1. Catalyst
THE MAGAZINE OF
HAYES FREE CHURCH (U.R.C.)
April 2011

2. HAYES FREE CHURCH
111, Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Kent BR2 7HU
Sunday Services. 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
We are a member of the United Reformed Church.
We believe in Justice and Peace.
Principal Contacts
Minister: Rev. Sue Powell Tel: 020 8462 2212
Church Secretary: Mr Alistair Wilson Tel: 020 8402 0026
Fabric Steward Mr. Chris Wood Tel: 020 8462 2444
Treasurer: Mr. Bill Michie Tel: 020 8658 4167
Lettings Secretary: Mrs Undine Connolly Tel: 020 8776 0108
Caretaker: Mr. Colin Ramsell Tel: 020 8402 0502
Catalyst
Editor: Mr Richard Brown
Contents : - Items not covered by the diary of events.
Easter & Sunday Services; 2 The London Marathon;
Church notices 3-5 The way things once were 13
Agape Meal 5 Jesus Christ Superstar;
Reflection ; Jonah & the Whale 6 Places of Worship. 14
Catalyst needs You - Cubs 7 Kibera in Need 15
Paradise Lost - 8 A letter from Sendai 16
Justice & Peace Group; Big Brew 9 Your Mobile Telephone 20
Notice board 10 - 11 Church Organisations IBC
URC Holiday Forum; 12
A humanitarian website.
By the time you read this, Red Nose Day will have taken place.
However, the needs of those supported by the event and charities
are ongoing. Some, such as those living in the Kibera slum by
Nairobi, are in desperate need of help. Who wasn’t moved by the
BBC documentaries “Famous, Rich And In The Slums.” Turn to page
15 to read more about a charity which works in the slum .
Visit the website at www.kiberainneed.org Ed
Copy for the May 2011 edition needs to be handed in by
Sunday, 10th April.
Please submit items in good time.
You can leave copy in the “B” Pigeon Hole for Richard Brown to collect,
or hand it directly to him on a Sunday morning.
You can also e-mail copy to richardmbrown6@gmail.com
Thank You. Editor

3. Letter from the Minister
Dear All
Easter is coming! Alleluia! The Son of God rises
from the grave, pushing aside the stone of all that
separates us from God’s love, and leads us into a
new understanding of what it is to be children of
God. This is the time when we remember again
God’s great love for his creation – when we are reminded that we are
God’s people given the responsibility for care of this world.
And what an onerous task this seems: with earthquakes, tsunamis, people
suffering from oppressive regimes; what on earth are we supposed to do;
how do we respond to the injustices, to the natural disasters – is God to
blame?
Living on this planet is a risky business: the natural processes of nature
endanger life, our own ability to make decisions about what we do and how
we do it affects others. This is how living on this planet works. If God
were to step in and halt everything that might injure another, we would
not be free – we would simply be ‘puppets’. Our own independence would
be lost. We have the right to choose, to make our own decisions – for
better or for worse.
So what are we to do?
In the book of Micah Ch6 v8 we are told: “He has told you, O mortal, what
is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to
love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
To do justice means to stand up for those who are unable to stand up for
themselves – wherever they live; the recent Comic Relief programmes
have shown us how we can make a real difference; and if you missed those,
then donating to charities who work towards justice and fairness in coun-
tries (including ours) is the easiest way to respond. To love kindness is to
respond to those throughout the world who find themselves in difficult
situations, who need a hand to get through difficult times – we have all
known them and appreciated those who have helped us. And if we walk
humbly with our God, we will find those who need our help, we will want to
respond to those in trouble; we will insist that justice for all people is a
right, not a luxury, and lobby those with the power to make a difference
in the lives of our fellow human beings.
Continued on page 5 ...............
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4. Easter & Sunday Services
April 2011
10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. Geoffrey Dunstan
3rd Sun 6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
10th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
17th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Mrs Emma Perry B.D.
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
21st Thu Maundy Thursday
8.00 pm - Evening Service - Beckenham U.R.C.
22nd Fri Good Friday
10.00 a.m. – Churches Together in Hayes - H.F.C.
24th Sun Easter Sunday
8.00 a.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister
10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - The Minister
6.30 p.m. - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell
May 2011
1st 10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - Major Cliff Kent
Sun
6.30 p.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister
Some notes on the visiting preachers.
v Revd Geoffrey Dunstan is the former head of Religious
Broadcasting in South Africa and a retired URC Minister.
v Mrs Emma Perry B.D., a student from Westminster College,
Cambridge, is serving her internment with HFC until May 2011.
v Pastor Roy Powell is Lay Preacher at Camberwell Green U.R.C. –
as well as being Sue’s husband!
v Major Cliff Kent belongs to the Regent Hall Branch of The
Salvation Army (the only church in Oxford Street, London). He
was formerly from the Thornton Heath branch of The Salvation
Army. He has conducted Sunday worship at HFC on many
occasions.
Church Bulletin Blooper:
This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Jones to come forward and
lay an egg on the altar.
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5. News of the Church Family
Announcements are welcome :-
BMD - Changes of address, etc.
Congratulations to Margaret Keir on her 90th
birthday on 20 April.
Church Meetings
The next Elders’ meeting will be on Tuesday, 19th April at 8.00 pm
in the small hall.
The next Church meeting will be on Sunday, 10th April at 12.00 noon.
Women's Contact Group
The Contact Group will next meet at 8.00 pm on Monday 4th April
at 26, Stambourne Way, West Wickham - Marion Bowman’s home.
Sylvia Mack
House Groups
We are sorry to say that the above House Group has closed down due
to lack of numbers after running for 40 years. Mercia Sansom started
the group in 1970 as an ecumenical house group and was taken over
by ourselves in the nineties. We would like to thank those who came
over the years for their contributions.
Jan and John Moren.
Tuesday Prayer Meetings
Held at 10.00 am at the following homes:-
April 5th Martin Nunn’s. 12th Betty Coster’s.
19th Brenda Cordingley’s. 26th The Church.
May 3rd Martin Nunn’s.
Please address any queries to Martin Nunn.
Saturday Fellowship
Our next meeting will be at Ruth White’s home - 7, Sedgewood Close -
on the 2nd of April at 2.30 pm. The theme will be ALLF (Aid to Learning
and Living the Faith) focusing on Jesus; who He was and why He came.
Details from Martin Nunn.
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6. Ministry of Flowers
Thanks are due to those who will be providing flowers in April.
3rd - Jim Pearson and family 17th - Pat Marshall
10th - Mavis and Colin Righini 24th - Margaret and Bruce Tannock
A big thank you to those who kindly arrange the flowers when needed.
After the Sunday evening services, the flowers are distributed to
members and friends, bringing joy to the recipients.
Mavis Righini
Justice and Peace Group
Our next meeting will be announced at a later date. You will be
welcome to join us.
Men's Group
The next meeting will be at 8.00 pm on Thursday 21st April in the Small
Hall for a Fiasco organised by Bill Michie.
Hayes Mothers’ & Toddlers’ Club
We welcome all babies and children under school age, accompanied
by their parents, grandparents or carers, to our club on Friday
afternoons between 2 and 4 pm during term time.
The fee is £1 per family – tea, squash and biscuits are provided.
This is a time when adults can meet up, while the children in their care
are busy playing with toys and activities in the company of other
children.
The Spring term finishes on April 1st. Summer term starts on May 6th,
with our last meeting on July 15th. There will be a half term break on
June 3rd.
Do come and join us!
Judith Stoner - Secretary.
Notice Sheets - April 2011
3rd Daphne Cummings 8777 2487
10th & 17th Brenda Cordingley 8462 3867
24th & 1st May Pam Collison 8658 0748
If you require items to be included in the notice sheets, please contact
the appropriate person by the previous Tuesday.
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7. Women's Fellowship
M eetings are in the small hall at 2.00 p.m. on Tuesdays and finish
about 3.30 p.m.
The programme for the next 6 weeks is:-
April
5th The Shortlands Singers
12th The Foothills of the Himalayas - Ann Bartlett
19th Songs of Praise
26th No Meeting - Easter
The programme is varied. Who knows, you may like the Women's
Fellowship and decide to come to future meetings. I hope so.
Jessie Martin
C
hurches together in Hayes will, once again, be holding an
Agape Meal at our Church (In the Church) on the evening of
Friday 6th May.
Following the last two years format, a delicious meal will be served.
Then there will be an after-dinner speaker.
This has proved to be a very popular event and is a good opportunity
for the four Churches to meet together socially. More details will be
given in the May Catalyst but please keep the date free and try to
come!!
Sylvia Mack
......... Continued from page 1
God isn’t to blame for the troubles in this world.
We are.
Every time we look the other way,
Every time we keep all the pennies in our pockets.
Every time we let slip by the opportunity to do something for someone
else.
As Easter people we are called to respond.
As we celebrate together this month and remember together the life of
Jesus Christ our Lord, we must allow ourselves to be reminded of our
responsibilities to those around us locally, nationally and internationally –
and work towards everyone having a reason to celebrate the love of God
working in their lives.
Sue
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8. Jonah and the Whale
Hmmm.
One day, a teacher was talking to her first grade class about whales
when a little girl had a question.
Little Girl: "Do whales swallow people?"
Teacher: "No, even though they are much bigger than a person, they
have throat pleats that filter their food of krill and plankton.
Little Girl: "But Mrs. Thurston says Jonah was swallowed by a whale."
Teacher getting angry: "Blue whales cannot swallow people."
Little Girl: "Well, when I get to heaven I'll just ask Jonah if he was really
swallowed by a whale."
Teacher, still red with anger: "What if Jonah went to hell?"
Girl: "Well, then you can ask him."
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9. Catalyst needs you
This page will be kept for YOUR contributions - NOTHING ELSE will go on this page.
Well Done Cubs
In February Bromley District Scouts had their Annual ‘Tough Scout’
Event held at Halls Green Centre in Sevenoaks. Normally this event is
just for the Scouts but this year they invited all Cub Packs in the
Bromley District to enter Teams of their older Cubs.
Our Pack was represented by Alexander Robertson, Jack Jackson and
Patrick Carney.
The event is an outdoors assault challenge in the woods. The Team(s)
had to negotiate various obstacles such as crawling through cargo
nets, crossing rope bridges, climbing over wooden structures etc .etc.
The following is a report on the
day by Alexander and Jack: -
“The Tough Scout Assault
Course was extremely
difficult, as we had to climb
over logs, crawl under cargo
nets, jump down a steep tall
hill and cross an unstable
rope bridge and sprint to the
finish line. Our time was 2
minutes 49 seconds.. There
was thick mud and deep
water but we managed to
win medals and get
mentioned at Church
Parade.”
I would again like to
congratulate our Team on a
tremendous victory, as joint
winners with the 23rd Pack.
A rarity to have two teams
with the exact time!
Akela - Brenda Petts
Cub Scout Leader
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10. Paradise Lost: Sailor Finds Starving Islanders
Sky News - 10th May 2010
A group of "desperate and starving" islanders have been rescued by a
British sailor on his way to Australia.
Alex Bond, from Penryn, Cornwall, docked his 33ft yacht Mary Powell
on Kanton Island - a tiny atoll between Hawaii and Fiji - for a rest.
But he soon discovered the atoll was home to 14 adults and 10
children, who had been without supplies for months because the ship
due to deliver them had got stuck.
The families had been surviving on coconuts and fish and were
desperately low on water.
So Mr Bond shared everything he could spare with the islanders.
The skipper - who is a fundraiser and supporter of the ShelterBox
charity based in Cornwall - contacted Falmouth Coastguard for help
and they, in turn, called their American counterparts and the
Honolulu authorities to arrange for a fresh boat-load of supplies.
"When the British sailor arrived, he was met by the desperate and
starving islanders who had not been delivered any supplies for
months," explained the Falmouth coastguard.
"The supply ship which should have brought them provisions was stuck
at a nearby island. They had been living off just coconuts and any fish
that they could catch for months."
The coastguard told Sky News Online there was no way of knowing
who would have found the starving population, had Mr Bond not
decided to stop off.
Richard Williams, Falmouth's watch assistant said: "The British sailor has
given the islanders all the supplies that he can spare from his 33ft
yacht.
"We are now working with the Americans to drop supplies or land on
the island. As the island was used by the Americans and the British
during the war it does have a runway.
"We don't normally get requests like these, but hopefully we will be
able to help the islanders to get the supplies that they need.
"So far, we have been given a shopping list of provisions such as
cooking fat, rice, sugar and flour which we have passed on to the
Americans."
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11. The Justice and Peace Group.
This month there is not much doubt about the issue on which
we are bound to focus. By the time you read this, the situation
in Libya will probably have changed, but as I write there is
much uncertainty about what is going to happen and what if
anything the international community will or should do about it.
The requirements of Justice and of Peace, it may seem, pull in very
different directions just now. At any time we can debate, in a rather
academic way, how far other nations should intervene in quarrels in
which they have no direct part, and how far they should risk the lives
of their own service personnel in order to put right a perceived wrong.
But just now it is a very practical issue, and we can think and feel and
decide, just as our own and other governments are doing – but with
the difference that we do not bear the heavy direct responsibility
that they do. Whatever happens though, many Libyans are already
in desperate circumstances, and more will be, and we must pray for
them now, and for a much better future to come soon for the country
as a whole.
We in the J&P Group are Laurie Hobbs, Barbara Jones, Jim Pearson,
Christine Rees, Judith and David Stoner.
Women’s Contact Coffee Morning 10.00 am - 12.00
We continue to raise funds for disaster relief causes.
Our next coffee morning will be on 9th of April. Hope to see
you there, and why not bring a friend. Our cakes are to die for!!
Barbara Jones
The Fairtrade Sunday Stall
There will be a stall after the morning services on the 10th & 24th of April.
Fairtrade Fortnight and The Big Brew.
Thank you to everyone for your support at the HFC Big Brew
event on the 13th of March. We raised £17.90 from donations
for refreshments.
This year’s theme for the Big Brew focused on honey and the money
raised from the events will help Traidcraft Exchange support all its work
helping people in Africa and Latin America build better futures for
themselves and their communities.
Traidcraft is supporting beekeepers by providing a market for fair trade
honey and helping to improve the quality and quantity of their honey.
Please continue to support your fair trade stall. Thank you.
Richard, Barbara and Helen.
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12. NOTICE
HAYES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
The choir’s spring concert takes place
on Saturday 9 April 2011 at 7.45pm
in Hayes Free Church.
It will be conducted by Rodney Williams with soloists Jay Britton
(Soprano) and William Townend (Baritone), accompanied by Peter
Lea-Cox.
We hope the programme includes something for everyone, with The
Peasant Cantata (JS Bach); the anthems Zadok the Priest and The
King Shall Rejoice (GF Handel); and a Te Deum by William Boyce
– perhaps not such a well known composer, but one of great charm,
who is certainly capable of holding his own with the other two.
Tickets cost £10 (concessions £8; school-age children £2)
from 020 8654 6712, or 07989 192928, or on the door.
22ND BROMLEY SCOUT GROUP
Many of you will know that Sainsbury’s are
now giving out ‘Active Kids’ vouchers for Minister's Surgery
every ₤10.00 spent. Sue’s monthly surgery
These vouchers can be exchanged for at the Church will be
sports equipment, books and even held on the SECOND
camping equipment depending on how
many we collect. Last year we collected
Wednesday of each
over 8,000 and I would again like to thank month
all those members of the Church who from 3.00 - 5.45 pm.
helped us.
T
So, if you are not already giving your here seemed to be
vouchers to someone else, please save some confusion about
them for the Scout Group. the timing of the Lent
Please put your vouchers in the box next to course meetings.
our yellow recycling box on the table in We have agreed that from
the entrance to the Church. now on they will be
Thanking you in advance. 7.30 p.m. for a 7.45 p.m. start.
Brenda Petts Simon Gray
Hayesford Park Baptist
Cub Scout Leader & Beaver Scout Leader Church
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13. BOARD
Advance warning
On Sunday 8th May we will
be having a Wedding
Blessing within the
morning service.
Any of you
THIS FUN EVENING WILL BE TO RAISE lovers out
FUNDS FOR THE AUGUST HOLIDAY there wishing
FROM HOME PROJECT FOR LOCAL to renew your
SENIOR CITIZENS wedding vows,
YOUR FAVOURITE CALLERS! this is the
PAT MARSHALL & JANET JACOB morning to come – all are
TICKETS £7 AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE. welcome!
RING JOAN ON 020 8462 3920
DOORS OPEN 7.00 P.M.
BRING YOUR OWN NIBBLES AND DRINKS
Christian Aid Week 15 - 21 May 2011
Every year during Christian Aid Week 300,000
people from across the country are united in the
UK’s biggest house-to-house collection, reaching millions of people
with messages about beating poverty.
We are one of 20 churches in the Bromley area pooling resources for
the house-to-house collection during this week. Hayes Free Church is
responsible for the delivery of gift envelopes to, and collection from,
1300 houses in 28 roads.
We need FOUR new people to help with the house-to-house
collection. Collectors are also required for the flag day on Saturday,
21st May in Bromley town centre. Could you please spare an hour to
help this worthy cause?
If so, please contact us:
Kathryn Strachan 8658 9609
John Curry 8249 3663
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14. This Forum is for singles/ couples/ families and the ages range from 3-90
years! I have been for the last two years and am going again this
year. The food, accommodation and fellowship are all good. It's
easy to get there by public transport and if you obtain your train
ticket by mid-June, it's cheap!
If you are interested, please give me a ring.
John Curry
It only takes a moment to say “I love you”
But it will take a lifetime to show you how much.
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15. Inter Church Ramble
Easter Monday
25th April 2011
Please assemble at the Rosary Church Car Park by 10.15 a.m. for
a 5 mile ramble in the Wealden Area.
The route is a mystery, but I guarantee there is a pub lunch in
prospect.
All are welcome.
Martin Nunn
MARJORIE CURRY
THE LONDON MARATHON---SUNDAY 17 APRIL
My daughter-in-law, Nic, (Graham’s wife) has been accepted
for this year's London Marathon.
In her fundraising page on the Internet, Nic says “It’s been an
ambition of mine to run the London Marathon for years and
now my chance has finally come!
“I have chosen to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society as it is
a charity close to my heart. My mother-in-law, Marjorie, has
suffered from this debilitating disease of the brain now for 9
years. She now lives in a wonderful care home but she no
longer recognises or can communicate with her family which
has left a huge hole in our lives.
“Your donation will help fund this vital research into the cause,
care, cure and prevention of dementia.”
I know Nic would be greatly encouraged by any support you
could give her.
John Curry
The way things once were
From The Nottinghamshire Almanac for 1881 - Gardening
April
Sow and plant as in the former month, for a later crop; towards the
middle of the month, dung should be prepared for ridges of melons
and cucumbers; snails and slugs ought to be killed, and weeds kept
down, should this not be attended to, they will increase fast and their
destruction be rendered difficult. Passages transcribed as shown Ed
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16. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR THE STORY BEHIND THE ROCK OPERA
In 1969 lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber were
looking to make an album based on the life of Jesus.
Having written it they set about finding their Jesus.
They heard an early rough mix of Deep Purple's 'Child In Time' with singer
Ian Gillan, who had been confirmed a Catholic in his youth but no longer
practising. They were taken with his range and voice and asked him to
sing the part of Jesus. He accepted.
Some of the other singers they used were - Murray Head as Judas,
Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene, Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate, Mike
d'Abo as King Herod, Paul Davis as Peter and John Gustafson as Simon
Zealotes. They also used other musicians and an orchestra conducted
by Alan Doggett with strings by the City Of London Ensemble.
The album was recorded in 4 different studios. Gillan recorded his parts in
a couple of days. Whereas the other singers and musicians were paid a
flat fee, Gillan was given royalties.
Released in October 1970 it reached No.6 in the UK, No.1 in the USA and
No.6 in Australia. Over 19 million copies were sold world wide by 2006.
Ian Gillan is supposed to have performed the rock opera live at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church New York. He turned down the film (they only offered
him $1,000, he said he wouldn't get out of bed for less than $250,000 !)
and stage versions in favour of staying with Deep Purple.
The film soundtrack version was released in September 1973 reaching
No.23 in the UK charts with Ted Neely as Jesus.
There are lots of other versions abounding.
In 1984 when Deep Purple reformed with Gillan and started touring again,
they included a brief rendition of the title track of Jesus Christ Superstar
during their performances.
A rock opera that lives on after it's 40 year anniversary in 2010.
James Wyatt
Places of Worship
I would welcome any contributions to this theme. I have one or two
places waiting in the wings, but would still appreciate articles, and
photographs. The idea behind the heading is to look for unusual
places in which we or our ancestors worshiped. Are there community
centres or halls used for worship. Are there redundant churches put
to appropriate new uses. I hope you get the drift.
After all, All the world is a stage. Ed
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17. Home in Kibera
The Kibera is a
slum area of
2.5 sq. Km in
Nairobi, Kenya
which is home
to 800,000+
people.
Houses are
sheds with corrugated iron roofs, roads are tracks strewn with litter,
sanitation is non existent and raw sewage spills over the pathways.
The stench is overpowering and disease is rife. Some 20% of children
die before their fifth birthday and close to 60% of people living in the
Kibera have HIV/AIDS. Few have jobs. Lives are short and high in
misery, yet many people retain a sense of dignity and a desire to
make something of their lives.
What the charity does is provided support and practical help in the
following areas: -
Guardianship Feeding Businesses Education
How to help Needs as at 12th March 2011
Activities Description Cost in £
Child A Treatment at Kenyatta for Typhoid 284
School fees for Four children joining form one secondary school 1320
form ones having completed primary school - First Term Fees
School transfers 4 students moving to better schools - additional first 188
term fees
Assessor/ 5 students for guidance on vocational training 120
consultant
Youth needs For Comic Relief application 224
survey
KBSS Funds to lend to small businesses 2400
Total . 4536
Contact details: -
KIN (Kibera in Need)
Pownall Hall Farm; Broad Walk; Wilmslow Cheshire; SK9 5PZ
Tel: 01625 538902 email: estelle@kiberainneed.org
Website: www.kiberainneed.org
Registered Charity Number 1117658
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18. A letter from Sendai
14th March 2011
from Anne Thomas who decided to stay.
Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed
to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack
is now even more worthy of that name, I am staying at a friend’s
home. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater.
We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is
warm, friendly, and beautiful.
During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes.
People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens,
or line up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone
has water running in their home, they put out a sign so people can
come to fill up their jugs and buckets.
It’s utterly amazingly that where I am there has been no looting, no
pushing in lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer
when an earthquake strikes. People keep saying, ‘Oh, this is how it
used to be in the old days when everyone helped one another.’
Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes.
Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often.
We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is for
half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet
come on. But all of this is by area. Some people have these things,
others do not. No one has washed for several days. We feel grubby,
but there are so much more important concerns than that for us
now. I love this peeling away of non-essentials. Living fully on the
level of instinct, of intuition, of caring, of what is needed for survival,
not just of me, but of the entire group.
There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in
some places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in
the sun. People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people
out walking their dogs. All happening at the same time.
Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night.
No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night are
scattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the whole
sky is filled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with the crisp air
we can see them silhouetted against the sky magnificently.
And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my
shack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the
electricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entrance-way. I
have no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go
Continued on page 20 .........
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20. April 2011
1st Fri
2nd Sat 2.30 pm - Saturday Fellowship Page 3
10.30 am - Morning Service - Rev. Geoffrey Dunstan
3rd Sun 3.00 pm - Jazz & Big Band Music Page 17
6.30 pm - Holy Communion - The Minister
4th Mon 8.00 pm - Women’s Contact Group Page 3
5th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
6th Wed 6.30 pm - Prayer and Meditation - Worship Group
7th Thu
8th Fri
9th Sat 10.00 am - Women’s Contact Coffee Morning Page 9
7.45 pm - Hayes Philharmonic Choir Page 10
10.30 am - Morning Service - The Minister
10th Sun 11.45 am - Fairtrade Stall Page 9
12.00 Noon - Church Meeting Page 3
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
11th Mon
12th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
13th Wed 3.00 pm - Minister’s Surgery Page 10
6.30 pm - Prayer and Meditation - Worship Group
14th Thu
15th Fri
Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
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21. April 2011
16th Sat
17th Sun 10.30 am - Morning Service - Mrs Emma Perry B.D.
6.30 pm - Evening Service - The Minister
18th Mon
10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
19th Tue 2.00 pm - Women’s Fellowship Page 5
8.00 pm - Elders’ Meeting Page 3
20th Wed
Maundy Thursday
21st Thu 8.00 pm - Evening Service - Beckenham U.R.C.
8.00 pm - Men’s Group Page 4
22nd Fri Good Friday
10.00 a.m. – Churches Together in Hayes - H.F.C.
23rd Sat St. George's Day
Easter Sunday
8.00 a.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister
24th Sun 10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - The Minister
11.45 am - Fairtrade Stall Page 9
6.30 p.m. - Evening Service - Pastor Roy Powell
25th Mon Easter Monday
10.15 am - Inter-Church Ramble Page 13
26th Tue 10.00 am - Tuesday Prayer Meeting Page 3
27th Wed
28th Thu
29th Fri Bank Holiday - Royal Wedding
30th Sat
May 2011
1st Sun 10.30 a.m. - Morning Service - Major Cliff Kent
6.30 p.m. - Holy Communion - The Minister
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22. ......... Continued from page 16
from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk to
complete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear.
Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.
They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major
quakes, for another month or more. And we are getting constant
tremors, rolls, shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of
Sendai that is a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So,
so far this area is better off than others. Last night my friend’s
husband came in from the country, bringing food and water.
Blessed again.
Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there is
indeed an enormous cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all
over the world right at this moment. And somehow as I experience
the events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart opening
very wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all that
is happening. I don’t. Rather, I feel as part of something happening
that is much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is
hard, and yet magnificent.
Thank you again for your care and love of me,
With love in return, to you all, Anne
Published online at Ode magazine.
I cut the following item short to make room for the letter from Sendai,
which has been published in full.
Ed
A final piece - for Peace of Mind - continued
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Your Mobile Telephone
Your mobile phone can be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
FIRST - Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for all Mobile Phones is 112.
If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network
and there is an emergency, dial 112 and your mobile will search any
existing network in your area to establish the emergency number for
you. This number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked.
This works on all phones worldwide and is free. It is the equivalent of
999.
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Please pass this along to everyone.
This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on
to your family and friends.
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23. CHURCH ORGANISATIONS
Day Organisation Contact Phone
Sunday
10.25 am Sunday Club Mike Duke 8462 5103
Weekdays
9.15 - 12.00 pm Pre School Group Jayne Carvell 07913 299773
Monday
2.30 & 7.30 pm West Wickham Carol Crouch 8462 3642
Arts Association
5.45 pm Brownies Sarah Humphrey 8249 9982
6.30 pm Cubs Brenda Petts 8325 3956
8.00 pm - 1st Women's Contact Sylvia Mack 8462 1938
Mon monthly Group
Tuesday
2.00 pm Women's Fellowship Jessie Martin 8462 5621
7.00 - 8.00 pm Weight Watchers Area Office 0845345 1500
7.15 pm Scouts Paul Hasling 3236 0083
Now closed - The Hilldown House Group - See Notice on Page 3
Wednesday
5.00 pm Rainbows Tania Venables 8462 9759
5.30 pm Beavers Brenda Petts 8325 3956
6.30 pm Worship Group Bill Michie 8658 4167
6.45 pm Slimming World Val 0750 6015064
7.30 pm Explorers Katy Reeves 07779 039 295
Thursday
2.30 pm - See Justice & Peace David Stoner 8462 3023
Catalyst Group
5.30 pm Brownies Stevie Blair. 8325 3469
7.00 - 8.30 pm Senior Guides Kerry Sullivan 8777 3139
8.00 pm - 3rd Men's Group Bruce Tannock 8325 6264
Thu monthly
Friday
9.00 - 12.00 pm Coffee morning during term times
2.00 pm Mothers & Toddlers Judith Stoner 8462 3023
6.30 pm Guides Teresa Cheyne 8777 6042
7.30 pm Choir Martin Nunn 8462 5918
Saturday
2.30 pm Saturday Fellowship Martin Nunn 8462 5918

24. Final Thought
Easter
(A carol for Holy Week, to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.)
On the day of Good Friday All the days after Easter
My true love gave to me My true love gives to me
His own self upon a bare tree. Grace for my living,
Joy in my giving,
On the Saturday that followed Comfort in sorrow,
My true love gave to me Strength for tomorrow,
Rest after pain Love without end -
And his own self upon a bare tree. His risen light,
Life, new life,
On the first day of Easter Rest after pain
My true love gave to me And his own self upon a bare tree.
Life, new life,
Rest after pain Pamela Egan
And his own self upon a bare tree.
This year, the image which accompanies Final Thought will be a visual
variation of this scene. The idea is to challenge how we see things,
and to help us appreciate how different people may actually see the
world around them. Editor