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46 The Link Magazine • April 2001 www.swin

D & L Blinds Who are you blaming?

Rollers • Verticals • Venetians Rev Andrew Hethrington, team leader of the combined churches team in West Swindon, wrote on this
very page five years ago of the Dunblane tragedy where sixteen primary school children and their
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teacher had been mown down a few weeks before.
Conservatory Blinds Before coming to Swindon he was a vicar in Liverpool at the time of the Hillsborough football stadium
QUALITY BLINDS AT disaster in 1989 and Jamie Bulger was murdered in his parish in 1993. We've asked him to reflect on the
AFFORDABLE PRICES message of Easter in the light of comments by Richard Taylor, father of Damiola, the teenager murdered in
Fast and reliable service South London last year, that there should be a moral regeneration in Britain.
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velost count of the number of chil ing me! It's the bad part of me that baffles
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dren who have died recently me, not the good bit!
Choose from a wide range because of abusive treatment by Blaming others is just another way of
of fabrics from the comfort those supposed to be caring for them. not owning up to my responsibility for
of your own home Each time it happens there is an out- what's wrong.
Contact Paul on 01793 619428 cry and those in authority make prom- When Jesus died by crucifixion on
ises about it not happening again. There Good Friday, he made it possible for me
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is an apportioning of blame, with the to acknowledge when I'm to blame, be-
hapless social workers bearing the brunt cause he offered forgiveness. It is only
of the criticism. Of course, these situations are not when I know I can be forgiven that I can truly face the
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the only ones where people get blamed. It could be bad parts of me. It is God who invented forgiveness
History is changing
a rail crash, a car accident, a failure to score a goal, and far from being a terrifying experience, it is
peoples lives Today
a child's poor performance at school. wonderful!
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J, - I am so glad for the celebration of Easter. Not It's a way of living worth exploring and you can
^ S p Worsley Road df^ because of chocolate eggs, or even new life, but do that at one of the local churches. You can begin to
because the original events of Good Friday take understand why it is 'Good' Friday, even when Jesus
seriously what is wrong with human nature, includ- is abused and killed!
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Great raffles prizes at firefighters fund raising event
Come and join us
Sunday at 10am & 6.30pm Fire fighters from Group 2 at Westlea station will be visiting the West Swindon Centre on 14 April to raise
For further information of money for the Fire Services Benevolent Fund and also to send their colleague to China in June.
other meetings ring: 873050, call They willbe selling raf- day sponsored Firefight- got some great raffle prizes on of-
into the Church office or visit fle tickets from 11am ers Trek in China from 16 fer, including a£300 mountainbike
www.freshbrook.org to 4pm, and from mid- June to raise money for sponsored by Mitchell Cycles, tick-
Jesus said: "1 have come that YOU might day to 2pm, you can the fund. The route will ets to see Five at the Party in the
have LIFE and have it in its fulness" see them have their follow remote remains of Park in August with an after-con-
hair bleached by hair rte. ! the Great Wall, taking cert party with some of the stars."
stylists from Partners them up mountains and If you cannot be at the West
SWINDON Salon. down steep sided valleys. Swindon Centre on 14 April, tick-
Firefighter Sean "Please come down and ets will be on sale at the station
FAMILY CHURCH Dunham, right, will be help our fundraising ef- open day, see page 40, or call
SUNDAYS 10.30AM taking part inaan eight fort," said Shaun. "We've Westlea Fire Station on 487562.

THE WINNERS LOUNGE Family church returns to the West Croquet for Prospect
SWINDON TOWN F.C. Swindon Croquet Club is raising
It's no joke, honestly, say members of the Swindon Family Church, as
they prepares to return to the Link Centre on 1 April for a se rvice on funds for the Prospect Hospice at a
PINEHURST PEOPLE'S taster session on Sunday 29 April,
the first Sunday of each month.
NOW... WE ARE BACK ON THE The church started life in Swindon at the Link over eight years ago, 10.30am onwards at Moredon
Sports Centre, Akers Way. All
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE but two years ago moved to a more central base in the Winners Lounge equipment will be provided except
at Swindon Town FC to cater for the growing congregation.
MONTH AT LINK CENTRE flat shoes. Just turn up and try.
Initially thirty adults and children will come together, led by Mark
For more information, inclu. mid- Thornett who lives in Freshbrook. "It a real privilege to be involved in The club is keen to enrol new
week activities, call Brian on 849731 bringing our local home groups together to meet back at Link Centre. members. Tuesday evening coach-
in association with ing for beginners starts on 8 May.
NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL We look forward to adding something good, along with many others, For details call John Airey on 873026.
to the growing community life in West Swindon. Do join us."

Greenmeadow
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here!
All Saints Lydiard Millicent - 10:30am
Revd Peter Knight: 772417 (for the Village & Roughmoor) -1 fr
Holy Trinity Shaw - 10:30am Revd Andrew Hetherington: U
770568 (the Church is at Shaw Village Centre)
St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze - NEW TIME 1 O:OOant
North Swindon aptist Church
Revd Ann Mackenzie: 870244 ° .
Toothill Church - 10:45am Revd Mark Roper: 692620 v
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(also Free Church minister for the parish) a
Westlea Church — 10:00am Revd Peter Knight: 772417 w o
Sunday Worship 10.30am (this Church meets in Westlea School Hall. Langstone Way) ,/tf"\
- Sunday School & Creche - Web: http://nsbc.org.uk
The Parish of West Swindon and the Lydiards
Pastor Dennis Weaver TEL: (01793) 345051
Baptist • Church of England • Methodist • United Reformed Church