Catalyst

February 2012

THE MAGAZINE OFHAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)

Copy for the March 2012 edition needs to be handed in bySunday, 12th February.

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 ContactsMinister: Rev. Sue Powell Tel: 020 8462 2212Church Secretary: Mr Alistair Wilson Tel: 020 8402 0026Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444Treasurer: Mr. Bill Michie Tel: 020 8658 4167Lettings Secretary: Mrs Undine Connolly Tel: 020 8776 0108Caretaker: Mr. Ian Jones Tel: 020 8313 1556Church Website www.hayesfreechurch.com

CatalystEditor: Mr Richard Brown

Contents : - Items not covered by the diary of events.

HAYES FREE CHURCH111, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Kent BR2 7HUSunday 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 websiteThe URC has a comprehensive website, which is very much up to

date. The site covers most of that which we do, and believe in.There is a useful find a local church section. I note that there is alink to the HFC website. Turn to page 3 for more information

The URC Website address is www.urc.org.uk Ed

Sunday Services 2Preachers’ info 2Funds raised in December 2The URC website 3Church Notices 3 - 5An energy saving scam 5Letter from Parkinson’s UK 6Catalyst needs you 7Pastor’s Business Card 8Antique & Collectors Fair 9

Notice board 10 - 11Obituary - Edith West 12 - 13Christmas Quiz answers 13The way things once were 13Justice & Peace Group 14Walk through the Bible 15Bible Reading Fellowship 16Our well-being 17Story from Potters Bar 19Church Organisations I B C

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Letter from the Minister

Dear Friends

A New Year begun, I suspect any resolutions madeare already forgotten, and we are in 2012: the yearof the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of our Queen.

The Olympics have been going for quite a while now, and it has long beenthat phrase used at sporting events, “Personal Best,” that holds myattention. People at the top of their sporting fitness achieving a

“Personal Best” in timing or distance or height or points…

I’m sure the Queen has her own “Personal Best” moments when somethingpersonal, national or even international happened or was achieved.

I wonder what our own “Personal Best” moments are?

For some of us they may be similar – the birth of a child, an achievementof a loved one, a personal goal set and reached…

Do we have “Personal Best” moments of faith too?

Do you remember that moment when the Bible suddenly made sense andbecame real to you? Can you recall the first time, as John Wesley putsit, ‘your heart felt strangely warmed’? Have you had those moments inworship when you felt God to be close? Could these be some of your

“Personal Best” moments?

It is important for each of us to keep our faith alive, to keep it active,and to make it relevant to our everyday lives. This is why it is soimportant to ensure that we come together to worship and experiencefaith as a corporate body, and not just as individuals. If we want ourfaith to be part of our “Personal Best” moments, we need to work atmaking sure our faith is alive and well – and we do that best together.

Sue

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Sunday Services

Some notes on the visiting preachers.

v Allan Evison is a lay preacher at Hayes Parish Church. He hasconducted worship on a number of occasions.

v Revd John Marchant is the assistant minister at Coney Hill BaptistChurch. He has conducted Sunday Worship at HFC on a numberof occasions

v Mrs. Marion Bayley is a Lay Preacher and an Elder from our sisterchurch in Beckenham. She regularly leads our services.

March 2012

4th 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

February 20125th 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison

6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

12th 10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

19th 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. John Marchant 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

26th 10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister 6.30 pm - Evening Service - Mrs Marion Bayley

Funds raised in Decemberü The Christmas Tree Festival raised over £6,000 for the work of the

Bromley branch of Parkinson’s UK. Now, turn to page 6.

The Christmas collections amounted to :-

ü The Christmas Post for SPINNAKER TRUST £271.75.

ü Christmas Day for HELP for HEROES £280. 53.

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News of the Church FamilyAnnouncements are welcome :-BMD - Changes of address, etc.

There were no announcements at the time ofgoing to press.

Church MeetingsThe next Church meeting will be held on Sunday,26th February at 12.00 noon after the morning service.

The next Elders’ meetings will be held on Tuesday 21st February, andTuesday 20th March at 8.00 pm in the small hall.

Women's Contact GroupThe Contact Group will next meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 6 Februaryat Jenny Carr’s home - 152 Langley Way.Sylvia Mack

Tuesday Prayer MeetingsHeld at 10.00 am at the following homes:-February 7th Martin Nunn’s. 14th Betty Coster’s. 21st Brenda Cordingley’s. 28th The Church.

March 6th Martin Nunn’s.Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.

Saturday FellowshipWe will next meet at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday the 4th of February at

7 Sedgewood Close for a continuation of the discussion on thetheme of “Blessings and Praise”. Discussion lead by Martin Nunn.

All are welcome to join us.

Men's GroupThe next meeting will be a quiz organised by Tony Russell. We will meetin the small hall on Thursday 16th February at 8.00 pm.

The URC website includes discussion forums for Commitment for Life,Community Work, Evangelism, Feedback and Suggestions, Finance,General Discussions, Prayer, Reform Magazine, and the MissionCouncil.

The prayer forum opens with “Welcome to the Prayer Forum. Thisforum is for requests for prayer as well as discussions of prayer ingeneral.” The latest post, on 13 December 2011, by craigbowman ,states, “Prayers arising.”

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Ministry of FlowersThanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in February.A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.

After the Sunday evening services, the flowers are distributed tomembers and friends, bringing joy to the recipients.Finally, please turn to page 11 for a notice about the the flowersMavis Righini

Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ ClubWe welcome all babies and children under school age, accompanied

by their parents, grandparents or carers, to our club on Fridayafternoons 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 careare busy playing with toys and activities in the company of otherchildren.

Our Spring Term started on January 13th. Half term is on February 17th when there is no meeting.

We are planning to have a SELL and BUY Sale of Children's clothing,toys and equipment on February 3rd and 10th.

We are asking people to label the articles they wish to sell, with theirname and asking price.

The money taken will go directly to the seller but we suggest theymake a small donation to the club so we can replace equipment asit gets worn out

Anything not sold will have to be taken home on the day as we haveno safe storage.

We look forward to seeing you all.Judith Stoner - Secretary.

February 5th - T.B.A. 12th - T.B.A.

19th - Judith & David Stoner 26th - Win Browne

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

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Notice Sheets - February - 1st Sunday in March 5th Daphne Cummings 8777 2487 12th Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867 19th Brenda Cordingley 26th Joan Smith 8462 3920 March 4th Joan SmithIf you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contactthe 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 programme for February is:- 7th "Holiday in Costa Rica" illustrated talk by Ann Bartlett14th Valentine’s Day Beetle Drive

21st Illustrated talk by member of Crystal Palace Museum aboutthe 1851 Exhibition

28th Musical afternoon with Ken and Mavis BakerThen, in March 6th Lent Service with Linda Jennings

MINI-AMBULANCEMembers who use the mini-ambulance are asked to phone Jessie

Martin on 8462 5621 by 9.00 am on any Tuesday when they areunable to come to the meetings.

As always, we welcome all ladies to our meetings . Please comealong for a pleasant afternoon. We do have a very variedprogramme with plenty to interest everyone.

Linda, Marion and SylviaAn energy saving scam.

The Trading Standards Institute is urging consumers to be aware ofrogue telephone cold callers offering energy saving devices afterreports of hundreds of complaints.

A plug in device, claimed to save 40 per cent off energy bills, is offered.These products pose a risk of fire and electrocution and a safetyrecall has been issued for the items traced so far.

If consumers have responded to one of these cold calls they shouldreport the matter to Action Fraud on www.actionfraud.org.uk , orphone TSI on 0300 123 2040 or Consumer Direct on 0845 4040 506 .They should also contact their bank to stop their debit/ credit card.If a device has been received do not use it and dispose of it carefully.

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Dear AlistairI wanted to write to thank you personally on behalf of the branch for all your effort in

arranging the tree festival. Everyone I have spoken to was greatly impressed and the

whole event was truly magical. You obviously have a great team working with you and

on behalf of The Bromley Branch Parkinson’s UK we would very much appreciate if you

would pass on our heartfelt thanks. Many people worked very hard to make the event

a success. But I would like to pass on my personal thanks to Theresa who was very helpful

to me and made us feel very welcome.

As we discussed we will of course pledge our support to your future tree festivals and

hope the relationship will continue to flourish.

The work you and your team do for charities is fantastic and once again we thank you

for your efforts. On a personal level I have very much enjoyed meeting with you and

your team and hope to remain in contact.

With very best regardsSigned by Bob Fisher, Bromley Branch Chair Parkinson’s UK

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This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.Catalyst needs you

It would be great to receive items fromother groups - Mothers and Toddlers, thecubs, brownies, Sunday Club. Also,family members are most welcome tosubmit material.

Uniformed groups - can your membersearn a badge for contributions to thispage?

Pictures, poems, letters or thoughts are allwelcome.

Leaders - please encourage your chargesto be creative. Catalyst has wonderfulmaterial from the adult members andfriends, but this magazine should be for allof us to enjoy. Also, isn’t it nice to see yourmessage or creation in print?Surely, an important aspect of our lives is toencourage the youngsters to develop - tobe creative. So, this page is here to helpwith this.

This photograph was taken at the December nativity -with our real baby Jesus!

Sarah Humphrey is our Brownie leader, and Daniel (Jesus)is her son!

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Women’s World Day of PrayerThe Service this year will be held at Hayes Free Church at 2 p.m.on the 2nd March. It has been prepared by Christian Women ofMalaysia and is entitled "Let Justice Prevail"

Sue will be talking on the theme and Barbara Jones will be leading theservice. Hayes Ladies Choir will be taking part in the Service andleading us in our singing.

Refreshments will be served after the service and all are welcome,including all men.

We do hope that we will get a good number from our Church to joinwith those coming from other Churches in Hayes and Keston.

Sylvia Mack

The Rotary Club of BeckenhamQUIZ NIGHT

Saturday 18th February, 20127 pm - 10 pm.

atEmmanuel United Reformed Church,The Grove, West Wickham, BR4 9TS

Quiz Master: Rev. Bill Bowman£2.00 per head, including a fish & chip supper.

Bring your own drink, glasses, plates and cutlery.In aid of Medicines Sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders), which was

founded in France in 1971 by a group of doctors and journalists.The volunteer agency provides medical aid and assistance to more

than 60 countries worldwide.Tickets from John Moren.

On a lighter note....Pastor’s Business Card

A pastor was visiting the home of one of his lady parishioners. At onehouse it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answercame to his repeated knocks so he wrote “Revelations 3:20” on theback of a business card and pushed it through the letter-box.

The following Sunday he found that his card had been returned.Added to it was this message “Genesis 3:10”. He checked the text inhis Bible and had to smile. Revelation 3:20 begins, “Behold I stand atthe door and knock” and Genesis 3:10 reads, “I heard your voice inthe garden and was afraid for I was naked!”

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ROTARY CLUB OF LANGLEY PARK & DEAF ACCESS

Saturday 24th March2012

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Interested table holders – tables available David Connolly.Tel: 020 8776 0108.

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Sponsored by:- Ennis-Webb & Co. Solicitors, Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts

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NOTICE

Subscriptions for CatalystSubscriptions for 2012 were due in December. The cost is

£5 if you wish to receive Catalyst via the pigeonholes at theback of the church. If you haven’t already paid, please letJudith or David Stoner have this amount as soon as possible. Ifyou wish to have the magazine sent by post, the cost is £8 andyou should send your subscription to:

Judith and David Stoner113 Bourne WayBromley BR2 7EX

Cheques should be made payable to Hayes Free Church.It would be helpful if subscribers who no longer wish

to receive Catalyst by post would let us know.

Quiz NightHayesford Park Baptist Church is holding a quiz night

to raise funds for SMILE.

Anyone interested in putting together a teamof no more than 8 on Saturday 25th February,

talk to Sue.

£6 a head, bring your own food and drink.

Important

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BOARD

Thank youDid you miss New Years Day services? Then you missed

receiving a little green money box, there is one for you. This box is to say "Thank You" that Hayes Free Church is 75

years old this year.Please pop coins in when you are thankful for a beautiful day;

when a friend unexpectedly phones you. You may want tounload a lot of coins from a heavy pocket or purse. Perhaps

there is a coin you don't like, pop them in the box.This money is over and above our Gift Day.

Let us be thankful for all we have, especially for our beautifulChurch where we can freely worship God and we are blessed

with having a minister, Sue.Have you any ideas as to what the money could be for? I willlet you know when the boxes are to be handed in. Please ask

for YOUR box. Many thanks

Mavis Righini

Sunday FlowersThe new flower list is up andneeds people to add their

name.You may want to mark a

special day like anAnniversary or Birthday.

If you're not sure what isinvolved have a word with

me.Thank you

Mavis Righini.

ApologiesYour editor

apologises formisspelling the

names ofJean Ritchie

and John Curryunder the Season’s

Greetings lastmonth.

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Edith West(1919 - 2012)

In 1996 after investing in 'a wonderful piece of machinery', an electronictypewriter, Edith wrote an autobiography, and husband Bert patientlytyped it with two fingers!

The oldest of four children, Edith was born in Stockport on 4th Feb 1919and out lived her younger siblings, Lillian, Harry and Norman.

From an early age Edith liked to dance. Her neighbour was a danceteacher who taught the children in the street dance steps and routines.However Edith's professional dance career came to an abrupt end whenon her one and only dance performance at school, her shiny satin halterneck dress came undone and she finished the routine in just her 'drawers'!

Aged 15, Edith would take all afternoon to get ready for local ballroomdancing at her old school and this is where she fell in love with Bert, aged16. To this day Strictly Come Dancing was one of her favourite televisionprogrammes!

After leaving school Edith became a hairdresser - her stories of Gas Permssound more like forms of torture….chains from the ceiling, and gas jetsand hammer shaped heaters wound around hair. Edith fondly told thestory of when she permed a gentleman's hair in the salon……which inthose days was unheard of!

In 1939 she left the salon to go to war work. She made gas proof coats forthe forces, but when the girls in the factory found out she was ahairdresser they coaxed her to set up a salon in the cloakroom and ablind eye was turned because everyone wanted their hair set! At thistime Bert was in hospital in Oswestry where he was recovering from aspinal operation, unbelievably he remained there for three years. Edithused the extra money from her cloakroom salon to travel back and forthto see him. Bert came home from hospital in 1941 and the following yearthey were married, that evening in August they danced together in theEmpress Cinema Ballroom.

After the war Peter and Anne were born and Edith became a modernworking mother, a business woman with her own salon. A few years laterthe family moved to London where Edith continued to work to supportthe family and even became a DIY expert, wallpapering ceilings andlaying lino in their new home. Bert's health continued to deteriorate,when he was in hospital Edith juggled work and the children, and whenhe was at home she was his carer. As Edith said in her story, ‘there musthave been more hours in my day then anyone else's, but where there's awill there's a way.'

Edith and Bert enjoyed travelling. In the 1970’s they visited Peter who wasworking in Bahrain and were Continued on the next page.... .

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picked up from the airport in his pink Cadillac! In 1981 and 1988 theyvisited Canada to see Edith's old school friend Claire and also took in thesights of San Francisco. Edith returned to Canada more recently withAnne and Peter to visit family. Edith and Bert had a love for Spain andholidayed there many times, and after Bert's death Edith travelled to staywith Anne and Peter who moved there in 1998.

Music also had a big impact on Edith's life, whether it was Bert strumminghis guitar, singing in the local Streatham Ladies choir, or armchair karaoketo Songs of Praise, and getting annoyed along with Bert when the tunesto the hymns that they had learnt from Sunday School had beenmodernised and changed! This love for music lead Edith to her localbaptist church in Tooting and later to the church in Hayes where shemade many friends and had a good sing every Sunday.

Finally, who better to have the last word, than Edith…'All I can say now Bert is thank you for an eventful but happy married life.Thanks to Anne and Peter and Kathy and Peter for their love shown to us.It has all been worth it.'

Low, on the utmost bound’ry of the night,The rising vapours catch the silver light;Thence Fancy measures as they parting fly,Which first will throw its shadow on the eye.

The way things once wereFrom The Nottinghamshire Almanac for February 1841.

Christmas QuizHow well did you do? The answers are below: -1. How did Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem?

Answer - d; The Bible doesn’t say.2. Which animals were present at Jesus' birth?

Answer - d; The Bible doesn’t say.3. What did the angels sing?

Answer - e; the Bible doesn’t say they sang.4. How many wise men came to see Jesus?

Answer - d; The Bible doesn’t say.5. Where did the wise men find Jesus?

Answer - c; In a house.6. What is frankincense?

Answer - c; A precious perfume.7. Where do we find the Christmas story in the Bible in order to check

up on all these facts? Answer - g; Only Matthew and Luke.

...... Continued from the previous page.

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The Justice and Peace Group.By the time you read this, all the tinsel and Christmas stockingswill have been put away, and many New Year’s resolutionswill already be things of the past. But perhaps that doesn’t reallymatter.

You may know that poem (or is it a prayer?), which says that after theshepherds and wise men have left the manger, “the work ofChristmas begins” - this is where we start to apply the Christmasmessage. At Christmas itself we are overwhelmingly aware of theuniversality of Christ’s birth: the Bible speaks of “the true light thatgives light to every man” – and our Christmas carols ram the ideahome with images of angels “winging their flight o’er all the earth”.

But we are individuals, and what we personally can do for Justice andfor Peace in 2012 may seem tiny. But it is still an opportunity to pursuea cause to which we are already committed, or, perhaps, to take upa new one.

Perhaps we can find new ways of making a difference. It may bechilly February, but it is an exciting time!

We, in the J&P Group, are Laurie Hobbs, Barbara Jones, Jim Pearson,Christine Rees, Judith and David Stoner.

Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00Our next coffee morning will be on the 11th of February.We raise monies to contribute to disaster relief funds in

different parts of the world.We hope to see you there, and why not bring a friend.

Barbara Jones

The Fairtrade Sunday StallIn 2012, we will be holding a fair trade stall after the morning service onthe 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. So, for February the stall willbe held on the 12th and 26th.

The regular items for sale are food and drink - all of very good quality.Remember that by purchasing Fairtrade goods you are helping tosupport communities in the poorer countries of the world, and to givethose communities a chance to enjoy a better life for their families -standards which we may take for granted here in the UK.

Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you. Richard, Barbara and Helen.

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"WALK THROUGH THE BIBLE"A Lent Presentation

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This year, Churches Together in Hayes have arranged that instead of aLent course spread over several weeks, there will be a one daySeminar on Saturday 10th March from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. in theRosary church annexe.

This will cover the whole of the Old Testament as you've never seen itbefore, exploring the Bible geography and history of the time. Acolour workbook will be provided, along with video presentation andaudience participation.

The cost will be £14 per head to cover the workbook and presentationby the 'Walk Through the Bible Ministries'. Fuller details will beavailable shortly in the form of leaflets and posters, but please do tryto keep the date free so that we may have plenty of support for thisinteresting event.

Janet Sladden

More information.....'Walk Through the Bible' is the Old Testament asyou've never experienced it before. People whohave seen it are still talking about it years later.It's fun, interesting, lively and amusing. Childrencannot come as it is not suitable, but 11 - 16 yearolds can attend for free with an adult.It takes all day (well it is the whole of the OldTestament!) and costs £14 per person and needs tobe booked in advance.You bring a packed lunch on the day to Hayes FreeChurch, where you know you will be welcome.You can bring as many people as you like, as longas you book them in before the end of February!

Booking forms at the back of the church - please give them to SylviaMack (who will pass them on).

Lent is an important time in the life of the church so do make a specialeffort to come and support this wonderful seminar - over 2 millionhave already seen it and raved about it!

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BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP (BRF) NOTESThe BRF issues a range of different notes to help with daily Biblereadings, and these can be ordered through me on behalf of thechurch. This gives you a reduction from the rate of an individualsubscription, since the group is not charged postage (though you canalso buy over the counter, e.g. at Wesley Owen in Bromley).

I have to send in the next order (covering May 2012 – May 2013) inmid-February – so please let me know by Sunday 12 February, andpreferably earlier, if you would like to try the notes.

The prices for 2012-13 are as follows (NB these are prices for the year –an individual booklet covers 4 months and costs one-third of the pricequoted below):

New Daylight £12 (a short reading (text included) for eachday, with a comment and point for reflectionor brief prayer: there is a new theme and anew writer each fortnight)

New Daylight De Luxe £14.97 [i.e. New Daylight large print]

Guidelines £12 (a more in-depth study than NewDaylight: takes weekly themes which are not sorigorously divided into daily readings)

Day by Day with God £12 (similar in style to New Daylight, this issubtitled “Rooting women’s lives in the Bible”)

Upper Room £11.10 (individual reflections from manyindividuals worldwide – not necessarilyprofessional writers or scholars in this case)

Quiet Spaces £14.97 (takes a general theme, such as “Sit”or “A light for my path” or “Tomorrow” andincludes general articles on this theme – againnot tied too closely to individual days)

There should be samples of some of these at the back of the church,or online at www.biblereadingnotes.org.uk.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Christine Rees

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OUR WELL-BEINGA number of health-related items have been handed in for publicationin Catalyst. These articles could fill 3 or 4 pages if published together.So, your editor has decided to publish the items as a series. The firstitems follow: -

---------------------------------Bromley: Health and Social Deprivation

2011 Public Health Profilehttp://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=50269

Overall, the health of people in Bromley is better than the Englandaverage. However, the difference in male life expectancy betweenthe most and least deprived areas is almost nine years and the levelof statutory homelessness in Bromley is worse than average.

Over the last ten years, rates of deaths from all causes combined, andearly deaths from cancer and from heart disease and stroke have allimproved and remain better than the England average. Levels ofchild poverty, breast feeding initiation and GCSE achievement arebetter in Bromley than the England average.

----------------------------------Some common ailments

ColdsIt seems your mum might have been right after all when she told you

to wrap up warm or you'd catch a cold.We've known for some time that the common cold is not caused by

being cold, but it is believed that the body finds it harder to resistthe cold virus when it is diverting energy elsewhere to keep youwarm.

The best way to avoid catching a cold though is to be careful toavoid possible contamination by keeping surfaces and householdobjects clean and using disposable tissues rather than fabric ones.And remember to wash your hands frequently.

NorovirusKnown colloquially as the "winter vomiting bug", this nasty bug does

what it says on the tin and more besides.It's most common in places with lots of people such as hotels and

schools and sufferers usually experience an unpleasant couple ofdays of vomiting and diarrhoea - making dehydration a risk.

It's a good idea to drink rehydration fluids, which are available frompharmacies.

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February 20121st Wed2nd Thu Candlemas Day3rd Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 44th Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3

5th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

6th Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3

7th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

8th Wed9th Thu10th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4

11th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 14

12th Sun10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 14 Catalyst contributions due. I.F.C. 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

13th Mon

14th TueSt. Valentine's Day10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

15th Wed16th Thu 8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 317th Fri

18th Sat 7.00 pm - Rotary Club Quiz Page 8

19th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. John Marchant 6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister

20th Mon

21st TueShrove Tuesday10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5 8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 10 March WALK THROUGH THE BIBLE 6 April GOOD FRIDAY 8 April EASTER SUNDAY 22 April CHURCH MEETING (12.00 noon). 11 May CTH AGAPE SUPPER 23 June HAYES VILLAGE FAIR

March 20121st Thu St. David's Day

2nd FriMothering Sunday 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 4 2.00 pm - Women’s World Day of Prayer Service Page 8

3rd Sat

4th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Allan Evison 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister

February 201222nd Wed Ash Wednesday23rd Thu24th Fri 2.00 pm - Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club Page 425th Sat After 7.00 pm - Quiz Night for Smile Page 10

26th Sun10.30 am - Holy Communion - The Minister Followed by Fairtrade Stall Page 1412.00 pm - Church Meeting Page 3 6.30 pm - Evening Service - Mrs Marion Bayley

27th Mon

28th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5

29th Wed

Story from Potters BarI live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbour call theHighways Department to request the removal of the DEER CROSSINGsign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars outhere! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'

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A 17th Century Nun's Prayer about Old AgeLord, thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older,and will some day be old.

Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on everysubject and on every occasion.

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody's affairs.Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful but not bossy.With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but thou

knowest Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give me wings toget to the point.

Seal my lips on my aches and pains. They are increasing and love ofrehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of others' pains, buthelp me to endure them with patience.

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and alessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with thememories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally Imay be mistaken.

Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint - some of themare so hard to live with - but a sour old person is one of the crowningworks of the Devil.

Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and tal-ents in unexpected people.

And give me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.Amen.

Tail-endersA vicar in Surrey adopted two kittens. He decided to name one“Ancient” and the other “Modern”.On being questioned regarding his choice of names he replied,“Well, they are both hims.”

-------------A lady was very nervous about her appointment with the dentist.Before leaving home she sought courage by reading the text forthe day from her calendar. It was Psalm 81:10

“Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.”

CHURCH ORGANISATIONSDay Organisation Contact PhoneSunday10.25 am Sunday Club Mike Duke 8462 5103Weekdays9.15 - 12.00 pm Pre School Group Jayne Carvell 07913 299773Monday

2.30 & 7.30 pm West Wickham Arts Association

Carol Crouch 8462 3642

5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 99826.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 39568.00 pm - 1stMon monthly

Women's ContactGroup

Sylvia Mack 8462 1938

Tuesday2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Linda Jennings 07778 2385876.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845 345 15007.15 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083Wednesday5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 97596.00 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 39566.30 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 41676.45 pm Slimming World Val 0750 60150647.30 pm Explorers Tom Strachan 07745 813 295Thursday2.30 pm - SeeCatalyst

Justice & PeaceGroup

David Stoner 8462 3023

5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 34697.00 - 8.30 pm Senior Guides Kerry Sullivan 8777 31398.00 pm - 3rdThu monthly

Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264

Friday9.00 - 12.00 pm Coffee morning during term times2.00 pm Mothers & Toddlers Judith Stoner 8462 30236.30 pm Guides Teresa Cheyne 8777 60427.30 pm Choir Martin Nunn 8462 5918Saturday2.30 pm Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918

Final Thought

John 20:19-31 Unlock the doors

Liberating God,when we are locked in by fear and doubt.break through our barriers and set us free.When we are afraid and distressed.speak peace to our troubled minds.When we are hesitant and untrusting.take our doubting hands in yours.When we are anxious and lacking in confidencebreathe the energy of your Spirit into us.Unlock the doors of our hearts and our churchesand set us free to go out and sharewhat we see and knowof the risen Christ.

Jan Berry