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In this Issue

God and Me

Glocon

Comedy Hall

Prayers

Flower List

Future Dates

NCD Update

Word Search

Sudoko

Core Groups

Community Update

Is there a role for me?

Gardening Tips

Bible Challenge

Thoughts from a Volunteer

Corps Retreat

Recipe

What the Bible says

Poem

Is today a good day for you? Life is constantly

changing. One day all is well, the next maybe not.

And it’s like that for many people, rather than a sense

of consistency, life has its ups and downs, we have

bursts of energy and then we slow down, we have

good days and bad days.

The Psalms talk of this, they are full of it. One minute

they are full of joy and praise, the next they are

screaming at God to turn life around. We see David so

connected to God and so devoted to him, but in the

next verse he is questioning where God is.

In my own devotions my life is like this too. I have

fits and starts, I do well for a few days then it all goes a

bit sporadic. Then I start again and for a few months

all is well, but again, I lose my pace. And I am

constantly picking myself up (or God is) and a new

start begins.

Whether you are having a good day or a bad one,

whether you are on top of the mountain at the moment,

or down in the valley, hang on in there. Be aware of

God’s blessings for you, be aware of his presence – in

him there is peace, joy, love. He will never forsake us,

and nothing can tear us away from his love.

God bless you,

Debbie

Salvat ion Army Woking March/Apri l 2013

F R O M T H E C . O ’ S D E S K

T I D I N G S

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God and Me

I was 11 yrs old when I first met the

Lord Jesus and in finding Him, God

became my Father. As an orphan I

had little experience of parental

love, then my life changed. In the

following 60 odd years, God has

been consistent even when I was

not. There were times when I de-

cided to do things my way and suf-

fered the consequences. This was

not due to God being mean to me,

but rather I lacked His assurance

and presence in my life.

God continues to care for me and

has fulfilled so many of His prom-

ises from Scripture. After several

years of doing my own thing as a

youngster, I returned to the Lord,

and the words of Joel 2:25 became a

reality, “I will restore to you the

years that the locust hath eaten,”.

People tell me they have little time

to read the Bible, but, the Bible is

God’s love letter to His people. I

love my Father and I love His

Word!

Eric J Horder BA, DD, MA (Born

Again, Divinely Delivered, Marvel-

lously Altered, HALELUJHA!!)

More from our new series entitled “God and Me” where members of our

Church Family tell of what God has done for them.

Design for Life

A weekend to help you discover God’s design for your life.

Would you like to take a break from your usual routine, reflect on

where you’ve been, the people you’ve met, the experiences that

have shaped you? Are you wondering about the future and what

God might have in store for you?

This is a great weekend where you can do just that. Whether you

are near the beginning of your journey or is you’ve been travelling

the same route and want to stop and take a breather, DFL is for

you.

For more details please see Will or Debbie.

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Thanks, friends at Woking, for

your support and interest last

year during the Glocon adven-

tures of 2012. Ian and I found

the coming and going much eas-

ier because there was a sense of

picking up where we left off with

you, and you had some idea of

where we had been!

Well, we will be travelling dur-

ing 2013 for a range of reasons,

and you might notice our ab-

sence during March and April.

Gill suggested that I write to let

you know what we’ll be doing,

and we’ll be grateful for your

prayers.

China, in the first half of March,

is work with a Hong Kong-based

organisation that links to

churches in mainland China,

helping the congregations to de-

velop confidence to reach out in

their own ways. We are helping

them to evaluate how well they

are working together. TearFund

in the UK is supporting.

Ian will travel on Easter week-

end to western India, to Anglican

hospitals that he visited late last

year for the first time. The hos-

pitals are in remote areas, and

rarely receive visits. They are

struggling in some ways, and the

Anglican health mission wants to

encourage them and think to-

gether about the future, so that is

where he comes in.

Then during April, we have been

invited to the Salvation Army

training college for officers in

the States, in the Eastern territory

where I come from. We’ll spend

a week there and visit some

corps together with cadets and

staff, to develop a pattern for

their practice of SALT.

Always glad to share news of

these different places, and what

we learn when we are there, so if

you want to know more about

any one of them, just ask. Al-

though these cultures are all very

different, we find that there is a

vision and love in common, and

that is what we find when we

come home too. God bless us

all!

Alison

Glocon

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Comedy Hall D.O.H.

(Department of Humour)

After the christening of his baby brother, Jack sobbed all the way home. His parents asked him why he was so upset. “Because the preacher said he wanted us boys to be brought up in a Christian home and I want to stay with you.”

A small boy stunned his parents one Sunday when he emptied his pockets of £1, 50p and 20p coins. “Where did you get all that?” they asked. “From Sunday School” came the reply. “They have bowls of it”

A reporter interviewed Jack Nicklaus. “Jack, you are amazing. You really know your way round the course. What is your secret?”

Jack replied, “The holes are numbered.”

Two golfers spotted an unusual bird sitting on the green. “I’ve never seen one of those before,” said the first chap, “what is it?” “Oh it’s a Gulp” said the second chap knowledgably. “A Gulp What sort of bird is that?” “It’s like a swallow only bigger.”

A lorry driver pulled into a roadside café and ordered a cheeseburger, coffee and apple pie. Three motorcyclists barged in noisily. One leaned over, grabbed the lorry driver’s burger and took a bite out of it. Another drank his coffee and the third ate his pie. The lorry driver quietly got up, paid the bill and left.

“Well he’s not much of a man” said one of the cyclists. “He’s not much of a driver either,” said the cashier. “He’s just reversed over three mo-torcycles.”

A bald, wizened little man was rocking in a chair on his porch, smiling happily. A passerby, charmed by his smile, came up to him and said, “I couldn’t help noticing how happy you look. What’s your secret for a long happy life?”

“I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day,” he said with a toothless grin, “I drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fast food, and never exer-cise”

“No way! How old are you?”

“I’m twenty six.”

The Associate Minister unveiled the church’s new campaign

slogan last Sunday: “I Upped My Pledge – Up Yours”

Keep smiling, Major LaughMajor LaughMajor LaughMajor Laugh

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Shirlee Green

Dorothy and Jim Henley

Kirsty Jones

Ian and Alison and the GloCon team

Miriam Weaver

Margi Locke

Freda Benneyworth

. . . and also these past members Jenny Dibsdall, Barbara and Hnuna

Other subjects for prayer Teddy Toddlers Group

Drop-in Café

Messy Church

SALT visits

Sunday School team - it's been a great start, full of enthusiasm.

Please continue to pray for the children, that they may really know

God, and for the leaders, stamina!

Please pray for these members of our

church family

PRAYER MEETING

Everyone is invited to join with us on Sunday mornings for

prayers at 10.30 am.

We meet in one of the general purpose rooms and would be

pleased to see as many of you as possible.

God Bless Audrey

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Messy Church is great! It’s loud, noisy, chaotic and messy and we love it. But I appreciate it’s not for everyone. If gluing, sticking and noise aren’t for you, but you are able to lift a few ta-bles and chairs then we would really value your help. The team at Messy Church are wonderful people and they each do a fantastic job. However, at the end of the day, moving all the chairs and tables back to where they need to be ready for Sunday is a bigger job than we can handle. If there is anyone that could come along at the end of Messy Church (5.45pm) to help with the moving of furniture we would love to hear from you. It doesn’t need to be every month, but if you could give half an hour of your time one Friday a year that would be most welcome. Jesus had 12 disciples. Messy Church needs 12 men to share the load.

Calling all men

(or strong women!)

FLOWER LIST

March

3 Connie Still

10 Jan Reed

17 Carol Pearce

24 Richard Brooks

31 Margi Locke

April

7 Alice Stiehler

14 Pauline Whiting

21 Gwen and Dave

28 Audrey and Gill

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FUTURE DATES March

Sunday 3rd 11.00am Morning Worship

Self Denial Appeal

Monday 4th Bible Challenge Begins

Sunday 10th 11.00am Morning Worship

Led by Ken and Sue Searle

Sunday 17th 11.00am Morning Worship

Led by Cadet Mark Scoulding

Sunday 24th 11.00am Morning Worship

Led by Cadet Mark Scoulding

Monday 25th 7.30pm PCC at 58 Eastmead

Monday 25th — Friday 29th Prayer Breakfasts

Friday 29th 11.00am Good Friday walk of witness

Sunday 31st 11.00am Easter Sunday

6.00pm Songs of Praise

April

Sunday 7th 11.00am Morning Worship

Saturday13th Spring Clean

March/Apri l

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Sunday 14th 11.00am Morning Worship

Saturday 20th Collecting Day — Town Centre

Divisional Celebration — 6.30pm Staines Corps

Sunday 21st 11.00am Morning Worship

Sunday 28th 11.00am Morning Worship

Led by Majors Paul and Janine Main (Div. Leaders)

Monday 29th 8.00pm Corps Council at Hall

NCD Update You will recall that over the past 2 years we have been using Natural Church Development to help us to build a healthy, growing Church. So far we have worked on Core Groups and have seen an overwhelming response, with over 50% of the Corps now involved in small groups. More recently we have been exploring Passionate Spirituality. This is a more personal issue, and is not something that the leadership team can put a programme in place to solve. Rather it is about each and every one of us exploring our relationship with God, making ourselves open to hearing from him, sharing with others our experience of his work in our lives and becoming a true disciple of Christ. We thank God that we are a healthy growing Church, but there is still so much potential to unleash, there are still people to reach, there is still work for God to do in our lives, and it’s exciting to consider what this church could look like in a year from now, 2 years from now, 5 years from now, and further ahead. So we will be doing another sur-vey later in the year. Please continue to pray about the way forward, continue to dream dreams, continue to catch God’s vision for this place so that others may be drawn to him and live a life that is full of hope, freedom and love.

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Each vertical and horizontal line and each block of 9 squares will

each have the letters ‘SaLVATION’ in them. The principle is

exactly the same as Sudoko, but letters instead of numbers.

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Life and Soul Meets at the Church 10.00am

March Friday 1st 15th

April Friday 12th 26th

Denvale Group Meets at Margi’s 2.30pm

March Thursday 6th 21st

April Thursday 4th 18th

The Nomads Meet at Christine Hearn’s 7.30pm

March Thursday 6th 21st

April Thursday 4th 18th

The Full Monty Meets for breakfast at various venues 9.00am

March Saturday To be advised

April Saturday To be advised

Calendar Girls Flexible days/times

Contact Rhona 01483 474079 or Margaret 01932 353739

Hearts and Crafts Meets at the Church 7.30pm

March Thursday 14th 28th

April Thursday 11th 25th

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Not quite sure where January or Febru-

ary have disappeared to, but they have

whizzed by and Easter is just a few

weeks away. We will be having the

prayer breakfasts at 9am each day of

Holy Week with a different menu choice

each day. Cereal and toast will be on

offer each day for the more traditional

among us. This has always proved to be

a special time and so I would encourage

anyone who is able to, to come. Then on

Good Friday we have a full cooked

breakfast before sending the band off to

march through the town centre with nice

full tummies!

We have the annual spring clean on Sat-

urday 13th April from 10am - 2pm and I

have to say how pleased I am that so

many of you have signed up, we should

have the place sparkling from top to

bottom in no time. (But its not to late to

sign up)

On the 1st April I will have been your

Community Services Manager for 5

years, like all jobs it has its highs and

lows but I have to say that the highs out

weigh the lows. The first year I had a

target of £8000 to achieve in hall hire

and now we are achieving £30,000.

This seems to be a huge amount of

money and it is, but it is a reflection of

how much our Church is used and also

what it allows us to do. Having started

with a blank page to fill with activities

and groups I feel that we have a good

mixture both for us as a Church and as

part of a growing community. As I re-

flect on the last five years I am excited

for the next five and what God has in

store for us. Although at work I can (I

hope) be very organised and like every-

thing sorted, for instance, if I am going

off work for holiday Will, Debbie and

Alison will tell you I leave very detailed

lists of what needs to be done, down to

each move of tables and chairs through

out the week. However this is not how I

am as a person, I am very last minute in

a lot of things and will naturally put off

doing something till I absolutely have

to.

It would be so easy to feel that as a

church we have arrived at a good place

and to think that we surely have done so

much that we can stay as we are and

put off doing anymore till we absolutely

have to, but we would soon become

stagnant and complacent. I am pleased

that we have the opportunity to go on

the Corps retreat to reflect on what God

wants for us as a Church to move us

forward into the next phase. I feel very

privileged to be one of the cogs that

make this Church turn and even though

I was recently reminded that it would all

still happen if I were not around, I know

that is the case, but I wouldn't want to

miss any of it, so here's to the next five

years.

Jan Howlin

Community Services Managers

update

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“Now you are the body of

Christ, and each one of you is a

part of it. There are different

kinds of gifts, but the same

Spirit. There are different kinds

of service, but the same Lord.

There are different kinds of

working, but the same God

works through us all” (1 Corin-

thians 12)

There are a number of ways that

you can get involved in the life

of this church. We have a vari-

ety of ministries, each requiring

different skills, abilities, needs,

and time periods.

We are currently looking for

people to join the teams that op-

erate in the Charity shop, the

coffee shop, Messy Church,

Teddy toddlers, All stars, Little

stars, the Prayer team, the Wel-

come team, the visiting team,

selling the Army papers.

We want everyone to be using

their gifts, their strengths, and

feel fulfilled in whatever God is

calling them to do.

If you are looking for a role, or

fancy a change from your cur-

rent one, if you want a new chal-

lenge, then think about what ex-

cites you, what are you passion-

ate about. Pray about it, ask

God where he wants you to be.

And if nothing on the above list

grabs you, then come and speak

with us and share your dreams

and who knows where God will

lead you.

We look forward to hearing

from you.

Is there a role for me?

Gardening Tips

Prune:- Buddleia; Summer flowering clematis; Eunonymus; Fatsia;

Fig; Honeysuckle; Hydrangea; Lilac; Hybrid tea roses.

Cut lawns. Take leaves off hellebores. Buy summer flowering bulbs

and dahlias. Plant Onion sets and Shallots. Dave Cox

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In a year from now, you could

have read the whole of the New

Testament!

The Salvation Army in the UK is

encouraging everyone to join

together and read a chapter a day

for 5 days each week. The chal-

lenge is for everyone whatever

your age, background, or previ-

ous experience of the Bible. You

can read each chapter on your

own or why not join with some

friends and read it together. If

you miss a day then there's no

need to worry, simply read two

chapters the next day, or catch

up at the weekend.

Of course, you can do more than

read the Scriptures. Ask God to

speak to you, too. Before you

start each daily reading, say a

short prayer asking God to guide

your thinking as you read, and

then open the Bible and read

with the aim of learning some-

thing new. After the reading for

the day, consider how it may

effect your life and relationship

with God and allow your in-

creased knowledge of the Scrip-

tures to shape your character and

strengthen your trust in your

Heavenly Father.

If you want to go even deeper,

The Salvation Army are also go-

ing to publish some study aids

and resources. You can sign up

for these at bi-

ble.challenge@salvationarmy.or

g.uk, you can download an app

for your phone, or for the more

technically challenged (like my-

self) they will also be available

in the old fashioned format of

ink and paper.

Let’s get reading on what prom-

ises to be an exciting adventure.

Bible Challenge:

4th March 2013 - 28th February 2014

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My name is Marie Macleod and

I am a volunteer with The Salva-

tion Army Charity shop. Re-

cently I was asked why I choose

to volunteer, and after thinking

long and hard about it I realised

it was because I enjoy it. I have

been a volunteer with The Salva-

tion Army through their

"Welcome In" charity shop in

Horsell for over a year now. I

originally decided to volunteer

after 10 years of being a 'stay at

home' mum to gain experience

and confidence before re-

entering the workforce; how-

ever, I have enjoyed the experi-

ence so much that I have contin-

ued to work in the shop every

week. Not only am I working

with a wonderful group of peo-

ple but meeting and interacting

with the customers is something

that I enjoy. The other great part

of volunteering is that I can

choose the times that I am able

to work, which, as a mum is im-

portant. So all-in-all volunteer-

ing is a fun and productive way

to keep busy and to feel a part of

the local community.

Marie Macleod

Thoughts from a Volunteer

Corps Retreat 2013 As you will have read from last month’s Tidings we are planning a

weekend away for the Corps in July. Approximately 25 people have put

their names down for this event and arrangements have now been final-

ised for this to take place on the weekend of 20/21 July at Royal Hollo-

way University in Egham. We have been fortunate in securing Major

Noel Wright from THQ to lead the weekend and it promises to be a good

weekend of worship, teaching, discussion and prayer... as well as fun.

It’s not too late to book a place and so if you are interested in joining us

please speak to Andrew or Andy.

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Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

50g butter

1 small onion chopped

250g mushrooms chopped

Salt and pepper

Method

Melt 25g butter in pan, cook onion gently till softened.

Add mushrooms with seasoning, cook until softened.

Melt 25g remaining butter in another pan, stir in flour and cook,

cook 1 to 2 minutes.

Gradually stir in stock and bring to the boil.

Cook stirring for 2-3 minutes.

Stir all ingredients together and puree in electric blender.

Stir in milk and cream and heat through without boiling.

Serve garnished with sliced mushrooms Enjoy

Caroline Christie

25g plain flour

450ml chicken stock

150ml milk

150ml single cream

RECIPE

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What the Bible says

Selling the War Cry

around the pubs, requires

answers to difficult ques-

tions. These thoughts ex-

pand on outlines from my

Bible used in the pubs

How to avoid Error Complete Surrender Jn 7:17

Jesus clearly teaches that our true

relationship with God, determines

His willingness to change our heart.

Ez36:27 And I will put my spirit

within you, and cause you to walk in

my statutes, and ye shall keep my

judgments, and do them. We can

fool ourselves and each other, but

we cannot fool God.

Are you concerned because you see

little evidence of Christ in your life?

Read Jn 14:23 and spend much time

meditating and praying over this

verse, make a full surrender of your

life to Christ. Then you will be

amazed as the Lord showers you

with His love!

Study the whole of Bible and com-

pare Scripture with Scripture. "

Tim 3:14 -17

Who has been your teacher? How

well do you know them? Have you

tested their teaching against Scrip-

ture? The people of Berea had been

taught by Paul, but look what they

did after hearing him. Act 17:11

Now the Bereans were of more noble

character than the Thessalonians,

for they received the message with

great eagerness and examined the

Scriptures every day to see if what

Paul said was true. Peter remind us

to: 1Pe 3:15 But in your hearts set

apart Christ as Lord. Always be pre-

pared to give an answer to everyone

who asks you to give the reason for

the hope that you have. But do this

with gentleness and respect.

Ask the Lord for understanding

Ja 1:5-7

We are to ask believing, that the

Lord will show us His Word. Not

the words we want to prove our

point. The Psalmist says "Thy Word

have I hid in my heart, that I might

not sin against Thee. Our only rea-

son or studying Scripture is to obey

God. This does not lead to a boring

life, but a life of joy and security,

walking hand in hand with our Fa-

ther.

Pray for God's wisdom. Ja 1:5-7

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he

should ask God, who gives gener-

ously to all without finding fault, and

it will be given to him. 6 But when

T I D I N G S Page 19

Our corps cook book is now available, recipes have been given by members and friends of Woking corps. Why not buy one from the coffee shop ?

he asks, he must believe and not

doubt, because he who doubts is like

a wave of the sea, blown and tossed

by the wind. 7 That man should not

think he will receive anything from

the Lord; 8 he is a double- minded

man, unstable in all he does.

Sadly we live in a country where

God is regarded as a myth or the old

man upstairs, this is understandable.

If there is no God' there is no ac-

countability and we are our own

masters able to do as we please.

Many church goers put more reli-

ance on information services instead

of the Bible. Ro 8:14 For as many as

are led by the Spirit of God, they are

the sons of God. Ps 119:12 Blessed

art thou, O Lord teach me thy stat-

utes. All these verses confirm the

fact that the Lord will teach us His

Word, but we must act on His Word

rather than simply read it.

Call no man master Mt 23: 8-10

"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,'

for you have only one Master and

you are all brothers. 9 And do not

call anyone on earth 'father,' for you

have one Father, and he is in

heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called

'teacher,' for you have one Teacher,

the Christ. Why should our Saviour

make such a statement? Jesus said

Mt 5:17 Think not that I am come to

destroy the law, or the prophets: I

am not come to destroy, but to ful-

fill. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till

heaven and earth pass, one jot or

one tittle shall in no wise pass from

the law, till all be fulfilled. 5:17. Je-

sus clearly indicates that God's Word

is unchangeable and only the Holy

Spirit can teach us how Scripture is

to applied to our own life.

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Special Love

The wonder of healing, joy of answered prayer.

Skills of special people, kindness of friendships everywhere.

Many cards to get well, hospital direct

Thank you, thank you, sincerely Margi says.

Providing God's love all around.

The gems of knowledge where Self Denial does go,

Small pockets of trust and supply for all of us to know.

Miracles of the Saviours calling The Salvation Army will go, to all

parts of the world, whatever the need may be.

Mark talks of of God's unmeasured love for every person, no one left

out.

Jan spoke to James, God has an identity for him.

God's love is wonderful, good and bad days.

So very special thank you dearest Lord Jesus for being with us here in

Woking.

Our Salvation Army feels the warmth every second of every day.

God bless you all.

Margi