Today's Meetings:

9.45am Children's Bible Club
10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage
11.00am Morning Service
6.30pm Evening Service
After Church Fellowship at Paul & Janet's home

Weekly Meetings:

Monday

3.45pm to 4.45pm Children's Hour

Wednesday

9.30am to 11.00am Mums & Tots
6.45pm to 8.00pm KIC club - For Year 4,5 & 6 children.

Thursday

2.00pm Ladies Rest Hour - Speaker: Johm McIllmurray
7.45pm Bible Study and Prayer Meeting - Led by Bruce

Friday

7.30pm to 9.00pm South East District Youth - At Bedonwell School - For secondary school children

Sunday

11.00am & 6.00pm Sunday Services - Led by Ben Hutton

Thought For The Week:

"I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent." Luke 4:43

Prayer For The Church:

Pray for the on-going work of the Church as our midweek meetings continue.
Continue to pray for Vanessa & Peter as they expect their first baby.
Pray for the South East Youth Event on Friday at Bedonwell Junior School.
Pray for Mark and Marilyn as they have a week's holiday, that they will be refreshed physically and mentally and that they will be drawn ever closer to their Lord.

Prayer For The Local Area:

Knaphill is the church on our Prayer Diary for the coming week. The church correspondent writes: "We are encouraged by our new toddler group which we started in June, pray that it would lead to conversions and that the Lord would build his Church."

Belvedere - Please note that as from 26th October the evening service at Belvedere will commence at 6.00pm

Prayer For The Wider Area:

India: Orissa - violence against Christians continues unabated

Hindu extremist violence against the Christian community in Orissa State, India, which started on 24 August has continued almost unabated since then. At least 50 Christians have been murdered, some cut to pieces and others burnt alive. Many fear that the death toll is even higher, with one estimate suggesting that 120 Christians have been killed.

About 18,000 people have been injured, many of them severely; numerous Christian women have been raped; some 4,400 homes have been destroyed; 300 villages have been cleansed of all Christians; and several orphanages and hundreds of churches and church buildings have been torched and razed. Relief camps, where Christians have fled for safety and shelter, have been attacked and drinking water has been poisoned.

Over 50,000 Christians are thought to be homeless, and around 30,000, more than half of them children, are hiding in the jungle, many without any food and water. Starvation is a very real danger for many of them, especially for the children, the elderly and the sick. Christians wanting to return to their homes have been told by the Hindu extremists: Come back as Hindu or don't come back at all.

Many who dare to return to their villages are forcibly converted to Hinduism. Sometimes the Hindu extremists pour petrol over the Christians and then ask them to convert; if they refuse they will be burnt.

And still the government shows itself reluctant to act. Although there has been talk of banning the Bajrang Dal, one of the Hindu nationalist groups responsible for the gruesome acts, and of imposing presidential rule over Orissa, no action has been taken. Additional police and a helicopter have been sent to the area, which has helped to improve conditions in at least some districts, but officials still advise journalists and members of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) not to go into the affected areas as they cannot provide protection.

The Indian Christian community, not only in Orissa but also in other Indian states, is facing one of its worst crises. The attempt by Hindu extremists to turn India into a Hindu state and drive out Christianity by whatever means must be stopped. We must stand and pray with our brothers and sisters through this dark time, and offer them all the help we can.

Bible Readings:

October

19th 1 Kings 9:1-10:29; 2 Peter 1:1-11
20th 1 Kings 11:1-43; 2 Peter 1:12-21
21st Psalms 58; 2 Peter 2:1-22
22nd 1 Kings 12:1-33; 2 Peter 3:1-18
23rd 1 Kings 13:1-34; John 1:1-42
24th 1 Kings 14:1-31; John 1:43-2:11
25th Proverbs 13; John 2:12-3:21
26th 1 Kings 15:1-34; John 3:22-4:26

General Announcements:

Members' Meeting
Confirmed for Monday 3rd Nov. 8.00pm

Bonfire Night
Friday Nov. 7th - At Ralphs - 7.30pm - 9.00pm - please put name on list £3

S.E. Youth
Helpers needed for Friday at Bedonwell school - please see Lee if you need information - and put your name on the other list!-
Many thanks

Simon and Ali - we have received a card from the family thanking us for our love, prayers and gift and inviting anyone visiting their area to call in!. They hope to pop in and see us in the near future. They have sent their address. The card is on the board in the rear lobby.