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Does life sometimes feel like a circus?

Rev Anne Carter asks if you’re engaged in never-ending juggling, whilst tightrope walking and running
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT . . . around the circus ring and never catching up.
RAINWATER HARVESTING HEAT PUMPS The recent Dimbleby Lecture has opportunities to talk about the - probably the most taboo subject in
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and social factors that surround this further a more helpful way?
painful debate? Debt too is all around, but a Holy Trinity Church, Shaw, will
Sewing Machine When it comes to money issues we hidden secret that leaves many be considering these and other is-
Service & Repair can experience the highs and lows ashamed about their situation. sues at some of their Summer Term
Free collection and delivery of the trapeze swing and pray that But debt is becoming a fact of life services. They will explore what the
Set up and tuition if a crisis occurs that is beyond our as young people leave university Bible and Christianity have to say
control, there will be a safety net to with huge debts before they spend about them, as well as discussing
also available catch us if we fall. a penny on a house, a wedding or some practicalities.
Tel: 01453 758276 But despite the coverage by the seeming essentials. Then begins the The Bible is often portrayed as
or 077924 71389 press on the recession we have few juggling act as money is moved from very black and white in its ideas
one credit card to another, trying to but we hope that these topics will
TERRY WINTER keep all the creditors happy and stretch our understanding of God
reduce interest charges.
as well as helping us learn skills for
MONUMENTAL STONEMASON How can we help friends, family life and death.
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Tel: 01793 861035 or 07935 309644 Call John Dowell on 07892 436198
email: terry.winter@hotmail.co.uk j.dowell@live.co.uk West African connection
Two West Swindon churches got a glimpse into the medical and educa-
Stitches Sewing tion work in Guinea that they began supporting last year, when two
Baptist missionaries visited them at the end of February.
Service Paramedic Rob and his
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Visiting Toothill and Holy
Trinity, Shaw churches
and the Holy Trinity-based
Remix youth group, Rob
and Gen painted a vivid
Sunday Worship 10.30am picture of the challenges Rob, Gen and Sam Eldred with Holy Trinity minister
Sunday School and Creche in this volatile area. Rev Anne Carter, centre
Meeting at Abbey Meads Political unrest, HIV/Aids, and from neighbouring Sierra Leone
Community School widespread corruption are some and Liberia.
of the problems that Guinea’s Rob and Gen have also made
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people live with. “Although scary many friends among teenagers W E S T S W I N D O N C E N T R E
at times, it was a privilege to work and young adults through boys’
and live with such resiliant people,” basketball camps and skills-based
said Rob. girls’ camps. “Fifty per cent of the Experience the freedom of family shopping!
He was full of admiration for col- population are under 16 and there’s
leagues he has been working with no work for most of them,” said Rob.
in HIV education and treatment The Eldreds have returned to ASDA HALIFAX JOHNSONS CITIZENSONLINE
in an area where Aids has become England to await the arrival of their Superstore DENTAL PRACTICE Dry Cleaners TAYLORS
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Sunday Services For details of these and our other services
9am Traditional communion service call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221
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