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Minister

Reverend Ken Hague Tel: 01724 343702

Email: k.hague@ntlworld.com

Secretary

Mrs Joan Anderson Tel: 07710 612064

Treasurer

Mrs Debbie Taylor Tel: 01636 689352

If you wish to be added to this section, please give your contact details to the editor before the

deadline for the next edition.

Website: newarkcongregational.com

Organist

Mr Steve Caddy Tel: 07753 743786

51 Worthington Road, Balderton Email: steve.m.caddy@gmail.com

Bible Study & Film Club

Mr Mark Taylor Tel: 01636 689352

Email: m.taylor17@ntlworld.com

Magazine Editor

Mrs Lorna Caddy Tel: 07965 631882

51 Worthington Road, Balderton Email: lorna.c.coleman@gmail.com

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Front Cover: Summer by the Sea

from Lorna Caddy

Back Cover: Strawberry Tea at

the Congregational Church

If you have any photographs you

think may be suitable for our

magazine cover, we would love to

receive them. Please email them

to the editor.

Church Directory 2

Services 3

Calendar for July 4

Calendar for August 5

From the Minister 6 & 7

From the Fellowship 7

Noticeboard 8

Newark Foodbank Update 9

Children’s Corner 10

Puzzles 11 & 12

Credo Article 13

Film Club 14

Beaumond House Events 15

Sunday 11am — Morning Worship

Holy Communion is celebrated during Morning Worship on the first

Sunday of each month.

Café Service is held in the church hall at 10.30am. Breakfast is on offer

with tea or coffee, and followed by a sincere service with a difference.

Please see the calendars for more details about when each service will be

taking place.

Anyone is welcome to attend the services.

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Friday 1st 10am Friday Focus Saturday 2nd 10am Just Sing Community Choir

in the church hall

Sunday 3rd — 11am Morning Worship with Communion

Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague

Communion Duty: Gary & Debbie Flowers: Maureen & Janet Reader: Gail Deacon’s Duty: Gary

Thursday 7th 10am Parents and Toddlers

Friday 8th 10am Friday Focus Saturday 9th 2pm Strawberry Tea, tickets £5

Sunday 10th — 11am Morning Worship

Preacher: Chris Emblem Flowers: Mrs Wilkinson Reader: Mary Deacon’s Duty: Debbie

Wednesday 13th 7.30pm Film Club

Thursday 14th 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 15th 10am Friday Focus

Sunday 17th — 11am Morning Worship

Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Flowers: Dorothy Reader: Val Deacon’s Duty: Joan

12pm Deacon’s Meeting

Thursday 21st 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 22nd 10am Friday Focus

Sunday 24th — 10.30am Café Service

Preacher: Mark Taylor Flowers: Kath

Reader: Julie

Wednesday 27th 7pm Bible Study Thursday 28th 10am Parents and Toddlers

Friday 29th 10am Friday Focus

Sunday 31st — 11am Members Service

Leader: Julie Flowers: Debbie

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Thursday 4th 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 5th 10am Friday Focus

Saturday 6th 10am Just Sing Community Choir in the church hall

Sunday 7th — 11am Morning Worship with Holy Communion

Preacher: Mark Taylor Communion Duty: Joan & Julie

Flowers: Mary Reader: Beryl Deacon’s Duty: Julie

Tuesday 9th 7pm Church Meeting

Wednesday 10th 7.30pm Film Club 22 Ringrose Close, Newark

Thursday 11th 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 12th 10am Friday Focus

Sunday 14th — 11am Morning Worship

Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Flowers: Val Franks Reader: Mark Deacon’s Duty: Val

Thursday 18th 10am Parents and Toddlers

Friday 19th 10am Friday Focus Saturday 20th 10am Just Sing Community Choir

in the church hall

Sunday 21st — 11am Morning Worship

Preacher: Reverend G Bakker Flowers: Andrea Robertson

Reader: Gary Deacon’s Duty: Debbie

Wednesday 24th 7pm Bible Study Thursday 25th 10am Parents and Toddlers

Friday 26th 10am Friday Focus

Sunday 28th — 10.30am Café Service

Preacher: Mark Taylor Flowers: Dorothy Reader: Julie

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Dear Friends,

I had an interesting conversation this week with another minister. We talked about

mission and outreach and what Jesus expected of us in helping others. We talked

about church members reducing in many churches and how the public saw

Christians and people who worshipped regularly in a church. Have you ever asked

how do people see me? Am I different because I’m a Christian? Do they see

anything within me or my lifestyle which would suggest I’m an active Christian?

My friend and I accepted and acknowledged that people outside the church do see

us as different. During our conversation we both acknowledged incidents which

prove someone has recognised us as Christians and opened a conversation with us.

This is not the same as when people requests us to bless them or to pray for them

when we are wearing our ministerial collar. These are times when we are dressed

in normal everyday clothes but however a member of the public acknowledges and

recognises us as a Christian and ask for help.

This happened to my friend when he was approached by a man who said I have to

talk to you. It was in a social setting and he was a complete stranger. However, for

whatever reason he recognised my friend as a Christian and insisted on being

counselled even though they had never met. Many people have said to me over the

years you are Christian some have stated you are a minister aren’t you. It’s

remarkable how frequently this happens.

The truth is if we have real faith and try to live like Christ people see within us

actions, words and the physical presentation which demonstrates to them that we

have peace in our hearts, compassion and love in our souls.

Many years ago I remember a record by Ruby Murray which stated little things

mean a lot. So it is with the way we help members of our society and act in

Christ’s name. Each one of us represents him in our daily lives through our faith

through the grace of God we can make small changes to the way the world affects

people’s lives at difficult times and offer them comfort and compassion.

My friend and I acknowledged we have no idea why people identify Christians

even without detailed conversations. We would like to think however that is the

inner peace we experience and the love of Jesus Christ which we wish to share,

which make them curious about the little things that have changed our lives.

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At the church meeting, it was decided to do all the work required in the kitchen.

Funding is to come from grants and church funds.

We continue to have members who are poorly, and not always the same ones.

Please remember them all in your prayers. Joan is still coming to terms with the

death of Derrick. A number of the church members attended his funeral service in

the church. Please keep Joan and Derrick’s family in your prayers.

Debbie has decided to continue with her studies having successfully completed the

Gift course.

Mark is taking a year’s break before starting another course in 2017.

It has come to our attention that Len Lloyd Smith died last December. We send our

sympathy to his wife Midge.

The charity for July and August will be the Patriotic Fund.

The Lord has a plan for each one of us and guides us through the Holy Spirit to be

Christ-like to be different and to help people who need to feel his love. May we be

worthy of that challenge.

Peace and blessings to you all

Reverend Ken Hague

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Magazine Articles

We are always grateful to receive ideas or articles from you all for the

magazine.

Please help us to keep you informed, and keep the articles coming in.

Thank you.

Magazine material for the next edition should be submitted to the

editor by 12th June 2016.

Church Directory

If anyone wishes to be added to

the church directory, please get

in touch with the editor.

Sunday 4th September — 11am Morning Worship

Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Communion Duty: Val & Mark

Flowers: Pat Reader: Gail

Deacon’s Duty: Gary

Harvest Festival Supper on Saturday 17th September 2016

Craft Fayre on Saturday 8th October 2016

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The items urgently needed at the time of print are listed in order below. Please

keep an eye on the board in the church hall for up-to-date lists.

Other items required at the moment, though not as urgent, are as follows:

Please do not donate items containing alcohol. Items not needed at the moment are

baked beans, dried pasta, coffee and soup.

Thanks to everyone for their ongoing support. Our new warehouse is looking very

well stocked, and we are grateful for all donations, but especially the items in short

supply.

Food (all in very short supply) Non-Food

Jars of Pasta Sauce

Tinned/Microwave Sponge Puddings

Instant Mashed Potato

Tinned Tomatoes

Tinned Carrots

Jam

Cereal Bars

Toothbrushes

Food Non-Food

Tinned Fish — sardines, pilchards, salmon,

mackerel (not tuna)

Tinned Custard

Tinned Meat — hot and cold

Long Life Milk (not evaporated)

Cereal

Tinned Fruit

Tea Bags (ideally boxes of 40. No packs of 240

please)

Tinned Vegetables (not peas)

Long Life Juice (cartons)

Laundry Liquitabs/Tablets

Dog Food

Cat Food

Toilet Rolls

Shower Gel

Deodorant

Toothpaste

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Answers for the last editions’ Sudoku.

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10th July brings us Sea Sunday, the day when Christian churches remember, pray

and give thanks for the more than 1.5 million merchant seafarers worldwide. If

seafarers seem irrelevant to your daily life, think again: 90 per cent of everything

you buy in the shops comes to you by sea. Merchant seafarers quite literally keep

our global economy afloat. Yet it is a tough life, far from loved ones. Merchant

ships are harsh working environments, never mind the threat of piracy or even

shipwreck.

To help the seafarers, a worldwide network of port chaplains has sprung up. They

offer hospitality and friendship, as well as practical, emotional and spiritual

support, providing almost a ‘home from home’ in hundreds of ports, in more than

50 countries.

July Sea Sunday Remember Pray

Give Thanks Merchant Seafarers Daily

Shops Economy Afloat Harsh Working

Environments Piracy Shipwreck Hundreds Global

Port Chaplains Hospitality Friendship Practical

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Many of us, whether Christian or not, have heard the Bible story of David and Goliath.

The young boy David fights the Philistine giant Goliath. No one thinks he has a chance,

but David kills the giant with his sling. The term ‘David and Goliath’ has gone on to be

used in describing any situation where an underdog triumphs over a stronger opponent,

particularly in a sporting context.

This is not the last time we read about David in the Bible. In fact he goes on to be

Israel’s greatest king, winning favour with God. The Jews were looking for their

messiah to be a new King David. Later Jesus was to be known as a ‘Son of David’ and

the gospel writers Matthew and Luke both made much of the assertion that Jesus was a

descendant of David.

So what was so Good about David? When it was David who united the nation and

established Jerusalem as the capital. He subdued Israel’s enemies, including the

Philistines. He also wrote many of the worship songs known as the Psalms, which are

still used today. Truly a great king and an example to us all.

But what’s this we read? Could it be this same David who, seeing the beautiful

Bathsheba taking a bath, and despite knowing that she was already married to a man

named Uriah, had his servants bring her to him, slept with her and made her pregnant?

And who then arranged for Uriah to be sent away to fight in the front line of the army

with an instruction that is commanders let him be killed?

Well yes, it was indeed the same David. An adulterer and a murderer. Hardly the same

type of person to look up to and emulate.

Of course, David was a human being. Just like you and me he had his good points and

his not so good points. He couldn’t claim to be perfect, and neither can any of us. But he

could still be used by God.

Sometimes people look at Christians and don’t like what they see. They see that

Christians aren’t always living up to their own ideals. They hear of Christians that do all

sorts of things wrong. They read of church leaders getting drunk and violent, or taking

drugs, or absconding with church funds, and rightly condemn these acts.

But the thing is — being a Christian doesn’t make you perfect, and no true Christian

would claim to be. Just like David, Christians have their virtues and their vices. As St

Paul wrote ‘all have sinner and fall short of the glory of God’.

So don’t think you need to be an especially good type of person to go to church. Just

come along and join the rest of us sinners — we’d love to see you. And God will find a

use for you too.

Mark Taylor

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Film Club is still going well. Numbers have fallen slightly, but we can now fit

everyone into the room a little more comfortably. We are all missing Derrick

Woods who was a regular member and used to make us laugh every meeting

without fail. We hope to see Joan back with us soon.

Recent films we have seen include:

Still Life — a film based on the work of a Council Officer who arranges

funerals for people who have no friends and relatives to do it for them. Not

what you would call a laugh-a-minute feel-good film, but it made us think

about loneliness.

Dances With Wolves — an Oscar winning film about an American soldier at

the time of the Civil War who becomes friends with a Native American tribe.

This film has wonderful music and taught us about respecting and valuing

cultural differences.

Fly Away Home — a lovely film based on a true story about teaching a flock

of geese to migrate with help of microlight aircraft. This film has lessons

about caring for the environment, family breakdown and growing up.

The Scarlet and the Black — about a Roman Catholic priest helping escaped

allied prisoners of war in Nazi-occupied Rome.

There has been plenty to think

about, and we’ve had some lively

discussions. It would be great to see

a few more people at Film Club.

Many of the films we have watched

are available to borrow free of

charge from the rack on top of the

piano in the church hall.

Mark Taylor

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