Steve’s Online Puzzles & Stuff—63 Only a month to Christmas!

In 30 minutes each participant to produce the following, or as many as possible:

1. A picture of someone in your

family.

2. A mirror.

3. A set of cutlery (knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon).

4. A piece of toilet paper.

5. A 5p coin.

6. A piece of cheese, Gromit.

7. A piece of freshly buttered toast.

8. Something green that you eat.

9. A photo of yourself cleaning your teeth.

10. A fly (any of a dead one, picture of one, trouser fly).

11. A fresh cup of tea.

12. A blade of grass.

13. A Bible open at John 3:16.

14. A comb.

15. A spray can.

16. A diary.

17. A face mask.

18. A cartoon character you have

drawn yourself.

19. A toy.

20. Sing one verse of a hymn or

carol.

We had a good

turnout for the

Tearfund Quiz last

week— See inside

Will Smith says he

would not be

where he is today

without faith in

the Lord

US actor Will Smith has recently

shared the role that faith has played in his life during an

interview with friend and producer Devon Franklin.

The pair were discussing Smith´s

new movie, King Richard, which narrates the story of Venus and Serena Williams. Smith plays the role of the father and first coach of

the tennis stars, Richard Dove Williams Jr, who is depicted as a man of

deep faith.

Franklin asked: "For the 25 years that I have known you...the number

one question [people ask] is: 'Is Will a man of faith'?"

Will replied.

"You can't get where I get if you don't love the Lord,

you don't get to sit how I sit, move how I move if you

don't love the Lord. You'd be seeing a whole lot of

other repercussions,"

'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air' actor grew up going to church with his grandmother who used to attend the Resurrection Baptist Church in

Philadelphia.

"You and I have talked about my relationship with my grandmother,"

Smith continued. "... that concept of faith and that power of faith…

there's a distinction. There's faith in God and then there's knowledge

of God. Some people have a revelation.”

When asked about how he wants people to connect with the message of the movie, Smith said: "The simplicity of aligning your will with the

Divine will. You don't have to have fear, you don't have to have

doubt when you are in sync with your faith. Those things, doubt and

fear are in the absence of God and faith," he concluded.

Tear Fund Quiz Night & Quiz

Rather than just give you a collection of pictures, I thought it might be fun to add a Quiz.

People

1. Which two British Prime Ministers not only had

the same name but were father and son?

2. Citrus Jack—actor… but who?

3. Charles—William—George… which two come next?

4. This actor shares his first name with 2 Curates—

but to call him a ham would be a rasher idea.

Places 1. The Trough of Bowland—nothing to do with

feeding or watering animals—is a stunningly

beautiful place, but in which UK county?

2. How many museums are there in London?

3. Where is (1) the most southernly; (2) the most

northern; (3) the most eastern, and (4) the most western point of mainland UK?

4. Does Corby still have a Mayor now it is part of

North Northamptonshire?

Sport

1. Where will the next Olympic Games be held in 2024?

2. Who, in the Bible wrestled with an angel?

3. Who still holds the triple-jump world record he set in 1995?

4. Which events make up the

men’s decathlon?

5. Who is this?

Wild Life—TRUE or FALSE

1. “Blind as a bat” - but are bats blind?

2. Birds fly low when stormy weather is coming.

3. Cut an earthworm in two and you’ll have two worms.

4. Birds will reject their chicks if touched by humans.

5. Unlike honey bees, bumblebees

can sting more than once.

Meet the

Rockingham Team

Catchwords-2 An easy kind of Crossword that simply entails you completing well-known sayings.

Across

1. ___ and lemons (7)

4. Game, set and ___ (5)

7. Aided and ___ (7)

9. Back to square ___ (3)

10. There are two ___ to every

story (5)

11. The ___ of justice (6)

13. Given the 3rd ___ (6)

17. A close ___ (5)

19. ___ the knot (3)

20. History ___ itself (7)

21. It's ___ under the bridge (5)

22. Cups and ___ (7)

Down

1. Keep your ___ open (7)

2. Wide ___ (5)

3. Baby-___ (6) 4. The ___ touch (5)

5. ___ and lightning (7)

6. All ___ on deck! (5)

8. The ___ has landed (5)

12. For and ___ (7)

14. An optional ___ (5)

15. With friends like these, who needs

___? (7) 16. Sour ___ (6)

17. The last ___ (5)

18. Trial and ___ (5)

19. Touch, smell, sight, hearing, ___ (5)

A very dirty, grubby little boy came in from playing

in the yard and asked his mother, "Who am I?"

Ready to play the game,

she said, "I don't know! Who are you?"

"WOW!" cried the boy. "Mrs. Johnson was right! She said I was so dirty,

my own mother wouldn't recognize me!"

The Franklin Graham evangelistic event postponed from 2020 will now take place next year at four

centres (none very near here).

The Gospel-focused outreach will start in Liverpool on 14th May, South Wales on 21th May; Sheffield on

25th May; and London on 16th July.

Many of Billy Graham’s sermons are available on the

internet on YouTube, and are well worth a visit. Without a doubt—right?

Well, now turn your head sideways.

Contact Steve at: scansmag@aol.com

Spot the Differences

Catchwords-2

DATES FOR YOUR

DIARY

Saturday 4th December

Hope into Action training

Thursday 16th December

6.00pm Community Carol

Service with choirs from local Schools

Sunday 19th December 10.15am - Nativity

5.00pm - Carols with candles

Friday 24th December

Christmas Eve

4.30pm - Christingle

11.15pm - Midnight Communion

Saturday 25th December

Christmas Morning

10.00am - All Age Communion

Sunday 26th December

10.30am - Carols & Communion

Fri. 28th & Sat. 29th Jan. 2022

PANTO: "Robin Hood and the

Babes in the Wood"

Sunday 5th June 2022 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee:

Tree Planting, Big Lunch & Fun Day

Fri.1st - Sun. 3rd July 2022

Bishop John’s Weekend at St.

Columba’s and St. Leonard’s

QUIZ

People

1. William Pitt (the Younger) and William Pitt (the

elder).

2. Jack Lemmon.

3. Princess Charlotte, then Prince Louis.

4. Kevin Bacon.

Places

1. Lancashire.

2. 170—most of which are free.

3. (1) Lizard Point; (2) Dunnet Head, near John O’Groats; (3) Ness Point at Lowestoft; (4) Further west than Land’s End is Ardnamurchan peninsula at Lochaber, Scotland.

4. Yes—It is Councillor Lawrence Ferguson who was the Borough Mayor, and is now the Town Mayor.

Sport

1. Paris.

2. Jacob, Genesis 32:22–32.

3. Jonathan Edwards.

4. 100 metres, Long jump, Shot put, High jump, 400 metres,110 metres hurdles, Discus throw, Pole vault, Javelin throw, 1500 metres.

5. Steph Houghton, England Women’s Football

Captain.

Wild Life

1. FALSE—bats can see as well as humans.

2. TRUE—they sense the change in atmospheric pressure.

3. FALSE—the part nearest the head may survive

but not the other part.

4. FALSE—birds have a poor sense of smell, but avoid picking fallen chicks up, Parent birds will usually rescue them. Move away.

5. TRUE—Honey bees leave their stinger behind but bumblebees can withdraw it.

Weekly Activities at St. Columba’s All in the Hall except where stated

Monday 10.30-11.30 am: Sweat Shop (Zumba)

Monday 5.30-8.30 pm: Katrina's School of Dancing —-

Tuesday 5.30-8.30 pm: Katrina's School of Dancing —-

Wednesdays 10.30-12noon: Food Bank (in church)

2nd and 4th Wednesday each month:

11.00 am-1.00 pm: ‘Get, Set, Goers’ (Ladies Group)

Wednesdays (in term time) 5.30-7.00 pm: St John Ambulance cadets

Wednesday 7.15-8.45 pm: Judo —-

Thursday 6.30-7.30 pm: Sweat Shop (Zumba) —-

Sunday 2.00-4.00 pm: Viking Re-enactment Group

Two Alcoholics Anonymous groups also meet, but for

obvious reasons we don’t say when.

Details from Vicar.

Thursday 7 pm. Please use the back door.

Miss Charlotte Mason sang, “I will not pass this way again”, giving obvious pleasure to

the congregation.

Irving Benson and Jessie

Carter were married on

October 24 in the church. So ends a

friendship that began in

their school days.

Please place your

donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.

Notices they didn’t mean

This evening at 7 pm there will be hymn singing in the park

across from the

church. Bring a

blanket and come

prepared to sin.

The pastor would

appreciate it if the

ladies of the congregation would lend him

their electric girdles for the pancake break-

fast next Sunday.

The Low Self-Esteem Group will meet on

It’s still illegal…

Laws still unrepealed but obsolete

• to ride or drive to church. Edward VI’s

1551 law states you must attend but can only walk.

• park your vehicle near a church. A

George III Act (1780) says that police can confiscate and sell any vehicle parked close to a church and give the

money to the poor and needy.

• eat more than 3 courses of Christmas

dinner. (William IV-1836)