Interim Moderator: Rev Ray Adams

July/August 2014

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“Enter to worship, depart to serve”

Part of the North Enfield Group of United Reformed Churches

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AT CHRIST CHURCH

SUNDAY 11:00am Morning worship (Holy Communion - first Sunday) (Family Parade Service - third Sunday) 11:00am Adventurers 12:30pm Church Meeting Bi-monthly - see diary MONDAY 2:15pm Friendship Club Once monthly - see diary 6:00pm - 7:30pm BB Anchor Boys (5-8 years) 6:00pm - 7:30pm BB Junior Section (8-11 years) 7:30pm - 9:00pm BB Company Section (11-15 years) 7:30pm - 9:00pm BB Seniors (15-18 years) WEDNESDAY 9:45am - 11:30am Joint Bible Study at Lancaster Road URC Twice monthly - see diary 12:30pm Friendship Club Once monthly - see diary (lunch at the Moon Under Water, Chase Side) FRIDAY 5:00pm - 6:15pm Rainbows (5-7 years) 6:00pm - 7:30pm Brownies (7-10 years) 7:30pm - 9:00pm Guides (10-14 years) 7:30pm - 9:00pm Rangers (14-20 years) VARIOUS DAYS 8:00pm Elders Meeting Bi-monthly - see diary

Pastoral Letter – July 2014 ‘Ecumenical’ is an odd word. We often think of it in terms of united services once or twice a year with other local churches, but it is broader than that, coming from a word (oikumene) which means the whole inhabited earth. For a local church to be ecumenical is to look beyond its own domestic concerns to the neighbourhood, the borough, the city, nation and the world beyond. At the same time, to be ecumenical is to recognise our partnership in the gospel with other Christian traditions in our own neighbourhood, and, lest we become too self-absorbed, with other churches (in our case) in the Lea Valley Area, the Thames North Synod and within the three nations of the United Kingdom in which we are part of the United Reformed Church. All those relationships, particularly the latter one, come to mind as I prepare to attend the Church’s General Assembly in Cardiff. I have been to quite a few Assemblies in my time and they always remind me of our intention to be an ecumenical church in all its aspects, multicultural and inclusive. Those who are immured in practicalities and church structures are always challenged to widen their vision and think of our mission to the world. Those who are worried about our reducing and ageing membership are challenged to look beyond themselves to renewing their vision of God’s purpose, celebrating the shoots of new growth and embracing signs of the Kingdom among us. We often feel vulnerable as an organisation, but, thank God, the commitment and strong support of its members has sustained the Church through the past few years. We certainly haven’t achieved all we aspire to be, but meeting at General Assembly always reminds me of God’s bigger picture, and the way, even in our uniqueness and oddity, we are called to be part of it. In the Book of Reports to Assembly (available on the URC’s website*) the report of the synod moderators is one which our church meetings would benefit from reflecting on together. It speaks of the changing landscape in the UK and how local churches are responding to it. The word ‘ecumenical’ appears again as the moderators urge fresh attention to be given to our

relationship with other churches, but also to our internal relationships as congregations of the URC as the lack of identifiable ordained ministry in many places puts at risk our coherence and unity, and as too many local churches go it alone. There are causes of rejoicing however in signs of initiative and renewal. The moderators challenge us to look for similar signs in our own local churches, and to give them breathing and growing space. They cite the story in 1 Kings 18 where people longed for the end of a period of drought. Elijah told Ahab that he could hear the sound of rushing rain, and, after prayer, he sent his servant seven times to look to the sea. Finally he saw a small cloud no bigger than a person’s hand, which was the precursor to the life-giving rain which the land so craved. The report asks, are we an expectant church looking for fresh signs of God’s renewal and blessing? If not, what will it take to make us so? The life and health of our local churches will be in the forefront of the minds and subject of the prayers of all who attend General Assembly. Please pray for them too. Celebrating God, in whom we live and move and have our being, we pray for the grace that grooms our hearts to receive one another in love, the vision to see the world and each other through the eyes of God, the courage to engage in the challenge of discernment in our community, and for the deepening of our discipleship that the General Assembly could bring. We pray in the name of Jesus, deep well and living water. Amen (General Assembly prayer – adapted)

God bless you

Ray

Rev Ray Adams (*http://www.urc.org.uk/images/General-Assemblies/Assembly-2014/Book-of-Reports-2014.pdf) The synod moderators’ report is on page 70

Mission Statement Christ Church URC aims to provide through its worship,

work, witness and mission an effective contribution to the spiritual and social welfare of the Church family and the

wider community.

NEWS OF THE FELLOWSHIP We are sorry to report that Cliff Boxer sadly passed away on Tuesday 27th May. The funeral was held on Monday 16th June at Christ Church. Please include his wife Glennis and daughters Deborah and Karen in your prayers. Let us remember all our church family in our prayers and caring.

June newsletter As many of you will have noticed, due to circumstances beyond our control unfortunately it was not possible to produce the June edition of the newsletter. Our apologies for this. A number of articles which would have appeared in the June edition have been carried over to this one so we have a bumper edition for you this month!

Happy birthday, Friendship Club! This year, the Friendship Club celebrates its 65th birthday - no mean feat in this day and age. It was started in 1949 by Mrs Alice Towers, the wife of the Minister, Rev Leonard Towers. The original aim was to provide a meeting place one afternoon a week (Wednesday) for young mums with babies, toddlers and children at school, who could become somewhat isolated during the day caring for their little ones. The meetings finished at 3:30pm to enable the mums to collect their children from Chase Side Primary School, almost next door. A crèche was provided for babies and toddlers, and my mother, Mrs Maisie Wiley, ran it for several years with Sylvia’s mother, Mrs Norah Coombs and Mrs Freda Johnson. Over the years, the function of the club has adapted to modern day living with many young mums now working either full time or part time. We now cater for older, retired folk so that they can meet together with their friends. It is open to everyone, but we make it clear it is a Church organisation and always open with a Bible reading and prayer. We have had many interesting speakers over the years, plus lovely food and an annual outing. We are now aiming for our 70th birthday in 2019, and would greatly value your prayers and support to help us to achieve our goal.

Marion Wiley

Some photos from the Friendship Club’s birthday

lunch at the Plough, Crews Hill, on

Wednesday 11th June

Friendship Club Meetings in July

Mondays 2:15pm in the Church Hall

21st July

Diana Lane Cruising again with the Lanes -

a cruise round Britain

Wednesdays 12:30pm

9th July Lunch at the Moon Under Water

Details of the autumn programme will be published in the September newsletter

‘The Lord your God will be with you

wherever you go’

We welcome everyone to our friendly meetings

For more information please contact Sylvia Coombs on 020 8363 3543

Enfield Battalion trip to Legoland Windsor Saturday 26th April 2014

On Saturday 26th April, members of the Anchors and Juniors in the 3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade joined with others from Enfield Battalion for a trip to Legoland Windsor. Around 60 boys from 9 of the 10 Companies in Enfield Battalion took part in the trip, including 11 boys from the 3rd Enfield. After travelling to Legoland by coach, the boys got the chance to go on various rides including rollercoasters, the log flume, swings, river rapids and much more, as well as have a go at the Lego driving school. There was also a chance to look around some of the models in the park, including those in Miniland (models of well known places around the world) and the Star Wars area. To finish the day off there was an opportunity to look around the Lego shop before we headed home. The weather was quite good on the day and a very enjoyable day was had by all! Our thanks to all those who were involved in organising the trip.

St George’s Day Parade in Enfield Sunday 27th April 2014

On Sunday 27th April, the annual St George’s Day Parade in Enfield took place. Members of the 9th Enfield Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers all took part in the parade where they were joined by members of the Scouting and Girlguiding movements from all over Enfield. The parade began at Enfield Grammar Upper School and proceeded through Enfield Town, past the Civic Centre to Enfield Grammar Lower School, where they were addressed by the Mayor of Enfield as well as Scout and Guide leaders. As part of the event each group said their group’s promise. It was a very well attended event on what was a lovely day.

The Boys’ Brigade - North London Zone Company Section 6-a-side Football competitions On Saturday 10th May, the North London Zone 6-a-side Football competitions took place at Bush Hill Park Playing Fields. There were two competitions taking place, these were a Junior (Under 14) event and an Open event. Teams in each competition played each other in a league format and the highest placed team was the winner, with the highest place Enfield Battalion team in each age group winning the Enfield Battalion trophy for that event. Members of the 3rd Enfield took part in the Under 14 league, which also featured teams from the 11th/18th Enfield, 133rd London and 4th Barnet. The Open league included teams from the 11th Enfield, 133rd London and 1st Barnet. After a good afternoon of football (some of which was played in quite heavy rain!), the overall winners of the Under 14 event were the 3rd Enfield and the overall winners of the Open event were the 11th Enfield. This means that our boys retained both of the trophies that they won in this event last year - very well done to them all!

North London Brass Live in concert at Christ Church URC

Wednesday 14th May 2014 On 14th May, we were delighted to welcome the fantastic North London Brass to Christ Church for an evening of musical entertainment. The band - who were originally formed in 2010 in our very own hall - treated us to a wonderful evening of music, with a set including a number of film compositions as well as some traditional brass band favourites. There was a voluntary retiring collection for Christian Aid, as the concert took place during Christian Aid Week, and we are delighted to report that over £200 was raised towards our collection. Thank you to North London Brass for performing for us and thank you to everyone who came along!

Holiday at Home Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May 2014

We held our annual Holiday at Home in May and it was well attended as always. There were craft activities organised by Judith, Christine and Olive; amazing painting by Linda which is thought provoking for us all as she tells a story as she paints; laughter at Dad's Army; an interesting quiz by Stephen and line dancing when lots joined in - but it was fun to watch as well.

Christian Aid Week

We would like to say a huge thank you to all those who helped in any way with our collecting for Christian Aid

Week. As well as collecting in the local streets we also had a concert from North London Brass and a lunch following

morning worship to raise funds. In total we raised £833.80 - thank you to all those who helped out or donated!

We were all delighted to be invited to the wedding of Julia and Thivakaran at Christ Church URC on 10th May. The happy couple held an English and Tamil speaking service which many people travelled to from around the world. We continued the celebrations at the reception for nearly 500 guests! Julia changed from her white wedding dress, to two different traditional outfits and looked amazing in all three. The happy couple travelled to the Maldives for their honeymoon, which they found very relaxing. Everyone at Christ Church wishes them a long and happy marriage.

Lancaster Road United Reformed Church Church Weekend 2015

Following the success of previous Lancaster Road URC Church Weekends at High Leigh Conference Centre in

Hoddesdon, the 2015 weekend has now been booked for Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October 2015.

The theme will be ‘Christian Beliefs’ and the speaker will be the very well known

Rev David Atkinson from Lancaster.

The cost is yet to be set but will be similar to previous years. It will include all meals from Friday evening dinner through to Sunday lunch. Accommodation will be in an en

suite double room.

If you are interested in attending, please register your interest with Jim Holliday by phone on 020 8245 1903, by

email on church-weekend@lancaster-road-urc.org.uk or even in person. Thank you.

3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade Annual Company Display and Presentation Evening

On Monday 19th May, the 3rd Enfield's Annual Company Display and Presentation Evening took place in the hall at Christ Church. Our Display is an evening where families of the boys, friends of the Company and members of Christ Church are invited to come along as we put on a number of items to show some of what we do at Boys' Brigade. At the Display this year we were delighted to welcome Nick de Bois MP as our Guest of Honour. Nick is the Member of Parliament for Enfield North (the constituency which we are based in) and presented the awards, badges and trophies to the boys at the start of the evening. We are extremely thankful to Nick for joining us for this special evening and we are very grateful for his ongoing support of the work done by The Boys' Brigade. Following the presentation of awards, a number of items were put on including a figure marching routine and gymnastics by the Anchor Boys and Junior Section, a quiz challenge by the Company Section, team games featuring the entire Company (plus audience participation!) and more. To finish the evening, a video was shown to show what we've been up to in this session so far. The winners of the trophies and awards this year were: Anchor Boys Best Anchor Boy - runner-up: Raphael Stavrinides Niering Best Anchor Boy - winner: Connor Mair

Junior Section Best Junior Section Boy - runner up: Josef McDonald Best Junior Section Boy - winner: Frankie George Company trophies The R L Plowman Trophy: Joseph Pidgeon The Frank Head Trophy: Marcus Magona The Plowman Bugle: Frankie George and Josef McDonald The George Page Football Cup: Alex Smith The Elsie Hart Centenary Cup: Frankie George There were also a number of badges, promotions and attendance certificates given out to members of all sections. Well done to all of the boys! Thank you to everyone who came along to the Display. We hope you all enjoyed the evening!

The Boys’ Brigade - North London Zone Athletics competition

Saturday 7th June 2014 On Saturday 7th June, the annual North London Zone Athletics competition took place at Pickets Lock Stadium. The Enfield Battalion Athletics trophy, which is awarded to the highest placed Enfield team in this competition, is the oldest BB trophy in Enfield, having first been awarded in 1893 (to the 3rd Enfield, of course!). Members of the Junior Section and Company Section in the 3rd Enfield competed against others from around North London in a variety of track and field events, as well as some relay races. There were individual certificates on offer for the winners of each event, as well as overall trophies for the Junior Section and Company Section competitions. Congratulations to Frankie, who won the year 4 egg and spoon race and the cricket ball throw in the Junior Section competition, and to Lewis, who won the age 14/15 javelin in the Company Section competition.

Overall, the 3rd Enfield finished 8th in the Junior Section competition (6th in Enfield Battalion) and 5th in the Company Section competition (3rd in Enfield Battalion). Well done to all those who took part! The overall winners were the 1st Barnet (North London Zone Junior

Section), 1st Hoddesdon (Enfield Battalion Junior Section), 133rd London (North London Zone Company Section) and 11th Enfield (Enfield Battalion Company Section).

Animal Blessing Service Sunday 15th June 2014

This service was a Family Parade Service, which was led by members of Christ Church’s Worship Group. People were invited to bring their pets along to the service with them and so we were joined by a host of dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs and even some ‘pets’ in the form of soft toys! We looked at the story of creation as told in Genesis 1, with the help of some volunteers from the youth organisation to help tell the story! During the service those with pets were invited to bring them to the front of the Church for a blessing, which was given by the members of the Worship Group who were leading the service.

LEA VALLEY AREA of the THAMES NORTH SYNOD

Lea Valley Newsletter, June 2014 Edition no 9

It is a few months now since Tim Clarke wrote his last Newsletter in his capacity as Convenor of the Area Committee. As yet, no successor has been found. We don’t want to wait till we have a new Convenor before sending out another Newsletter, so as Secretary I am stepping into the breach. I hope you find this edition interesting and helpful. It is being sent to all Ministers and others in pastoral charge and all Church Secretaries, but it’s intended for all the people of our churches. So do please ensure that everyone has the chance to read it, and bring particular items to the attention of those who need to see them. On the deployment front, the main development since Tim wrote is that a vacancy has been declared in the new pastorate which comprises Bush Hill Park, Christ Church Enfield and Lancaster Road, to be known as the North Enfield pastorate. We now await developments! Elsewhere, Chris Hall has announced that she is retiring from her post as Local Church Leader at Cheshunt. Her last service will be on October 12th. Chris has achieved a lot at Cheshunt, and once life in the Enfield area settles down a bit we expect her to find new things to

do there to occupy her time. Trinity, Enfield will shortly be saying goodbye to Bill Tardy, and the congregation look forward to welcoming Louise Morrissey, which will involve her moving within the Enfield Methodist Circuit where she is at present the minister of Grange Park and Ponders End Methodist Churches. Other churches are busy creating their Church Life Review documents, which should help them to take a good look at themselves and see where their priorities lie. Of course, for any church without ministerial leadership the CLR will become an essential document when the time comes to look for a minister. Needless to say, we spend a lot of time on Area Committee thinking about churches in this position, in the hope that we may be able to help in some way. But as you will appreciate, with 22 churches and an allowance of just 6 ½ units of stipendiary ministry this is not easy. One of the immediate problems for many of us is how to fill the pulpit Sunday by Sunday. Wearing my other hat as Area Lay Preaching Advocate, may I urge you to do all you can to develop the talents and experience of your own members in leading worship. In time no doubt some of them will find they have an aptitude for this and decide to work towards becoming an Accredited Lay Preacher. There are lots of training opportunities available. Just speak to me if you need any help. Area Committee has its own membership problems. Not only are we missing a Convenor, we also need to

replace Keith Berry as our Ministry and Mission representative – this is a job which anyone who has been a Church Treasurer should find within their capacity. We do have a great need for people with expertise in either financial or building matters. At present so much of this kind of work falls on the shoulders of Eddy Webber, who has served our churches faithfully for so many years. Anyone who felt able to offer help in this general area, whether for one-off tasks or on a regular basis, would be helping us all so much. Now, there are three situations in which we ask you to give us information so that we can help you. First, some of our churches report that they have been visited by people, often pastors or ministers, who offer assistance by preaching and perhaps in other ways. Sometimes they claim (falsely) that they are doing so with the knowledge and permission of the URC. These offers can be very tempting to a church with finds itself short of leadership. But beware – there are many potential problems about letting such people in. Please let us know of any such approach straight away, and we can give you guidance and enable you to distinguish between those offers worth taking up and those that should be left strictly alone. Another thing to beware of is a group of people who start attending and then ask to become members. Remember, once they are members they will have an equal vote with other members and could take the church in an unwelcome direction. Again, please do seek advice. Secondly, do let us know if you are considering any

major redevelopment project. (You may not realise this, but Synod consent is required for such things!) We will normally be able to help you by setting up a Development Group to assist you. (This is one of the short-term jobs for which we need people from time to time.) Thirdly, as you probably know, churches need to obtain Area Committee approval where it is proposed to invite someone other than an ordained minister to preside at a celebration of the Communion or to conduct a baptism. But we are going to simplify this. For 2015 we plan to introduce a system whereby, if you let us know in advance the names of people you expect to invite to preside during that year, we will give a single approval, which will allow you to invite them as many times as you wish within that year. Please contact me if you wish to take advantage of this. In conclusion, it may be worth letting you know that the next meeting of Area Committee will be on September 30th. If there is anything you think we should be aware of, or should be dealing with, please let me know at least a week beforehand so I can try to ensure it has a place on our agenda. With best wishes Adrian West, Secretary 020 8360 6226 wests22@btinternet.com

On Saturday 21st June, the Boys’ Brigade in London held an event called Life 2 the Max at Felden Lodge (BB National Headquarters). Life 2 the Max is held once every two years and is an activity day for members of all sections. 15 boys from the 3rd Enfield joined with around 400 young people from around London for a fantastic day out. During the day, there was the chance to try a variety of activities in the “Activity Village”, including an inflatable climbing wall, laser combat style game, gladiators-style challenge, circus skills and more. There was an “It’s a Knockout” team challenge, where teams competed against each other on a series of challenges. The young people took part in the activities in their age groups and also spent some time in the “Worship Zone”, singing and hearing about our amazing God! A fantastic day out was had by all and we are extremely grateful to all those who planned and ran the event.

The Apostles’ Creed On Sunday 22nd June, Tom Boorman led our morning service. It was a thought provoking time that definitely got people talking. His talk was based on the Apostles’ Creed which is thought to be the most comprehensive statement of faith followed by 2.2 billion Christians in the world today. The Apostles' Creed was first mentioned in 390 AD and it is thought to be based on the writings of the 12 disciples. It talks about the three persons of God; God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit. Tom put questions to small groups of us in the congregation which led to some varying thoughts and active participation in the service. The readings were Genesis 1:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:3-7 & 12-14 and Acts 2:1-4 & 17-21. During the collection, we also had a lovely song sung by the younger relations of Sunder and Sheela. You can listen to Tom’s service at www.ccurc.org.uk/media.php

Holiday Bible Week is an annual event in the school summer holidays for children aged 5 to 11 years old in the Enfield area. The purpose of this event is to

introduce children to Jesus in a relevant, contemporary way, in a safe and secure

environment.

Holiday Bible Week is, and always will be, completely free for children to take part in. The

theme for 2014 is "Cops & Robbers" and all children are very welcome to what is set to be an amazing

week learning about Jesus!

For more information about the event and to register children to take part, visit the HBW website at

www.holidaybibleweek.com

Joint Bible Study Group with Lancaster Road URC

Meetings of the Joint Bible Study Group with Lancaster Road URC are held fortnightly on Wednesday mornings in

the Church lounge at Lancaster Road URC.

The meetings begin at 9:45am and conclude at 11:30am. Upcoming meetings will be held on 9th July, 23rd July,

6th August, 20th August and every two weeks thereafter.

For more information about the Group, please contact our Church Secretary, Stephen Gilburt, on 020 8363 0031.

Everyone is very welcome to these meetings.

NOTICE TO ALL HALL USERS

Should you discover any problems in the Church hall whilst you are using it (whether something has been

broken or any other issue that needs addressing), please let a member of the Property Committee know as soon as

possible.

This will ensure that the problem can be rectified without delay and will avoid the possibility of other hall users

being inconvenienced. Thank you.

A big thank you from the 3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade to all who have helped us in recent months by collecting

Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. The last few vouchers are currently being counted but it looks like we will finish with around 2200 vouchers, which will be used to acquire new

equipment for the boys to use. Thank you all!

Getting in Interim Moderator Rev Ray Adams (Contact via Church Secretary)

Church Secretary & Serving Elder

Mr Stephen Gilburt 020 8363 0031

Worship Group & Serving Elder Miss Rosemary Milns 020 8363 6571

Property Committee & Serving Elder

Mr Philip Taylor 07714 325 902

Serving Elder Mrs Pamela Fisher 07775 505 999

Serving Elder Miss Sylvia Coombs

020 8363 3543

Treasurer Mr David Fisher 020 8482 4610

Bookings Secretary Mrs Pamela Mansley

07936 798 722

Enquiries relating to baptisms, marriages and funerals Mr Stephen Gilburt 020 8363 0031

Website & newsletter Mr Tom Boorman

07903 605 545

Email address mail@ccurc.org.uk

Website www.ccurc.org.uk

Facebook www.facebook.com/ccurcenfield

Twitter @ccurc

contact... Friendship Club Miss Sylvia Coombs 020 8363 3543

Joint Bible Study Group with Lancaster Road URC

(Contact via Church Secretary)

3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade (Anchor Boys) Miss Sue Bullock 07961 504 123

3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade (Junior Section)

Mr Tom Boorman 07903 605 545

3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade (Company Section) Mr Adrian Bullock 07951 223 634

3rd Enfield Boys’ Brigade (Seniors)

Mr Adrian Bullock 07951 223 634

9th Enfield Rainbows Mrs Tracy Rainbow 07971 171 511

9th Enfield Brownies Mrs Kathy Brown

07958 153 066

9th Enfield Guides Miss Vicki Stratton 07968 483 609

9th Enfield Rangers Mrs Tracy Rainbow

07971 171 511

Adventurers Miss Rosemary Milns 020 8363 6571

Address Christ Church URC

Chase Side Enfield

EN2 6NJ

July Prayer Diary 1st - Pray for God’s guidance throughout this month 2nd - Pray for our Church Elders and for their leadership over Christ Church 3rd - Pray for the local community around our Church 4th - Pray for the Rainbows as they meet in the hall today 5th - Pray for the members of the Junior Section who are enjoying a weekend camp at Felden Lodge this weekend 6th - Pray for our service this morning and for Rev Bert Baker, who is coming to lead it 7th - Pray for the Boys’ Brigade as they hold their end of session BBQ in the Church garden this evening 8th - Pray for the local community and for Christ Church’s place in it 9th - Pray for the Friendship Club’s lunch at the Moon Under Water this afternoon 10th - Pray for God’s comfort over all those who are in mourning 11th - Pray for the Brownies as they meet this evening 12th - Pray for the external groups who hire our premises 13th - Pray for the Worship Group as they lead our service this morning 14th - Pray for the Company Section as they go raft building this evening 15th - Pray for Rev Ray Adams, our Interim Moderator 16th - Pray for our friends from Our Lady of Walsingham Church, who are part of the North West Enfield Group 17th - Pray for the children and staff of Chase Side Primary School 18th - Pray for the Guides and Rangers as they meet today 19th - Pray for today’s Lunchtime @ Christ Church 20th - Pray for the Adventurers as they meet during our service this morning 21st - Pray for the Friendship Club as they meet this afternoon 22nd - Give thanks to God for His Word to us through the Bible

23rd - Pray for the Joint Bible Study Group as they meet this morning 24th - Pray for the Commonwealth Games, which begin this week in Glasgow, Scotland 25th - Pray for all young people who are beginning school holidays around this time 26th - Pray for all those who are looking for work at the moment 27th - Pray for our morning worship today 28th - Pray for a resolution to the current problems in Iraq 29th - Pray for the work of missionaries who go to other parts of the world to spread the message of Christ 30th - Pray that our Church will be a visible presence in the local community 31st - Pray for all those who are considering coming to faith in Christ

1st - Pray for those who are going on holiday this month 2nd - Pray that we might have good weather this summer 3rd - Pray for our Communion service today and for Dr Paul Ashitey, who is leading us 4th - Give thanks for the work of the emergency services 5th - Pray for newly married couples 6th - Pray for the Joint Bible Study Group as they meet this morning 7th - Pray for the residents and staff of Bay Tree House 8th - Give thanks to God for the beauty of His creation 9th - Pray for today’s Lunchtime @ Christ Church 10th - Pray for today’s Breakfast Service and for our friends from Lancaster Road and Bush Hill Park URCs, who are joining with us for the service 11th - Pray for all those who are involved with Holiday Bible Week, which begins today 12th - Pray for those who are facing financial difficulties

August Prayer Diary

13th - Pray for the local businesses in our area 14th - Pray for all young people who are receiving exam results around this time 15th - Pray for all those who are unable to be at events due to sickness or ill health 16th - Pray for the NHS and for the staff who work for the organisation 17th - Give thanks to all those who come to our Church to lead worship 18th - Pray for the work and witness of the URC Thames North Synod 19th - Pray for those who are suffering from the loss of loved ones 20th - Pray for the Joint Bible Study Group as they meet this morning 21st - Pray for our friends from Brigadier Free Church, who are part of the North West Enfield Group 22nd - Pray for peace in areas of the world where there is conflict 23rd - Pray for the members of the 3rd Enfield BB, 10th Enfield BB and 1st Winchmore Hill GB who are travelling to their summer camp in Norfolk today 24th - Pray for your own personal faith 25th - Pray for all those who are enjoying the bank holiday 26th - Pray for new Christians as they come to know more about Jesus Christ 27th - Pray for all those who are travelling this week 28th - Pray that the leaders of our youth groups will come back refreshed when the groups start back in September 29th - Pray for the staff and children of Chase Side Primary School as they prepare for another school year 30th - Pray for our politicians and that they will take the best decisions for our country 31st - Pray for our morning worship and for Linda Clarke, who is leading us

July Church Diary

Sun 6th

11:00am

Rev Bert Baker Holy Communion - offering for the Communion Fund Duty Elder - Sylvia Coombs

Wed 9th

9:45 - 11:30am

12:30pm

Joint Bible Study with Lancaster Road at Lancaster Road URC

Friendship Club Lunch at the Moon Under Water

Sun 13th

11:00am The Worship Group Duty Elder - Pamela Fisher

Sat 19th 11:00am - 2:00pm

Lunchtime @ Christ Church

Sun 20th

11:00am Speaker to be confirmed Duty Elder - Rosemary Milns

Mon 21st

2:15pm Friendship Club Cruising again with the Lanes - a cruise round Britain - Diana Lane

Wed 23rd

9:45 - 11:30am

Joint Bible Study with Lancaster Road at Lancaster Road URC

Sun 27th

11:00am Speaker to be confirmed Duty Elder - Stephen Gilburt

August Church Diary

Sun 3rd

11:00am

Dr Paul Ashitey Holy Communion - offering for the Communion Fund Duty Elder - Philip Taylor

Wed 6th 9:45 - 11:30am

Joint Bible Study with Lancaster Road at Lancaster Road URC

Sat 9th 11:00am - 2:00pm

Lunchtime @ Christ Church

Sun 10th

10:30am The Worship Group Breakfast Service Combined service with Lancaster Road and Bush Hill Park URCs Duty Elder - Sylvia Coombs

Mon 11th - Fri

15th

9:45am - 3:15pm

each day

Holiday Bible Week (at Forty Hill Primary School - see elsewhere in the newsletter for full details)

Sun 17th

11:00am Speaker to be confirmed Duty Elder - Pamela Fisher

Wed 20th

9:45 - 11:30am

Joint Bible Study with Lancaster Road at Lancaster Road URC

Sun 24th

11:00am Mr Terry Silvey Duty Elder - Philip Taylor

Sun 31st

11:00am Ms Linda Clarke Duty Elder - Stephen Gilburt

Advance dates for 2014

Church Meetings 12:30pm in the Church

Sunday 7th September

Elders Meetings 8pm

Wednesday 9th July

Lunchtime @ Christ Church 11am - 2pm in the Church

Saturday 19th July Saturday 9th August

Saturday 20th September Saturday 18th October

September Church Diary

Wed 3rd

9:45 - 11:30am

Joint Bible Study with Lancaster Road at Lancaster Road URC

Sun 7th

11:00am Mr Martin Wells Holy Communion - offering for the Communion Fund Duty Elder - Rosemary Milns

Sun 14th

11:00am The Worship Group Duty Elder - Sylvia Coombs

Wed 17th

9:45 - 11:30am

Joint Bible Study with Lancaster Road at Lancaster Road URC

Sat 20th

11:00am - 2:00pm

Lunchtime @ Christ Church

Christmas Bazaar 11am - 2pm in the Church hall

Saturday 22nd November

Location of Christ Church URC

Articles intended for inclusion in the September issue should reach the Editor by

Sunday 17th August Please contact Tom Boorman with any items to be

included in future issues. Items can be received either in paper form at Sunday worship, by email to

mail@ccurc.org.uk or by phone on 07903 605 545

Adventurers (Junior Church)

Please join us in the church at 11am when the children join the congregation for the all age start to the service. Then we go into the hall

for games, drama, craft activities and fun based on a Bible theme.

Any questions ring Rosemary Milns on

020 8363 6571