Gibraltar Update from Kevin & Judy Borrett

September 4, 2023

A warm welcome from Gibraltar where summer tourists are evident in large numbers and the daily temperature which peaks at around 5pm can be regularly above 30c. I find our ceiling fans are effective up to about 27c, but above this we have the aircon operating early evening. It means our summer electricity bills are [...]

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Fellowship News (Sept 2023)

September 4, 2023

Praying & caring for the Community – Elm Grove, Ashby Court, Melksham Close
Preaching out this month: 3rd D Ansell – Pantiles, Tun Wells am; S Beadle – Horsham URC am; S Piggott – Copthorne am 10th DA – Hailsham am & pm; SP – Lewisham am & pm 17th SB—Smallfield am, Slinfold pm 24th DA [...]

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Coming Face to face (Thought for September 2023)

September 4, 2023

Many of us will enjoy reading a good book or watching a film or tv programme in our leisure time. As we near the end of summer and as I look back I can be thankful that I have been able to enjoy several live events as well. There have been cricket matches at Hove, [...]

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Caring for Life Supporters Day

September 4, 2023

Wendy Smith reports on Saturday July 8th, Caring for Life Supporters Day
My cousin Janet and I went up to Crag House Farm in Leeds for the annual supporter’s day which is the base for Caring for Life. We stayed in a nearby Premier Inn on the Friday night and travelled up Saturday morning. We also [...]

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Thought for the Month (July/August 023

July 28, 2023

Proverbs 1:7
Without the Bible, we cannot understand the world we live in. The world bears, in every atom and fibre of its existence, the imprint of the mind of God. It was made as God spoke it into existence (Genesis 1). God the Word is the One Who made it through the words he spoke [...]

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Rehoboth Awayday 1st July 2023

July 28, 2023

The program for our anticipated away day to be led by Stephane Simmonin (Brentford),describes the day as “ a day of fellowship, discussion, relaxation for all the family”…..and it certainly was. Extending even to Billy …part of the Warner family, who was impeccably behaved.
Arrivals began around ten and the first job was to set out [...]

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Fellowship News (July/August 2023)

July 28, 2023

Get Awayday?
It was a great day of fellowship, and finding out a bit about Christian men in history, when we had our Awayday at Dalesdown on 1st July. Gill Beadle has kindly written a brief resumé for us – see the post from Gill.
During these holiday months, may we bear one another up to the [...]

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Fellowship News (June 2023)

June 6, 2023

Important dates
Congratulations to Alison & Jason, and thanks to God for the safe arrival of Evelyn Lily on 8th May, and sister for William. Thanksgiving for Evelyn and dedication will take place in the morning service on 11th June.

Awayday
Just a reminder that our 2023 Church Awayday is on Saturday 1st July at Dalesdown. Bookings are [...]

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How attractive are you? (Thought for June 2023)

June 6, 2023

In every way …make the
teaching about God our
Saviour attractive
Titus 2: 10b
If you were present in church a few Sundays ago, you may recall that I was having us look at Paul’s letter to Titus. As we read each chapter, we could see how that Paul was wanting this young man -who he himself had probably [...]

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Some important historical notes – Ann Tree, a Sussex Martyr,

May 3, 2023

The first officially approved Bible in English was the Coverdale Bible, published in 1537. The following year King Henry Vlll ordered a copy of the great Bible (in English) to be placed in every parish church.
After Henry died, his young son Edward Vl became king in 1547 and the pace quickened. The first English language [...]

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