June and July 2011

MinisterVacancy

SecretaryJenny Scott, Elder 201151 Hanbury Rd.,Dorridge, Solihull. B93 8DWTel: 01564 770730e-: jenny@knowleurc.org.uk

TreasurerMike Robertson Elder 2011132 Lodge Rd.,Knowle B93 0HFTel: 01564 773940e-m: mike@knowleurc.org.uk

Hall SecretaryEdna Grimmett,Tel: 01564 772552Junior ChurchPat McKeeTel: 01564 773911

Property SecretaryDavid Stewart Elder 2008109 Links Drive, SolihullB91 2DJTel: 0121 704 9906david@knowleurc.org.uk

Magazine TeamMary Kirwan Elder 201199 Newton Rd.,Knowle, Solihull. B93 8HNTel: 01564 776050

Graham Tall, Elder 2010Church NoticesMike Robertson Elder 2011Tel: 01564 773940

e-mails: mary@knowleurc.org.uk; graham@knowleurc.org.uk

Additional Serving Elders:Mandy Cunoosamy 2010Diana Dicker 2010Alison Hockly 2009

Isobel Robertson 2008Stephenie Tall 2009Kath Vale 2009

Non-serving Elders:Margaret AllenKenneth Alway JonesSue BatemanTerry DickerClive GriffithsEdna Grimmett

John HeatleyGlenys LambAlan LangLucilla LangPat McKeeIan Miller

Eileen PitkeathlyJudy PreeceJan RichardsonBrian RichardsonMauvine SquireRon Squire

Note: This magazine is free to all members and friends of KnowleURC. We rely on donations to help cover the costs.

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PASTORAL MESSAGEDear Friends,

Before Kevin left he asked me to write to you to explain the procedure ofseeking another minister. Since Kevin has left, our church is nowdeclared to ‘be in a vacancy.’

The first step is that we will be allocated an Interim Moderator/Ministerwhose job is to provide some pastoral oversight and to guide the churchthrough the process of ‘calling’ a minister. The interimmoderator/minister in our case is most likely to be a lay preacher. We arehoping that our present joint pastorate with Digbeth will remain and thatboth churches can call a minister together.

Now that the church has been declared ‘in a vacancy;’ Knowle’s PastorateProfile, which we have been working on and completed incorporating theamendments suggested at the January Church Meeting has been submittedto the Synod office. The next step will be for both Knowle and Digbethto have a scoping visit and agree to continue as a joint pastorate. The twopastorate profiles are then combined and a short one page summary will goon the URC website. The full joint pastorate profile for both churches isavailable for any interested minister.

This will enable ministers who are seeking new pastorates to be able todecide whether God is calling them to minister to us and if a minister feelsthat this is the case an application will be made and we will receive a C.V.for the perusal of the Elders. If the Elders feel that this is the right personthen the minister will be asked ‘to preach with a view.’ This enables themembers and congregation to introduce themselves to the prospectiveminister.

After this a church meeting is held and members’ views are sought and avote may be taken to call this minister.

This is a very simplified outline of the process and the rules only allow oneapplicant at a time to be considered.

‘To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so muchmore than we can ever ask for, or even think of: To God be the glory in thechurch and in Christ Jesus for all time, for ever and ever! Amen.’

(Ephesians3:v. 20-21)

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CHURCH FAMILYHappy June Birthdays to Marjorie Evans 5th, Ian Miller 6th, Gordon Scott18th, Fiona Kellond 20th, Les Bridgewater 23rd, David Stewart 26th, andHappy July Birthday’s to Margaret Allan 3rd, Elsa-May 16th, Chris Smith21st, Kath Vale 25th, Abigale Lamb 28th, Mauvine Squire 30th.

Our Sincere Sympathy, thoughts and prayers go to Jenny B., Stuart,Matthew, Mum & Family on the recent death of her Father RIP. Jennywrote: “Thank You very much for the Flowers and Sympathy Card”

There are no Social events planned at time of magazine preparation.Would someone be willing to host a Coffee Morning during Jun/Julplease? If so please talk to Glenys Lamb.

It was lovely to see Kevin, Helen and Drake at church recently and wesend them our best wishes as they start their new adventure in Hounslow.

Thanks you to all who have pledged sponsorship money to Fiona for theKnowle Fun Run.

Thank you to Brian & Jan for our evening spent in Warwick, the weatherwas beautiful until almost the last few moments. How good to share a mealtogether of someone’s making. An enjoyable evening thank you.

Kath ValeSponsorship Plea:Elsa-May and Fiona Kellond. are both running and Isobel Robertson. iswalking, the Race for Life in Brueton Park on Sun 26th June. This is awomen only event and is an important fundraiser for Cancer Research. Itis also the first run that Elsa-May has entered. Both Elsa and her mum aretraining hard and would love to raise a lot of money for this great cause.‘Please sponsor us for the run, there will be a sponsor form available atChurch throughout June.’ Perhaps next year we can get an even biggerwomen's team from our Church (you have been warned!). The event isamazing, women of all ages, all levels of fitness joining together andhaving a great time running/walking 5km(3.1miles). It's definitely time forall of the ' girls' in Knowle URC to dust off their trainers and get togetherready for next year. (We will join you next year, not available this time,good luck to you all. Mary & Chris)

PRAYER FELLOWSHIP Pray for all those revising hard and takingexams. We met in the Vestry on Sunday May 8th. Everyone on the list4 was remembered in prayer. Kath Vale

SocialSun May 29th 11.30 am Jan is leading a walk from Kenilworth Rd toBlack Boy for lunch and a walk back

A Notable Success StoryFollowers of the Canoldir Male Choir will no doubt be interested to learnof the choir's recent success in the Fifth International Male Voice ChoralFestival held on 27th April to 2nd May in Cornwall.

In the Male voice competition “Choirs with 41 voices. and over” section,Canoldir were placed first out of the seven choirs entered.

In addition they were also judged best of all the United Kingdom choirsentered in both the “40 and under” and “41 and over” competition, some21 choirs in total. Finally, they were awarded the prize for the bestInternational choir in the Festival.

Congratulations to James Jones, their Musical Director and all themembers of the choir for their stunning success.

Clive and Avril Griffiths

The 45th Annual Concert of the Canoldir Male Choir is at SymphonyHall on Sun June 5th at 7pm. Special guests are Catrin Finch “TheQueen of Harps” and Elin Manahan Thomas, Soprano. Please see Avrilfor tickets and to book seats on the coach from Knowle.(For new members who may not be aware of this, Clive founded theCanoldir Male Choir - and the choir’s achievement illustrates, why ourchurch choir is so effective. Graham Tall)

Cluster InformationSat Jun 11th 10 am – 12.30 at Hob’s Moat. Theme: Exploring the Ministryof Healing and Wholeness.Mon Jun 27th 7.30 pm Cluster Meeting at Christ Church URC

BEN MagazineThe new BEN magazine (on back seat) has arrived

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Digbeth in the Field URCSat Jun 11th 7.30 pm The Optimists Solihull Male Voice Choir present “In

Harmony” Tickets £5 available from Shirley 0121 783 3000.Light refreshments.

Thu Jun 16th 9.30 – 11.30 Coffee MorningSat Jun 26th 10 am -12 pm Coffee Morning. Items for Children’s and

Adults’ Tombolas would be very welcome.Sat Jul 2nd 4pm & 7pm The Inn Crowd present a Christian Musical, the

story of Peter – called Rock. Tickets £7. Cons £5 from DerekClayton and Helen Jones.

Sat Jul 9th Summer Fayre 1 – 4 pm. Admission is 30p. Snack lunchesavailable. Lots of stalls, Nearly New, Cake, Craft, Raffle,Games, Plants, Tombola, etc etc.

Thu Jul 21st 9.30 – 11.30 Coffee Morning

The Gideon's StoryYears ago, a boy promised his dying mother, that he would read a portionof the Bible every day for the rest of his life. He kept his word. One night,while staying in a hotel, he met another man reading his Bible, he foundout that the man was also a Christian, they soon became friends.

In 1899 with another friend, they formed an association for ChristianBusinessmen whose purpose was to spread and share the good news ofwhat God did for us. This association is called The Gideon's International.

The name comes from a person who lived in Israel during old Testamenttimes, Gideon miraculously won a battle with another country with anarmy of only 300 compared with 135,000 on the enemy side, simply byobeying God and using clay jars with a lamp inside and trumpets, Judgeschapters 6 & 7 This name is used because, in the same way that God usedGideon with only a few hundred people to claim victory against impossibleodds, The Gideon's seemed to have an impossible task in front of them.Like Gideon they knew that with God's help they could succeed. Theassociation has now grown world wide to thousands of men and womenwho place Bibles where people are likely to read them, often at a time ofneed. They also place Bibles in schools, hotels and prisons. The Gideon'slogo is a jar with a flaming torch like Gideon used in his night attack, setagainst a dark blue background and surrounded by a gold circle whichrepresents a Trumpet.

6 Les Bridgwater [By kind permission of the Gideon's International]

Hawking after DawkinFor some unknown reason the fight against religion in general andChristianity in particular is being fought by people who considerthemselves scientists. On May 16th, Hawking argued:

“there is nothing beyond the moment when the brain dies....”"I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when itscomponents fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken downcomputers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark,".

A balanced answer to this was given by P. Wyatt, in the Mail on Sunday:Hawking’s aggressive atheism is not only discourteous to believers,but illogical…..Oscar Wilde, pondering Christianity, thought theonly sensible position an intelligent person could adopt was that ofan agnostic. Just because half of the world believes something istrue doesn’t make it true, but nor does Hawking saying its untruemake it a lie. There is as little proof of no after life as there is ofexistence beyond the grave. (May 22, Review p5)-

Personally, I find my faith in God increasing the more I ponder the wonderof the universe and life. Are we really no more than a bag of chemicals.Does anyone really think they are just a complex robot? Graham Tall

Bible Society5 – 11 June Please pray for all those who are taking part in Alpha coursesacross Africa and India organised by the national Bible Societies.12 – 18 June Please pray that the enthusiasm of young people attendingsummer camps in Gougark Diocese (South East Armenia) will inspire theirparents to find out more about Christianity.19 – 25 June Please pray that the Kalenjin revision will unite churches andinspire fresh faith across the generations; for continued peace in Kenyawhere violence in 2007 created tensions between different ethnic groups.26 June – 2 July Please pray that Christian influence in politics willincrease in Romania.Seen on a church notice board:-“When you were born, your mother brought you here.When you were married, your partner brought you here.When you die, your friends will bring you here.Why not try coming on your own sometimes?” 7

What is a Dad?A dad is a person you can always rely upon to be strong. A dad is strengthand steadiness. Like a sturdy oak he stands, sheltering his growing familyfrom the storms and adverse winds of life. A dad is the person who alwaysknows that time is a great leveller. He has the patience, born of experience,that takes the long view and sees the sun shining beyond the present storm.

A dad is the person you go to when you know you will get a straightanswer. He never glosses things over or coats them with sugar, but willalways tell you the facts. A dad is a person who always has a sage bit ofwit or wisdom for any situation, drawn from the wealth of his experienceand acquaintance. A dad is the person who can turn a seeming calamityinto a smile by turning the light side up. A dad is the person who earns anddeserves the title “head of house”. It is his judgement and foresight thatsafely steers the home ship through the years. A dad is a person who talksless about love than he shows it. His love is always there, evident in thedust in his face when he comes home at night, the sweat on his brow, andthe strong hands that are continually working for his family. A dad is theperson who sets the example his children most want to emulate. Hisindustry, devotion and care are the heritage his sons and daughters carrywith them throughout their lives. A dad is the reason that sons are proud tohave sons who will carry the name he has blessed.

By Roger L. Kerr

(Whilst I might like to think the above is a valid representation, I have toadmit neither my wife nor children would agree. Graham Tall)

From Children about Dad’s“I’m sure my Dad’s beard has grown into his ears, because he neverlistens to what I say. My Mum agrees”“My dad says we brighten up the home, because we always leave the lightson”“My dad says Father Christmas gets into our house through a hole in hiswallet”“My dad reads to me till HE falls asleep”“No matter how sound asleep my dad is, he always wakes up if you try tosteal the remote control from him”8 Happy Father’s Day to all Dad’s wherever you are.

Junior Church

We all enjoy having the children in the service and we smile when theMinister talks to them. But how many of us realise just how thoughtfulthey are in Junior Church. Above is what Pat McKie discovered when sheasked them about God’s house of living stones. Abigail, Daniel, Georgeand Richie gave the responses indicated – Pat was really pleased!

Visitors:Several times a year Junior Churchgets extra visitors.

The most recent were Keith’sgrandchildren, Grace and Nathan,right, who visited him with theirmother Vicki.

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Mary Kirwan says goodbye to Kevin and Helen; the children to Drake:

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All of us whoknow Alan andLucilla, know thatgiving Alan plantsis a bit likesending coals toNewcastle. Alansells us plants –just as Lucillaprovides us withpots of jam - all toincrease funds forthe Church.ManyCongratulations toyou both andhere’s to plentymore.

Knowle Fun RunThe church has a particularly close link to the Fun Run, because it wasstarted many years ago by the Robertson’s, at the instigation of Fiona!

On the left, inKnowle HighStreet, blondenumber 554 isFiona and, eventhough she hasalready ran a longdistance, there’sstill a smile on herface!Most of us wouldhave troublewalking thedistance she hasrun!12

Three Fifth’sDuring the 2009 Proms Season the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra ofVenezuela was something of a sensation. Youth orchestras all play withverve and enthusiasm, but the S.B.Y.O,V. also displays consummatemusicianship and a feeling for the music which sets them apart. But this isnot a privileged group nurtured in the rarefied atmosphere of academiccalm; it is composed of graduates of the Sistema, which provides theinstruments, the training and the chance to play in a local youth orchestraas an alternative to the drugs, alcohol and gang warfare to which they wereotherwise doomed. Even their (very) young conductor, he’s only just intohis thirties, is a Sistema graduate.

The Simon Bolivar Orchestra is very large but it deploys only a fraction ofthe young people of Venezuela who are part of “the most important thinghappening in in classical music anywhere in the world” (Simon Rattle).

But why “Three fifths”? The Simon Bolivar Orchestra record on theD.G.G. Label and, a few months ago, I bought the 5th Symphonies ofBeethoven, Mahier and Tchaikovsky —Francesca da Rimini andBeethoven 7 came as well. If you already have versions of all or any inyour library add these. The quality of the interpretations and the sheerenthusiasm of the players shine through and for sheer pace and attack theyare outstanding. They can play slowly and with great feeling as well — theMahier Adagio is a case in point. I cannot recommend these discs toohighly. DG000289 477 6228, 477 6545 and 477 8022. Try Amazon forquick delivery and amazing prices.

Brian Richardson

Commitment Prayer for JuneWhat does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6; 8

For JulyGod of all mercy before the opportunity is missed and the moment is gone,hear us as we pray to You that we might use whatever influence we havefor good through our giving and spending through our actions and the liveswe lead through our prayers for all those in need. Amen

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HYMN by Isaac WattsWatts’ father a Nonconformist imprisoned twice for his religious views.Isaac learned Greek, Latin, and Hebrew under Mr. Pinhorn, Rector of AllSaints, and headmaster of the Grammar School in Southampton. Isaac’staste for verse showed itself in early childhood, and his promise caused alocal doctor and other friends to offer him a university education, assuminghe would be ordained in the Church of England. However, Isaac declinedand instead entered a Nonconformist Academy at Stoke Newington in1690, under the care of Thomas Rowe, pastor of the Independentcongregation at Girdlers’ Hall; Isaac joined this congregation in 1693.Watts preached his first sermon at age 24. In the next three years, hepreached frequently, and in 1702 was ordained as pastor of theIndependent congregation in Mark Lane. At that time he moved into thehouse of a Mr. Hollis in the Minories. His health began to fail the nextyear, and Samuel Price was appointed as his assistant in the ministry. In1712, a fever shattered his constitution, and Price became co-pastor of thecongregation, which had moved to a new chapel in Bury Street. It was atthis time that Isaac became the guest of Sir Thomas Abney. He lived withAbney (and later Abney’s widow) the rest of his life, mainly at Theobaldsin Hertfordshire, then for 13 years at Stoke Newington.

Now to the Lord a noble song!Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue;Hosanna to th’eternal Name,And all His boundless love proclaim

But in His looks a glory stands,The noblest labor of thine hands;The pleasing luster of His eyesOutshines the wonders of the skies

See where it shines in Jesus’ face,The brightest image of His grace;God, in the person of His Son,Has all His mightiest works outdone.

Grace! ‘tis a sweet, a charmingtheme;My thoughts rejoice at Jesus’ Name:Ye angels, dwell upon the sound!Ye heav’ns, reflect it to the ground!

The spacious earth and spreadingfloodProclaim the wise and powerful God;And thy rich glories from afarSparkle in every rolling star.

O may I live to reach the placeWhere he unveils His lovely face!Where all His beauties you behold,And sing His Name to harps of gold!

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About The Big Lunch – an idea for the future?The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project, who felt thatsociety is better equipped to tackle the challenges we face when we facethem together. The aim is to get as many people as possible across thewhole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act ofcommunity, friendship and fun. This year it’s happening on Sunday 5thJune . A Big Lunch can be anything from a few neighbours gettingtogether in the garden or on the street, to a full blown party with food,music and decoration that quite literally stops the traffic. A record numberof people are expected to take part Since starting in 2009, thousands ofBig Lunches have taken place in all kinds of communities across the UKand the best part of a million people get involved each year. - why don’twe join them?A record number of people right across the country are expected to takepart in 2011.

The Thinking Behind The Big LunchThe Big Lunch is based on a belief that the world can be a better placethrough people working together, with nature, optimism and commonsense.

· We know that when people get together, we become more positiveand start to sort out some serious stuff.

· By simply having some fun with our neighbours on one day in thesummer, we can build new friendships that we can enjoy for therest of the year.

· The Big Lunch is a chance for neighbours from differentgenerations and backgrounds to hear each other out and sharestories, skills and interests. We call this ‘human warming’.

Thank you to Heather, John, Hamish & Harry for a delightful service onyour special Friday in April. Mary and I enjoyed sharing your day. Weenjoyed William & Kate’s day. We had a garden party at Bentley HeathSchool, everyone dressed up. We had “Brides & Grooms”, and Red Whiteand Blue was the appropriate colours in hand. The occasion was alsomarked with a Blue Leather Bookmark showing Prince William’s coat ofarms.

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A Journey through the Bible with Tiglath.34. Book of Judges Chapter 1 to Chapter 4.

Sometimes when one is travelling the journey becomes very difficult.One may have to traverse a desert or a range of mountains. It is the samewith our Biblical journey as we attempt to pass through the Book ofJudges. This book covers less than 200 years and is full of conflict andvery often cruelty.

The main feature is the loyalty of the Israelites to God. When they areloyal God supports and helps them. When they forget the true God andworship pagan gods things go terribly wrong. You must read the Bookfor yourselves. preferably with a commentary.

There are, of course, interesting episodes on the way. In Chapter 1 thereis mention of chariots of iron. The Philistines who had invaded Palestinefrom across the Mediterranean had brought with them the knowledge ofhow to use iron to make chariots and weapons. They guarded closely thesecret of how they did this. This knowledge ensured that the Philistineswere superior in battle to the Israelites for very many years.

I have always beenintrigued when the Biblementions visitations to theearth by the ‘Angel of theLord’. Recently we havebeen thinking about hisvisit to the Virgin Mary inthe New Testament. See ifyou can discover how manyvisits he makes in the Bookof Judges. When we thinkof Judges

we think of people well versed in the law. The Judges in the book we aretraversing were men with leadership qualities often quite capable ofgoing into battle at the head of the Israelite troops.

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Tiglath ContinuedChapter 4 is very exciting as it shows how much influence women couldhave in those far-off days. The two heroines of the story are Deborah andJael. Deborah was a prophetess and she rallied Barak, the leader of theIsraelite army, so he went into battle against the Philistines. She promisedthat he would be victorious, even though the Philistines had nine-hundredchariots. Chapter 5 verse 21 tells us that ‘The river of Kishon swept themaway’.The leader of the Philistines, named Sisera,fled the scene of battle on foot and tookrefuge in the tent of a friendly tribe namedthe Kenites. The wife of the leader of thistribe was Jael and she invited Sisera to gointo the tent to rest. She even gave him adrink of milk and covered him up. WhenSisera was fast asleep JaeI took a tent nailand hammer, went softly in, and drove thenail into his temples and fastened him to the ground (Chapter 4 verse 21).When Barak the leader of the Israelites arrived Jael was able to show himthe dead body of the man he was chasing nailed to the ground!

The BaptismVery much the worse for wear; a drunk stumbled across an evangelicalmass-baptism by a river. He waded into the water and stood beside thepreacher.

“My son, are you here to find Jesus?” the preacher asked. “I sure am”,said the drunk. The minister dunked him under the water, pulled him backand asked, ”have you found Jesus?” “No, not yet I haven’t” replied thedrunk. So the preacher dunked him again, but for a little while longer.“Have you found Jesus?” he asked.“No I have not, Reverend”. So theminister held him under the water for a full half minute. “By all the saints,have you now found Jesus?” he asked.The drunk spluttered, wiped hiseyes and said “Look, are you sure that this is where he fell in?”

Fun QuestionsQ 1 - Why do Tigers have stripes?Q 2 – Why did Mickey Mouse buy a telescope?Q 3 – How do you organize an Alien’s birthday party? 17

June DatesJune is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month.Birthstone is Pearl. Flower is RoseMon May 30th Bank HolidayMay 30 -5th Jun is the URC’s National Family Weekth

Thu Jun 2nd is Ascension DayFri Jun 3rd 11 – 1pm Batty Boxes in Knowle ParkSat Jun 4th 2.15 – 4.15 pm Summer Fayre at Jobs Close, lots of

stalls Raffle etc.Sun Jun 5th The Big Lunch (See page 15)– a National event,

World Environment DayJun 7 -15th British Heart WeekWed Jun 8th 7.30 pm Social at Christ Church URC. “Come and

meet each other”Shavuot Festival (Jewish)

Sat Jun 11th Open day: Knowle Royal British Legion, SolihullCarnival

Jun 13 – 19 Diabetic Awareness WeekSun 19th Festival in Knowle ParkSun 19th Happy Father’s DayJun 21 – 27st th Deafblind Awareness weekFri 24th Midsummer’s DaySun Jun 26th . Dorridge Fun RunJuly DatesJuly is Arthritis Awareness Month. Birthstone: Ruby Flower: LarkspurSat Jul 9th Shirley CarnivalFri Jul 15th St Swithin’s DaySat Jul 16th Family Day at Knowle ParkSat Jul 16th is the second URC Olympics & Paralympics focus day

at the Friends’Meeting House in central ManchesterTue Jul 26th Pinocchio in Brueton ParkJul 25 29th th Summer Activities at Parkridge Centre in Brueton

ParkFun Answers

A 1 - So they don’t get spotted!A 2 – Because he wanted to see Pluto!A 3 – You Planet!

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RotasVestry and Communion EldersVESTRYSun Jun 5th Jenny Scott Sun Jul 10th Mary KirwanSun Jun 12th Diana Dicker Sun Jul 17th David StewartSun Jun 19th Alison Hockley Sun Jul 24th Mike Robertson &

Graham TallSun Jun 26th Stephenie Tall &

Alison HocklySun Jul 31st Graham Tall

Sun Jul 3rd Mandy Cunoosamy Sun Aug 7th Kath Vale

Door StewardsJun 5th Sue H. & Margaret A. Jul 10th Clive & Avril G.Jun 12th Brian & Jan R. Jul 17th ??Jun19th Ron & Mauvine S. Jul 24th Christine H. & Alison H.Jun 26th Glenys L. & Jenny S. Jul 31st Judy P. & Sue H.Jul 3rd Sue B. & Pat M. Aug 7th Mike & Isobel R.

Junior ChurchJun 5 - 26th Jenny Helpers: Christine Kane/Moira WilliamsJul 3 -31st Judy Helpers: Glenys Lamb/ Jemma

Lectionary ReadingsJun 5th Stephenie Tall Psalm 21; 1-7 1Peter 4; 12-14, 5; 6-11Jun 12th Pat McKee Psalm 104; 24-34 Acts 2; 1-21Jun 19th Greta Stewart Psalm 8 Matthew 28; 16-20Jun 26th Clive Griffiths Gen 22; 1-14 Romans 6; 12-23Jul 3rd ? Gen 24; 34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Matthew 11;

16-19 25-30Jul 10th Graham Tall Gen 25; 19-34 Romans 8; 1-11Jul 17th Christine Kane Gen 28th; 10-19a Romans 8; 12-25Jul 24 Sue Heatley Gen 29; 15-28 Romans 8; 26-39Jul 31st Ian Miller Gen 32; 22-31 Matthew 14; 13-21Aug 7th ? Gen 37; 1-4, 12-28 Matthew 14; 22-33

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Church DiarySun Jun 5th 9.30 am ? Disability SundayWed Jun 8 11.am Midweek Service

7.30 pm Church MeetingSun Jun 12th 9.30 am Ian Carnell Whit Sunday (Pentecost)

11.15am Prayer FellowshipSun Jun 19th 9.30 am Joe Blackburn Trinity Sun. Father’s DayMon Jun 20th 7.30 pm Worship Planning Meeting at Eileen’sWed Jun 22nd 11 am Midweek ServiceSun Jun 26th 9.30 am Fiona Elvins CommunionMon Jun 27th 7.30 pm Cluster Meeting at Christ Church URCSun Jul 3rd 9.30 am Andy VaillSun Jul 10th 9.30 am Adrian Miles

11.15am Prayer FellowshipWed Jul 13th 11 am Midweek ServiceSun Jul 17th 9.30 am Congregation led Café Style ServiceSun Jul 24th 9.30 am ? CommunionWed Jul 27th 11 am Midweek ServiceSun 31st 9.30 am Blair KesselerSun Aug 7th 9.30 am Martin Withers

Flower RotaJun 5th Eileen (Donation) Jul 3rd Kath & MaryJun 12th Glenys Jul 10th JennyJun 19th Alison (Donation Jul 17th Ian R (Donation)Jun 26th Chris & Mary (Donation) Jul 24th Kath & Mary

July 31st MhairiThank you for the Easter Service decorations, everywhere looked beautifulespecially as we counted Heather & John’s Wedding flowers amidst theEaster flowers. Kath Vale

Answers to Last Month’s Magazine Book TitlesNo 1 The Great Escape No 4 The Pilgrim’s ProgressNo 2 The War of the Worlds No 5 Cider With RosieNo 3 The Tale of Peter Rabbit No 6 Bleak House

20 Articles for August magazine to be with Mary by July 17th please.