Chatham Salvation Army
The 10 am Morning Meeting is entitled
‘Self Denial or Deny Self’
The 5pm afternoon meeting is entitled
Meditation on the Psalms
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Our Morning meeting was led by Major Ian Payne and began with music from the Band , ” I Will Trust In You Alone ” and “Wonder Of It All”
Sunday 2nd February 2020
This morning our meeting will be led by Major Ian Payne
10 am – What does Jesus look like to you?
This Sunday is our Commitment Sunday , and will be led by Major Ian Payne.
10am Commitment Sunday meeting
‘God is Infinitely MORE’
What are we committed to?
5pm Annual Meeting
The theme for the morning meeting was introduced
What are you hoping for in 2020
Where does God feature in it?
There was a real buzz around the hall as people gathered for the KAOS carol service, with many wearing festive jumpers – and Major Ian sporting a Christmas waistcoat. Continue reading
This Sunday we have our KAOS Carol service . This is led by our Childrens groups and is always a great morning.
More than 20 families from both parent and toddler groups at the corps gathered to celebrate at a Christmas party on Monday. Tracy Wood had been invited to share the story of the nativity through Godly play, using wooden figures to represent each character, and this was enjoyed by children and parents alike. Tracy also supplied craft activities to keep the older children busy before the arrival of Santa – who was heralded by an enthusiastic rendition of Jingle Bells! Santa presented gifts (thoughtfully chosen by Irene and Patti) to all the children, and every child also received a book telling the story of the first Christmas. Once all the gifts had been unwrapped and enjoyed, everyone shared food, sitting picnic- style on the floor. It was a lovely way to end the term.
Report by Sue Willard
The Guests were greeted by the YP Band playing Carols outside
The Theme of the 12 days of Christmas was used , but the focus was on Gifts of Christmas .
The Concert opened with 12 Drummers
Following the Drummers we had our first Carol – O Come all Ye Faithfull
Major Ian gave a welcome to everyone and then following the Theme we continued to have music from our Pipers – playing Joy To The World
The Congregation had a chance to sing again , with ” In the Bleak Midwinter & Ding Dong Merrily on High . The Gift referred to was the Corps itself , and all the activities that take place here
Our Singing Company were the Next Gift, Major Ian Spoke of the Scouting Sections that are associated with the Corps . The Singing Company Sang the song ” Where shall we go this Christmas ” and we were treated to some excellent dance moves related to the various countries named in the song
Our Senior Band played Angels From Glory
we next heard from Paul Woodhouse with a vocal Solo ” Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” 
We had a classic Christmas reading from Territorial Envoy Tony McClure , supported by the Band playing “Shepherd Farewell ”
This was followed by a lively performance from our Timbrels with a routine entitled – On Christmas Parade
A few more Carols followed – ” A Starry Night & While Shepherds watched ” and then we heard from our YP Band , who played Good King Wenceslas
While the YP Band stayed on the Platform , we had some children called up to call in Father Christmas, with the special Bell
Thanks were given for all the donations given, that can now be distributed to those in need this Christmas .
We all joined in with a couple more Carols – ” Joy to the World ” & “As With Gladness ” and following this our Songsters sang two songs ” Christmas Tide” & ” Rejoice with Exceeding Great Joy ”
Following a quick set change by Steve & Rob
We had a brief interruption by our cleaners Holly & Ivy, who gave us a great comedy sketch , but still delivered a message about Christmas .
Our concert drew to a close with the gathering of the main characters in the nativity story , during which we were singing “Silent Night” & “Hark The Herald ” .
Major Ian delivered his Christmas message and some of the Band gathered on the platform to close the concert with ” We Wish You A Merry Christmas ”
The remainder of the Band gathered outside to play Carols for people as they were leaving
Thank you to my Photographers Debbie Abbott , Major Estelle Clack & Lauren Officer
