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A Counties Evening (edited) March 2026
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A note from the Hampshire Regional Fellowship (Hampshire Counties Link Group):

Gordon and Penny Curley are self-employed Evangelists who are supported by Counties UK (www.countiesuk.org ), and locally, the Hampshire Regional Fellowship (HRF). Although Gordon and Penny receive a monthly gift from Counties and the HRF, this is not a fixed salary, as both are charities reliant on donations from their supporters.

Gordon and Penny are involved in a variety of activities as detailed on their websitewww.gcurley.info . They do not charge for their time at these activities, as they trust God will provide for their financial needs through the gifts they receive from individuals and churches amongst whom they work.

The HRF have noticed a decline in donations over recent years, whilst living costs continue to rise. If you would like to support Gordon and Penny financially, please email our treasurer Bryan Zillwood (Bryan.Zillwood@countieshrf.org.uk ) for information about ways to give. As a charity, we can claim ‘Gift-Aid’ adding 25% to your donation so if you are a UK Tax payer, please consider giving through the HRF to eable us to pass on more support to Gordon and Penny.

Join us for a Counties Evening

Live in the Building: Duncan Road Church . Park Gate SO311BD.
Monday March 2nd
7.45pm refreshments 8.00pm start

Live on YouTube: CLICK HERE

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Meteorologists may consider March 1st as the start of spring but a cold wind blew to remind us we will have to wait until March 20th before the warmer, Astronomical Spring kicks in!

Plenty of chats, a few arguments and the highlight of the day (apart from doing an interview for some Bulgarian YouTubers) was a long chat with Naz. Naz is a gentle Moslem man but steeped in his religion, a long chat with him on the crucifixion of Jesus. Despite the huge evidence of biblical texts and historic evidence to prove Jesus actually died he insists on cling to vague references and bizarre interpretations of important words. Please pray for him, only the Holy Spirit can shed light into his spiritual darkness!

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“There are three indispensable requirements for a missionary: 1. Patience 2. Patience 3. Patience.” Hudson Taylor

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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: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Subject: Jesus The Compassionate King
Bible Passage: Matthew chapter 14 verses 13-21.
Speaker: Gordon Curley
YouTube Livestream: CLICK HERE

Preaching today…

AM: Morning Service
Venue: Swanfield Chapel. Chichester. PO19 6TD
Time: 10.30am
Subject: Subject: ‘You’re welcome but…’
Bible Passage: Luke chapter 9 verse 23

PM: Evening Service
Venue: Bethany Christian Fellowship. Holbury. SO45 2HB
Time: 6.30pm
Subject: ‘Word Alive!’
Bible Passage: Psalm 119

What: Quiz Night.
When: 6.30pm
Where: West End Chapel, Fareham PO14 1JX

I shall be giving a short talk at the interval before the fish & chips arrive!

“The beauty of fish and chips lies in its ability to make every problem (or my lack of knowledge) seem smaller.”

Day 5 of ‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club!

Great to see the building full of children and parents this morning for the last day of Holiday Club. The last 45mins parents are invited to see what their children have been doing all week and also to see them receive a well earned prize! All week the children have been collecting stickers, for taking part in quizzes, games, activities, competitions and remembering the daily memory verse!

‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club may have finished for this year BUT the work of the Holy Spirit goes on…
apart from the work of the Holy Spirit, whatever we have shared about Jesus this week is just theological, theoretical, intellectual information. It is simply “head knowledge.” But the Holy Spirit takes these truths and “He makes Jesus real to us.” Please pray in all that the children have heard, so that Jesus will become “real” to them.

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‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club is a 5-day fun event for children aged 4–11 years (school years Reception to Year 6) run by volunteers from Swanfield Chapel, Chichester. We start at 10.00am and finish at 12noon.
Two hours of fun, games, Bible stories, competitions, DVD’s, songs and much more!
An action-packed programme with stories from both the Old and New Testament. Some Bible characters seem to have “gone bananas” for God, but these programmes show that loving, trusting and following Jesus is in fact the sanest thing that anyone can do.

Day 4 of ‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club!
“Never work with children or animals” is a famous show business adage, commonly attributed to actor/comedian W.C. Fields, warning that they are unpredictable and often “steal the limelight”.
Well we have had both this week, the animals may not be real but the children certainly are! Great to see their excitement, feel their energy and enjoy their varied personalities. We certainly have quite a few characters in the building!
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‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club is a 5-day fun event for children aged 4–11 years (school years Reception to Year 6) run by volunteers from Swanfield Chapel, Chichester. We start at 10.00am and finish at 12noon.
Two hours of fun, games, Bible stories, competitions, DVD’s, songs and much more!
An action-packed programme with stories from both the Old and New Testament. Some Bible characters seem to have “gone bananas” for God, but these programmes show that loving, trusting and following Jesus is in fact the sanest thing that anyone can do.

Day 3 of ‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club!
In case you don’t know, the phrase “going bananas” is an idiomatic expression that means to become very excited, emotional, or irrational about something. In various contexts, it describes a state of exuberance or craziness, often in a humorous way.
Well we probabl;y fulfilled that description and more in today’s activities!
Teaching, we are covering the Four Points. Day 1 was God is love. Day was we all mess up (sin). Day 3 teaching about the cross and ther forgiveness Jesus offers us. Day 4 tomorrow, when we look at choices, and ther need to follow Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
The 4 Points

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‘Going Bananas’ Holiday Club is a 5-day fun event for children aged 4–11 years (school years Reception to Year 6) run by volunteers from Swanfield Chapel, Chichester. We start at 10.00am and finish at 12noon.
Two hours of fun, games, Bible stories, competitions, DVD’s, songs and much more!
An action-packed programme with stories from both the Old and New Testament. Some Bible characters seem to have “gone bananas” for God, but these programmes show that loving, trusting and following Jesus is in fact the sanest thing that anyone can do.