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16 KEY CONTACTS Ministers Neil Eldridge Mark Fisher [email protected] 07950 399615 Church Contacts Olton Duty Elder 07961 216867 Hobs Moat Duty Elder 07549 610765 Christ Church Gordon Justham [email protected] 01564 776229 Worship Rotas Enid Chapman 0121 706 1851 Janet Ince arƟst4you@bƟnternet.com 0121 706 0204 Gordon Justham [email protected] 01564 776229 Website www.solihullurcs.weebly.com NewsleƩer Correspondents Marian BaƩen: [email protected] 0121 689 8213 Elaine Eldridge elaineldridge@bƟnternet.com 07939 222413 Ailsa BeƩs ailsa.beƩ[email protected] 0121 711 7518 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER Material for the September ediƟon is due to your Church NewsleƩer Correspondent by Sunday, 24th August,please. Christ Church Hobs Moat Olton July/August 2014 NewsleƩer That we can glimpse you within creaƟon is a beauƟful thought, but also tells us that you desire to be seen, to be found and known. Open our eyes, Lord, as we walk through this world, feel the wind and sunshine, see the majesty of creaƟon unfolding before our eyes. Help us to see you.
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KEY  CONTACTS Ministers Neil  Eldridge                   Mark  Fisher                          [email protected]      07950  399615

Church  Contacts Olton        Duty  Elder    07961  216867 Hobs  Moat      Duty  Elder    07549  610765   Christ  Church    Gordon  Justham          [email protected]    01564  776229

Worship  Rotas Enid  Chapman                      0121  706  1851 Janet  Ince                ar st4you@b nternet.com    0121  706  0204 Gordon  Justham        [email protected]      01564  776229 Website                                  www.solihullurcs.weebly.com  

Newsle er  Correspondents Marian  Ba en:              [email protected]  0121  689  8213 Elaine  Eldridge                elaineldridge@b nternet.com      07939  222413 Ailsa  Be s                          ailsa.be [email protected]  0121  711  7518

SEPTEMBER  NEWSLETTER

Material  for  the  September  edi on  is  due  to  your  Church

Newsle er  Correspondent  by  

Sunday,  24th  August,please.

 

Christ  Church  Hobs  Moat        Olton

July/August  2014  Newsle er

That  we  can  glimpse  you  within  crea on   is  a  beau ful  thought,  

but  also  tells  us  that  you  desire  to  be  seen,   to  be  found  and  known. Open  our  eyes,  Lord,  

as  we  walk  through  this  world,   feel  the  wind  and  sunshine,   see  the  majesty  of  crea on   unfolding  before  our  eyes.

Help  us  to  see  you.  

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SOLIHULL  UNITED  REFORMED  CHURCH

Formerly  three  independent  churches,  Hobs  Moat,  Olton  and  Christ  Church  are  now  united  as  a  single  church      We  are  now  holding  only  one  Sunday  worship  service  -  using  the  premises  in  the  different              neighbourhoods  for  a  month  at  a   me.

 July    -    at  Olton        August    -    at  Hobs  Moat

 September    -    at  Christ  Church

As  we  develop  our  life  together  we  con nue  to  explore  how  we  might  con nue  to  serve  the  two  neighbourhoods  and  the  town  centre.  This  will  involve  some  ra onalisa on  and  development  of  our  various      premises.  Prayer  is  at  the  heart  of  what  we  are  doing,  as  our  desire  is    to  be  fulfilling  God’s  calling  to  us  as  a  Chris an  fellowship. We  invite  you  to  join  us  on  the  exci ng,  and  at   me  scary,  journey  and  look  forward  to  seeing  you  in  Sunday  worship  -  wherever.  

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G A R D E N P A R T Y

Everyone  is  invited  to  a  Garden  Party

on  Saturday  19th  July  from  2.30pm  to  5.00pm At  64  Widney  Manor  Road

Proceeds  for  this  year’s  Church  Charity Some  parking  at  64  more  at  the  6th  Form  College  

Afternoon Teas Games

Bring and Buy Stall Quiz

Admission £5 - this includes the tea  

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ZIMBABWE  -    Stories  for  Change  No.100

A  prayer  from  Zimbabwe  (slightly  adapted) Lord  God,   You  are  a  God  not  of  the  dead  but  of  the  living.   We  give  thanks  that  you  sent  your  only  Son  to  give  us  life.   In  the  midst  of  wealth  we  are  crushed  by  poverty,   and  while  we  are  offered  Christ-life  in  all  its  fullness,   we  are  surrounded  by  disease,  death  and  destruc on.   We  are  tempted  to  despair,  and  yet  keep  hoping,   knowing  that  you  care.   At   mes  we  weep  silent  tears,  and  cry  out  with  deep  emo on.   We  come  to  you,  our  only  hope  and  refuge.   Thank  you  for  the  gi  of  laughter,   even  when  the  going  is  tough.   With  you,  O  Lord,  we  may  be  troubled  but  not  destroyed.

There  is  concern  over  the  health  of  President  Mugabe  and  the  number  of  trips  abroad  he  is  making.  There  has  been  rumour  that  the                        government  could  pass  a  law  to  stop  discussion  on  both  the  succession  issue  and  Mugabe’s  health.  This  has  been  viewed  in  many  quarters  as  an  indica on  there  is  concern  in  the  ruling  party  that  their  leader’s  health  is  failing.     This  concern  is  growing  at  a   me  when  the  economy  in  the                country  is  collapsing.  His  protracted  absence  is  exacerba ng  the        country’s  problems  as,  whilst  he  is  away,  key  policy  issues  are  not          discussed.      In  Western  countries  the  health  of  the  leader  is  on  official  record.  If  the  leader  dies  or  is  incapacitated  there  are  rules  and  systems  in  place  to  assure  the  smooth  running  of  the  country.  Most  African  countries,  including  Zimbabwe,  lack  that. THANK  YOU To  Trixie  and  Chris  Harman  for  hos ng  the  Garden  Lunch.  To  Pauline  and  Nigel  Motl  for  leading  the  Church  Walk  To  Judith  and  Alan  Kembery  for  hos ng  the  Garden  Party,    and  to  all  others  who  contributed  to  these  events.  Reports    may  appear  in  the  September  Newsle er.            

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Par cipants  not  Passengers’    -    Mark’s  hope

Dr  Rowan  Williams,  in  his  valedictory  speech  to  the  House  of  Lords  as  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  (December  2012),  sought  to  counter  the  view,  o en  promoted  in  the  media,  of  older  people  being  'a  burden’.  He  spoke  of  more  than  half  of  the  over-60  popula on  who  are                      engaged  in  voluntary  work  and  the  many  more  who  do  this  informally,  contribu ng  to  the  fabric  of  society.  He  urged  more  support  for  those  with  decreased  physical  independence  in  order  to  maintain  their            capability  to  contribute.  He  also  cited  the  churches  and  other  faith  communi es  playing  a  key  role  in  enabling  different  genera ons  to  engage  with  one  another  and  value  each  other.

While  Rowan  Williams’  comments  were  directed  at  society  as  a  whole,  it  strikes  me  that  in  the  Chris an  Church,  above  all,  we  should  find  a  community  where  people  of  all  ages  and  abili es  are  able  to                        contribute.  I  would  therefore  want  to  encourage  us,  as  Solihull  URC,    to  consider  carefully  how  all  our  members  might  par cipate  in  our  mission,  enabling  all  to  be  par cipants  and  none  to  be  passengers.

In  the  West  Midlands,  the  St  Peter’s  Saltley  Trust  sponsors  a  project  “Through  life  discipleship”,  researching  and  seeking  to  support  the  churches  as  they  enable  people  of  all  ages  in  their  Chris an                                discipleship.  They  remind  us  that  it  is  a  life-long  calling  to  be  a  disciple  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  that  we  cannot  let  go  the  responsibility  to  seek  a  closer  rela onship  with  and  understanding  of  Christ.    So  my  hope  is  that  we  can  all  con nue  to  be  ‘ac ve  disciples’. However,  being  ac ve  does  not  equate  with  rushing  around  and  ‘doing’  all  the   me.  Jesus  offers  the  images  of  salt  and  light,  neither  of  which  expend  great  amounts  of  energy  in  transforming  what  is  around  them,  but  just  give  of  themselves.    So,  effec veness  in  our  Chris an  calling  does  not  require  ‘grade  A  fitness’! Many  of  us  do  express  our  Chris an  faith  through  deeds  and  ac ons,  but  when  ac vity  becomes  restricted  by  increasing  age  we  have  to    recognise  that  the  call  to  to  love  God  and  neighbour  can  be  fulfilled  in  simple  ways.  Some mes  it  can  mean  simply  ‘being  present’  for            someone,  and  prayers  for  others  are  o en  simply  giving  them  into  

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God’s  care.    Ac ve  or  not  we  can  all  par cipate  in  mission.

As  Solihull  URC  we  are  exploring  things  we  might  do  together  in                  mission,  but  we  must  not  overlook  what  each  of  us  is  doing  as                          individuals.  Iden fying  the  needs  of  the  lonely  and  isolated  may                        indeed  lead  to  the  crea on  of  a  welcoming  ‘mee ng  place’  as  a  centre  of  ac vity.  However,  this  should  not  distract  our  a en on  from  the  neighbour  next  door  or  the  family  member  who  may  appreciate  our  company  and  support.

Neither  should  we  wait  un l  our  considera ons  are  ‘completed’,                  because  there  is  nothing  to  prevent  us  responding  to  those  we  are  ‘called  to  love’  right  now.    “Heaven  shall  not  wait”  is  a  hymn  origina ng  in  the  Iona  Community,  a  verse  of  which  is:

Heaven  shall  not  wait  for  the  dawn  of  great  ideas,  thoughts                  of  compassion  divorced  from  cries  of  pain:    Jesus  is  Lord;                            He  has  married  word  and  ac on;  His  cross  and  company              make  his  purpose  plain.

I  hope  that  even  while  we  seek  our  ‘great  ideas’  we  might  allow  our  compassion,  our  ‘call  to  love’,  to  respond  to  the  needs  we  know,          thereby  proclaiming  that  Jesus  is  Lord! ``` Mark  Fisher

CHURCH  MEETING

Monday  14th  July  7.30  -  9pm  @  Olton  

At  this  mee ng  we  will  review  how  progress  is  being  made  in  our  journey  together  -  worship,  finance,  social  events,  cell  groups  etc. We  will  also  share  thoughts  and  ideas  rela ng  to  our  mission  -    a        key  issue  around  which  our  decision  on  premises  will  be  made  in          the  future.  It  will  be  helpful  if  you  have  read  the  June  Bulle n,        which  outlines  our  achievements  of  the  past  twelve  months  and  looks  forward  to  next  year.  

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HANDS  OF  FRIENDSHIP Si ng  wai ng  for  the  service  to  begin  one  morning  in  June  at  Christ  Church,  the  lovely  collage   tled  ‘Hands  of  Friendship’  caught  my  eye.    A er  the  service  I  took  a  photo  for  our  newsle er.  The  figures  on  the  collage  are  so  lively  and  full  of  character.    The  collage  was  designed  by  Marian  Vining  and  worked  by  a  group  of  children  who’d  been        invited  for  a  sleep-over  at  Chris  and  Trixie  Harman’s  house  in  Barston  during  July  2005.    Marian  painted  an  a rac ve  watercolour  picture  of  the  banner  makers,  so  I  thought  you’d  like  to  see  a  photo  of  that  too.   I’ve  taken  a  bit  of  ar s c  licence  and  adjusted  the  le ering  in  the  photo  of  the  banner  to  include  our  newly  enlarged  church  family.    We  all  extend  hands  of  friendship  to  each  other  and  there  is  a  lovely  feeling  of  warmth  and  love  in  our  fellowship.    Do  take  a  closer  look  at  the  banner  next   me  we  are  at  Christ  Church.

The  theme  of  the  banner  –  ‘Hands  of  Friendship’  inspired  me  to        compose  a  song  called  ‘Take  the  Hand  of  Another’  which  is  now  on  Youtube  under  my  singing  name  -  Carol  Chick.    So  one  form  of                crea vity  has  inspired  another.    There  are  many  hands  of  friendship  in  our  church  family  and  those  hands  are  used  caringly  and  can  bring  comfort  and  support,  as  I  have  indicated  in  the  lyrics  of  my  song.  

Well  done  to  the  banner  makers! Carol  Andrews

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HOBS  MOAT  

CHRISTIAN  AID  WEEK  11th-17th  May

Thank  you  very  much  to  all  the  people  who  helped  in  any  way  during  Chris an  Aid  week.  Despite  only  having  four  house  collectors  covering  four  roads  we  managed  to  collect  £161.62.  Thank  you  Angela,  Irene    and  Janice  and  our  two  deliverers  Anne e  and  Chris.    Our  Coffee        Morning  on  10th  May  raised  a  splendid  £225.  Thank  you  to  the  cake  makers,  raffle  and  catering  ladies,  and  Jean  for  the  pre y  flower                    arrangements.  Last  but  not  least,  thank  you  to  all  those  who  supported  the  event.     The  quizzes  and  the  Sunday  Morning  coffee  jar  raised  a  further  £36.        So  a  total  of  £422.62  has  been  sent  to  Chris an  Aid.   Janet  Ince

ROSE  MEMORIAL        

Look  at  the  garden  in  front  of  Church  and  see  the  lovely  rose  bush  which  Irene  Lambert  planted  on  our  behalf  in  memory  of  our  beloved  Kath.    It  has  many  flowers  already  in  bloom  and  more  buds  to  open.      

OLTON

PRAYERS In  our  prayers  we  remember:    Neil  and  Elaine;  Don  who  is  s ll  in        hospital,  and  Norma  for  whom  this  causes  much  anxiety;  Margaret  who  has  had  laser  treatment  on  her  eye;  Chris ne  who  is  not  yet  feeling  recovered;  and  our  wider  church  family  as  we  grow  closer      together.      

 At  the  same   me  we  thank  God  for  the  gi s  and  talents  given  to  those  amongst  us  which  enabled  us  to  experience  the  sense  of          worship  and  pleasure  we  enjoyed  during  the  service  of  ‘Worship  through  Music’    ese  are  our  prayers  of  concern,  and  our  prayers  of  thanksgiving.

Rita  Routley

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SUNDAY  WORSHIP

July    -    at  Olton

6th          Holy  Communion                      led  by  the  Worship  Wrighters  Group  with  Zaidie  and  Mark

13th      Bap sm  (Hollie  Butler)  led  by  Mark

20th      Family  Worship  led  by  Zaidie 27th      Family  Worship  led  by  Mark

     August    -    at  Hobs  Moat

3rd        Holy  Communion  led  by  Mrs  Wilma  Frew

10th    Family  Worship  led  by  Gordon  Justham

17th    Family  Worship  led  by  Mark

24th    Family  Worship  led  by  Mark

31st    Family  Worship  led  by  Zaidie

LECTIONARY  READINGS

6th  July 20th  July Zechariah  9:    9-12 Isaiah  44:    6-8 Psalm  145:  8-15 Psalm  86:    11-17 Romans  7:    15-25a Romans  8:    12-25 Ma hew  11:    16-19,  25-end Ma hew  13:    24-30,  36-43 13th  July 27th  July Isaiah  55:    10-13 1  Kings  3:    5-12 Psalm  65 Psalm  119:    129-136 Romans  8:    1-11 Romans  8:    26-end Ma hew  13:    1-9,  18-23 Ma hew  13:    31-33,  44-52

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CALENDAR  for  JULY  &  AUGUST    

JULY

8th  11.00am    Holy  Communion  @  Hampton  House

12th        Church  Ramble  from  Ha on  Locks

14th  12.30pm  Genera ons  Lunch  Hour  @  Christ  Church

   7.30pm    Church  Mee ng  @Olton

16th      10.00am    Fellowship  Prayers  @  Christ  Church

3.00pm    Worship  @  The  Grove

19th 2.30-5.00  pm    Garden  Party  @  The  Kembery’s

20th 11.45am    Worship  @  Star  &  Garter  Home

24th 10.00am    Praying  with  the  Papers  @  Olton

AUGUST

16th 10.00am    Fellowship  Prayers  @  Olton

17th   11.45am    Worship  @  Star  &  Garter  Home

1.30pm      Churches  Together  in  Olton  Picnic  @  The  Friary

20th 3.00pm    Worship  @  The  Grove

24th Praying  with  the  Papers  as  part  of  Family  Worship

FELLOWSHIP  PRAYERS

A  short  prayer  service  with  a  focus  on  our  church  fellowship,  families  and  friends.  This  is  on  the  16th  of  each  month,  10am.  Please  look  at      the  Calendar  for  the  venue.  All  are  welcome. PRAYING  WITH  THE  PAPERS

An  interac ve   me  of  prayer  with  a  focus  on  global  concerns  -  ma ers  in  the  news,  Chris an  Aid  ini a ves  we  support  etc.    This  is  on  the        24th  of  each  month.  Again,  please  look  at  the  Calendar  for  the  venue.  All  are  welcome.

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CHRIST  CHURCH

Message  from  Barbara  and  Alan  Mence

Thank  you,  Bridget,  for  sending  us  the  Newsle er;    it  is  good  to  join  up  with  the  other  churches,  and  gives  everyone  the  chance  to  know  what  is  going  on  and  join  in  where  possible.      Thank  you  all  for    remembering  us  in  your  prayers,  it  is  so  kind  of  you.    We  are  both  feeling  well,        though  Alan’s  memory  loss  causes  some  anguish,  especially  as  we  can  do  nothing  to  prevent  the  course  of  this  awful  afflic on.    He  is  s ll      playing  quartets  with  friends  in  various  places,  but  some mes  gets                                    disheartened  when  he  has  difficulty  finding  his  place  in  the  music.                                        His  friends  are  aware  of  the  problem  and  do  their  best  to  encourage  him.

The  garden  is  looking  lovely  now,  and  I  spend  as  much   me  in  it  as                      I  can.    It  makes  me  ache  a  li le  more  these  days,  but  is  good  therapy.    We  will  be  opening  it  again  this  year  (in  June  and  August)  for  the  NGS,  so  must  get  it  as  good  as  I  can! We  send  our  good  wishes  to  you  and  all  at  Christ  Church.           Barbara  &  Alan    ([email protected]  ) FAREWELL  from  Barbara  Pardoe As  I  am  leaving  Solihull  for  Penkridge,  Staffordshire,  on  17th  July,                          I  would  like  to  wish  everyone  at  Christ  Church  all  the  very  best,  and          ‘thank  you’  for  your  kindness  to  me  since  I  lost  my  husband  Reg.

HOBS  MOAT

PRAYERS The  following  friends  need  our  prayers  at  this   me;  may  God's  love      and  peace  surround  them:      Maureen  Bellamy,  Vera  Thomas,                            Peggy  and  Harold  Crosby,  Joan  Shaw,  Sue  Roberts,  Jean  Mather,                                      Norman  Wilkins,  Revd.  Neil,  and  Elaine.

Best  Wishes!        To  Diane  Gower  on  her  special  Birthday!             Jeanne

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PANTOMIME

For  many  years  now,  Olton  and  Hobs  Moat  have  enjoyed  a  family  visit  to  the  Pantomime  at  Solihull  Library  Theatre.      This  year  we  hope  that  Christ  Church  friends  will  join  us.              40   ckets  have  been  provisionally  booked  for  the  last        Saturday  ma nee  of  Cinderella  on  3rd  January  2015.              This  is  a  week  earlier  than  last  year.    Tickets  are  £18.50  for  adults,  and  £16.50  for  children  and  concessions.

The  provisional  booking  is  un l  the  end  of  August,  when  payment  will  have  to  be  made.    If  you  would  like   ckets,  please  advise  either  Marian  Ba en  (0121  689  8213)  or      Pamela  Baly  (0121  707  0733).  

 CHRIST  CHURCH

PRAYERS We  pray  for  the  following  friends  and  rela ves  and  may  God  Bless    them  all:    Brenda  Cotes,  Keith  and  Barbara  Fisher,  Rosemary,                          Arthur  Francis,  Wendy  Jarvis,  Chris,  Trixie  and  Geoff  Harman,                            Brian  and  Margaret  Parry,  Michael  Hogg,  John  Higgins,  Syd  and  Michelle,  Jayne  Williams,  Be y  and  Helen  Dodd,  Margaret  White,          Pam  Meadows,  Irene  Sims,  Dorothy,  Geoffrey  Drake,  John  Sloan,            Alan  and  Barbara  Mence,  Sheila  Wya . Bridget     FAITH  NJERI Faith  is  a  girl  in  Kenya  who  has  been  sponsored  by  the  members  of  Christ  Church  over  a  number  of  years  through  EducAid.  We  have                  received  a  le er  from  Faith  and  a  drawing,  both  of  which  can  be  read  on  the  no ce-board  at  the  back  of  the  church.   This  is  her  last  year  at  secondary  school  and  in  November  she  will  take  exams  to  secure  a  place  at  university  and  she  invites  our        prayers.    It  is  striking  that  what  comes  across  most  in  her  le er  is  her  faith  in  God  through  a  life  of  challenge  and  hardship,  and  that  she  sees  our  support  as  a  gi  of  His.  

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SOCIAL  EVENTS  COMMITTEE

CHURCH  RAMBLE  3.5  MILES  ON  SATURDAY,  12  JULY    

Pauline  and  Helen  Motl  will  be  leading  a  3.5  mile  church  ramble  on        Saturday  morning  12  July,  star ng  at  10.00am  and  returning  at  12noon. The  ramble  will  start  at  Ha on  Locks  car  park  (small  charge  £1.20),        signposted  Ha on  Locks  on  the  A4177,  and  coming  from  Solihull  is  just  a er  the  Ha on  Arms  pub  (formerly  the  Waterman)  on  the  right-hand  side.    A  short  break  will  be  taken  halfway  round  the  walk.

 A  pleasant  scenic  walk  that  includes  some  canal  towpaths  and  across  fields,  crossing  two  main  roads,  through  a  village  and  past  a  church.            As  with  all  country  rambles  some  livestock  may  be  encountered.    The  ground  may  be  uneven,  slippery  and  muddy  in  places.    Sensible  walking  shoes  for  country  walking  are  advisable.    

There  is  a  cafe  at  Ha on  Locks  that  provides  light  lunches,  snacks,  teas  and  coffees.  Toilets  are  also  available  at  the  cafe.

  GARDEN  PARTY

Saturday,  19th  July,  from  2.30—5.00  pm

Everyone  is  invited  to  a  Garden  Party  on  Saturday,  19th  July,  from  2.30pm  to  5  pm  at  the  home  of  Alan  and  Judith  Kembury.  64  Widney  Manor  Road.    Admission  £5  (proceeds  for  this  year’s  Church  charity):    A ernoon  Tea,  Games,  Bring  &  Buy  Stall,  Quiz.  There  is  some  parking        at  64  and  more  at  the  6th  Form  College.  

   HEREFORD  CATHEDRAL  FLOWER  FESTIVAL Friday,  5th  September

Marylyn  Pringle  and  Pamela  Baly  are  organising  this  trip.    The  cost  will  be  £20  which  includes  entrance  to  the  Cathedral.  The  coach  we  will  be  using  has  a  li  fi ed.    If  you  would  like  to  go,  please  speak  to  Marylyn  (743  0829)  or  Pamela  (707  0733).

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 UNITED  COACH  TRIPPERS    

WELSHPOOL  AND  LLANFAIR  LIGHT  RAILWAY Thursday,  21st    August

The  bustling  market  town  of  Welshpool  nestles  into  the  upper  reaches  of  the  Severn  Valley.    Within  walking  distance  is  Powis  Castle,                    recognised  as  the  best  preserved  castle  and  garden  in  Wales.

The  Llanfair  light  railway  was  opened  in  1903  to  link  Welshpool  to  the  rural  community  of  Llanfair  Caereinion.    The                narrow  gauge  allows  for   ght  curves  and  steep    gradients,  enabling  the  line  to  follow  the  contours  of  the  countryside.  The  trains  are  steam-hauled  by  original  locomo ves.  The  carriages  too  are  special,  those  in  regular  use  being  from  Hungary  and            Austria  with  access  to  the  enclosed  sea ng  area  via  an  open  balcony  –  a  great  way  to  watch  the  world  go  by. Departure  from  Welshpool  11.10  am.     Senior  Ci zens  £12,  discount  for  groups  of  over  10.

We  need  to  know  numbers  as  soon  as  possible  please  –  John  Robinson  (745  3516)  or  Val  Cross  (706  9687)  –  to  ensure  that  we  have  at  least  26  people  and  are  able  to  book  the  coach. We  regret  that  late  cancella ons  will  incur  a  cost  of  £10.

HOUSES  OF  PARLIAMENT Monday,  15th  September

Lorely  Burt,  MP,  will  meet  us  at  11.15am  in  Westminster  Hall.  There  will  be  two  tours,            at  12.20  and  at  12.25.    We  shall  also  visit      Westminster  Abbey.    If  you  have  not  already  booked  with  John  or  Val,  please  do  so                  without  delay.

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A  HAPPY  DAY   What  a  wonderful  day  the  church  family  had  on  22nd  June.    First  we  had  a  Sunday  service  dedicated  to  worship  through  music.    The                programme  was  master-minded  by  John  Hacke  and  included  some  well-known  hymns  with  organ  and  piano  accompaniment,  a                            Paraphrase  of  the  23rd  Psalm  which  John  had  composed  for  us,  pieces  sung  by  the  choir  and  the  Singing  for  Pleasure  group,  plus  items  by            two  soloists,  David  Argall  and  Carol  Andrews.    

Then  many  of  us  headed  off  to  Barston,  to  a  lunch  held  at  Trixie  and  Chris  Harman’s  deligh ul  home  and  garden.    Trixie’s  sheep  looked  at  us  curiously  as  we  parked  our  cars  –  what  characters  the  sheep  are.    I  couldn’t  resist  taking  a  photo.  and  Trixie  informed  me  they  must  be  some  of  the  most  photographed  sheep  around.

Trixie  and  Chris  were  wonderful  hosts  and  were  ably  assisted  by  a  number  of  folk  from  church  who  kindly  helped  with  catering.    We  all  sat  in  the  Harmans’      flower-filled  co age  garden  in  which  there  were  several  gazebos  which  shaded  us  while  we  ate  our  lunch.    The  weather  was  amazing  –  sunny  but  not  too  hot,  so  we  ladies  could  wear  our  summer  dresses.      A  number  of  the  church  

men-folk  were  spor ng  very  impressive  sun  hats  I  no ced!

It  is  said  that  ‘families  that  play  together  stay  together’  and  I  think  there  is  probably  a  lot  of  truth  in  this.    We  certainly  enjoyed  our  day  together  as  a  church  family  on  this  par cular  Sunday,  which  helped  to  bind  us  together  even  more.    Many  thanks  from  us  all  to  Chris  and    Trixie  and  members  of  the  catering  team.    The  food  was  absolutely  yummy  and  the  company  even  be er!

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