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The bible is just a load of words put together;
Chief Steward Josh Williamson gives us a unique take on the Bible... >>> page 13
Messages from the executive committee
Your President, Vice-President, Chief Steward, Treasurer and General Secretary give their thoughts and greetings! >>> pages 3 to 7
going digital
Tom Williamson, Secretary of the New Horizons Circle tells us how they’ve been adapting to the challenges of the lockdown, and how they’ve embraced new technologies to keep on sharing fellowship... >>> pages 8 & 9
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WE L CO M E
E DITOR’S F ORE W ORD A t th i s t i m e w i t h a l o t o f u n s e t t l e m e n t m ay we ta ke th i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p r e s s o u r t h o u g h ts a n d gre e t i n g s t o y o u al l . Ma y yo u f i n d i n t h i s ad d i t i o n m o r e s u b m i s si on s f r o m ot h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e l e ag u e an d s o m e pu zzl e s an d b i t s o f f u n p l u s , s o m e p o e t r y w h i c h I ha v e f o u n d e n co u r ag i n g . I t ha s e s p e ci al l y b e e n u p l i f t i n g as w e al l h a v e been i n l o ck d o w n f o r s o m e t i m e , b u t I f e e l th a t ther e w i l l b e l i g h t at t h e e n d o f t h i s l o n g da rk ti me, t h o u g h t s ar e s t ar t i n g t o g e t t o at l e ast a s ugges t e d s t at e f o r t h e f u t u r e , w h i ch I am s u re v a r i o u s p l an n i n g co m m i t t e e s w i l l b r i n g at a l a te r da te. P l ea s e k e e p s u b m i s s i o n s co m i n g i n as i t i s you o ur m e m b e r s t h at k e e p t h e h e ar t b e at o f In Th e R o un d g o i n g an d g i v e s e ach o t h e r e n co u r agement of w h at i s h ap p e n i n g an d al s o s h o w s e a c h memb e r t h at t h e y can b e p ar t o f s o m e t h i n g s pec i al . I t do e s n ’ t m e an y o u h av e t o f i l l p ag e s j u s t a s i mpl e t h o u g h t , p o e m o r l i f e i n y o u r ci r cl e a r ti c l e can an d w i l l e n co u r ag e u s al l .
So please keep s mi l i ng, s ta y s a f e an d i n t h e w o r d s o f o n e o f o u r l o n g love d celebriti es D a me Ver a L y n n : We ’ll meet aga i n!! B e st wishes T ony Denning & To m W i l l i a ms o n
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H ope i s t he t hing w it h f e a t he r s T h at p e r c he s in t he s o ul A n d s i n gs t h e t une w it ho ut t he w o r d s A n d ne v e r s t o p s a t a ll. emi ly dic kin s on
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A message from the president D e a r f e l l o w R egnal ites I h o p e t h a t y ou and fam ilies ar e k e e p i n g s a fe and w ell in thi s di fficu l t an d u npr ecedent ti m e. I am su re t h a t m a n y of us m ay hav e people we k n o w - r e l a tiv es and fr i ends , neighbo u r s an d a cquai ntances -w ho h ave be e n d i ag n os ed w ith Cov id -1 9, so me be c o m i n g ser ious ly i ll and needin g ho s p i t a l i n t ens i v e car e and others s ad l y h a v i n g pas s ed aw ay . W e are re m i n d e d r e gular l y i n the new s of t h e mag n i f icent – and at tim es sac rif ic i a l – w o r k of health s er v ice staf f . I a m s u r e t h a t m any of us ar e s ho win g ou r a p p r e c i ati on w i th the Thur sday 8 . 0 0 p . m . ‘Clap for Car er s ’ . On ou r ro ad , m o s t of our nei ghbour s c o me ou t t o j o i n in w ith cl apping, s auc epan ban g i n g a n d ( in the cas e of F l o ra, my w i f e ’ s g u i d e dog ) loud bar ki ng! It is pe r h a p s i r o ni c to note that, altho u gh s t r i c t l y o b s er v ing s ocial di s tanc in g, w e ar e s e e i ng m or e of our neigh bou rs t h a n w e u s e d to. Mor e w i del y , COVID 1 9 s e e ms t o hav e pr oduced a great er s e n s e o f n e ighbour lines s and co mm u n i t y as l ocal gr oups of v ol unt eers ha v e s p r u n g up to help the m ost vu lne r a b l e c o pe. Fo r m a n y o f us , the cur r ent s i tuat io n ha s g i v e n u s ti m e to do tas ks we h ave pr e v i o u s l y put off. – a bi t of DIY o r s p r i n g c l e a ni ng. I hav e been tryin g
t o min imise t h e amo u n t o f p ape r f iles in my b u lgin g filin g c ab in e t . Un f ort u n at ely, o u r paper sh red d e r i s u n u sed to th is amou n t o f ac tiv i t y a nd keeps o ver-h eatin g an d c u t t in g of f i n prot est . It h as also p erh ap s b een a time f or t akin g u p n ew in terest s an d ac t i vit ies. My dau gh t er an d h er part ne r (wh o live with u s an d are worki ng f rom h o me) in vo lved u s in c on st ruc tin g a Lego model o f th e Millen ni um Falc on (fo r n on -Star Wars f an s, t hi s is a sp ac esh ip fro m t h e f ilm seri e s ) ou t o f th o u san ds of p art s. My o nl y previo u s ex p erien c e o f Lego wa s , a s a c h ild, bu ildin g simple h o u ses out of a limit ed n u mb er o f b ric ks. Ti m e s c h an ge. It is said t h at n ec essity is t h e m ot he r of in ven t io n an d, wit h c h u rc h bui l din gs c lo sed, c on gregatio n s h av e been f in din g n ew ways to join i n worsh ip. Members at Ch asetown, alo n g wit h members fro m t h e ot he r c h u rc h es in o u r min ist er’s sec ti on – an d fro m f u rth er af ield – h ave be e n meetin g as a virtu al c h u rc h via Zoom at 10.30 a.m. eac h Su n day. Th i s not on ly allows u s to wo rsh ip togethe r (alt h o u gh we avo id sin gin g h ym ns t ogeth er with everyo n e’s mic roph o n es open as th e sligh t time d e l a y s resu lt s o n ly in a h o ly c aterwau li ng )
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b u t al l o w s f o r talking in fellow s hi p, a f t erw ar d s o ver coffee or tea ( pr ovidi n g o u r o w n b e v er ages and bi s cuit s o f course). Al t h o u g h o u r C has etow n R egnal Circ le h a s n o t me t s i nce m i d-Mar ch, w e h a v e k e p t i n t ouch. I challenged th e me mb e r s w i t h a quiz to do at hom e a nd an o t h e r o f our m em ber s , L aur e n c e S p e n c e r , t h e n s et us al l a fi endis hl y d i f f i c u l t c o d e - br eaki ng puzzle. One c as u al t y of the pandem i c, of c o u r s e h as s ad l y been the Dundee C o n f e r e n c e . W e thank our Scottis h me mb e r s f o r a ll the w or k they had d o n e i n p r e p ar ation. F or thos e who d i d n o t h ear , w e did r ecei v e a f u l l r e f u n d f r o m Tr av elodge for the
residen tial b ookin gs. Given t h e unc e rt ain t ies of th e c u rren t sit u atio n , i t i s dif f ic u lt to say at p resen t wh et h e r a ny f orm of Con feren c e o r even a me e t i ng simply to do n ec essary AGM bu sine s s will be p ossib le t h is year b u t we wi l l prayerfu lly keep reviewin g t h is. To all ou r members - keep safe and st ay h ealt h y. Con tin u e t o th an k God f or all h is merc ies an d may we rec og ni s e t h at o u r Lord is with u s at all poi nt s on t h is diffic u lt jou rn ey. H is promise s d o n o t fail. You rs in Regn al Terry Trigg Regn al Presiden t
A message from the VICE-president Fr o m y o u r V i c e P r e si d e n t . . . a n d the Rug e l e y C i r c l e ...
r egr et as o u r Regn al m eetings mean so mu c h to us .
G r e e t i n g s - O n the 1 6 th M a rc h at o u r c i r cle me e t i n g t h e n ew s of the C o r o n a V i r u s exer ci s ed a l l o u r m i n d s and deep c o n c e r n s , w i t h the r es ul t t h a t a p r o p o s a l that w e sh o u l d c e a s e t o m eet u n t i l , h o p e f u l l y , w e can r e f o r m i n S e p t e m ber w as u n a n i mo u s l y accepted. T h i s w i t h c o n s ider abl e
But al l is n ot doom an d gl oom ! To o u r resc u e has come “e� mails. Hundr e ds of th em h ave gone flyin g arou n d with a lot of so c alled fu n n ies and a good deal o f n ot s o funn ies bu t th o u gh t pr ov okin g ,all h elp in g t o keep ou r fello wsh ip alive. W e als o made an appeal
to o u r 17 memb ers on b eh alf o f MHA wh o are h avin g to c o pe w i t h man y p rac t ic al an d e m otio n al diffic u lt ies expe rien c ed b y residen ts a nd staf f as demon strat e d b th e f ollowin g ; As a t 22/4/20 MH A h ad ar ound 6,000 residen ts. 50% of th e c are h omes ex p e rien c in g Co vid - 19 o utb reaks, In su ffic ien t test in g. Already lo s t o ver 200 residen ts w he re c o n firmed o r ex pec t e d
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a s h a v i n g C o v i d -1 9 . T wo c o l l e ag ues l os t to t h e d i s e a s e . N o s ecur e su p p l y o f P P E and w hat wa s o b t a i n e d pr i v ately c o s t f i ve t i mes a m uch as t h a t s u p p l i e d to the NHS.
£ 8 3 0 .00. I like t o see t h is as a r ef lec tio n of th e R egnal Spirit . Our prayers go o u t to all thos e stru gglin g at th is tim e - stay f aith fu l an d s tay saf e...D avid Hen sh aw
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A message from the General Secretary A m e s s a g e f rom Peter D u n n - G e n e ral Secr etar y (S t i l l ! ) Re g n a l G r e e ti ngs to one a nd a l l , It s t i m e t o decor a te y o u r s t u dy Wendy sa id - Y o u h a v e fini s hed Re g n a l a n d you w on’ t b e w r i t i n g s er m ons for a w h i l e …S o I di d w hat I w as t o l d and did a b i g c l e ar o u t befor e r e p ai n t i n g .
y et- Th e Presiden t infor med me t h at as we w er e u n ab le t o h old a R egna l AGM I h ave t o contin u e to th e n ex t Confe ren c e…..H mmm a bi t of a tec h n ic ality !, but I a m h appy t o c o nti nue t o su pport wh ere I can in th ese dif f ic u lt ti m es .
I w ant to men tio n especi ally t h e deb t o f grat itude we in Regn al o we to Terry Trigg. Wh en Alas da ir was u n f orI c am e a c r o s s lots of tunately u n able t o g o o d R e g n a l m em ocontin u e as Regn al r i e s f r o m o l d Confer ence Tr eas urer, ou r Presiden t p r o g r am me s to Mi nutes Ter r y st epped in . I kn ow o f my o l d C i r cle at the amo u n t o f ex tra Burntwood. w or k h e h as h ad to do to br in g o u r f in an c es I h a v e n ’t e x actly finup to date , t o p u t u s i sh e d R e g n al Exec. r i ght with Th e Ch arit y
Co mmission , an d to d e a l with t h e Co n feren c e f in an c es. Of c ou rse it was a b i g disappoin t men t th a t our Sc ot t ish adven tu re wa s c an c elled-or p erh ap s i t ’s a p ost pon emen t? We are lo okin g f orwa rd t o th e 2021 Con fere nc e t o b e h eld o n Ap ril 9 t h t o 11th at Swan wick. Mayb e th e 2022 c o nf e ren c e c ou ld go Nort h? As we travel t h ro u gh t h ese st ran ge times , may we t ake c o mfo rt in o u r memories of our Regn al f ellowsh ips .W e lo ok fo rward in fait h t o bet t er times ah ead- s ust ain ed as we are b y t he Spirit s lamb en t flam e .
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A message from the chief steward Hi e v e r y o n e Ho p e y o u r all ok and a r e c o p i n g w i th this lockdown! T h e s e p a s t f ew m onths hav e b e e n t o ugh on us a l l , i f i t w a s n ’ t for the f a c t t h at I am now a key w o r k e r an d c an s ti ll go t o w o r k I p r o bably be g o i n g s t i r c r azy like the re s t o f t h e w or ld. But i n t hi s t i me o f uncer tai nty w e n e e d t o r em em ber t hat t h i s i s n ot the end a n d t h e r e i s s till s tuff t hat n e e d s t o be done. Wh e t h e r i t b e doing the g a r d e n o r c a tching up o n c l e a n i n g or w or ki ng f ro m h o m e or l ear ni ng a n e w s kill. Ther e i s a l w a y s l i g h t at the end o f t h e t u n n el , ther e is a l w a y s h o p e . It’ s like tal e o f p an d o r a s box w hi ch g o e s a s f o l l ow s : Once up a t i me , a l o n g ti m e ago, t he r e w e r e t w o br other s nam e d E p i metheus and P ro m e t h e u s . They w er e g o o d g o d s . They had g o o d h e a r t s . They w er e g o o d f r i e n d s.
One day, Prometh eu s got i n trou b le with Z eu s. Angr y o ver so meth in g o r other, Z eu s h ad dec lared that man did n ot deserve fi r e. B ec au se h e h ad a kind h eart , an d h e kn ew how mu c h man n eeded fi r e fo r fo od an d warmt h , Pr om et h eu s gave man the s ec ret o f fire even though Z eu s h ad told all the go ds n o t to do th at. Zeus was f u riou s t h at h is or der h ad been ign o red. As pun ish men t, Z eu s chain ed Prometh eu s to a r ock for man y years. But th at was n o t en ou gh puni sh men t, n ot fo r Zeus . On c e Pro meth eu s w as ch ain ed to a r ock, Z eu s wen t after Pr om et h eu s’ b rot h er, the gen t le, kin d-h eart ed Epi m e t h eu s. Z eu s did not ch ain Ep imet h eu s to a r ock. Z eu s h ad a more s neaky pu n ish men t in m i nd. F i r s t, Z eu s o rdered the go ds’ h an dyman , the maker of th in gs - Heph aestu s - to m ake Z eu s a dau gh t er.
H eph aestu s made a woman o u t o f c lay , a beau tifu l woman . H e brou gh t h er to life , a nd t h en b rou gh t h er to Z eu s. Z eu s n amed hi s lo vely n ew dau gh te r Pan do ra. Z eu s kn ew th at Ep imet h eu s was lo ne l y . Z eu s told Epimet he us t h at h is brot h er, H eph aestu s, h ad to be pu n ish ed an d th at’s wh y h e was c h ain e d t o a roc k, b u t h e fe l t sorry t h at th is p u n i s hmen t lef t Epimet h e us with o u t th e c omp a ny of h is b rot h er. Th at ’s why Z eu s h ad dec ided t o g i ve Pan do ra in marriag e t o Ep imet h eu s. It was not t h e t ru th of c o u rse , but t h en n early everyone i n t h e an c ien t Greek worl d kn ew bet t er th an to believe th e migh t y Ze us . Ep imet h eu s was ki nd h earted an d gen tle a nd t h o u gh tf u l, b u t h e wa s n o fo ol. H e kn ew Z e us was u p to so meth ing . B u t h e loved Pan d ora a t f irst sigh t .
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Zeu s g a v e t h e new ly w eds a gift. Some sa y i t w a s a j a r . S om e s ay it w as a b ox . W h a t e v e r i t was , it w as locked. It c ame wi t h a n o t e . T he note s aid: “DO NOT OP E N . � A t t a c hed to the note w as a k e y . I t w a s a l l v er y cur ious . It w a s P an d o ra w hos e cur ios i ty got t h e b e t t e r o f her . One day , s he used t h e k e y t o o pen the box. As s he raised t h e l i d , o u t f l ew al l the bad things in t h e w o r l d t o day - env y , s i cknes s , h ate, d i se a s e . P an dor a s lam m ed the l id c l o s e d , b u t i t w as too late.
Epimet h eu s h eard h er weepin g. He c ame ru n n in g. Pan do ra o pene d th e lid t o sh ow h im it was emp t y . Qu ic kly, b ef ore sh e c o u ld slam the l i d sh u t, o n e t in y bu g flew o u t. He ga ve Pan dora a big b u ggy smile in t ha nks fo r h is f reedo m an d flew away. T ha t tin y bu g was n amed H ope. An d Hope made all th e dif f eren c e in th e worl d . So du rin g th is diffic u lt time reme m be r Hope makes all t h e dif f eren c e in t he wo rld
What goes on at Sidlaw... In between our last issue, Ian Mckay, circle secretary at Sidlaw wrote to us with an overview of some of the things Sidlaw had done... (figures correct at time of writing). S i d l aw R e g n a l cur r ently hav e a r oll o f 17 members. Ou r latest rec ru it Go rd on M c Be an j o i n e d our r anks l as t y ear. Th e majo rity of o u r meetin gs are o pen e ve nt s wi t h a n a v e r age tur nout of 1 4 m embers an d gu est s. We meet every 2n d and 4 t h M o n d a y e ve n ing betw een S eptem ber an d Ap ril. In ou r h ay day over 22 ye a rs a g o we h ad 2 6 m e m ber s . As ti m e has past we h ave seen man y pass to th e u n se e n c i r c l e . De s p i t e our l os s es w e r em ain st ron g an d c ommitt ed t o th e Regn al Le a g ue a nd i t s p r i n c i pals . W e h av e an e x cellent pr ogr am m e of even t s wit h in t ern al an d ex tern al sp e a ke rs a nd e n t e r t ai n er s . In J anuar y w e ha d ou r an n u al Sc o t s n igh t wit h a mix t u re of l i ve mu s i c , s i n g e r s, poets and com edi an s f rom t h e Regn al in c elebrat io n of o ur B a rd Ro b e r t Bu r n s . W e had a tur n out of 50 people. Ot he r e ve n t s include a Qui z night wh ic h we pu t in to teams of 3 or 4 peopl e . W e h a d a t al k o n Guide Dogs fr om one o f th eir memb ers alon g wit h a b eau tiful bl a c k L a b r ad o r . T h e gui de dog centr e is based at th e t own of Forf ar. Follow us on F a c e book, Tw i t t e r, I n s t a g r a m a n d You Tu be V I SI T OU R W E B SI TE - r e g n a l l e a g e . c o. u k
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B i l l H ar p e r o ne of our R egnalites did f ilm sh o ws o f D u n dee past . D u n dee wa s f a m o u s f o r Ju te, J am and J our nalism. W e h ad a m u s i c night fr om the 5 0’s an d 60’s. Graeme Cook an ot h er Regn a l i t e g a v e u s an e veni ng of photogr aph y wit h sc en es of Sc o t lan d. H e h igh ligh te d b e au t y o f o u r countr y s ide w ith its st u n n in g sc en ery an d wildlif e. We are so f ort u n at e t o h a v e m any tal ented and gifted Regn alit es. Our a n n u a l S tew ar ds F un Day w i ll be h eld o n Sat u rday 25t h May 2019, wh e n we me e t u p f o r l unch at the Inchtur e Hot el. Regn al members fro m St Fran c is i n t he Ea st an d B u r n s ide Blair beth joi n us o n ou r Fu n D ay. Th is is fo llowed by a t ri p t o e i t h e r t h e V . & A. or the Ver dant Wo rks in D u n dee wh ere we are given an i ns i g ht i n t o Du n d e e ’ s J ute indus tr y . W e a l l e n j o y our R egnal gather ings an d Go d willin g lon g may it c o n tin u e t o i n sp i r e u s an d hopeful ly encour age o t h ers t o join o u r Regn al mo vemen t .
Going digital, challenges of a distanced age New Horizons circle secretary Tom Williamson shares with us how the New Horizons circle and their friends have embraced online technology, and ‘gone digital’...
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h e r e ’s n o deny i ng that as a 2 2 y e ar o l d I T engineer I’ v e a part i cul ar p r o c l i v ity for technology . It ’s b een s o me t h i ng I’ v e know and be en i nt e r e s t e d i n all m y life. As a R e g n a l mem ber , I’ v e tr ied to use t h o s e s k i l ls to fur ther to enj oym e n t o f o t h e r s i n both Highfi eld ci rc l e w h e r e I s tar ted out, and New Ho ri zo n s c i r c l e w her e I now r es ide . As a y o u n g - i s h ci r cle w e’ v e al w ay s
t ried to embrac e tec h n olo gy w he re we c an , as it mean s we c an kee p in tou c h in so man y ways. We ha ve a Fac ebook grou p in wh ic h all our members an d f rien ds are in , whe re we c an p ost even t s, p ic tu res, a nd ot h er bits o f in fo rmatio n relati ng t o t h e c irc le. We also h ave a gro u p c h at o n Fac eb ook Messen ger in wh ic h we a l l c h at an d c are fo r o n e an ot h er , a nd t h at is wo n derf u l to see...(c on t.)
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b u t d u r i n g t h i s ti m e of l ockdow n an d c r i si s, w e ’ v e g o ne ev en fur ther and t a k en t h i s t o t h e next l ev el . T h e w o r l d i s b e i ng encour age to use v i d eo c h a t s u c h as Zoom , Team s or S k yp e at w o r k t o hav e m eeti ngs and a v o i d c o n t ac t , s o that’ s exactl y w ha t we did. W i t h b a n k h o l i day s and other goi ngs o n , t h e c i r c l e w as not s cheduled to me e t u n t i l mi d Apr il fr om the las t time we m e t i n mi d Mar ch. W hen the ti me c a m e ar o u n d , and w e w er e in l ockdo wn , I sp o k e w i t h Jo sh w ho w as m eant to b e l e a d i n g t h e e v e ni ng and as ked him if h e mi g h t b e h ap p y to do this v i a Sky pe. To whi c h h e a g r e e d. S o t h a t ’ s w h at w e’ v e done, w e’ v e mo v e d t o w e e k l y m eeti ngs tem por a ri l y a nd e ac h w e ek, and together w ith t h e M c A l o o n f am ily ( our fr iends fr o m t h e Ai r e d al e c i r cuit) w e’ v e hel d S ky pe q u i z z e s an d p l an to do s o m uch m ore f o r a s l o n g a s we’ r e s tuck i ns i de. We’ve h a d ri d d l e s , a gener al know l edge qu iz wi t h a n a g r am s and ev en a s uper s l eu th r o u n d an d w e ’v e a bibl e quiz and a c h o c o l at e q u i z planned. In a w o r l d w h e re hum an contact has to b e l i m i t e d , v i d e o chatting w i th othe rs p l a y s a h u g e p ar t i n m aking s ur e w e all st a y s an e . F o r s om eone s uch as m y self who n e e d s h u m an com pany for his o wn me n t al h e al t h , i t’ s v i tal that ev er y t ool
wit h in ou r reac h is grasp ed t igh t. Now, I kn ow th at n ot everyon e is a wh iz z with t ec h n olo gy like myself, a nd th at’s o kay, bec au se t h e message of th is, isn ’t to embrac e th e t ec h n olo g y , alt h o u gh if yo u f in d yo u rself in t he p ositio n t o I th o rou gh ly rec omme nd i t . Th e message is, ju st b ec au se we a re stu c k in side, n ot ab le t o meet , doe s n ot mean we are n o t ab le t o live t he Regn al life, n o t o n ly on ou r own , but wit h eac h ot h er. Reac h o u t to you r f ellow Regn alite s , d o th in gs wit h t h em, h ow ab ou t writ i ng a sh ort qu iz o r b ib le st u dy an d sen d i ng it to all ou r c irc le memb ers, writ e a n artic le fo r th e magaz in e (please!) t o keep in t ou c h wit h everyo n e. D o w ha t you c an . St. Fran c is o f Assisi famou sly said;
Preach the gospel at all times, when necessary use words... an d t h is to u s sh ou ld mean p len t y . A s Ch rist ian s, o u r ac t io n s are ju st as powerfu l as o u r words, t h e same go e s f or u s Regn aln it es, we c an live th e Re g na l sp irit , in word an d in deed, as our vow says. So take a leap , do so meth ing n ew, an d emb rac e th ese st ran ge t i m e s as a way to do so meth in g n ew.
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A change of plans might not always be a bad thing... Tom Pearson of Accrington circle wrote to us to tell us about a trip out the circle had. And as you will read, the change of plans still led for a nice day. Lovely to see you all so happy and smiling!
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n S at u r d a y Augus t 1 0 th 2 0 1 9 f ive o f u s s e t out for the abov e, du e t o t h e i n c l e ment w eather w e had a me e t i n g at John Bi r tw i s tl e’ s hous e to r e a r r a n g e o u r day as w e w er e to du e a wa l k a l o n g t he canal at Bar nol ds wic k, t h e w al k h a d to be abandoned h o w e v e r w e s et of for a lov ely r un o n t h e A 5 9 l eav ing it for the beaut i f u l vi l l a g e of Br acew ell and on to B a r n o l d s w i c k for a l ook at the l ovely i n d i v i d u al s h o ps fol low ed by a delic i o u s l u n c h at Victor ia’ s . After l unc h
All in all we h ad a lovely day of f e llo wsh ip, Joh n , D avid, Grah am, A l a n an d Tom. wi t h t h e r ai n s till com i ng dow n we w e n t o n t o Boundr y Mi ll Col ne f o r t e a , s o me of our m en m ade p u r c h as e s t h e r e and w e r ounded t h e a f t e r n o o n off at the Pendle H e r i t a g e C e n t r e at Bar r ow for d.
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s man y o f y ou m ight hav e s ee n . Th e Regn al Leagu e n o w h as so c ial me d i a ac c o u n t s on F acebook, Tw i tter an d In st agram.
W e a l s o l a u n ched a br and new w e b site last year an d we’re c o n tin u in g to u p d a t e i t w h en w e can and hope t o b rin g n ew c on ten t to it , b u t we n eed y our help. P l e as e vi s i t t h e w ebs ite, take a l o ok an d let me kn ow if you h ave an y su gge st i o n s b y e m a iling tom .w i lliam s on@regn alleagu e.c o .u k Al so , p l e a s e l ike, fol low and s har e ou r soc ial media ac c o u n t s an d ou r pos t s i f yo u h a v e t h o se platfor m s , as it helps to b rin g greater visib ility of o u r c aus e a nd o r g a n i s a ti on to the gr eater pu b lic . If a n y o n e h a s any thing they ’ d l ike u s t o sh are o n t h e soc ial media p lease g e t i n t o u c h o r i f any one has any i dea s t h en p lease also fire away! T h a n k s , s t ay safe ev er y one. Yo u r s , T o m William s on
Words of WISDOM
Tr ust in the Lo rd fo rever, for the Lo rd Go d i s an everlasti ng rock .
Bu t as for you , be s t ron g and d o not g ive u p, for yo u r wor k will be reward e d
I sa ia h 26:4
2 C h ro n i c l e s 1 5: 7
W h en wou n ds a r e he a le d b y lo v e , t he s ca rs a r e b e a ut if ul. D AV I D BO WLES
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A LITTLE BIT OF FUN!
Where was S olom on’ s t e m ple lo c ated? On t he s i de o f h i s h e ad!
Sudoku
SCRAMBLED C a n you unsc ra mble the w ord?
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The bible is just a load of words put together; it is the person that makes these words come to life Chief Steward Josh Williamson, and New Horizons member shares with us a unique take on the bible, which makes more sense than you might think...
Luk e 6:45 A good person bri ngs good o ut of the treasu re of goo d things i n his he a rt ; a bad person br in gs bad out o f his tre a sure of bad things. For the mouth speak s w hat the heart i s full of.
P r overbs 3:5 Tr ust in th e LORD wi th all your he art . Never rely o n w ha t you th ink you know.
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h r o u g h out our C hr is ti an l ife we w i l l h e a r people m enti on the h e ar t t o o m any tim es to coun t . It i s a w o r d t hat is m enti oned l ots o f t i m e s i n t h e bibl e, but the tw o I wo u l d l i k e t o focus on ar e the tw o l i st e d a b o v e . The v er s e fr om Pr ov erb s t e l l s u s t o f i l l our hear t w i th the L o r d , an d t h at w e s houl d tr us t him
t o do h is work in u s. Th e verse f rom Lu ke t ells u s th at th e mo u th spe a ks wh at th e h eart is fu ll o f , sep ara t e l y t h ese verses may n o t seem to be lin ked b u t I b elieve th ey are. See, if we f ill ou r h earts wit h t he Lord t h en th e mo u th will speak of t h e Lord. To b e fu ll o f th e Lord , h o wever, isn ’t easy, we h ave t o t rus t an d fo llow. We mu st b elieve tha t t he Lord is sen din g u s t h e righ t wa y a nd even if we don ’t, we will ju st h a ve t o go alon g wit h it. B u t th at is f or an o t h er art ic le. We c an all read t h e bib le, bu t how man y c an read t h e bib le an d gra b everyo n e in th e room’s at t en ti on. I rec kon n o t as man y as you t hi nk. Th ere is a st ory I was told o f a l a d y wh o was asked t o read th e bib l e out in fro n t o f th e c h u rc h , sh e go t up with h er bib le in h an d an d rea d i t alo u d. Th e wh o le c h u rc h was me smerised at th e readin g. Af t er churc h a litt le old lady ap proac h ed the woman an d asked h er wh at th a t readin g was f rom sh e t old th e ol d lady t h e bib le verse (G en esis 36 i f
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yo u r i n t e r e s t e d) ... the old l ady r eplied wi t h “ y e s I k n ow that, but w hi ch b ib le”, t h e l ad y r e p l i e d w ith “the Good News bible”. T h e l i t t l e o l d lady di dn’ t bel iev e her, sh e s a i d t h at s he has r ead her bi ble ma n y t i m e s and does n’ t r em em be r it e v er s o u n d i n g l ike that. To w hi ch t h e l a d y r e p l i e d “ the bibl e is jus t a loa d o f w o r d s p u t together , it i s the pe rson t h a t m a k e s t h e s e w or ds com e to l ife”.
So , to make th e words c ome t o li f e an d t o b rin g mean in g t o u s, o u r he a rt s n eed t o b e fu ll wit h t h e Lord an d t o tru st in t h e Lord with all o u r h ea rt we n eed t o fo llow th e Ch ristian p at h a nd lifestyle. Wh en yo u h ave bot h of t he s e th en we c an sh are t h e go od n ew s wi t h th e people wh o h aven ’t seen th e m a gn ific en t ways o f th e Lord an d fo r i t t o stic k with t h em, “t o b rin g it to li f e ” ....
|Greetings from sidlaw We’ve already heard how Sidlaw spend their evenings, but recently we received greetings from their secretary, Ian... Fr o m t h e S i d l a w R egnal I wo u l d l i k e t o extend a l l ou r g o o d wi s hes to e v er y o n e d o wn South. H e r e i n Du n d ee w e all were s o d i s ap pointed b y t h e c an c e l lati on of t h e A G M 2 7 t h to 2 9 th M a rc h . T h e r e w as a lot o f e f f o r t a n d pr epar ation i n an t i c i p a t i o n of a gr eat S c o t t i s h w e l c om e for o u r vi s i t o r s f r om C ir cles t h r o u g h o u t E n gl and and o t h e r p a r t s o f Scotl and. Our S i d l a w C i r cl e w as st a rt e d b a c k i n 1 9 9 7 by
R ev S yd Grah am wh o se tim e a n d devo t io n t o R egnal saw th e in augur ati o n of o u r Circ le w hi ch at it s p eak h ad 27 m em bers. S y d pu t a great deal of tim e a n d ef f ort to o rganis e this Co n feren c e in S cotlan d . Th ere were a team of vo lu n teers to as s i s t with t ran sp ort , cater in g,en tert ain men t
resc h edu led. We all at Sidlaw p ra y th at th is h orrib le vi rus c an b e eradic ated c omp letely. We p ray t o m e e t u p wit h ren ewed stre ng t h an d c eleb rat e n ot o nl y o u r Regn al bu t riddi ng th e c ou n t ry of th is t e rrib le viru s o n c e an d f or a l l . Go d B less, Ian Mc K ay (Sec ret ary)
etc to make t h is a memor abl e gat h erin g n ever to be for go t t en . Let s h ope i n the f u tu re it may be
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The World is our oyster S en t int o us b y J os h W i l l i a m s on T he wo r ld is o u r oys t e r T he wo r ld is o u r oys t e r e v e n thou g h w e c a n n ot l e a v e t h e room Does t h is me a n t h a t t h i s i s ou r d oo m?
Wh en t h i s i s over, we ca n g o f o r a d ri n k We’l l n eed t o ca t ch u p , we’l l be ou t of s yn c Ti l l t h en were s t u ck ri g h t wher e we a re Wh et h er t h a t b e n ea r or fa r
T he wo r ld is o u r oys t e r e v e n i f we can’t leav e o u r h om e So, l et u s keep b ored om a t bay Does t h is me a n w e h a v e t h e r i g h t A s we t ry t o s t a y a wa y to m o an? A n d h el p m e t o l ea rn T he en d is in s i gh t or n ow h e r e A s I s t ri ve for t h e t h i n g s I ye ar n nea r We mu st k ee p o u rs e l v e s s t u c k I ’l l keep on g rowi n g righ t her e N ot s u re wh ere I ’m g oi n g When can w e go b a c k t o n orm a l ? T he wo r ld h a s b e c om e s o info r mal I think we al l n e e d to h a v e a little ch eer O ther w is e w e m i gh t s h e d a t ea r When we cla p on Th u rs da y n ig h t Do y o u r eme m b e r t h os e o u t of sig h t ? For all t he lo v e d on e s th a t w e ca n’t s ee When t h is is do n e p l e a s e c o m e for t ea
B u t i n t h e en d , i t wi l l a l l b e b ri g h t B eca u s e t h e worl d i s m y oyster , a i n ’t t h a t ri g h t !
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Take five minutes... Sent in to us by Eilleen Hainsworth, Highfield Circle (written by K A TH L E E N GIL L U M Tak e fiv e min u t e s h e re a n d t h ere, within t h e b u s y da y, m ak e a sp ec i a l qu i e t t i m e , to med it at e a n d p ra y.
Wh en we l et g o a n d t u rn t o Go d, t h e s pi ri t i s refres h ed . We fi n d t h a t we a re com forted, ca l m ed , a n d s oot h ed , a n d b l es s ed .
Not everything is cancelled Sent in to us by Eilleen Hainsworth S u n i s n ot ca n cel l ed S p ri n g i s n ot ca n cel l ed R e l a ti on s h i p s a re n ot ca n cel l ed L o v e i s n ot ca n cel l ed R e a di n g i s n ot ca n cel l ed D e v o t i on i s n ot ca n cel l ed M u s i c i s n ot ca n cel l ed I m a gi n a t i on i s n ot ca n cel l ed K i n dn e s s i s n ot ca n cel l ed C on v e rs a ti on s a re n ot ca n cel l ed H o p e i s n ot ca n cel l ed Still I rise S ent int o us b y To m W i l l i a m s on , wri t t en b y Ma ya A n g el ou
Y ou m ay w ri te m e do wn i n h i s t o r y W ith your bi t te r, t wi ste d l i e s , Y ou m ay t re ad m e i n th e v e r y d i r t B ut sti l l , l i k e du st, I’l l r i s e .
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The Power of prayer Tom Williamson shares his thoughts about the power of prayer, and how it’s been working in his life... W e’ve all hear d s to r i es , from preacher s , s c r i pture, and var i o u s o ther forms, abo ut th e po w er tha t prayer h a s . M a ny people mi gh t often believe tha t p ra yer is a val ua b le to o , as do I , bu t re cent ly, I’ve th er e i s a who le new level to thi s p ow er... Spo nti na ety . I ’ ll explain... My f r i end T rish and I w er e ta lking, and s h e mentioned that s he ha d m essaged a gr o up o f p e o ple that s he w a s m eant to be ta ki n g on an exchan ge, ( i t’s the W ales Momentu m Ex c hange if y o u ’r e interest ed) b ut i t w a s ca ncelled due to th e current pandemi c . T hey’re st ill h o pi n g to go wit h t he peo pl e tha t had alrea dy been p ut forward t o go thi s ye a r, so the l ea der s a re keeping i n to uc h with them... T r i s h w a s
c o ns c n o u s s h e h ad mes s ag e d t h e m a f e w to o m an y t i m e s , an d al l s h e c o u l d d o w as as k th em h o w t h i n g s w e r e go i ng, an d t o p r ay f o r th em. Tr i s h l at e r r e m ar k e d i n th e s a m e co n v e r s at i o n th a t p e o p l e m i g h t f e e l s h e pr ay s t o o m u ch , a bo u t v ar i o u s t h i n g s . Thi s s h o ck e d m e , bec a us e w h i l s t I k n o w s h e c an b e o b b s e ssive (she is my friend a f ter a l l , s o w e h av e th a t i n co m m o n ! ) b u t , I r ea l i s e d t h at al l t h e ti mes w e h ad b e e n ta l ki n g an d s h e h ad j us t br o k e o u t i n t o pr a y er, i t w as f o r g o o d r ea s o n , an d G o d r e al l y di d s p e ak t o u s i n s o me f o r m . I t n eve r r e al l y r e g i ster ed w i t h m e b e f o r e , bec a us e I h ad n o t th o u gh t ab o u t i t . A n d I am sure, like me, ma ny o f y o u m ay n o t
sleeping in the same f as h i o n y o u m i g h t h av e b e e n b e cau se of t h e ch an g e i n ci r c u ms t an ce s , an d t h e oth e r d ay , d u r i n g t h e e a rl y h o u r s o f t h e m o r n i n g, i t r e al l y d i d h i t m e. P r ay e r w o r k s ... an d I ce r t ai n l y k n e w t h i s b e f o r e , b u t I r e al l y r e g i s t e d t h at t h e spont i n ae t y o f p r ay e r is a g o o d t h i n g . If i t ’ s on y o u r m i n d , p r ay f or i t ! W e ’ r e t o l d t o t a ke things to the Lord in P r ay e r , b u t w e s o m et i m e s w ai t u n t i l l a te r i n t h e d ay , w h e n w e ’ v e got time. A n d w h i l s t t h e r e is n o t h i n g w r o n g w i th s e t t i n g t i m e aw ay f or p r ay e r , s o m e t i m e s, t h at p r ay e r can h a v e a h u g e i m p act i n ju st b e i n g s p o n t an i o u s. F o r e x am p l e , t h e oth e r d ay , a f r i e n d o f h ers w as e x p e ct i n g s o m e n e w s , an d i t co u l d h a v e g o n e e i t h e r w ay . So a s
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the no tifcat i o n o n her friends phon e c a me thr o ugh, she qu i c kl y p rayed t o God, a nd a sked t hat Go d ho l d them whilst th ey l o o k a t this news a n d they hoped it woul d be th e g ood news th ey h a d b e en want in g. A nd, it was, i t w a s the goo d new s th ey ne eded. So th ey h a d a go o d celeb r a te. To m e, t his is an exa mpl e of where spo nta neo u s p rayer can w o r k. N o w , I a m sure yo u mi gh t be wo ndering, b u t To m, surely if the L o r d h a d it planned fo r i t to b e goo d new s , then i t wo uld be with o u t the sudden pray er ? a nd p e rhaps yo u r r i gh t, but le t me tell yo u a ta l e. I n computing , ma n y of us seem f a s c i na ted by t he c o nc ept of “Schro din ger s C a t” whcih was d evi s ed by Erwin Schro di n ger i n 1 9 35, thro ug h a n i dea originally by A l ber t Eninst ein. It i s u s ed to e x plain things i n w hi c h
tw o p o s s i b l e o u t co m e s mi gh t b e h ap p e n i n g at o nc e. It g o e s l i k e t h i s , S c hr ö d i n g e r ’ s cat : a c a t, a f l as k o f p o i s o n , a n d a r ad i o act i v e s o ur ce ar e p l ace d i n a se al e d b o x . If a n i n t e r n al m o n i t o r ( e. g. G e i g e r co u n t e r ) detec t s r ad i o act i vi ty ( i . e . a s i n g l e at o m dec a y i n g ) , t h e f l as k i s s hat t e r e d , r e l e asi n g th e p o i s o n , w h i ch ki l l s th e cat . T h e C o pen h ag e n i n t e rpr eta t i o n o f q u an t u m mec h an i cs i m p l i e s t h at a f ter a w h i l e , t h e cat i s s i m u l t an e o u s l y al i v e a n d d e ad . Ye t , w h e n o ne l o o k s i n t h e b o x , o ne se e s t h e cat e i t h e r a l i ve o r d e ad , n o t b o t h a l i ve an d d e ad . T h i s po s es t h e q u e s t i o n o f w hen e x act l y q u an t u m s uperp o s i t i o n e n d s an d r ea l i ty co l l ap s e s i n t o o ne p o s s i b i l i t y o r t h e o ther . N o w , t h at m i g h t s e e m a l i ttl e s t r an g e t o s o me p e o p l e , an d t h e y mi gh t n o t n e ce s s ar i l y
u n d e r s t an d t h e i m pl icat i o n s . So e s s e n ta i l l y, al l y o u n e e d t o k n ow, i s t h at u n t i l y o u look i n t h e b o x , t h e cat i s b o t h al i v e , an d d e a d. T h i s m i g h t s e e m odd, b u t u n t i l w e k n o w th e o u t co m e , b o t h ar e possible. Ho w d o e s t h at w ork w i t h p r ay e r I h e ar y o u as k ? W e l l , t o m e , w e h av e t h e p o w er t o ch an g e e v e n t s a s t h e y h ap p e n . I am n ot s ay i n g G o d w ai t s u n ti l y o u p r ay t o ch an ge something or give you good news, but w h at I am s ay i n g , i s t h at u n t i l w e k n o w th e o u t co m e , b o t h p os sib l e o u t co m e s , ar e s ti l l possible. So , d o n ’ t f e e l as t h o u g h y o u h av e to p r ay i n ch o s e n t i m e s, d o n ’ t f e e l e m b ar a ss e d ab o u t p r ay i n g w i th friends or in public, b e cau s e s o m e t i m e s, a p r ay e r w h e n i t ’ s on ou r m i n d i s t h e b e s t ki n d o f p r ay e r ...
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