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The Link Magazine *April 1998
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Responding to Jubilee 2000 Trucking legend proclaims
Coaches will be travelling from West Swindon to the summit his faith in Freshbrook
meeting of world leaders in May, writes Jean Hill from Grange Park
From simple beginnings to a business empire worth £69 million,
The article in the March Link, about meeting to symbolise the debt Eddie Stobart has built his business on a commitment to Christ. Rev
Jubilee 2000, the movement which which imprisons so many lives. David Earnshaw describes his recent visit to West Swindon
intends that the poorer nations of Lots of people have already On Friday 13 March a crowd of tinctly decorated 700 of them - can
the world shall start the new mil- signed the petition to be presented around 90 men gathered in Fresh- be seen driving up and down our
lennium free from the debt which on that day, calling for the leaders brook Evangelical Church for a motorways. There is even an Eddie
is crippling their development, has of the most powerful nations to men's supper at which Eddie Stobart Supporter's Club selling
resulted in local churches getting remit the debt of the poorer ones. Stobart was the speaker. His talk all the usual memorabilia.
in touch with Phillida Ware. We hope many will take the next was entitled 'My faith and my After a good supper, Mr Stobart
We now hope, through her to be step and be there too. work.' told the meeting of how he started
able to take people direct from Details about coaches starting Eddie Stobart lorries - all dis- out in the business world back in
West Swindon to the G8 Nations in West Swindon - £8 for adults the 1940s, going from farm to farm
Summit in Birmingham on 16 May. and £6.50 for children - should be Eddie Stobart, right, with with a threshing machine. The
There we will join many thousands available in the local churches, or Rev David Earnshaw business slowly grew, but it wasn't
to form a human chain around the from Phillida, tel: 729592. until the early 1970s that things
• On Tuesday 31 March, 7.30pm, really took off. Today he is one of
the World Development move- the nation's leading hauliers.
ment has a Jubilee 2000 speaker at He also spoke of his faith and
its meeting at the United Reformed how at a young age he committed
Church, Upham Road. Anyone his life to Jesus Christ. Living as a
may attend. committed Christian in the world
"Thy heart is My home; of business has not been easy, and
it for yet it was encouraging to hear a
My cent"
sancYeils Cruse man in his early seventies speak of
The Baha'i faith is the One to one free how God has been his strength
second most widespread religion bereavement counselling and guide throughout life.
in the world and is working Telephone manned on Monday to He urged those present to think
towards universal peace Thursday 1230pm - 3.3Opm; seriously about being a follower of
and harmony Friday 5pm - 7pm Jesus Christ.
For more information, Answerphone at other times
contact the Swindon Baha'is Swindon 619933 New Minister on the way
Community on 01793 421615 A free and confidential service Emmanual United Reformed Church in Haydon Wick have been with-
or 01793 872853
Charity No 208078 out a minister for nearly two years. Thankfully the congregation have
found the Rev Peter Henderson who will be moving to Swindon with
Freshbrook his wife Vivien and seven year old son Matthew, from Braintree, Essex.
SWINDON Emmanual URC secretary Sue Martin said church members are very
Evangelical pleased that Rev Henderson is coming and excited by the prospects of
FAMILY CHURCH new leadership.
Church
Live with integrity Worsley Road An induction service is being planned for 9 May.
Love wholeheartedly New number for Emmanual URC
Trust God in all things Will give YOU a warm Church secretary Sue Martin is also clerk to the Haydon Wick Parish
Council and could be contacted on the same telephone number.
SUNDAYS AT THE welcome However, this number now connects to the new parish council offices
LINK CENTRE Sunday I Oam Family Praise and Sue can be contacted in her church role on 721552.
(Community Suite) with children's Covenanter
Movement & creche
I O.3OAM
6.30pm Evening Worship and Christians to gather at Barbury Castle
All ages of children & teens cared for Communion At St John's Church, Haydon Wick we are looking forward to think-
Information: Calf Brian For details of mid-week ing about the true meaning of Easter writes Karen Madni.
at the Church Office: 849731 meetings, house groups and On a hillside, outside the city of who was crucified, has risen. He is
in association with other activities, telephone the Jerusalem, criminals were cruci- not here. Go and tell his disciples."
NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL. Church Office, Tel: 873050
fied. One man, Jesus of Nazareth, On Easter day, 12 April 1998, the
died on the day before the Sab- first day of the week, at 6.10am,
bath, 2,000 years ago. The written just before sunrise, many of Jesus'
OCAL CHURCHES notice of the charge against him followers, Christians who trust
which was nailed to his cross read Him as their personal Saviour, will
'The King of the Jews'. gather at Barbury Castle, a hillside
All Saints' Lydiard Millicent- 10:30am Jesus' body was wrapped in just outside Swindon to praise their
Revd Peter Knight: 772417 (for the Village & Roughmoor) linen and placed in a tomb cut out glorious risen Lord. Many from St
Holy Trinity Shaw- 10:30am RevdAndrewHethengton: 770568 of rock. A stone was rolled against John's will be there. We are not
(the Church is at Shaw Village Centre) the entrance to seal it. looking for a dead body from an
St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze - 9:00am, 10:30am The third day after the crucifix- empty tomb but take the Lord Je-
Revd Ann Mackenzie: 870244 ion, on the first day of the week, sus with us in the power of His
just after sunrise, some women Holy Spirit, who is promised to all
Toothill Church - 10:45am Revd Jan Partridge: 534992
went to the tomb to anoint the who believe in Him and commit
(also Free Church minister for the parish)
body of Jesus. When they arrived, their lives to Him.
Westlea Church - 10:00am Revd Peter Walker 872932 they saw that the stone had al- We would like to invite all Link
(this Church meets in Westlea School Hall, Langstone Way) ready been rolled aside. The tomb readers to come and join us as we
was empty. An angel was stand- worship in prayer and hymns of
The Parish of West Swindon and the Lydiards
Ba. • ••. :10 rch ing there and on seeing their alarm praise for the Risen Son of God,
said, "Don't be alarmed. Jesus, Our Living Lord, Jesus Christ.