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The Link Magazine • January 2005 47
2005 — where now?
asks Rev. David Earnshaw of Freshbrook Evangelical Church
A British ambassador in Washington was once asked by a television Administrator needed
reporter some time before the event, what he would like for Christ- to provide administrative Evangey,,c
mas.
and secretarial cover for ^p
O0 W,,,sley Road
At first, modestly like to see happen this
courting no favours, he year — the ability to re- the West Swindon
declined to say, but, trace our steps and undo Partnership of Churches m r m ,=.n° 8 'a
when pressed, said he some of the wrong 14 hours per week including building with people
would like a small box things that we have done some evening work
of crystallized fruit. in our lives. Sunday services are at
On Christmas Eve Humanly speaking it For details and an application I Oam & 6.30pm
the interview was is impossible. The poet form call Jan Partridge on For further information you can
shown, along with sev- was right when he 534992, or the partnership either ring (01793) 873050;
eral others who had wrote: office on 874221 e-mail: [email protected]
been asked the same 'The moving finger writes or visit: www.freshbook.org
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question. The French and having writ ,ift of God is Eternal Life" (Romans 6 ' 23)
ambassador said that he would Moves on; nor all the piety nor wit
like world peace and new agree- Shall lure it back to cancel half a line,
ments between warring nations. Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.'
The German ambassador said he Jesus Christ came into this world,
wanted an upsurge in international not so much to turn the clock back,
trade. The British ambassador but to give us a new life with which Sunday Worship 10.30am
wanted a small box of crystallized to enjoy the rest of our time down Sunday School and Creche
fruit — on the night he looked fool- here and beyond. That is why, as \ Meeting at Greenmeadow Prima ry School
a church, we are running our third
ish. NSBC a,eenm w
It is hard to believe that we are in Alpha course at the beginning of a Primary School
another new year. It only seems a new year: to say to the people of
few months ago that we were get- West Swindon, why not make it a
ting ready for the start of the new priority this year to find out about
millennium. the man who said 'I have come that Daft Avenue
I wonder what you would like you might have life, and have it to the
to see happen in the forthcoming full' (John 10 v 10). Whttworth Rd 0 B4006
year. World peace? There is evi- We can survive life even if we
dence for 8,000 peace treaties don't get the fulfilment of our per-
signed between 1,500 BC and 1860 sonal dreams (crystallized fruit or
AD. Will future peace treaties be not), but we cannot exist without
any more meaningful and lasting? the Author of Life at the centre of
Probably not! our lives.
A few years ago, on holiday in •The Alpha course
Heidelburg, Germany, I saw a is designed to look
clock on which a ll the numbers at those key issues
were in reverse order, so even A in life in an every- •
though the fingers went round the ` day Christian way.
right way, time went backwards. See the advert on
If only. Maybe that's what we'd page 2 for details.
Community Dividend Scheme
Preparing in the right spirit
A minimum of
Forty children aged 6 to 12 years enjoyed an activity day in December
organised by members of the Emmanuel United Reformed Church to 1% of the
help them understand the real meaning of Christmas. Society's profits 0 __ 1 4.-' -
Apart from discussions about the Christmas message activities in- are returned
cluded glass painting and making table decorations, tree decorations,
wind-up toys and cards. The highlight for some was a tree decoration to projects to
relay race. benefit the
local community
through the
West Swindon & the Community
Lydiards churches Dividend A £7,000 Co-op community dividend grant has he/pod
Peatmoor School instal/ CCTV cameras to cover
Scheme.
its community facilities. to help reduce expensive
All Saints', Lydiard Millicent break-ins and damage. Caroline Bow/es. community
If you think a project facilities coordinator. /eft is pictured with members of
Holy Trinity, Shaw
you know of could the 3o Jingles music and ma vement group and centre.
St Mary's, Lydiard Tregoze qualify for a grant Julie Whillacker, supervisor of the Co-op Swift Shop
at Peatmoor Village Centre
of up to £1,000, call:
Toothill Church; Westlea Church
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