June 2011 Editor’s and Church Secretary newsletter
Dear All,
I hope you all voted on May 5th? It was Archbishop Tutu who said anyone who thinks that religion and politics do not mix is reading a different Bible to me’ I do welcome the comments of those are ministers on the pathways and policies that various Governments implement Likewise it is great that those who lead us in Government indicate that they follow God… revelations of others whose various misdeeds on such items as expense claims fill me with despair along with the poor example that many in public life seem to show. Now I know many of us would not claim to be perfect but I am sure we can at least sleep well at night!
We can see that unfortunately relatively few local residents vote as well as not come to our church.. Some do not see either as relevant to their lives and joining in will make no difference to their lives and this appears to be especially true for many young people.
Somehow we have to communicate to them what a breath of fresh air will happen to their lives if they come to know God and Jesus better and how this will enhance their life here on earth. How to do this? While I do not follow their thinking the Jehovah's Witnesses do get out there knocking doors… as I have been doing canvassing for votes over the last three months… Now I will let you into a sort of secret.. We go for door knocking on those who have voted on the marked register only.. Pity there is not a marked register for those who have at some time been to church...however I am sure someone is watching!! Please give some thought on how we can recruit more to also ‘vote’ with their feet to be a Christian.
Regards
Ian
Ian editor.. My home number is 01922 634642 and mobile 07956 829549
You can email me on robertsonic@hotmail.co.uk Please feel free to call me
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
June message
Dear Friends,
This month we celebrate the birthday of the Church at Pentecost. With the poring out of the Holy Spirit the followers of Jesus were given an abiding resource to help them discern the will of God, to be strengthened for a difficult path through life and to build a community of believers that would endure.
We still have that same resource. It is the Holy Spirit who prompts each of us to attend worship. It is the Holy Spirit who helps us read the Bible with some level of understanding, and it is the Holy Spirit who binds us together into a community of love and care.
Pentecost is therefore a festival where we not just celebrate a birthday and remember the past. It is a festival for our present walk of life and for trusting God to lead us into the future.
In May, I went onto a retreat on Holy Island, and the opportunities I had there enabled me to gain some clarity about my future life and ministry. Holy Island is renowned for its Celtic spirituality, and looking at the beautiful pictures and prayers that come out of the Lindisfarne Scriptorium made me think how the twists and turns of Celtic patterns mirror the paths we take through life: how we have to turn around and face a new direction so many times in our lives; how we tend to stray from the narrow path that leads to Life and have to turn back again and again.
As we get older, change becomes a more daunting prospect, yet it is part of being human to have a wonderfully adaptable brain: unlike other animals, our brains take 20 years to develop, and even in old age we can still learn new things and adapt to new ways. This is how our Creator makes us able to follow the convoluted path signposted by the Holy Spirit.
So keep listening to the inner voice of the Holy Spirit and have a Happy Pentecost,
Franziska
Brownie meetings
Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm Girls between ages of 7 to 10 years For details please ring Fiona 01922 685063
Or Yvonne on 01922 682078
Brownies is the only uniformed organisation to meet on Thursdays..
This month the Church will be praying especially for the
people who live in the following streets :
Stanley Str.
Penderal Str.
Victoria Ave.
Hamilton Str.
Ryle Str.
This month we celebrate the birthday of the Church at Pentecost. With the poring out of the Holy Spirit the followers of Jesus were given an abiding resource to help them discern the will of God, to be strengthened for a difficult path through life and to build a community of believers that would endure.
We still have that same resource. It is the Holy Spirit who prompts each of us to attend worship. It is the Holy Spirit who helps us read the Bible with some level of understanding, and it is the Holy Spirit who binds us together into a community of love and care.
Pentecost is therefore a festival where we not just celebrate a birthday and remember the past. It is a festival for our present walk of life and for trusting God to lead us into the future.
In May, I went onto a retreat on Holy Island, and the opportunities I had there enabled me to gain some clarity about my future life and ministry. Holy Island is renowned for its Celtic spirituality, and looking at the beautiful pictures and prayers that come out of the Lindisfarne Scriptorium made me think how the twists and turns of Celtic patterns mirror the paths we take through life: how we have to turn around and face a new direction so many times in our lives; how we tend to stray from the narrow path that leads to Life and have to turn back again and again.
As we get older, change becomes a more daunting prospect, yet it is part of being human to have a wonderfully adaptable brain: unlike other animals, our brains take 20 years to develop, and even in old age we can still learn new things and adapt to new ways. This is how our Creator makes us able to follow the convoluted path signposted by the Holy Spirit.
So keep listening to the inner voice of the Holy Spirit and have a Happy Pentecost,
Franziska
Brownie meetings
Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm Girls between ages of 7 to 10 years For details please ring Fiona 01922 685063
Or Yvonne on 01922 682078
Brownies is the only uniformed organisation to meet on Thursdays..
This month the Church will be praying especially for the
people who live in the following streets :
Stanley Str.
Penderal Str.
Victoria Ave.
Hamilton Str.
Ryle Str.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
dates for events at Church
From the congregation at
Blakenall United Reformed Church
At the junction of Blakenall Lane & Chantry Avenue
Junior Church and the Crèche are held at same times as the Sunday service
Youth Club at present is not running but we would like to resume if there is support..
Keep fit Wednesday night 7.30 to 9pm
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Beavers ( age 6-8) Mondays 6 to7 pm
Cubs ( age 8—10 1/2 ) Tuesday 7 to8 pm
Scouts ( age101/2 to 14) Monday 7 to 8.30pm
Explorer Scouts ( 14 –18) Monday 7—8.30pm
Contact Phil Webster 07515251962
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Brownie meetings Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm
Girls between ages of 7 to 10 years
For details please ring Fiona 01922 685063
Or Yvonne 01922 682078
Church Secretary Ian Robertson 01922 634642 or 07956829549
Email robertsonic@hotmail.co.uk
Blakenall United Reformed Church
At the junction of Blakenall Lane & Chantry Avenue
Junior Church and the Crèche are held at same times as the Sunday service
Youth Club at present is not running but we would like to resume if there is support..
Keep fit Wednesday night 7.30 to 9pm
—————————————————————————
Beavers ( age 6-8) Mondays 6 to7 pm
Cubs ( age 8—10 1/2 ) Tuesday 7 to8 pm
Scouts ( age101/2 to 14) Monday 7 to 8.30pm
Explorer Scouts ( 14 –18) Monday 7—8.30pm
Contact Phil Webster 07515251962
—————————————————————————
Brownie meetings Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm
Girls between ages of 7 to 10 years
For details please ring Fiona 01922 685063
Or Yvonne 01922 682078
Church Secretary Ian Robertson 01922 634642 or 07956829549
Email robertsonic@hotmail.co.uk
Services for May
Notices May 2011
Pulpit Arrangements Services start at 11.0 am
Sunday 1st May Kath Phillips
Sunday 8th May Ges Murray
Sunday 15th May Frank Clare
Sunday 22nd May Ray Bunn
Sunday 29th May Rev Franziska Herring
10.30am At Broadway with Communion You will be most welcome to join us.
Pulpit Arrangements Services start at 11.0 am
Sunday 1st May Kath Phillips
Sunday 8th May Ges Murray
Sunday 15th May Frank Clare
Sunday 22nd May Ray Bunn
Sunday 29th May Rev Franziska Herring
10.30am At Broadway with Communion You will be most welcome to join us.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
April News
Notices April 2011
Pulpit Arrangements Services start at 11.0 am
Sunday 3rd April Ray Bunn (Mothering Sunday)
Sunday 10th April Rev Franziska Herring Parade
Commitment for life
Sunday 17th April Ges Murray
Thursday 21st Rev Franziska Herring 7.30pm
Maundy Thursday with communion
Friday 22nd April Good Friday Rev Franziska Herring
Sunday 24th April Easter Day Rev Franziska Herring
with Communion
You will be most welcome to join us.
Porch and Offertory
Bernard Wright Audrey Wright
Elder Duty
Ges Murray
Communion Servers
Cynth Murray and Ian Robertson
Coffee Rota
3rd Cynthia Murray
10th Sheila Wooton Doreen Boucher
17th Lilian Mason
24th Gwen Smith
Dear Friends,
As I am writing to you, we are half-way through Lent: through the period of preparing for Easter in whichever way each of us has chosen to mark it. Our Lent course is going well. We have so far had some very enjoyable and enriching discussions on the Lent course, and I am grateful to be able to experience the fellowship and depth of sharing here at Blakenall.
This year, it is Blakenall’s turn to host the Maundy Thursday Communion for the Walsall Pastorate. We hope we’ll have a good time of fellowship with one another and with our friends from Broadway and Hatherton. On the next day, Good Friday, we’ll have the Churches Together Walk of Witness in the morning and our traditional Frugal Supper in the evening.
And then Easter: arguably the greatest Church festival of the year! Easter reminds us that we serve a risen Saviour – that He is in charge of our community, and we can and must rely on His power too lead us into the future.
One week later, we’ll be looking forward to the Royal Wedding. We’ll have a party here at Blakenall in the afternoon. If recent social events like the Beetle Drive on 26th March are anything to go by, we’ll have an excellent time of fun and fellowship. And we’ll have more opportunities to grow together as a community of friends. A friendly and welcoming community is the prerequisite, if our church is to grow – both in numbers and in the spiritual maturity of all its members.
So do join us for all our April celebrations, and have a Happy Easter,
Franziska
Saturday 16th April
Congregational Social Evening in the Church Hall
Time 7 pm to approx 9pm
Tickets £1
Bring a Plate ( with goodies on it… to Share
Do you have any ideas for future Social Events?
Would you be willing to help at these events?
If you want Social Events it is up to you to support them if at all possible.
Why not bring a friend along?
regards
Yvonne
Church Social Secretary.
Invitation
To a Royal Wedding Party
At Blakenall United Reformed Church
On Friday, 29th April
3 pm
With a Bring and Share Tea
Contributions will be received towards our Chosen Charity
for you Royal Wedding Presents (the Manse Fund)
Other Dates for your April diary
1st April Lent Lunch – All Saints Noon
5th April Service at the Glebe Centre 1.30pm
7th April Lent Course 11.30am at Blakenall
And 7.30pm at Broadway
8th April Lent Lunch – Blakenall URC Noon
11th April Coffee Morning 11.00am
12th April Elders Meeting 7.30pm
14th April Lent Course 11.30am at Blakenall
And 7.30pm at Broadway
14th April F & M Meeting 7.30pm
15th April Lent Lunch – St Peters Noon
16th April Congregation Social & Bring a Plate of Food to share 7pm to 9pm
21st April Joint Maundy Thursday Communion at our Church 7.30pm
22nd April Walk of Witness 10.15am
22nd April Frugal Supper and Service 7.00pm
29th April Joint Pastorate “Royal Wedding Party & Donation 3.00pm
To Manse Fund” – Bring a Plate of Food to Share
Brownie meetings
Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm Girls between ages of 7 to 10 years For details please ring Fiona 01922 685063
Or Yvonne on 01922 682078
Brownies is the only uniformed organisation to meet on Thursdays..
This month the Church will be praying especially for the people who live in the following streets :
Church Street Church View Close, Usk Close
any issues please ring Ian Robertson -01922 634642
Pulpit Arrangements Services start at 11.0 am
Sunday 3rd April Ray Bunn (Mothering Sunday)
Sunday 10th April Rev Franziska Herring Parade
Commitment for life
Sunday 17th April Ges Murray
Thursday 21st Rev Franziska Herring 7.30pm
Maundy Thursday with communion
Friday 22nd April Good Friday Rev Franziska Herring
Sunday 24th April Easter Day Rev Franziska Herring
with Communion
You will be most welcome to join us.
Porch and Offertory
Bernard Wright Audrey Wright
Elder Duty
Ges Murray
Communion Servers
Cynth Murray and Ian Robertson
Coffee Rota
3rd Cynthia Murray
10th Sheila Wooton Doreen Boucher
17th Lilian Mason
24th Gwen Smith
Dear Friends,
As I am writing to you, we are half-way through Lent: through the period of preparing for Easter in whichever way each of us has chosen to mark it. Our Lent course is going well. We have so far had some very enjoyable and enriching discussions on the Lent course, and I am grateful to be able to experience the fellowship and depth of sharing here at Blakenall.
This year, it is Blakenall’s turn to host the Maundy Thursday Communion for the Walsall Pastorate. We hope we’ll have a good time of fellowship with one another and with our friends from Broadway and Hatherton. On the next day, Good Friday, we’ll have the Churches Together Walk of Witness in the morning and our traditional Frugal Supper in the evening.
And then Easter: arguably the greatest Church festival of the year! Easter reminds us that we serve a risen Saviour – that He is in charge of our community, and we can and must rely on His power too lead us into the future.
One week later, we’ll be looking forward to the Royal Wedding. We’ll have a party here at Blakenall in the afternoon. If recent social events like the Beetle Drive on 26th March are anything to go by, we’ll have an excellent time of fun and fellowship. And we’ll have more opportunities to grow together as a community of friends. A friendly and welcoming community is the prerequisite, if our church is to grow – both in numbers and in the spiritual maturity of all its members.
So do join us for all our April celebrations, and have a Happy Easter,
Franziska
Saturday 16th April
Congregational Social Evening in the Church Hall
Time 7 pm to approx 9pm
Tickets £1
Bring a Plate ( with goodies on it… to Share
Do you have any ideas for future Social Events?
Would you be willing to help at these events?
If you want Social Events it is up to you to support them if at all possible.
Why not bring a friend along?
regards
Yvonne
Church Social Secretary.
Invitation
To a Royal Wedding Party
At Blakenall United Reformed Church
On Friday, 29th April
3 pm
With a Bring and Share Tea
Contributions will be received towards our Chosen Charity
for you Royal Wedding Presents (the Manse Fund)
Other Dates for your April diary
1st April Lent Lunch – All Saints Noon
5th April Service at the Glebe Centre 1.30pm
7th April Lent Course 11.30am at Blakenall
And 7.30pm at Broadway
8th April Lent Lunch – Blakenall URC Noon
11th April Coffee Morning 11.00am
12th April Elders Meeting 7.30pm
14th April Lent Course 11.30am at Blakenall
And 7.30pm at Broadway
14th April F & M Meeting 7.30pm
15th April Lent Lunch – St Peters Noon
16th April Congregation Social & Bring a Plate of Food to share 7pm to 9pm
21st April Joint Maundy Thursday Communion at our Church 7.30pm
22nd April Walk of Witness 10.15am
22nd April Frugal Supper and Service 7.00pm
29th April Joint Pastorate “Royal Wedding Party & Donation 3.00pm
To Manse Fund” – Bring a Plate of Food to Share
Brownie meetings
Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm Girls between ages of 7 to 10 years For details please ring Fiona 01922 685063
Or Yvonne on 01922 682078
Brownies is the only uniformed organisation to meet on Thursdays..
This month the Church will be praying especially for the people who live in the following streets :
Church Street Church View Close, Usk Close
any issues please ring Ian Robertson -01922 634642
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Jesus Heals.. come and join us
What you need is a shot of something really special!
Come and join us ! We are really friendly !
Details inside… Come along and give us a try!!
Newsletter February 201
Minister
Rev Franziska Herring 01543 423268
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