Minister:
Telephone:
Revd Sam Abramian
The Manse, 74 Church Street, Hunstanton PE36
6AX
532471
Please try to avoid contacting Sam and Susannah on Mondays as
this is their day off
Secretary: Mrs Joanna Fort
2 Leming Crescent, Hunstanton PE36 5PN
Telephone: 534129
Treasurer: Mr Fergus McLellan
Sandringham Road, Hunstanton PE36 5BN
Church Telephone: 01485 533309
www.unionchurchhunstanton.org.uk
Deacons
Date of Retirement
Mrs Penny Tong
2019
Mrs Sandy Nizol
2018
Mr Bernard Clampton OBE
2016
Mrs Janet Groom
2016
Mrs Janet Brown
2016
We warmly invite you to worship with us each
Sunday at 10.30am
(Junior Church and Crèche available)
Other services are shown on the back page of this newsletter
and you will be made most welcome at all of these also.
Dear Church,
It’s great to be back and getting into the swing of things,
enjoying the busyness of life in the town.
Over the first two years since joining the church we’ve been
learning the rhythm of life for our corner of the UK. After the
busy holiday season it seems (to us) the pace of community life
only slows briefly before the busyness of Christmas which is then
followed by a very quiet January and February.
During sabbatical Suzie and I have spent time reflecting on our
own rhythm of life and the things we need to, and should, do
regularly together such as; spending time as a family and with
God. We recognised that without being intentional in our
planning, we have and will miss opportunities all the time that
God has blessed us with, and life simply passes by.
Often the writers of scripture remind people to ‘make the most of
every opportunity’ whether for mission, prayer, feasting or the
many other topics they cover, before the chance is missed.
So I pray that you too will be able to make the most of the
opportunities God gives you, whether they be for action or rest,
mission or prayer, or however else He may be leading you at this
time. May we all enjoy living life with God, rather than having it
pass by.
Grace and peace,
Sam
PS: You’ll find more about my sabbatical later in the magazine
including other reflections we sensed God was speaking to us.
SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE
September’s donations were £35.08 for E.A.C.H. During
November we are supporting FEBA Radio. Any donations that
we give will help to broadcast messages of Jesus Christ in places
that are often remote and hostile which will improve people’s
lives and give them a hoe for the future.
One listener in Pakistan told the local team “My family and I
listen to your programmes and everyone likes them because they
are sources of spiritual happiness and peace...... you are
spreading love and peace in our society”.
Please give generously when having your tea and coffee after
our Sunday morning services.
Monica Richardson
DISHWASHER FUND
Thank you to everyone who came to
the Pudding Evening. Donations
received amounted to £131 and will
be used towards the cost of a church dishwasher.
Thanks also to Louise and Mark Bish for
organising the evening, and providing the food
related quiz.
CHURCH APRONS
We have very kindly been given, courtesy of Neil
and Christine Taverner, catering aprons with the
Union Church logo embroidered on them. These
are for any catering events at Union and you
will have seen them if you visited the cafe at
the Autumn Fair. We now have some for sale at
£13.50, and any profits from these will go to
the dishwasher fund. They are of excellent
quality with adjustable straps. Please ask Eve
if you would like to buy one.
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HELP NEEDED
The help of everyone coming into the church building - whether
the church or the hall, whether on a Sunday or during the week is needed please.
During the middle two weeks in November would you please look
to see if there is anything you consider to be hazardous. This
could be something
- a disabled person might trip over,
- an excited youngster could hurt themselves on,
- a passage way which is dangerous because it is poorly lit,
- even a trailing wire or a poorly wired plug or socket.
The list is endless.
This request is made because different people see things others
might not notice. Nothing is too trivial.
Please pass on any observations to me.
Fergus
ENGAGING WITH OUR MISSION
As she pressed the 'off' button on her television remote control
and watched the news fade to black Christine slowly shook her
head. She could not believe that a car manufacturer would install
software that would provide false emissions test readings. "Cars
have become nothing more than computers on wheels," she
muttered to herself for the thousandth time.
Christine was running her father's car repair workshop. He had
been a mechanic in the army and when he was demobbed in
1955 he used his skills and experience to set up 'Bob's Garage'.
People trusted Bob with their prized possessions and he had
treated each car as an honoured guest while he mended and
serviced them. Before returning the cars to their owners each
one was also washed and polished: customer service and
satisfaction was very important to Bob and it was no surprise
that he was never short of work.
Bob had passed on his love of cars to Christine from an early
age. He had shown her how to strip down an engine and in
doing so explained the workings of the internal combustion
engine. She instantly fell in love with cars and engines. By the
time she was 12 Christine was working alongside her dad at
weekends and in school holidays. She loved nothing more than
getting her hands greasy and sorting out wherever cough and
splutter the car had come in with. When she left school Christine
was apprenticed to her father and became an accomplished
mechanic in her own right. She never tired of seeing the
surprised look on people's faces when they came into the garage
to talk to the mechanic and saw her in her greasy overalls. There
weren't many female mechanics when Christine started.
Now Christine was running Bob's Garage. Now she was the head
mechanic and had apprentices working for her. Christine tried to
maintain Bob's values and treat each car as an honoured guest:
each car still left the workshop having been repaired, washed
and polished. But she had to admit that she was struggling.
There were so many electronic gizmos and gadgets in modern
cars. Instead of diagnosing a problem using her eyes and ears
and years of experience she had to plug the car into a diagnostic
computer to find out what was wrong, and it was becoming more
difficult to sort out the problems with a spanner: Christine felt
that she was becoming more of a software engineer than a car
mechanic.
And now there was this scandal with the so-called 'defeat
devices'. Christine wondered whether it was time to call it a day
and close the garage. Or perhaps she should change the
emphasis of Bob's Garage and only repair classic cars with
simpler mechanical engines and not a microchip in sight, but
they were becoming scarcer by the day.
"Cars have become nothing more than computers on wheels,"
she muttered to herself for the thousand and oneth time.
Questions:
How do you feel about Christine's situation: do you sympathise
with her or do you feel that she ought to move with the times?
Do you sometimes feel a bit like Christine?
Has the world changed faster than church has been able to keep
up with it?
What should we do: close? Carry on as we are? Change?
Do we need some training to help us understand the culture in
which we now find ourselves?
What other training might we need?
SHOE BOXES
A huge thank you to all for your help with not only this year’s
boxes but with the help for the nearly 9 years I have been
storing stuff and heading up packing.
You will probably have heard that this is the last year that I can
physically do the job! I am very sorry, but all things have a
season!
You may not have realised how demanding keeping a check on
contributions through the year has been. It means sorting
counting and moving plastic boxes around finding room for bags
of shoeboxes and heaving on and off shelves!
The other stalwarts of the team are coming to find it too hard
and none have the storage capacity. They are Pam and Roger
Smith and Mary and Dave Brown. My big thanks go to them for
their consistent support.
Should anyone still wants to do a box for themselves we still
have the leaflets needed and can pass boxes on to St Edmunds
or to Docking.
On the knitting and making front we want to try “Knitting for
Charity” this gives places needing things, at the moment it’s for
Babies in Africa, but this could move on to other things.
If you still want to donate to a Charity ‘Hope Now’ is struggling
with the problem of the tide of refugees from east Ukraine where
there is fighting and unrest.
One way to do this could be to collect the money you would
spend on shoebox stuff and Carol McLellan will see that it gets to
Jon. Maybe on a monthly basis! I know this is not as easy as
picking up bits with your shopping but it is possible.
If you have any questions or other ideas I would be pleased to
hear and to pass them on to the Diaconate.
Joanna
CRAFTY COFFEE
This is a new name for the fortnightly craft session; we are trying
to expand it to involve people from outside the church and to
even expand within the church members. Patchwork,
embroidery, crochet, colouring and anything else you would like
to work at, are all possibilities as well as the knitting that so
many do.
At the moment we are filling shoeboxes so other things are at a
standstill. Hopefully (prayerfully) we will get a better start in the
New Year, as the busyness of Christmas tends to slow things
down after we finish Shoeboxes.
Pam, Mary and Jo
FOOD BANK
With all the harvest contributions we seem to be well stocked.
The only major ongoing need seems to be fruit juices, Bottles
and Cartons.
Another need is more help on a Saturday morning. Even an hour
would be good, we run from 10-12 noon and spend the time
sorting date checking and making up parcels to be used during
the week.
It is interesting work and we have a good ‘crack’ as we work. Do
think about it and pray for the work if you cannot help physically.
Thank you.
Jo
What we hear, we forget
What we see, we remember
But what we do, we know.
Anon
So what did we do?
Sam’s Sabbatical
Lots! In fact it was hard to keep a track of all the things we did from
walks, visits, seeing family and friends. We also had a memorable
holiday in the east of France and I visited Scotland to see some
churches that focussing on lots of local mission.
Where did you go?
Quite a few places! We visited family in Berkhamsted, Cirencester,
Burgess Hill and Lille. We also spent time worshipping at Fakenham
Baptist Church, Dereham Baptist Church, St. Mary’s Heacham and St.
Thomas’ Norwich whilst also meeting with a number of ministers. We
enjoyed a fantastic holiday in the Jura (east of France), famed for
Comte cheese and white wine, and also in Annecy (south of Geneva).
Thankfully, Josh did very well on the long drives!
How was Scotland?
Scotland was brilliant! I enjoyed visiting two very different churches;
Central in Edinburgh and Garish Church in Aberdeen, and God
confirmed many things he had already been speaking through this
retreat.
Central (formally Morningside Baptist Church) has been through a
radical transformation in the last decade. It was a church on the
outskirts of the city centre numbering 100-200 in membership in a
traditional church building. Ten years ago a new minister, Karl Martin,
was appointed to lead the church into a new missional approach to its
life. Since then the church has grown to be over 1000 people with 70%
under the age of 30. It has also moved to the city centre and into
Central Hall which it purchased from a dwindling Methodist Church. It
has missional communities all over the city which are gatherings of 1060 people who are focussed on various missional projects either in
postcode/geographical areas or for wider ministry in the city (such as
Alpha, CAP Debt Counselling, etc). The church gathers over three
gatherings (services) on a Sunday to celebrate what God is doing.
Whilst visiting Central I had the opportunity to attend a number of
missional communities and a Sunday Gathering. I also met with a
number of key people in the staff and church: Pam Lyall is an Elder at
the church and has been in membership over 30 years, Thomas Dean
has been at the church for 10 years and is now the Worship &
Gatherings pastor, Kristy Dean is the Children’s work and Andy Harding
is the Youth and Families worker.
Garioch Church is a new church, planted as a new monastic
community. (New Monastic communities take the principles of
monasteries and apply them to modern day life, so they pray, eat and
meet together almost daily). I visited David Anderson who was
employed by the church to resource and guide its community life
encouraging mission in local communities. David finished in his role in
August 2015 but was able to offer many helpful reflections that could
apply to ministry at Union Church.
What did you sense God was doing and speaking to you during the
three months?
There were a number of things God seemed to be repeating to us over
the last three months.
Firstly, Suzie and I need to create a better family life with God.
Secondly, we believe God is calling us to live more sacrificially. We
have been so blessed by God by bringing us here to you, this
community and part of the country, and God has been allowing us to
enjoy that blessing. However, we believe He is now calling us to a time
of sacrifice to see His kingdom come in this community.
Thirdly, and connected with what I’ve just written, we believe God is
asking us to be more missional. Due to this and our discussion at
Fellowship Meetings over the last two years, Suzie and I will be leading
a new Parents & Toddler group at Union to evangelise young families
in the community. The people gathered at the October Fellowship
meeting also believe this to be a part of God’s plan and we hope that
Little Lights will start early in the new year. You’ll find posters
appearing on notice boards and more information announced. We
hope this will be an outreach that others from church will sense a
calling to be a part of; we can’t wait to begin sharing the gospel in
clear and simple ways to the families that attend.
Thank you again for sending me off on sabbatical, I hope you can see
the difference it has made to me and I hope it will consequently bless
you too.
Sam
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Sunday 29th November 3.30pm - Advent Cafe
Service to begin the Christmas season before
joining the rest of the town for the switching
on of the lights
Monday 14th December 7pm - Community Carol
Service
Sunday 20th December 5.30pm - Cafe Carol Service
Thursday 24th December 11.30pm - Midnight
Communion at Union (with the Methodists)
Friday 25th December 10.30pm - Christmas Day
Service
Sunday 27th December 10.30pm - Leftover Sunday
Service - a relaxed informal gathering to
celebrate the reason for the season followed by
an optional bring and share lunch
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BOOK REVIEW by Mark Bish
This is a review of a book that I have read recently and views
expressed are my own and not those of Union Church or the
newsletter editor.
This month's book is entitled, 'Why Forgive?' and is written by
Johann Christoph Arnold.
Outline: The book describes forgiveness as a door to peace and
happiness. It is a small, narrow door, and cannot be entered
without stooping. It is also hard to find, but it can be found, no
matter how long the search. At least that is what the people in
the book have discovered. The author takes stories of individuals
who have forgiven others as examples of how we too, can be led
to the door of forgiveness. Arnold also looks into the question of
what does forgiving really mean and says that it has little to do
with human fairness, which demands an eye for an eye, or with
excusing, which means brushing something aside. Life is not fair,
and it is full of things that can never be excused. The book
tackles such things as the cancer of bitterness, ending the cycle
of hatred, forgiveness and justice, and blaming God.
Comment: I found 'Why Forgive?' a very easy read without
the subject matter being belittled. In the book the author relates
people’s personal stories, some of which are very harrowing, and
uses their experiences to tackle particular aspects of forgiveness.
The people concerned speak honestly of their struggle to forgive
others, or even to forgive God, and you are left with a real sense
of their internal fight. The forgiveness written about is not some
glib word of forgiveness but a deep reality of letting go of the
anger and bitterness that can arise in people. I found the book
very humbling and thought provoking and would recommend it
to people who struggle with forgiving others or even God.
The Author: Johann Christoph Arnold has written many
books on children, marriage, death, peacemaking and forgiving
and has sold over 400,000 copies in English. He is a speaker at
conferences on the role of forgiveness in nonviolent conflict
resolution. He is married, has eight children and fifty
grandchildren. He lives in the USA.
'Why Forgive?' is published by 'The Plough Publishing House'
and the ISBN is 0874869927.
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Amendments to the Directory:
Please delete the entry for Mrs Veronica Welham
Mrs Grace Shaw – please amend to Mrs Anne Shaw
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Rest
Use common sense and
Sound judgment.
Always keep them in mind.
You will rest without a worry and
sleep soundly.
Proverbs 3:21 - 24
A NEW BABY
&
TODDLER
GROUP
NEEDS
YOU!
Many of you will have heard that there is a great
need in our town for a baby and toddler group.
We believe Union could fill this gap whilst
showing the love of Christ to many little children
& their parents.
Sam and Suzie would be excited to head this up
but we need help!!!
Below is a list of roles we envisage necessary,
please consider if you could commit to any of them.
-TEA AND COFFEE MAKERS!!
-WASHER UP-ERS
-SNACK MAKERS
-WELCOMERS - to take a register as people arrive
-CRAFT MAKERS - people who could help
make the resources for the group’s craft
activities.
- EQUIPMENT TEAM - to help set up and pack
down and/or wash toys between each session.
- PRAY-ERS!— whilst we could quite easily set
up an ordinary toddler group we know because
of Jesus we are " the light of the world" and that
Jesus says to "let your light shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds and glorify
your Father in Heaven". (Matthew 5:14-16)
Our hope is that this group could not only fill a
physical need in our community but a spiritual one
too. We need people who can commit to praying
regularly for Gods kingdom to come through this
group.
IF YOU THINK GOD IS CALLING YOU INTO ANY
OF THESE ROLES PLEASE SPEAK TO SAM OR
SUZIE TODAY!
Where will I find help?
It will come from the Lord,
who created the heavens and the earth.
Psalm 121;
1 - 2
CHRISTMAS CARDS
POSTING AND COLLECTION DATES
Post
Sunday November 29
December 6
Sunday December 6
13
Sunday December 13
December 20
Collect
Sunday
Sunday
December
Sunday
It is suggested that a donation of 20p
per card be made for each card ‘posted’
and also for the ones pinned to the
notice board. Donations will go to
overseas mission.
Please include the surname on the
envelope.
STROLLERS
After refreshments at Norfolk Lavender, six intrepid strollers set
out from the King William IV, not fearing the possibility of rain,
to walk from Sedgeford in a circular (or more strictly triangular)
route through the beautiful Norfolk countryside. We walked from
Sedgeford down the Fring road, past Sedgeford Hall, as far as
Fring Cross, a place where Peddars Way crosses Fring Road and
the river Heacham, collecting on the way many blackberries and
anything else edible from the hedgerows. We then turned left
and proceeded along Peddar’s Way up and over the chalk
uplands towards the hamlet of Littleport on the B1454 Sedgeford
to Docking road. It was interesting to think that Roman soldiers
had walked this very track more than 1600 years previously.
From there we turned left towards Sedgeford, following the road
down back into the village and back to our cars in the King
William car park.
Jean and Andrew Holland
THE PUCK WUDGIES!
Never heard of them? They are the brownest of all the brown elves!
It’s this time of year when I remember long learnt poems. I must have
learnt the ‘Puck Wudgies’ when I was about 6, and then I graduated
on to ‘Meg Merrilies’ by Keats, (she was a gypsy who lived upon the
moors!) I met her in early grammar school and I suppose the ultimate
poem on autumn is Keats ‘Ode to Autumn.’
Yes you remember it, ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’
It’s actually quite strange because I cannot think of poems I know
about winter, spring or summer!!. May be it’s because autumn has a
feeling of nostalgia about it. I have been out in the sunshine today
(19th October) no mist but plenty of mellow fruitfulness; the un-cut
hedges are loaded with fruit, still lots of Blackberries and Haws with
some bright orange-red patches of Hips. The Ivy is coming into flower
and some of the verges are still carpeted in wild flowers. I spotted
yarrow, dandelions, daisies, dandelion clocks, ragwort, red clover,
pignut, hogweed, white dead nettle, knapweed, white campion,
carpets of mayweed, and finally the odd poppy and plenty of field
scabious. Not a bad selection and all from the car! I do keep an eye
out for traffic and most of the roads I use have very little.
The asparagus fields are now a rich golden brown, the freshly sown
fields are a glorious deep chocolate colour, and the winter cereals are
showing a pale green carpet. I saw the last of a field of onions being
harvested, potatoes being lifted and one or two fields being sown with
their next crop.
The trees are turning now as they withdraw the chlorophyll from their
leaves and we see the non-recyclable pigments. Isn’t God wonderful,
who else would make rubbish look so fabulous! Have you tried
catching falling leaves? It’s more difficult than expected, and we have
the childhood pleasure of kicking up and scrunching through piles of
dead leaves yet to come. The other problem with falling leaves is the
movement. When bird watching one tends to work on flashes of
movement to see birds in well-leaved trees, how often today I got
caught out following falling leaves with my ‘bins’.
Even with the false ‘spots’ I managed to find birds to watch, there are
Pinkfeet about, I saw several soaring Buzzards, the usual huge number
of Wood Pigs, Common and Blackheaded Gulls, Red legs, numerous
Pheasants, mainly cocks disputing land rights, and all the local Crow
family including Jays and my big favourites Rooks. I have been aware
of a shortage of small birds but today saw an improvement with a
sunny hedge back producing a warm spot for a reasonable flock of
small birds to feed. They included, Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting at
last! I have struggled to find them this last two months.
In a sunny-wooded lane near Anmer I was surprised to see large
number of flying Ladybirds, one got caught and neatly wrapped in my
wing mirror web!
There were also numbers of Wasps, or maybe Hornets dancing near an
Ivy bush and a beautiful, pristine Comma Butterfly feeding on the
nectar from an Ivy flower. There has been a Humming Bird Hawk Moth
at NOA for the last few days and I am still spotting Whites and Red
Admirals and the odd late Dragonfly.
Other things that have caught my eye are the fantastic Double
Rainbow 8ish onthe14th October, all the mole hills around the Redgate
roundabout area, they are going mad since we had the rain, there
seem to be more each time I drive that way. As I have mentioned
before the females are supposed to be the ones digging in a straight
line whilst the males move about in a haphazard way looking for ‘love’.
Mind you I suspect that many of the moles are using different patterns
forced into it by the curbs and the road.
What to expect ahead? More cool weather, hopefully some rain and no
snow. The trees showing their skeleton structure with birds much more
easily seen. More Hares showing in the harvested fields, I only
managed to see 14 today.
We should also see an increase in Pinkfeet and Brent Geese with
Fieldfares and Redwings. There are already numbers of Brambling
about feeding on the Beech mast. The Wader flocks should build and
Coal Tits return to garden feeders.
I have missed the main migration this year, reading about it on the
NOA web site. There have been huge numbers of Goldcrests making
the crossing from Scandinavia, so far at least 670 have been caught
and ringed, most of them seem to be well fed and fit. It’s a long trip
for such a tiny bird.
Make the most of the remains of autumn, the clocks will have returned
to GMT and November will be in its early days when you read this.
That reminds me of one last poem ‘NOVEMBER’ by Thomas Hood.
Check it out! And pray that this November doesn’t live up to the poem!
Joanna
Always The Best
Always look your best , though no-one else is there to see.
Always make the best of things wherever you may be.
Always put your best into the job you have to do.
And place the best construction on what’s said or done to you.
Always play your best though no-one’s there to keep the score.
Always show your best face when there’s someone at the door.
The best foot forward gets you home – you do not need to run,
Always see the best, and not the worst in everyone.
M M Airdrie
CAR POOL LIST
IF YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORT THE PEOPLE
LISTED BELOW ARE WILLING TO HELP.
BARBARA BROWN
571484
CAROLE & DAVID CROWSON
532357
JANET EASTWOOD
534242
EVE EATES
533328
JANET GROOM
535397
ANDREW & JEAN HOLLAND
533744
DAPHNE JOHNSON
532204
SANDY NIZOL
525124
EDDIE SEELEY
543381
CHRIS TAVERNER
544176
HEATHER WILLIAMS
532204
THIS IS A VITAL PART OF PASTORAL CARE AT UNION. IF YOU
CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT SANDY ON
01485 525124.
THANK YOU.
AUTUMN GLORY
Summer has gone and winter approaches
Yet the bright scenes of autumn provides us with cheer.
Though the skies may be dull and the days damp and chill
There are still colourful scenes to enjoy.
When the green leaves of summer turn to glorious shades
Of bronze, red and yellow, a colourful display of every hue
Some very bright and others more mellow
Providing a fiery display in gardens or hedgerows by the low
autumnal sun when it deems to shine, a magnificent sight.
And the hedgerows are sprinkled with bright red berries to add
delight
While providing food for feathered friends when their food may
be sparse.
Later the fallen leaves form a carpet of colour till a strong wind
appears blowing them along as if running a marathon.
Or when a gentler breeze makes them toss and turn and whirls
them around like dainty ballerinas dancing on the lawn,
Or children playing hop, skip and jump.
The crunch of the leaves as you walk in their way add music to
the scene.
Migrating birds fly gracefully past.
This is the beauty of autumn in its glorious arrange of colour and
movement for all to enjoy; the wonder of God’s creation.
Miriam Hodson
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
We’ve had a request from one of our member regarding her
name. For many years the person we know as Grace Shaw was
known as Anne, but for some unknown reason she has been
called Grace at Union. She would like and prefer to be called
Anne, and it will obviously take some time before we all get
used to it, but try if you can.
Also, it’s:
Patricia Moyles, but Pat Norman
Kathleen and not Kath Rose
You can call Janet Groom Jan, but never Jan to Janet
Eastwood
Jo can be called Joanna but never Joanne
A LAST WORD ON THE AUTUMN FAIR....
Thank you to everyone who supported the Autumn Fair in any
way. The Fairs are always a massive team effort, hard work,
but very worthwhile. Although the aim is to raise money for
church funds, the fellowship is an integral part of the day.
Whether you’re chatting to people buying goods from the
stalls, cooking, making teas and coffees in the upstairs
kitchen, made cakes or donated goods, everything goes to
make the day a success.
We also had the help from some of the Brownies who meet at
Union. They were a real bonus helping with waitressing and
we hope they know how much we appreciated their efforts.
So, we can now retire the ‘leaves’ until autumn next year, BUT
in between there’s the Summer Fair but we don’t need to
think about that just yet do we?
Thanks to everyone – every little did help and many hands
made light work
WORD FOR TODAY
Comfort in troubled times
‘….God will help her at break of day ‘ Psalm 46:5
When your world is suddenly turned upside down, remember, God’s plans for
your life haven’t been cancelled. When you feel trapped with no way out, here
are some things to remember:
1) Look for the river. ‘ There is a river whose streams make glad…’
Psalm 46:6. In Old Testament symbolism, rivers represent God’s
supply for your every need. When every human source of supply
seems to have dried up, do not fear, look for the river.
2) Look for the city. God has planted His ‘…city of God, the holy place
where the Most High dwells’ Psalm 46:4, right in the middle of your
circumstances. God’s city, the symbol of His presence and power,
guarantees He is still in control and that He will restore peace and
order to your troubled world.
3) Look for the signs of God’s presence. ‘God will help you at the break
of day’ Psalm 46:5. Daybreak, a symbol of new beginnings, gives you
confidence that beyond this time of trouble and testing, a new day is
at hand. ‘Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each
morning’ Lamentations 3:23.
4) ‘Come….see the works of the Lord…’ Psalm 46:8. Reviewing the
record of His mighty acts builds your faith and reminds you that He is
‘….the same yesterday, today and forever’ Hebrews 13:8. If He took
care of you then, He will take care of you now.
5) Look to God and be at peace. Based on the tested and proven
foundation of His power and faithfulness, you can live by the scripture,
‘Be still and know that I am God …’Psalm 46:10
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CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 2015
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
1
8
15
22
29
10.30am
9.30am
10.00am
10.30am
10.30am
3.30pm
Revd Sam Abramian - Communion
Revd Sam Abramian–Remembrance Sunday
Revd Sam Abramian – Parade & Shoebox
Revd Sam Abramian
Revd Sam Abramian
Advent Cafe Service
REGULAR MEETINGS
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
10.30am
9.00 –10.00am
5.30pm
7.30pm
9.30 –12.00 noon
4.20pm
6.00pm
10.00am
Family Worship
Prayer Meeting – in church
Guides
Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
Coffee Morning and Sale
Rainbows
Brownies
Friday Morning Fellowship
DIARY
2
3
5
12
13
18
24
26
10.30am
10.00am
10.30am
1.30pm
7.00pm
10.00am
10.00am
10.30am
7.00pm
2.00pm
2.15pm
10.00am
7.30pm
27
2.00pm
9
10
Union Strollers
Arts & Crafts Group
Service at Gorselands
Service at Driftwood
Deacons’ Meeting
The Earl Greys meet at Poppyfields
Arts & Crafts Group
Service at Norfolk Lodge
FELLOWSHIP MEETING
Service at Lincoln Lodge
The Close, Snettisham
Arts & Crafts Group
Time Out – Christmas meal. See Janet or Monica
for details
Care Homes Meeting - Hall
Copy deadline for December 2015 & January 2016 –
November 20 2015