Archive for the 'Service' Category
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.
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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.
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Not many Salvation Army corps can boast the significant history of Chatham. One that can is the Dunedin City Corps in New Zealand.
on Princes Street
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Haiti Update
• Saturday, January 30th, 2010
School Reopens as Salvation Army Takes Responsibility for 20,000 People in Haiti (Update 26 January)
SALVATION Army teams in Haiti continue to focus their attention on 12,000 people living on and around a large soccer field behind the main Salvation Army compound in the St Martin area of Port-au-Prince.
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Once again the delivery of Christmas parcels to those notified to us as being in particular need has been completed under the direction of Marjory Hudson.
Marjory
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Churches together in Chatham organise the tree of hope in the town centre. This is a tree where stars can be hung in memory of a loved one. At the same time a charity collection is made and this year we are the nominated charity for our community work.
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Major Julian Rowley, corps officer at The Salvation Army’s Hinckley corps, is a son of our own Mike and Muriel Rowley and spent many years here at Chatham before becoming a Salvation Army officer.
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Two of Seven
• Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Regular readers will know by now that Steve & Mel Scoulding are due to enter the William Booth College this autumn to train as Salvation Army officers.
Steve & Mel
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Last week Majors Ray and Pat Brown were installed as corps officers at London’s Regent Hall in central London.
Ray & Pat Brown
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This September we will say farewell to Steve and Mel Scoulding as they enter William Booth College, Denmark Hill, London to train as Salvation Army Officers. We are pleased to publish their testimony and will feature them throughout their training.
Steve & Mel
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On 1 July 2009 the 7th Chatham Brownie and Guide Units were 50 years old having both been registered back in 1959. A special church parade was recently held to celebrate the occasion.
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Chatham Songsters under the leadership of Adrian Horwood visited the Belfast Sydenham Corps last week-end and had a Spirit-filled time with the people of East Belfast. The months of planning by both the Sydenham and Chatham leaders meant that all details were covered, from transport, to hospitality, to worship and singing. Some of the Songsters [...]
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Ray Knapman, one of Chatham’s soldiers, recently took part in a Christian Writers’ course held at the Army’s William Booth College in London. He shares what he experienced on the course and encourages other writers to contact him with their material
Ray Knapman
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We apologise for the lateness of this report from Mike Rowley about Blythswood Care’s recent trip to Serbia which took place back in May.
An aid lorry leaves the warehouse in Rochester
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Last Saturday (19 July) the Medway Singers gave a concert in our Church St Hall to raise funds for the Young Searchers forthcoming trip to Tanzania.
Neil Jones, conductor
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