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T I D I N G S In this Issue Thank you for your giving
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Comedy Hall
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Prayers
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A “Testimony”
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Lunch Club
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Corps Retreat
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Future Dates
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Words from “The All Stars”
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Word Search
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Sudoko
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Pictures from “Fun Day”
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More Pictures
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Flower List
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Community Update
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FROM THE C.O’S DESK There’s a T-shirt you can buy that challenges people to see Jesus differently. It shows a depiction of Jesus - in black on a red background, in the style of a famous picture of Che Guevara. He looks every bit the rebel. Underneath are the somewhat provocative words “Meek and Mild - As If”. Perhaps we sometimes like to see Jesus as inherently gentle, temperate and above all, safe. It reminds me of a scene in C S Lewis’ classic book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The book is recognised to be full of references to Jesus and the Christian faith. The scene introduces the character of Aslan, a fierce and mysterious lion, to the lost children who, rather intimidated at the thought of meeting him, seek reassurance from a couple of friendly beavers.
News from the (shop) Front 16 Recipe
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What the Bible says
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Big Church day out
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Window on My World
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Gardening Tips
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Core Groups
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'Is he-quite safe?' asks one of the girls. 'I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.' 'That you will, dearie, and make no mistake,' said Mrs Beaver, 'if there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most, or else just silly.' 'Then he isn't safe?' said Lucy. 'Safe?' said Mr Beaver. 'Don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he is good. He's the King.” The King is not safe. The King is sovereign, which