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Issue 130• October 2014

It's that time of year again - shop racks are filled with skeleton costumes and witches' hats, goblin masks and other "scary stuff". Yes, Halloween, a

traditional celebration that now ranks as the third most important event for consumer spending in the UK - we spend more only at Christmas and Easter. This year Halloween will cost the British public around £325 million, a huge increase on the £12 million we spent in the year 2001.

Beneath the ghoulish tack there is actually something to Halloween - and I don't mean the pagan Celtic festival of Samhain either. In the Christian calendar, Halloween celebrated the reality of life after death and God's promises to us.

However much we laugh at the thought of zombies and the like, death is always in the back of our minds. Whether seen in the pain of losing someone close to us or the fear of our own death, we know it's inescapable. And for many of us, what lies beyond the grave fills us with dread.

That's where Halloween comes in. On a night where people tried all sorts of tricks to protect themselves from malevolent ghosts and the like, God tells us that we're safe with him. Jesus' resurrection demonstrates that death is not the end, and whatever "powers of darkness" we may secretly fear are powerless. Rather than a night to fear evil, Halloween is a declaration of God's power over anything evil we may fear - absolutely anything.

This Halloween, don't get waylaid by Dracula costumes or Frankenstein masks threatening trick or treat. Wherever you see a pumpkin lantern, smile - even if they do precious little to ward off evil, they can remind you that light will always get rid of darkness.

Make this Halloween one to remember: let the light that God brings us through Jesus shine in your life, you'll soon be beaming brighter than any pumpkin jack-o-lantern!

Neil Rees


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Please continue to pray for Bishop Simwa and his family. Daughter Sarah (pictured here with Jenny and Liz) is severely traumatized following the death of her sister, Jacqueline during a burglary at her home.

Jacqueline’s funeral was held in Western Kenya on 28 October. Bishop Simwa has thanked all those at CLM who contributed towards the costs.

A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party. Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.

After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, "What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you're out of the office?" "I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill." The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.

Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being

discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one

elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a

suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the

hospital.

After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to

the elevator.

On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.

'I don't know,' he said. 'She's still upstairs in the bathroom

changing out of her hospital gown.'

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Telling friends that I might not return, and, if the worst happened, to tell the cat I loved her, I bravely strode forth. And there it was, on a CD by Cliff Richard, obviously attracted by his real name of Harry Webb. I gently gave it its freedom and we both were left to contemplate our escape.

I had to admit, they are industrious, determined, clever and artistic

creatures. They are a lesson in sticking with a plan even if it means rebuilding that web over and over again. It can be horribly difficult, but, even when circumstances conspire against us, if

we’ve got a plan, we should perse-vere.

Thank God that He does just that.

'Keep your mind on Jesus... Then you won't get

discouraged and give up'

(Hebrews 12:3).

Ted Whitfield

in a wobbly sort of way, with no apparent sense of direction. It must have been female. After I swung an arm in its direction, it disappeared minus a deciduous leg or two.

We call various similar-looking species ‘daddy-long-legs’, from a spider to a 6ft 6” tall father. And whilst speaking of arachnids, have you also seen all the big spiders in the garden at this time of year? It is all because of the warm summer and mild, dry weather so late in September. Some spider-professor says that people have nothing to fear from big creepy crawlies because spiders are a free pest control service. They get rid of all the little ones that like to cover the inside of the shed in a web carpet.

“They often feed on the most common ones, preventing a few species from

Have you noticed there are dozens of ‘daddy-long-legs’ in the garden at the moment? There were twelve on our kitchen

window one breakfast-time, some of which were in pairs, if you know what I mean. Not something one wishes to view over the muesli and orange juice. They only survive 10 to 14 days - less than that when they are on my windowpane - so there is quite a lot of living to do in a short space of time.

These are crane flies. They must have the ability to read words on a computer screen, because, as I wrote the words ‘crane flies’, one flew towards me from behind the desk. Like most of the ones I’ve encountered, it headed straight for me

becoming dominant,” he said. “We want to encourage people to respect and learn more about their little house guests.” Now I am not sure that a few mammoth spiders are preferable to lots of little ones. And, by devouring their smaller cousins, does that not mean the giants will take over the world? Or the shed, anyway.

I found one in the car recently. Well, to be accurate, it found me. I was driving along, slowing down at a junction, when as I looked left and right there it was. Big enough to demand its own seat belt (almost), it was wandering up my right shoulder as nonchalant as you like. It was no incy-wincy spider crawling up the spout. This one would have carried the spout away! A panicky swat of the hand, and swerve of the car, and it vanished be-neath my seat.

Now this was serious. It might as well have been a deadly cobra wrapped round the gear lever, for the effect was similar; the rest of the journey was as hairy as the spider. As soon as I could I left the car in the hope that my visitor was too car-sick to present a threat, later returning to remove it.

“If I don’t come back, tell the cat I loved her.”

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◙ Helen Smith has moved from Aughton Park Care Home to a community living house in Westhead. Helen is very happy there and her needs are met in a more age-appropriate way.

◙ Nearly 60 of the fellowship are going on the Church Weekend to Blaithwaite Christian Centre, North Cumbria from 17-19 October. Neil will be the speaker.

◙ Andrew Booth has taken on the role of Health & Safety Advisor at the Mission.

◙ Lynn Rees has returned from Kuala Lumpur where she was involved in running a Leadership Matters Course.

◙ £1,200, from the money allocated for the Bukoyani Youth Training Centre, has been sent out to help with the completion of the facility.

The opening is planned to take place when Liz and

Jenny are there in November.

◙ Linda Turner leaves for Cambodia on 23 October. See page 18-19

◙ Liam Allinson has started his course in Accountancy & Finance at Liverpool University and has settled in well in his hall of residence.

◙ We were privileged to have Dereje Berhanu from Ethiopia with us from 6 - 23 September. Dereje spoke at two Sunday services, visited all the home groups and endeared himself to us. His ministry was appreciated.

◙ Bobby Flannery has completed the stronger course of chemotherapy which has been very successful.

◙ Alan Heaton is suffering from extreme back pain. This has put him out of action until it subsides.

◙ Iain Mackenzie is to continue indefinitely with his chemotherapy treatment.

◙ Jenny Whitfield and Liz Wynne are preparing for their visit to Bukoyani in November.

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eil’s Neil’sotes

Ephesus. 55BC (ish). After a couple of years of successful ministry in Corinth, Paul (apostle extraordinaire) decided it was time to go home - not for ever, but just to let them know he was alive and well, and maybe to recharge his batteries for whatever God had next for him. So, boarding a ship across the isthmus from Corinth at Cenchreae, he set off into the Aegean and landed briefly at Ephesus, the city he had tried to go to several years earlier when God had instead taken them into Europe. A port city close to modern day Izmir, Ephesus was a bustling commercial centre, a vital link in the trade route that connected Rome with the east and home to one of the wonders of the ancient world, the huge temple of the fertility goddess Artemis. For Paul, it was an ambition fulfilled - but still not God's time for him to stay. So he dropped Priscilla and Aquila off there and after a brief visit to the synagogue, he said his goodbyes, adding, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” And come back he did. We don't know how long Paul spent in Antioch but there was something about Ephesus that drew him back. So he made the trip overland through what is now Turkey, strengthening the churches as he went, and turned up in Ephesus to find a

situation prepared by God through the ministry of Apollos. So began a period of intense and highly fruitful ministry. After 3 months working with Jews in a synagogue, Paul took the disciples and started teaching from a school belonging to an individual called Tyrannus. "This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord." (Acts 19:10 NET) Remarkable things were happening - Luke tells us that "God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands" (19:11 - tbh, I'd be happy to see a few "ordinary" miracles...) and the Christian community was growing apace. Opposition from the established religious community (and those who stood to lose out economically from religious change) quickly arose and after a near riot in the town's theatre that held around 25,000 people Paul had to flee for his life, escaping back over the Aegean to Macedonia. But he left behind a thriving Christian community and his later correspondence with the church there has given us the marvellous letter to the Ephesians, seen by many as the most spiritual of the New Testament letters.

Turn from your sins and do what you did at first. If you don't turn from your sins, I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place." (Revelation 2:4-5 GNB). The Christian life is a journey, not a destination. No one can say they have "arrived". Like riding a bike (no comments on me trying to fly on mine please!), you can't freewheel for very long without being in danger of grinding to a halt. However spectacular our beginnings, however many miracles accompany our first steps in the Lord, even if we came to Christ under the ministry of the world's greatest missionary and were pastored by the apostle "that Jesus loved"... None of that is any guarantee of our current relationship with God. Now is what matters, and God calls us to live closely with him today. So stop and take stock. As you look back over your Christian life, thank God for all that has gone before, but don't allow yourself to live in the past. Find God's grace for you for today, and love him as you did at first. It seems that the city of Ephesus itself was to mirror the stagnation of the church. The port silted up (the old city is now

more than 5 miles from the coast) and an earthquake finished off what was left of the declining me-tropolis. Ruins of a once glorious past are all that remains. Let that not be true of our lives.

Neil Rees

"You have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone", Paul tells them, continuing, "In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit" (Ephesians 2:20-22 NET). Wow. Fantastic stuff. At this stage there was no way that Paul could envisage what would happen in the coming decades. He travelled west to bring the gospel to Rome and beyond and it seems that the apostle John moved to Ephesus and became bishop of the church there. Under increasing Roman persecution Christians found themselves the target of hostility and John himself was sent into exile on the nearby island of Patmos. It was from there that, approximately forty years after the start of Paul's ministry in Ephesus, John wrote his Revelation, starting with personal letters to seven of the churches in the Roman province of Asia - including Ephesus: "But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first. Think how far you have fallen!

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Dear Ken and Sandra

Thanks for your interest in the China Team - I have created this email

for you to forward and circulate to church members. We have a small

number of people already interested!

In 2012 I had the privilege of leading a team of people from our UK

Church Partners into China to serve with ICC in our Hengyang Project.

It turned out to be a life changing experience and they were able to

come back and tell their home congregations themselves about how

their support has changed lives.

So I’m delighted to be able to tell you I’ll be leading another UK

Community Team during April 2015 and I’d love you to join me.

I believe that part of God’s call to ICC is to be a prophetic voice. He is

still calling the church to serve the least, the lost, the broken and the

forgotten. He is still calling the Church to speak up and advocate for

abandoned and disabled children in China.

Church Partners like you are the life blood of ICC’s work, ministry

and future. The support and friendship you have given have

enabled transformation to take place, hope to be restored and the

Kingdom of God to be extended. Thank you for responding to His

call.

Serving on a China Team with ICC is

demanding - physically, emotionally and

spiritually. We’ll be working with our own ICC

children but also be serving children in the

local government welfare centre. Come to

China and see how your giving and your

praying has brought love, hope and

opportunity to China’s abandoned and dis-

abled children.

Will you join me? Two weeks of your life

could change theirs forever.

Team Details:

Date: April 6th- April 20th 2015

Project: Changsha, Hunan Province, China

Cost: £870

Application Deadline: 16th February 2015

Please contact me at [email protected] for more information

or call us on 01670 505622.

God Bless

Judy Elliott

UK Development Manager

ICC UK

Join Judy Elliott on a

http://chinaconcern.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05a118c22a0566f6ca9f183b8&id=a448e30905&e=0e3ffdf416

mailto:[email protected]?subject=UK%20Community%20Team%202015

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I thought for this article it would be nice to tell you all about my voluntary work over summer. I’ve been volunteering

three days a week; Monday and Tuesday afternoons at my local library, helping with the Summer Reading Challenge for the children; and Wednesdays at a place named Orb Arts which is a charity for people with mental health problems. I have been writing articles for their blog over the summer and holding some Creative Writing Workshops.

This summer has made me praise God and say ‘thank you!’

I have had the most amazing opportunities and experiences. Orb Arts is just a small charity about forty five minutes from where I live and the people who go

there rely on it as a form of therapy to help them with whatever struggles they may be facing. The garden which they have there made me open my eyes once more to the beauty of God’s creation. All of the butter-flies, the fish in the pond, and the variety of flowers too.

The Summer Reading Challenge made me thank God, but in a different way. For the gift of reading and for the council giving children the chance to do something so engaging over summer. The majority of the children who came in to sign up were enthusiastic about the reading and the rewards they would receive. It made it worthwhile to see how excited they were to take part.

It’s very easy to forget to say ‘thank you,’ and not just to God but to each other. We rush about living our hectic lives and forget to look past all of that and see the beauty of creation. So next time you’re at the checkout and the cashier here helps you to pack your bags or there is a glorious sunny day where you go out with friends for an ice cream remember to utter those two words!

Charlotte Booth


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through the blessing of Dereje Berhanu’s

ministry, smile and friendship

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When you take six months out of work, the question many ask is ‘what are you going to do’? Those who know me well will realise that I’m not very good at doing nothing!

So, looking through the Mission Matters magazine from Christian Vocations (www.christianvocations.org), I started at the alphabetical list and only got as far as ‘C’! There I spotted the name Geoff Collett, Executive Director of Cambodia Action (CA). Geoff was a member of my previous church in Godmanchester and had been involved with Southeast Asian Outreach (now changed to Cambodia Action). On asking whether there were any opportunities for someone with public health skills, he replied that God’s timing was good. To cut the story short, there followed Skype conversations, numerous emails, an informal interview, lots of prayer from both sides… and I’m off to Cambodia on 23rd October.

I will be carrying out an ‘external public health consultancy’ (sounds a bit grand!) for International Cooperation Cambodia, of which CA is a partner organisation. I will be working with the PARCE project. This will involve:

1 week orientation in Phnom Penh

Five weeks in Prey Veng province carrying out a needs assessment on basic health needs

1 week to present my findings and help in converting the recommendations into a project proposal

1 week to work alongside a Swedish doctor on scoping a potential palliative care project

There is a postcard with prayer pointers available in the foyer at

CLM:

I hope that this work will demonstrate God’s love for all people in a practical way, and that God will shine through

me. I am totally reliant on Him – I could not do this in my own strength.

If you would like keep in touch, please do email me ([email protected]) or contact me through Facebook.

You can find out more about Cambodia Action and International Cooperation Cambodia from their websites:

www.cambodiaaction.org

www.icc.org.kh

Linda Turner

Action in Action in Action in Cambodia!Cambodia!Cambodia!

Preah Sdach within Prey Veng province

Thanks to God for giving me this opportunity to serve Him

That I will draw closer to God through this experience and become clearer about His plan for my future

That I will deliver the project as expected by ICC, bringing an alternative perspective and using my professional skills

For ease in building friendships and relationships, fitting into existing teams

For a refreshing holiday over Christmas and New Year (two weeks walking and exploring the highlands of Sri Lanka)

That God will take care of my family and friends back in the UK

The ICC - PARCE Project works towards alleviation of poverty in Preah Shach District, Prey Veng Province through interventions

in agriculture, community Development and health.

Prey Veng is located in the southeast of Cambodia, bordering with Vietnam.

PARCE =

Poverty Alleviation through Rural Community Empowerment

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.cambodiaaction.org

http://www.icc.org.kh

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When Chloe Jones joined Ormskirk School as a year 7 pupil in September 2013, she simultaneously waved good-bye to her brother, Tim, who left Ormskirk to begin his second year of a degree course at Bath University.

She pinned him down before he went, to find out exactly how he was feeling and invited him to reflect on his seven years at secondary school.

Chloe: How hard is leaving home? Tim: It is hard to leave my family but very exciting to be going back to university. Bath is a great city and I love living there.

Chloe: Do you miss Ormskirk School? Tim: Yes! I miss the teachers and all the fun times I had. I was so involved in school life with lots of extra-curricular activities. I also miss playing football on the field with my mates.

Chloe: How does university study compare with school? Tim: There is a lot more personal study which you have to do thoroughly if you are going to do well. They don’t call it homework, of course. The exams are hard but, actually if you have put work in, they are not too bad. I found some of mine relatively easy.

There are loads of opportunities to pursue your own interests and develop as a person. It is really enjoyable…but not all ‘raucous’ fun. I have done lots of peaceful, reflective things too.

Chloe: How many holidays do you get? Tim: We get holidays at the end of each term - Christmas, Easter and a long holiday in Summer. You have work to do, though, and it is hard to fit it in, if you are also working to earn money.

Chloe: How tidy is your room at university? Tim: Not bad! I have to be reasonably tidy if I am to know where things are.

Chloe: What do you plan to do after you have finished your course at Bath? Tim: Hopefully, I will carry on working in the field of Physics, researching new technology. I would be quite happy to stay at university. And finally…

Chloe: Do you miss me and Mum and Dad? Tim: Of course I do!

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Hello, my names are Alex Obede I am among the students who benefited from CLM’s bursary programme. First of all I would like to thank God for this opportunity. Secondly I would like to thank my foster parents, Albert Obede and family, our grandfather Christopher Obede for taking good care of us when our parents died. I can’t imagine the amount of pressure we gave them since we were five kids. After the death of our father in 1998 in Nyanza province (about 250 km from Bukoyani) , our uncle Albert Obede decided to take us to his home in Bukoyani to stay with him since there was nobody who could have taken care of us. This was because my father divorced my mother in 1992, when we were still very young. We lived with our step-mother, who was not reliable. I joined Class 7 in Bukoyani primary school in 1998, and my uncle advised me to work extra hard in school so that he could assist me to secondary school. I heeded his

advice and I did a lot of studies with books that were already in the Sponsorship Library. In 1999 I joined Class 8 and I accelerated my studies, that made me the best student throughout the year and in the final exam. I was very happy to be the best student in our school by then, When the news reached my late mother, she was very excited and decided to buy me a metal box and a pair of shoes in readiness to join secondary school. Despite this I was not sure if I was going to get the sponsorship, and I kept praying to be among the students to be sponsored in 2000. In February 2000 my uncle Albert called my mother and told her I was among the students who were selected to be given sponsorship. My mother was very happy when she received this news, since she was just a housemaid and could not raise my fees.

I enrolled in Mbale High School on 18/02/2000 the day I remember so well. Boarding school life was so hard for me, but my late grandfather kept praying and advising me not to give up. In the same year our step-mother died. I was forced to leave school for the burial, and this really affected me since I could not understand what was happening to our home. My mother was also forced to attend the burial and later advised to take care of the home since there was nobody to stay there.

After the burial I went back to school. In December 2001, my mother passed away. I could not imagine this, I lost

hope in life and life had no meaning to me again. We went to the burial and I decided to stay home since we were in December holiday. I kept on crying since after the burial we were alone in a distant home. I was to look for food to feed my younger siblings. I lost hope in school and I had decided to drop out so that I could take care of our home and our young siblings. In 2002 my aunt Jane was sent to pick us up so that we could go back to school. I felt so bored with the idea but later I co-operated. In school I could not concentrate since I was affected mentally and socially. I forced myself to be in school since I could not go back home. In 2003 I did my exam and I was already aware I was not going to get my target grade. When the results were out I had performed averagely. I was already with my uncle who was just a watchman . I was forced to do manual jobs to assist him in buying food in the house. In January, I went back to school to pick up my result slip and school leaving certificate, and thereafter I went back to Nairobi. I worked in different sectors including hotels and construction and

Alex with his tutor and in class (2nd right)

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challenging but my main agenda was to finish my course. By that time my younger siblings were just in Bukoyani. I missed them but I had no choice. In August 2008, I finished my course and joined an electrical company for attachment. I stayed there for a year and later got another company. In 2010, I decided to do my own work since I had gathered a few clients who introduced me to their friends. God opened my ways wider and wider.

I thank God because through education I have been able to pay for my brother’s secondary school fees, able to raise my family of three. I have also been able to assist my late

I was paid Ksh 100/- a day, this could not stop me since I had no option. In 2005 I met Helen in Nairobi and I asked her if I could get support to do a technical course. Helen told me it would be a bit hard, since the mandate of the sponsorship was to support students in High School, but she told me to pray about it. We exchanged contacts and promised to keep in touch. In 2006 I received a letter from Helen asking me to choose a course of my desire and send her the schedule of college fees. I was very happy and could not stop tears rolling down my face, since it was a miracle from God. I joined a Technical Institute and enrolled in electrical installation class. I worked so hard since this was my last chance in life. I remember walking daily and going without lunch daily, it was a bit

brother’s family (he died in 2011) and also assist people who need help from me whenever I am in a position to help. Lastly, I have trained two young men who had challenges in their life and can now stand on their own. This really inspires me a lot. Due to the support the church gave me, I have decided to buy electrical fittings for the Training Centre and if they will need my assistance, I will be ready to assist. From all this I have

Studying Electrical Installation (2007)

learned that a bend on the road is not the end of the road unless if you fail to take the right turn, and despite of all the challenges I face in life, I will never say die. CLM, I would like to encourage all of the people supporting other students to keep it up because God’s blessings have no expiry date, they will keep on coming to you. Despite of the many

challenges you may face, do not give up, you are really giving light to desperate children and homes God bless you, CLM, Helen and all of you who are supporting the needy. I am forced to end this testimony because my emotions have started running high and tears will start rolling down my face once again. I am optimistic that I will visit you there in the UK one day. With lots of love

Alex Obede

Alex & Doreen with their children May 2014

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My Growth with God

The God I feel in Cottage Lane Mission I bring in with me, and I think all other people do too. they come to church to share God,

NOT to find God...

I used to think God was separate, unknowable, and judgmental, I saw God more as a Judge than a friend, and myself more of sinner than the son,

with such low self esteem, it was hard to associate God with my life.

Then I began to search for the Spiritual path

to a deeper understanding of self, I found a loving, friendly God, whose Love is so persuasive, I was able to discover and understand the Divine in my life,

and the lives of others.

Now the concept of meeting together to share God made sense...

Discovering a God within, made God more knowable

and comprehensible, because God lives in ME..

I AM ALIVE

Loving creator may I share your life

in my world…

Bobby Flannery

Searchlight Theatre Company

Woodbine Willie

Thursday 6th November @ 7.45pm

Atkinson Theatre, Southport Tel: 01704 533333

Tickets £7.00

‘In 1917 Woodbine Willie was awarded the Military Cross “for

conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed the greatest

courage and disregard for his own safety...and his cheerfulness and

endurance had a splendid effect upon all ranks in the trenches”.

This play of overwhelming sincerity and honesty is a moving and

heart-warming tribute to him.’

Woodbine Willie was the nickname of the Rev. Geoffrey Studdert

Kennedy, who volunteered as a chaplain during World War One.

This superb theatrical production shows the vital role he played on the

battlefields of the Western Front. Theatre, poetry and music combine to

bring an incredible life to the stage.


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Services in October, November & December Date Service Leader Topic

19 Oct. 10.45am Family Service Marion Walker Service at CLM for those not at the Church weekend in Blaithwaite,

26 Oct 10.45am Family Service Paul Mackenzie David Hughes & Neil Rees

Old Testament Series Jehoshaphat’s Prayer 2 Chronicles 20

2 Nov 10.45am Family Service Pam Smith Marion Walker

Old Testament Series Esther - in the right place at the right time

9 Nov 10.45am Family Service Martin Conway Jonny McKee

Old Testament Series Daniel in the Lion’s Den

9 Nov. 7.00pm Prayer John Roberts

16 Nov 10.45am Family Service Roger Currie Neil Rees

Old Testament Series Jonah

23 Nov 10.45am Family Service & Communion

Elaine Maitland Gordon Greenwood

Old Testament Series

30 Nov 10.45am Family Service Roy Wynne Phil Jump

Advent Series 1

30 Nov 7.00pm Praise & Worship

Music Group

7 Dec 10.45am Family Service Marion Walker June Jones

Advent Series 2

14 Dec 10.45am Family Service Paul Mackenzie Advent Series 3

14 Dec 7.00pm Prayer Time & Communion

Jenny Whitfield Ross Moughtin


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Men’s Meetings as announced

Home Groups meet at different times and in different homes throughout the week.

Children’s Birthday Parties

The Mission is available for hire for birthday parties of pre-school

or Primary aged children.

Please contact Beryl for further details. 01772 813334 or 0776 746 1087

or [email protected]

Principal Church Leader: Neil Rees 0744 934 0677

Administrator:

Beryl Mackenzie 01772 813334 or 0776 746 1087

Christ Church Clergy

Vicar: Rev Ross Moughtin 01695 422175

What’s on @ CLM Sunday 10.45am Family Service

7.00pm Evening Fellowship (2nd Sunday monthly) 7.00pm Praise & Worship with Music Group (Last Sunday monthly)

Monday 5.30pm Children’s Club (ages 4 - 11) 7.45pm The Core fortnightly ( 15 yrs +)

Tuesday 1.30pm - 3.30pm The Open Door - CLM’s Adult Community Support Group - drop in for a drink, a chat and a listening ear

Wednesday 12.30pm Luncheon Club 2.15pm Band of Cheer Ladies’ Meeting

Friday 10.00am Parent & Toddler Group 7.30pm Ladies’ Craft Evening (2nd Friday monthly)

Saturday 9.00am Missions Prayer Meeting (1st Saturday monthly)

Need Prayer?

Contact us and we will be willing to pray for you or with you.

Doreen Williams 01704 897422 or

Alan Mapstone 01695 421628

For more information on any of the above, please ring Beryl on 01772 813334 or visit the website - clmchurchormskirk.org.uk

Documents

Neil Rees - clmchurchormskirk.org.uk