas Day 1860 fell on a Tuesday so the fare would otherwise have
been:
Breakfast - 16oz of oatmeal potage with 3/8 pint of milk; dinner -
16oz of suet pudding with sweet sauce.
Supper - 1pt of oatmeal boiled with milk and water plus 7oz bread.
Breakfast & supper were the same every day; dinner varied a little with
4.5oz of meat with 1.5lb of potatoes twice a week, on Thursdays and
Sundays. No other vegetables, tea, coffee or anything else which
was not on the approved dietary.
Information found at The National Archives,
and posted on a Genealogy discussion forum.
The way things once were
From The Nottinghamshire Almanac for December 1841.
A Christmas tale should be clear and succinct,
The language plain and incidents well linked;
Tell not as new, what everybody knows,
That old and young still hasten to a close.
From The Nottinghamshire Almanac for January 1841.
Sweet then the ploughman’s slumbers hale and young,
When the last topic dies upon his tongue;
Sweet then the bliss his transient dreams inspire,
Till chillblains wake him, or the snapping fire.
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16. The Justice and Peace Group.
We wish you all a merry Christmas, and a peaceful New Year,
during which we pray for Justice in our world.
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 - 12.00
News from the Contact Group.
Women's Contact Group have sent £120 to toilet
twinning.org (Tearfund). This will provide latrines in Burundi or
Cambodia. Since the launch of Toilet Twinning in 2009, more than
1,600 latrines have been built in Burundi - providing safe loos for nearly
10,000 people, which means these people can now go to the loo in a
safe, private and hygienic way. For any more information about the
charity, please see Barbara or Daphne.
We have 2 certificates showing the toilets. To see them, visit the men’s
or women’s toilets at church!
The Macmillan coffee morning held on Saturday, 8th October raised
£120. This was part of the World’s Biggest coffee morning and thanks
to all who came. Our next coffee morning will be on the 7th of January.
We hope to see you there, and why not bring a friend.
Please note that there won’t be a Coffee Morning in December.
Barbara Jones
The Fairtrade Sunday Stall
First of all, may we thank you for your support during 2011. Helping by
purchasing Fair Trade goods really does make a difference.
In December, there will be a stall on the 11th after the morning service.
This will be the last stall for 2011. In 2012, we will be holding a fair trade
stall after the morning service on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each
month. So, for January the stall will be held on the 8th and 22nd.
The regular items for sale are food and drink - all of very good quality.
Remember that by purchasing Fairtrade goods you are helping to
support communities in the poorer countries of the world, and to give
those communities a chance to enjoy a better life for their families -
standards which we may take for granted here in the UK.
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard, Barbara and Helen.
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17. Christmas
Craft Fair
at
Hayes Free Church
111 Pickhurst Lane
Bromley BR2 7HU
On Saturday 10th December
10.30 - 2.30 pm
Stall holders £18 a table
Public admission - 50p
Raising Funds for
The Mercia Sansom
Youth Development Fund
and
Parkinson's UK
Please contact Teresa Cheyne
on 020 8777 6042 for more
information or to book a stall
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18. The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in Heaven
Not distant above the earth, but ever present within our Heaven here
on earth
Hallowed be Thy name
May we never lose the reverence Your authority deserves, whilst we
bask in the tenderness of Your love.
Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Lord we long to be part of that Place where Your rule is willingly in
action by all who dwell there.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Father Your manifold blessings poured out upon us, constantly remind
us that You are sufficient for all our needs.
And forgive us our trespasses,
Lord, how we need this reassurance as we so often choose what suits
us, rather than what we hear Your Spirit telling us is best.
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
This means totally, unconditionally and without exception or future
reference, for this is how You deal with us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Father You know our weaknesses, You've forgiven us so many times;
nudge us away from all that will cause us to fall. And if that isn't
possible. Lord, pick us up, change us and bring us back to You.
For Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory
Everything, everyone, everywhere is Yours. You alone have the right
and ability to claim allegiance from us and take the glory Lord;
remind us in the birdsong, sunrise and mighty surging sea.
For ever and ever.
Amen
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19. Christmas Quiz
It is amazing to realise how much we absorb as true, and to note how
accepting we are of what we are told or sounds plausible.
See how you get on with these questions - you may be surprised to
realise how much of what we accept as true, is in fact fiction!
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1. How did Joseph and Mary 5. Where did the wise men find
travel to Bethlehem? Jesus?
a. By donkey a. In the manger
b. By camel b. In a stable
c. On foot c. In a house
d. The Bible doesn't say d. In an inn
2. Which animals were present at 6. What is frankincense?
Jesus' birth? a. A precious metal
a. Cows, sheep, goats b. A precious fabric
b. Cows, donkeys, sheep c. A precious perfume
c. Sheep and goats d. An eastern monster
d. The Bible doesn't say
7. Where do we find the Christmas
3. What did the angels sing? story in the Bible in order to
a. "Joy to the World" check up on all these facts?
b. "Alleluia" a. Matthew
c. "For unto Us a Child is Born" b. Mark
d. "Glory to God in the c. Luke
Highest" d. John
e. None of the above e. All of these
f. Only A and B
4. How many wise men came to g. Only A and C
see Jesus? h. Only A, B and C
a. Three i. None of the above
b. More than three
c. Less than three
d. The Bible doesn't say
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Answers will be published in the next edition Catalyst - February 2012
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20. December 2011
1st Thu
2nd Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 5
7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Opening Concert P 6
3rd Sat 7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Fettucine Opera P6
10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev Geoff Larcombe
4th Sun 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister and
Pickhurst Junior School
5th Mon 7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Bishop Justus School P 6
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
6th Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 8
7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Variety Show Page 6
7th Wed 7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Wandle Ringers Page 6
8th Thu 7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Bromley Boy Singers P 6
9th Fri 7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Songs from Shows P6
10th Sat 10.30 am - Christmas Craft Fair Page 15
7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival Concert Band Page 6
Gift Sunday
10.30 am - Parade Service with gifts for the homeless
11th Sun at Whitechapel Mission - The Minister
Followed by the Fairtrade stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Churches Together in Hayes
with Hayes School's Orchestra
12th Mon
13th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 8
14th Wed 3.00 pm - Minister’s Surgery Page 10
15th Thu 4.00 pm - Christingle Service
16th Fri
17th Sat 6.00 pm - Compassionate Friends Service
18th Sun 10.30 am - Nativity Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Carols by Candle light - The Minister
19th Mon
20th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 4
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21. December 2011
21st Wed
22nd Thu
23rd Fri
24th Sat 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
25th Sun Christmas Day
* 10.00 am * - Christmas Day Service - Mavis Righini
26th Mon Boxing Day
27th Tue No events through to: -
31st Sat
January 2012
New Year's Day
1st Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Major Cliff Kent
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
2nd Mon Day After New Year (Scot.)
3rd Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
4th Wed
5th Thu
6th Fri
7th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 14
6.30 pm - New Year’s Social Page 11
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
8th Sun Followed by the Fairtrade stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
9th Mon 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Group Page 4
10th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 8
11th Wed 3.00 pm - Minister’s Surgery Page 10
12th Thu
13th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 5
14th Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 4
10.30 am - Morning Service - Bill Michie
15th Sun 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
Copy date for February’s Catalyst I.F.C.
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22. January 2012
16th Mon
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
17th Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 8
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 4
18th Wed
19th Thu 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 4
20th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 5
21st Sat
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
22nd Sun Followed by the Fairtrade stall Page 14
* 5.30 pm* - Evening Service - CTH at The Rosary
23rd Mon
24th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 8
25th Wed
26th Thu
27th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 5
28th Sat
29th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
30th Mon
31st Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 4
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 8
February 2012
1st Wed
2nd Thu Candlemas Day
3rd Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 5
4th Sat
5th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
26 February CHURCH MEETING (12 noon).
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23. CHURCH ORGANISATIONS
Day Organisation Contact Phone
Sunday
10.25 am Sunday Club Mike Duke 8462 5103
Weekdays
9.15 - 12.00 pm Pre School Group Jayne Carvell 07913 299773
Monday
2.30 & 7.30 pm West Wickham Carol Crouch 8462 3642
Arts Association
5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 9982
6.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 3956
8.00 pm - 1st Women's Contact Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
Mon monthly Group
Tuesday
2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Linda Jennings 07778 238587
6.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845 345 1500
7.15 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083
Wednesday
5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 9759
6.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 3956
6.30 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 4167
6.45 pm Slimming World Val 0750 6015064
7.30 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295
Thursday
2.30 pm - See Justice & Peace David Stoner 8462 3023
Catalyst Group
5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 3469
7.00 - 8.30 pm Senior Guides Kerry Sullivan 8777 3139
8.00 pm - 3rd Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264
Thu monthly
Friday
9.00 - 12.00 pm Coffee morning during term times
2.00 pm Mothers & Toddlers Judith Stoner 8462 3023
6.30 pm Guides Teresa Cheyne 8777 6042
7.30 pm Choir Martin Nunn 8462 5918
Saturday
2.30 pm Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918

24. Final Thought
Joy —The Nativity
Mary treasured up all these things and
pondered over them - Luke 2:19.
Lord,
I love the Nativity story.
It's all so cosily familiar,
like an old sweater
or a well-worn pair of slippers.
It brings memories
of childhood's magic:
the smell of fir
and the aroma of tangerines.
Perhaps, however,
it's very familiarity
has hidden the sheer wonder
of your coming among us,
of your joy exploding into
the lives of very ordinary people.
You remind us, Lord.
that ordinary folk are not bypassed by you,
and that, no matter how powerless we feel,
we have a part in your ongoing story.
AMEN.