Author: judi

Messy Matters

Keeping Calm in the Storm

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 6
APRIL 2013

2013 –Adventure Forward

Special points of interest:
Cooking Up a Storm
Who’s Janice?
Breakfast Club
What ever the weather
Quizzicles!
Active Mess
Contact detail
Come & Join Us
Church on Wednesday !
Invitation to Breakfast
A mazed!
Colour me !

Messy Message
By Peter
Messy Ideas
Calming the storm
Bible verses
Mark 4:39
Jesus stood up and commanded the wind, “Be quiet!” and he said to the waves, “Be still!”.
Something to Do
Fill a bowl with water and put some objects on it that float, a toy boat perhaps, plastic bottle tops. Find ways of making ‘waves’ on the water, like pushing up an d down with your hands, or stirring with a spoon. Then allow the storm to stop and watch the objects gradually calm down and come to rest.
A thought
There are times when we experience storms in our lives, things disturb us or wind us up. It is at times like that more than ever that we need the peace of Jesus, we need to hear his words “Be quiet, be Still”. Try to remember those words next time you get worked up.
A Prayer
Lord help me to cope with the storms of life and learn to ‘be still’ and know that you are with me.
Amen

Be Still

Next Messy
May 1st

From Last Month—Remember

Messy Church—Into its 4th Year !!

Did you know that April sees the 44th
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!

For the
power of the Lord…...

Breakfast Club—April 21st 2013

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

Is moving in this place !

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

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.

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 Morning 10.30 a.m.
(regular Junior Church)
Evening Service 6.30p.m.

We love to make a MESS !

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

Who’s Who ? Janice Brown
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.
I have two sons and both still live in Dorking in the family house, whilst I have a ground floor flat in The Almshouses .I have lived in Dorking for almost thirty eight years and have been an active member of the URC in Dorking for that amount of time.
Over the years I have been a Guider but as I had two sons I soon became a Scouter as part of which I often enjoyed caving for a while.
On a weekly basis I also help with ‘Smallfry‘ the Church Toddler Group . I also have volunteered to help at a local school to keep myself busy.
My main hobby is an art class (Conquest Art) where I have the freedom to do my own thing, as I could not paint to order!
I do a great deal of volunteering these days as I am unable to work since a serious accident, but I still enjoy what I do. I joined in helping with Messy when it started as I was already at the church having just finished ‘Smallfry’. I also enjoy singing whenever I can.
I am of course a recycled child and I am happy to lead a craft table on a Messy day, and because I find it hard to get what is needed up and running, I am happy to be led and do whatever I can to help.

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

Arthur Pound
Mr Arthur Pound has arrived to lead the Dorking URC 2013 Campaign to raise the remaining funds needed for the Church Boiler and Pipework replacement that was completed last year at over £100,000.
In particular, he is organising the “50p for the Meter” initiative, by encouraging us all to collect as many 50p coins as we can and to put them bring them in the Meter that will be at Messy every month.
The Boiler work was less obvious than the other recent projects like the new Kitchen and Toilets, but Arthur has pointed out that although we can’t SEE the heat that is now produced, we can FEEL it - and that it is like the warmth God puts inside each of us, hidden to the eye but felt by everyone when we let his love generate from us.
Now the boiler is done we will have heat for many years to come, but before we can do anything more in developing our plans and ideas for West Street, we have to pay off what we have spent.
With that in mind Arthur is here to help and he loves collecting 50p coins - look at him closely and you might see why! So he is asking that every time we find a spare 50p in our change (or anybody else’s!), we save it for the Meter to help “Keep the Heat On” in our buildings. Ask Judi and the team for further details. Happy Collecting everyone!

We are part of a very large Church Family !

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

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

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

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

BOAT in the MAZE

Colour the picture of Jesus calming the Storm.