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In this Issue

Big Collection

Comedy Hall

Prayers

A “Testimony”

Future Dates

Word Search

Sudoko

Corps Retreat

Flower List

Community Update

News from the (shop)

Front

Recipe

Corps Retreat Highlights

Gardening Tips

Link DVD

Tribute Jo Cridland

Window on My World

Corps BBQ

Corps Psalm

Core Groups

Corps Psalm

Salvat ion Army Woking September/October 2013

F R O M T H E C . O ’ S D E S K

T I D I N G S

I have been greatly encouraged in recent days to

find more and more people wanting to read God’s

word. But not only do they have a renewed pas-

sion for reading and applying scripture, they want

to share it with one another too. For me, I’ve

been enjoying my daily SOAP readings (see

Wayne Codeiro’s book Divine Mentor, to find out

more!) and I’ve found that God is really encour-

aging me and giving me direction at the moment.

Over the past week or two I’ve felt that God has

given me a word for people at Woking Corps, but

I’ve struggled to know whether to share it or not.

I’ve worried that it is just Debbie’s thinking and

not God’s. As I’ve sought God’s guidance on

this, it made me wonder, how often does God give

us a word for somebody but we are a little hesitant

to share it - Is it really from God? Is it just me

being silly? What will people think?

Throughout scripture we read of people who will-

ingly tell others what God has told them. Ezekiel

37 is a great story of how effective sharing God’s

word with one another can be. God tells Ezekiel

to share his words and in verse 10 we read, “So I

spoke the message as he commanded me, and

breath entered them; they came to life and stood

up on their feet – a vast army”.

Let’s be bold and courageous for God. If God is

September/October

Big Collection Woking Corps needs you!

This year’s Big Collection (formerly known as Annual Ap-

peal) is running during the month of September. Members

and volunteers around the UK will take to the streets to raise

vital money towards supporting men, women and families

who are homeless; running care homes and day care centres

for older people; reuniting long lost families through the

Family Tracing Service; supporting the Armed Forces and

their families on military bases; and providing a place of

safety for victims of domestic violence and human traffick-

ing.

Last year nationally The Big Collection raised £22.2 million

– a significant contribution towards the £80 million required

each year to run The Salvation Army’s social and community

support programmes in the UK. So there is much to be done.

Please ask yourself, how can I help - enveloping, collecting,

babysitting, praying, making a financial donation? Let us all

be obedient to God in whatever way he asks us to help this

year.

prompting us to share something

with someone, then share it. Ok,

we might get it wrong from time

to time, but by allowing mistakes

to happen, we will make space

for the encouragement and bless-

ings to be had in abundance.

Is God giving you a word?

Share it!

I’m going to.

Debbie Pearson Lieutenant

T I D I N G S

Wednesday Volunteers Lunch Club Helper Needed

11am - 1pm

To lay tables, wash up and serve

lunches.

Coffee Shop Helper Needed 10am - 1pm

Two weeks per month

See Jan H for more information

Contact Details

The Salvation Army Community Church

Sythwood, Woking, Surrey. GU21 3BE

Tel. 01483 793704

Email: [email protected]

Web site:

www.salvationarmy.org.uk/woking Quarters

58 Eastmead, Woking, GU21 3BP,

September/October

Comedy Hall D.O.H.

(Department of Humour)

“How old are you little girl?” Little girl holds up three fingers. “When will you be four?” “When I hold up another finger.”

An elderly lady walked into a country church. An usher greeted her and asked where she would like to sit. The lady requested a front row seat. “I wouldn’t recommend that,” said the usher, “the Pastor is really boring.”

“Do you know who I am young man?” asked the old lady. “No I don’t,” said the usher. “I am the Pastor’s mother.” “Oh,” said the usher, “do you know who I am?” “No” said the old lady. “Good!” gasped the usher.

Wife: “Do you want dinner?” Husband: “What are my choices?” Wife: “Yes or no”

First time expectant mum:- “My childbirth instructor says it’s not pain I’ll be feeling during labour, but pressure, is that right?” Experienced Mum:- “Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current!”

Five signs that you may not be reading your Bible enough: 1. You open your Bible in church and a huge cloud of dust rises. 2. You think Abraham, Isaac and Jacob may have had a few hit songs during the 60’s 3. You open to the Gospel of Luke and a WW11 Savings Bond falls out. 4. Your favourite Old Testament patriarch is Hercules. 5. You keep falling for it each time the Pastor tells you to turn to Second Opinions.

Q. “Should I have a baby after 35?” A. “No, 35 children is enough”

Keep smiling, Major LaughMajor LaughMajor LaughMajor Laugh

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Bill and Shirlee Green

Dorothy and Jim Henley

Miriam Weaver

Alice Stiehler

Mary Cobbett

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

Other subjects for prayer Possibilities for mid-week mum’s groups

Corps Council as they continue to seek God's vision for the Corps

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

September/October

Debbie asked me to speak in the

worship one Sunday on ‘An occa-

sion when I didn’t know what was

happening.’ There have been many

occasions in my life when I haven’t

known what was going on, but it

seems significant to share what has

been going on for the last 6 months.

I was asked what I was going to do

in retirement? I don’t want to do

anything – I just want to rest

………… well it’s as though God

really took me at my word because

that’s what the last six months have

been - doing nothing and being

forced to rest through illness – not

exactly the way I wanted it to be.

12 visits to A & E, 4 overnight

stays in hospital and 1 five day stay.

Countless blood tests, X rays and

ECGs and 2 ½ days on oxygen, 1

MRI Scan, 2 CT scans, 1 An-

giogram. That’s without visits to

my GP and INR blood tests.

I was diagnosed with a pulmonary

embolism in February, pericarditis

(inflammation round the heart) in

May and then gastritis as result of

the meds.

There have been occasions when I

most certainly have not known

what was going on. Occasions

when I’ve been bewildered, appre-

hensive, fearful and sometimes to-

A “Testimony” from

Freda Benneyworth tally calm! So many of the doctors

and medical staff I have seen have

told me how ill I have been and

now I am improving I realise that,

even more than I did at the time

when I felt so unwell.

I have received such loving support

from Ted, who has been an absolute

tower of strength to me, Martin, Jo

and Andrew and then my friends

and family who have also supported

me with their love and prayers. Sue

Searle, who is one of the bed man-

agers at Frimley Park and seemed

to be on duty nearly every time I

was in A & E and answered my

many questions but also always

managed to make me laugh and

bolstered up our spirits.

The subject for worship that Sun-

day morning was about David in

the cave. I’m reminded of a chapter

in John Ortberg’s book - ‘If you

want to walk on water you’ve got to

get out of the boat’ where he talks

about David in despair in the Cave

of Adullam. John Ortberg says

‘God does his best work in caves!’

He reminds us that God says “What

are you doing here Elijah?”. When

Elijah was at his most vulnerable

God was in the cave with him.

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Well God has certainly been in my

cave with me.

During the 5 day stay in hospital,

I’d just got back to my bed from the

bathroom and the oxygen tubes

went back up my nose and I was

told there was someone from the

chaplaincy team to visit me. I was

a little surprised as I hadn’t actually

asked for a visit. Then Brenda

came to my bedside – in retrospect

and in preparation for the worship I

realised that we were almost in a

‘cave’, the curtains were partially

drawn with just a small opening.

There was some gentle conversa-

tion about my life and her life amd

then she asked if she could pray

with me – of course – could she put

her hand on me – of course. Then

there was a silence … for a few

minutes …… then a prayer ……

then more silence. ……….. the al-

most tangible presence of God. We

continued like that because she felt

the Lord was blessing me and I

would agree with her completely.

Then she quoted a song by Marilyn

Baker – one I had known for 20

years.

Rest in my love, relax in my care

and know that my presence will

always be there.

You are my child and I care for

you, there’s nothing my love and

my power cannot do.

It was to be the song I sang and

quoted to myself when things were

all so difficult and I was at my most

fearful.

I have to say I believe there was a

marked improvement from 19 June

onward and have felt within that it

was an answer to prayer. Monday 1

and Tuesday 2 July however I was

at my worst - I had really hit the

wall. On the Tuesday afternoon

there was a phone call and prayer

from Paul, a dear friend. In the

evening of the same day Brenda

called and prayed with me again –

in the same way as when I was in

hospital.

First there were more good days

than bad days per week – improve-

ment in my breathing problems and

more occasions when I feel like me.

Although I had finally hit the wall

as it were, it was interesting that my

GP said that it is known that people

with faith and who are part of a

faith community cope better and

she felt that my faith had obviously

sustained me and I would have

‘crashed’ far earlier had it not been

for that. I have to say I believe the

upturn was a definite answer to the

prayers of many – for which I will

always be grateful.

I’m no longer in the cave as it were

………… God has been doing his

own work. I have two prayer books

Apr i l /May

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at night and so soften they have both

homed in on the same sentiments.

In one of the prayers in my morning

prayer book by Nick Fawcett - was

the lovely prayer that we should be

‘Sunny of disposition’ – I’m trying!!

Do I know what’s going on? No not

really but little by little God’s plan

is unfolding and I am content to rest

in Him.

He who dwells in the shadow of the

Most High will rest in the shadow of

the Almighty. I will say of the

Lord, “He is my refuge and my for-

tress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91:1,2

In your time!

Amazing, truly amazing,

just aware deep within that healing

is happening.

Not imagination or wishful thinking,

but a certainty that prayer is being

answered,

a ministry of your grace has been

received.

Symptoms and discomfort eased.

Simply resting in you –

waiting for you to work in your

time.

Thank you for answered prayer.

Thank you for your grace.

If only my patience had been

greater,

my trust deeper.

But maybe patience is easier when

circumstances are known,

when you’re not hanging over the

precipice!

But there are lessons still to be

learned,

faith to be tested and proved,

and questions – oh questions,

that are still there - awaiting your

answers.

The ‘Yes’ and ‘Nos’ –

The ‘Whys’ and ‘Why nots’!

Freda Benneyworth

Dr Alex Stoker

Frimley Park A & E

Please remember the parents of Dr

Alex Stoker who died recently.

Alex was a beautiful man who made

the diagnosis that led to my five day

stay which contributed to my im-

provement. I am privileged to have

met him, to have been assessed and

treated by him and incredibly sad-

dened by the loss of such great tal-

ent and compassion.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Tom and Erica Taylor on the birth of their son

Oscar who weighed in at 7lb 8ozs on Sunday 1st September.

Mother, Father and Grandparents (Wendy and Ian) all doing well!

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FUTURE DATES September

Sunday 1st 11.00am Morning Worship

An introduction to Luke

Friday 6th Messy Church

Sunday 8th 11.00am Morning Worship

Enrolment of Carole Croft

Thursday 12th 10.00am SALT Visits


Led by Jan Howlin

Luke 11:1-13

Sunday 22nd 11.00am Morning Worship

Sunday 29th 11.00am Harvest Celebrations

6.00pm Songs of Praise

led by Wendy Hardwick

October

Friday 5th Messy Church


Monday 7th 8.00pm Corps Council Meeting

Sunday 13th 11.00 Morning Worship

Led by Major Noel Wright

Sunday 20th 11.00am Corps Anniversary Celebrations



Led by Captain Steve Dutfield

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

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

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September/October

Since at least Jan 2012, there has

been on the proposed Corps diary of

activities both a Leadership Retreat

Day as well as a Corps Retreat Day.

In July 2012 the Corps Council

agreed that a retreat for the whole

corps should be given priority. Sum-

mer 2013 was agreed as the time to

look towards to hold this event and

so the wheels were set in motion to

organise one.

Between July and October 2012

Andy and Andrew were approached

to help organise the venue so off

they went to work. Initial venues

considered were Sunbury Court,

University of Winchester, Reading

University, St Columbus House in

Maybury and Royal Holloway Uni-

versity in Egham. After much num-

ber crunching and some trips, Royal

Holloway was chosen as the pre-

ferred venue.

As Will mentioned a few weeks ago

a list of possible leaders were put

together and at the very top of that

list was Major Noel Wright. Andy

contacted Noel and he agreed to

lead us over the weekend - result.

So that’s how we got to be at RHU

in Egham over the weekend of 20

and 21 July 2013. But what of the

weekend itself?

24 corps folk plus 7 children turned

up around 9.30 on Saturday morning

for tea, coffee and pastries to kick

off the two days. It was a nice re-

laxed way to start and set the atmos-

phere for the whole weekend.

The two days were split up into a

number of sessions led between

Noel, Will and Debbie. The theme

for the weekend was "Drink well,

Eat well and Live well".

Debbie kicked the first session off

by giving everyone a bag which

contained certain items that we

would each use over the next 48

hours. The first thing we were

asked to look at was the Blob Tree.

This had a picture of a large tree

with ‘blob characters (see next

page)

As mentioned, Noel Wright was the

leader for the weekend. Now I think

for most of us at the retreat it was

the first time we have had the privi-

lege to hear Noel. We were not go-

ing to be disappointed.

His teaching was inspiring, deliv-

ered in a relaxed manner with the

added touch of humour. Speaking

on John, Noel concentrated on

John4 and John 6 where Jesus decla-

ration that ‘I am the Bread of Life

and the Water of Life’, highlighting

that a person who drinks from the

living water that Jesus offers means

they would never thirst again, and

because Jesus is the Bread of Life,

Corps Retreat

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The suggestion was that we all

thought of where we were at

the moment – coming into the

retreat. It was a great illustra-

tion to get you thinking about

where you had come from –

may be this past week, where

you actually were at that time

and may be even where you

ideally would like to be

whoever comes to him will never go

hungry.

There was a great deal of participa-

tion by everyone there. It was

lovely to hear what everyone had to

offer and what they thought of the

different verses. Noel would bring

all those comments together and

enable you to think as a whole about

what the chapter held for each of us.

Now as mentioned we were blessed

with having some of the corps’

young folk sharing the weekend. On

Saturday Debbie plus one of the

other delegates led the children in

each of their own sessions. On Sun-

day we enjoyed the company of

Victoria from Staines who again

with one of the other delegates led

the children in their own activities.

At the end of Saturday the young-

uns made a small presentation to

show what they’d been up to. On

Sunday morning they led prayers for

everyone (which was just delightful)

and then at the end of the last ses-

sion presented what they had been

doing over their own retreat.

This small snippet of the weekend

does not really do it justice. I would

just urge that when the Corps holds

another retreat that you try to join

in. Oh and should Major Noel

Wright happen to lead any worship

at Woking – make sure you’re there.

Andrew Cox

FLOWER LIST

September

1 Dave and Gwen Cox

8 Margaret Cook

15 Dorothy and Jim Henley

22 Jan Reed

25 Andy and Jane Stickland

October

6 Jo and Andrew Cox

13 Margi Locke

20 Richard Goff

27 TBA

September/October

T I D I N G S

I have had two fabulous weeks off on

holiday and feel very much rested and

relaxed. Plus it being quiet at the hall

has meant that I've managed to do lots

of sorting, tidying and general stuff I

just don't get a chance to do when the

hall is at full capacity. If you want to

visit the stationary cupboard now is the

time to do it, it looks ok for the time

being. We have a few extra groups that

are making the most of us being quiet, a

group from the Rosemary Connolly club

are using GP1 once a week and Zebe-

dees have taken on a summer special

series. Some case meetings by social

services have been able to meet here, so

I'm not just here twiddling my thumbs.

The Fuchsia Show that was held here at

the end of July went very well and

thanks go to Alison and Will who hosted

the event as I was away. They had such

a great time here they want to make it an

annual event and to move some of their

monthly meetings here.

Thanks must go to the painting team

who did such a great job in GP1&2 the

rooms look fabulous. Plus Gill, Gwen

and Pauline for doing the catering. Some

people have asked me why it had got so

bad, which is surprising when one of the

rooms is used by a pre-school for much

of its time. The other room gets hired

out a lot and so tables and chairs all get

pushed up to the walls, we now have a

lovely dado rail, thank you Roger and

Ted that will help a lot. But to be honest

I'm glad it needed re-painting and that

we care enough about it to want to keep

it looking good. It shows how many

people come into our building and feel

at home here.

The autumn term will bring many more

families in for the first time through

Teddy Toddlers, Bright Sparks and Ze-

bedees, lets make them our friends and

build relationships quickly. Slimming

World will see an increase (I made my-

self laugh at that, I hope not on the

scales) as people join as they panic to

loose weight before stuffing themselves

full again at Christmas.

Two dates for your diary the 23rd No-

vember which is the Christmas fair, we

really need your support at this event

either helping or spending. Parcel wrap-

ping day is 12th December and the prep

night is the 11th December, both vital in

our Corps calendar, if you can keep

those dates free to help it would be

much appreciated.

The Coffee Shop will be adding to its

Menu in September, I'm not going to

tell what so you will have to come in

and see us.

Jan Howlin

Community Services Managers

update

September/October

Some people are frightened of spi-

ders, some of heights; Marie, I have

discovered, is TERRIFIED of mice.

How do I know this? Well…

A few weeks ago, a donation was

received which consisted of about

10 huge boxes filled with obsolete

and unwanted school uniform. (For

“huge” imagine an old fashioned

tea chest and double it) The boxes

were stacked neatly in the back

room, taking care not to block the

fire exit - no mean feat when you

consider the size of our back room

and the size of the boxes - and left

for me to investigate. Had I known

that the boxes contained rather

more than obsolete school uniform,

I might not have been so keen to

open them. The small, round holes

surrounded by teeth marks should

have been a clue. Yes, you’ve

guessed it: The boxes had been

used by some upwardly mobile

mice who, fed up with the usual

holes in trees and nests in long

grass, had gnawed their way in on

several levels (multi floor occu-

pancy) and set up home in usual

“mouse style” i.e. chewing every-

thing and leaving mouse deposits

everywhere. On reporting this to

Marie and Gill, I noticed that

Marie’s extreme reaction

(screaming a bit then refusing to go

anywhere near the back room) indi-

cated a possible fear of mice. After

the initial shock and the realisation

that we could neither sell nor recy-

cle mouse damaged clothing, most

of the donation had to be put in the

bin. Although I never found an

actual mouse (dead OR alive), there

were enough mouse droppings to

fill a shoebox. I’m not sure why

you would want to fill a shoebox

with mouse droppings but… Any-

way, as I cleared the mess away,

unintentionally scattering the drop-

pings all over the back room as I

did so, I realized I would need to

clean up and disinfect the area be-

fore letting anyone else back in. I

promptly banned Gill from the back

room (This was no mean feat as

anyone who knows Gill will testify)

and set to with lots of bleach and

very hot water. Some time later

and after a restorative cup of tea, I

managed to persuade Marie that

there were no small furry animals in

the back room and that all traces of

them had been removed.

A few days later, a cat toy was

handed in as a donation. The toy

was in the form of a remote con-

trolled mouse. I showed it to

Marie. She wasn’t impressed.

God bless Carole x

News from the (Shop) Front

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Pasticcio

Method

Set oven to 180c.

Heat olive oil in large pan, fry onions then add mince , break up and

stir.

When browned add herbs etc.

Continue to cook to reduce liquid by half, add tomato sauce and salt

and pepper.

Mix well and bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30minutes.

Set aside to cool.

Boil pasta aldente..

Make bechamel sauce. 50g salted butter,50gplain flour, half litre of

milk.

Melt butter, add flour, cook for one minute, gradually whisk in cold

milk, cook for ten minutes whisking constantly,. Set aside to cool.

Grease baking dish, add pasta, then meat mixture, then pour over the

sauce.

Finish off with the cheeses and bake for 30 minutes until golden.

brown. Recipe from "Lets do lunch on ITV" Serves 4

Gill Gregory

FILLING.

Olive oil.

2 onions, finely sliced.

250g minced lamb.

Rosemary, bay leaf, dried oregano,

dried chilli flakes( small amounts)

RECIPE

Ingredients

150g Pasta spirals.

50g Parmesan cheese.

50g Cheddar cheese.. .

September/October

Corps Retreat 2013 high lights We’ve heard from Andrew about the

weekend feast and activities, but it’s

also good to share some of the extra

curricular events.

The Saturday morning started with

the yummy pastries and good fresh

coffee. It was good fun finding

someone who had the same ‘lolly’ as

you and having a relaxed chat with

someone you might not normally get

chance to chat with.

It was followed by a lovely lunch

with biggest bowl of fruit that we

could possibly share; with

‘youngsters’ sitting with ‘oldies’ and

chatting and relaxing.

After the afternoon session, it was

Chill Out time! Some people went

to their room and relaxed. For some

this meant a walk around the

grounds and up to the old house and

this included Sam, Matt, Ben and

Katie. We saw Ben tearing along on

his scooter. We saw Katie, Sam and

Matt playing Frisbee on the way

round.

We arrived at the old house and

found the chapel which was just

beautiful inside. The children looked

up at the ceiling and saw and named

many things from God’s creation

and events in the bible.

This was a great time for people to

chat about ‘normal’ things, to relax

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and laugh with each other. The

Children thought the house ‘was

awesome’.

The evening meal was served in the

main campus restaurant and I am

sure that many will agree that the

food was excellent all weekend.

The evening session was a quiz

night, there were four teams. The

children put some of us oldies to

shame with the answers to many of

the bible questions. But, it wasn’t all

religious; there was the building of

the tallest tower out of dried pasta

and marshmallows. There was the

game to get the polo from one end of

your team to the other end of your

team, via straws and without touch-

ing it; and for the more artistic there

was blindfolded Pictionary.

The evening was concluded with

some chatting and others watching a

movie. However for many the high-

light was watching Richard laughing

at the movie Stuart Little. There was

much mutual laughter, as it’s conta-

gious.

The following morning started with

a healthy cooked breakfast for those

who had room and fruit and cereal

for those watching their waistlines!!

Then onto the second day.

There were bubbles and cupcakes,

lollies and popcorn and laughter and

chatting all weekend. There were

plenty of games of Frisbee and ball

games and enjoying the beautiful

weather and so much more.

The final session was time out and it

was lovely to see everyone spread

out across the campus to take time to

reflect. Some went for a walk, some

sat in the sun and some sat in the

shade. There was time to read your

bible and our notes from the week-

end, time to pray and to rest in

God’s presence before we then

joined together for the final time

before being sent out as God’s

blessed people, so that we can and

will bless others. Jo Cox

September/October

Gardening Tips

As soon as the lavender flower heads lose their

colour cut them off, making sure you leave some green on the stalk. With first year plants cut the

flower heads off individually at the base of the plant.

Sow FOXGLOVES and CORNFLOWER seeds where

they are to flower and keep watered in warm dry weather.. Dead head DAHLIAS and ROSES to en-

courage more buds. Keep SWEETPEA flowers picked, as if left they will run to seed and inhibits

new flowers forming. To keep hanging baskets at their best continue to water and feed each week.

Buy winter bedding such as pansies or primula. Remember to higher your cutter blades on the

lawn mower. Dave Cox

Link DVD Many of us enjoy the Link DVD which is a magazine type of

production featuring activities around the Salvation Army in

the UK as well as interesting news from around the “Army”

world. If you would like to share in this please speak to

Connie Still. There would be a small charge to go towards

the purchase, the more who join the less the cost!

T I D I N G S

Josie gave an abundance of service

to the corps in Woking, she was a

loyal member of the over sixty club

and the home league where she be-

came the tea sergeant. Josie loved

helping at the jumble sales and was a

volunteer at the charityshop for

many years , she belonged to a

church near her home but loved to

spend time at the army during the

week. It was plain to all who met her

that she had a great love for people.

She is remembered for her lovely

smile , the twinkle in her eye and her

faith in God. She was a valuable

member of the Cameo club and we

all loved her dearly.

Margi Locke..

What do I do in Woking Corps?

I am known as the Corps Sergeant

Major. I am also a member of the

band and the songster brigade.

My wife Sue and I have recently

moved house and now live in Cam-

berley in Surrey.

What do I do for a living? I work for

a household removal, shipping and

storage company, my specific role is

with members of HM Forces. When

I am not at work I enjoy reading and

am often found doing jobs around

the house!

What are some of my challenges in

my daily life? Well I travel a great

deal in my work so the M3, M4 and

the M25 come to mind, they all

have their moments!

Some of the books I can recom-

mend are The heart of Christianity

by Marcus Borg. It is all going terri-

bly wrong, the accidental showman

by Michael Parke., and The last

week by Borg/ Crossan.

What is my greatest hope? Safety

for Plymouth Argyle football

club!!!.

What do I still need to learn? Com-

puter skills!!

Ken Searle.

Window on My World

Tribute of love for Josie Cridland

September/October

Woking Community Church Psalm

One Sunday morning, when we were looking at the Psalms, Debbie

asked each member of the congregation to write a verse of a modern

day Psalm. The verses were then put together the result is the Psalm

on page 24.

A good time was had by all those who attended the Corps BBQ at

Eastmead. Again the weather was really great. Thanks to Dave who

did the cooking, and Debbie and Will our hosts.

Book Reviews Read a good book recently?

Don’t keep it to yourself, share it.

Write a review and spread the word.

(See books already reviewed in foyer)

Corps BBQ

Life and Soul Meets at the Church 10.00am

September Friday 6th 20th

October Friday 4th 18th

Denvale Group Meets at Margi’s 2.30pm

September Thursday 5th 19th

October Thursday 3rd 17th

The Nomads Meet at Christine Hearn’s 7.30pm


October Thursday Collecting 17th

The Full Monty Meets for breakfast at various venues 9.00am

September Saturday 28th - Bridge

October Saturday 26th – The Swan

Calendar Girls Flexible days/times

Contact Rhona 01483 474079 or Margaret 01932 353739

Hearts and Crafts Meets at the Church 7.30pm


October Thursday 10th 24th

T I D I N G S

Woking Salvation army

community church

Psalm

O Lord, how infinite you are; larger than the universe. How small I feel, but with

You I have everything.

You are awesome. Thank you

Lord we praise your name in every church, worship hall and place of worship

throughout the land. Hallelujah!

The Lord is good and this I know.

The Lord is my strength and my tower.

He is my rock and my Salvation, I will not be afraid.

O God, you are so powerful and yet you care for me so much.

You are my refuge and strength. You are always near when I pray to you.

Thank you for your faithfulness and for your plan for my life.

May I constantly be aware of your presence.

Lord, I thank you for the happiness you have given me.

O Lord, I do love you

Praise God for the colour and beauty in all His creation.

Thank you Lord, for my garden.

Thank you for my friends and those who support me.

My God is amazing, His faithfulness keeps me going.

I know God is always with me.

Lord, Grant me patience and understanding.

When I am sad, you will wipe away my tears.

There is a way that appears to be right, but it leads to death, but narrow is the way

that leads to life.

Trust in the Lord and praise His holy name!

I am sure God was with me at a very difficult time when I suffered loss.

Lord, I want you to explain to me why there is such sorrow and pain.

All through life, I slip and slide, going through twists and turns, ups and downs but

you set my feet on the rock.

Each day you find me, hold me and set me off in the right direction.

Though we are weak, Christ is with us all the way. We trust in Him always.

Dear Lord, take care of us all in our church.

I love you Lord, you are my God, but sometimes I’m so angry. I seek refuge in you

every day.

Lord hear my prayers, in you I trust.

I give thanks to the Lord for bringing me light to raise me from a very dark place.

I come to you Lord with my troubles and you give me peace.

Praise the Lord, for He is with us at all times

I will praise His name always.

Give thanks to the Lord.

September October 2013

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