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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF SHOREHAM FREE CHURCH
NOVEMBER 2014
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SFC Rainbows …
… celebrated their 9th Birthday in early October. I am
delighted to say this group is continuing to flourish, under
the care of six Mums. I was asked to join them to mark this
birthday occasion, and it was great to meet up with them all
again and to be introduced to some new members as well.
Sandy Scriven
Shoreham Food Bank
Shoreham Food Bank are looking to open
new food Distribution Centres in Shoreham,
Southwick and Fishersgate.
Each of these will require teams to give out
food to the families in our community who
are in an emergency food crisis situation.
If you would like to volunteer to serve the
community in this way, please contact them
via
info@shoreham.foodbank.org.uk
to
arrange for a Volunteer Application Form and
a 'taster visit'.
Christmas Cards
As in previous years, rather than buying
Christmas cards for individual members of
our congregation, some of you might like to
write just one card to the whole fellowship,
and make a donation for charity instead. The
charity for this year’s donations will be
chosen soon and notified to everyone. If you
would like to join in, just give your card (with
any donation inside) to a member of the
Leadership Team who will arrange to read
out the card and pin it on the noticeboard.
18th October, 2014
Dear Friends,
Once again you have given tremendous support to the shoe bag appeal
for children in the Connexional churches in Sierra Leone. Yesterday we
were able to take them, along with many other things, to the shippers,
ready to be loaded and sent to Sierra Leone, and, hopefully, they will
arrive in time for distribution to the children at Christmas. This year we
have been able to send just over 1,350, so many thanks to all those
who have given in any way to this appeal. We know it is a real blessing
to both children and adults there, and a means of outreach for the
churches, as well.
We know there are always more children than bags, but they are split
where necessary, so no child goes without on Christmas morning. And
this year, with the horrors of the Ebola, I am sure the bags will be even
more appreciated.
Please continue to pray that our God will work in this awful situation,
that His will be done, for we have no answers ourselves, and can only
put our brothers and sisters in his care.
I have included a photo of the shoebags being packed at the shippers.
Thank you all once again, and may our Lord bless you in the days
ahead.
In His service,
Chris Hamilton
Sierra Leone Mission (Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion)
Woolly Hat Day
Friday 7 November
Donate £2 to wear a woolly hat
to show your support for
Worthing Churches Homeless
Projects.
Text
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£2/£5/£10 to 70070 to donate.
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Quiz Night
Saturday 22 November at 7pm
Supper
Raffle
Bar
River of Life Church
Broadwater Road, Worthing
Teams of up to 8 people.
Tickets are £6.50 per person.
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For further information about
either event, call 01903 286480,
or visit www.wchp.org.uk
Sussex Advent
Hope
The annual Christian Aid ‘Carols
by Candlelight’ event at Lancing
College will take place on
Monday 1st December. Tickets
are free, but on a first-come
first-served basis. To book your
place call 020 7523 2105 or
email LSE@christian-aid.org
Handel Messiah
Church Meeting
The Hanover Band Chorus
Saturday 6 December at 7.30pm
St Nicholas Church, Arundel
Friday 12 December at 7.30pm
St Margaret’s Church,
Rottingdean
Tel: 01243 813595
or book online:
www.chichestertickets.co.uk
Eternal Light
The Boundstone Chorus presents
a requiem by Howard Goodall
The next church meeting will
take place on Thursday 4th
December at 7.30pm at the
church. Although only church
members are eligible to vote on
any decisions, all regular church
attendees will be warmly
welcomed.
Saturday 8 November at 7.30pm
St Michael and All Angels Church
South Street, Lancing BN15 8AJ
Tickets are £6/£8, available from
01903 762793 or
theboundstonechorus@gmail.com
The Diary Page
Everything you need to know so you don’t miss out!
Sunday Services
Saturday 29 November at 7.00pm
November
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
(10.30 am) - Tim Buckley with Communion
(10.30 am) - Tim Buckley
(10.30 am) - Gordon Hamilton from the CoHC
(*10.00 am) - Creation weekend – see separate notice
(10.30 am) - Tim Buckley
- Second offering for Sierra Leone
14th
21st
25th
28th
We are having a return visit by this
group, whose first visit was a real
blessing and very suited to those
who like folk music but who may
not go to church.
Other Meetings
December
7th
Christian Folk Group
(10.30 am) - Canon Tony Thompson (Church of the Good
Shepherd) with communion
(10.30 am) - Tim Buckley
(10.30 am) - Tim Buckley
(*10.00 am) - Christmas Day service – Tim Buckley
(10.30 am) - Tim Buckley
- Second offering for Sierra Leone
Important future dates to note!
7th November Woolly Hat Day! – see separate notice
8th November Leprosy Mission Celebration – see last month’s
notice
th
8 November Eternal Light – see separate notice
22nd November WCHP Quiz Night – see separate notice
29th November Christian Folk Group – see separate notice
1st December Christian Aid event – see separate notice
4th December Church Meeting at 7.30pm
6th December Handel Messiah – see separate notice
11th December SFC Carol Service – further details to follow
12th December Handel Messiah – see separate notice
Copy Deadline for the December newsletter: Please let Louise
Carr have details of any items for inclusion by 12.00 noon on
Wednesday 19th November. Louisecarr8@gmail.com or (01273)
452178.
Bible Study
Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm at
the church. Please see Tim Buckley
for further details.
Creation Group
The ‘Creation Makes Sense’ Group
takes place on the first Saturday of
the month (August and December
excluded) at the church. Please see
Tim Buckley for further details.
Creation Sunday
Separating Fact from Fiction
Sunday 23 November
10.00 – 12.30 and 2.00 to 4.30
SFC is hosting this conference
which will aim to give people who
attend a clear idea of the issues,
and allow them to judge for
themselves what to believe.
Evidence will be presented from a
scientific rather than a Christian
viewpoint, in a way everyone can
understand.
Prayer Requests
If you have any prayer requests, please contact Tim Buckley on 07447 417409. If the answerphone is on,
please leave a message and Tim will call you back as soon as possible. He can also pass requests on to the
prayer chain if you would like him to.
Shoreham Free Church, Gordon Road / Buckingham Road, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6WF.
Minister – Tim Buckley tel: 07447 417409
www.shorehamfreechurch.co.uk
email: shorehamfreechurch@hotmail.co.uk