1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
November 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: Mrs Mavis Righini Tel: 020 8462 1168
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 Christmas Tree Festival 9
Preachers’ info 2 Notice Board 10 - 11
From the “Great War” forum 2 Compassionate Friends Service 14
Church Notices 3-5 The way things once were 14
You have been told 5 Italian Journey - Sept 2012 15
Bromley District Swimming Gala 6 Website of the Month 16
Catalyst needs You! Oct Parade Commitment for Life Appeal 17
& Home Care Ad 7 Church Organisations IBC
Christmas Charities 8
This month’s website: -
Talbot House (Toc H), Poperinge: A Living Museum which is in the
building where there was a chapel for WW1 allied forces’ soldiers.
Do visit the website: www.talbothouse.be/en/
Now, turn to Page 16 for more details....... Ed
Copy for the December 2012 / January 2013 edition needs to be
handed in by - Sunday, 11th November.
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
November arrives and we begin to feel the
cold! I have been told that this winter will
be fierce, so make sure you have plenty of
food and some milk stocked in the cupboard and in the freezer.
As we prepare for the winter, so we also prepare for Christmas:
shopping for presents, planning where we will be and who we
will share time with, organising decorations, stocking up on the
food we buy only at this time of year…
Most of us will have plenty to do over the next 6 weeks.
In fact, we may even begin to complain that we don’t know how
we’re going to manage to fit it all in.
Given the ‘reason for the season’ we need to remember that
God has to fit in there somehow too.
As much as we can fill our busy lives with many things – and
always make room for one more thing – how good are we at
making room for Jesus? How much of our time do we give to
being with the One who really matters?
When you find that time for God has disappeared, start giving it
back with short sentences: “Be with me today Lord”, “Thank
you for a good day”, “Lord, give me strength”; work up to longer
moments, when you are able to hear His response. We can all
do two things at once! Brushing your teeth in the morning and
asking God to be with you in the day; brushing your teeth at
night and thanking God for all that you have achieved that day.
Just little daily reminders that God is always there, whatever
you’re doing, and it really doesn’t take much time or effort…
And it makes such a difference. Try it!
And may God bless your preparations.
Sue
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4. Sunday Services
November 2012
10.30 am - Morning Service - Mary Beckingham
4th (Bromley Food Bank)
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - Rev. Raymond Singh
Remembrance Day
11th 10.30 am - Parade Service - Bill Michie
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Mrs Margaret Smith
10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
18th
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
25th
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Beckenham Elders
December 2012
2nd 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev John Marchant
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Minister with Pickhurst School
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
v Mary Beckingham represents the Bromley Food Bank. The food
bank provides emergency food supplies for those in need. HFC
has a collection box in the front lobby of the church. Mary will
explain more at the service which she will be leading.
v Revd Raymond Singh, M.A. is the URC Minister at Bellingham and
Catford and a good friend of HFC.
v Bill Michie is well known to us all. He is a Lay Preacher at HFC, as
well as being our treasurer.
v Mrs. Margaret Smith is a Methodist Lay Preacher.
v Allan Evison is a lay preacher at Hayes Parish Church. He has
conducted worship on a number of occasions.
v The Beckenham Elders are from our sister church, Beckenham
URC.
v Revd John Marchant is the assistant minister at Coney Hill Baptist
Church. He has conducted Sunday Worship at HFC on a number
of occasions.
From the “Great War” Internet forum: -
"The Army came and took our 2 horses, the soldiers said they were
needed in France. I prayed every night that my Daddy and the 2
horses would be safe at the Front. I never saw the 2 horses ever
again and my Daddy didn't come home."
Enid Mailer - 1920 schoolbook
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Deaths
We regret to announce the death of
Linda Jennings on the 15th of October at the
Greenwich and Bexley Hospice. We send our
deepest condolences to members of her family. An obituary will
appear in next month's magazine
Your prayers would be appreciated for: -
Tony and Kay Atkinson , Marjorie Curry, Doreen Hobbs, Ruth Rees, and
Pat Rumble.
Church Meetings
The next Church meeting will be on Sunday 25th of November at noon,
after the morning service.
The next Elders’ meeting will be held on Tuesday 20th November at
8.00 pm in the small hall.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 5th November at
Barbara Jones’s home - 133, Pickhurst Lane. We will NOT be meeting in
December
Sylvia Mack
Tuesday Prayer Meetings for November
Held at 10.00 am at the following homes:-
6th Martin Nunn’s. 13th Betty Coster’s.
20th Brenda Cordingley’s. 27th The Church.
Then on 4th December at Martin Nunn’s
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
We will meet at 2.30 pm on the 3rd of November at 7, Sedgewood
Close.
Martin Nunn leads the discussions.
The cover photographs
Both were taken at the Bromley War Memorial, Martin’s Hill
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6. Men's Group
The next meeting is on Thursday 15th November for a Skittles Evening,
organised by John Moren, starting at 8.00 pm in the Small Hall.
Ministry of Flowers
Thanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in November.
4th - Malcolm & Teresa Cheyne 11th - Ruth Rees
18th - T.B.A. 25th - Mavis Righini - I.m.o. Mum
& Dad Lorna & Gilbert Plater
A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.
After the Sunday 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.
We have a half-term break on November 2nd when there is no
meeting.
Our Christmas party is on December 7th at 2.15 pm.
Tickets will be on sale, priced £2.50 per child.
We look forward to seeing you all.
Judith Stoner - Secretary.
Bible Study Group
The Bible Study group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each
month at 2.30 pm in the small hall.
Worship Group
The Church will be open for Quiet Meditation & Prayer every
Wednesday - 6.00 - 7.00 pm.
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7. Notice Sheets - November - 1st Sunday in December
4th & 11th Pam Collison 8658 0748
18th & 25th Joan Smith 8462 3920
December
2nd Daphne Cummings 8777 2487
If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contact
the appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.
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 November meetings will be: -
6th Brenda Cordingley talking on carrying the Olympic Torch
13th Illustrated talk by member of Crystal Palace Museum —
"The Fire Mystery Revealed".
20th Beetle drive
27th Illustrated talk by Tony Banfield about Bromley parks
Then in December: -
4th Invitation from Emmanuel West Wickham Women's
Fellowship to their Christmas meeting
If you have any questions, do contact Sylvia Mack on 8462 1938.
MINI-AMBULANCE
Members who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone Jessie
Martin on 8462 5621 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.
Marion and Sylvia
You have been told
The funeral service just barely finished, when there was a
massive bolt of lightning, followed by a tremendous clap of
thunder, accompanied by even more thunder rumbling in
the distance . . .
The little old man looked at the vicar and calmly said,
'Well, she's there.'
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8. BROMLEY DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA
On Saturday 29th September Bromley District held their annual
Swimming Gala at Eltham Leisure Centre. This year, as well as all Cub
Packs from Bromley District being invited to take part, so too were all
the Scout Troops and Explorer Units. Representing the 22nd Bromley
Cub Scouts Pack were: Arthur Maunder, Cameron Macaulay, Henry
Bullock, Joseph Harris, Joshua Bullard, Oliver Hutchins and Samuel
Bagguley. They did exceptionally well (no heats this year –straight into
the finals) in all of the 7 events. In the Ball Race Joshua came 4th, in
the Relay Cameron, Joseph and Samuel were beaten into 2nd place
by a ¼ stroke!
In the Raft Race Arthur, Henry and Oliver led all the way, but were
beaten into 2nd place due to a mix up of not putting their raft on the
side of the pool at the finish. In the underwater swim Oliver, I began
to wonder when he was going to come up for air, swam almost 14
metres and came 1st, and in doing so won a bet with his dad! In the
Freestyle Joseph came 1st, in the Breaststroke Cameron came 1st
and in the Pyjama Relay Cameron, Joseph and Samuel came 1st.
4 FIRST’S, 2 SECOND’S (very, very almost first’s)
and 1 FOURTH.
A tremendous result and YES we DID WIN with an outstanding total of
51 points.
I would again like to take this opportunity of saying WELL DONE and
CONGRATULATIONS to you all.
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9. Catalyst needs You.
This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.
SUPPORT AT HOME
If you are getting older and would like help with household tasks, meals,
shopping, transport, everyday paperwork; or help to enjoy reading, hobbies,
using your computer, getting out by wheelchair and by car; or want to give a
break to someone who usually looks after you - please get in touch with me.
My goal is to make your independent life at home continue to be possible,
with a kind and committed service!
Christopher White 020 8149 6933 or
pjm741-rose@yahoo.co.uk
Photographs
taken at the
October 2012
Parade Service
Those stories,
photos
and artwork
for this,
Your page!
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10. CHRISTMAS CHARITIES
This year the Christmas Tree Festival will be donating all its proceeds to
The Chartwell Cancer Trust.
The Chartwell Cancer Trust is a single purpose charity working to
provide funding to increase the staff to patient ratio in
The Chartwell Cancer and Leukaemia Unit in The Princess
Royal University Hospital in Farnborough, Kent.
The Chartwell Unit catchment area has recently been
increased to cover over one million people.
The Trust currently covers the salaries of two Health Care
Assistants and one Senior Haematologist. It is also responsible for the
permanent appointment of a junior doctor who they funded on an
eighteen month contract until the hospital deemed it necessary to
make this appointment permanent. They are a total charity, there are
no paid officers or staff. Please help us to continue and increase the
support.
It was agreed at the September Church Meeting that the following
charities would benefit.
HFC CHRISTMAS POST Contributions, in lieu of postage will go to the
KENT ASSOCIATION for the BLIND (KAB). They provide a quality
service sensitive to the individual needs of those who are partially
sighted helping them to attain the highest level of independence.
They also give support to those in the community who are "registered
blind" like Gilly Wood and others like her.
The Bromley branch provides emotional support, benefits and
concessions, help with low vision aids, provision of equipment and
minor adaptations. They also give advice on cooking and other skills
for everyday living, independent mobility and help with leisure and
hobbies.
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SAMARITANS have a help line open 24 hours
every day and are contacted more than 5,000,000 times each year.
That is once every 5 seconds!! It costs £3.88 to answer each contact.
They are almost entirely reliant on voluntary donations. Around 16
people take their own life every day. People contact them about a
wide range of subjects including depression, relationship and family
concerns, loneliness, physical and mental health issues, alcohol,
drugs, self -harm, debt, illness and exam pressures as well as suicidal
thoughts and feelings. Your donations will go to the Orpington Branch
to help local people.
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11. Hayes Free Church
Christmas Tree
Festival
In aid of The Chartwell Cancer Trust
From Friday 30th November to Sunday 9th December 2012
The Festival will be open each day from 2.00pm from November 30 to December 8
The church will be open at service times each Sunday (10.30am and 6.30pm)
Programme of Entertainment for the Festival
Friday 30th November Opening Concert by Members 7.30pm
and Friends of Hayes Free Church
Saturday 1st December Rock Choir * 7.45 for 8.00pm
*Ticket £5.00 from Margaret Tannock 020 8325 6264 or Alistair Wilson 020 8402 0026 or on the door
Sunday 2nd December Pickhurst Junior Academy 6.30pm
Monday 3rd December Bishop Justus School 7.30pm
Tuesday 4th December The Christmas Story 7.30 pm
by Adult performers
Wednesday 5th December The Wandle Ringers 7.30pm
Thursday 6th December Bromley Boy Singers 7.30pm
Friday 7th December An evening of Songs and Poems 7.30pm
by Just Voices and The Shortlands Poetry Circle
Saturday 8th December Beckenham Concert Band 7.45pm
Sunday 9th December Churches Together in Hayes with 6.30pm
the Musicians from Hayes School
All the money raised
will go to
Christmas Craft Fair in the Church Hall
Saturday 1st December from 10.30am to 2.30pm
Lots of stalls full of Christmas Goodies
Hayes Free Church, 111 Pickhurst Lane, Bromley BR2 7HU
web site: hayesfreechurch.com
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12. NOTICE
Commitment for Life
The choice is yours
It is now that time of year when your
commitment for life envelope is attached to
your copy of Catalyst.
The appeal is in full on page 17 of Catalyst.
Please see posters in the church and take the
information leaflets from the table at the back of
the church.
FURTHER INFORMATION FROM
CHRIS WOOD ON 0208 462 2444
Editor’s Note.
You should have 2 envelopes attached to this edition.
One is for your Commitment for Life donation.
The other is for your subscription to Catalyst.
Uniformed Groups
Meeting Times
Cubs start at 6.30 pm on Mondays.
Scouts start at 7.00 pm on Tuesdays.
Beavers start at 6.00 pm on Wednesdays.
Brenda Petts
CHRISTMAS POSTAGE RATES
From 6 November people who receive Pension
Credit, Employment and Support Allowance or
Incapacity Benefit can buy their Christmas
stamps at Christmas 2011 prices
(i.e. 36p).
All you have to do is to produce evidence of
your allowance.
You will be able to buy up to 36 stamps
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13. BOARD
The post box will be available from Sunday 9th December.
PLEASE NOTE the LAST POST will be
on Sunday 16th December at 10.30 am.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put your cards in alphabetical
(surname) order and put an elastic band round them before
posting. This will help the PMG
about
the John Curry
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ch arities
If you wish to send Seasonal Greetings
to friends and Church Members,
without using Christmas cards,
do use Catalyst.
Space will be reserved for your messages.
Hand, or email, your message to the Editor by the press date
for the December / January edition.
No more than 6 lines, please.
Subscriptions for Catalyst
Subscriptions for 2013 are due in December. The cost is
£5 if you wish to receive Catalyst via the pigeonholes at the
back of the church. Please let Judith or David Stoner have this
amount as soon as possible. There is an envelope attached to
this issue of Catalyst for you to use.
If you wish to have the magazine sent by post, the cost is £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.
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14. O UR C HRISTMAS F AIR
at
Hayes Free Church
on
Saturday 10th November
10.30 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
THE USUAL FORMAT IS PLANNED WITH CAKES,
JEWELLERY, BOOKS, CHRISTMAS FLOWERS,
CHRISTMAS FAYRE, SANTA’S GROTTO, BOTTLES,
PUZZLES, BRIC-A-BRAC
& GRAND RAFFLE
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THE EVENT THE
JOYFUL SUCCESS IT ALWAYS IS
TO ACHIEVE THIS WE NEED HELP TO STAFF,
DECORATE AND SUPPLY CHRISTMAS GOODIES
SO PLEASE, HAYES FREE CHURCH NEEDS YOU
WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT
SOME HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED THEMSELVES
AND WE THANK THEM BUT A LOT MORE NEEDS
TO BE DONE
PLEASE HELP. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE
CHURCH
Offers of help will be greatly appreciated.
Please ring Chris Wood on 8462 2444
or John Curry on 8249 3663.
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15. ROTARY CLUB OF LANGLEY PARK & DEAF ACCESS
rd
Saturday 3 November
2012
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
AT
HAYES FREE CHURCH
PICKHURST LANE
HAYES
KENT
LUNCHES & REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Interested table holders – tables available D P Connolly.
Tel: 020 8776 0108.
ENTRANCE £1.00
Sponsored by: - Ennis-Webb & Co. Solicitors, Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
Elite House, 155 Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent TN16 3JP
tel. 01959 577000
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16. COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SERVICE
FOR BEREAVED PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS TO BE HELD AT 6PM
AT HAYES FREE CHURCH ON SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2012
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AFTER THE SERVICE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT GILL WOOD ON
TEL 020 8462 2444 OR E-MAIL cwood596@btinternet.com
Many thanks
Gill W
Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00
We will NOT be holding a coffee morning in November.
We are continuing to raise monies to contribute to
disaster relief funds in different parts of the world.
We hope to see you there, and why not bring a friend.
Barbara Jones
The Fairtrade Sunday Stall
We will be holding a fair trade stall after the morning service on the 2nd
and 4th Sunday of each month. So, in November the stall will be held
on the 11th and 25th.
The message is please buy Fairtrade. Every purchase helps in a good
way.
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard and Barbara.
The way things once were
What did those nursery rhymes mean?
Each November, the theme for this section changes. So, for the next 12
months, we will look at the meaning of different nursery rhymes. In the
programme “The bridges that built London”, Dan Cruikshank explored
the meanings behind some of our nursery rhymes. It’s an interesting
look into history...
London Bridge is Falling Down
Goes back at least as far as the 17th century and there are similar old
rhymes from Denmark, Germany and France. One theory has it that
the rhyme refers to the sacking of the bridge by Olaf II of Norway in
1014. Others suggest that it simply refers to the old medieval London
Bridge which, by the 18th century, was in a state of disrepair.
Dan Cruikshank told viewers that monies entrusted to nobility for the
repair of the bridge were not. Eventually, monies were administered
by a public committee. More can be found out at the Museum of
London.
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17. Italian Journey, September 2012
Twice before, we have been on journeys (to Turkey and the Holy Land)
led by Rev. John Robinson, a former minister of HFC. We greatly
enjoyed them and learnt much from the interesting places we visited.
So when we heard that John was to lead a journey to Italy, we
decided to sign up for it. We flew to Rome and spent the first few
days in a modest hotel in a side street a stone’s-throw from St Peter’s
Square, which we could stroll around in the evening after supper. The
days were packed with visits to ancient sites like the Colosseum and
the Forum and to Renaissance churches filled with great art, as well
as to the Vatican Museum and St Peter’s itself. The second half of our
stay was spent at a small town that was centrally located for coach
outings to Siena, Florence and Assisi.
We had an excellent Italian guide called Giorgio. John made sure our
group blended well and led us in worship and communion in
meaningful places such as the catacombs and Assisi. He asked after
many of the HFC people, whom he remembered clearly, even
though it is over 20 years since he left. He and Margaret asked us to
pass on greetings.
David and Judith Stoner
NIGHT OF THEATRE
Two Halves of Guinness
By Mark Burgess
This funny and insightful play sees Trevor Littledale offer an uncanny portrayal of one
of the world’s best-loved stars reflecting on acting, faith, family and his shattering
insecurity, played to a background of the golden days of British film and theatre.
Saturday 1st December at 7.30pm
Beckenham U.R.C.
Oakhill Road BR3 6NF
Tickets £10 including
an interval drink.
Call 020 8659 5337 to reserve tickets
Trevor has performed “Two Halves of Guinness” to acclaim all over the U.K. Profits
from this performance will go to the East Bali Poverty Project, supported by Jane Ball
in memory of her brother, Clive, who was killed 10 years ago in the Bali Bombing.
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18. Website of the Month
Talbot House (Toc H)
Toc H is an international charity and membership movement that
emerged from a soldiers' club in Poperinge, Belgium during World War
I. As it nears its centenary, Toc H continues to work within the
community to ease the burden of others and bring together
disparate parts of society.
Toc H's headquarters are in the UK but there are members and
branches in Belgium, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, France
and elsewhere.
The Head Office address is: PO Box 15824, Birmingham, B13 3JU
Phone: 0121 443 3552 Website: www.toch.org.uk
In Hugh Dennis’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are, the museum
at Poperinge was visited. There the following was read out: -
"Yet in that little upper room in company with a few dozen men, who
had been tried by fire, as I had been tried, I found for the first time the
courage and satisfaction that other men have agreed to call
a piece (sic) of God which passeth understanding. And I came
down the stairs again ready to face the dangers and troubles of
the morrow".
Editor
Be one in a million to change a million lives!
on
Saturday 17 November 2012
at
Christ Church, Orpington
Charterhouse Road, BR6 9EP
Fish & Chips Supper at 6.30 pm
Followed by an
Auction of Skills and Treats at 7.30 pm
With a short break for tea / coffee and cake £1
Buy a ticket and join in the fun. Tickets £7.50 each
Tickets from Colin Righini on 020 8462 1168
or from your Street or College Pastor until 3/11/12
Offer your own skill or treat as one of the Lots (baby-sitting, car
washing, Ironing, Guitar lessons, Computer help, Gardening, painting
& decorating, Use of holiday home, CV writing, Special meal ...)
Event organised by the Orpington Street Pastors & College Pastors
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19. COMMITMENT FOR LIFE 2012 APPEAL
I
HOPE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY MEMBER OF OUR CONGREGATION
WHO FEELS POWERLESS AND BUTTON-HOLED WHEN IT COMES TO
CHARITY GIVING, AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE FOR YEARS GIVEN IN
GOOD FAITH TO ONE OF THE CHARITIES SUGGESTED BY URC FOR OUR
‘COMMITMENT FOR LIFE’ CONTRIBUTIONS BUT AFTER A RECENT VISIT TO
THE HOLY LAND SOME OF OUR MEMBERS SUGGESTED THAT WE
CHANGE OUR DONATIONS TO THE BETHLEHEM ARAB SOCIETY FOR
REHABILITATION (BASR) AND AFTER AN IMPASSIONED PLEA BY
MARGARET TANNOCK IT WAS AGREED AT OUR RECENT CHURCH
MEETING THAT BASR WILL BE THE AGREED RECIPIENT OF YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS
‘BASR WAS FOUNDED IN 1960 AS ONE OF LEONARD CHESHIRE’S HOMES.
NOW-A-DAYS, IT IS A NON- PROFIT N G O THAT IS NATIONALLY
RECOGNISED FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND
REHABILITATION SERVICES IT RENDERS TO BENEFICIARIES FROM
DIFFERENT PARTS OF PALESTINE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES
REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER, AGE,RELIGION OR SOCIAL CLASS’
HOPEFULLY THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH WILL GIVE YOU A FLAVOUR OF
WHAT BASR IS ALL ABOUT BUT I HAVE ASKED MARGARET TO PUT INTO
HER OWN WORDS THE POWERFUL EMOTIONS THAT WERE FELT BY ALL
THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN TO SEE BASR IN ACTION
“WE WERE VERY PRIVILEGED TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THIS ES-
TABLISHMENT AND SEE THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT THE STAFF ARE
CARRYING OUT WHICH IMPROVES THE LIVES OF THEIR PATIENTS. HELP IS
OFFERED TO ALL WHETHER FELLOW CHRISTIANS, MUSLIM OR JEW AND
NO-ONE IS EVER TURNED AWAY. THE GREAT THING ABOUT GIVING TO
THIS CHARITY IS THAT WE KNOW THAT EVERY PENNY DONATED FINDS
IT’S WAY TO THE CENTRE TO BE USED FOR GOOD AS IT IS TAKEN OUT
WITH THOSE ORGANISING THE PILGRIMAGES THAT MANY OF US HAVE
ENJOYED”.
THANK YOU FOR THAT MARGARET, IT IS NOW UP TO YOU DEAR
MEMBERS, I UNDERSTAND HOW STRETCHED ALL OUR BUDGETS ARE AT
THESE DIFFICULT TIMES BUT ANY AMOUNT YOU CAN SPARE AND PUT
INTO THE LITTLE ENVELOPE ATTACHED TO YOUR CATALYST WILL BE PUT
TO VERY GOOD USE AND EVERY PENNY WILL GO TO THOSE IN NEED OF
HELP.
THANK YOU
CHRIS WOOD
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20. November 2012
1st Thu
2nd Fri
3rd Sat 10.00 am - Antiques Fair Page 13
2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
10.30 am - Morning Service - Mary Beckingham
4th Sun (Bromley Food Bank)
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - Rev. Raymond Singh
5th Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3
6th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
7th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
8th Thu
9th Fri 2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
10th Sat 10.30 am - Christmas Fair Page 12
Remembrance Day
10.30 am - Parade Service - Bill Michie
11th Sun Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Mrs Margaret Smith
Catalyst Press Date I.F.C.
12th Mon
13th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
14th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
15th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4
8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 4
16th Fri 2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
17th Sat 6.30 pm - Fish & Chips and Auction evening Page 16
7.45 pm - Hayes Philharmonic Choir Page 20
18th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
Your editor hopes you like the new look to the diary
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21. November 2012
19th Mon
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
20th Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3
21st Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
22nd Thu
23rd Fri 2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
24th Sat
10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14
25th Sun
12.00 noon - Church Meeting Page 3
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Beckenham Elders
26th Mon
27th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
28th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4
29th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4
St. Andrew's Day
30th Fri 2.00 pm - Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
7.30 pm - Christmas Tree Festival starts Page 9
December 2012
1st Sat 7.30 pm - Night of Theatre Page 15
2nd Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev John Marchant
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Minister with Pickhurst School
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
30 Nov - 9 Dec CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL (NB. The dates are EARLIER
this year).
1 December CRAFT FAIR
9 December CHRISTMAS GIFT SERVICE and CHURCH PARADE
15 December COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SERVICE
16 December CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 6.30 pm
5 January CONCERT of MARTIN & JENNY NUNN’S MUSIC
12 January NEW YEAR SOCIAL
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22. HAYES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
D
id you know that 2012 sees the centenary of the death of
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the composer responsible for those
full dress Hiawatha performances in the Albert Hall of the
1930s?
"SCT" lived in Croydon and events there have been going on all year.
Now Hayes is to have its own celebration with a performance of
Coleridge-Taylor's Kublai Khan (only very rarely heard), a setting of
the famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Coleridge-Taylor died
in his thirties, with overwork apparently a factor. He was regarded at
the time as a composer of huge promise, and the quality of his work is
now being rediscovered. So - don't miss this interpretation of those
mysterious words "In Xanadu...." which have intrigued so many and
inspired so many artistic works. Only this one offers you a combination
of STC and SCT!
Besides a performance of a near-local composer's work by your local
choir, Hayes Philharmonic, the concert also features two young
singers from Hayes who will be performing solo pieces. Full details are:
HAYES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
RODNEY WILLIAMS CONDUCTOR
KUBLAI KHAN by SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
(words by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE)
(programme also includes Three Elizabethan Part-Songs by Ralph
Vaughan Williams, an extract from HMS Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan,
and The Gypsy Rover arr Havelock Nelson, together with some pieces
by soloists including TOMOS and FFION LAVERY).
SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2012 at 7.45pm
HAYES PARISH CHURCH
(HAYES, KENT)
BR2 7LH
TICKETS £10 (concessions £8; school age children £2)
BOX OFFICE: 07989 192928 OR ON THE DOOR
http://www.hayeschoir.com
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Christine Rees
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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 Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
6.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845 345 1500
7.00 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
5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 3469
7.15 - 8.45 pm Rangers Georgina Chappell 07983 471308
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
Come, Holy Spirit,
Replace the tension within me with a holy relaxation.
Replace the turbulence within me with a sacred calm.
Replace the anxiety within me with a quiet confidence.
Replace the fear within me with a strong faith.
Replace the bitterness within me with the sweetness of grace.
Replace the darkness within me with a gentle light.
Replace the coldness within me with a loving warmth.
Replace the winter within me with your spring.
Fill my emptiness.
Dull the edge of my pride.
Sharpen the edge of my humility.
Light the fire of my love.
Let me see myself as You see me,
that I may
see You as You have promised.
Let me be
Fortunate according to Your Word
“Blessed are they that love God, for they
Shall see God.”
John Whitehead.