A service for the residents at Hawthorne Court. Southampton.

Todays service will be:

Hymn: Count your blessings
Collective Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer (traditional).
Short talk #1: Autumn*
Memory jogger: Give me oil in my lamp
Short talk #2: Autumn*
Hymn: Abide with me
Closing Prayer.

*”While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22

Hawthorne Court specialises in dementia care.

School Assemblies (9.00am & 2.30pm)
Where: Park Gate Primary School. Southampton.
Theme: Kindness
Bible Story: The Golden Rule (Matthew chapter 7 verses 12)

The sunshine (and the Royal Parks Half Marathon) brought out the crowds to the park and also to Speakers Corner. Once again plenty of good conversations and gospels given away. The highlight of the day, well perhaps not a highlight but someone who certainly needs our prayers was an atheist man called Jamie.. I saw Jamie chatting to one of the Christian ladies (Abi) and Sidled up to join in the conversation, we covered a wide range of topics over quite a long time, pretty sure logic will not win the day but prayer certainly can – please pray for him, we hope to reconnect next week.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

George Orwell claimed in 1945 that Speaker’s Corner, has a ‘large variety of plain lunatics’, and for the most part, it is tough to disagree with him – lol.

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Speakers Corner in London’s Hyde Park is the oldest free speech platform in the world. People won the right to speak in mass protests in the 1860s and early 1870s. Some people believe the tradition is connected to the right of the condemned to a last speech before being hung at the Tyburn gallows, a practice that stopped at the end of the 18th century. Every Sunday people from all sorts of convictions come to Hyde Park in the afternoon to spread their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…

Activity: Morning Service
Time: 10.00am
Venue: Manor Road Evangelical Church.GU2 9NR
Subject: “Connecting with God”
Bible Passage: Psalm 8

Up & Running again after the summer break!
Although numbers were low it was an enjoyable evening of ice-breaker games, World Spot, tuck shop and the first talk of seven on the character and book of Jonah.

‘BodyBuilders’ is an inter-Church Youth event run by Counties Hants.

Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Who: for anyone aged 8 to 15 years.
Where: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD

Plan to join with us:

November 8th 2025
December 13th 2025
January 10th 2026
February 14th 2026
March 14th 2026
April 11th 2026
Friday 1st May to Monday 4th May 2026 – Houseparty (Venue: Charminster Chapel, Bournemouth)

A news season of monthly events starts again this weekend!

FRIDAY NIGHT:
Kids Klub
Kids Klub takes place every Friday Night during school terms. It starts at 6.00pm and finishes at 7.00pm.
Kids Klub is for those children in Reception to school year five.

Youth Club
Youth Club starts at 7.30pm and finishes at 8.45pm.
Youth Club is for those in school year 6 through to year 10.

SATURDAY NIGHT:
‘BODYBUILDERS ‘ is an inter-Church youth event.
The evening consists of ice-breakers (games & activities), World Vision, DVD’s, Tuck Shop and a short talk.
Who: 8 to 15 years.
Time: 7:00pm and finish at 8:30pm
Venue: Duncan Road Church, SO31 1BD
Cost: FREE

‘BODYBUILDERS EXTRA!’ Youth Events
For anyone in School Years 8-12 who wants to explore how being a Christian works out in everyday life.
At 5.30pm on Bodybuilders Saturdays at Duncan Road Church.
A chance to discuss topics relevant to your lives and look at what the Bible says about them.
Organised by Penny Curley and a team of young people who helped on Good News Camp.
We will provide tea (probably pizza!) and we will finish in time for the start of the Bodybuilders Rally at 7pm.
Cost: FREE

‘Body Builders’ are inter-church youth events run by Counties Hampshire: www.gcurley.info

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As soon as I arrived at the Corner 2 Spanish students on holiday crossed my path, initially wary of engaging but a smile and a few comments later, they soon opened up to chat, they had never read any of the Bible and it was good to pass on some useful literature. Then for the next three hours it was one conversation after another!
Hard to decide the highlight of the day as there was two candidates. Misha from Georgia & Mahmud from Palestine. Misha was like a sponge soaking in the gospel message and taking a John’s gospel, I have tried to link him with a local Baptist Church near to where he lives, it would be great if he went along.
Mahmud saw my booklets and came over to asked me a question, he refused any literature and after 10mins walked away, then as often happens in the Corner, he returned on two more occasions for a longer conversation developing each time. Please pray that God will make himself known to this genuine seeking Moslem.