Herald - Issue 387

v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 23RD APRIL v 2nd April 2020 • The HERALD • Page 61 Yours Faithfully... You are invited to BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Rollestone Road, Holbury Every Sunday, 6.20pm for 6.30pm C hristian W orship & T eaching • Last Thursday of the Month C offee M orning 10.15-11.45am 023 8089 2153 Everyone Welcome As I write this in the middle of March the update and advice concerning COVID-19 is changing by the day and sadly it feels like things will get worse in our nation before they get better. Whilst many of us are rather uncomfortable with some evidence of panic and mass hysteria we do appreciate that there will be anxiety ahead especially for those with underlying health conditions. We are also aware at this time of just how many contacts, friendship and relationships that make up our daily lives - many of us our deeply connected although some have for many years already been living isolated lives. As life may be very di erent for us at the moment and in the immediate future, we will want to connect with people in di erent ways to show we care without putting them at risk. is is true whether you are a person of faith or not. e question of how and why su ering happens has been with us for centuries and remains something of a mystery despite our best e orts to answer it. As a Christian I do believe that in the most di cult of situations there we nd Jesus with us who knows all about and experienced for himself great su ering. I am led to a verse in the Bible which says: “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). My prayer is that we all will know a measure of this in these troubled times and as we celebrate Easter shortly it will be a time when we especially receive peace, hope, and new life. Yours faithfully Eddie Boon Minister Cornerstone Church, Hythe Pop along and join in for ‘ Jubilatte’ a new cafe style fellowship, being held at St John’s Church, Hythe, on the rst Sunday of every month at 6pm. Set in a relaxed atmosphere, you can enjoy tea, co ee, cake, informal chat and re ection. (Don’t like to chat! Pop along and just listen and enjoy), along with worship time together. is is new style fellowship with a name that has been used before, so please go along and join in on Sunday 5th April at 6pm. Everyone welcome. Dear Herald Readers JUBILATTE Community Room St John’s Church, Hythe have a community room, e Jordan Room, available for local community groups to use free of charge. Please contact St John’s Hall for more information or to book on 023 8084 4336 or email o ce@stjohnshythe.org Soup & Sweet Trinity Church will be holding a regular Soup & Sweet event at Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 11.45am to 12.45pm. A choice of soups & sweets will be available for £3.50. Living With Loss ‘Living with Loss’ is a bereavement group held on the rst ursday of each month in e Garden Lounge at St Andrew’s Centre in Dibden Purlieu from 2.30pm until 3.30pm. Bereavement can draw people together to share experiences and a warm welcome will await you with tea, co ee and friendly faces. Clergy from St Andrew’s will be there as will Mandie and Martin from New Forest Funerals who have both worked within the funeral industry for many years. You can be at any stage of bereavement to join and you don’t need to have been involved with either the Church or New Forest Funerals to go along. It is a friendly informal group who are there to o er support and introduce you to others who are experiencing similar feelings. If required, they can point you in the direction of more specialist help. Sing in a Choir Copythorne Church Choir are looking for some more singers. Could that be you? ey are happy to welcome new singers – sopranos, contraltos, tenors or basses. Maybe you have sung in a choir before or perhaps you would just like to give it a try. If so they would welcome you to their choir practice at 7pm on ursday evenings in the church. Contact Mike on 01980 653098 or Tom Menzies (the Churchwarden) on 023 8086 3855. Open Thursdays Trinity Church, Hazel Fam Road Totton SO40 8WU are opening on ursdays between 9am and 4pm for anyone who would like to call in for tea/co ee; read a newspaper; have a chat or sit for a while in a quiet and tranquil space.