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FROM THE EDITORS

VICAR: The Rev Stephen Bowen

The Vicarage, Felbridge,West Sussex RH19 2QT

Tel: 01342 321524

Fax: 0870 9156268

[email protected]

Vicars day off: Thursday

ASSOCIATE MINISTER:Michael Peach

5 Burns Way, East Grinstead,

West Sussex RH19 1SA

Tel: 01342 312406

[email protected]

Michaels day off: Friday

OCTOBER: Articles for this issue should be submitted by Sunday11th September; publication date is 25th September.

Please e-mail articles to [email protected], put them in the

editors pigeon hole at church, or post them to Lindsey Saunders, TheBungalow, Saint Hill Farm, Saint Hill Green, East Grinstead, RH19 4NG.

Cover photo:

Buzzing off toWakehurst

by David Legg

TWENTY YEARS ago one of us(GW) interviewed Jim Waters, CEO

of an innovative US instrument firm.

In its early days the companys

biggest problem was that it had too

many ideas, invested in too many

research projects and designed too

many new products. Jim and his

management team realised that they

needed a different, focused approach.His new motto was: Diligently

do not do what youve decided not

to do. It wasnt a matter of just

focusing on the key things, it also

involved a deliberate and diligenteffort not to do the things that theyd

decided could be left until later or

perhaps should not be done at all.

How often do we spend time doing

things that arent really important?

Do we plan our time effectively?Even with technology aids such as

computers, personal organisers and

smart phones, do we diligently do not

do the things weve decided we

shouldnt do? Why not give it a try?

We know its the wrong time of yearto make resolutions, but perhaps this

is worth an exception.

Brenda and Gordon Wilkinson

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STEPHEN WRITES

DEAR FRIENDS,

Some people love SatNavs and some

people (unaccountably) seem to hate

and despise them.

I am very fond of ours, and think it is

terribly clever, although at times it

can be infuriating.

Using a SatNav is a really good

demonstration of faith.

You start by entering your intended

destination into the machine. Do this

with great care so that no doubts can

arise later to unsettle you. As it begins

to direct and guide you in strange and

unexpected directions, it is vital thatyou do not begin to succumb to

uncertainties about whether you put

the right destination into it!

Because that is the essence of driving

by SatNav. It has a pronounced

tendency to lead you by ways you hadnever expected!

Does it really know what it is doing,

you ask yourself? Ive got a rough

idea in my head of where I wanted to

go I was pretty sure I knew the

route and I just put the SatNav onto be certain. And now it is giving me

the strangest instructions.

Is that really what it wants me to do?

Turn down there? How can that beright? In fact, I think it is in the

opposite direction to where we ought

to be going!

If I plan a route in my head to

somewhere I havent been before, Iwill instinctively create the new route

out of journeys I have done before

and am familiar with.The SatNav doesnt. It takes me down

novel highways, through places I have

never heard of.

And at that point, what do you do? Do

you trust it, or do you decide you

know better and try to correct it?

God knows where he is taking us, and

what the very best route is. It may be

full of unexpected occurrences but

that is where trust is called for.

There is another thing about a SatNav.It is endlessly forgiving. If you have

the temerity to disobey its

instructions, it utters the word,

Recalculating. However many

times you disobey, it never loses itstemper. It always has a way to take

you from where you are now to your

chosen destination.

Just like God who never says,

Youve messed things up youre

on your own now!

Faith in the SatNav

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Through the week at St. JohnsSundays

8am Holy Communion on 11th & 25th September

10am Morning Service

6pm Evening Service

Tuesdays

1.30pm WIfirst Tuesday of the month in the Village Hall

Wednesdays

2pm Watercolouron Wednesdays in the Church Hall

Thursdays

10.30am WIGSat the Old Pheasantry, Woodcock Hill

(home of June Clark)

78.30pm Jaffa Plusin the Church Hall on 8th September

Saturdays

8am9am Prayer breakfaston 3rd September in the Church Hall

8.3010am Mens breakfaston 17th September at Langleys, West Lane

REGULAR EVENTS

Come along to the Church Hall on Saturday 17th Septemberbetween 10am and 4pm and get involved in workshops onneedlework crafts, making table decorations, jewellery,greeting cards and baskets of toiletries. These items will beon sale at the Christmas Fair on Saturday 26th Novemberin the Church Hall from 10am to 12pm.

If you have baskets, toiletries, small baked bean tins, candles

for table decorations or buttons suitable for necklaces, pleaseleave them at the back of church by Sunday 10th September.

Through the week at St. JohnsSundays

8am Holy Communion on 11th & 25th September

10am Morning Service

6pm Evening Service

Tuesdays

1.30pm WIfirst Tuesday of the month in the Village Hall

Wednesdays

2pm Watercolouron Wednesdays in the Church Hall

Thursdays

10.30am WIGSat the Old Pheasantry, Woodcock Hill

(home of June Clark)

78.30pm Jaffa Plusin the Church Hall on 8th September

Saturdays

8am9am Prayer breakfaston 3rd September in the Church Hall

8.3010am Mens breakfaston 17th September at Langleys, West Lane

CRAFTS FOR CHRISTMASSat. 17th Sept., Church Hall, 10 til 4

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WHATS HAPPENING

Sunday Services in September4th September 10am Family Service with Stephen Bowen

6pm Holy Communion with Stephen Bowen

11th September 8am Holy Communion with Stephen Bowen10am Morning Service with Michael Peach

6pm Evening Service with Stephen Bowen

18th September 10am Holy Communion Service with Michael Peach6pm Raise the Roof with Kevin Defriend

25th September 8am Holy Communion with Jack Baker10am Morning Service with Stephen Bowen

6pm Evening Service with Don Ely

THE WORSHIP SERVICERaise the Roof is a fun, action-packed

service, presenting Jesus message through music, dance

and drama. The next service is on:

Sunday 18th September

Rehearsal 4.15pm Scrummy tea 5.30pm

Service 6-6.40pm

If youd like to join in playing an instrument, acting, dancing or singing - young

or old, beginner or pro - contact Kris Defriend on 01342 312788 or at

[email protected].

Concert at St. Johns Church, Dormansland

7.45pm, Friday 30th September

Admission FREE, with a retiring collection.Choral scholars from Trinity College Cambridge

will be performing a mixture of choral music to jazz

close harmony. All the singers are from The Choir

of Trinity College, which was recently voted 5thBest Choir in the World by Gramophone magazine.

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WHAT a challenging year it has

been for gardeners. The weather has

gone from one extreme to another,

which has meant winners and losers.My garden notes tell ofNicotiana

eaten by slugs, and Solomons Seal

eaten by the saw fly, but the

perennial sweet peas and day lilies

were winners and the bees were

happily swarming over the Sidalceas.

The productivity of the vegetable plot

was poor, probably because of its

situation, but the tomatoes in thegreenhouse were excellent and wepicked over three pounds of

blueberries from two plants. The new

dahlias gave a great show, but next

year I must separate the colours

because the beautiful magenta

clashed with the orange.

High summer is when everythingstarts to get out of control so

September is a good month to calm it

all down again by tidying or

removing spent plants, pruningshrubs and raking and sweeping.

There is lots of colour and good

things still to come, but it will all

begin to look more manageable.

Although over the years we haveenjoyed making our garden, we do

like change and new projects. This

summer, on a sudden impulse, wehad our very large variegated holly

tree removed and are delighted with

the more open outlook this achieved.

We have planted up the area with

small shrubs acers, azaleas, a

camellia, a small rhododendron and a

Magnolia stellata which are all

very easy to maintain.

September is the month for liftingand splitting overcrowded plants andis the optimum time to buy spring

bulbs and plant container-grown

clematis. If you grow dahlias from

seed, collect the seeds now and dry

them and store in a cool place. It is

good too to harden off rooted

cuttings of pinks. At the end of the

month, during a spell of showeryweather, you can plant evergreenshrubs. This is the ideal time to

collect all kinds of seeds. Scatter

some of the cottage garden plant

seeds and also save some for the

spring. Although I want to plant the

dahlias with more care next year

generally I like plants to seed

themselves wherever they may fall.

Its time to harvest the last of the

beans and sweetcorn and dry off

onions and shallots. The eating and

cooking apples are prolific this year

although the eating apples are small.

But the best crop for us is the

Victoria plum. I wonder if my freezer

is big enough!

Maureen Reynolds

IN THE GARDEN

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Felbridge and District

Horticultural Society

We enjoyed a very happy communal

lunch at Ann Deans in July - too

much food as always, but delicious!The Late Summer Show was held on

Saturday 20th August - more about

this in the October magazine.

New members are always welcome even if you dont have a garden!

We meet on the third Thursday of

every month at 8.15pm in the

Felbridge Village Hall and on 15th

September we will have a talk from a

Head Gardener from London Zoo.

Parish Matters

It is sad to report that three dead

ducks were found by the side of

Hedgecourt Lake. If anyone sees

someone with a gun - possibly an air

gun - please contact Ken Harwood

on 300958. Please take down theindex number of any cars without, of

course, putting yourself at any risk.

The village hall and land is held intrust. When the current lease was up

for renewal the Village Hall

Committee faced a massive increase

in land rent. Ken investigated the

origins of the hall and land and gave

his findings to Tandridge Council.

As a result, the land rent was

drastically reduced. It is intended to

print this history as a book for futurereference if needed.

Interest has been shown in a parcel of

land in Mill Lane, which is withinthe Green Belt, and there are some

circumstances which override Green

Belt conditions. If you receive a

survey asking whether we need more

social housing in the village, pleaserespond - either for or against - so

that the results reflect your view.

Felbridge W.I.We met in St. Johns Church Hall inAugust as electrical work was taking

place in the Felbridge Village Hall.

Miss Julie found us and as it was one

of the hottest days of the year she put

us through some gentle exercises to

quieter, slower music, which we all

appreciated and enjoyed.

We have adopted a hive again this

year to support the Beekeepers

Association.

The Old Barn Nurseries outing was a

great success and Chris Tweed has

some lovely photos of the occasion.

Our new Committee and President

will be elected in October - we hopethat some new members will agree to

be nominated.

We meet on the first Tuesday of the

month at 1.30pm in Felbridge

Village Hall. Our speaker in

September will be Mr. Robert a

Scotland Yard Detective. For further

details , telephone 01342 322302.

Daphne Ayerst

VILLAGE MATTERS

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CHURCH NEWS

SMILE LINES

Gabriella Cicala is joining the church family here at St Johns to work alongside

us as a volunteer Ministry Apprentice for a year. Here Gaby introduces herself:

Hello to all of you at Felbridge!

My name is Gabriella Cicala and I will be joining you and working with youat St John's from September 2011.

Let me briefly introduce myself to you. I'm originally Italian, although halfBrazilian on my mothers side. I come from a small village in Italy calledMontegiorgio, not very far from Ancona the capital city of the region,

located on the Adriatic cost.

I grew up in a multicultural family, having a Brazilian mother who lived andstudied in the United States and an Italian father, so I've been exposed tothree different cultures since I was very little. In my family I am the oldestdaughter of four children. I get along very well with my brothers and mysister, and I love my family very much.

I graduated in Italian literature from Ferrara University and worked in Italyfor a year before moving to the UK in 2009.

What led me to England was the opportunity offered to me through afriend to deepen my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ through serving in alocal church in Park Street, St Albans. Working at Holy Trinity has been avery fruitful and most valuable experience for me, both in terms of forgingmy spiritual life and gaining practical skills in Christian service. I verymuch enjoy working with the Church and I pray I will be the servant Godwants me to be at St John's. I'm really looking forward to meeting you all!

With love in Christ, Gabriella

There was a very gracious lady whowas mailing an old family Bible to herbrother in another part of the country.

Is there anything breakable in here?asked the postal clerk.

Only the Ten Commandmentsanswered the lady.

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FELBRIDGE WILDLIFE

SEPTEMBER could be a time offruit and nuts and funny fungi, onthe basis of the warm wetweather and the precocity of thisyear's seasons. Change anddecay are upon us, but shouldproduce a good crop ofmushrooms and blackberries

At Hedgecourt Lake the yellowmonkey flower, mimulus, gracesthe boggy bits and the pink andwhite helmets of Himalayanbalsam line the banks of thesluggish stream.

The six spot burnet is one of themost readily identifiable of the

day-flying moths, often clusteringon the heads of knapweed andscabious where they occur. Thefront wings are a deep metallicgreen with large red spots and itslarvae feed on trefoil in Autumn. Agrey dagger I saw before me lastmonth in its spectacularly hairylarval form, feeding on our birch

tree and threatening our plum.

Whatever one's view of foxes, orthe advisability of shootingbadgers, it always brings medelight to watch them emerge atdusk from den or sett. I'm surethose four fox cubs had donnedblack socks before venturing outto where we waited.

Looking up as we should, surely

Watching up and around

no watcher of the skies couldhave missed the awesome cloudsapparently lit from within on theevenings of July 23rd and 24thbetween 21:15 and 21:45. Weare used to the crimson wings ofevening in the West, but thesenoctilucent clouds movedoverhead from North to South -the nearest weather pattern I

have seen to the glory of the Lordover Felbridge - so far.

The arrival at Wakehurst of a wildbee orchid had to be seen. Notone, but a veritable swarm of ahundred bee orchids developedfrom one tipped out with somebark chips - a reminder not to

despise an unexpectedopportunity to introducesomething wonderful. Like thegospel - spread it around.

Peter Bateman

Noctilucent clouds occur 50 miles high at

the edge of space. They form when tiny

ice crystals nucleate around microscopic

meteoroids and other aerosols. When thecrystals catch the rays of the setting sun,

they glow silver- blue The Editors.

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THOSE of you who came to the

World Mission Gift Day in July willagree that it was a verychallenging and worthwhile day.We are very grateful to ImtiazAshraf and Sohail Johnson fortelling us about their work withRelease International in Pakistanat the morning service and at thewell-attended lunch.

At our evening service, we alsoappreciated hearing from Philand Rosemary Tadman about thedevelopment of Siwok Crafts inSouth America.

It is so inspiring to hear how Godis at work in other countries andsituations and a real challenge to

us to pray for our Christianbrothers and sisters who arebeing persecuted for their faith.

We have received 10,300 fromthe Gift Day so far, which is avery encouraging totalconsidering the present financialconstraints although less thanin previous years. We were ableto make one-off gifts to ReleaseInternational and Siwok Crafts,and the remainder of the moneywill be divided between the ninemission partners/charities whichwe support.

Thank you, too, to everyone whoresponded to the appeal for

Natasha's team visit to Russiathis summer, which raised 200.

MISSION GIFT DAY

Sadly, the trip has had to be

postponed for various reasonspossibly until next year. However,Natasha was very grateful that wesupported her in this way. Thesum raised will be added to theMission Gift Day total as part ofNatasha's allocation so it willbe put to good use.

We have received a plea fromWelcare, one of our localcharities, for donations offoodstuffs which they can pass onto some of the very needyfamilies that they care for. If youare able to help in this way,please leave gifts of non-perishable items at the back ofchurch and we will pass them on.

In view of this need, we havedecided to make Welcare thebeneficiary from our Harvestservice this year.

Please continue to pray for ourmission partners, as well as forthe work of Release and SiwokCrafts, as we give thanks for allthat God has given us.

Anne Butler

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HOME GROUPS

We have eight home groups planned, please sign up for one:

*TBC** Monday 1:15- 2:30pm with CrcheLeader: Lizzy PeachHost/Location: Lizzy Peach (5 Burns Way)No maximum

Monday 8pmLeader: Daphne AyerstHost/Location: Brenda Dance (9 Parkside)Maximum 9

Tuesday 8pmLeader: Lis WoolleyHost/Location: Lis Woolley (58 Alders View Drive)Maximum 6

Tuesday 8pmLeaders: Andy & Joan Brown, Joan BatemanHosts/Location: Andy & Joan Brown (Langleys, West Lane) / Batemans(Poynings, The Limes)

No maximum

Wednesday 10:15am - 12 noonLeader: Ann MorleyHost/Location: Anne Halsall (Old Pheasantry Cottage, Woodcock Hill)Maximum 8

Wednesday 8pmLeaders: Michael & Lizzy PeachHosts/Location: Michael & Lizzy Peach (5 Burns Way)

No maximum

Wednesday 8pmLeaders: Chris & Lindsey SaundersHosts/Location: Chris & Lindsey Saunders (The Bungalow, Saint HillFarm)No Maximum

**TBC** Thursday 8pmLeaders: Phil & Rosemary Tadman

Hosts/Location: Phil and Rosemary Tadman (Ferndale, Cranston Road)No Maximum

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CURRENT ISSUES: EAST AFRICA

British aid reaches drought-stricken region

OVERSHADOWED by the bad news

of riots in our major cities in August

was the encouraging news that planes

and trucks carrying crucial British-

backed aid had arrived in some of the

most drought-stricken regions in the

Horn of Africa.

The aid is in response to the droughtwhich has led to more than 12 millionpeople needing emergency relief.

Today, Britain is providing lifesaving

aid for over two million people across

Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

In Ethiopia, food aid is being

provided for 1.36 million people

facing starvation, plus shelter, water

and medical help for 100,000 people

in the Dolo Ado refugee camps. In

Somalia, Britain is helping 500,000

people with food rations, treatment

for malnourished children and

farming supplies to help people grow

their own food. In Kenya, we are

treating 300,000 malnourished

children and mothers and supporting

130,000 refugees in the Dadaabrefugee camp with safe water, food

and basic healthcare.

Stories of how aid is transforming

lives give us encouragement that our

government is doing the right thing

and that the money we donate to

Christian charities is used wisely.

On 15th August, Tearfund reported

on a visit to communities in northern

Kenya. The last time 66-year-old

Guyo Galgallo remembers it raining

was four months ago. We had

drizzle, recalls Guyo, who lives in a

community called Halkano Gora,

which is facing one of the worst

droughts in living memory.

Poor rains have led to failed harvestsand huge livestock losses which inturn have left 3.2 million Kenyans on

the brink of starvation.

Guyo and his seven strong family

survive on one meal of maize a day.

Guyo said: The drought now is

much worse than at other times. We

lack pasture and water. Our water

sources are drying up, we have no

animals to sell and food prices have

shot up. His family is clinging on by

selling charcoal, but with less money

his children cant attend school

because they cant pay the fees.

Tearfund partner Christian

Community Services of Mount

Kenya East is helping Guyos com-munity by sending water tankers so

people and their livestock can be

sustained until the rains come.

Guyo wants to be independent. Im

praying the rains will return so Ill be

able to farm again and produce suffi-

cient food once more, he says.

Then I will be able to continue

educating my children.Gordon Wilkinson

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EULOGY TO JOHN STOTT

JOHN STOTT died in his retirement home at St. Barnabas College at

3.15pm on Wednesday 27th July. He was surrounded by a few goodfriends. They were reading the Scriptures and listening to HandelsMessiah when he peacefully went to be with his Lord and Saviour.

Some of us had come to know and love him through his links withSt Johns in his final years and we will miss him.

It was a great privilege to care, in a small pastoral way, for someone whohas contributed so much to the work of Gods kingdom in Britain, world-wide and to many of us personally.

He was, of course, Rector of All Souls, Langham Place and his ministryradiated out from All Souls. However, John Stotts ministry extended wellbeyond the bounds of All Souls and his leadership was valued andexperienced, not just in London, but nationally and internationally. Hispreaching drew many to Christ and kept many on track in their Christianthinking and living. His books did the same for millions more and equippedpastors and laypeople on every continent to become bible teachers them-selves. Countless people have been more than grateful for the insights of

his commentaries or the clarity of thought with which he tackled somethorny issue in a book that forced us and helped us to engage Christianitywith the real world.

He showed himself willing to challenge some of the ways in which faithhad become conventional or inward-looking. Many have said that hehelped to change the face of evangelicalism internationally, arguing forthe necessity of holistic mission that applied the Gospel of Jesus to everyarea of life, including social and political questions.

He will be remembered most warmly as an expositor of scripture and ateacher of practical Christian living.

Many have benefited from his 50 books, commentaries, Bible studies anddaily readings. He wrote his last book, The Radical Disciple, whilst at TheCollege of St Barnabas and The Living Churchwas published just as hejoined us at St Johns.

Johns farewell address at Keswick 2008 (http://wn.com/John_Stott or inThe Living Church) sums up all that he had been learning and striving to

teach all his ministry and this particular address was a real inspiration tosome of us at that time in the life of the church here.

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He began so many of his sermons with the words: We pray that Yourwritten word of Scripture may now and always be our rule, Your HolySpirit our Teacher and Your greater glory our supreme concern, throughJesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Stephen often uses this same prayer at St Johns and it is a very fittingprayer to use, following in the footsteps of a much loved and respectedfollower of Christ.

It was an amazing privilege that he came to join us here at St Johns - thefirst service he attended was on July 8th 2007 and through the kindnessof those who went to pick him up, he attended regularly until the end ofJanuary 2009. At that point his health made it impossible for him to come,although he still regarded himself as a member of St Johns a remoteone, he once told Stephen. For him it was a matter of personal convictionto belong to a local church. Stephen had the privilege of visiting him regu-larly, and recently - with members of our church and with the permissionof the Warden of St Barnabas - of sharing in Holy Communion with him inhis room. So our claim is that St Johns Felbridge was the only churchapart from All Souls, Langham Place to which John Stott ever belonged!

We thank God for him and all He achieved through him; we rejoice that heis now in glory and that we will meet again one day.

Mandy Bowen

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SERMON SERIES

Work: Is God interested in Monday mornings?

WHICH of the following jobs is best for a Christian: lawyer, shop assistant,

doctor, full time mum, teacher, vicar, estate agent, banker, gardener, missionary,

factory worker, nurse or voluntary worker? These are all good jobs for Christians,

and hopefully Christians are doing these and hundreds of other jobs too.

Sometimes it is easy to think that being a Christian has a lot to do with what

happens from 10am to 11am on a Sunday morning, but very little to do with what

I do at work on a Tuesday afternoon. However, thats just not true! God created

work, and being workers (whether paid or unpaid, at home, or at the factory, shopor office) is part of our identity as created beings under God.

As a church family we want to be better at helping one another to live for Christ

in all parts of our lives, and as part of this we are having a sermon mini-series on

work in our September morning services. We will think about work as God

created it and how it was affected by the Fall when people rebelled against God,

and then how we should work now as Christians. Well be considering how the

Bibles teaching applies to everyone, whether you do paid work, unpaid work,

work in the home, or a mixture of these!

As part of our support for one another, we have already started a monthly slot in

our morning services calledthis time tomorrow. On the fourth Sunday of the

month a member of the congregation tells us about what they will be doing on a

Monday morning, and how we can pray for them.

In our evening services well be looking at the book ofDaniel. In the first few

weeks well see how Daniel and his friends live and work in an environment

where there is little knowledge of the true God, and where living as a believer is

difficult. This book has a lot to say to us as we live in our society today.

If we acknowledge that Jesus is Lord that means he is Lord of every part of our

lives, and hopefully over the next month well help one another think what that

means for us as workers.Michael Peach

Somebody has said there are only two kinds of

people in the world. There are those who wake up

in the morning and say, Good morning, Lord

and there are those who wake up in the morningand say, Good Lord, its morning.

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MISSION

The Church Mission Society and St Johns

Barbara Cottier, or download a pdf

from the CMS website by contacting

[email protected] or by

telephoning 01865 787527.

A proportion of the money raised

during the Mission weekend will go

to CMS to support the Laceys and to

help the Leakes empower indigenouspeople of the Salta to secure

ownership of their traditional lands.

A small group of CMS supporters

meets on the third Friday each month

in Ebbisham Court, Whittington

College to pray. New folk are always

welcome to join us.

Why not sign up to receive PrayerSpace, a weekly email, which gives

details of current prayer needs, so

that you can support CMS in prayer.

Barbara Cottier

Its a Knockout!Fun and laughter all for charity!

10th of September at Leatherhead Leisure CentreTo participate, contact Jessica Paine: 07966028863or [email protected].

Family and company teams of 6 to 10 members (age 16 or over) areinvited to participate. Based upon the TV show of the same name, theday will be filled with fun activities, giant inflatables, water and foam.

Crossroads Care Surrey is a local charity providing home-based shortbreaks for unpaid carers who look after a family member, relative or

friend with significant care needs due to old age, disability or illness.For more information: www.crossroadscaresurrey.org.uk/fundraising

CMS is working in 37 countries

worldwide, but St. Johns has links

with Andrew and Maria Leake in

Salta in northern Argentina and Allanand Anne Lacey in Uganda.

The Laceys have just returned to the

West Nile District of Uganda and are

settling back into life there. Theyhave moved to a modern house in the

town of Arua. This is the District

Headquarters, a rapidly growing

town on one of the routes into newly-

independent South Sudan. It is a busy

hub for trade, the movement of

NGOs in and out of Sudan and acrossthe nearby western border to the

Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Laceys have just sent their first

Link letter since their return and it is

full of interesting news, pictures and

prayer topics. To see a copy, ask

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SPECIAL EVENT

Open Church Sunday 25th September at 10am

Do you have a friend, neighbouror colleague who you could invitealong to church? Do you knowsomeone who used to go tochurch in the past, or someonewho might be interested in givingchurch a try?

Well Open Church Sunday is anopportunity to invite them along toSt Johns.

The service at 10am on25th September will be similar toone of our usual services, butdesigned with the visitorparticularly in mind. There will be

no gimmicks or embarrassingfeatures, and visitors are verywelcome just to come and watchif they prefer. The service willinclude some well known and

liked older hymns along with acouple of the best newer ones.There will be a Bible talk, prayersand the opportunity to hear fromone member of the church familyabout how being a Christianaffects their life at work.

For children and young peoplethere will be a special YouthChurchin the Hall during theservice. These events are alwaysfun as different ages hear fromGods word, sing and do all sortsof interesting activities together.

The service will be finished by

11am and will be followed by theopportunity to meet others overtea, coffee and cake. Please docome along and remember toinvite your friends!

A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone

in a large city because he was short of time andcouldnt find a space with a meter.

Then he put a note under the windshield wiperthat read: I have been around the block tentimes. If I don't park here, Ill miss myappointment. Forgive us our trespasses.

On his return, he found a parking ticket from atraffic warden with this note Ive patrolled this

area for ten years. If I don't give you a ticket Illlose my job. Lead us not into temptation.

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CURRENT ISSUES: HACKING

How safe is your password?

THE SCANDAL of phone hacking

made me wonder how easy it would

be to guess the passwords we use on

a computer or smart phone.

According to The Independenton

20th July, we are spectacularly

unimaginative in our choice of

passwords. Security expert MarkBurnett says that 98.8 per cent of us

share the same 10,000 passwords.

Some of you reading this article will

look at this list of common computer

passwords and recognise their own:

password, 123456, 12345678,

qwerty and 1234. Popular ones

for a smart phone are: 1234,

0000, 2580, 1111 and 5555.

Burnett, author ofPerfect Password,

says that the common advice were

given, particularly to mix letters and

numbers, as pass123 does, just isnt

enough. He emphasises, we should

be concentrating on making them

longer. If your password has15

characters or more then it no longermatters how random it is.

The reason is to do with how pass-

words are compromised. One way is

for someone to ask you what it is,

perhaps by a scam email that claims

to be from your bank. The second

approach is to guess remember,

99% of us share the same 10,000

passwords. Thirdly, with a fast

computer and the right software, an

eight character password can besolved in a couple of hours. Extend

that to 12 characters and it would

take centuries to work out.

So, wherever possible, the answer is

to choose a password longer than 12

characters; if you are free to choose

whatever you like, go for 15.

An easy way to come up with a longpassword is to choose the initial

letters of a memorable two-sentence

phrase, such as iatwattatlnocttfetm

I am the way and the truth and the

life. No one comes to the Father

except through me. You can add

memorable numbers between the

sentencesiatwattatl146nocttfetm

then finish it off with a symbol ortwo, iatwattatl146nocttfetm. Start

typing this into Microsofts password

checker to see what I mean: https://

www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/

pc-security/password-checker.aspx.

Microsoft advises against using

dictionary words in any language;words spelled backwards, common

misspellings and abbreviations;

sequences of repeated characters or

adjacent letters on your keyboard; or

personal information such as name,

birthday, passport number etc. As a

first step, just make your password

much longer and dont, for any

reason, disclose it to anyone.Gordon Wilkinson

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Funeral

John Robert Walmsley Stott died 27th July 2011 aged 90. His funeral took place

at All Souls Church, Langham Place on 8th August 2011.

CHURCH REGISTER

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Thomas Grimwood has had his operation and is back from the USA walking on

flat feet; he can go up and down steps, ride a trike and kick a ball ... more than

was expected in such a short time. He has lots more physiotherapy work ahead,

but hes a really hard worker and fairly unstoppable! His older brother James hasbeen a great encouragement, especially with football.

Iris and Alex Combley have moved. For details, contact the Church Office on

01342 321524. They have donated some crockery to the church kitchen, for

which we thank them. We wish them happiness in their new home.

WELCARE, one of the local charities we support, is appealing for supplies oftinned and packet foodstuffs to meet an unprecedented need. If you would like to

donate something, please leave it at the back of church or contact Rona Bingham.

Some of you will remember Enid and Bob Lenton who lived at the College ofSt. Barnabas and were active members of St. Johns. Bob, a retired vicar, helped

in the parish extensively for several years. He died some time ago and now Enid

has gone to be with the Lord. There was a funeral in June and a thanksgiving

service in early July near to where she had been living. In August, her ashes were

interred with Bobs in the churchyard here at St Johns.

THANKS to Brian Starr and David Miller for upgrading the gents/disabled toilet;

to Diane, Malcolm and Sarah Francis for spending some of their holiday weeding

around the hall and car park and power spraying the steps; and to Peter Burtonand Harold Thomas for repairing the wooden fence of the car park. As always, we

are grateful to many others in our church family who do hidden yet much

appreciated jobs for us.

CONGRATULATIONS to Brian and Janet Starr who celebrated their golden

wedding in July; to Sarah Francis and Louise Russell on obtaining 2:1 degrees;and to David and Carole Miller who are grandparents again with the birth of

Chloe Mai on 22nd July, the first child of their daughter Alison.

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PEST CONTROL SERVICES

Wasps, flies, fleas. All types of rodents and vermin 01342 321373

GARDEN SERVICES

Ron West 01342 712586

KOINONIA COUNSELLING

Marriage problems, bereavement, depression, eating disorders etc

Jackie Lake 01342 718948

TV SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATIONS

Panasonic Specialists. Plasma, LCD, Multiroom Systems, Aerial & Satellite.

Scott Brothers, 178 London Road, East Grinstead. 01342 321117

CLARINET LESSONS

Classical or Jazz, for pleasure or exam preparation

Elaine Short CT ABRSM 01342 327563

GARAGE & CAR REPAIRS, MOTs & COACHES

Woodcock Hill Service Station, London Road, Felbridge01342 325544

01342 326213

BUTCHERARTHUR FRY, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead 01342 323225

CHIMNEY SWEEP

MILBORROW CHIMNEY SWEEPS, The Flueologists

All Flues and Appliances Swept and Serviced. Pots, Cowls,

Caps, Birdguards, Fireplace Repairs, Stacks Repointed 01342 717900

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

R MEDHURST, Vine House, Hartfield

Caring family firm; home visits; 24 hour service.

Memorials arranged: Golden Charter pre-paid Funeral Plans

01892 770253

01342 315880

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USEFUL CONTACTS

Churchwardens: Anne Butler 01342 313640

e-mail: [email protected]

Andy Brown 01342 314267


Treasurer: Chris Saunders 01342 325662


PCC Secretary: Sheila Drury 01342 323865


Magazine Editor: Lindsey Saunders 01342 325662

e-mail:[email protected]

Cleaning Rota: Carole Grainger 01342 325482

Ministry of Flowers: Ann Morley 01342 714645


Church Hall Bookings: Sally Hobbs 01342 410929


Church Office (closed on Thursdays) 01342 321524

Village Hall Bookings: Lynda Railton 01342 322205

CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE ACTIVITIES

Climbers (3-6 yrs): Michael Peach 01342 312406


Explorers (Year 2-4): Diane Francis 01342 714575


Light Eagles (Year 5-7): Dan and Suzy Callaway 01342 321658


NG (Year 8-9): Michael Peach 01342 312406


Parish Safeguarding Officer Chris Ely 01342 311614


Rainbows, Brownies & Guides Ann Tucker 01342 317283e-mail: [email protected]

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