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Messy Matters

Walking alongside Jesus

Our Newsletter in Dorking

We hope you like this newsletter connected to our Messy Sessions, as an opportunity to share the message of each months session, to keep you up to date with Messy Family Events, Celebrations & News, to share the happenings during the month on our Church Premises and to involve you all in sharing the experience of Messy.

Dorking URC
Messy Church

Volume 1 : Issue 5
MARCH 2013

2013
On step at a time !

Special points of interest:
Mothers Day Special
Travelling with God
Meeting Ted?
Breakfast treat
What ever the weather
Quizzicles!
Active Mess
Contact detail
Come & Join Us
Church on Wednesday !
Invitation to Breakfast
Poem creator
Walking with love ?

Messy Message
By Peter
Travelling with God
Bible verses
Abraham was someone who set out on a special Journey. We read about it in Genesis 12. In verse 1 the Lord says to Abraham “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father’s home, and go to a land that I am going to show you.” That is pretty big journey; Abraham knew that God was with him so he started out and had a great time.
Something to Do
Pretend to go on a journey, plan where you would like to go, how you are going to get there, what you are going to take and who you would like to go with. Imagine the things you might see and do and enjoy the journey.
A thought
Sometimes life is described as a journey. As we travel our journey of life we need help, people to look after us, advise us, teach us, become our friends. We also find that Jesus travels with us and he will do all these things and more so that we might know we are never alone as we travel on our journey of life.
A Prayer
God I thank you for journeys to see people and places. Help me to know you are with me whatever I am doing or wherever I go.
Amen

One more step

Next Messy
3rd April

From Last Month—Remember

GOD
Is love

Messy Church—Into its 4th Year !!

Did you know that March sees the 43rd
session of Messy Church at West Street United Reformed Church!
Our outreach to the community is always important here at our Church and we would like you to know that as part of our Church Family you are always welcome to come to our other events.
Throughout the week our premises are used for many interesting activities.
We look forward to an alternative form of
worship through our Messy Sessions
Providing opportunities to come and talk to new friends, share fellowship, learn new crafts and activities , share ideas, prayers, thoughts and just come to make a Messy.
We feel Church is not just for Sundays but that we can join together all the week!

Staying Safe!
Each month we use various resources and equipment with scissors and paint etc. we ask that care is taken, but make sure every child looks after the adult they come with, to make sure everyone is kept safe.
At all times PLEASE alert us to any allergies you may have!

You never walk
alone …

Jesus is always with us

Breakfast Club—March 10th

Each month we have a Tiberius Breakfast Club—We meet at 8.30 to have breakfast (that is cereal, juice, tea & coffee, cooked breakfast and toast with spreads) and we enjoy time together before having an activity usually tied in with the preparation of the morning service at 10.30.
Please feel free to come along and join us for Breakfast - it is great for anyone who gets up early with Children on a Sunday and enjoys a full breakfast. A small nominal charge is made to cover the cost of breakfast. We would love to have you join us .
This usually coincides with our all age services or our parade services where our Uniformed organizations join us for worship.
If you have any further questions please contact Pauline Selley : p.f.selley@gmail.com
Tel : 01737 841585

Breakfast Club
8.30 once a month at Church.
Ask Pauline for details

Inside Story Headline

M E S S Y
Each month we encourage you to bring friends or relatives , we really do want to invite ALL ages to our sessions and to welcome as many of the community we can to join Our Church Family.
On registering please make sure Ted has up to date details for you as this helps communication , to let you know of events coming up or if the weather is bad, what we plan to do at MESSY.
We still try to offer MESSY every 1st Wednesday in the month (even if it is January 2nd !!) and hopefully even in the snow last year we managed a ‘Walk to Mini Messy’.
If in doubt call Pauline, Judi or Peter.

We love to make a MESS !

H E L P !
We are always looking for help on the activities—if you know someone who would enjoy joining the team we would love to meet them

What’s on in the Next Month – Please let us know of things to share

In and around the Church each month we have many activities: we will try to let you know in
advance with contact numbers where possible so that you can join in, support or just enjoy :
Regular events held at our Church
Rainbow, Brownies & Guides Contact ; Dave Ring Our Church Youth Co Coordinator :
Beavers, Cubs & Scouts on :dave@ring14.freeserve.co.uk or Tel: 01306 886703
Smallfry Toddler Group Every Wednesday (morning 9.30 or afternoon 1.00pm )
Open Doors—coffee & Lunches Every Thursday from 10.00am
Breakfast Club Monthly on Sunday morning 8.30a.m
Morning and Evening Sunday Services Sunday 10.30 a.m. (regular Junior Church)
Evening Service Sunday 6.30p.m.

Who’s Who ? Ted Bellingham
Each month we have a group of people helping us make a Mess, these people come from various parts of the Church Family and this is an opportunity to introduce them to you

We are part of a very large Church Family !

Hi I'm Ted and as well as helping out at Messy Church I am the Mission Chaplain here at Dorking United Reformed Church. Ours is a church which likes to help the local community and part of my role involves supporting what we call outreach projects. One we started recently was to provide a club for young people who are carers at home looking after a parent or a sibling. We are involved internationally as well and the church supports a rural school in Uganda where we have funded a well, classrooms and latrines. I used to be a police officer but for the last ten years have worked with various charities. I am married to Jane and we have lived in Dorking since we were married in 1979.

Pirate Pasta
Messy Pasta is a great favourite with all those at Messy Church !
Join us for tea!

Special People
Celebrate Mother’s Day

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again

Do you want to give your mum a cooked breakfast on Mothering Sunday, 10th March?

Each month we like to
celebrate your
Birthdays !
Let us know at tea-time if it is your Birthday before the next Messy ?

Please be sure to update your details on our Register each Month so we can keep in touch if necessary .

Messy Mates Welcome

Please feel free to talk to any of the helpers at a Messy Session with ideas or concerns or just for a chat.
Between sessions and for any information please contact :
Judi : judicurrie@hotmail.com : Tel: 01306 885254
Ted : tedbelligham@aol.com : Tel 01306 889501
Peter : plflint@btinternet.com : Tel :01306 880072
Pauline : p.f.selley@gmail.com : Tel : 01737 841585

Colour
-Walking in the light with Jesus

ActiveMess
Each month we will challenge you to a quiz or search on the Theme of the Month.

Write your own poem about
footprints

A Footprint Poem (example) The pitter patter of little feet Leave behind something dear and sweet A precious treasure for me to keep The memories of your little feet.

MY Footprints Poem by

Or do you just fancy a cooked breakfast?

Or are you a mum who would like a cooked breakfast that day?

If you say 'yes' to any of the above you are warmly invited to our Mother's Breakfast service from 8.30-9.30pm. The Sunday service that day will be a
special service for Mothering Sunday and will also be a parade service for
our scouts and Guides. The service will start at 10.30am