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Messy Matters

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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 9
JULY 2013

2013–Reaching those around us

Special points of interest:
Who’s Jackie?
Tiberius Breakfast Club
What ever the weather
Arthur Pound
Active Mess
Contact detail
Come & Join Us
Church on Wednesday !
Invitation to Breakfast
Paint the Town
Skyscraper

Messy Ideas
By Peter
Community
Bible verses
Jesus formed a community around himself, we know them as disciples: - Mark3:16-18
These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter); James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means “Men of Thunder”); Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Patriot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Something to Do
Try remembering the names of the disciples, see how many you can remember.
Think of something you could do to support a community you are involved with.
A thought
How much do we value the community we live in, what could make it better? In the Autumn Churches Together in Dorking will start Street Pastors. People will go out late at night to offer a listening ear and other help to people on the streets in Dorking. Is there something you could do to increase a sense of community?
A Prayer
Lord thank you for the community we live in, for the people that make it safe, clean and enjoyable, help me to be a good member of the community.
Amen

Our Town

Next Messy
August 7th

Is the world too big to care ?

Breakfast Club— 14th July 2013
& FAMILY COACH DAY

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

Where are we ?

...God is with us
everywhere

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

Inside Story Headline

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.

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 !

Who’s Who ? Jackie Ager
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.
II am married with two girls and almost two grandchildren. I have always enjoyed working with young people, and although I have retired from being a paediatric physio, I still work with Duke of Edinburgh award, which is why I can't always get to Messy Church in the summer months.
I belong to the New Life Church in Dorking, and in any spare time I have I love walking, gardening and reading, and of course being with my family .
We at Messy Church are very lucky to have Jackie’s help as she also is involved in the Messy Church at Pixham Church., she has great expertise and is very creative ,possibly due to her involvement over many years with the Guide movement.
We are very blessed with our helpers at Messy Church many of them are very busy people and still make time to come and help us each month.

We are part of a very large Church Family !

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

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

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—Bring any you have to Messy and we will have a box at the hatch each month!

"The greatest gift we can give to others is our prayers."

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.

Multi- Colour the Town