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�� There is a quiet corner by the ‘Prayer Net’, where there is a box for

confidential requests for prayer.

Or you can contact the Prayer Circle through

Sheila 491516 or Norma 493630

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We hold all our friends who are bereaved, anticipating or recovering

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Reflection - from Rev Alun Burke My fellow believers,

I love to read. My Mam and Dad taught me at a very young age that

books are wonderful things, and I have enjoyed reading ever since.

Val shares this love with me.

Reading trains our minds. We learn to think and share ideas, thoughts

and insights. I was quite young when I read T E White’s ‘The Once and

Future King’. It remains vivid to this day. Reading can touch our emo-

tions as Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ did for me. Perhaps most

importantly reading can feed our spirits as if God is speaking to us.

We would say this is true of the Bible with its history, not that the

writers are necessarily the best historians - they tell what they can

draw lessons from instead of just relating facts and would therefore

be regarded as biased, legends and myths, with its philosophy,

theology, parables, poems, prayers, wisdom and ……... we could go on!

In my coming into faith in my teen years, a book that helped me

tremendously was John Robinson’s ‘Honest to God. The Bishop taught

us to understand God as underlying all things - all life - everything

that exists. God, in the popular mind, has been seen as a sky God and

there was considerable opposition to this new understanding. We all

think this way now. It made faith possible for so many. John also

taught us that there is no such thing as infallibility, in either man or

book, and the Bible will only speak to us if we have a critical approach

to it. Its insights and truths really speak to us when we stop worrying

about its reliability as history or science, and allow God to speak His

truth to us through its words.

Another faith book I treasure is Marcus J Borg’s ‘Jesus’- Uncovering

the life, teaching and relevance of a religious revolutionary’. Worth

every moment of the time spent lost in it’s pages.

Happy reading

Blessings AlunAlunAlunAlun

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Way Forward Fundraisers

Keep your diaries handy for events and activities in the Church - all

raising much needed funds for the Church.

Thanks to the Immanuel’s Ground Quire for the their concert on

29th June - a lovely evening -

£200 was raised for the Way Forward Fund.

Thank you!

Another date for your Diary!

Saturday 21st September, all day in the church:

Quilt Show – ‘Colour & Comfort’. and, on the same day, in the Hall,

Crafts for Sale.

Details from: Barbara Meddoms.

Proceeds will be shared between Myton Hospice and

the Way Forward Fund.

No Cake Stall in August – Back in September

Another big thank-you to our bakers for keeping the monthly cake

stall well supplied, but they do deserve a holiday!

After the last cake sale on 7th July there will not be a cake stall in

August, but we will be back on Saturday 7th September from

10:00am to 11:30 am in the hall.

Additional bakers are always welcome just have a word

with Brenda Armstrong.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO A

CELEBRATION!!

On Sunday 6th October, we’re proposing to hold a

celebration of 120 years of Northgate

and of completion of the maintenance work on the

Church.

There will be a Bring and Share Tea at 4pm - bring a

plate of something good to share -

to be followed by Songs of Praise at 5:30pm.

Rev Derick Chambers will lead the service.

We hope to advertise this event to the Circuit.

We need a team of volunteers to help with making

posters, advertising, putting up tables, making tea,

washing up etc.

Please see Jenny Beaglehole or any of the Stewards if

you can help in any way.

We also need some suggestions of favourite hymns,

together with the reason why you love the hymn.

Obviously there is a limit to the number we can sing in

a short service,

so we may need to pick them out of a hat!!!

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‘Saving’ Grace

Jesus and Satan were having a heated discussion about who was

better on his computer. They had been going at it for days and God

was getting rather frustrated with the ongoing dispute.

Finally, God said, “Cool it. I am going to set up a test that will run for a

day and I will judge who does the better job.”

So Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and typed and moused

away. They did spreadsheets and presentations. They wrote reports.

They sent faxes. They sent e-mails. They set up newsgroups. They

sent out e-mails with attachments. They searched the internet. They

Twittered. They scanned. They downloaded. They uploaded and

published on-line. They did some genealogy reports. They made cards

and labels. They ripped music from their CDs and made MP3 files for

their I-Pods. They did every known job that could be done on a

computer. But ten minutes before their time was up, lightning

suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, the rain poured, and

of course, the electricity went off. Satan stared at his blank screen

and screamed every curse word known in the underworld. Jesus just

sighed!

The electricity finally flickered back on after a while, and each of

them restarted their computers. Satan started searching frantically

screaming "It's gone. It's all gone! I lost everything when the power

went out!” Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started reviewing all of his work

from the past day. Satan observed this and became very angry. “Wait!

he cheated. He must have cheated! How did he do it?”

God shrugged and simply said: “Jesus saves. . .!!"

From: Ian Meddoms –based on an article in The Claydons Churches Newsletter.

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Children’s Worship Bulletin

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What did the dentist say

when his wife baked a cake?

Can I do the filling?

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph

and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem .

A small child replied, ‘They couldn’t get a baby-sitter. ‘

Lord, in the morning I start each day,

By taking a moment to bow and pray.

I start with thanks, and then give praise

For all your kind and loving ways.

Today if sunshine turns to rain,

If a dark cloud brings some pain,

I won't doubt or hide in fear

For you, my God, are always near.

I will travel where you lead;

I will help my friends in need.

Where you send me I will go;

With your help I'll learn and grow.

Hold my family in your hands,

As we follow your commands.

And I will keep you close in sight

Until I crawl in bed tonight.

Amen.

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Reflection

A fisherman had landed his catch of fish, cleaned his nets, and was

resting by the water’s edge, watching the sea, thinking about his

day, and enjoying life.

A rich man came strolling by. He could see that the fisherman

looked relaxed and peaceful, but asked him:

“Why are you not working?”

The fisherman was surprised at being asked the question,

and replied:

“I’ve just finished unloading my catch for the day.

”“But you’ve time to go out and get more fish”, said the rich man.

“Why should I do that?” asked the fisherman.

“So that you can sell them and make more money”, explained the

rich man.

“But what would I do with the money?” asked the fisherman.

“You could buy a bigger boat,” the rich man said.

“But why?” asked the fisherman.

“Obviously you could catch more fish and make even more money,

then you’d be rich,” replied the rich man.

“Why would I want to be rich?” asked the poor fisherman.

“Then you’d be able to sit back and enjoy life!”

remarked the rich man.

“But that’s exactly what I’m doing now” said the fisherman,

sitting by the water’s edge.

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