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Church News July/August 2015
CHURCH NEWS
July/August
2015
Here’s to sun, sea and sand! Have a good holiday.
Edited this month by Tony Wenman
www.kingstonurc.org
Charity No. 1131880
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Contents
Contents
2
Church Diary
3-4
Letter from Lesley
5
Cathy’s Conversation
6
Pastoral News
7
Lunchtime with Julia Yoon and Sulhee Kim
8
Kirchentag in Stuttgart
9-10
News from the A-corner
11-12
Lunchtime Recital
12
Church Handbook Errata
12
More News from Romania
13-15
Flower Rota
15
Thank you from KURC’s Christian Aid ‘EC Striders’
16
Marriage of Same-Sex Couples
17-19
Surrey Churches Sponsored Cycle-Ride
Setting -up and Accessing an e-mail (first of a series)
The Next Musikfest
19
20-22
22
IBRA Readings for July and August
23-24
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Church Diary: July/August 2015
(for regular events, please see the diary of regular events, on page 25)
Wednesday
1 July
10.45-14.00 Monthly Forum
13.10
Lunchtime Service
14.00
Emmaus course part 2
19.00
Emmaus course part 2
Friday
3 July
13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
5 July
10.00
Traditional Worship with Communion,
11.30
All-Age worship
13.00-17.00 Children’s Contact Centre 18.30
Reflective worship
Monday
6 July
10.00
Parents and Toddlers
Tuesday
7 July
20.00
Elders’ Meeting
Wednesday
8 July
13.10
14.00
19.00
Lunchtime Service
Emmaus course part 2
Emmaus course part 2
Friday
10 July
13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
12 July
10.00
11.00
12.00
Coffee available
11 o’clock service Church Meeting
18.30
Reflective Worship
Monday
13 July
19.30-22.30 Eden
Tuesday
14 July
14.00-16.00 Quiz and Games afternoon
Wednesday
15 July
13.10
14.00
19.00
Saturday
18 July
10.00-12.00 Stay and Play
Sunday
19 July
10.00
Traditional Worship
11.30.
All-Age Worship
13.00-17.00 Children’s Contact Centre
18.30
Reflective Worship with Communion
Monday
20 July
10.00-12.00 Parents and Toddlers
15.30-17.30 Messy Church
Wednesday
22 July
13.10
Friday
24 July
13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
26 July
10.00
11.30.
18.30
Traditional Worship
All-Age Worship (with Communion)
Reflective Worship
Wednesday
29 July
13.10
Lunchtime Service
Lunchtime Service
Emmaus course part 2
Emmaus course part 2
Lunchtime Service
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Friday
31 July
13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
2 August 10.00
Traditional Worship with Communion,
11.30
All-Age worship
13.00-17.00 Children’s Contact Centre 18.30
Reflective worship
Monday
3 August 10.00
Wednesday
5 August 10.45-14.00 Monthly Forum
13.10
Lunchtime Service
Friday
7 August 13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
9 August 10.00
11.00
Parents and Toddlers
Coffee available
11 o’clock service
Copy for the September Church News to Jean Thompson by 12.00 - 18.30
Reflective Worship
Monday
10 August 10.00
Parents and Toddlers
19.30-22.30 Eden
Tuesday
11 August 14.00-16.00 Quiz and Games afternoon
Wednesday
12 August 13.10
Friday
14 August 13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
16 August 10.00
Traditional Worship
11.30
All-Age worship
13.00-17.00 Children’s Contact Centre 18.30
Reflective worship with Communion
Monday
17 August 10.00
Parents and Toddlers
Wednesday
19 August 13.10
Lunchtime Service
Friday
21 August 13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
23 August 10.00
11.30.
18.30
Monday
24 August 10.00
Parents and Toddlers
15.30-17.30 Messy Church
Wednesday
26 August 13.10
Friday
28 August 13.00-14.00 Prayer Meeting
Sunday
30 August 10.00
Traditional Worship
11.30.
All-Age Worship with Communion
13.00-17.00 Children’s Contact Centre
18.30
Reflective Worship
Lunchtime Service
Traditional Worship
All-Age Worship
Reflective Worship
Lunchtime Service
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Letter from Lesley
Dear All,
We were up in our home in the North East.
Sophia, our granddaughter, was asleep in our
room. Most mornings she would quietly play
with her toys and gradually we would become
aware of the little voice and slowly come to.
One morning however that is not how it went.
She has a toy which comes from Toy Story. It is
a cowboy. His name is Woody. He has a string
you pull and he speaks.
There we were happily snoring it out when
suddenly the message rang out, ‘Boy, am I glad to see you!’ Or more
accurately, ‘BOY, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU!!!!’. At least that how it felt as we
shot out of bed hearts thumping.
Not surprisingly that message played round my head all day.
I have now decided that it contains a profound truth.
When you open your eyes every morning the Lord Jesus says to himself, ‘Boy,
am I glad to see you.’ Your presence fills him with delight. For us it might be
yet another dull day in life but he is moved by tenderness and compassion
towards us. It is reminiscent of when you are first in the sleeping company of
someone you love. They open their eyes and it is a delight. You have
probably been watching as they slept and, now they are awake, life can go
on. Imagine what it would mean if you thought that every day when you
awake someone in heaven is glad, really glad, beyond politeness, to see you.
‘Hurrah’ he says.
Yours
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Cathy's Conversation
Recently I was supporting a good friend with some academic work and we
were looking at a research paper on the development and maintenance of
relationships. What struck me was the importance of social networking. But
what is social networking? My thoughts went to new formats such as Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn , WhatsApp and the like. The paper included letter writing
and phone calls as well as the computer based systems in its list. I am sure
that, for KURC, we would want to include Church News, the PowerPoint
display before and after the service, service papers and face-to-face
conversations. We all have our strengths and weaknesses with any of these
ways of sharing information and thoughts. As I am talking with members and
friends I am aware that it would be useful if we could keep all channel
options open knowing that what might suit me may not suit someone else.
Just a thought!
By the time you will be reading this, the Council may well have decided upon
how the first phase of the redevelopment of the southern part of the town,
The Old Post Office site, will progress. The council meeting is on 23rd June.
Hopefully many of you will have visited the consultation exhibitions for the
Eden Walk redevelopment.
More fund raising events will have taken place led by the work of the Acorn
Group and we will be looking forward to the events that they will have
facilitated for the autumn.
For those of you who will be taking a summer holiday I hope that it will be a
happy one. That reminds me I didn’t include postcards as a way of keeping in
touch!
Cathy Seymour
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Pastoral News
(as at 16 June, 2015)
Out of care for people’s privacy,
since January 2012 the list of Personal Concerns
has been deleted from the web edition of Church News
Anyone wishing to receive the full edition of Church
News by e-mail should send an
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A Prayer from Papua New Guinea
O Jesus,
Be the canoe that holds me in the sea of life.
Be the steer that keeps me straight.
Be the outrigger that supports me in the time of great temptation.
Let your spirit be the sail that carries me through each day.
Keep my body strong , so that I can paddle steadfastly on
through the long voyage of life.
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Lunchtime with Julia Yoon and Sulhee Kim
On Thursday lunchtime, 11 June, 2015, Church
Members and visitors were treated to a wonderful
recital by Julia Yoon, violin, and Sulhee Kim, piano.
Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor was a very pleasant
surprise as a duet since we are used to hearing it
more often as an orchestra-and-organ piece. Julia’s
violin gave us a wonderful variety of tone while
Suhlee’s handling of the piano part was as
expressive as an orchestra. The Mozart E Minor
Violin Sonata was delightful, although in the minor key. The mood of
the sonata was no doubt a reflection of some of Mozart’s own feelings
following the recent death of his mother, though, as John Fisher’s
excellent programme note told us, it had its lighter, more optimistic
moments. In my view the triumph of the recital was the Brahms Violin
Sonata in D Minor , a real tour de force from both players. The fact that
it was written amid the stunning mountain scenery around Lake Thun,
in Switzerland, may have been an inspiration to Brahms, but the sound
of the music in our church painted pictures in the imagination of both
the mountain peaks and the tranquility of the water on the lake. It was
an amazing performance. I had not realised that our new piano was
capable of producing such a vast range of tone and volume to match
the impressive range of tone Julia produced from
her violin. Those people who were not able to
attend the recital missed a real musical feast. We
are most fortunate to have musicians of such
calibre who are willing to play in our church. If it
is true that God is beyond words, then such
music is one important way of expressing God in
our sanctuary.
Thank you Julia and Sulhee.
Tony Wenman
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Kirchentag in Stuttgart
On June 3rd I travelled to Stuttgart in Germany to act as a Korean translator
at ‘Kirchentag’(which means “Church Day”). Kirchentag is a bi-annual
Christian exhibition and discussion forum organised by the German
churches, where Christian denominations from all around the world are able
to meet, discuss, pray, worship, and socialise. It has been held regularly since
1949, each time in a different German city. It is a lay movement, growing
from the grass roots. Many initiatives have come out of Kirchentag: it started
a Christian–Jewish dialogue in 1961, it has introduced new forms of worship
and has led visitors to discover new expressions of faith. This year it was the
Protestant Kirchentag; next year there will be a Catholic event. But you don’t
have to be a Protestant to attend the Protestant Kirchentag. This year being
the 25th anniversary of German unification, it was decided to invite the
Korean church as a symbol that peace and reconciliation is a real possibility.
It is a Very Big festival. There are 2500 events held over 5 days and each day
300,000 visitors attend. Amazingly most of the visitors are under 30 years
old and some are coming for the third or fourth time. It is a very joyful and
lively few days. There are concerts, and panel discussions between leading
politicians. Each denomination has a booth in a great marquee where they
can advertise.
Unfortunately this year it was exceptionally hot in Stuttgart: 34 degrees
outdoors. Inside an enormous marquee the temperature must have reached
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well over 40 degrees! To make matters worse we were served hot tea at a
Korean tea-drinking ceremony. But I was made very welcome by my German
hosts who provided accommodation and breakfast (and local wine). The
hosts, who were members of the local churches, gave the volunteers and
guests from abroad free board and lodging. These church members had
training and study and prayer meetings to prepare for the event. For some of
the hosts it was a challenge to accept a guest from a strange country like
Korea. Their faith made it possible. Everything was organised with typical
German efficiency and we were given vouchers to exchange for food in any
restaurant of our choice, so we were not obliged to eat sausage and
sauerkraut every day!
I came away from Kirchentag feeling spiritually uplifted. Here was clear
evidence of a World Church that is young, vibrant and growing. I made many
new friends and my hosts are planning to visit London in August. (I only hope
the next Kirchentag is held at the North Pole!)
Suk In Lee
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News from the A-corner
Our oak tree has now taken root in the Foyer and is rapidly developing
foliage that bears financial witness to a number of popular and successful
springtime fundraising events. April’s ceilidh raised £460, and the two recent
lunchtime concerts, one held in April and the other in June, raised £538
between them. Sincere thanks again to performers at all events - and of
course to the Music Group for launching the lunchtime concert series in the
first place. The concerts are attracting an impressive array of talent, winning
ever-increasing support and giving audiences a great deal of pleasure. The
next one takes place on Thursday 9 July, and the programme is already filling
up rapidly for the rest of the year.
The ceilidh was the first in the programme of social fund-raising events set
up by the Social Committee. Next up is a Beetle Drive on Saturday 11 July,
there is a quiz planned for September, and work has now started on a
Promises Auction in November. And, by the time you read this you will
already be awash with tea and cakes à la KURC in the wake of the first few
events in this season’s Open Gardens programme.
All these initiatives, plus others completed earlier, bear witness to just a
handful of the 80 or so suggestions that were made and discussed at last
November’s ideas swapping-session. Working through the list we have tried
to prioritise those that are high on financial benefits and - to have a realistic
chance of getting off the ground - relatively low on manpower demands! If
you feel we are missing out on any particularly good ideas which you are
prepared to get off the ground for us, we would love to hear from you.
The Acorn Group is now focussing its attention more heavily on the question
of ‘stewardship’. What do we mean by stewardship? Well, in the words of the
United Reformed Church, Stewardship acknowledges that all that we have
first comes from God and then poses the question: ‘How do we respond and
use the gifts that He has given us?’ The group has identified a number of
specific areas for further prayer, thought and work: regular giving; bequests;
donations; trusts; lettings; social and community activities. Many of these
are, of course, already firmly in the church’s sights, but ‘bequests’ calls for a
fresh look and we shall be looking to launch a ’Remember us in your will’
campaign.
Finally, it would be much appreciated if you could continue to use an Acorn
money box to tidy away any small change you might find yourself
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accumulating over the summer months. In the hope that the boxes are
bulging fruitfully with good things by the autumn we plan to ‘harvest’ them
as part of this year’s more traditional harvest celebrations on Sunday 11
October.
The Acorn Project Group
Lunchtime Recital
The next lunchtime recital in our sanctuary will be 'SCENTS OF SUMMER' on
Thursday July 9th at 12.30. Soprano Julia Dewhurst, accompanied by David
Elwin on our new piano, will be performing songs by Delius, Vaughan
Williams, Berlioz, Quilter and Duparc.
Julia is a member at All Saints. Her singing career has encompassed
everything from early music to modern opera. She studied with Heather
Harper, made her debut at the Royal Albert Hall in Beethoven's Missa
Solemnis, and has since performed at many of the UK's leading concert
venues as well as broadcasting on BBC TV and radio. She is in much demand
as a teacher and adjudicator and is greatly looking forward to singing in our
splendid acoustic!
John Fisher
Church Handbook errata
Thank you to John Cox for pointing out that he is listed in the 2015 Church
Handbook as a “Friend” of the church. Yes, he is a friendly chap, but he is
much more than that; he is a Church Member. Thank you John, and
apologies for the error. Any more people want to amend their entries?
Please note that Sulhee Kim has a new address.
Please also note that Barbara Fielding and Richard and Denise Scorer now
have a new address:
For details please e-mail <[email protected]> Tony Wenman
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More news from Romania
I was in Romania for three weeks in April and May. The weather was cool and
remained so for the May Day celebrations when many people travel to the
coast and camp out on the beaches. The rebuilding of the roads around the
harbour had been completed since my last visit. Two large cruise liners came
into the port while I was there, but less are expected this summer as the
usual route via Odessa is not possible at present.
In the town there were many empty shops but no lack of pharmacies and
mobile-phone shops, and many premises for lawyers and psychologists. Also
many private hospitals and clinics. Even the enormous main office had
become a private hospital.
The hospital is still in its rebuilding programme which should be completed
in 2020. At last, the oldest area of the paediatric unit is closed for rebuilding,
but it leaves the remainder of the unit extremely crowded with no room for
play except in a busy narrow corridor. They hope to have the whole unit open
by Christmas.
It was a pleasant contrast to go from the crowded 8th floor to Adriana's
oncology unit on the lower ground floor. A light, bright area well suited to
the needs of children and parents coming in on a daily basis. Adriana is
always busy and she is now studying an online course in neurology as she
has found that many of her children with cancer or blood disorders also have
neurological problems. If she successfully completes the course in the
autumn, she will be able to practise as a paediatric neurologist in Europe.
The Romanian organisation which built her unit is now committed to
rebuilding the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I saw large adverts in the town
encouraging people to use the equivalent of our Gift Aid scheme to help with
the costs. Sanda is finding it helpful in the hospice also as she has a very
small budget for her 15 patients. She was very busy preparing all the
documentation required by the local council and wishing she had sufficient
money to pay for some secretarial help.
I was able to spend some time again with a nursing friend, Cornelia, who
works with “Hope for the Nation", a Canadian organisation started by a
Romanian. Last September they had a programme in which surgeons from
other European countries came to Constantsa to operate on children with
serious abnormalities who could not have the appropriate treatment in
Romania. The results were excellent and other children have been selected
for surgery this autumn. Some of them live a long distance from Constantsa
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and Cornelia is responsible for arranging their transport and accommodation
in the hospital. She is also working with a mobile clinic providing opthalmic
care for children in villages. They have a team of volunteer oculists who
examine the children and a group of opticians who provide glasses for them
very quickly.
Adriana's mother, Maria, was my hostess for the 31st time. Living with her
always gives me some insight into the lives of the elderly. Two of her closest
neighbours have died this year and their flats are now occupied by people
running small businesses. Other people are not keen to move into the old
apartments. Her closest neighbour is 86 years old and despite being the
carer for his wife with Alzheimers, he undertakes all the maintenance in the
block. One evening Maria's kitchen was flooded from leaking pipes beneath
the sink. He came and stopped the leak and the next day bought the new
piping and tap and made the repair. Because all the pipes in the block are
very old, it's not easy to find replacement parts that are compatible.
Late one evening there was an enormous bang and all the lights went out.
The neighbour was called again and found a faulty light fitment in the
bathroom which he made safe. Maria will ask her son-in-law to take her to
one of the large supermarkets on the town outskirts to find a suitable light
fitment.
The couple living below Maria are both deaf and have very distorted speech.
Late on my last evening we heard the lady screaming, "I am very angry". All
the neighbours went to investigate and found water pouring through the
bathroom ceiling. It came from the flat above Maria's and through her ceiling
too. So, more pipework needed. Maria still manages the 52 stairs to the
ground floor but that's only the start of problems to overcome when going
into the town. There are many broken pavements with high kerbs and holes
with no warning signs. Many shops and buildings are up flights of steps with
no handrail. Even the cathedral has 10 steps at the entrance and no handrail.
I travelled by bus quite often and some of them are very old with shiny metal
seats and a sign reading, "25 people seated, 88 standing” and the drivers set
off very quickly".
The political situation has changed since my last visit with the election of a
new president in October. He's working hard to root out corrupt officials. The
Mayor of Constants along with several other mayors of major towns, is in
prison because of corrupt practices. He was in post for a long time and has
now resigned and people hope that the new leadership may lead to an
improvement in their lives.
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I enjoyed spending time with many friends and they send their thanks for all
the help they receive. I plan to go again in September and it will probably be
my last visit - my 53rd in the 24 years since the project began. My Romanian
friends have always given me great care and hospitality and I know I will find
ways to continue my links with them in the future.
Olive Springham
Flowers for July/August
July
August
5
John and Natasha Reid
12
Rosemary Moore
19
Liz Borthwick
26
Margueritte Scott
2
Wedding of Kate Axten and Peter McMahon
9
Daphne Walters
16
Any volunteers?
23
Ursula and Allan Oscroft
30
Any volunteers?
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Thank you from KURC’s Christian Aid ‘EC Striders’
With thanks to everyone we nagged,
who generously took pity
and strewed our paths with folding cash
as we circled round the City.
Our sponsors eyed us sceptically,
“Are you sure you’ve got it in you?”
“Get real!” we answered modestly,
“This isn’t flab; it’s sinew!
We’re lean, we’re keen, we’re fighting fit;
not a bunch of tread-mill phobics!
We’re up there with the SAS -
No need for step-aerobics……..”
We took on EC1 and won; no ‘City’ could nonplus us.
We even overcame the urge
to hop on passing buses.
You helped us reach a thousand pounds
for Christian Aid. Hooray,
and thank you for your GRAND support, Peter, Vaughan, Georgina, Ray
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The marriage of same-sex couples
You may recall that at our church meeting in February, we considered our
contribution to the General Assembly debate on governance issues about
central versus local church responses concerning same-sex marriage. At our
meeting we considered the question: ‘Should local URC congregations who
want to offer and host same-sex marriage services be allowed by the Church
to do so?’ Note that we were not being asked if we would host same-sex
marriages but that we should be ‘allowed to’ by the URC. We voted in favour
of the resolution and our view was sent to the General Secretary by Cathy.
What’s happened since then?
The results from all the churches were collated and considered by the
General Secretary and the Human Sexuality Task group of the URC. Proposals
were then brought to Mission Council (a sort of ‘executive’ of the URC) in May
– which I attended.
The Marriage of Same-Sex couples was discussed in two sessions with great
sensitivity, understanding and maturity. It was acknowledged that there are
strong feelings on the subject both for and against – as well as those in the
middle. Elizabeth Caswell, in her role as convener of the human sexuality
task group, presented the paper and resolution X (which is the name given to
the resolution that will be sent to General Assembly).
After careful discussion and minor adjustments, Mission Council resolved
to commend to General Assembly Resolution X and the resolution was
passed recognising disagreement across the church base. The Moderator
John Ellis reminded us there was a whole Church out there, concerned about
and praying for these issues and also recognising that no resolution that is
prepared and sent to General Assembly can in itself fully address all the
concerns this subject arouses around the Church.
The Resolution X which was passed may seem a little complicated in the
words it uses but there are a lot of legal issues to consider. The Resolution in
its complete form is as follows – the key element being (A) where there will
be no single view from the URC on the matter of same-sex marriage, it will be
up to individual churches.
A.
In keeping with the 2007 commitment on Human Sexuality, General
Assembly does not consider it appropriate to express a single view on
behalf of the whole United Reformed Church on the matter of Same
Sex Marriage.
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B.
General Assembly declares that the Church Meeting of each Local
Church of the United Reformed Church in England and Wales is the
relevant governing authority for the purpose of giving consent for the
trustees of its building to seek the registration of that building for
religious marriage ceremonies of same-sex couples, in accordance
with the provisions of Section 26A(1) of the Marriage Act 1949 as
amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
C.
In the case of Local Ecumenical Partnerships and Union Churches,
where the constitution makes no provision for a Church or
Congregational Meeting (including a Special or Extraordinary General
Meeting) the relevant governing authority of the United Reformed
Church under Section 26A(1) of the Marriage Act 1949 as amended by
the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 is the council which
represents the widest gathering of members of that Church or
Partnership. In case of doubt the council to act in this matter shall be
jointly determined, in light of the LEP constitution and any sharing
agreement, by the moderator and clerk of the synod on which that
Church is represented.
D.
Noting that Mission Council has already recognised, on behalf of
General Assembly, ‘that if a future Assembly were to allow for
ministers and members of the United Reformed Church to solemnise
same-sex marriages under Scots Law, the Synod of Scotland would be
the appropriate council of the URC to approach the Registrar General
for Scotland’, the General Assembly confirms that it now lies within
the competence of the National Synod of Scotland to nominate under
section 9(1A) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 as amended by the
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 members of the
United Reformed Church who have indicated their willingness in
writing to the Synod to be approved celebrants of same sex marriage
in Scotland.
E.
The General Assembly recalls that the trusts on which local Church
buildings are commonly held empower the Church Meeting to direct in
what ways such a building is or is not to be used for public worship
and ancillary purposes.
F.
The General Assembly authorises the general secretary, the clerk, or
any deputy general secretary to sign and furnish a copy of this
resolution (or a relevant extract) in the name of the Assembly,
whenever such a copy may be required by law.
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Despite the additional cost, the recall of General Assembly for one day on 27
June 2015 in Birmingham to consider Resolution X was agreed as a decision
is needed as quickly as possible. Assuming the General Assembly on 27/6
passes Resolution X, further consultation with the synods would be involved,
leading to a final Assembly decision in 2016.
If you would like to know more about what was discussed and decided at
Mission Council, I should be happy to impart what I know. In any event, I
encourage you to visit ………………
http://www.urc.org.uk/mission-council-and-general-assembly/1648may-2015.html
……………… where the papers and proceedings of the Mission Council are
available in full.
Linda Austin
Surrey Churches Sponsored Cycle Ride
In a number of previous years, a group from KURC has taken up the
challenge from Surrey Churches Preservation Trust, to hold a sponsored cycle
ride around the churches in their area. Riders seek sponsorship, and then,
on 12th September, they ride, or people walk, to as many participating
churches as possible in the day. Sponsorship is on the basis of the number
of churches visited, where there are usually refreshments and cheerful
encouragement available. The funds raised are then split between SCPT and
ourselves.
A group from KURC last did the ride in 2010, for the Kitchen Project; the
County organisers write to me every year – and someone is needed who
relates to cycling and wants to help raise funds, to take up the challenge this
year.
COULD YOU BE THAT PERSON? If so, speak to Liz Cook, and she will
hand on the organising details!
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Setting up and accessing an email – ‘Gmail’
Welcome to the first of a series of articles on computing. This brief
introduction to the world of email is to give beginners a flavour of how to
set-up an email address on Google. Why Google? It’s reliable and free.
There are many online providers out there you can use, but I thought it
would be an idea to show Google’s process now and then look at
sending and receiving emails next month. The plan is to have a series of
articles which guide you through the process of using email, sending,
receiving, filing and so forth.
Please note there is a lot of guided info on Google for Gmail as well, so
the following is a guide.
To get started..
Go to Google’s home page by typing ‘google.co.uk’ in the browser
address bar. In the top right hand corner, click on ‘Gmail’
The following screen will appear:
Click on ‘Create account’.
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You will now be presented
with the following screen
where you must choose a
password, fill in some details
and choose your username:
Once completed click ‘Next
Step’.
The Terms and conditions will be
displayed; read carefully and if you
agree, click ‘I AGREE’.
Google will then ask you if you
want to create a ‘Google+’ profile.
If you want extra facilities, go
through the process, or else click
‘No thanks’ and do it later.
Finally, you are presented with your new email Inbox, where you can see
all the emails sent to that email address just created. The only three
you’ll probably have at the moment are welcoming you to Google and
giving instructions on what to do next.
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That’s it – now you can hand out your email address to friends and
family and start receiving and reading new messages. Your actual email
address is your username + ‘@gmail.com’; therefore if your username
was ‘forchurchnews’ then your email address would be
‘[email protected]’.
Next Month -­‐ ‘Sending & Receiving emails using Gmail’ Stuart Chandler
The next MUSIKFEST
Our third Musikfest Concert is going to be on Sunday
October 18th at KURC at 4pm. It will be a mixed bill of
all types of music, but this time it will have a special
Korean flavour. We are beginning to draw up the
programme now, so please think about what you or
your friends might do. Offers of items, please, to
Liz Bartlett
[email protected]
Sulhee Kim
[email protected]
John Fisher
[email protected]
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READINGS for JULY and
AUGUST 2015
BUILDING PEACE
1 Making the effort
Text for the week: Psalm 34:13-14
Sunday 28 June Isaiah 2:2-5
Monday 29 June Micah 4:1-4
Tuesday 30 June Isaiah 11:6-9
Wednesday 1 July 1 Chronicles 22:7-9
Thursday 2 July Psalm 34:11-14
Friday 3 July Psalm 122:6-9
Saturday 4 July Jeremiah 29:4-14
2 Conversations on the way
Text for the week: Mark 10:43-45
Sunday 19 July Mark 10:23-31
Monday 20 July Mark 10:32-45
Tuesday 21 July Mark 10:46-52
Wednesday 22 July Mark 11:1-11
Thursday 23 July Mark 11:12-19
Friday 24 July Mark 11:20-25
Saturday 25 July Mark 11:27-33
2 He is our peace
Text for the week: Matthew 5:9
Sunday 5 July Matthew 5:9
Monday 6 July Romans 14:10-23
Tuesday 7 July Ephesians 2:11-22
Wednesday 8 July 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
Thursday 9 July Hebrews 12:14-15
Friday 10 July Revelation 12:7-12
Saturday 11 July 1 Peter 3:8-12
ATTENTIVENESS
1 An attentive God
Text for the week: John 1:35-39
Sunday 26 July Psalm 104:19-30
Monday 27 July Psalm 139:1-18
Tuesday 28 July Genesis 1:31 – 2:3
Wednesday 29 July Genesis 12:1-9
Thursday 30 July 1 Samuel 2:1-8
Friday 31 July Proverbs 9:1-6
Saturday 1 August John 1:35-42
READINGS IN MARK (3)
1 Towards Jerusalem: encounters
Text for the week: Mark 10:13-16
Sunday 12 July Mark 9:2-13
Monday 13 July Mark 9:14-29
Tuesday 14 July Mark 9:30-37
Wednesday 15 July Mark 9:38-50
Thursday 16 July Mark 10:1-12
Friday 17 July Mark 10:13-16
Saturday 18 July Mark 10:17-22
2 Paying attention
Text for the week: Luke 10:41-42a
Sunday 2 August Psalm 104:5-18
Monday 3 August Isaiah 40:12-17
Tuesday 4 August Psalm 38:1-16, 21-22
Wednesday 5 August Psalm 130
Thursday 6 August Deuteronomy 6:13-25
Friday 7 August Luke 10:38-42
Saturday 8 August Luke 18:1-8
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3 Attentiveness in community
Text for the week: Psalm 136:1-3
Sunday 9 August Psalm 136:1-9
Monday 10 August Psalm 74:1-11
Tuesday 11 August Luke 12:32-40
Wednesday 12 August John 15:12-17
Thursday 13 August Mark 14:32-42
Friday 14 August Exodus 23:10-12
Saturday 15 August John 2:1-11
SONG OF SONGS
Text for the week: Song of Songs 8:6-7
Sunday 23 August Song of Songs 1
Monday 24 August Song of Songs 2
Tuesday 25 August Song of Songs 3
Wednesday 26 August Song of Songs 4
Thursday 27 August Song of Songs 5:2 – 6:3
Friday 28 August Song of Songs 7:1 – 8:4
Saturday 29 August Song of Songs 8:5-14
JONAH
Text for the week: Jonah 1:3
Sunday 16 August Jonah 1:1-3
Monday 17 August Jonah 1:4-17
Tuesday 18 August Jonah 2
Wednesday 19 August Jonah 3:1-5
Thursday 20 August Jonah 3:6-10
Friday 21 August Jonah 4:1-5
Saturday 22 August Jonah 4:6-11
WORK
1 Earning one’s living
Text for the week: 2 Thessalonians 3:13
Sunday 30 August Deuteronomy 26:1-15
Monday 31 August Genesis 30: 25-43
Tuesday 1 September Proverbs 31:10-31
Wednesday 2 September Acts 18:1-4
Thursday 3 September 1 Corinthians 9:1-14
Friday 4 September 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
Saturday 5 September 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
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Regular Weekday Activities
Monday:
10.00
Parents & Toddlers (during school terms)
15.30
Messy Church (usually the last Monday monthly but see Church Diary)
19.30
Eden Worship (second Monday monthly)
Tuesday:
14.00
Quiz and Games Afternoon (second Tuesday monthly)
Wednesday:
10.45
Wednesday Forum (first Wednesday monthly except August)
13.10
Lunchtime Service
19.30
Line Dancing
Thursday:
20.00
International Friendship Café
Friday:
13.00
Friday Prayers
14.30
Not Strictly Dancing (Ballroom & Latin American Dancing)
18.30
Pilots – Voyagers - 11-14s (during school terms)
22.00
All night prayers and Street Pastors (until 04.00)
Saturday:
10.00
Stay and Play (third Saturday monthly)
22.00
Street Pastors (until 04.00)
How to contribute to Church News:
Contributions on matters of reflection and opinion, as well as reports of activities,
are welcome. Copy for Church News must reach the editor no later than midday on the second
Sunday of the month. Copy by e-mail is preferred. Typed or hand-written copy
should be left in the editor’s pigeon-hole opposite Room 6.
The next copy deadline is 12 noon on Sunday, 13 September 2015
Editor: Jean Thompson
Thank you to Mail Boxes Etc.,
22 Eden Street, Kingston, KT11DN, phone: 020 8547 1547 e-mail: [email protected]
for printing Church News
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Kingston United Reformed Church - Information
A warm invitation is given to all who read this magazine
to come and share in our services and activities
Our Sunday Services:
Main People to Contact
10.00 – Traditional Worship
(with communion first Sunday
monthly)
Ministers:
11.30 – Interactive Worship
(with communion on the last Sunday
monthly)
18.30 – Reflective Worship
(with communion on the third Sunday
monthly)
On the second Sunday of each month
a combined service at 11.00 replaces
the 10.00 and 11.30 services
Tea and coffee are served between
the 10.00 and 11.30 services, before
the 11.00 service on the second
Sunday and after the 18.30 service
During the 10.00 service there are
group activities for children of all
ages. Children go to their groups at
the end of the second hymn. Visiting
children are welcome to join them
The Sanctuary is open daily from 11.30 to 13.30 for private
prayer, with access via the Foyer.
Coffee and Tea:
Our foyer is normally open every
weekday and Saturday from 11.00
until 14.00 for coffee and tea.
Rev Lesley M Charlton
Tel: 020 8399 4423
E-mail: [email protected]
Rev Suk In Lee
Tel: 020 8949 2070
E-mail: [email protected]
Church Secretary: Cathy Seymour
Tel: 020 8399 2070
E-mail: [email protected]
Finance Reporter John Watts
Tel: 020 8547 3687
E-mail: [email protected]
Church Organist: Tony Wenman
Tel: 01372 464709
E-mail: [email protected]
Youth & Community Worker: Sally Butler
Tel: 07807 348326
E-mail: [email protected]
Centre Manager: Catherine Treweek
Operations Manager: Stuart Chandler
Monday – Friday 09.00 – 17.00
Tel: 020 8549 1888
E-mail: [email protected]
Need to talk to someone about a problem or concern?
There is sometimes a designated listener available in the Foyer; if not, please speak to the coffee server or contact the Minister
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