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38 The Link Magazine • August 2000
QUALITY PC TRAINING Community Service
JUST THE JOB
3 Private personal computer The Church of Christ the Servant, Abbey Meads holds an open air
Domestic Services Agency
training (Microsoft) service on Sunday 6 August, 10.30am on the Village Green. All are
requires 3 Learn wordprocessing, welcome to attend; bring a picnic for afterwards.
Domestic Cleaners & Ironers spreadsheets, databases
Flexible hours, 3 Hours to suit Abbey Meads holiday club
good rates of pay Call: 01793 881221 or The Church of Christ the Servant produced by the children. There
Phone Jill or Sue on 861112 E-mail: 1 to 1 @talk2l. corn is running a holiday club called will also be a lots of games, music,
Newshounds, for primary school crafts and stories.
age children from 21 to 25 August, The cost is 50p a morning per
DECOTEX Flair Ir Sarah 10am to 12pm. child. Forms are available from the
Those attending will act as re-
Church fete on Saturday 19 Au-
Mobile hairdressing in porters investigating the life of Je- gust on the Village Green or call
Painter & Decorator
the comfort of your sus and a daily newspaper will be Dss Maureen Spinks on 706558.
Specialist Artexing own home at prices
you can afford Christian Aid collection in Westlea
Tel: (01793) 791388 Sue Vernon writes: The members of Westlea Church would like to
Phone: 01793 882186
thank the residents of Westlea who generously donated £609.15 during
the recent house to house collection for Christian Aid.
Play the Beauty & Aromatherapist
Piano Fully qualified. I.I.H.H.T.
Waxing, facials, manicures, Naming a new life through thanksgiving
"Learn to Sing pedicures, massage. Rev. Andrew Hethrington, Rector of West Swindon and the Lydiards,
Phone Swindon 695235 Telephone Carol on comments on the idea of a civil naming ceremony for babies
for further information
01793 886876 The birth of a new baby is Thanksgiving Service for
to book an appointment a wonderful event. No their child. Many are de-
family treats such an ex- lighted to leave it at that
citing time lightly, but since it expresses what they
Easy Iron rather wants to celebrate want. Baptism can then be
left to the time when the
the arrival of a new hu-
Home ironing services Qualified freelance hairdresser man life and give this per- person makes the astound-
ing discovery starting a
Competitive prices Have your hair done in the son an identity. personal relationship with
comfort of your own home For hundreds of years,
Call Andrea on parents have been happy Jesus Christ. However
Tel: 01793 887187
(01793) 870830 to combine the naming of much we understand how
or mobile: 0793 288 3127 Mobile: 07885 909272 their child with the Christian Bap- a new life arrives, we are still
tism service. But this requires par- moved to thank God as the giver.
ents to make very important Chris- The government has recently
SWINDON BC The person who changed AD tian promises, both for themselves talked about a civil naming cer-
History is changing and for the way theybring up their emony. This smacks of the failed
FAMILY CHURCH peoples lives Today child. This is no longer appropri- experiment in Communist Russia
SUNDAYS 10.30AM o , y vange j. ate for many families since parents that having persecuted the Chris-
have not yet made a Christian corn- tian Church, people still wanted to
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MEETING AT c Worsley Road afj^ mitment themselves, mark the beginning of life and so
THE WINNERS LOUNGE y l However a well kept secret by tried this non-religious approach.
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SWINDON TOWN (s. m m m' m the church is a Thanksgiving Serv- Although the government is
FOOTBALL CLUB ice for use after birth. This is a there to help us live together in
building with people wonderful celebration about the society, it cannot reach the human
AND AT
Come and join us way parents are given children and need to mark the profound mo-
THE PINEHURST Sunday at 10am & 6.30pm prayers are said with the family ments of birth and death.
PEOPLE'S CENTRE For further information of for God's love and protection to Surveys show that most people
other meetings ring: 873050 surround them. believe in God and they pray. Both
All ages of children & teens cared for
or call at the Church office In the West Swindon parish of these things are put together in
Information: call Brian on 849731
Jesus said: "I have come that YOU might churches we make it a require- the Thanksgiving Service, so ask
in association with
NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL have LIFE and have it in its fulness" ment that parents first have a your Vicar or Minister about it!
We are
Greenmeadow
OCAL CHURCHES N$BC Primar School ^I r here!
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All Saints' Lydiard Millicent — 10:30am
Revd Peter Knight: 772417 (for the Village & Roughmoor)
Holy Trinity Shaw — 10:30am Revd Andrew Hetherington:
770568 (the Church is at Shaw Village Centre) y L
St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze — 9:00am, 10:30am . ^° o
Revd Ann Mackenzie: 870244 North Swindon Baptist Church
Toothill Church — 10:45am Revd Mark Roper: 692620
(also Free Church minister for the parish) W ^ U
Westlea Church — 10:00am Revd Peter Knight: 772417
(this Church meets in Westlea School Hall, Langstone Way) Sunday Worship 10.30am
- Sunday School & Creche - Web: http://nsbc.org.uk
The Parish of West Swindon and the Lydiards
Baptist • Church of England • Methodist • United Reformed Church Pastor Dennis Weaver TEL: (01793) 727202