Mission Dinner and Concert - Saturday 7th July
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| Mission Evening - Saturday 7th July |
Click on the album cover for pictures of a fantastic evening! Thank you to all those that made it so special.
Click on the album cover for pictures of a fantastic evening! Thank you to all those that made it so special.
07/07/2007 - Let us not forget.
Fifty-two people were killed in the four bombs which exploded in London on 7 July 2005. More than 770 people were injured, countless more had their lives and families torn apart by this tragedy. Please pray for all those affected.
Mission Dinner and Concert - Saturday 7th July
There is to be a mission evening with dinner and entertainment. Starting at 6pm with dinner followed at 7:30 by singing, poetry and a childrens play. Tickets will be £5.00 for adults and £2.00 for children (aged 7-14). Anyone with entertainment skills please volunteer and contributions of side dish food would be very much appreciated.
Royal Army Chaplains Department
The British army today has more chaplains on active service than at any time since World War II. Thanks to a recruiting drive launched by army, navy and air force in 2005, there are about 280 chaplains in the armed forces (2007 figures). Twelve chaplains serve the approximately 7000 British troops in Iraq.
No army chaplain is permitted to carry or use weapons.
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department is based at Bagshot House. All recruited chaplains in the British services are Christian (as of 2007), but the armed forces retain civilian chaplains to care for their Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Muslim recruits.
My job as a padre - as the Army refers to its priests, chaplains and so on - is not to oil the wheels of war but to help the humanity caught up in it. We do wear fatigues, but the fact that we do not carry weapons is symbolic of our peaceful role.
Clinton Langston, army chaplain
The U.S. armed forces have 1400 chaplains, all Christian except for about 30 rabbis and 15 imams (2003 figures).
Very Busy Day in History - July 4th
1948
In Britain, the beginning of the NHS - the National Health Service.
1946I
ndependence for the Philippine Islands from the United States of America.
1943
Polish prime minister Wladyslaw Sikorski, leader of the Polish Government in exile during World War II, is killed in an aircrash.
1919
In Toledo, Ohio, American boxer Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard to become heavyweight champion of the world. Williard is knocked down 7 times before retiring in the third round.
1906
Britain, France and Italy guarantee the independence of Ethiopia.
1904
Start of construction work to build the Panama Canal.
1903
USA President Theodore Roosevelt inaugurates the Pacific Communications Cable by sending a message around the world.
1892
James Keir Hardie is elected MP for Holytown, Lanarkshire to become the first socialist to win seat in British parliament.
1884
The Statue of Liberty is presented to America by the people of France.
1881
American outlaw William H Bonney, known as Billy the Kid, is shot dead by lawman Pat Garrett.
1863
American Civil War: Union forces defeat the Confederates at the Battle of Vicksburg.
1848
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish their Communist Manifesto.
1840
The Cunard Shipping Line begins its first Atlantic crossing when the paddle steamer Britannia sails from Liverpool en route to Halifax. The voyage takes 14 days.
1829
First regular scheduled bus service starts in London - a horse drawn service between Marylebone Road and the Bank of England.
1776
American commander George Washington signs the Declaration of Independence during the war with the British. July 4th is now recognised as American Independence Day.
Holiday at Home
For the young at heart, 60 Plus.
Tues 28th Aug to Thursday 30th August. Helpers needed for these days please. Times are from 9:30am to 3:30pm, there is a list in the curch foyer for volunteers, please state on the list when you can help. Preperation meeting next week to discuss in further detail.
Baptisms this Sunday 8th July
We will have a baptism service on Sunday evening at the Baptist Church on the Wells Road at 6:30pm. Please join us in this great celebration of rebirth.
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