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Oct/Nov 2014DecisionsP E E B L E S B A P T I S T C H U R C H

Trust in the Lord withTrust in the Lord withall your heart, and doall your heart, and do

not lean on your ownnot lean on your ownunderstanding. In allunderstanding. In all your ways acknowledge your ways acknowledge

him, and he will makehim, and he will makestraight your paths.straight your paths.

Proverbs 3: 5Proverbs 3: 5 66

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D ecisions, decisions. It doesnt take anythingparticularly complex to halt me in my tracks -the choice of what toppings to have on my pizzais usually enough to have me humming and hawing andscratching my head in bewilderment.

If only life were really that simple. As a country, wefaced a huge decision last month in the form of thereferendum, and I suspect that the choice we madethere will result in a whole load of other decisionshaving to be made further down the line.

Rachel and Tim Eagle, one of our BMS mission partners, took the hugedecision to take their family to the other side of the world, and had thecourage one year later to realise that the plans they had made were going tohave to change. Theyve now left Mozambique, and you can read news fromthem on page 22. Please keep them in your prayers.

How about the most important decision we can ever make? Choosing to become a follower of Jesus Christ is totally life changing (or if it isnt, wepossibly havent understood the nature of the decision). On October 26th, well be celebrating with at least one person who has made that decision forthemselves and is being baptised as a sign of it. If youre ready to (literally)

take the plunge too, please speak to me to find out more.Lots of other people havent reached that stage, but they do have lots ofquestions about who Jesus is, and what life is really all about. If thats you,a great decision to make would be to come on the next Alpha course. Werestarting one at the end of October, and its an easy environment to exploresome of those questions more without any pressure.

What about those of us who already have a relationship with God - with so

much going on even just at PBC (as you can see from pages 5, 6 & 7) howdo we decide how to order our lives? Do we just decide for ourselves, or do we pray and seek Gods plan for our lives and for the church? Sounds like acue to come to the church prayer meeting! We meet on the morning of thesecond Saturday of each month - please make it a priority.

One more decision - do we decide to spend time putting others first? For anumber of years weve been taking part in OperationChristmas Child, and you can read on pages 12 & 13 about what a difference a small amount of time and money canmake.

Happy decision making! I a n

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From the Editor

We have enjoyed quite a glorious summer, both in terms of weather andactivities. The sun has shone on all (or most) of our work and play, and if

it hasnt been shining it has at least been dry, with just the few welcomerelief showers. This has meant that we have had great fun and success with our Sunday barbeques, Friday gardening, KAOS beach trip andChurch picnic, as well as the Peebles Churches Together Big Sunday Fes-tival. Some photos have been included in the centre pages of the maga-zine that show off some of the fun we have had this summer. We will alsohopefully hear a bit of the feedback from the Big Sunday Festival organis-

ers and helpers meeting in the next magazine.However, the weather eventually turned a bit cooler, and as it did theleaves started to turn and the fields turned a lovely golden; harvest time was upon us. We ended September giving thanks for the harvest andhearing about living a life of gratitude. It is such an easy thing to think weare doing in our everyday life, but I was definitely left at the end of thesermon in the realisation of how far I have become removed from the wayof gratitude that we should strive towards. If you werent there (or havemaybe forgotten exactly what was said), you can find the sermon, and allother sermons, on our church website, www.peeblesbaptistchurch.org.

Now we start the road towards Christmas, there are things to think aboutlike the shoeboxes. You will find plenty of information inside this issue onpages 12 and 13 on how to pack a shoebox, what kinds of things to in-

clude, what happens to the boxes. . . Margaret Cowan is our contact in thechurch for these, and the latestdate to get the boxes to her isSunday 2 November .

Till next time,

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The following open letter was sent at the end of last month fromthe Baptist Union of Scotland to Right Hon Douglas Alexander.

26th September, 2014

Dear Mr Alexander

Regarding Military Engagement in the Middle East

Today you will be asked in Parliament to support a motion drawing Great Britain backinto military engagement in the Middle East. I recognise that there will be greatpressure upon you and your fellow Members of Parliament as you debate this issueand seek the wisest route forward in a complex situation. I therefore write primarily toassure you of my prayers and the prayers of the Baptist Churches in Scotland on this

hugely significant day for our country and the Middle East.

Yesterday I met face to face with 8 Arab Christian Leaders from Palestine, Iraq, Syria,Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan. Each one of these Christian leaders are involved in reliefwork in their communities, with refugees and are offering support to the majority ofmoderate Muslims in their countries. Each of them represents minority groupings intheir nation, who are under threat and yet they have not lost hope for future peace intheir lands.

Their united plea was that we should not repeat the mistakes of the past by

increasing militarisation in the region. In their informed local opinion, military actionleading to the deaths of a few extremists simply breeds more extremists. They arguethat military intervention in the region over many years has not brought peace andthat it is time for a new approach.

Their request of our Parliament, which I present to you, is for a paradigm shift in theway western nations respond to conflict in the Middle East. They pray that we willresist this call to military escalation in the region and that we will reassign militarybudgets in the Middle East to budgets for education and community development.

They ask that we would seek to develop business relationships in the area andpublicly demonstrate in the world media our support for the moderate majority in theregion rather than focusing on the extremist.

Their heart, as yours, is for peace in the Middle East. May you consider their plea asyou listen to other opinions today.

Yours sincerely,

Alan DonaldsonGeneral Director, Baptist Union of Scotland

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Regular eventsSundays:

Prayer meeting before the service, 10.30 AM Morning Service, 11 PM

Vicky's Tearoom 9 November, 3 4 PM

Tuesdays:

Afternoon House Group, 1 PM Glensax Road

Evening House Group, 7.30 pm Kingsmeadows Gardens Wednesdays:

Dovecot Court service Wednesday 12 Nov, 3 PMPlease join us at at3PM , as we take our turn to lead the fortnightly service at DovecotCourt.

Singing Together at Dovecot Court, first Wednesday of the month Wed 5 Nov, 2 PM . See Christine for more details.

Innerleithen House Group, 9 Montgomery Square, 7.30 PM

Thursdays:

Fortnightly: West Linton House Group, 7.30 PM . Next meeting 23Oct, then 6 Nov, 20 Nov.

Fridays:

Work in the Kings Meadow, 2 4 PM

Saturdays:

Prayer breakfasts/meetings, second Saturday of the month Oct 11& Nov 8

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BUS Prayer Link Calendar:October November 2014October 5th

BMS World MissionMotherwell Baptist ChurchMull Baptist ChurchNairn Baptist Church

October 12thEuropean Baptist FederationNew Prestwick Baptist ChurchNewburgh Baptist ChurchNewton Mearns Baptist Church

October 19th

Oban Baptist ChurchPaisley Central Baptist ChurchPartick Baptist ChurchPeebles Baptist Church

October 26thPerth Baptist ChurchPeterhead Baptist ChurchPitlochry Baptist ChurchPollok Baptist Church

November 2ndPortobello Baptist ChurchQueen's Park Baptist ChurchRenfrew Baptist ChurchRosyth Baptist Church

November 9thRutherglen BaptistCommunity ChurchSaltcoats (South Beach) Bap ChSanquhar (St Ninians) Bap ChScarfskerry Baptist Church

November 16thSelkirk Baptist ChurchSheddocksley Baptist ChurchShettleston Baptist ChurchShotts Baptist Church

November 23rd

South Leith Baptist ChurchSouthside Christian FellowshipSpringburn Baptist ChurchSt Andrews Baptist Church

November 30thSt Mary's Community Church

St Ninians Community ChurchStenhouse/GorgieStirling Baptist Church

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Prayer at Peebles BaptistChurch

Pray for those who have been ill or receiving hospital treatment:- Jim and Carolyn Munro- Margaret and Viv Mclennan- Isobel Clifford

Pray for those who have recently lost a loved one:

- John, Moira and Emma Dalrymple, and Johns Mother Margaret,after the death of Johns Father, Angus

- Jim and Carolyn Munro after the death of Jims brother

Pray for the young families in our church, and for the children andhelpers in KAOS.

Pray for our service to older people: for Vickys Tearoom, Singing To-gether, and the Dovecot Services. Pray for those who help and for theguests who attend.

Pray for our mission partners:- Sarah Macarthur in Peru- Andy and Jutta Cowie in Haiti-

David and Ann Macfarlane in Italy- Our new partners, Abi and Ally in Bangladesh

Pray for the Baptist Assembly in Scotland meeting this month inMotherwell. Pray that this years Assembly would again be a signifi-cant catalyst for the development of Christs Kingdom in Scotland.

Pray for our world, particularly for the Middle East - Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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35th Annual Scottish Ladies'Weekend Conference

20 22 February (Speaker Jackie Cowan)

and

27 February to 1 March (Speaker Jane Gallacher)

This years theme is Dynamic Prayer. Our location will be Scotlandsoldest established hotel: the Salutation Hotel, Perth.

Centrally located yet only 2 minutes from beautiful river walks. Allrooms (mainly twin or single) are en suite with tea & coffee facilities.

Please note, the first weekend will be smaller in number for thosewho prefer this.

Enjoy great teaching, great fellowship, great fun, great food, and havea great time in Perth!

Cost 98 including booking fee.

Phone Irene 01236 827613 or Roslyn 01324 713639

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Scottish Borders Africa Aids Group

Scottish Borders Africa Aids Group charity are holding a coffee morningon Saturday 4 th October at St Andrews Leckie Church Hall, Peebles, 10

a.m. to 12 noon. The aims of Scottish Borders Africa Aids Group are as follows :

to increase the understanding of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and itsdevastating social, educational and health effects on Africa;

to identify and support health, educational and community projectsin Africa in order to help those infected and affected by AIDS; and

to raise funds to support this work.

We would be delighted to see any members of your congregation who would like to support this event, please book tickets or just come along onthe night.

Johm Blyth Friends Together newsletterJohn (survived by his wife Margaret) was well known to Peebles BaptistChurch and came to preach several times. He was also Bill Speirs' son-in-law. You can find a link to the Friends Together newsletter under theNews menu of our website:

http://peeblesbaptistchurch.org/john-blyth-friends-together-september-2014/

This newsletter is a memorial to John Blyth, who died in September 2013. It is to thank all who donated money to the John Blyth Malawi

Fund (JBMF) at his funeral and since, and to let you know how the fund continues to change thelives of his sons and daughters in Malawi.

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SamaritansPurse Shoebox

Appeal:Operation

Christmas ChildSince 1990, more than 113 million boys and girls in over 130 countries

have experienced Gods love through the power of simple shoebox giftsfrom Operation Christmas Child. Samaritans Purse works with localchurches and ministry partners to deliver the gifts and share the GoodNews of Jesus Christ.

For details of how to fill a box, please see the instructions below. Pleasenote that this will be the last year in which we will require shoeboxes forthe elderly also.

SHOEBOX Find an empty medium sized shoebox and wrap box and lid separately.

BOY OR GIRL? Decide if your gift is for a Boy or a Girl and the age category: 2-4, 5-9 or10-14. Download and print the appropriate boy/girl label. Mark the cor-rect age category and stick the label to the top of your shoebox.

FILL WITH GIFTS Fill your shoebox with a variety of new gifts that will bring delight to achild. See gift suggestions below or have a go at making your own. Remember to pray for the child who will receive your shoebox gift.

GIFT SUGGESTIONS Please fill your box with a selection of new gifts from the following list,or similar items:

TOYS: Include items that children will immediately embrace such asdolls or stuffed toys (with CE label), toy trucks, harmonica, yo-yo, skip-

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ping rope, ball, small puzzles etc.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or felt pens,stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or notebooks & paper, solar calcu-lators, colouring & picture books etc.

HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush and toothpaste, bars of wrapped soap,comb or hairbrush, flannel.

OTHER ITEMS: Hat, cap, gloves or scarf, sunglasses, hair accessories, jewellery set, wind up torch, wrapped sweets (sell by date must be atleast March of the following year).

DO NOT INCLUDE: used or damaged items, war related items such as

toy guns, play soldiers or knives; chocolate or other food items; liquids orlotions of any type including bubbles; medicines; hand-made or knittedstuffed toys; anything of a political, racial or religious nature; marbles orsharp objects; glass containers, mirrors or fragile items; clothing otherthan as listed above.

INCLUDE 3 DONATION PER BOX We ask for a minimum 3 shipping donation to cover UK transportation,

overseas shipping and promotion for each box you prepare. You can giveonline to discover the destination of your shoebox. You can also write acheque to Samaritans Purse, place it in an envelope and put it inside yourshoebox, then secure the box with an elastic band. If you do more thanone box, just make out one cheque to cover all your shoebox donations,put it in an envelope and place it inside one of your shoeboxes.

DROP OFF YOUR SHOEBOX

Give your shoebox to Margaret Cowan by 2 November at the latest.

You can find lots more information about OperationChristmas Child, where your shoeboxes go, and more

details about how to pack your shoebox, at:

http://operationchristmaschild.org.uk

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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...

...but the goose called Hallmark is quite fat enough! Were going to bedoing something a bit different this year to send oneanother greetings. Now that were growing as a church,its becoming increasingly difficult to send Christmascards to everyone else in the church - it would cost afortune, uses up the Earths resources, and theresalways the danger of people being missed out.

So instead, were going to be having a Greetings Treeon which you can hang your greetings to the rest ofthe church. Wed like to encourage everyone touse that, and contribute the money you would

have spent on Christmas cards to a central fund. Well be publishing more details of how that will work, and where the money will go to, in thenear future.

The Baptist Assembly in Scotland meets in Motherwell at the end of

October. In this important year for Scotland, Assembly will be consideringthe place of our Baptist communities within our nation. What do we antici-pate when we pray Your Kingdom come? What influence do we expect tohave in the shaping of the future of our nation? How can we influence thehealth of Scotland for the better, encourage our communities to supportone another and engage with areas such as education and social justicethrough the mission and ministry of the local church?

Although each church that is part of the Union sends official delegates,the evening sessions and Saturday morning are free and open to all. Weretrying to arrange transport for anyone who would like to go up on Fridaynight for a lively worship session, some great teaching, and to support Ianas he is welcomed as a fully accredited pastor.

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Kings Meadow Update The main focus of the summer was building the shed, which is now inplace, although it could do with another coat of green paint before winter

sets in. The shed build was thanks to Bill, Rex his neighbour and Jasonfrom the houses next to the garden. If you have not seen the ordered beauty of the interior, have a look at the photo collage earlier in the mag.

We have approached the Community Service team to ask for help withthe paths. The team leader has been out to see the garden, and has agreedthat his team can supply labour and machinery, including the whackerplates. This is great news, as it will save us loads of money and will be

great to have a community team getting involved. Please pray that this will go ahead, as communication has gone a bit quiet recently!

Another bit of good news is that Jason, who helped with the shed, askedif he could borrow the lawnmower to cut his neighbours grass this is wonderful, as we are literally seeing scripture coming to life (readMark 12:31 for a clue!)

The garden has given lots of pleasure over the summer, particularly forthe children, who have helped with many jobs, and have enjoyed picking beans, peas , raspberries and strawberries to eat.

Jobs for early October:

Digging the beds, ready for the winter

Picking up stones, before the last mow

Painting the shed

More garden volunteers are URGENTLY needed. Pleasepray about whether you could offer to help occasionally; it would be a great encouragement. The main requirementis that you enjoy the company of other people, and would be willing to lend a hand with a range of jobs.Tools, coffee and chat is always supplied, and this isa great way of making new friends and links with people in the area.

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Been saved, being saved, will be saved

Salvation is a many-faceted, glorious reality which has time aspects attachedto it. Weve been saved so we sing songs like Happy day, oh, happy day,

when Jesus washed my sins away and My chains fell off, my heart was free.I often recall that day when, as a teenager, I first heard that you could be

born again and was saved.

Then were being saved as a present day reality. Were continually being res-cued from ourselves our foolishness, our bad reactions, our blind spots, the

world, the flesh and the devil. God keeps on saving us and giving us grace tolive to please him.

Ultimately, and in theological terms, salvation is a future occurrence, an es-chatological event. Its being saved from banishment from the presence ofGod in eternity. In reality, everything that happens to us is almost trivialcompared with salvation from hell, judgment and the wrath of God on thatfinal day. So in its fullest sense salvation is a future event for us all, a time

when well be saved into eternal delight and glory.

Here Paul exhorts us to put on the helmet of salvation. In Romans 13 he says,

Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Hes referring toGods cataclysmic judgment on the universe. Our salvation is getting closerand closer.

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the wordof God. (Ephesians 6: 17)

Part 11:

The Helmet of Salvation

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The hope salvation

I remember the first time I flew and saw the dawn beginning to break. Thesky was black and it was as though someone took a golden pen and drew aline across it. This beautiful golden line opened up and gradually the colourof the sky became deep blue. I was mesmerised by it, just watching the daythat was about to break.

Speaking of salvation Paul says, The night is far gone, day is at hand. Salva-tion is on its way. This short night will soon be over. Glory will break out.Paul urges us to put on the helmet of salvation. Elsewhere uses a differentphrase and relates it to the future, For a helmet take the hope of salvation (1Thess. 5:8). We must put it on. In hope were saved.

In Romans 8 Paul questions, Who hopes for what he already has? This re-minds me of Christmas. A few days before Christmas the children seen the

parcels under the tree and have great hopes. Theyre tempted to touch thepresents and long for different things. The reality is this: the presents are not yours yet. Likewise, we dont hope for what we already have. Rather we mustset [our] hope fully on the grace thats coming to [us] at the revelation of Je-sus Christ. Even now were the sons of God but it doesnt yet appear what weshall be.

I believe that the helmet of salvation refers to salvation in its fullest sense eternal salvation, coming into the presence of God, being transformed intohis likeness and being caught up in everlasting glory. Mother Theresa said, when weve been in eternal glory well look back at our life on this earth asone night spent in a bad hotel. Were entering into eternal gory. Well bechanged and what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

We wont be swallowed up by death but by life. Thats our great salvation.Thats when all the enigmas will be put right and all the unanswered ques-tions will find their answers. It will be a salvation that overshadows and over- whelms everything weve ever seen before. Here on earth we hear about thetragic death of people that we know the hounding of Christians in Afghani-stan and martyrs in China. We think, This is terrible. But heartbreak willgive way to salvation.

No turning back

Theres a salvation coming, so lets be good soldiers. Theres an ultimate hopeof salvation when well be completely changed and have new bodies for theSpirit to live in. God has prepared things for us that havent even entered theheart of man gifts under the Christmas tree that none of us could ever havedreamed of.

Its a real battle and we must put on real armour. Set your hope fully says

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Peebles Baptist Church supportsfour mission partners who (broadlyspeaking) all work in the areas ofDevelopment & People.

Development ministries aim to re-establish God-given dignity by providing

economic opportunity, community resilience and freedom from abuse. Thisarea of BMS work helps demonstrate Jesus love, compassion and concern tosome of the worlds poorest people.

Our partners are: Andy and Jutta Cowie in Haiti,Sara McArthur in Peru, Ann and David MacFarlane in Italy, Abi and Ally who are newly settled in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries inthe world, and is frequently hit by disasters. Cyclones, flash floods, tidalsurges, tornadoes and mudslides regularly claim many lives and destroy in-frastructure. Around 45 % of the countrys people live below the poverty line,

with many surviving on less than 52p a day. It is a predominately Muslimcountry with a very small Christian Minority (around 0.5%) of which half isRoman Catholic. Baptists are the largest protestant group.

Abi and Ally have been sent out by Gerrard Street Baptist Church in Aber-deen. They have a 2 year old son, Lachlan, and are expecting another littleone this month (October 2014).

Ally is a mechanical engineer, and has worked in the oil industry for 7 years,and Abi has worked for over 9 years as a Specialist Speech and LanguageTherapist for children with additional support needs. They first approachedBMS in 2011 and have been journeying towards serving abroad since that

time.Because Bangladesh is a sensitive area of the world, where special securitymeasures apply, we cannot give more details about Abi and Ally, includingphotographs, however this does not stop us praying for them as they startout in a new country.

Prayer points:For them to settle in quickly and make good friends amongst

their neighbours and colleagues;For safety & health particularly with a new baby and a toddler;That they will have a strong sense of being led by God as theystart out in a new country with many cultural differences.

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The Eagle FamilyBeira has been a real eye opener for us, it was one thing for us to imagine what life living in Mozambique would be like, it was another thing to liveit. As we passed the holiday feeling and moved into the realities of life

here we found a real depth of beauty to the country. Its people are warmand friendly but at the same time shy. Its landscape open and vast but atthe same time strange and constricting. As our language improved we felt

more comfortable wandering around, speakingto people and going to new places. Beira becameour home a place we came to know well, and aplace where we met new friends.

Over the last year in Mozambique a few thingshave changed from our original understanding before we left the UK. Things which have im-pacted upon us as individuals and as a family.These changes have caused us over the last fewmonths to re-evaluate our position in Mozam- bique and we have been seeking prayerful guid-ance from God during this time. The outcome ofthis is that we will no longer be working withBMS from June this year.

It is sad when things dont go the way you thought, when after steppingout in faith things change from what we thought the plan would be. It has been a very difficult decision to make but one we feel is right at this time. As we questioned what was happening and tried to work out where we were we remembered the words of Proverbs 3 lean not on your own un-derstanding. Whilst we struggle to grasp changes in circumstances, and

doubt ourselves and our decisions. It is comforting to know that we cantrust in God and let him makes our paths straight.

We trust that God will continue to use us in wherever we go to next and in

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Title : Lucas on Life

Author : Jeff Lucas

Publisher : Authentic Lifestyle

Year : March 2001

RRP : 7.99

Be prepared to be thoroughly challenged, provoked and nudged, bothsubtly and directly, in this humorous collection of stories and anecdotesfrom popular speaker and author Jeff Lucas This entertaining and chal-

lenging book by popular speaker and Bible teacher, Jeff Lucas, takes alight-hearted look at the Christian life. Jeff takes you on a memorable journey through life's ups and downs, pointing out lessons that need to belearned on the way.

Amazon customer review

An honest and rich experience, where the author delves into life's major

themes (relationships, death, sex, spirituality...) and craftily connects to-gether his own higgledy- piggledy existence with lifes 'real' questions. It isnot a package of trite religious answers that you find in the pages of sto-ries, but hilarious honesty, delightful discovery, ambitious adventures byordinary folk... It is to be savoured and enjoyed a story or 2 at a time ToNOT reflect on each story is to miss the authors intention and the read-ers opportunity. It's Bill Bryson -type observation & everyday humour

meeting with an ordinary geezer asking life's little & big questions andfinding hope. Marvellous This is what paper was made for.

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Title : Love Ran Red

Artist : Chris Tomlin

Date : 27 October 2014

Editorial Review

One of Christian music's most well-known artists, Chris Tomlin returns

with the all new album LOVE RAN RED featuring the hits 'Waterfall' and'Jesus Loves Me.' Available October 27, the Deluxe Edition will featurethe full-length studio album along with four bonus tracks.

With a list of No. 1 Christian radio singles, a GRAMMY Award, two Bill- board Music Awards, 19 Dove Awards, one platinum and four gold al- bums to his credit, Chris Tomlin is among the most well-known and influ-ential artists in contemporary Christian music, referred to by Time Maga-

zine as 'most likely the most often sung artist anywhere.' Tomlin contin-ues to tour many dates every year and plays regularly atPassion Conferences in theUnited States and world- wide. Along with Pastor andCommunicator Louie Giglio,Tomlin serves at Passion City

Church in Atlanta, GA.

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SUNDAY 5 O CTOBER Childrens talk: Charles TullochKAOS: Pat Hamilton, Charles Tulloch, ElaineTeens: Helping with KAOS Flowers: Christine DrummondStewards: Frank Drummond, Carlyn McCall

Teas: Kenny Hamilton Setup: Team 1Communion Servers: Christine Drummond, Fergus Brown

SUNDAY 12 O CTOBER Childrens talk: Linda BellKAOS: Bill Jacobs, Janlyn TownleyTeens: Stay in Service

Flowers: Pat Hamilton Stewards: Jacqueline Wilson, Hazel HoganTeas: Helen HendersonSetup: Team 2

SUNDAY 19 O CTOBER Childrens talk: Linda BellKAOS: Pat Hamilton, Moira DalrympleTeens: Rab Bramhall Flowers: Helen HendersonStewards: Margaret Clifford, Carolyn MunroeTeas: Wilma WintourSetup: Team 1Communion Servers: Christine Drummond, Wilma Wintour

SUNDAY 26 O CTOBER Childrens talk: Bill JacobsKAOS: Bill Jacobs, Janlyn TownleyTeens: Rab Bramhall Flowers: Hazel HoganStewards: Liz Keiro, Lindsey GrayTeas: Helen CSetup: Team 2

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Flowers: Carlyn McCallStewards: Janet Smith, Frank DrummondTeas: Janlyn TownleySetup: Team 1Communion Servers: Lindsey Gray, Janet Smith

SUNDAY 9 N OVEMBER Childrens talk: Christine DrummondKAOS: Jennie Jacobs, ElaineTeens: Stay in Service Flowers: Margaret McLennanStewards: Bill Jacobs, Jacqueline WilsonTeas: Vi BrownSetup: Team 2Communion Servers:

SUNDAY 16 N OVEMBER Childrens talk: Jacqueline WilsonKAOS: Bill Jacobs, Janlyn Townley, Charles TullochTeens: Rab Bramhall Flowers: Wilma WintourStewards: Vi Brown, Margaret CliffordTeas: Carolyn MunroeSetup: Team 1Communion Servers: John Dalrymple, Jacqueline Wilson

SUNDAY 23 N OVEMBER Childrens talk: Charles TullochKAOS: Christine Drummond, Moira DalrympleTeens: Rab Bramhall Flowers: Margaret JohnstoneStewards: Stan Henderson, Liz KeiroTeas: Isobel CliffordSetup: Team 2

SUNDAY 30 N OVEMBER Childrens talk: Linda BellKAOS: Jennie Jacobs, Janlyn Townley, ElaineTeens: Helping with KAOS

Flowers: Janet SmithStewards: Willie and Wilma Wintour, Janet SmithTeas: Pat HamiltonSetup: Team 1

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Following on from the very enjoyable evening at theBuccleuch Arms last October, there will be another supperfor Christians involved in schools teachers, ANAs, sup-port staff, admin staff, janitors, chaplains, SU group lead-ers, peripatetic teachers, etc.

This years event will again be held at the Buccleuch Arms,St Boswells, on the A68, on Thursday 30 th October, 6.30for 7.00pm. It will cost 21.50 for 2 courses plus tea/coffee.

Our speaker this year will be Margaret MacDonald, the

Headteacher of Wallacestone Primary School in Falkirk.Margaret has a long track record of introducing Christianvalues in her school. She will also be bringing a classteacher from the school Jackie Sihota who will sharesomething of her experience of implementing Christianvalues in the classroom.

Please do put the date in your diary, and please pass the

information on to anyone who might be interested. Fur-ther details with menu choices, etc. will follow shortly.

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