A number of ladies met on Monday for the film night and watched ‘Pay it Forward’. Some had heard that it was sad and came armed with tissues. When the final moments came and the lights came up there were many dabbing their eyes.
We often report stories of people who have connections with Chatham Corps and here is an event taking place in New York on Sunday March 7, 2010 when Richard, son of Pat and Gordon Phillips of our Corps, will be the guest of honour at Composer’s night, Profile 31, at New York Centennial Memorial Temple.
Friday evening saw the first of our new monthly Prayer & Praise Venture for youngsters aged from 7yrs – 16yrs old.
The evening started off with some great worship using the songs Great Big God, Hey Hey and Faith as small as a mustard seed. Our KAOS Worship Band accompanied the songs making [...]
The Chatham SA Coffee Shop opened its doors to the public today, 22 February 2010. Although it was a slow start, Margaret and David had created a restful pleasant atmosphere in which to drink a welcome coffee and eat excellent scones and cakes.
On Saturday evening a divisional youth film night was held in the Chatham SA with representative numbers from surrounding Corps. A report of this evening will be posted later. The meetings on Sunday were led by Majors Drew and Beverley McCombe.
The exciting new venture for youngsters between 7 – 16 years begins this Friday, 26 February from 7 – 8.15pm.
A report from Rob Christie who runs the Scout Group,
Rob Christie
Last year with the help of the corps, the Scout Group collected almost 1200 Sainsburys Active Kids vouchers and we only started collecting with only six weeks to go.
The next Family Fun evening will be in the form of a ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ game with a light supper. This will be held on Saturday 13 March 2010 at 7 pm. The charge will be £3.00 per person (including children)/£10 for a family of 5 (2 Adults 3 Children).
If you would like to [...]
One of our members has sent us this photograph of family members with friends who, incidentally, used to be in Chatham YP Band.
The past week has been a busy one at the Corps with around one hundred people attending Bible Study groups at various times as part of the Give to Grow programme. This culminated in Altar Services during the morning and evening meetings when Corps folk brought their covenant envelopes to the altar.
The meetings on Sunday [...]
The Youth Group, led by Mark Scoulding and Anthony Day (Ant), have an exciting programme planned for the next few months.
Mark Ant
If you are between the ages of 13 – 25 then you will be welcome to come and join in.
As promised, here are some photos of Baby Benjamin Craik, son of Claire and Richard, who are members of our Corps family here at Chatham.
Benjamin was born on Tuesday 5 January 2010. His dad says ‘The sixth day of Christmas – he could be a drummer!’. Who knows what life has in store for [...]
Congratulations are due for Cat McCombe on the announcement if her engagement to Matt Williams.
Cat McCombe
The children from ‘The Ark’ Parent and Toddler Group enjoyed a Christmas Carol service led by leader Verna Smith in the new foyer/cafe area last week.
a crowded cafe