Bullseye News from the Parish of Hornchurch July 2018 July 2018 Take a copy for a friend Safari 2018 It’s that time again, challenges, which were folks. Time for another quite daunting to say Safari! For readers the least. who don’t know what The week will be an Safari is, it is our opportunity for annual holiday club everyone to reflect on which we offer to the the people that inspire local community and them. You might want involves crèche age children all the way to join us in thinking about who has rches up to teenagers in year 9. We basically inspired you in the past and why that take over Hornchurch for the week, was the case? It could be a name taking up several different venues in the familiar to many or it could someone town centre with worship on the known to very few but who are or were Queen’s Theatre green. It’s a chance to special to you. It could be a family have fun and share with them our faith member or a friend, or someone you in Jesus. Over recent years it has have never met. become clear how popular Safari is with Whilst Jesus won’t be a character of the local community. Within the first 24 focus on one of the days, He will very hours of the bookings opening we had much be the focus for the entire week well over 200 children signed up. It is (and beyond, hopefully). There will be amazing to know that Safari is seen as more time to reflect on why Jesus such a positive and worthwhile event to should be our hero. I’d like to pitch for join in with by so many and vital for the Jesus being our hero. I think the authors mission of our Church. Thanks must also of the various books in the New go to the 95 leaders who have Testament saw Jesus as their hero. In volunteered to lead at Safari, some old Chapter 2 of the book of Hebrews the hands, some for the first time. author states ‘But we do see Jesus, who Heroes and Heroines will be this year’s was made lower than the angels for a theme, Biblical Heroes and Heroines to little while, now crowned with glory and be precise. Marvel and DC superheroes honour because he suffered death, so are really popular at the moment, so no that by the grace of God he might taste doubt we’ll try to play off that popularity death for everyone.’ Someone who died a bit. But we are trying to focus on the for us is worth the title hero, if not human, every day, yet extraordinary, saviour. heroic figures that Scripture offers us. We will be holding our usual News from the Parish of Hornchurch People like David, Esther, Daniel and commissioning service at the 10.15am Mary (Mother of Jesus). Obviously the service at St Andrew’s on Sunday 22nd Hulk and Spiderman are cool and Esther July. Please come along, support the St Andrew's St George's didn’t& St Matthew's Chu turn green, Daniel couldn’t cling to start of safari and the commissioning of walls (although he was able to read the leaders. them). But God gave us examples like these four people to encourage and inspire us. That is what we will be focusing on during the week, in Nathan Whitehead particular focusing on how they were On behalf of the Safari Planning Team each empowered to face their respective www.parishofhornchurch.co.uk 1 [email protected] July 2018 Bullseye News from the Parish of Hornchurch Events for this column: please send them to the editor [email protected] or “M” pigeon hole Parish Mission Weekly meetings Statement Mon. 10.15 am Tadpoles St Andrew’s large hall, for children and their adults What is our purpose? 8.00 pm Time Out (2nd) We strive to: 8.30 pm Escape (1st & 3rd) small hall Love God Tues. ~ ~ ~ ~ Jesus said - “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength” Wed. 9.30- 0-2 Playgroup St Andrew’s hall. Toys, songs and craft, Mark 12.30 NIV 11.00 am refreshments. All enquiries to Parish Office “Worship in spirit and in truth” John 4.24 NIV Thur. 1.30 pm Little Fishes St Andrew’s large hall. Toys, stories and craft, refreshments, all welcome Grow in Faith and Fri. ~ ~ ~ ~ Understanding St Paul said - “Grow up in Christ until you Uniformed organisations meet on various nights of the week. reach the measure of the stature of the Please contact their representatives for times (see page 12 for telephone numbers) fullness of Christ” Ephesians 4.13 & 15 NIV The 3rd Hornchurch Bring others to knowledge of Girls Brigade Company and faith in Jesus Christ Jesus said - “Make all nations My disciples” Matthew 28.19 NIV meets on a Friday night during term time between 6 pm and 7.30 pm at Serve the community St Andrew's Church, High Street, Jesus said - “Love your neighbour as Hornchurch. yourself” Mark 12.31 NIV We have vacancies for girls aged between 4 and 8 years. We do badge work, games, trips out, Bullseye programme theme nights. Come along and make new friends and have fun. 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It took place during the evenings of 22nd and 23rd May at the New Windmill Hall in Upminster and, as usual, a number of St George’s congregation were in the audience. Some of us went along on the first night and, as always, we were delighted to see the enthusiasm with which the cast threw themselves into the production. This year’s performance was called “Robin Hood saves Avelon Road” in which the eponymous hero set out to defeat the evil sheriff (with the help of Mystic Meg) and rescue Maid Marion by completing 5 very difficult tasks. As always, congratulations must go to the staff at the Centre who mastermind the production - devise the plot, write There are so many ‘thank you’s, I don’t 5 and unders, Holly and Amber in the 6-9 the script, choose the appropriate music, want to miss anyone out but I will start years and Chloe and Phoebe in the 10 and devise the sets (which are very with thanking God (as it should be) for overs. rudimentary but perfectly adequate) and the perfect Fun Day weather, hot sun and More thanks go to everyone who helped encourage the cast to put on such a the relief of passing clouds plus a gentle setting up and/or clearing away, bringing moving and inspirational performance, breeze; and we give thanks for the many cakes and/or serving teas, entertaining in which they obviously enjoy as much as opportunities to befriend people who don’t the music group and/or painting faces, the audience. usually go to church, people who just saw plus demonstrating campanology or It would not be appropriate to single out the boards and came along, baptism manning ‘Beat the Goalie’ activities, and if any particular member of the cast, as families who stayed on after the service, I’ve missed anyone out, I’m really sorry! people have such different abilities and visitors from other churches and of Praise the Lord and see you next year! not everyone could take on a speaking course, our own church family, who we role. Everyone did well and I particularly don’t always get a chance to chat with. Photograph above—the barbeque team, like the way in which everyone who We calculate that there must have been courtesy of Julie M John wants to take part is able to (however over 300 people who came and went briefly) and are obviously encouraged to before we started clearing away at 4pm. “do their own thing”, such as playing air The John family, yet again, supplied and guitar. Also how, when anything does not hosted the perfect barbecue, the Escape go quite to plan - people end up in the Group manned the ever popular drinks wrong place, forget their lines or have a tent, Karen supplied lots of activities to do costume mishap (like the sheriff’s wig and Alison brought many sports-based falling off during the fight scene) — games to go with our World Cup themed Christine and Terry everyone just carries on regardless like design/colouring competition for the (on behalf of the ‘team’) true professionals. Well done! children, with 71 entries and winners prizes going to Emma and Scarlett in the Pat Bromhall Time Out Ladies Group is an informal social group of mixed ages. We meet just one evening a month on the second Monday.