1. Catalyst
June 2013
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)

2. Copy for the July - August 2013 edition needs to be handed in by
Sunday, 16th June.
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 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. Simon Narracott Tel: 020 8462 2004
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.
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.
This month’s website: -
For the Christmas Day collection, HFC supported the Samaritans. This
charity is well known to us.
The charity’s website is www.samaritans.org
Now, turn to Page 16 for more details....... Ed
Sunday Services, Proverbs 17:6 2
Church Notices 3 - 5
I’ve learned 3, 5
God’s E-mail 6
Catalyst Needs You 7
Love and the Cabbie 8 - 9
Notice seen in the city 9
Notice Board 10 - 11
New Testament Turkey 12
Appeal for drivers (BSCB),
Anagrams solved 13
The Way things once were 14
Music 15, 17
Website of the Month 16
Hot Air 17
The Gardeners Hymn 20
Church Organisations I B C

3. 1
Letter from the Minister
Dear Friends,
Goodness, how quickly this year seems to be flying
by! June already, and we’ve even had a quick
glimpse of the sun!
For the church diary we have the Prayer and Gift Day on the 15th June.
This year it will be more important than ever to support the church
financially, as our recent interim report from our new Treasurer to the
Elders has highlighted a loss for each of the previous two years of over
£7,500 a year. Serious times lay ahead of us and we have to pay
attention to our outgoings and our income if we are to survive. I would
ask each of you to think - when was the last time you increased your
giving to the church? Just as your bills have increased, so have the
churches. But along with the bad news comes the good – John Curry is
organising various fund raising fun activities for us to be involved with –
so show your support and attend!
In June we also have the outdoor service at Library Gardens on the 30th
June with our Ecumenical partners, and this will be led by our new
village Rector, Napo. The induction of Elders is on the same evening and
I hope that many of you will come and support not just the new elders,
but the eldership as a whole. Elders are responsible for many things,
not least the finances of the church, and as a team we face a difficult
time ahead; your support at the evening service will give a necessary
boost to those who hold the burden for the church.
At the Elders Induction Service, we all make a renewal of commitment:
Let us all pray that prayer of renewal.

4. 2
Sunday Services
v Mike Tinson is a Methodist preacher.
v Mrs. Margaret Smith is a Methodist Lay Preacher. She has led
services at HFC on a number of occasions.
v Tony Russell is very well known to us - He is a member of HFC.
v David Lemmon is a Methodist Lay Preacher who has taken a
number of services at HFC
v Pastor Roy Powell is Lay Preacher at Camberwell Green U.R.C. –
as well as being Sue’s husband!
v Napo is the rector at Hayes Parish Church.
v Dr. Clive Timehin is a local preacher who comes from Bromley
Methodist Church. He is a member of the Methodist Council
Medical Committee.
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
July 2013
7th
10.30 am - Morning Service - Dr. Clive Timehin
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
June 2013
2nd 10.30 am - Morning Service - Mike Tinson
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
9th 10.30 am - Parade Service - Margaret Smith with Puppet
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Tony Russell
16th 10.30 am - Morning Service - David Lemmon
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
23rd 10.30 am - Evening Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - Pastor Roy Powell
30th 11.15 am - CTH at Hayes Library Gardens - Village Rector Napo
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
Proverbs 17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and
the glory of children are their fathers.

5. 3
News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Baptisms up to the end of June
v 23rd June: Finley John
v 14th July: Kayleigh and Warren
v 28th July: Blessing of Lucy Humphries
Your prayers would be appreciated for: -
Marjorie Curry, Ruth Rees, and Pat Rumble.
Church Meetings
The next Elders’ meeting will be held at 8.00 pm in the small hall on
Tuesday 4th June.
The next Church Meeting will be held in the small hall on Sunday 28th
July at 12.00 noon after the morning service.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 3rd of June at
Judith Stoner’s home - 113 Bourne Way. The July meeting will take place
on Monday the 1st at Janet Moren’s home - 48, Woodlea Drive
Sylvia Mack
Tuesday Prayer Meetings for June
Held at 10.00 am at the following homes:-
4th Martin Nunn’s. 11th Betty Coster’s.
18th Brenda Cordingley’s. 25th The Church
July
2nd Martin Nunn’s.
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
We will meet at 7, Sedgewood Close at 2.30 pm on the 1st of June.
We then meet on the 6th of July. You are welcome to join us.
Martin Nunn leads the discussions.
I've learned...
That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of
the most peaceful feelings in the world.
Andy Rooney

6. 4
Men's Group
The June meeting will be a walk round Greenwich on 20th June,
arranged by Alistair Wilson
Please meet at the Lord Nelson Pub which is
very near to the Island Gardens DLR Station
at 6.30 pm. Arrangements will be made for a
meal to be provided at the end of the walk.
Ministry of Flowers
Thanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in May 2013
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.
Term times etc will be updated in the July / August edition of Catalyst.
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
Please turn to page 10 for details.
2nd - TBA 9th - Joan and Bob Cook
16th - Joan Smith 23rd - Denise Benbow
30th - Kate and Philip Sheardown - Wedding Anniversary

7. 5
Notice Sheets - June, & 1st Sunday in July
2nd Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867
9th Brenda Cordingley
16th Pam Collison 8658 0748
23rd Pam Collison
30th Joan Smith 8462 3920
July
7th Joan Smith
If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contact
the appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.
Women's Fellowship
Meetings are in the small hall at 2.00 p.m., unless otherwise stated,
on Tuesdays and finish about 3.30 p.m.
The June meetings will be: -
4th Talk by Barbara Turner – Games maker at the Olympics.
11th ‘My work with young people’ talk by Margaret Smith
18th Questionnaire about future meetings (& quiz) led by Sue
25th Illustrated talk on Mongolia by Mary Moore
Then, in July the first meeting will be: -
2nd Outing to Crockham Hill
If you have any questions, do contact Sylvia Mack on 8462 1938.
MINI-AMBULANCE
Members 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 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
I've learned...
That simple walks with my father around the block
on summer nights when I was a child did wonders
for me as an adult.
Andy Rooney

8. 6
The Church Payer and Gift Day
The Church Prayer and Gift Day on Saturday 15th June from 10 am to
5 pm, is the opportunity to come and spend some time in quiet
reflection in the church. Although you are asked to sign up for just a
20 minute slot, you are welcome to come and go, for as much as you
wish, and for as long as you want.
Some prayer ideas are available to help you focus; candles will be
available to light; ribbons for tying to the prayer net will be in the box;
and of course you can do all of these or none. Please sign up to the
sheet at the back of the church, and let’s fill our church with prayer.
If you wish to take advantage of the gift envelopes, then a plate will
be at the back of the church for your donations; they can also be
placed in any Sunday offertory.
I look forward to seeing you there.
God’s E-mail
One day God was looking down on the earth and saw all the evil
that was going on. He decided to send an angel to earth to
check it out first hand.
He called on his very best female angel and sent her to earth for a
short while. When she returned, she told God, yes indeed, it is truly
bad on earth. 95% of the people are bad and only 5% are good.
God thought for a moment and decided he better send a male
angel down to get both points of view. So, he called upon his best
male angel and sent him to earth. When the male angel returned he
went straight to God and told him that the female angel had been
correct. Indeed, 95% of the people on earth were bad and only 5%
were good.
Again God stopped to think, this was not a good thing at all. Finally
God decided to send an E-mail to the 5% of the people that were
good to encourage them to continue on the right path. Something
to keep them going even though the odds are against them.
Do you know what that E-mail said? ? ? ?
So, you didn't get one either?

9. 7
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.
SUPPORT AT HOME
If 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 your
computer, pursuing indoor interests or getting out by
wheelchair or by car; or would like to give a break to
someone who usually looks after you; or would like help
with something not mentioned here - please get in touch
with 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
Your contributions to Catalyst will be most
welcome. Can you fill space on YOUR page?
How about a picture, or a poem? What did you
do at Sunday School? Do you have any special
stories? The page is yours to use, so please feed
your imagination!
Please contact
Richard Brown - The Editor.
I would love to hear from you.

10. 8
Love and the Cabbie
by: Art Buchwald, Source Unknown
I was in New York the other day and rode with a friend in a taxi. When
we got out, my friend said to the driver, "Thank you for the ride. You
did a superb job of driving."
The Taxi driver was stunned for a second. Then he said, "Are you a wise
guy or something?"
"No, my dear man, and I'm not putting you on. I admire the way you
keep cool in heavy traffic."
"Yeah," the driver said and drove off.
"What was that all about?" I asked.
"I am trying to bring love back to New York," he said. "I believe it's the
only thing that can save the city."
"How can one man save New York?"
"It's not only one man. I believe I have made that taxi driver's day. Sup-
pose he has 20 fares. He's going to be nice to those 20 fares because
someone was nice to him. Those fares in turn will be kinder to their em-
ployees or shopkeepers or waiters or even their own families. Eventu-
ally the goodwill could spread to at least 1,000 people. Now that isn't
bad, is it?"
"But you're depending on that taxi driver to pass your goodwill to oth-
ers."
"I'm not depending on it," my friend said. "I'm aware that the system
isn't foolproof so I might deal with ten different people today. If out of
ten I can make three happy, then eventually I can indirectly influ-
ence the attitudes of 3,000 more."
"It sounds good on paper," I admitted, "but I'm not sure it works in prac-
tice."
"Nothing is lost if it doesn't. It didn't take any of my time to tell that man
he was doing a good job. He neither received a larger tip nor a small-
er tip. If it fell on deaf ears, so what? Tomorrow there will be another
taxi driver I can try to make happy.
"You're some kind of a nut," I said.
"That shows how cynical you have become. I have made a study of
this. The thing that seems to be lacking, besides the money of course,
for our postal employees, is that no one tells people who work for the
post office what a good job they're doing."
"But they're not doing a good job."
Continued on the next page....

11. 9
"They're not doing a good job because they feel no one cares if they
do or not. Why shouldn't someone say a kind word to them?"
We were walking past a structure in the process of being built and
passed five workmen eating lunch. My friend stopped. "That's a mag-
nificent job you men have done. It must have been difficult and dan-
gerous work."
The workmen eyed my friend suspiciously.
"When will it be finished?"
"June," a man grunted.
"Ah. That's very impressive. You must all be very proud."
We walked away. I said to him, "I haven't seen anyone like you since
The Man From La Mancha."
"When those men digest my words, they will feel better for it. Somehow
the city will benefit from their happiness."
"But you can't do this alone!" I protested. "You're just one man."
"The most important thing is not to get discouraged. Making people in
the city become kind is not an easy job, but if I enlist other people in
my campaign..."
"You just winked at a very plain-looking woman," I said.
"Yes, I know," he replied. "And if she's a schoolteacher, her class will be
in for a fantastic day."
Sent in by John Moren (& freely available on the Internet)
Posted on the door of a city office.....

12. 10
NOTICE
CATALYST
The way things once were
In November, the theme will
change.
Would you like to see a
particular theme for the
10 issues from November?
Please discuss with Richard
Brown.
Hopefully this feature may
continue, but it is your journal,
so suggestions would be
MOST welcome ......
Reflections
The Wednesday Reflections Group
continues to meet for quiet time
& prayer. For those who attend,
this is a valuable time together.
We are now meeting at 6.30 pm
on the 4th Wednesday of each
month.
We would welcome anyone who
would like to join us in the church
Linda Michie
LMMR Report
The Local Mission and Ministry Review report will be
brought to our Church on Sunday June 30th at 5.30 p.m.
This is because one of the Synod 3 couldn't make
the other date.

13. 11
BOARD
SUMMER GARDEN PARTY
SATURDAY 22 JUNE,
3.00-5.00 pm
Venue 18, Hurstdene Avenue
Do take part to enjoy
a cream tea, raffle, bring &
buy, and good company!
Tickets £5 per person from
Joan Smith.
Proceeds for church funds.
An Appeal for Funds
We have decided to have regular social
events in order to raise funds for the church
and so far we have had three offers: -
1. A summer garden party including a
cream tea. (More details on this page.)
2. A quiz. (See below)
3. A talk on a very interesting topic.
If you would like to organise an event,
please contact John Curry.
A Quiz and Food!
On Saturday 6th July
Provisionally at 6.00 pm
There will be a
Quiz
and a
Fish and Chip Supper
in the Large hall.
Tickets £10 from John Curry.
Proceeds for Church funds

14. 12

15. 13
Some Anagrams
Solved - How did you do?.
Help Please
BECKENHAM SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE BLIND
URGENTLY SEEKS VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
COULD YOU SPARE 4 HOURS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,
ONCE A MONTH?
Beckenham Social Club for the Blind is in urgent need of volunteer
drivers to ensure our members can attend our Wednesday meetings
at Azelia Hall in Beckenham.
We are looking for people who can commit to drive one or two
members to the Club just once each month.
This involves picking up a member just after one o’clock, bringing
them to the Club, joining in with Club activities (not compulsory),
enjoying a cup of tea and cake, and returning the member home at
four o’clock.
Please ask your friends, family, carers, neighbours and helpers if they
know anyone who could help.
Please contact: -
Joan Cook (Chairman) on 0208 460 5447 - or -
June Garman (Transport co-ordinator) on 0208 776 0275
if you could help our wonderful Club.
DORMITORY Zzzzz DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN Simply the BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER Aghh DESPERATION
MOON STARER Finale A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES Indeed THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH Annoying HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE True HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES Penniless CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY Peaceful IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS It’s a fix! LIES LET'S RECOUNT
MOTHER-IN-LAW Careful now WOMAN HITLER
SNOOZE ALARMS Wakey Wakey ALAS NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT A good description IM A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES An odd one THAT QUEER SHAKE

16. 14
Women’s Contact Coffee Morning
We will be holding a coffee morning in the Small Hall
from 10.00 am to 12.00
on the 8th of June, 2013.
We are continuing to raise monies to contribute to disaster relief funds in
different parts of the world.
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 are
separate from those raised through the refreshments trolley after
Sunday morning services.
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 June the stall will be held on the 9th and 23rd.
The message is: “Please buy Fairtrade. Every purchase helps in a good
way”.
If there are any lines you would like the stall to carry, please say.
We will do our best :-)
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard and Barbara.
Ring a Ring o' Roses
Opinion is divided on whether this rhyme is really about the Black
Death which swept through Europe in the 14th century -
killing 25 million people.
The explanation didn't appear until the 1950s. But many maintain that
the playground favourite refers to the symptoms of the bubonic
plague – the ring being the ring of sores suffered by victims before
they sneeze and fall down dead!
The way things once were
What did those nursery rhymes mean?
We will be looking at this up to the October edition, 2013

17. 15
Music
"A man at a metro station in Washington DC started
to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.
He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time, since it was rush hour, it was
calculated that 1,100 people went through the
station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man
noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his
pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then
hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip.
A woman threw the money in the till and, without
stopping, continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him,
but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly
he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother
tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.
Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk,
turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several
other children. All of the parents, without exception, forced them to
move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and
stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk
their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and
silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was
there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most
talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most
intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a
theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by
the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception,
taste, and priorities of people.
Continued on Page 17 ........

18. 16
Website of the Month The Samaritans
If you’ve ever wondered whether volunteering with Samaritans is for
you, filling out the volunteer form is a great next step.
(There is an online form, or contact your local branch - Ed)
It doesn’t commit you to anything. It simply tells your local branch that
you’d like to find out more.
You'll get an invite to an information evening, where you can talk to
Samaritans volunteers, and ask as many questions as you like.

19. 17
Hot Air
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realises that he is lost. He
reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon
further and shouts:
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him
half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says: "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering
approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 41
degrees N. latitude, and between 58 and 59 degrees W. longitude."
"You must be an engineer" says the balloonist, sounding a little irritated.
"I am." replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically
correct, but I have no idea what to make of it, and I am still lost."
The man below says "You must be a manager."
"I am." replies the balloonist,” But how did you know?"
"Well," says the man, "You don't know where you are, or where you are
going. You have made a promise, which you have no idea how to
keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. And finally, you are
in the exact same position you were in before we met, but now it is
somehow my fault."
The outlines were: -
In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:
v Do we perceive beauty?
v Do we stop to appreciate it?
v Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best
musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how
many other things are we missing?"
............ Continued from Page 15

20. 18
June 2013
1st Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
2nd Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Mike Tinson
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
3rd Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3
4th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3
5th Wed
6th Thu
7th Fri 2.00 - 4.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
8th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 5
12.00 - 4.00 pm - Hayes Fair
9th Sun Church Anniversary
10.30 am - Parade Service - Margaret Smith with Puppet
Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Evening Service - Tony Russell
10th Mon
11th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
12th Wed
13th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4
14th Fri Queen's Offical Birthday
2.00 - 4.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
15th Sat 10.00 am - 5.00 pm - HFC Prayer and Gift Day Page 6
16th Sun Fathers’ Day
10.30 am - Morning Service - David Lemmon
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
17th Mon
18th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
19th Wed

21. 19
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
20 July HAYES & BECKENHAM 2 CHURCHES BBQ - 3.00 - 6.00 pm
July 2013
1st Mon
2nd Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
3rd Wed
4th Thu
5th Fri 2.00 - 4.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
6th Sat
2.00 - 4.00 pm - HFC & Beckenham URC
Children’s Fun Afternoon - Manse Gardens
2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
6.00 pm (prov) - Quiz Night and Supper Page 11
7th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Dr. Clive Timehin
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
June 2013
20th Thu 6.30 pm - Men’s Group Page 4
21st Fri 2.00 - 4.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
22nd Sat 3.00 - 5.00 pm - HFC Garden party Page 11
23rd Sun 10.30 am - Evening Service - The Minister
Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - Pastor Roy Powell
24th Mon
25th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
26th Wed 6.30 pm - Reflections / Worship Group Page 10
27th Thu 2.30 pm - Bible Study Group Page 4
28th Fri 2.00 - 4.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Group Page 4
29th Sat
30th Sun 11.15 am - CTH at Hayes Library Gardens -
Village Rector Napo
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

22. 20
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all
But what they never mention,
Though gardeners know It's true,
Is when He made the goodies,
He made the baddies too
All things spray and swattable,
Disasters great and small,
All things paraquatable,
The Lord God made them all
The greenfly on the roses,
The clubroot on the greens,
The slugs that eat your lettuce,
And chew the aubergine.
The drought that kills the fuchsias,
The frost that nips the buds,
The rain that drowns the seedlings,
The blight that hits the spuds
The midges and mosquitoes,
The nettles and the weeds,
The pigeons in the green stuff,
The sparrows on the seeds.
The fly that gets the carrots,
The wasp that eats the plums,
How black the gardeners outlook,
Though green may be his thumbs
But still we gardeners labour,
Midst vegetables and flowers,
And pray what hits our neighbours,
May somehow bypass ours.
The Gardeners Hymn
From The Gardeners' Club website
Sincerely
Stuart Edwards
If my memory serves me correctly. ...
Didn’t Flanders & Swann recite this to music? Ed

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
5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 9982
6.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 3956
8.00 pm - 1st Women's Contact
Group
Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
Tuesday
10.00 am Prayer Meeting Martin Nunn 8462 5918
2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
7.00 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083
Wednesday
4.00 pm - 4th Messy Church Sue Powell 8462 2212
5.00 pm Rainbows Jenny Longman 07730 574962
6.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 3956
6.30 pm - 4th Reflections Group Bill Michie 8658 4167
8.00 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295
Thursday
2.30 pm - 2nd,
& 4th
Bible Study Sue Powell 8462 2212
5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 3469
7.15 - 8.45 pm Senior Guides Georgina Chappell 07983 471308
8.00 pm - 3rd Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264
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
Saturday
2.30 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.

24. Final Thought
Blue Days
We all have those days when we get rather blue;
The Bible has words to help get you through.
Jesus to rub out mistakes by His Cross;
Prayer to enlighten the gloomiest loss.
Hope when you feel that your back's to the wall;
The Spirit to help when you head for a fall.
Trust to stop everything falling apart;
And Love full of warmth that comes straight from
God's Heart.
Albert Read