gateway september 2010 - corringham evangelical
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Regular Activities Sunday 10.30am Morning communion (third Sunday of every month)
11.00am Morning worship
11.00am TJC (The Junior Church) - younger persons’ groups
6.00pm Evening communion (first Sunday of every month)
6.30pm Evening worship
Monday 6.30pm Club 7/12* - ages 7-12, school year 3-7
7.45pm YPF (Young People's Fellowship)* - age 12+
Tuesday 7.45pm Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
Friday 10.30am Coffee Break*
* These activities do not run during the school holidays or on public holidays.
Gateway www.corringhamevangelical.co.uk
September 2010
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I f you’re a regular news-watcher (as I
am) then you can’t fail to have
noticed the scale of devastation that
has affected Pakistan over recent
weeks.
While the number of people who have
died is small compared to the Haiti
earthquake (the effect of which I in no
way wish to diminish), the number of
people affected is estimated to be up
to 20 million; that’s equivalent to
around a third of the UK population.
Heavy monsoon rains in northern
Pakistan have resulted in the
destruction of homes, roads, bridges,
crops and livestock. Vast areas have
been inundated with water and many
hundreds of thousands of people
have been left injured or homeless.
Once the waters subside there will still
be grave concerns about the spread
of disease and illness, such as malaria,
diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and other
water-borne diseases.
As a church we have recently sent a
donation to Tearfund to assist in their
relief work in Pakistan. Tearfund is
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Pakistan: A Growing
Need
working with a local charity (SSEWA-
Pak) to provide aid to more than
14,000 people in two provinces of the
country, and another organisation
(ABES) which is providing assistance to
families who have lost everything.
We can feel helpless in a situation
such as this as we feel so small
compared to the enormity of the
problem. However, one of the things
Christians feel strongly that they can
Diary Dates
Sat 18
Sep
Clue Hunt (3.00pm)
Harvest tea (5.00pm)
Sun 19
Sep
Harvest service (11.00am) -
Aaron Clark (LCM)
Sun 17
Oct
Church Anniversary (11.00am
& 6.30pm)
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D ear Reader,
Firstly I must apologise
for not producing a
Gateway magazine
during June. My latest
set of work exams and a number of
other projects I had going on at the
time meant I didn’t have the
appropriate amount of time to devote
to the magazine.
I’m sure you can understand that
coming up with ideas for what to
include in the magazine each quarter
is quite tricky; if you have any
suggestions please get in contact with
me using the details on this page.
Alternatively, look us up on Facebook
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I’m always keen to receive feedback,
both positive and negative, from
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provide a better picture of what
people in our local area want to read.
After a bit of a summer break the
magazine is back and ready for your
reading pleasure! I trust that you
enjoy reading The Gateway and find it
stimulating and challenging.
Best wishes,
Dave Partridge (Editor)
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I f you like games, puzzles, music and
crafts then why not come along to
TJC on a Sunday. TJC stands for The
Junior Church and it’s where a group
of children aged 3-12 get together to
do some fun activities and hear a
Bible Story. We also run a variety of
other activities during the year such as
having parties, Easter Egg hunts,
Christmas nativity and other things
too.
You’d be most welcome to join us
from 11am-12noon on a Sunday to
give your parents a little break!
There’s even usually a drink and
biscuits or cake afterwards.
Why not come to TJC?
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My Father years old in a pair of long black shorts
covered in paint. Needless to say,
Mum had a few words to say about
that. At the aged of eighty he bought
his first pair of jeans and cut slashes in
them because he said it was the
fashion. Mum had something to say
about that too!
As an earthly father they didn’t come
any better. Sadly, he passed away
four years ago and I can only rely on
memories to be with him.
What a comfort to know I have a
Heavenly Father who loves me just as
much, teaches me the wonders of life,
is there in my times of need and I can
walk and talk with Him whenever I
want to. He will never leave me. He
will be with me for eternity. He is
available to us all!
Brenda Vickery
A fter celebrating Father’s Day in
June, I naturally started to recall
fond memories of my Dad. Oh! How
embar ras s ing Dad’s can be
sometimes, can’t they?
Mine was always a jolly soul, full of life
and always ready with a witty quip.
He was well-known for his silly songs,
one of them being:
I went to the pictures tomorrow
To see a dead donkey die.
I took out my pistol to stab him
And he landed me one in the eye.
I won’t go on – there is more – but you
get my meaning.
He had a huge influence on my life
and taught me many wonderful
lessons. His grandchildren adored him
and well remember his antics. He
played football at the age of sixty
Harvest Clue Hunt On Sunday 19th September at
11.00am we will have our Harvest
service—please bring donations of
food items, particularly those that
aren’t perishable. These w i l l
be given to the London
City Mission for the
w o r k t h e y
undertake with
the needy
a n d
homeless.
O n Saturday 18th September we
will be going on a clue hunt
around the local area (on foot). The
clue hunt will be suitable for all ages
and there will be a prize for the winner.
If you’d like to join in then be at the
church at 3.00pm.
Around 5.00pm we will also have a
harvest tea at which all are welcome.
If you can’t make the clue hunt you’ll
still be welcome to the tea.
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do is pray.
It may sound trite but it is important
that we spend time speaking with
God about these problems because
He desires to hear from us. If you’re
struggling for what to pray in this sort of
situation then Tearfund have provided
a prayer that you could pray now.
A prayer for Pakistan
Father God, giver of life, hope and
strength,
We lift the people of Pakistan to you in
prayer, many of whom have lost
everything and who need food, water
and shelter. May help come to them
quickly, and may they be protected
from disease and infection.
We remember all those responding to
help meet urgent needs in Pakistan as
the floods continue to cause
devastation. We ask you to keep
them safe and well, and that they will
have the resources that they need to
help the most vulnerable people.
We thank you because Christians and
churches around the world are
standing with the suffering in love and
compassion as one global church .
We ask for your spirit to be among
those affected and all those
responding, bringing healing and
transformation.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
It is important that we never forget the
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disasters just because they are not on
our doorstep. We may not be able to
physically do anything to support
them, but we can donate money to
support those who are on the ground
and we can do the most important
thing, which is to pray.
Dave Partridge
If you would like to know more about
Tearfund’s relief effort then please visit
their website www.tearfund.org/
pakistan. You can donate to Tearfund
direct ly on their website, or
alternatively you can visit the Disasters
Emergency Committee (DEC) website
at www.dec.org.uk.
We will shortly be launching our 2010
Operation Christmas Child appeal.
During the appeal we collect
shoeboxes to send to less privileged
children throughout the world. If you
are interested in getting involved
then please contact the editor who
will pass your details on to the co-
ordinator of the project. The e-mail
address to send messages to is
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I f you like tea or coffee
(which let’s face it, most
Brits do), if you like tasty
homemade cakes (which most
people do), and if you like great
conversation (which hopefully
you do) then Coffee Break is for
you!
Coffee Break is held every Friday
during school term-time from
10.30am-12noon and everyone is
welcome. We have a variety of
old and young people, all with
their own specialist areas of
know ledge , and the
conversation is always free-
flowing.
Why not pop into the church
hall this Friday morning and
see what you can add to the
mix?
Coffee Break
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YPF Camp 2010
unfortunately poured with rain as the
church arrived to visit us, soaking some
from head to toe.” While it meant that
our annual rounders game was off the
cards “we still had fun playing games
in the marquee. We also held an
evening service at camp in the
marquee.”
Ella thought that the “huge game of
rounders was a lot of fun with
everyone getting involved.” She was
also reminded that “God forgives our
sins countless times, no matter what
we do” and commented on the fact
that it was the coldest camp yet!
Cheryl loved “having the opportunity
to spend time away from our busy lives
with friends, building and renewing
relationships, and the crazy games
that are only played once a year.”
As we’re sure you can see, YPF camp
is a great time away and we’d love for
you to join in. Come along to YPF on a
term-time Monday evening from
7.45pm-9.45pm to find out a bit more
about YPF and get in on the action!
Dave Partridge
E very August Bank Holiday the YPF (Young People’s Fellowship) go
away to Danbury for a weekend of
camping. This year, a group of
around 25 people went away for a
time of games, food, activities and
studying the Bible. To sum up the
experience we thought we’d ask
members of the youth group to write a
bit explaining what they’d enjoyed
about this year’s camp. Here’s what
they said...
Alice said: “It’s good to get away from
an average day at home; there is
always something to do and things to
learn at camp.”
The thing that Joe enjoyed the most
about camp was the quiet times,
because “it was a time to learn about
God with others”. He also enjoyed
swimming on Monday.
Mae thought that “it was great to get
to know each other more and bond
with other church members. The age
group is very varied and it was
enjoyable to talk to those you
wouldn’t normally talk to.” She also
thought that “ultimately you learn
more about God through listening to
talks and having group discussions.”
Rachel “enjoyed playing lots of games
and spending time in God’s creation
while camping outdoors.” However,
most of all she enjoyed “learning more
about God—how much He loves us
and wants to know us.” Camp is the
highlight of her year!
Hollie commented on the fact that “it