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Contacts Website www.stjohnsnewbarnet.org.uk Minister Julian Templeton, Tel. 020 8441 0499, Email, [email protected] Secretary Tony Alderman, Tel. 020 8441 4807, Email. [email protected] Administrator Alison Cousins, Tel. 07816 115 817, Email. [email protected] Children’s Worker Eileen McCaffrey, Tel. 07816 854052, Email. [email protected] Contents 2 Revd David Grosch-Miller 3 Miriam Dean Fund 4 Junior Church, Vision Aid Overseas 5 Japan 6 Liverpool 30 years on 7/8 St. John’s Fellowship 8 Winter Shelter 9/10 Namibia 11/12 Calendar What’s in a name... Not the first time I have used this heading I know, but having glimpsed assembly reports I noticed reference to naming Elders by responsibility. I am clear about the job description for Eldership and therefore not fussed by titles, only by action and performance. In addition to the work of Elders many of our members regularly support the Church by pastoral visits or other activities including premises tidying, small work and cleaning, no titles required or sought. By the time you read these notes, Julian and Laura will have returned from sabbatical and holiday. I hope we are all ready to be inspired and fired up for more corporate activities at St. John’s. Tony Alderman Somerset & Mowbray Roads, New Barnet, Herts, September October 2014

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ContactsWebsite www.stjohnsnewbarnet.org.ukMinister Julian Templeton, Tel. 020 8441 0499, Email, [email protected] Tony Alderman, Tel. 020 8441 4807, Email. [email protected] Alison Cousins, Tel. 07816 115 817, Email. [email protected]’s Worker Eileen McCaffrey, Tel. 07816 854052, Email. [email protected]

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2 Revd DavidGrosch-Miller

3 Miriam Dean Fund

4 Junior Church,Vision AidOverseas

5 Japan6 Liverpool 30 years

on7/8 St. John’s

Fellowship

8 Winter Shelter

9/10 Namibia11/12 Calendar

What’s in a name...Not the first time I have used this heading I know, but havingglimpsed assembly reports I noticed reference to naming Elders byresponsibility. I am clear about the job description for Eldershipand therefore not fussed by titles, only by action and performance.In addition to the work of Elders many of our members regularlysupport the Church by pastoral visits or other activities includingpremises tidying, small work and cleaning, no titles required orsought. By the time you read these notes, Julian and Laura willhave returned from sabbatical and holiday. I hope we are allready to be inspired and fired up for more corporate activities atSt. John’s.

Tony Alderman

Somerset & Mowbray Roads, New Barnet, Herts,

SeptemberOctober

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OUR NEW MODERATOR’S INSPIRING AND INSIGHTFUL MESSAGEBy Roz Douglas

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“In our time, anxiety couldeasily become the definingemotion. The SynodModerator’s report speaks ofthe perplexity that manycongregations feel as, despitetheir best efforts, numbersreduce and financialchallenges become ever moredemanding.We find it hard to understandhow church going moved frombeing a central part of theculture of these islands to aperipheral activity for theminority. We haven’t got usedto our minority status and wedon’t much want to try. Wewould prefer to find a scapegoatto blame or a charismatic leaderto turn the clock back.“Westand like Jacob by thecrossing place and wait. Wehave prospered. Until recentlywe have had a respected placein society, we have built finebuildings and rubbedshoulders with the powerful.

But uncertainty causes us tostumble and like Jacob we knowour need to rebuildrelationships of trust that havebeen neglected. We cannot dothis on our own, our owninsights are insufficient for thetask.There is some wrestling to bedone before we can wadethrough the waters and enjoythe homecoming. It helps to bereminded that for Jacob thepreparation for this moment isrooted in prayer. A prayer inwhich Jacob recognises his ownsmallness before God. Jacobstands empty handed beforeGod and is the reminder thatwe who are the inheritors offaith live only by God’s graciousfaithfulness.”“It is OK to be anxious but it isnot OK to be paralysed by fear.We stand on the cusp of changeand we cannot allow the past tohold us prisoner. It takescourage to claim the freedom

moderators is to be the national figureheads forthe denomination, representing the URC bothinternally and within the wider world; they chairmajor meetings, visit churches at home andabroad, and seek to provide worship, teachingand pastoral care.

In the opening session of General Assembly2014, the Revd David Grosch-Miller wasinducted as moderator of the General Assembly,to serve from 2014-2016. He will join Mr JohnEllis, elder moderator of the URC GeneralAssembly 2013-2016. The role of the

that lies in a future we cannotsee. Many of us would havepreferred to be the generationthat was called to build, and tobe around when church goingwas the accepted norm. But weare not and we need to getover it.”(Within the URC) People feeldistant from the decisionmaking process. We find ithard to trust others to makedecisions that impact upon usand want to protect our owninterests. The common signs ofa failing institution are tobecome obsessed withstatistics and reports, tobecome risk aversive, to beinward looking and forrelationships of trust tobreakdown at every level. Thegathering of data has becomeall consuming; there are morereports written and ignoredthan ever before. If thekingdom of God was going tocome through a committeereport or Synod or Assemblystrategy, then there have beenplenty of opportunities.Before all the AssemblyCommittee Conveners andStaff Secretaries rise up in

Here are some extracts from our new moderator’sspeech: He took as his theme the spiritual struggles ofJacob and how we now must similarly struggle to makeour church strong in the 21st century.

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protest let me clarify what I amsaying. The energy for changecomes from members in localchurches. Revolution, as thesaying goes, never starts at thetop but among the people whotake control of their own future.Momentum comes from thosewho (like Jacob) are prepared towrestle their own demons andwho don’t sit back waiting forothers to do it for them.This United Reformed Church ofours is a remarkable expressionof the Body of Christ. We affirmthat ministry is the task of thewhole people of God, not thepreserve of a separate orprofessional class.We have lost the confidence tospeak of our faith and we tooreadily accept the criticism ofothers that the URC somehowmissed the boat. The URC isn’tperfect but when I look at the

We are the denomination thattakes ecumenism seriously,ecumenism that makes adifference and which lets go aswell as embraces new. Ouroverseas mission is a roundtable partnership that takesother cultures seriously. Wehave a partnership withChristian Aid throughCommitment for Life.We have the opportunity tocelebrate difference as astrength and not a weakness. Itis not in our nature to sitaround while the slowestcatches up with us. We havealways had the confidence andthe courage to take the lead.We shouldn’t stop now.”

The complete address can bedownloaded from:

http://bit.ly/GA14dgm

problems of otherdenominations I wonder whywe are so pessimistic. Get overthe anxiety, live confidently andtake some pride that God hasused us and still uses us.We have been ahead of thegame on virtually everysignificant change in church lifefor more than a century. Wewere among the first to ordainwomen. The Church of Englandmade a fuss over the 20th

anniversary of ordainingwomen, we have been doing itsince 1917. Burt Hamiltonpioneered family church in the1960s and children have beenreceived at communion as webroke down the barriersdefined by age. M&M is ourcommitment to treatingministers equally. We offer asafety net to house retiredministers.

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On Sunday September 28th we have invitedAndy and Sheila Moore, who are Trustees ofthe Miriam Dean Fund, to speak at themorning service. As a Church we have beensupporting the work with disabled children inthe Bala Murugan Community.Miriam Dean and her husband Will lived inFriern Barnet and ran a baker’s shop oppositeFriern hospital. During the Second World War,German prisoners of war were interned thereand one Christmas Miriam collected rations ofsugar and flour and made a huge cake for themen. This act of kindness resulted infriendships which continued after the war. TheDeans visited post-war Germany and Miriamwas distressed by the conditions she

encountered there. She began to send clothesand money to families in need. Her work tookher to refugee camps and other areas ofdeprivation and led to links with Africanvillages and Indian leprosy communities. Manyother people got involved and her workcontinued after her death. Today the charityreaches out to some of the world’s poorest andmarginalised people. Many projects have beenset up and Trustees of the Fund regularly visitthese.We look forward to hearing more about thework and there will be an opportunity to talkfurther with Andy and Sheila after the serviceat a Bring and Share lunch.

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Junior Church News....

The next Messy Church event takes placeon Sunday 21st September at 10:30 am

WEDS 4KIDSCLUB10th

September4:00pm

The Summer Newsletter of VAO, the charity to which wesend unwanted spectacles, arrived recently. One item relates toJoseph Matome, a geography teacher in Zambia. His sight hadbeen deteriorating since 2008, with increasing problems inmarking books and on his confidence generally. Through the localrural health clinic, VAO was able to supply Joseph with suitablespectacles and thus transform his life.

So far, VAO have dispensed 63,955 pairs of spectacles inZambia, and carried out 86,360 eye examinations there. However,only 17% of the population can access eye care locally, so there isa long way to go.

I am pleased to report that St. Johns has already sent over4,500 pairs of spectacles to VAO, so please continue to support thiseffective recycling charity by putting unwanted spectacles in thebox in the church porch.

Hugh Martin.

C h u r c hR e c o r dThe deadline forcontributions to AlisonCousins (contactdetails on front page)is 24th October.

The July/August edit

Congratulationsto all those whohave graduatedthis year:Edward BartrumIain FrenkielCecily MobbsCathy PorterNicole Summers

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WHEN THE CLOCK STOPPED -NEVER TO GO AGAIN

hat happened on 9August 1945?” Thatcould be a question inthe Church quiz. It

had great significance for thepeople of Japan and particularlyNagasaki. Once I add that lattername, you I know what I amtalking about.The second A-bomb wasdropped on Nagasaki at11.02am on a bright sunny day,very similar to the one weenjoyed in the city whentemperatures soared to 30-plus.This was three days afterHiroshima suffered a similarfate.Nagasaki was not the primarytarget that day in August 1945.The bomb was intended for aplace called Kokura, some 60miles to the east of Nagasaki.However, the B29 bombdelivery aircraft changed to thesecondary target (Nagasaki)owing to Kokura being coveredin smoke and haze, the result ofbombing missions the daybefore.There are plenty of reminders ofthat fateful day. There is amuseum, a peace park, ruins,remnants, a bell tower thatcollapsed off a cathedral – thelargest in East Asia. Thecathedral was reduced to rubbletaking with it two priests andsome 24 parishioners duringmorning mass. It has beenrebuilt although there arescorched remains in its grounds.One statue of St Agnes survivedannihilation and now is in theUnited Nations Building in NewYork.

Nagasaki wasgetting ready forits commemorativeday three daysafter our visit. Oneis held every year.Stands were beingput out in thepeace park.Temporary fenceshad been erected.It is a surrealexperience beingthere in the placewhere there was so muchdevastation from one singlenuclear explosion.There is stack of statistics in theAtomic Bomb museum aboutwhat happened: people killed,size of the bomb, what height itdetonated, radiation effect,number of houses flattened.A catastrophe of this magnitudeis difficult to comprehend. Mylasting memory will be ofindividuals. Like, for instance,Professor Susumu Tsuno,president of Nagasaki medicalcollege. He was travelling backfrom Tokyo days earlier andhappened to pass throughHiroshima immediately after theA-bomb was dropped on thatcity. He got back to Nagasakiand briefed medical colleagueson the injuries sustained byvictims of Hiroshima. Then heexperienced an A-bombexplosion at first hand. Hesurvived the blast but lived only13 days suffering the effects ofscarring and burns.Dr Takashi Nagai died almostsix years later but his notabilityis that he wrote down the effect

of radiation and also pennedthree books: ‘The Bells ofNagasaki’, ‘The Rosary Chain’,and ‘Leaving These ChildrenBehind’.Katsuji Hoshida was 14 whenthe bomb dropped. Hesuffered terrible burns andscars known as keloids whichso disfigured his face that hefaced discrimination whereverhe went. His thought: “thebasis of peace is to understandthe pain of others.”Then there were someremnants. A lunch boxcontaining scorched rice.Fourteen-year-old SutokoTsutsumi stayed away from theschool as she heard the sirenswarning her to go to a shelter.She was at home with hergrandparents. None of themsurvived. All her father couldfind when he looked forrelatives was the charredlunchbox.Many have questioned thereasons for dropping theatomic bomb. PresidentTruman, a day after theHiroshima atomic bomb attacksaid: “we have used it to

A visit to Japan took David and AgnesPorter to a largely unknown city that willforever be etched on the global memoryfollowing man-made devastation

The clock that stopped at the precise momentthe Atomic Bomb hit Nagasaki - 11.02am9 August 1945. (Photographed at the AtomicBomb museum, Nagasaki)

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shorten the agony of war, inorder to save the lives ofthousands and thousands ofyoung Americans.”Soviet Union leaders werebriefed on the new weapon bythe Americans. On 8 August1945 – two days after theHiroshima attack, the USSRdeclared war on Japan, apointless gesture as the warwas won once the first atomicbomb was dropped.The day before visitingNagasaki we met a church

group from Washington DCwaiting in Osaka for a train toHiroshima. CarolynRondthaler, from All SoulsUnitarian church was one of 37members who were on theirway to the peace ceremonythat takes place every year on6th August, the anniversary ofthe first Atomic bomb beingdropped. A sister church inHiroshima put them up.

Museums, memorials andcommemorative ceremoniesare important. Lest we forget.David PorterNote: Nagasaki is a significantplace for Christianity in Japan.Spanish missionary FrancisXavier, a Jesuit, broughtRoman Catholicism toKagoshima, Japan, in the 16th

century. But his arrival did notplease Buddhist monks so heshifted his mission toNagasaki.

Liverpool 30 years on

osemary and I spent afew days exploringLiverpool & surroundings

on a short holiday in July. Itwas Rosemary's first visit, butI had been there once beforeto see theInternational Garden Festivalin 1984. At that timeLiverpool didn't enjoy a verygood public image, many ofthe old industries & docks hadclosed, with the consequent

rise inunemployment. Inplaces thecity lookedrundown &neglected,althoughgovernmentmoney wasbeginningto bepumped

into various projects & theGarden Festival was intendedto encourage tourism to thearea & help bring new life totheMerseyside region.Going back again this July wasfor me a pleasant surprise asthe city has been transformed!On the Mersey waterfront theonce neglected Albert Dockcomplex is now a bustlinghaven for boats & barges, with

the old dock buildingsconverted into shops,restaurants & exhibitionsabout maritime history & theBeatles story. Further alongthe waterfront are the iconicRoyal Liver, Cunard & Port ofLiverpool buildings locallyknown as 'The Three Graces'.A striking new Museum ofLiverpool has now beenopened to tell the story of thisgreat city. Liverpool was theEuropean capital of culture in2008 and as part of thecalibrations a major newshopping precinct was openedthat year. In Victorian timesprosperity from its maritimetrade enabled the building ofmany grand public buildingssuch as St. Georges Hall & theWalker Art Gallery, both worthvisiting! At either end of HopeStreet stand two cathedrals,first the massive AnglicanCathedral, one of the largestin the world, designed by SirGiles Gilbert Scott. At theother end stands the Catholic

A city transformed was a welcome experiencefor David Paul’s return visit.

L-r : the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port ofLiverpool Building - “The Three Graces”.

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Metropolitan Cathedraldesigned in the 1960's by SirFrederic Gibberd in the shapeof a bell tent & popularlyknown as 'Paddy's Wigwam'.A short train ride from the citytook us to Port Sunlight on theWirral. Built by William

Hesketh Lever in the 1880's asa village to house theemployees working at hisnearby factory producingSunlight Soap, the village isdelightful, as the guidebooksays 'Unique & attractivehomes, public buildings &

memorials grace lawns & openspaces, an oasis of peacewithin a busy area'.Our visit to Liverpool & itssurroundings seemed too shortfor us as there is a lot to enjoythere, if you have never beento that area it’s worth a visit.

David Paul

ur speaker at our August Fellowshipmeeting was Frank Bayford. He hasspoken to us on several previous

occasions and as usual was most interesting.Mull is a beautiful island of moorland,forest andpeaks. He recommended visiting it in May orJune when the weather is usually very pleasantwith long evenings and wonderful sunsets. Theonly down side is the abundance of midges – sogo prepared with the best repellent! Mull is thelargest of the Inner Hebrides although it is quitea small island. It measures 24 miles north tosouth and 27 miles east to west. It has a veryindented coastline so the perimeteris about 300 miles It is reached by ferry fromOban. On arrival at Craignure the mountain ofBen More and Duart Castle can be seen. The

castle is a 13th century stronghold and is thehome of the Chief of Clan Maclean. Fitzroy

Maclean was the ChiefScout and it houses aScout exhibition. Themain road through theisland is single trackwith passing places andis very bumpy!Tobermory (known tochildren as Balamory) isthe main centre andfishing port.Divers search for the

remains of the Spanish galleon Florida blown upin the bay in 1588. Dervaig is one of theprettiest villages and houses Britain's smallesttheatre. There is also a distillery producing avery fine malt whisky.St Columba established his abbey in AD563 onthe tiny island of Iona. The reconstructedcathedral dates from around 1500. Nearby thecarved crosses of St.Martin and St,John stand onthe road to St.Oran's cemetery, the oldestChristian cemetery in Scotland. Staffa is a smalluninhabited island the same shape as Iona butsmaller. It is famous for its cavesand basaltic formations. Fingals Cave inspiredMendelessohn to write the Hebrides Overture.

Ann Bannerman

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Following his talk on Mull,speaker Frank Bayford pointedout to Patricia that a paperbackcopy of J K Rowling’s HarryPotter and the Philosopher’sStone displayed on thebookstall might prove to be afirst edition. He was correct,and we thank him for alertingus to this opportunity to benefitfrom its value to a collector.Now for some vital statistics,that may perhaps result inmany folk moving casually, butpurposefully, towards thebookshelves of their childrenand grand children. The bookwas first published byBloomsbury as a run of 500hardback copies on 6 June1997, followed immediately by

the first printing of the 223-pagefirst soft cover children’sedition. Our copy is first edition,38th impression (number line 4039 38); Joanne Rowling is namedon the copyright page (lateeditions identify her as J KRowling); and a young wizard isfeatured on the back cover andspine (a grey-bearded wizardappears on later editions).Apart from some fading causedby sunlight on the spine and atthe top and side of the frontcover illustration (that I hadpreviously believed to be anattractive and clever feature ofthe artist’s work), this copy is invery good condition with only

very minor damage and looksunread. There are noinscriptions, pen or pencilmarks, or wear on pageedges, but a minor liquid stainon a small area of page edgeand some minor shelf damagemay detract. A 38th

impression copy in inferiorcondition is currentlyavailable for £25 and a 36th

impression copy ‘in nicecondition, clean and tightlybound’ is advertised at £275.I believe that the value of ourcopy should lie somewherebetween these two figures.It may be that someonerecalls donating this book tothe bookstall and wishes to beassociated with its sale – ifthat is the case, please stepforward and speak to Patricia;as also anyone who has agood vendor’s rating on e-bay,or who has or can providecontact with an expert ordealer in the field ofcollectable books.Nigel Picken

Visiting speakerspots a valuablevolume on theFellowship stall…

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While not wanting to wish the summer away,my thoughts are turning to the winter and plansfor the forthcoming season of the WinterShelter. This year it will run from mid Octoberthrough to the end of March, and St. John’s hasbeen asked to host Saturday nights from 25th

October – 10 January, a total of 12 nights. Wewill work with St. Peter’s again, and for the firsttime St. Peters will host one of our Saturdaynights in November, as our halls are alreadybooked for that evening. I am sure St. Peterswill enjoy the opportunity to welcome theguests into their halls and community, and weare grateful that they can provide theaccommodation for that evening. I do hope that

Winter Shelter Newsthose who volunteered last year will feel likegetting involved again this coming winter and ofcourse we would be delighted to welcome newrecruits, so do ask your friends if you think theywould enjoy being involved. I shall be gatheringlists of volunteers very shortly as October willarrive all too soon.Thank you to everyone for your support in allsorts of ways.

Lesley Calder

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 0208 440 5073

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Trees now planted

n Wednesday 21st July,we started our journeyto Namibia - everyone

was excited. The journey,however, took most of theday- changing atJohannesburg beforetravelling onto Windhoek, thecapital city of Namibia.After staying a day atWindhoek, we settled downnearby in the region ofTsintabis near Tsumeb whichis north of Windhoek. Onroute, we bought the trees andpipes required for the irrigation system and alsoour tents. It was dark when we arrived but thevillagers had prepared a meal for us. The peoplefrom the village cooked and prepared our foodfor the duration of this part ofour stay .The following morning,Saturday, the work started withinitially clearing a plot of land –this took several days. Duringthe weekend the local scoutgroup from Tsumeb came out tomeet up with us. We workedtogether and in the evening sang camp firesongs – their singing was much better than ours!On Sunday the group had to go back home asthey had school the next day.During the clearing of the field, we came acrossa cobra. Although at first we thought it was a

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N a m i b i aThe 57 members of the HattersExplorer Scout Group went off tonorthern Namibia to visit the Sanpeople in Tsintsabis as part of theOrange Grove project, which beganthree years ago. Included in the groupthis time were Joel and GideonElsdon.Joel shares some of his expeiences ofthe trip.

rock! People from thevillage were with us atthe time and killed thesnake. The snake wasthen gutted, skinnedand cooked. The fourth day duringour stay at the villagea number of the groupstarted getting ill.Gideon was one of thefirst, and after lyingunder a tree with a fewothers to keep out ofthe sun, he and the

others noticed that they had received a largenumber of insect bites. As it was unclear exactlywhat had caused these bites they were takenalong to the local clinic. Fortunately, the bites

were not a cause for concern.However, as they all had beensuffering with dehydration as aresult of their illness they weresent to the hospital at Tsumeb.The first day ten of the groupwere taken to hospital. In total,

Clearing the area

One more photograph before heading off toSouthgate Tube Station.

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26 ofthegroupendedup inhospital.Luckily,I wasnot ill,butunfortu

nately, it meant that that there was more workfor the rest of us to do. After clearing the fields,we started digging the holes for the trees – 500of them. This was followed by more digging -digging now for the trenches that would serveas part of the irrigation network for the trees.We planted mango and papaya trees. As it wasnot quite the right time of the year to plant theorange trees, money was left to ensure thevillage was able to buy these at the correcttime. Money was also set aside to employsomeone from the village to maintain the land.The people from village will be able to use someof the land in between the trees for growingtheir own vegetables. In return, they will helpto look after the nearby trees.Those of our group that were in hospital startedto come out after three days. We left the villagejust after a week to travel to Etosha NationalPark. On the way, we collected the last few

members of the group who were still inhospital.Although, we did some work around the park –mainly tiding one of the entrances and clearingup rubbish at the centre , we were also takenout on a number of trips into the national park.This was an amazing experience. So manydifferent animals to see. In fact, near the centrewas a watering hole where we could sit andwatch the animals.At the end of our trip we were taken to SkeletonCoast National Park, where we went to a sealcolony.It was now back to Windhoek for our last night.The following day was to prove to be anotherexperience for myself as I had to reveal to one of

our leaders that I had lost my passport! To sayhe was not happy would be an understatement.However, with one of Namibian Scout Leaders Iwas taken first to a Police Station to fill in forms– this was the first time I have been in a building

where I was the only white person.Next it was onto the BritishEmbassy for - yes more formfilling. Well, I got back in time forchecking in for our flight, but ittook awhile to convince passportcontrol to let me through.We finally returned to Southgate, alittle bit tired, but having had awonderful trip with so manyamazing experiences.The tents we used, were donatedto the Namibian Scout Group. Wehope for success to for theplantation. Gideon and I would liketo thank those at St. John’s whosupported us in our fundraising forthis trip.

The watering hole at EtoshaNational Park

Transport to the clinic

Seal Colony at Skeleton Coast

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Calendar September SeptemberSunday 7th 11:00pm Worship with Holy Communion led by Julian

Templeton

Tuesday 9th 8:00pm Elders Meeting

Wednesday 10th 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

Thursday 11th 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

Sunday 14th 11:00am Worship led by Helen Snider and Andrew Summers

3:30pm Causeway

8:00pm Soul Food

Tuesday 16th 3:30pm Pastoral Team Meeting

Wednesday 17th 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

8:00pm Fellowship - Two short talks: First one on Middle Row& Second on Katebrygge. Both by Richard Selby

Thursday 18th 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

Saturday 20th 10:00am Elders Meeting

Sunday 21st 10:30am Messy Church

11:00am Worship led by Julian Templeton

12:30pm Church Meetiing

Tuesday 23rd 8:00pm Justice & Peace Group

8:30pm Men's Group

Wednesday 24th 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

Thursday 24th 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

Sunday 28th 11:00amWorship led by Alison Bond. Two of the Trustees fromthe Miriam Dean Fund, Andy and Shelia Moore, arecoming to speak in the service.

12:30pm Bring and Share Lunch with an opportunity for furtherdiscussion about Miriam Dean Fund.

Monday 29th 8:00pm Chipping Barnet Foodbank AGM at St.John's.

Tuesday 30th 8:30pm Prayer and Discussion Group at 37 Greenhill Park

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OctoberWednesday 1st 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

Thursday 2nd 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

Sunday 5th 11:00am Harvest Festival - Led by Julian Templeton

Wednesday 8th 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

Sunday 12th 11:00am Worship led by Andrew and Valerie Mills

8:00pm Soul Food

Tuesday 14th 8:00pm Elders Meeting

Wednesday 15th 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

8:00pm Fellowship : Elvis Presley - His Life and Music by MikeNoranha

Sunday 19th 10:30am Messy Church

11:00am Worship led by Julian Templeton

Wednesday 22nd 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

Wednesday 23rd 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

Friday 24th Copy deadline for next edition of Church Record

Sat 25th/Sun 26th Winter Shelter

Sunday 25th 11:00am Worship led by Meg Hardie and Paul Elsdon

3:00pm Causeway

Tuesday 28th 8:00pm Prayer and Discussion Group at 37 Greenhill Park

8:00pm Justice and Peace Group

Thursday 30th 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

8:00pm Men's Group - Curry Evening

NovemberSaturday 1st Working Party TBC

Sat 1st/Sun 2nd Winter Shelter

Sunday 2nd 11:00am Worship with Holy Communion led by JulianTempleton

Wednesday 5th 4:00pm Weds 4 Kids Club

Thursday 6th 12:00pm Prayer at Noon - Vestry

Saturday 8th Working Party TBC

Sat 8th/Sun 9th Winter Shelter

Sunday 9th 10:45am Rememberance Sunday,Worship by Revd Roger Orme

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