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DIARY OF PRAYER – DECEMBER 2016
1 Pat & Ian Cowan 2 Robert & Alison Crichton and Rebecca
3 Michael & Donna Curran, Henry and Martha 4 Robin Daz 5 Jack
& Edna Dixon 6 Mavis Duckworth 7 Paul & Linda Duffy, Kate
and Michael 8 Terry & Judith Eaton, Rachael and Eleanor 9 Peggy
Everall 10 Matt & Caroline Flint, Ethan and Emily 11 Richard
& Barbara Gillard, Rachel, Hannah and Robert 12 Anne & Tony
Gilmore 13 Helen & Annabel Green and Stephanie Miller 14 Bert
Greenway 15 Darren & Donna Hall and Emelia 16 Laraine Hall 17
Madeline Hamper 18 Glenys Hobbins 19 Fred & Anne Holloway 20
Phil & Jane Inshaw and Ashley 21 Chris Ives, Molly and Jack 22
Jennifer Jackson and Robert Banks 23 Trevor & Eileen John 24
Rosemary & Vic Jones 25 Gerald & Rosemary Lawrence, Edward
and Toby 26 Rosemary Lumley 27 Alice McAdam 28 John & Ayse
McKenzie, Iain, Layla and Scott 29 Rev. Mhari McLintock, Hugh
Maccallum, Roddy and Bryce 30 Annabel Matharu, James and Alice 31
Grace Mitchell
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Christmas “It is so exciting!” says my little grandson, his body
tense with excitement. Do you remember feeling like that on
Christmas Eve? When I was small the day seemed to last far too long
and sleeping that night was impossible. Not that we got lots of
expensive presents, as it was during and just after the war, but
the whole atmosphere was exciting with busy, brightly decorated
shops and people full of Christmas cheer. I meet quite a few people
who say they hate Christmas and will be glad when it is over.
Christmas can be a lot of hard work but, on the other hand, it is
lovely to contact friends and family. How can we help people who
dread Christmas? This autumn we are inviting people to some of our
services. The Carols by Candlelight would be a good one as it
always gets us into the Christmas spirit. Also at Tannery Court,
which is on Sunday 11th December at 7 pm, we try to give the
residents a Christmassy feeling by readings, carols and having
mince pies. The singing needs the boost of stronger voices, so if
you can join us for a short while it would help. The service only
lasts half an hour. It is a little longer if you stay for tea and
mince pies. If there are any Children or young people who could
read a poem or play an instrument the residents would love it.
Jesus gave us his deep wisdom. Christmas commemorates the birth of
Jesus which was an exciting event and well worth celebrating.
Betty
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DIARY FOR DECEMBER 2016 Regular Events:- (except school
holidays) Tuesday 10.00 Craft Meeting Thursday 9.30 – 12 noon The
Coffee Pot 5.00 Rainbows 6.15 Brownies Friday 7.00 Guides Other
Events: 3
rd Saturday 10.00 Christmas Window sill arrangements.
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th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Kevin Snyman, followed
by
Coffee in the schoolroom. 5
th Monday 7.15 Discussion Group. Topic: “The Afterlife”.
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th Wednesday 1.30 We have been invited to the Dress Rehearsal of
the
Infants’ Christmas Play at Clinton School. Please be seated by
1.30 pm. EVERYBODY WELCOME.
7.15 Elders’ Meeting 11
th Sunday 11.00 Junior Church Parade service, led by Donna
Curran, a
member of our Worship Leaders Group, followed by Coffee in the
schoolroom. 7.00 Tannery Court Christmas Service. 14
th Wednesday 2.00 Ladies Circle: “Slovenia” – Rosemary &
Kath.
7.15 Managers’ Meeting 18
th Sunday 11.00 Family Service with Communion led by Rev. Paul
Fiske,
followed by coffee in the schoolroom.
6.30 CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT led by the Elders, followed by coffee
and mince pies in the schoolroom.
25th Sunday 10.30 CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE led by David Connelly,
a
member of our Worship Leaders Group.
The Communion Offertory for December will be for Embrace, which
is helping to tackle poverty and injustice in the Middle East.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
DIARY FOR JANUARY 2017
1st Sunday 11.00 NEW YEAR’S DAY Family Service led by Val
Whiteman, followed by coffee in the schoolroom. 4
th Wednesday 7.15 Elders’ Meeting
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th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by a member of the
Worship
Group, followed by coffee in the schoolroom. 7.00 Service at
Tannery Court. 11
th Wednesday 12.30 for 1 pm Ladies Circle: “Christmas” meal at
the
Holiday Inn. 7.15 Managers’ Meeting.
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th Sunday 11.00 Family Service with Communion led by Rev.
Roger Hall, followed by coffee in the schoolroom. 22
nd Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by George Jones,
followed,
CHURCH MEETING. 29
th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Rev. Nick Stanyon,
followed
by coffee in the schoolroom.
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THANK YOU. Mhari and Hugh would like to thank all those who sent
their good wishes on their recent 25th wedding anniversary, and to
all for their cards and prayers in recent months. All very much
appreciated. Best wishes Mhari and Hugh 6
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IRAQ + URC with CWM in KOREA & SINGAPORE & INDIA
‘A Child’s Story from Iraq’, on another page, comes from the
Scottish Bible Society, thanks to Winnie The October ‘Reform’ URC
Digest tells us that John Ellis, the URC Treasurer and
immediate-past Moderator of the General Assembly, was elected to
the voluntary role of Treasurer for the Council for World Mission
(CWM) in June. He will serve the CWM for 4 years and the role was
confirmed at the CWM Assembly in Korea. Also there the Rev. Peter
Ball, Mission and Training Officer for the Eastern Synod, presented
the Protestant Church in Korea (PCK) with a painting as a gift from
the URC. In return, the PCK representative gave URC delegates a
Korean fan with an inscribed handle. The CWM website -
www.cwmission.org - tells us that the theme for the next 4 years,
launched at the June Assembly, is ‘Healing : Hope in Action’
(healing of brokenness experienced throughout all of God’s
creation). It also tells us that the CWM Board members elected in
June (including John Ellis as Treasurer) held a 3-day meeting in
Singapore in October which included Sunday worship at the Amazing
Grace Presbyterian Church. Next year is the 40th Anniversary of CWM
and a publication of 40 missional stories from individuals and
member churches is planned. In the Digest Notices we read that next
spring CWM’s ‘Building Life-Affirming Communities’ programme aims
to get theology students ‘face to face with the many poor and the
many faiths in Asia’. Participants will explore India, learning
from the URC’s partners there. Janet Turner
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DISCUSSION GROUP. The Discussion Group is now well established
with many interesting and illuminating topics being considered. I
try to advertise each meeting a couple of weeks ahead to allow
people to read up about the topic beforehand if they wish. Just to
remind you the group is open to anyone at our Church, you can even
come along just to listen. It is an open forum and people can speak
freely in the knowledge that it is a non judgmental, confidential
and supportive environment. Currently we meet on the first Monday
of each month, except for Bank Holidays and the occasional break.
The next meeting is on Monday 5th December at 7.15 p.m. in the
Vestry when the topic will be "The Afterlife". We then have a break
in January before recommencing on Monday 6th February, the topic
yet to be confirmed. If you wish to come along you will be very
welcome, just turn up! Colin.
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Stories from Iraq
A child’s story “I was walking through a refugee camp when I
noticed a little girl beaming at me. Her happy face shone out
amidst the sadness around her. ‘Hello’ she greeted me, smiling
broadly. I greeted her back and asked her what was making her so
happy. She asked me if I had any children and I told her that yes,
I had a daughter a little older than her. She then asked me if my
daughter had a bed to sleep on. I told her yes, and asked why she
wanted to know. I’ll never forget her answer. “For a whole month
since we got here my little sister and I have been sleeping on the
ground, without a mattress. I just want to live like a normal girl
again, with toys and a bed and a house to live in. Today, I’m so
happy because tonight will be the first night I’ll be sleeping on a
mattress again! Thanks so much for bringing me a mattress... and
say hi to your daughter for me!” She turned and walked away,
leaving me speechless and filled with questions about how we can
stop the suffering of these innocent children.” This story comes
from Nabil Omiesh, Programme Co-ordinator of the Bible Society in
Iraq. It is just one of the many hundreds of stories that have come
out of the Bible-based trauma healing programme in Iraq and Syria,
that is working to bring the hope and comfort of God's Word to
Christian refugees. Please pray for Christians experiencing ongoing
and devastating trauma. And please consider giving a gift today
which will help bring hope to many persecuted Iraqi Christians.
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ROTAS –DECEMBER 2016
Transport Flowers provided by Flowers arranged by
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Phil Inshaw
Jane Wood-Scawen
Christmas arrangements
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Colin Ritchie
Jane Wood-Scawen
Christmas arrangements
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John Nichols
Jane Wood-Scawen
Christmas arrangements
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Pat Cowan
Jane Woods-Scawen
Christmas arrangements
Projector & Sound Stewards Readers
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John Nichols
Winnie Tawil
Gloria Cordery
Anne Gilmore
Betty Connelly
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Bronwen Todd
Helen Green
Phil Inshaw
Vivien Nichols
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Kath Shortley
Phil Inshaw
Michael & Henry Curran
Helen Green
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David Connelly
Linda Duffy
Eileen John
Rosemary Lawrence
Coffee Car Park Vestry
4 Eileen John
Annabel Matharu
David Connelly
Eileen John
11 Eileen John
Annabel Matharu
Phil Inshaw
John McKenzie
18 Gloria Cordery
Helen Green
The Currans
Kath Shortley
25 Gloria Cordery
Helen Green
David Connelly
Betty Connelly
Communion Prep Comm. Servers
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Kath Shortley
Eileen John
Kath Shortley
Eileen John
Pat Cowan
Colin Ritchie
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ROTAS – JANUARY 2017
Transport Flowers provided by Flowers arranged by
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Di Wilson
Heather Barton
Heather Barton
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John Spenser
Alison Crichton
Anne Gilmore
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Phil Inshaw
Pat Cowan
Ayse McKenzie
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Colin Ritchie
Betty Connelly
Betty Connelly
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John Nichols
Anne Holloway
Anne Holloway
Projector & Sound Stewards Readers
1
Ivan Pointon
John & Vivien Nichols
David Connelly
8
John McKenzie
Winnie Tawil
Donna Hall
Alison Crichton
John Nichols
15
Bronwen Todd
John & Lorna Spenser
Colin Ritchie
22 Kath Shortley
Phil Inshaw
Fred & Anne Holloway
Donna Curran
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David Connelly
Betty Connelly
Rosemary Jones
Phil Inshaw
Coffee Car Park Vestry
1 Kath Shortley
Rosemary Lawrence
John Nichols
Colin Ritchie
8 Kath Shortley
Rosemary Lawrence
Alison Crichton
Di Wilson
15 John Nichols
Cheryl Ritchie
Colin Ritchie
Rosemary Lawrence
22 John Nichols
Cheryl Ritchie
Fred Holloway
Pat Cowan
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Janet Turner
Mary Skidmore
David Connelly
John McKenzie
Communion Prep Comm. Servers
15 Rosemary Lawrence
Betty Connelly
Rosemary Lawrence
Betty Connelly
Kath Shortley
Anne Gilmore
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Treasurers Report November 2016 Offertory for October £1959
(2015 - £1541) October Communion gifts for Coventry &
Warwickshire Mind £30 Coffee Pot donation £100 Harvest gifts for
Commitment for Life £1746 (2015 -£1170) The Communion Offertory for
December will be for Embrace, which is helping to tackle poverty
and injustice in the Middle East. The Grand Coffee Morning Raised
£954. (last year £770). Thanks to everyone who contributed to
this.
Present Aid launches new ethical charity Christmas gifts
Present Aid (www.presentaid.org/2016), Christian Aid’s ethical
gift shop, has launched 18 new charity gifts for Christmas 2016.
The new
gifts will support some of the 65 million displaced people
around the world, who have been victims of violence, conflict
and
unpredictability. There are 10 gifts available for £20 or less,
so your gift could provide
a much-needed toilet (£8) for a community in South Sudan,;
provide new boots (£10) to help a vulnerable child in Eastern
Europe; or help send Malawian farmers a daily local weather
forecast (£8) via text
message so they know when it is best to plant seeds and harvest
crops.
To receive a Present Aid gift card by post in time for
Christmas, orders must be placed by 14 December. Present Aid, has
raised in excess of £17 million for Christian Aid’s work with poor
communities
across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH FAMILY FOR DECEMBER/JANUARY.
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS. A Happy Birthday to all of the following:-
December 2nd Helen Watt December 10th Joan Lightbown December 15th
Anne Nichol December 19th Sarah Todd December 28th Phil Inshaw One
of the above birthdays is a very special one – Anne Nichol
celebrates her 90th birthday just before Christmas and we send her
our very best wishes. JANUARY BIRTHDAYS. Among those celebrating
birthdays early in the New Year are January 1st Grace Mitchell
January 11th Glenys Hobbins January 11th Jo Stratton January 12th
Pam Muckersie January 13th Jennifer Jackson January 14th Tony
Gilmore celebrating his 70th January 22nd Winnie Tawil January 22nd
Emily Flint will be 3 January 24th Rosemary Jones January 31st
Rebecca Crichton who will be 18 UNWELL/IN HOSPITAL We continue to
think of Kath Shortley, Mhari McLintock and Bert Greenway. 14
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We continue to pray for Dorothy Barker, Peggy Everall, Grace
Mitchell, Eileen Bates, Rosemary Lumley, Jan Roberts and Joan
Lightbown. All of the above mentioned and any who do not wish to be
mentioned by name, are in our thoughts and prayers. CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Mhari and Hugh who recently celebrated their
Silver Wedding. Congratulations also to Molly Ives on her very
successful portrayal of Anne Franks in the play at The Talisman
Theatre in October.
DECEMBER. December, December, A month to remember, A month full
of darkness and light, A month full of rushing And sharing and
hoping, A month full of one special night.
Daphne Kitching. Please let Pat Cowan know either in person or
on 01926 313904 of any Pastoral Care matters.
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This obituary for Barbara Jones appeared in the Guardian. My
friend Barbara Jones, who has died aged 80 from motor neurone
disease, was a person of high principles, human warmth and
sympathy. For many years, she was active in our local group of
Amnesty International in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Barbara took on
the role of organising sufficient volunteers so that there could be
fundraising street stalls three or four times a year. Barbara was
the younger daughter of Rose and Harold Jones, and spent her
childhood in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, where her father was a
headmaster. He had fought in the First World War and was mentioned
in dispatches, which sparked Barbara’s own interest in the war. She
began training as a nurse in 1954 at St Thomas’ hospital, London,
and had a varied career. Her last job before retiring to Kenilworth
was as a lecturer at the Hotel and Catering Industries Training
Board in Shrewsbury. Her greatest achievement at Amnesty in
Kenilworth was that the stalls ran smoothly year after year – a
tribute to her powers of persuasion. When raising a group of us to
stand with our tins collecting money on a “flag day”, Barbara
recruited everyone by phone. She cajoled them, listened to them,
sympathised with their problems, sent cards if she knew they were
poorly, and even tried to comfort them in their difficulties. She
was a difficult person to say no to. We volunteers used to talk
about her fondly but in some awe – feeling that we could not let
her down. Barbara was formidable in the best sense of that word,
kind and empathetic. She had a remarkable ability to make
relationships: it was this that made her such an effective
ambassador for AI. She was very well organised, detested meetings,
hated computers and never used email, and proved that effectiveness
depends so often on personal skills and not technology. She was an
active member of the Western Front Association and often visited
the First World War battlefields. She also ran the local Poppy Day
appeals for several years. Barbara is survived by her sister, Edna,
and a niece and nephew.
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DIARY OF PRAYER – JANUARY 2017
1 Roz & Neil Morris 2 Peter & Pam Muckersie 3 Anne
Nichol 4 Heather Nichols 5 John & Vivien Nichols 6 Dennis &
Margaret O’Brien and Robert 7 Ivan & Alison Pointon, Louise and
Donna 8 Colin & Cheryl Ritchie, Tara, Andrew and Fraser 9 Jan
Roberts 10 Kath Shortley 11 Mary Skidmore 12 John & Lorna
Spenser 13 Jo & Nathan Stratton, Sophie and Elspeth 14 Winnie
Tawil 15 Esmé Thorpe 16 Martyn & Bronwen Todd, Alice, Sarah and
Charlotte 17 Janet & Ken Turner 18 Mick & Alison Tyler,
Abigail, Gavin and Benjamin 19 Joy Verral 20 Gaynor Watkins 21 Bob
Watson 22 Helen Watt 23 Di & Dave Wilson 24 Jane Woods-Scawen
25 Jon & Sally Atkinson 26 Ann Banning 27 Dorothy Barker 28
John & Heather Barton 29 Paul & Jennie Blake, Harry and
Mollie 30 Jayne Bryan, Martha and Seth 31 Judy Clarkson and Sam
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