Catalyst

March 2013

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

Copy for the April 2013 edition needs to be handed in bySunday, 10th March.

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

Principal ContactsMinister: Rev. Sue Powell Tel: 020 8462 2212Church Secretary: Mrs Mavis Righini Tel: 020 8462 1168Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444Treasurer: Mr. Simon Narracott Tel: 020 8462 2004Lettings Secretary: Mrs Undine Connolly Tel: 020 8776 0108Caretaker: Mr. Ian Jones Tel: 020 8313 1556Church Website www.hayesfreechurch.comCatalystEditor: 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 website: -A new, major campaign to tackle food shortages and poverty was

announced by Sue at the February Parade Service. The campaignrelies heavily on on-line support. Please visit the website whereeverything is explained.

http://enoughfoodif.org/homeNow, turn to Page 16 for more details....... Ed

Sunday Services, Ed’s notice 2Church Notices 3 - 5Hayes Horticultural Society Quiz 5KAB Thank you 6Catalyst Needs You 7Bible Society update, Purple Hat poem 8Antique & Collectors Fair 9Notice Board 10 - 11

Bromley Borough Foodbank 12How It All Began 13The Way things once were 14Concert - Messiah 15Website of the Month 16 - 17Samaritans Thank you 17Lent prayer 20Church Organisations I B C

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Letter from the Minister

Dear Friends

Lent is already upon us, we have enjoyed our pan-cakes and now we are challenged to give something up, or take some-thing on.

There has been a lot of talk recently on the radio about ‘RandomActs of Kindness’; and if, like me, giving up chocolate is not an optionthat can be considered (!) may I suggest we try taking on the ideaof ‘Random Acts of Kindness’. It can be as simple as carryingsomeone’s bag, helping a person on or off the bus, offering to getshopping for a neighbour, clearing a path should the snow return…

The biggest challenge with random acts is that they should be unre-ported; so only you know if you achieved one random act each day.

We often carry out random acts of kindness in our daily lives withouteven thinking about it; this gives us the opportunity to acknowledgewhat we do and praise God that we are able to share His love in thisway. It reminds us that we really are God’s people in His world, andas much as we can sometimes feel unworthy to call ourselves Chris-tians, we can remind ourselves that we are good and kind people formost of the time.

Wherever we are, we have the opportunity to be kind; we have thechance to compliment others – especially those who serve us – andwe are able to show God’s love in our words and actions in the world.

So for the rest of Lent (and there is no need to stop there) let ustry to make one random act of kindness each day.

And I look forward to seeing you all at the Walk Through the NewTestament Saturday on the 16th March.

Sue

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Sunday and Easter ServicesMarch 2013

3rd 10.30 am - Morning Service - Margaret Smith 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

10thMothering Sunday10.30 am - Parade Service - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

17thSt. Patrick's Day10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev John Marchant 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

24th 10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell

28th Maundy Thursday 8.00 pm - Joint URC service at HFC - attended by Beckenham,

Elmers End, Emmanuel West Wickham & Hayes Free29th Good Friday

9.15 am - Assemble at Hayes Village Hall for procession10.00 am - Morning Service - at HFC

31st

Easter Sunday 8.00 am - Holy Communion - The Minister10.30 am - Family Celebration Service - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

v Mrs. Margaret Smith is a Methodist Lay Preacher.v Revd John Marchant is the assistant minister at Coney Hill Baptist

Church. He has conducted Sunday Worship at HFC on a numberof occasions

v Pastor Roy Powell is Lay Preacher at Camberwell Green U.R.C. –as well as being Sue’s husband!

Some notes on the visiting preachers.

Please Note : -The information provided here is current at the time of going to press.The editorial team cannot be held responsible for information which isprovided too late for inclusion in Catalyst. Ed

April 2013

7th 10.30 am - Morning Service - TBA 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

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

DeathsWe regret to announce the death of Joyce

Egan’s husband, John, on 9 February. We sendour deepest condolences to Joyce and herfamily at this sad time.

Your prayers would be appreciated for: -Marjorie Curry, Ruth Rees, and Pat Rumble.

Church MeetingsThe next Church meeting will be on Sunday 28th April at noon, afterthe morning service.

The next Elders’ meeting will be held at 8.00 pm in the small hall onTuesday 5th March.

Women's Contact GroupThe Contact Group will meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 4th of March atConnie Russell’s home - 234, Pickhurst Lane. Then on 8th April, we willmeet at Marion Bowman’s home - 26, Stambourne Way, W. Wickham.

Sylvia Mack

Tuesday Prayer Meetings for MarchHeld at 10.00 am at the following homes:- 5th Martin Nunn’s. 12th Betty Coster’s. 19th Brenda Cordingley’s. 26th The ChurchApril 2nd Martin Nunn’s.Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.

Saturday FellowshipWe will meet at 7, Sedgewood Close at 2.30 pm on the 9th of March -

(1 week later than normal), and then the 6th of April.Martin Nunn leads the discussions.

Men's GroupThe next Men's Group meeting is on Thursday 21st March at 8.00 pm inthe small hall when it will be Desert Island Discs organised by MalcolmCheyne.

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Ministry of FlowersThanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in March 2013

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 perfamily – 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 Spring term ends on Friday March 22nd.We meet again for the Summer term on Friday April 19th.We look forward to seeing you all.Judith Stoner - Secretary.

Bible Study GroupThe Bible Study group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of eachmonth at 2.30 pm in the small hall.To confirm, listen for announcements & check Sunday Link.

Worship GroupThe Church will be open for Quiet Meditation & Prayer everyWednesday - 6.00 - 7.00 pm.To confirm, listen for announcements & check Sunday Link.

3rd - TBA 10th - Joan Bolam

17th - Maggie Greenwood (birthday)

24th - TBA

31st - Easter

I've learned...That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love herone more time before she passed away. Andy Rooney

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Notice Sheets - March, & 1st Sunday in AprilMarch 3rd Pam Collison 8658 0748 10th Joan Smith 8462 3920 17th Joan Smith 24th Daphne Cummings 8777 2487 31st Daphne CummingsApril 7th Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867

If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contactthe 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 March meetings will be: - 5th A visit from a Chislehurst chiropractor12th Mission Aviation Fellowship.19th Service taken by David Stoner.26th Looking after Hayes Village Hall by Laurie Mack - with hot

cross buns!Then, in April we will not start back until: -

23rd Service taken by Sue Powell.

If you have any questions, do contact Sylvia Mack on 8462 1938.

MINI-AMBULANCEMembers who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone Sylvia Mack on

8462 1938 by 9.00 am on any Tuesday when they are unable to come tothe meetings.

As always, we welcome all ladies to our meetings . Please come along fora pleasant afternoon. We do have a very varied programme with plentyto interest everyone.

Marion and Sylvia

Hayes Horticultural Society

Quiz Night2nd March 2013 – 7.45pm

at Hayes Village HallTables of 8

Fish & chip supper includedPlease bring cutlery & drinks

Tickets £10 available from Brenda Cordingley0208 462 3867

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Kent Association for the

Blind will be the Website

of the month

for April, 2013

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Catalyst Needs You!This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.Hopefully, you will be inspired to share some Christmas / New Year break stories.

Your contributions to Catalyst will be mostwelcome. Can you fill this space?How about a picture, or a poem? What did youdo at Sunday School? Do you have any NewYear’s stories? This page is yours to use, soplease feed your imagination!

Please contactRichard Brown - The Editor.

I would love to hear from you.

SUPPORT AT HOMEIf you are living independently at home, but getting older

and would like help with household tasks, meals,shopping or transport; or would like help using yourcomputer, pursuing indoor interests or getting out bywheelchair or by car; or would like to give a break to

someone who usually looks after you; or would like helpwith something not mentioned here - please get in touchwith me. My goal is to maintain your independent lifestyle

with a kind and committed service.Christopher White 020 8149 6933 or

pjm741-rose@yahoo.co.uk

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Bible Society update

Last summer the Bible Society focused on Cambodia where manypeople are not only poor, but illiterate.

Pastor Nom Saim’s mission is teaching his congregation to read -particularly the women and children.

They sit around an oldcassette player connectedup to a battery and start theirlesson. It is encouraging tolearn that the Church in thiscountry is growing at anextraordinary rate, andliteracy is vital for these newChristians to grow in theirnew-found faith.

I now have collecting boxesfrom the Bible Society for anyone who would like to contribute to thework of the Society. May I add that it costs only £8 to teach oneperson to read in Cambodia. It is a priceless gift to be literate.

Betty Coster - Bible Society .representative

A beautiful woman looks in themirror...........

Age 3: She looks at herself and seesa Queen.

Age 8: She looks at herself and seesCinderella.

Age 15: She looks at herself and seesan Ugly Sister (Mum I can't go toschool looking like this!)

Age 20: She looks at herself and sees"too fat/too thin, too short/too tall,too straight/too curly"- but decidesshe's going out anyway.

Age 30: She looks at herself and sees"too tat/too thin, too short/too tall,too straight/too curly" - but decidesshe doesn't have time to fix it, soshe's going out anyway.

Age 40: She looks at herself and sees"clean" and goes out anyway.Age 50: She looks at herself and sees"I am" and goes wherever she wantsto go.

Age 60: She looks at herself andreminds herself of all the peoplewho can't even see themselves inthe mirror anymore. Goes out andconquers the world.

Age 70: She looks at herself & seeswisdom, laughter and ability, goesout and enjoys life.

Age 80: She doesn't bother to look.She just puts on a purple hat andgoes out to have fun with the world.

Give me my purple hat.... from Caroline Cotton

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NOTICE

Concerts in BromleyThe series of lunchtime concerts for 2013

held in Bromley Central libraryand organised by Alan Boynton

start again on Thursday, 7th Marchfrom 12 Noon - 2.00 pm.

Tickets cost £5.00, and are obtained fromthe Reference Library desk.

The next concerts will be on 4th July, 3rd October and19th December.

It’s always very enjoyable to hear the excellent live artists whoperform for us.

Betty Coster

The Easter ServicesDetails are as follows:Maundy Thursday -

8.00 pm at Hayes Free Church - attended byBeckenham URC, Elmers End URC and EmmanuelWest Wickham URC, as well as Hayes Free people.

Good Friday -9.15 am meet at the Village Hall in Hayes to walk to St

Mary's, then on to the Rosary, and up to Hayes Freefor

10.00 am service. As many people as possible to join inthe walk please.

Easter Sunday - 8.00 am Communion Service followed by breakfast.10.30 am Family Celebration. 6.30 pm Easter Service

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BOARD

Information aboutCatalyst

The editor has been approached on a number of occasionsby people asking why certain information has not been

included in the current edition of Catalyst.The information is up to date at the time Catalyst is printed. Ifyou are giving information to a 3rd party to pass on to theeditor, then please ensure the third party receives theinformation a couple of days in advance of the copy date.

It is important to check inside the front cover for the date bywhich copy is required.

The date is usually 3 Sundays before Catalyst is distributed.Please help by submitting material in time.

Handwritten material has to be typed up and this takes moretime than dealing with material provided electronically.

In the diary, only events which are held at HFC, or events puton by HFC organisations and groups will be shown. Events by

other organisations, etc will appear in Catalyst from time-to-time and will be included in the table of contents as usual.

The list of organisations inside the Back Cover has beenupdated. Because of space restrictions, certain information

is now displayed differently. Where an organisation meets ona certain day of the month, this is indicated as follows: -

For example: 2nd Tuesday monthly Shown as 2nd 1st Thursday monthly Shown as 1stPlease remember that 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th indicatewhich day of the month, not the actual date in the calendar.

Thank you for you understanding

Editor

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BROMLEY BOROUGH FOODBANK

You may not have thought it but 30,000 people in Bromley Boroughare living on the edge of poverty. Bromley Borough foodbank is partof a national network of foodbanks giving out nutritionally balancedemergency food to people in crisis who have nowhere else to turn.By donating food on a regular basis the church enables thecompassion of God to be shown in our community.

Currently the most necessary items are as follows: Milk (UHT or powdered) Sugar 500 gram packets Fruit juice (Long-life carton) Potatoes (Tinned) Sponge pudding (tinned) Cereals Rice pudding (tinned) Custard (tinned) Tea bags/Instant coffee Tinned meat/fish Tinned fruit Jam Biscuits or snack bars

We do not require any soup, beans, tomatoes or vegetables at themoment.

As well as food we like to offer clients toiletries. At the moment ourstock of shampoo, shower gel and deodorants is quite low.

Foodbank gives three days of emergency food to individuals andfamilies in crisis. Local care professionals in the area are referringpeople to us using a food voucher. At the foodbank centre clientsexchange their voucher for food supplies. Here they also receive acup of tea or coffee, a listening ear and signposting to otherprofessionals who can help them out of their crisis.

THANK YOU

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How It All BeganIn ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Comdid take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was acomely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had beencalled Amazon Dot Com.

She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel far from town totown with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?"Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of acamel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"

And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between tosend messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling youwhich hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums anddelivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with thedrums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold allthe goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.

To prevent neighbouring countries from overhearing what the drums weresaying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It wasknown as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed alanguage to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP).

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himselfinside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the youngmen did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to cameldung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, orNERDS for short.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafeningsound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to thedrum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drumcompany in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would workonly with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over byothers."

And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known"eBay" he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied,"Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO", said Abraham.And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com. Abraham's

cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK)that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around thecountryside.

It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything(GOOGLE).

That is how it all began. And that's the truth.

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Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00 We will be holding a coffee morning on the 9th of March, 2013.

We are continuing to raise monies to contribute to disasterrelief funds in different parts of the world. This month, the moniesraised will be in support of the Fairtrade Big Brew.

We hope to see you at the Coffee Mornings, and why not bring a friend.

Please note that the monies raised from the coffee mornings areseparate from those raised through the refreshments trolley afterSunday morning services.

Barbara Jones

The Fairtrade Sunday StallWe will be holding a fair trade stall after the morning service on the

2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.So, in March the stall will be held on the 10th and 24th.

The message is please buy Fairtrade. Every purchase helps in a goodway.

We support Fairtrade Fortnight. A percentage of takings from the stallon the 10th of March will go to the Big Brew.

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

Footnote: -Traidcraft, part of the Fairtrade movement is involved in thecampaign to tackle food poverty worldwide. Please check insidethe front cover and page 16 of Catalyst for campaign information.Also, please speak to an elder or the Minister for further information.

Doctor FosterIn the verse the word puddle is rhymed with middle and some

researchers believe that it was originally piddle, which once meant astream. This gives weight to the theory that it relates to a story aboutEdward I, King of England in the 13th century, who, whilst visitingGloucester during a storm, rode his horse through a stream whichwas deeper than he thought and had to be pulled out.

The way things once wereWhat did those nursery rhymes mean?

We will be looking at this up to the October edition, 2013

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Website of the Month Enough Food for Everyone - IFMajor new campaign to tackle hunger launched

The largest anti-poverty coalition since Make Poverty History in 2005,made up of Britain’s leading development charities and faith groups,has launched a major new campaign: Enough Food for Everyone IF.

In its first report out on 23 January the group, which currently numbers100 organisations and has the backing of philanthropist Bill Gates andArchbishop Desmond Tutu, warns that in a world where there isenough food for everyone, the scandal of children growing up hungryalso imposes a grave economic burden on the developing world.

The Revd Dr Michael Jagessar, moderator of the General Assembly ofthe United Reformed Church, said: “I’m delighted that the UnitedReformed Church is part of this vital campaign – it’s only together thatwe can make a loud enough noise to ensure we are heard by thosewith the power to change the damaging policies, habits and mindsets that we are locked into. The simple truth is the world producesenough food to ensure no one goes to bed hungry and we must acttogether to challenge a system that accepts this scandal to beinevitable. Join us and act now.”

We urge everyone to sign up now and get involved to make sure that2013 is the beginning of the end of hunger.

Groundbreaking campaign calls for donors

The United Reformed Church is proud to be part of a groundbreakingcampaign that calls on church members to help increase the numberof blood and organ donors in the UK. Founded as a two-yearpartnership between creative agency KORE and NHS Blood andTransplant (NHSBT), the initiative aims to profile the need for moreblood and organ donors and encourage donation as an alternativeway of personal giving.

The campaign has three main calls to action, all of which can beaccessed through the website:

ü Register online: Sign up to give blood or join the NHS Organ DonorRegister

ü Make a date to donate: Book a date to give blood at a centrenear you

ü Be an advocate: Lend your voice, raise awareness, and findways to involve others.

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Speaking of the URC’s decision to support this campaign, FrancisBrienen, the URC’s secretary for mission, said: “The flesh and bloodcampaign gives a fresh perspective to Christian giving. I particularlylike the simplicity of the idea – that it enables people to do somethingso simple and yet as profound and important as giving blood ordeciding to become an organ donor. I hope it encourages people inthe United Reformed Church to consider giving blood as part of theirChristian giving and in response to God’s boundless generosity to us.”

Sponsored by Give.net and in association with several denominations,organisations and festivals, the flesh and blood campaign marks thefirst time the NHS has worked alongside the church on a nationalinitiative of this kind.

Editor

BROMLEY AND ORPINGTON SAMARITANS

9b Station Road,

Orpington

Kent BR6 ORZ

Tel: 07837958557 9th February 2013

Dear John,Please thank your congregation for their generous contribution toSamaritans from your Christmas Day collections. Also, please accept myapologies for taking so long to write this letter to you.

As you probably know Samaritans Branches are entirely staffed byvolunteers and funding of this type enables us to continue our supportservices to those who need us. In addition it contributes to our ability toundertake more outreach activities, where we go out into the community.

Yours sincerely

JohnDirector, Bromley and Orpington Samaritans

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March 2013

1st FriSt. David's Day2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 42.00 pm - Hayes Service for Women’s World Day of Prayer at Hayes Village Hall Pg 8 of Feb Catalyst

2nd Sat 10.00 am - Antique & Collectors Fair Page 9

3rd Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Margaret Smith 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

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

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

6th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 47th Thu8th Fri 2..00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4

9th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 14 2..30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3

10th SunMothering Sunday10.30 am - Parade Service - The Minister Followed by Fairtrade stall Page 14 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

11th Mon

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

13th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 414th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 415th Fri 2..00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 416th Sat

17th SunSt. Patrick's Day10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev John Marchant 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

18th Mon

19th Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

20th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 421st Thu 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 322nd Fri 2..00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARYThere were no further dates at the time of going to press.

April 20131st Mon Easter Monday

2nd Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 33rd Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 44th Thu5th Fri6th Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3

7th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - TBA 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

March 201323rd Sat

24th Sun10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister Followed by Fairtrade stall Page 14 6.30 pm - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell

25th Mon

26th Tue 10.00 am - Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

27th Wed 6.00 pm - Worship Group Page 4

28th ThuMaundy Thursday (page 10 for Easter services notice) 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4 8.00 pm - Joint URC service at HFC - Beckenham, Elmers End, Emmanuel West Wickham & Hayes Free

29th FriGood Friday (page 10 for Easter services notice) 9.15 am - Assemble at Hayes Village Hall for procession10.00 am - Morning Service - at HFC

30th Sat

31st Sun

Easter Sunday (page 10 for Easter services notice) BST Begins 8.00 am - Holy Communion - The Minister10.30 am - Family Celebration Service - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

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LENTThis Lenten time, as we prepare for our journey to the cross:

Fast from grumbling and feast on thanksgivingFast from criticism and feast on praise.Fast from self pity and feast on thinking about others.Fast from anger and feast on peace.Fast from despair and feast on hope.Fast from greed and feast on contentment.

Fast from complaining and feast on gratitudeFast from pessimism and feast on optimism.Fast from harsh judgments and feast on kindly thoughts.Fast from worry and feast on trusting Divine Providence.Fast from discouragement and feast on being full of hope.Fast from bitterness and feast on forgiveness.Fast from hatred and feast on returning good for evil.

Fast from negativism and feast on being positive.Fast from anger and feast on more patience.Fast from pettiness and feast on becoming mature.Fast from gloom and feast on enjoying the beauty that is all

around you.Fast from jealousy and feast on praying for trust.Fast from gossiping and feast on controlling your tongue.Fast from sin and feast on turning to virtue.Fast from giving up and feast on embracing life for all it's

worth.

Prayer said at the Morning Service on 17th February, andpublished with Cliff Kent’s permission

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

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

5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 99826.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 39568.00 pm - 1st Women's Contact

GroupSylvia Mack 8462 1938

Tuesday10.00 am Prayer Meeting Martin Nunn 8462 59182.00 pm Women's Fellowship Sylvia Mack 8462 19387.00 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083

Wednesday4.00 pm - 2nd Messy Church Sue Powell 8462 22125.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 97596.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 39566.00 - 7.00 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 41678.00 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295

Thursday2.30 pm - 2 nd, & 4th

Bible Study Sue Powell 8462 2212

5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 34697.15 - 8.45 pm Senior Guides Georgina Chappell 07983 4713088.00 pm - 3rd Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264Friday9.00 - 12.00 pm Coffee morning during term times2.00 pm Mothers & Toddlers Judith Stoner 8462 30236.30 pm Guides Teresa Cheyne 8777 6042Saturday2.30 pm - 1st Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918

NOTE: - Some of the organisations meet once or twice per month.This is indicated by 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. The numbers relate to which

week day of the month, NOT the calendar date.

Final ThoughtWhere your treasure is . . . .

'Treasure' was the theme of Iona Youth Festival 2012.

Here are the quotes on treasure from the sevengroups of young people

v Treasure can be found in memories and friendshipsas well as in what we have achieved.

v Treasuring material has no value and can be losttoo easily: find your treasure in creation.

v Happiness, love and thought are the treasures of alifetime.

v Discover who you treasure, as good friends andfamily are the true treasures of life.

v Many of life's treasures are bypassed - we muststop and enjoy them!

v We choose to treasure the joy we find in life,relationships and nature.

v You won't find your treasure at the end of thejourney, rather you will find it within yourself andthe journey itself.