DIARY OF PRAYER – JULY 2015

1 Rosemary Lumley 2 Alice McAdam 3 John & Ayse McKenzie, Iain, Layla and Scott 4 Rev. Mhari McLintock, Hugh MacCallum, Roddy and Bryce 5 Annabel Matharu, James and Alice 6 Grace Mitchell 7 Roz & Neil Morris 8 Peter & Pam Muckersie 9 Anne Nichol 10 Heather Nichols 11 John & Vivien Nichols and Kirsty 12 Dennis & Margaret O’Brien and Robert 13 Ivan & Alison Pointon, Louisa and Donna 14 Colin & Cheryl Ritchie, Tara, Andrew and Fraser 15 Jan Roberts 16 Dorothy Roe 17 Kath Shortley 18 Mary Skidmore 19 John & Lorna Spenser 20 David Steen 21 Jo & Nathan Stratton, Sophie and Elspeth 22 Winnie Tawil 23 Esmé Thorpe 24 Martyn & Bronwen Todd, Alice, Sarah and Charlotte 25 Janet & Ken Turner 26 Mick & Alison Tyler, Abigail, Gavin and Benjamin 27 Joy Verral 28 Gaynor Watkins 29 Bob Watson 30 Helen Watt 31 Di & Dave Wilson

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“Summer suns are glowing over land and sea” At last we have had a taste of summer. When the sun shines we all feel so much better both physically and mentally. This made me think of the many things which can lift our spirits even if the sun is not shining – a baby’s smile, a child’s laughter, a chat over a cup of tea with a really good friend, a favourite piece of music, a beautiful view. I am sure you

can think of many more examples which raise your spirits. Our God designed a wonderful universe which He entrusted to us to care for and enjoy but we have been poor stewards over the centuries and are only beginning to realise that we need to do more to protect the environment and the many species of animals. As it is now one of the main holiday seasons I hope that if you get away you will be able to appreciate some of the wonders that this world has to offer – inspired buildings, beautiful views, and different cultures. Whether you have an active or a relaxing holiday I hope that you will return to Abbey Hill much refreshed in body, mind and spirit with plenty to share with others. I wish you all a safe and happy July and August whether at home or away. May God richly bless us all at this time. Winnie.

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DIARY FOR JULY 2015

Regular Events:- (except school holidays) Tuesday 10.00 Craft Meeting Thursday 10.00 The Coffee Pot 5.00 Rainbows 6.15 Brownies Friday 7.00 Guides Other Events: 1

st Wednesday 7.15 Elders’ Meeting

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th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Rev. Mhari McLintock, followed by

Coffee in the schoolroom. 8

th Wednesday 12.30 Ladies Circle Lunch at Haig’s Hotel, Balsall Common.

7.15 Managers’ Meeting 12

th Sunday 11.00 Junior Church Parade service, led by Donna Curran, a

member of our Worship Leaders Group, followed by coffee in the schoolroom. 7.00 Tannery Court Service. 13

th Monday 10.30 Coffee Morning at Pat Cowan’s, 36 Frythe Close.

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th Sunday 11.00 Family Service with Communion led by Rev. Mhari

McLintock, followed CHURCH MEETING. 26

th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Rev. Roger Hall, followed by coffee

in the hall. The Communion Offertory for July will be donated to Uyogo.

Coffee/tea events Pat Cowan – Monday 13

th July 10.30 am

Winnie Tawil – Monday 10th

August – by invitation. David & Betty Connelly – Friday 4

th September – 7.00 pm.

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DIARY FOR AUGUST 2015

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Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Linda Mead, co-ordinator for Commitment for Life, followed by coffee in the schoolroom.

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th Wednesday 7.15 Elders’ Meeting

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th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Rev. David Tennant,

followed by coffee in the schoolroom. 10

th Monday Tea/coffee at Winnie Tawil’s, by invitation.

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th Wednesday 2.00 Ladies Circle at Betty Connelly’s home.

7.15 Managers’ Meeting. 16

th Sunday 11.00 Family Service with Communion led by Rev. Paul

Fiske, followed by coffee in the schoolroom . 23

rd Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Kath Shortley, a member of

our Worship Leaders Group, followed by coffee in the schoolroom. 30

th Sunday 11.00 Family Service led by Rev. Mhari McLintock,

including the baptism of Charlotte Todd. The Communion offertory for August will be donated to the Helen Ley Home.

Treasurer’s Report

Communion Offertories April - £75 was raised for Riding for the disabled May - £43 was raised for MacMillan Cancer support The June charity is Alzheimers Research, July – UYOGO and August - the Helen Ley Home.

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ROTAS –JULY 2015 Transport Flowers provided by Flowers arranged by

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Di Wilson

Eileen John

Eileen John

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John Spenser

Helen Green

Heather Barton

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Phil Inshaw

Alice McAdam

Alice McAdam

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Colin Ritchie

Peggy Everall

Betty Connelly

Projector & Sound Stewards Readers

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Bronwen Todd

Michael & Henry Curran

Ivan Pointon

12 John McKenzie

Phil Inshaw

Linda Duffy

Eileen John

John McKenzie

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David Connelly

Donna Hall

Alison Crichton

Alison Crichton

26 Kath Shortley

Winnie Tawil

John & Vivien Nichols

Eileen John

Coffee Car Park Vestry

5 Pat Cowan

Glenys Hobbins

The Currans

Anne Gilmore

12 Pat Cowan

Winnie Tawil

Ivan Pointon

Rosemary Lawrence

19 Janet Turner

Mary Skidmore

Phil Inshaw

Di Wilson

26 Janet Turner

Mary Skidmore

Alison Crichton

Di Wilson

Communion Prep Comm. Servers

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Winnie Tawil

Di Wilson

Winnie Tawil

Pat Cowan

Colin Ritchie

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ROTAS –AUGUST 2015 Transport Flowers provided by Flowers arranged by

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John Nichols

Di Wilson

Di Wilson

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Pat Cowan

Helen Watt

Barbara Gillard

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Di Wilson

Winnie Tawil

Anne Holloway

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John Spenser

Mavis Duckworth

Rosemary Lawrence

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Phil Inshaw

Rosemary Jones

Ayse McKenzie

Projector & Sound Stewards Readers

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Ivan Pointon

John & Lorna Spenser

Lorna Spenser

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Bronwen Todd

Betty Connelly

Rosemary Jones

Betty Connelly

16 Kath Shortley

Phil Inshaw

Jane Woods-Scawen

Winnie Tawil

Vivien Nichols

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David Connelly

Fred & Anne Holloway

Rosemary Lawrence

30 John McKenzie

Winnie Tawil

Pat Cowan

Judy Clarkson

David Connelly

Coffee Car Park Vestry

2 Kath Shortley

Glenys Hobbins

Colin Ritchie

Pat Cowan

9 Kath Shortley

Winnie Tawil

Bronwen Todd

Colin Ritchie

16 John Nichols

Cheryl Ritchie

David Connelly

Kath Shortley

23 John Nichols

Cheryl Ritchie

Fred Holloway

Winnie Tawil

30 Gloria Cordery

Helen Green

Pat Cowan

Eileen John

Communion Prep Comm. Servers

16 Anne Gilmore

Kath Shortley

Anne Gilmore

Kath Shortley

Rosemary Lawrence

Janet Turner

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH FAMILY. JULY BIRTHDAYS A few of our friends have Birthdays in July. They include:- July 4th David Steen July 5th Janet Turner July 7th Anne Gilmore July 17th Peter Muckersie & Edna Dixon July 19th Barbara Gillard July 22nd Fraser Ritchie July 25th Jack Dixon July 27th Rosemary Lumley, Fred Holloway & Chris Ives July 29th Annabel Matharu Among the younger generations the birthdays are July 1st Emelia Hall & July 15th Ethan Flint. JULY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. July is always a popular month for weddings. Among those who celebrate this month are:- July 1st John & Ayse McKenzie July 4th Jo & Nathan Stratton July 21st Pat & Ian Cowan (Golden Wedding) July 27th Roz & Neil Morris & Di & Dave Wilson July 29th Pam & Peter Muckersie Congratulations and best wishes to all the above. UNWELL/IN HOSPITAL. We are delighted to be able to say that Peggy Everall is now home again at Ashdene Gardens and we hope to be able to see her among us in the near future. Rosemary Jones has now started her chemotherapy. We wish her well. Trevor John is home again after his second hip operation. We are thinking of him and of Eileen at this time. Trevor’s daughter is due to have surgery for a brain tumour. 10

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS. Those celebrating their birthday in August are:- August 3rd Cheryl Ritchie August 9th Heather Nichols August 28th Colin Ritchie WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. Like July, August is a favourite for weddings and quite a few couples in our church tied the knot in August. They are:- August 8th Jane & Peter Bryan August 11th Betty & David Connelly August 12th Jennifer Jackson & Robert Banks August 15th Barbara & Richard Gillard & Gloria & Brian Cordery August 17th Janet & Ken Turner August 24th Jon & Sally Atkinson August 28th Eileen & Trevor John August 31st Donna & Darren Hall Change of address. Please note that Chris Ives is now at Flat 20, Kenilworth Hall Bridge Street Kenilworth CV8 1BQ Tel. 07904 411887 We continue to pray for Dorothy Barker, Eileen Bates, Eileen Brining, Vic Jones, Joan Lightbown, Rosemary Lumley, Grace Mitchell, Jan Roberts, Dorothy Roe, & David Steen. All of the above mentioned and any who do not wish to be mentioned by name, are in our thoughts and prayers. Tears. A small boy returned from Sunday School in tears saying, “This morning they told me that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but I want to be a train driver!”

PLEASE let PAT COWAN know on 864400 if you have any news of our church

family.

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Commitment for Life Update - ZIMBABWE

How does your garden grow? An exciting scheme run by Dabane Trust, a CforL/Christian Aid partner, involves solar-powered water pumps helping communities to establish thriving market gardens. We’re pleased to report that the gardens continue to flourish. In Ntandokazulu, 70% of the land is under cultivation, compared to 40% before the solar-powered pump was installed. The farmers now produce a diverse range of crops including green leafy vegetables, onions, beetroots, tomatoes and carrots. Ethel Ndebele told us how her life has changed: “I have regained my health and weight as I have a nutritious and balanced diet from my own garden.”She has just harvested a bumper crop of maize, which is the first time that maize has ever grown at this time of year. Successes and lessons learned. Dabane Trust has now provided solar-powered water pumps to rural women in 18 irrigation schemes. People who had previously given up growing crops because they struggled with carrying heavy loads of water over great distances have been able to return to farming. “Watering our gardens using solar-powered engines has been such a relief,” explains Shylet Siziba, who grows a range of vegetables in Asenzeni Garden, Gwanda. “We no longer spend excessive hours drawing water; the pump does it for us.” The past few months have shown that some of the pumps are too small for the gardens they are irrigating. All the units were installed with 0.5 horse-power pumps. Dabane Trust would like to replace some of the pumps with at least one or two horse-power pumps, which would cost an extra $250 per pump. But, as Shylet explains, even the smaller pumps have been invaluable in saving the women time. “We now have free time for other chores and for our family.”

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Christian Aid This year Abbey Hill managed to collect a total of £1435.96, the total for the whole of Kenilworth was £12641.

Considering all the other appeals going on at the same time (Nepal, Comic Relief to name but two) this is a splendid amount. Well done to everyone involved.

Bishop of Birmingham appointed as new Convenor of Lords

Spiritual

The Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart, has been appointed by

the Archbishop of Canterbury as Convenor of the Lords Spiritual. A

former BP executive with a degree in business studies, Bishop David

takes over the role of coordinating the work of the 26 bishops in the

House of Lords with immediate effect. He succeeds the Bishop of

Leicester, Tim Stevens.

Bishop David said: “A new Parliament and new Government brings

with it fresh challenges and opportunities. I look forward to playing

my part in helping frame the response of the Bishops’ Benches to the

legislative programme, debates and discussions to come over the

next five years.”

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Miscellaneous observations:

~ I’m supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getter harder and

harder for me to find one now.

~ If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

~ A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train

stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

~ Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for

President and 50 for Miss America?

~ To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is

research.

~ In filling out an application, where it says, “In case of emergency,

notify ...” I answered, “a doctor.”

~ ~ I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

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DIARY OF PRAYER – AUGUST 2015

1 Jane Woods-Scawen 2 Jon & Sally Atkinson 3 Ann Banning 4 Dorothy Barker 5 John & Heather Barton 6 Paul & Jennie Blake, Harry & Mollie 7 Eileen Brining 8 Jane Bryan, Martha and Seth 9 Judy Clarkson and Sam 10 Dr. Andy & Chris Coe, Alex, Peter and Michael 11 Alison Collett 12 David & Betty Connelly 13 Gloria Cordery 14 Pat & Ian Cowan 15 Robert & Alison Crichton and Rebecca 16 Michael & Donna Curran, Henry and Martha 17 Jack & Edna Dixon 18 Mavis Duckworth 19 Paul & Linda Duffy, Kate and Michael 20 Terry & Judith Eaton, Rachael and Eleanor 21 Peggy Everall 22 Matt & Caroline Flint, Ethan and Emily 23 Richard & Barbara Gillard, Rachel, Hannah and Robert 24 Anne & Tony Gilmore 25 Helen Green and Stephanie Miller 26 Bert Greenway 27 Darren & Donna Hall and Emelia 28 Laraine Hall 29 Madeline Hamper 30 Glenys Hobbins 31 Fred & Anne Holloway

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Minister: Rev. Mhari McLintock 02476 672752

Secretary: Rosemary Lawrence 850264

ELDERS Kenilworth dialling code 01926

Pat Cowan 864400

Anne Gilmore 855586

Eileen John 511649

Rosemary Lawrence 850264

Vivien Nichols 512764

Colin Ritchie 512507

Kath Shortley 512451

Winnie Tawil 853350

Di Wilson 857002

Fellowship Secretary Pat Cowan 864400

Pulpit Supply Kath Shortley 512451

Treasurer David Connelly 855218

Appeals Treasurer John McKenzie 779810

Secretary Managers Ivan Pointon 855399

Junior Church Secretary Donna Curran 857437

Organist Bob Watson 02476 501681

Gift Aid Secretary John McKenzie 779810

Lettings Officer Bronwen Todd 864332

Free Will Envelopes Mary Skidmore 855651

Magazine Editor Mary Skidmore 855651

Ladies Circle Secretary Winnie Tawil 853350

Guide Leader Tracey McNamara 856922

Brownie Leader Sarah Pointer 02477 042291

Rainbow Leader Alice Maceluch 01788 576089

Crèche Ayse McKenzie 779810

Kitchen Committee Winnie Tawil 853350

Healing Group Viv Nichols 512764

Craft Ministry Peggy Everall 855567

Weekly Notices Mary Skidmore 855651

Child Protection Link Rosemary Lawrence 850264

Transport John Spenser 854747

Kenilworth Foodbank Eileen John 511649

Church Website: www.kenilworthabbeyhill.urc.org.uk