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eacons Snippets

The waiting is almost over ! The induction of Heather willtake place here on Saturday 11th September at 3p.m.Please pray that everything may go off smoothly and prayfor all who are taking part in any way. Pray especially forHeather.

As we look forward to the new ministry we would thank Godfor the leadership of Mike Caplin over the past three years.

Please pray for the baptismal service on Sunday 5th Sep-tember when six candidates will be baptised. What a wayto open a new ministry !

Remember the Alpha course which starts on Saturday 4

th

September. Please see Dave Cooper for further details.

As was mentioned in previous newsletters, the deacons re-tiring at the end of the year are Adrian, Margaret, Sheilaand Myrna, there is also one vacancy at present. Sheilahas decided to stand down from the deaconate. Forms willbe available from the church secretary from 5th September

until 26th

September. We thank Sheila for several years offaithful service.

For the past few months we have been using a borroweddigital piano in church and we will soon have to decidewhether to keep it. If you have an opinion, please speak toGillian Hitchcock.

Terry


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CHANGE OF COMMUNION DATES

Please note that the dates for communion in September have

been altered. We will now have communion on the morningof Sunday 5 September (at which all of our new church

members will formally be welcomed) and there will be no

communion on the morning of Sunday 26 September, which

is Back to Church Sunday.

The date of the evening communion (Sunday 12 September)

remains unchanged.

HEATHER IN THE OFFICE

From the beginning of September, Heather will generally beworking in the church office from Tuesday to Friday each week

and will be pleased to meet with anyone who has a need for

prayer or spiritual guidance. However, there will be timeswhen she needs to pop out to visit someone or for another

meeting, so please try to ring her in advance to book anappointment wherever possible. Please use the church

telephone number (Ipswich 721455) where an answer machineis in operation when nobody is present to answer the phone,and try to use her home number in case of emergency only.

Thank you!


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Flower Ministry

Aug 29 Thelma Nunn distributed by Thelma Nunn

Sep 5 Marg Dearsley distributed by Marg Dearsley

Sep 12 Sue Roberts distributed by Sue Roberts

Sep 19 Joan Roberts distributed by Joan RobertsSep 26 Ellen Jarvis distributed by Cicely Hitchcock

Oct 3 Sylvia Wicks distributed by Harvest Distributors

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Birthday Corner

We take this opportunity to offer Birthday Greetings to the followingmembers of the BMS Birthday Scheme who celebrate their birthdaysduring the period covered by this newsletter ..

August

29th Cicely Hitchcock

31st Sheila Ottaway

September

1st Ann Barnes

11th David Coley

18th Joan Roberts

Why not see Ellen Jarvis and find out howyou can help the BMS

by giving a thank offering gift on your birthday!


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THE INDUCTION OF

REV HEATHER MARSDEN

TO THE MINISTRY ATRUSHMERE BAPTIST CHURCH

SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2010

AT 3.00 PM

Invitations have been given to all regular members of this

congregation and most have now replied! If you havent

received an invitation and would like to come, please speak toGillian Hitchcock as soon as possible.

The congregation is likely to be very large, so video and sound

links to the lounge and Jubilee Hall are being set up. Please be

polite to our guests and allow them to be seated in the

church or lounge as far as possible. If you are in the Jubilee

Hall, you will be asked to move through into the church or

lounge at one point in the service when members of ourfellowship will be making promises to support Heather. Please

do this quickly and efficiently!

PARKING ARRANGEMENTS

There will be very limited parking available here at the church,

for disabled drivers and very special guests only, but Rev

Bruce Wakeling has kindly allowed us the use of the ParishChurch Car Park (between St Andrews and Humber Doucy

Lane) for the afternoon. Those of you who are bringing

passengers should please drop them off at RBC first and then

head for the Parish Church Car Park, where a number of RBC

Park and Ride drivers will be waiting to bring you along to our

church, unless you prefer to walk. They will be available from

about 2.20 until 2.50 pm, and later for the return journey.


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A Musical in a Day

Apostle by Roger Jones

Christian Music Ministries are coming to Bethesda on Saturday 23rd Octo-

ber 2010 to lead us in learning and performing this musical. We wouldlike to invite any members of your fellowship to join us for the day.

The music is suitable for anyone to sing and we are hoping to have a choir

of all ages and abilities. There is no need to be able to read music!

Instrumentalists will of course need to read music but will have parts writ-

ten for their particular instrument.

This is an opportunity to learn some new songs, meet some new friends and

work together to achieve an end product in the course of one day.

If you have any further questions please contact us at the church of-

fice or at the address below.

Peter and Olive Miller

Longways, Main Road,

Westerfield IP6 9AJ

Tel 01473 212316

Email:[email protected]

Bethesda Baptist Church

Tel 01473 255035Email:[email protected]


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SponsoredSponsoredSponsoredSponsored Great North RunGreat North RunGreat North RunGreat North Run

for Talitha Koumfor Talitha Koumfor Talitha Koumfor Talitha Koum

I will be running this half marathon which is 13.1 miles from Newcastle toSouth Shields on Sunday the 19th September to raise funds for TalithaKoum.

Please could as many people a possible sponsor me so that this vitalwork can get started in the autumn. I am not putting a sponsor sheet onthe notice board, so Nancy Coe has kindly offered to collect sponsorshipfor me. People can also see myself or Judith.

For those who are new to the church, I am one of the growing number ofrunners who are involved at our church (now including Heather and Phil)and have been a club runner as long as I have worshipped here - nearlythirty years. Judith and I have two daughters and three granddaughters.The granddaughters, Chloe and Emily (Susie and Richard's daughters)will probably join their dad and myself in coming years fun runs, asRichard also participates in these activities. Faith (Karen and Paul's

daughter) who is now three will also not want to miss out on theseruns, either!

I hope as many people as possible will support the great work of thisproject which God is blessing greatly now the miracle of planning per-mission for it has been granted.

Thank you

David Coley


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POSTCARDS FOR MAF

Now that the holiday season is coming to an end you might like to giveyour old post cards to me so that we can raise funds for the MissionAviation Fellowship, where every yearthousands of pounds are raisedthrough the sale of these from a MAFsupporter who sorts them and sellsthem to a dealer. Every year the MAFvolunteers manager writes with gratefulthanks to all the MAF reps forthe efforts we make in raising fundsfrom the collection of these post cards.

So please recycle them to me! Its good for the environment too!Please put them on the shelf by the hymn books in the vestibule if my-self or Judith are not about, because I come to the church regularlyduring the week and will collect them.

If you would like an example of the sterling work MAF do, then pleaseread MAF's " News to Share" elsewhere in this news letter.

Thank you and God bless

David Coley

MAF church rep.

RBC Postcards

Jacques Roberts has produced a postcard showing a picture ofRushmere Baptist Church, which was taken from a painting he

did of the church as it appeared in 1970. The postcards are nowbeing sold for 75p each or it is possible to purchase a pack of 5cards with envelopes for 4.50. All profits will go to the BuildingFund. Please speak to Jacques or Joan if you are interested.


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Tearfund News

Peru an example of ongoing development work.

Deysi is now 15, but she nearly died when she was eight. Poverty plus familybreakdown, oppression and despair means her hometown can be a danger-ous place for children. She lives in Huaycan, Peru.

Deysis family received no support from her alcoholic, mostly absent father.Desperate for income, her mother had no choice but to work overnight, leavingher children alone. One night, when Deysi was 8, she was left in charge. With

no electricity, the children lit candles but fell asleep before blowing them out andthe house burned to the ground. Fortunately, the children escaped unscathed.But the family knew things had to change.

That is when Deysi started going to church and persuaded her mother to gotoo.

Tearfunds Peruvian partner, Agape, works with vulnerable families throughthe church in Huaycan and Deysis family became part of their community sup-port programme. Deysi had little education so they taught her how to make &

sell baskets so she is able make a living for herself. They helped her sister tocope with school and providing uniforms and shoes for the other children to stayin school. They have worked with her mother, Emily, supporting and counsellingher and raising her self-esteem so that she is better able to care for her family.They also taught her how to make crafts that can be sold locally so that she isable to stay with her family. Emily asks, Pray for my nine kids. I want them tobe better than me, to have better lives.

Please pray for Gods protection over Emilys family and over all vulnerablefamilies like these. Ask that they will find hope in the local church. In Peru,

Agape is teaching churches to carry out community workshops like the onethat helped Deysis family, so that more people can be helped. Pray that Godwill bless these churches.

The above is an example of Tearfunds ongoing work, but of course the recentflood disaster in Pakistan on top of the Haiti earthquake, is making great de-mands on Tearfunds resources and experience. The recent generosity of ourfellowship and visitors has been a great blessing (more than 650 has beengiven to the Pakistan appeal). I give a brief update on the situation in Pakistanand Haiti below, but do look at the Tearfund website for more information.

(www.tearfund.org)


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Pakistan

Backed by generous giving, Tearfunds partner SSEWA-Pak is getting emer-gency supplies to those who need it. Food and other basic items, such asstoves, pots and plastic sheets for shelter, have been given to 8,000 people inthe northern province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and a similar number are beingassisted in the same way in Sindh, further south. The situation in Sindh is wors-ening.

Please pray that more flood survivors will be reached and helped by aid agen-cies and the Pakistani authorities and pray against epidemics, particularlyamongst children. Give thanks for the support that has enabled Tearfund tobring life-sustaining aid and hope to thousands of people. Pray for efforts to helpthe millions of Pakistanis who have been made homeless and that they will haveaccess to shelter soon.

Ask the Lord to grant wisdom to those responding to the disaster and that more

governments will be moved by a spirit of generosity in their responses.

Haiti

More than 6 months on, your support and prayers have enabled Tearfund toachieve a great deal in the devastation that is Haiti. Education is a key compo-nent of Tearfunds response and they have helped 75 schools to reopen and areworking with them to deliver health and hygiene education and to provide la-trines. More than 8,000 children have received training from Tearfund. In addi-

tion, preparations are underway for the building of 3 transitional schools, whichwill also be used as disaster centres/shelters during hurricanes. Help to individu-als and families to enable them to start earning a livelihood is also a key area ofwork and many of you may have seen a lady called Iselene featured on the TVnews. This is her story.

Iselene lost both hands and an arm in the quake and was running out of hopeuntil she met Francois Frandy, a worker for Tearfund Partner in Haiti, WorldConcern. He came up to talk to me and asked for my name. I didnt want to talkto him so I yelled at him and told him to go away. He was so polite though, Iended up talking to him and Im glad I did. Francois gave Iselene a health kitcontaining soap and toothbrushes and toothpaste and other essential items anda cash grant of 100 Haitian dollars, (approx 12 USD) which she sent to her chil-dren. Later he gave her another grant of 600 Haitian dollars (around $USD70),enough for her to start up her business. I bought dried goods like spaghetti,porridge, nuts and biscuits, sweets, oil, wine and lots of tins to sell outside mytent.

The business has given Iselene the opportunity to earn money for her and herfamily and restored her hope and dignity. She is very grateful, Id like to saythank you for everything you have done for me. Please pray for me and my chil-dren. Id like us all to live together again.


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For Iselene, and for the millions of people like her, Tearfund is in Haiti for thelong-term. Its operational teams are committed to supporting Haitis recovery initially over a three year programme through local partner organisations andchurches.

Haiti was one of the worlds biggest disasters, and Tearfunds partners are

working in the most challenging conditions. On top of this there is now the dis-aster in Pakistan. Please pray for Gods guidance, strength and grace for allthose in Tearfund and its partners who have to take decisions about priorities,use of resources etc. Pray for God to bless relationships with other aid organi-zations, with the UN and other government agencies and pray that all the Tear-fund, its staff and partners do will be of real help and will let the love of Jesusshine out to those who have lost everything.

`Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lordhis God the Lord who remains faithful for ever. Psalm 146:5

With thanks for your prayers.

Val Dufour

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MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT WORLD BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING

I am writing to ask whether you would be able to help us to inform your parishioners

about our forthcoming involvement in the Macmillan Cancer Support World's Biggest

Coffee Morning by publishing our event in your next Church magazine? Our coffee

morning is being held on Friday, 24th September from 10am to 1pm, when anyone is

welcome to come along to our offices for coffee and biscuits/cake in return for a small

donation to help support this worthy cause.

I would be most grateful if you are able to help us and I

look forward to hearing from you.

Sharron McDonald

Farthing Singleton & Hastings650 Woodbridge Road

Ipswich IP4 4PW

Tel: (01473) 272711


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Back to Church Sunday

26 September 2010

10.45 amCOME AS YOU ARE

Do you know someone who attended our church, or another, in

the past but now rarely goes? Are you praying for a member of

your family or a friend who is not yet a Christian? Would you

like an opportunity to invite them to come to Rushmere with

you? If so, Back to Church Sunday will provide one suchopportunity! All over this country, churches are taking part, just as

they have in a number of years recently. Many people have returned

to church or attended for the very first time because of this special

initiative.

A series of small postcards will be available. You will receive the

first card at the end of August. It is a simple prompt to remind you to

pray for the friend or relative you are thinking of inviting.

The second card will be available early in September and will be the

invitation card which you can hand to the person so that he or she

knows the date, time and venue for the service.

The final card (a picture called A New Day by Nigel Done) will be

given to everybody who attends the morning service on 26September. For the visitors, this will serve as a reminder of their

visit to church and may make them think about the message they

have heard or about returning to the church another day. For regular

members of the congregation, perhaps it can be a reminder to

continue praying for our friends and families throughout the coming

months and to pray for all those who came to church on Back to

Church Sunday 2010.


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CHURCH DIARY

Where an entry is marked with an asterisk (*), it should mean that you will

find further information about it somewhere in this newsletter.

AUGUST

Sun 29 10.45 am Alpha SundayMorning service led by Dave

Cooper

6.30 pm Evening worship (Speaker: TBC)

SEPTEMBER

Wed 1 7.00 pm Art Club

Thurs 2 12.30 pm Luncheon Club resumes after the summer break

6.30 pm Weight Watchers

Fri 3 8.00 pm Band Practice for the Induction

Sat 4 8.30 am Introductory Breakfast for Alpha Course

10.30 am Re-New meeting for women at St Johns Church Hall,

Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich (until 3.30 pm)*

Sun 5 10.45 am Baptismal Service led by Rev Heather Marsden

(including communion, at which a number of

new members will be welcomed)

6.30 pm Evening service led by Rev Heather Marsden.

Refreshments will be served after this service,

hosted by Jacques and Joan Roberts.

Nominations also open today for the annual election of deacons andforms will be available from the Secretary.

Mon 6 2.15 pm Banner Group

Wed 8 2.30 pm Friendship Hour Music and Movementled by Judi

Ayre

7.00 pm Art Club

7.30 pm Deacons Meeting at Gillians home

Thurs 9 12.30 pm Luncheon Club



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8.00 pm Band Practice for the Induction

Fri 10 Evening Preparation for the induction will take place in the

church and halls.

8.00 pm CYM eight caf at The Key for 14-18s

Sat 11 3.00 pm Induction of Rev Heather Marsden*

7.00 pm CYM Platform at St Andrews Church, Britannia

Road, Ipswich: Platform X

Sun 12 10.45 am Morning worship led by Rev Heather Marsden.

Today is Promotion Sunday, when some of our

children and young people will move up intonew groups.

1.30 pm Home Alone Lunch

6.30 pm Evening worship led by Heather: this service

will include communion.

Mon 13 6.15 pm FFaF resumes for the Autumn Term

7.30 pm FFaF+ resumes

Tues 14 7.30 pm Fellowship Night




Fri 17 8.00 pm CYM eight caf at The Key for 14-18s

Sat 18 8.30 am Alpha begins

Sun 19 10.45 am Morning and evening services led by Rev

& 6.30 pm Heather Marsden.

Mon 20 2.15 pm Banner Group

6.15 pm FFaF

7.15 pm Harvest Praise at Finborough Court*

7.30 pm FFaF+



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Fri 24 7.30 pm An Evening with Nigel Benn at The Key*

Sat 25 8.15 am Prayer Breakfast

8.30 am Alpha

10.30 am Meeting Point Coffee Morning

Sun 26 10.45 am Back to Church Sunday* Morning and evening

& 6.30 pm worship led by our minister, Rev Heather

Marsden.

3.00 pm Service at Sidegate Lane Residential Home

Nominations for the annual election of deacons close at midnight!

Mon 27 6.15 pm FFaF

7.30 pm FFaF+

Tues 28 7.30 pm Church Meeting for members




OCTOBER

Fri 1 8.00 pm CYM eight caf at The Key for 14+s

Sat 2 8.30 pm Alpha

Sun 3 Harvest Thanksgiving

10.45 am All-age service led by Emily Hannah from CYM

5.00 pm Pre-service refreshments hosted by Cicely

and Gillian Hitchcock.

6.30 pm Evening worship led by Rev Heather Marsden

8.00 pm The commissioning of Bob Molton as the newCEO of CYM will take place at Colchester Road


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Time Venue Leader(s)

Tues 7.30 pm 46 Beech Road Jean Cutting

Tues 7.30 pm RBC Val Dufour and Susanne Tripp

Wed 10.00 am 50 Glencoe Road Ellen Jarvis and Judith Coley

Thurs 10.00 am 123 Kemball Street Yvonne Cross, Robin and Angela

Howlett

Thurs 7.30 pm 123 Kemball Street Mark Tripp and Barbara Marr

The autumn term is about to begin and its a good time to join a new home

group. Approximately once a fortnight, we meet to study the Bible

together and pray for each other, so new folk will soon get to know their

fellow group members. If you are considering whether to attend, pleasespeak to a leader before turning up, just in case the date or venue has been

changed. Marg Dearsley is our Home Group Co-ordinator and she will be

able to answer any other questions you might have.

On 14 September, we have a Fellowship Night meeting at the church and

the idea of this is that the members of every group will be able to meet to

share in a Bible study and prayer time. Please come!

Week

Beginning

Whats Happening?

Sun 29 Aug No meetings this week

Sun 5 Sept Home Groups resume this week

Sun 12 Sept Fellowship Night (on Tues 14 Sept)

Sun 19 Sept Home Groups this week

Sun 26 Sept Church Meeting for Members (on Tues 28 Sept)


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Friendship Hour

We hope you have enjoyed any holiday youmay have taken during August and haveremained in good health. We look forward

to having an afternoon of gentle exercisewith Judi Ayre on Sept 8th. Doors will beopen at 1.30pm and the session begin at2.30pm. Please feel free to bring along anyone who may be inneed of company. All welcome.

Myrna and Ellen

Home Alone Lunch

This is planned for Sept 12th and takes place at the church. It isprimarily for anyone who regularly goes hometo eat lunch alone after the Sunday morning

service. and doesnt really like it (being alone- not the service!). It helps if I know you arehoping to come, and it costs 3. If anyone is ina situation in which this time may be helpfulplease do not be shy: just talk to me or AnnBarnes! It is a small part of our church familyhelping each other.

Myrna

Lunch Club

A reminder that we have a Staff and Representatives meeting onAug 31st at 2.30pm at RBC and we start again on Sept 2nd when

we hope to meet up with all our friends.

Myrna


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Thank YouKathy Lewis wishes to thank everyone from Rushmere

who offered prayers, and sent cards & get well messages.

Kathy was touched that she was remembered and valued

by so many Rushmere folk.

Thank you all!

Kathy

[Note from the editor: Kathys message arrived too late for inclusion in the July/August newsletter. My apologies for the long wait].

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You cannot pray the Lords PrayerAnd even once say I.

You cannot pray the Lords PrayerAnd even once say My.

Nor can you pray the Lords Prayer

And not pray for anotherFor when you pray for daily bread

You must include your brother.For others are includedIn each and every plea.

From the beginning to the end of it,It does not once say me.

Attributed to Kenneth Lysons


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FELIXSTOWE SEAFARERS CENTRE

As its new(-ish) administrator, I wonder if you might allow me to share someinformation about the work of the centre and its mission "to provide rest, recrea-

tion, entertainment and spiritual guidance for seafarers in Felixstowe without restric-tion of nationality, race or creed."

The Seafarers Centre is open daily from 1000 to 2200 hours, 7 days a week.

A mini-bus is available to ferry seafarers to andfrom the berths at Trinity and Landguard terminalsand in one year carried over 40,000 passengers.Many facilities are available including a shop, rec-reation area for tabletop games, bar, TV room,

internet caf, and a quiet room to sit and writehome. There is a small chapel for services and re-flection, foreign papers and magazines. The Centreis registered as a Bureau de Change which mayalso be used by bona fide personnel workingwithin the Port of Felixstowe.

The Centre is an ecumenical registered charitymanaged by a Board of Trustees comprising theSailors Society (Free Church), Apostleship of the

Sea (Roman Catholic), and the Mission to Seafarers (Anglican). The Centre ismanaged on behalf of the Trustees by a manager who reports directly to theTrustees. The in-house administrative staff are all part time, 50% of whomare voluntary.

The chaplaincy team represents the three mission societies: Mission to Sea-farers, Apostleship of the Sea and Sailors Society. The team offers a 7 dayweek service of spiritual and welfare care giving assistance to the thousandsof visiting seafarers who call at the port every year. They also provide anoutreach service to Seafarers Centres located at the Haven Ports of Ipswich,

Mistley and Harwich.

The Centre also acts as a communication hub for the international maritimecommunity offering the vital link in keeping family, loved ones and friends incontact by the use of traditional postal mail, telephone, e-mail and internetservices.

For more information, please talk to me or visit the Centres website atwww.seafarerscentrefelixstowe.org.uk

Peter


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News to

SHAREMission Aviation Fellowship, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone CT20 2TN Telephone: 0845 850 9505 Website:

In Deed and Truth

Mission Aviation Fellowships work varies from day to day. In Deedand Truth Ministries is one of the organisations we are able topartner with in southern Sudan.

Working in Tonj, In Deed and Truth Ministries has a primaryhealthcare centre providing medical care for this region. They alsorun discipleship training for Sudanese pastors. Here they shareabout some of their recent connections with MAF.

Medical Project

Our new medical clinic project stood untouched for six monthsdue to our work crews refusal to return to Sudan during pre-election build-up. Our greatest concern was the state and safety ofthe structure as the steel trusses were held weakly by weldingwaiting for the cross-bars to be attached. With the rainy seasonstarting we were faced with high winds which already broughtthree trusses crashing to the ground. Unsure where to turn to forhelp, we turned to the One who has all the answers and wants tocarry our burden, Jesus Christ. He faithfully connected us throughMAF Sudan with two German volunteers. Andy and Jonathancame and immediately began securing the trusses and giving in-struction to our labourers. By Gods grace and favour we wereable to lift these heavy steel trusses 40ft and reposition and weld

them in place. They have now been secured with the crossbarsand we can start the next phase of our clinic building.


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Medical flight

Issa was travelling from Rumbek to Tonj. Just 25 miles from ourcompound, the truck he was driving was ambushed by bandits. Abullet hit him and shattered his ankle. As the truck stopped, theguards he was travelling with kept firing as they, the passengersand the bandits ran into the bush. Issa found himself alone butmanaged to get out of the truck. Eventually another truck camealong and carried him to Tonj, where he was brought to our clinicfor treatment. Issa is a Ugandan and was transporting goods forSamaritans Purse.

We communicated with Samaritans Purse staff in Juba and areworking with the police to retrieve the truck and hopefully the peo-

ple and supplies.This morning, after a difficult week in the clinic, the Lord gra-ciously reminded me of the reasons we are here and the benefitthe clinic is to the community, especially as we are the only 24-hour medical facility. There literally is nowhere else for people likeIssa to go.

Issa is stable but the severity of the injury required surgery at an

adequate hospital.The Lord quickly answered our prayers. MAF diverted a flight,picked up Issa and flew him to Juba. There he was met by Samari-tans Purse staff who arranged a flight for him to Uganda. Issa wasparticularly concerned about losing his foot but we were able toreassure him.

Continue to pray for the people of Sudan and for peace to reign in

this nation.


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Re-New is a venture for women seeking meaning and wholeness in life.

Re-News First BirthdaySaturday 4 September 2010

10.30 am to 3.30 pm

St Johns Church Hall, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich

with speaker: Rev Jenny Seggar

and time for you to share

(Prayer ministry available)

Coffee from 9.45 am. Please bring a plate of finger food

(savoury or sweet) to share for lunch.

3 to be paid on the door

Please contact Maureen Carnell

Tel: 01473 683434

E-mail: [email protected]

Jenny Seggar has had a wide-ranging career, from opticians assistant

to professional musician and teacher, with a number of stops along the

way. Four years ago, after a long selection and training process, shewas ordained as a local self-supporting priest in a group of parishes

near Hadleigh. She recently became the full-time (paid) curate at St

Gregorys Church, Sudbury. She has been married to John for 25years and has a 14 year old daughter, Emma. Jenny was brought up in

a church family and has been a Christian most of her life. Her abiding

faith in Christ has supported her through the good and bad times.

This is a Christian venture working with Heart for Ipswich.


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Please prayerfully consider a friend or

relative who might like to know moreabout Jesus (and the Bible) to any or

all of the following Alpha happenings

at RBC:

The morning service on Sunday 29th August -our Alpha

Sunday - which I will be leading

Saturday 4th September from 8.30 11am ~ our Alpha

Breakfast introductory meeting at RBC

On Saturdays from 18th September until the end of No-

vember from 8.30-11am # our Alpha Course at RBC

There will be crche facilities at all of the above events.

Alpha is an open to all wanting to explore the real meaning of

life series, and we would love to see anyone from any back-

ground join us.

Further details can be obtained from Ann Barnes(RBC Alpha Administrator) or myself.

Dave Cooper


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Extracts from a recent letter about

The Good News Stand at the Suffolk Show

Dear Friends and Supporters of the Good News Stand

Thank you for your prayers and donations to this years Stand. We had a good

Show with a larger team and busier tent than for several years. We also gave

out 1300 of our 1500 Some Suffolk Shores leaflets and over 200 DeoGloria World Cup Football booklets to young people trying to knock thedrums off the block by some impressive kicking.

The weather was comfortably warm and dry and there was a good feel to the

Stand and to the Show in general. Our new workers enjoyed their time on the

Stand. We can never know, this side of Glory, the full impact of our contactsand conversations.

We have needed to make some leadership changes to take the Good News

Stand forward into the next decade. We are grateful to God that we now have

a new Chairman and there will still be a Christian witness on the site which has

been hallowed by our prayers for the past fifty years.

The format of the Stand may be a bit different and regular visitors might find afew new faces and not quite all of the old ones there, but it will still be

thoroughly evangelistic and will continue to be known to the Suffolk

Agricultural Association as The Good News Stand. The next Suffolk Show

is a long way off and some decisions still need to be made. The Committee

members, new and continuing, will appreciate your ongoing prayers and

support as they all get to know each other better and make plans for next years

Stand.

Having reluctantly resigned ourselves at one stage to the possibility that the

Stand might have finally come to the end of the road, we are delighted to be

asking you to support an enthusiastic new team fully in your prayers and

tithing in future.

With best wishes

Jennifer Sheehan (retiring Chair)

Charles Riddleston (incoming Chair)

The full text of this letter is available from Gillian Hitchcock on request.


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The Key

15 St Margarets Plain, Ipswich,presents

AN EVENING WITH

NIGEL BENN

Friday 24 September 2010

at 7.30 pm

Nicknamed The Dark Destroyer, Nigel Benn won the WBO

Middleweight Boxing title in 1990, beating American Doug De Witt

in his own country. His early life was hardened by a four-year career

in the first Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, completing

two tours of Northern Ireland during the height of the troubles. His

fight with Chris Eubank was watched by 42000 people at Old

Trafford, with 18.5 million watching on TV. Although verysuccessful, he had also submitted to many dark forces. It was his

wife Carolynne who first turned to the Church and eventually both of

their lives were turned around. Nigel and Carolynne visit The Key

from their home in Majorca to share their full story. Dont miss it!

This event offers a great opportunity for Christians to invite their

non-Christian friends and family to hear a well-known celebrity whohas found true faith in Jesus Christ. In particular, it is an ideal event

for men. Depending on numbers, the evening may well be moved

into Bethesda Baptist Church.

Tickets 5 eachTo book, contact The Key on 01473 211585

or ring Charlie and Wendy Clarke on 01473 748772.


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SUFFOLK PRAYER LETTER

AUGUST 29TH BMS WORLD MISSIONRemember all those serving overseas with BMS whether they be full-timeor on short-term missions. Pray especially for those finding it particularlytough at the moment. Pray for all the back room staff at Didcot and forthose in our churches who are BMS Reps.

SEPTEMBER 5TH TOOLS WITH A MISSION

Remember Bill Dewhurst and the team as they deal with the ever increas-ing amount of donated tools and equipment. Pray for those who receive thetools that they will be able to make good use of them and that they will beenabled to improve their standard of living. Thank God for those who areprepared to give of their time all over the country in order for this im-mensely valuable work to continue.

SEPTEMBER 12TH TEACHERS & PUPILS

Pray for teachers who have returned for the new term. Remember theenormous pressure many of them are under due to targets and difficult pu-pils. Pray for the pupils that they may appreciate the tremendous privilegethey enjoy in receiving as free education and that they might show theirteachers the appropriate respect.

SEPTEMBER 19TH HARVESTAs many of us gather to give thanks for the abundance of food and bless-ings we receive. Pray that the extra people who come into our churches to

celebrate Harvest many fell the leading of the Holy Spirit to want to knowmore about our wonderful God and Saviour.

SEPT 26TH

BAPTIST UNIONPray for the General Secretary the Rev. Jonathan Edwards and all theworkers at Baptist House in Didcot. Spare a moment or two to think aboutthe Baptist family in churches all over the UK, many in very different cir-cumstances to ours in Suffolk. Pray especially for those working in inner

city areas.


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Our next newsletter is the Octoberedition.The deadline for items for inclusion is

26th September.

(The publication date is October 3rd)

Charity Santa will be in Ipswich again this year

and hes looking for helpers

National Christmas card fund-raisers, Cards for Good Causes, are

looking for additional volunteers for their charity Christmas card

shop, which will be trading again from Ipswich Tourist Information

Centre, St Stephens Church. The shop will be open from 11 Octoberuntil 21 December 2010 and will have a good choice of cards from

over 40 different charities such as the British Heart Foundation, East

Anglias Childrens Hospices, Marie Curie, NSPCC, Cancer

Research UK, East Anglian Air Ambulance and RNLI.

If you can spare a few hours to help in the shop or if you would like

more information, please contact Jean Potter (Ipswich Shop Manager)

on 01473 723409.

PILGRIM HOMES(Caring for elderly Christians, East Anglian Auxiliary)

You are warmly invited to our

HARVEST PRAISE

atFinborough Court (IP14 3AY)

on

Monday 20 September

at 7.15 pm

with Beccles Baptist Singers

Speaker: Pastor D Johnston from Beccles Baptist Church


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Contacts

Minister-Elect: Rev Heather Marsden

Church telephone: (01473) 721455

Secretary: Gillian HitchcockTelephone: (01473) 611234

Editor: Peter DearsleyTelephone: (01473) 423208

Sunday at 10.45 am:

Morning Service.Crche for the very young.

FoG: aged 3 to school year 2.

Mustard Seeds: school years 3 - 6.

The Tribe: school years 7 andabove.

Sunday at 6.30 pm:Evening Service.

Monday:Banner Group at 2.15 on the firstand third Monday in each month.

FFaF Childrens Club for schoolyears 2-6 from 6.15 til 7.30pm.

FFaF+ Youth Club for school years7-10 from 7.30 til 8.45pm.

Wednesday:

Senior Citizens FriendshipHour at 2.30pm on thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth.

Art Club at 7.00pm

Thursday:Luncheon Club at 12.30pm.

Saturday:

Meeting Point Coffee Morningon the fourth Saturday of eachmonth, from 10.30 til noon.

In addition..There are regular home-groupsat different times on Tuesdays,Wednesdays & Thursdays at anumber of venues! You are sureto find one that fits your personal

schedule! Details inside.

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

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