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Sunday Services at 6.30pm
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Romans 12:4-5 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
SEPTEMBER 2024
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1st |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Mrs. Norma Huxter Halstead |
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8th |
Evening Service Communion 6.30pm |
Rev. Malcolm Boulter Tiptree |
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15th |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Mr. Keith Ives Braintree |
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22nd |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Mrs. Penny Bloom. Chelmsford |
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29th |
Harvest Thanksgiving Breakfast 9am Family & Parade Service 10am Rev. Jenny Haggar |
Harvest Evening Service 6.30pm Rev. Jane Quinton Afterwards sharing the harvest loaf with cheese and pickles |
OCTOBER SERVICES
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6th |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Mr. Thomas Dodd Linton, Cambs |
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13th |
Evening Service Communion 6.30pm |
Rev. Malcolm Boulter Tiptree |
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20th |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Rev. Malcolm Boulter Tiptree |
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27th |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Mr. Thomas Dodd, Linton, Cambs |
What s On in SEPTEMBER
Sun 1st Evening Service, Mrs. Norma Huxter 18.30-19.30
Tues 3rd Meet up @ Coffee & Chat 10.00-12.00
Thurs 5th Knit & Natter 10.00-12.00
Sun 8th Evening Service Rev. Malcolm Boulter 18.30-19.30
Tues 10th Meet up @ Coffee & Chat 10.00-12.00
Thurs 12th Knit & Natter 10.00-12.00
Fri 13th Ladies Who Chill Group 20.00
Sun 15th Evening Service-Mr. Keith Ives 18.30-19.30
Tues 17th Meet up @ Macmillan Coffee Morning 10.00-12.00
A special fund raising morning for a very worthy cause. We will have lots of fun and cake!!! Please tell your friends
Thurs 19th Knit & Natter 10.00-12.00
Sun 22nd Evening Service Penny & Bob 18.30-19.30
Tues 24th Meet up @ Harvest Special Coffee & Chat 10.00-12.00
We want to give thanks to God and for all those who provide the essential goods we need to live. We are collecting tins/packets dry goods for HomeStart charity. They work with families in need in the local area.
Thurs 26th Knit & Natter 10.00-12.00
Fri 27th Ladies Who Chill 20.00
Sat. 28th Church Open to receive gifts for Harvest 2.30pm
Sun 29th Harvest Thanksgiving Services. 9am Breakfast followed by the Family and Parade Service 10am, led by Rev. Jenny Haggar. At 6.30pm we are delighted to welcome the Rev. Jane Quinton to lead our evening service. This will be followed by sharing the Harvest Loaf with cheese and Pickles.
All very welcome, we look forward to welcoming you there.
Hello, September is suddenly upon us and almost equally the calendar for the church fills up with groups returning to their meetings and of course our Special Services for the Harvest Thanksgiving. We have so much to be very thankful for, we must cherish our farmers, I heard some very shocking facts a couple of weeks ago that in the 1980 s our Country was 80% self sufficient and now I think they said we are only 30% self sufficient. I can see the
difference going to North Devon every year there are less and less cows and sheep in the fields. The church supported the Farming Community Network last year who work and support farmers all over the Country. Many farmers are struggling to hold on to their farms that have been in their families for generations. Cheap imported meat and the price of fertilizers have taken a huge chunk out of their income. They are not allowed to spread manure over their fields like they use to because of laws we have signed into . There is a high suicide rate amongst farmers who can no longer cope. Please remember to be so thankful!! We take so much for granted and perhaps always try to buy British, which I know is not always easy.
THANK YOU s
As always I am very thankful to all of you for your support during this past month. It has been great that we could continue our services throughout the month with a couple of do it ourselves which made a change. Also for everyone who has mucked in over August with Coffee and Chat, it has been nice to see so many still coming along each week. Thank you, Daphne for helping me with the church wooden floors and sealing them for another few months. This is a big job but it is important that we maintain the floors as best we can. Daphne has also been working hard in the garden at the church, cutting the big hedge and keeping everything tidy also Duncan next door who trims up the front hedge for us. We are so blessed to have so many people to keep everything going.
EXTERIOR CHURCH PAINTING Gift Fund
The church has decided to go ahead and paint the rest of the buildings, they will possibly be starting in October. We are very pleased with how nice the church is looking from the front and we want to try and keep the property as well maintained as possible. Of course this comes at a cost! We are hoping that people will please donate to help keep our doors open. Many people and groups use the buildings here and we need everyone to appreciate how fortunate they are to be able to come and use the facilities. We know that most people these days live in a cashless society, so to enable people easily donate a gift of money to the church I include the churches bank details. There will also be a cash donation box in the church. We thank everyone who has previously contributed to this fund earlier in the year.
Silver End Congregational Church Bank Details
Barclays Bank
Account Name: Silver End Congregational Church
Sort Code: 20-97-40
Account No. 70300969
Thank you
CHURCH CONTACTS- on line www.silverendcongregationalchurch.org
Coffee & Chat Tuesday 10.00 - 12 noon
Church Treasurer & Enquiries Mrs. S. Gray Tel. 07710 285214
e.mail sharon@silverend.org
Church Telephone No. 01376 584306 Post Code CM8 3QF (Silver Street)
Silver End Guiding Group Contact Mrs. Carol Hutchings 07857 663959
Rainbows, Guides, Brownies, Rangers & other groups
Monday Miffy s Fab & Fit 9.30-10.30am
Tuesday Silver Swans Movement Class 9.45-12 Contact Gemma 07597 649240
Wednesday Carolyn s Dance Group - Disco/Street Dance Contact Harriet 07855 014717
Thursday SILVER TOTS (Baby & Toddler Group) at 9.45am- Nikki 07809 761902 (Term Time)
Thursday Knit & Natter Thursday 10.00 12 noon Contact, Barbara 01376 585467
Thursday Miffy s Fab & Fit 6-7pm
Friday Ladies who Chill Group Contact Nicki for details nickicyp@yahoo.co.uk
SCOUT GROUP Dan Sutton (Scout Leader) dan@silverend-scouts.org.uk 07970 730636
Will your Anchor hold in the Storms of Life?
Anchors hold ships safely, keeping them from being wrecked on rocks, buffeted by storms and drifting with currents. Sometimes boats come to land and someone carries the anchor up the beach to a strong fixed place so the vessel doesn t float back out to sea.
Our anchor, our hope of eternal life in the glorious presence to the King of kings is secured in heaven! When Jesus died, the curtain to the holiest part of the Temple was ripped from top to bottom opening the way for us. Rising and ascending, He went ahead to prepare our eternal home.
Hebrews 6:18-20 (NLT) We who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God s inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us.
Back to School: Pray for a blessing upon every child, young person and adult returning to school, Uni for the new academic year. The Lord knows about all the individuals, their aspirations, concerns, abilities, struggles and joys. Please ask the Lord to protect, guide, encourage and strengthen them. Remember too all those who work in schools, from a nursery level in all positions.
Our harvest has been safely gathered in. Give thanks to God for a bountiful harvest again this year, for our wonderful planet that the Lord sustains and for all who provide and grow the food we eat. We are so blessed.
Pray for all those struggling with their health. We know there are quite a few people who are attached to the church who fall into this category. Please pray for one another, we don t always realise how people are feeling or what concerns they may have. We keep in our prayers Charles, Barbara, Pat, Iris, Doreen, Judy and David, Val and Geoff and Shelia. We lift them all to the Lord for his love, help and care.
Psalm 116:1-2
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.