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Minister
Reverend Ken Hague Tel: 01724 343702
Email: [email protected]
Secretary
Mrs Joan Anderson Tel: 07710 612064
Treasurer
Mrs Debbie Taylor Tel: 01636 689352
If you wish to be added to this section, please give your contact details to the editor before the
deadline for the next edition.
Website: newarkcongregational.com
Organist
Mr Steve Caddy Tel: 07753 743786
51 Worthington Road, Balderton Email: [email protected]
Bible Study & Film Club
Mr Mark Taylor Tel: 01636 689352
Email: [email protected]
Magazine Editor
Mrs Lorna Caddy Tel: 07965 631882
51 Worthington Road, Balderton Email: [email protected]
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Front Cover: Christmas Bauble from
Lorna Caddy
Inside Back Cover: Poppy from Lorna
Caddy
Back Cover: Harvest Supper from
Lorna Caddy
If you have any photographs you think
may be suitable for our magazine
cover, we would love to receive them.
Please email them to the editor.
Church Directory 2
Services 3
Calendar for November 4
Calendar for December 5
From the Minister 6
From the Fellowship 7
Church Website 7
Noticeboard 8
Newark Foodbank Update 9
Sudoku Puzzle 9
Café Church 10
Smile Line: The New Minister 10
Sunday 11am — Morning Worship
Holy Communion is celebrated during Morning Worship on the first
Sunday of each month.
Café Service is held in the church hall at 10.30am. Breakfast is on offer
with tea or coffee, and followed by a sincere service with a difference.
Please see the calendars for more details about when each service will be
taking place.
Anyone is welcome to attend the services.
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Sunday 1st — 11am Morning Worship with Communion
Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Communion Duty: Stan and Joan
Flowers: Mrs Thacker Reader: Beryl Deacon’s Duty: Gary
Thursday 5th 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 6th 10am Friday Focus
Saturday 7th 10:00am Just Sing Community Choir in the church hall
Sunday 8th — 10.55am Remembrance Sunday
Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Flowers: Joan
Reader: Joan Deacon’s Duty: Joan
Wednesday 11th 7.30pm Film Club 22 Ringrose Close, Newark
Thursday 12th 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 13th 10am Friday Focus
Sunday 15th — 11am Morning Worship
Preacher: Debbie Chaloner Flowers: Ann Reader: Gary Deacon’s Duty: Mark
Thursday 19th 10am Parents and Toddlers
Friday 20th 10am Friday Focus
Saturday 21st 10:00am Just Sing Community Choir
in the church hall
Sunday 22nd — 10.30am Café Service
Preacher: Mark Taylor Flowers: Gail Reader: Julie
Wednesday 25th 7pm Bible Study
Thursday 26th 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 27th 10am Friday Focus
Sunday 29th — 11am First Sunday in Advent
Members Service
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Thursday 3rd 10am Parents and Toddlers Friday 4th 10am Friday Focus
Saturday 5th 10am Just Sing Community Choir in the church hall
Sunday 6th — 11am Morning Worship with Holy Communion
Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Communion Duty: Val and Julie
Flowers: Ann Harris Reader: Stan Deacon’s Duty: Val 12pm Church Meeting following the service
Monday 7th 7pm Carol Service
Collection in aid of Beaumond House Wednesday 9th 7.30pm Film Club
22 Ringrose Close, Newark Thursday 10th 10am Parents and Toddlers
Friday 11th 10am Friday Focus
Sunday 13th — 10.30am Café Service
Preacher: Mark Taylor Reader: Julie
Thursday 17th 10am Parents and Toddlers
Friday 18th 10am Friday Focus Saturday 19th 10am Just Sing Community Choir
in the church hall
Sunday 20th — 11am Morning Worship
Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Reader: Debbie
Deacon’s Duty: Jean
Wednesday 23rd 7pm Bible Study (subject to change)
Friday 25th — 10am Christmas Morning Service
Preacher: Reverence Ken Hague
Sunday 27th — 11am Morning Worship
Preacher: Joan Reader: Stan
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The intended outcome of being true to our faith is always fruitfulness. The way our
life’s actions bring the knowledge of our God to others and brings God’s Glory to
the earth. Jesus stated that those who abide in the Vine, which is Jesus, will bear
fruit that will last. Our fruitfulness, our achievements indicate that we are
productive, valuable, beneficial, and useful by trying to act as Christ would if he
was here now. It’s about place other people’s needs ahead of our own in the service
of God.
Today such principles are neither instinctive nor popular. They can only ever be
brought about by someone who has deliberately chosen to walk in the footsteps of
Jesus, guided by the Holy Spirit. One who has a personal relationship with our
heavenly Father.
Imagine Jesus stands before his Father, the wounds in his hands, feet and side are
clearly visible. These wounds are a constant reminder of the faithfulness of Christ
in service the will of his Father on Earth and his sacrifice for all people because of
his great love for us.
In our own faith journey there will be times when we will be hurt by other people’s
actions and words, times when some will mock our faith and lifestyle. However,
we walk forward with Christ. We are his eyes of hope and love to other people. We
touch others in his name and bear the fruit of our efforts and faith by bringing
others to our Lord. We enable people to find their place in his kingdom and his
peace in their lives.
Let us continue to work together at Newark to bring God’s Glory to our
community. We will be surprised what we can achieve together in the name of
Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
John 15 v16: You did not choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and
produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using
my name.
Every blessing
Reverend Ken
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We continue to support the Foodbank in Newark. The table at the Harvest Festival
was full to overflowing with donated food. The list of goods needed is updated
regularly and copy is displayed in the hall.
Joan and Derrick are still unable to join us on Sundays, and several of our other
members have been on the sick list. Jean Dobbs has been in hospital for an
operation, but is now home and resting. Please remember all our sick folk in your
prayers.
The Craft Fair was a great success. The total raised to date is £601.10. Thanks to
Gail for organising this, and to all who helped or supported this event in any way.
Our Christmas Carol service will be on Monday 7th December this year. Just Sing,
Newark’s Community Choir, who meet for practise in our church hall, will be
taking part. A collection in aid of Beaumond House Hospice will be taken.
At the October church meeting, the details of the Constitution were formally
agreed by all present, and a copy will now be placed in the safe.
The hall has been re-decorated. Thanks go to the Friday Focus group, who donated
a generous amount to redecorate the meeting room. It was agreed to leave the
painting of the church and vestibule until a later date.
The church’s website is continuing to develop. On the website you can find a
range of information including details of services, bible readings, deacon’s duty,
flower and communion rotas, information about regular church activities such as
Friday Focus and Film Club, details of the charities we support, and photographs
of the church members (if anyone hasn’t had their photo taken yet, please see
Mark after a service).
There is also a blog — an occasional diary that Mark is writing. You can subscribe
to this if you have an email address.
If you have not looked at the site yet, and have internet access, please do so. It has
been publicised by the Congregational Federation, and is part of what we said we
would do for our LEAF project. The site has been looked at almost 200 times so
far, including by people from New Zealand and the USA.
If anyone has any suggestions for improvements or things they think should be on
the website, please mention them to Mark and he’ll do his best to oblige.
The website can be found at http://newarkcongregational.com
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Magazine Articles
We are always grateful to receive ideas or articles from you all for the
magazine.
Please help us to keep you informed, and keep the articles coming in.
Thank you.
Magazine material for the next edition should be submitted to the
editor by 12th December 2015.
Church Directory
If anyone wishes to be added to
the church directory, please get
in touch with the editor.
Photos of Deacons
I would like put photos of the
Deacons in future editions so that
people attending the church can
see who is who. If you are happy
to have your photo displayed,
please let me know and I’ll
arrange getting a photo taken.
Sunday 3rd January 2016 — 11am Morning Worship
with Holy Communion
Preacher: Reverend Ken Hague Communion Duty: Mark and Val
Flowers: Parents and Toddlers Reader: Sugar
Deacon’s Duty: Joan
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The items urgently needed at the time of print are listed in order below. Please
keep an eye on the board in the church hall for up-to-date lists. There are also
smaller shopping lists which you can take away with you.
Food Non-Food
Jam (not homemade)
Rice Pudding
Biscuits
Kit Kats
Cereal Bars
Shampoo
Deodorant
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At August’s Café Church, we looked at the role of music in worship. There was a
picture quiz on identifying musical instruments, and we watched a video of a
flashmob performing ‘Ode to Joy’ from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. We followed
the video by singing a hymn that uses the same glorious tune.
We worked together to try to find some answers to the following questions:
Why do we use music in worship?
Why do we sing hymns?
What does music do that words alone can’t?
How does music praise God?
In September we had a look at some extracts from the TV comedy series ‘Rev’
about the problems of the Reverend Adam Smallbone, a modern Vicar in London.
Between the laughs, this show covers some important issues, and we came to a
couple of conclusions:
Firstly, the most important thing about a church isn’t the number of people who
attend, but what those people who do attend do to bring about God’s kingdom.
Secondly, using financial inducement to get something (in this case a place at a
church school) is actually theft, because the people who get what they want by
doing this are stopping someone else from getting it. Reverend Smallbone, though
tempted by a large cheque, makes the right decision in the end.
The new minister was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed
obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the
door. Finally he took out a card, wrote ‘Revelation 3:20’ on the back and stuck it in the
door.
When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been
returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, ‘Genesis 3:10’.
Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter.
Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I
heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."
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