This weekend saw our annual Christmas Fayre which was well attended, although the final total raised is not yet available. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make it possible. Unfortunately Marta missed our worship meetings on Sunday due to a bad cold, so I led the morning meeting she had already prepared and gave her sermon!
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Last week was a fairly busy working week in which we observed Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day at Leicester Central Salvation Army. Much of our time was spent on organising our Christmas activities. Friday marked our first 100 days in this new appointment.
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Our first full week back at work after Officers’ Councils and holiday involved a lot of catching up and, because Christmas is a busy time in the Salvation Army, quite a lot of planning ahead. The photo is the luncheon club which we enjoy at the hall three days a week. The week finished on the Saturday with some Safe and Sound (child protection) training in Nottingham.
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On our first day back from holiday we drove to Nottingham for a meeting of the East Midlands Prayer Team. While we were there we had opportunity to walk to the birthplace of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. Unfortunately the museum was closed, but we’ll have a chance to visit it another time.
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The weekdays of our holiday were spent at home with my parents and we had some day trips out to nearby places to have a look around. We took them back home to Northampton on Wednesday and, on the way home, stopped off at Market Harborough and Foxton Locks. On the Thursday we had a walk round Leicester and visited various places, and on Friday visited the National Space Centre (photo).
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I’m writing this on Monday 26 October at home on a ’staycation’ (holiday at home) – a chance to catch up with my journal for last week. My parents (who I picked up from Northampton yesterday) are staying with us for a few days. A week ago we had an excellent Vision Day and Fellowship Sunday at Leicester Central Salvation Army. It was also great to be able to watch the F1 Brazilian GP when Jenson Button won the driver’s championship and Brawn GP won the constructor’s championship. Monday, Tuesday, and part of Wednesday were normal working days. The rest of the week was spent at The Hayes in Swanwick at Officer’s Councils, with the theme of the conference being Kingdom Ambition.
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Today has ended up being a working day because we’ve been so busy in the week and we have a special day at Leicester Central Salvation Army tomorrow. However we did start the day with a cooked breakfast at Tesco, followed by a haircut and shopping. Not forgetting fresh coffee when we got home with the Saturday Daily Telegraph. The breakfast kept us going all day, so it was sausages and mash for tea while we watched F1 qualifying from Brazil in what turned out to be a very extended session because of rain. Oh, and I cut the grass!
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Today Marta and I have been doing some more networking in the city, as well as meeting friends. First of all a lunchtime meeting at the University of Leicester to find out about becoming members of the Chaplaincy Team, and secondly a visit to St Philip’s Centre which is involved in study and engagement in a multi-faith society. In the evening (as a break from working in the office) we went out for a coffee with Dan and Carol-Anne Rous and their two daughters who are passing through the area and spending a few days.
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My ministry as a Salvation Army Officer in Leicester city centre is never dull! This week an egg has been thrown at me and I’ve helped a very disturbed person. Marta and I have spent time in prayer this week, in groups and with individuals. We took part in a Harvest Service at a Mental Health Unit, from which a number of people help us in our luncheon club. We’ve also been involved in various meetings, and on Wednesday evening Graham and Hazel Smith (of Leicester Central Corps) were commissioned as Divisional Envoys by Major David Howarth at an Inter-Corps Fellowship. Today we made a pastoral visit in Thurcaston, hence the picture of its village church.
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The weekend was a busy one at Leicester Central Salvation Army. On Saturday there was a special memorial service and meal organised by our Zimbabwean Salvationists. On Sunday the band was out early in the city centre to play for the runners in the Leicester Marathon. Our Harvest worship was led by Majors Jonathan and Jayne Roberts, our East Midlands divisional leaders.
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