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Assemblies x2
Where: Sarisbury Green Junior School. Southampton
Theme: New Beginnings
Bible Story: John the Baptist

A very different night at The Net (events for men) with a very different guest!
Steve Cowles shared about his life & faith.
He grew grew up in the Arizona desert USA. He spent time in Guatemala, Central America, where he did construction work and for the last 19 years has been the volunteer lead chaplain with Lancashire’s Constabulary. A man who enjoys the outdoors, a deer manager who enjoys hiking, camping, shooting, and bushcraft.
Steve also shared about the traps of life and the addictions that men so often battle with. A fascinating and challenging evening for all those who attended.

NEXT EVENT: Face to Face with Joseph Michael

Date: Tuesday April 14th 2026
Venue: Locks Heath Working Men’s Club Duncan Road, Park Gate, SO31 1BD (Parking opposite at Duncan Road Church)
Time: 8.00pm to 10.00pm

Joseph Michael – The Londoner
Joseph grew up in London. His mum was from Scotland, his dad from Egypt. In his teenage years Joseph had many unhelpful influences including the gang culture of London. He managed to hide it from his parents and outwardly lived a reasonably respectable life and managed to do reasonably well at school.
He headed off to university and met two people who were to challenge him and change his life. One was a Muslim girl, the other someone with a similar background to his who’s life had been changed through an encounter with Jesus.

Another full house this morning, with 18 residents, 2 staff and 4 family visitors squeezed into the lounge for a Service at Hawthorne Court. Good to have Penny’s help and contributions.

Theme: Spring.
The order of service will be:

Hymn: Al things bright & Beautiful
Prayer.
Collective Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer (traditional).
Short Talk 1:
Sunday School, Song: Jesus love is very wonderful
Short talk #2:
Hymn: Now thank we all our God
Closing Prayer.

we ate, we talked, we listened, we prayed,
24 hour Counties South West Cluster Group (Organised by Penny).
A chance to catch up and support (and be supported) colleagues in all of our varied ministries.
(Salisbury UK)

24 hour Counties South West Cluster Group (Organised by Penny). Salisbury UK
A chance to catch up and support (and be supported) colleagues in all of our varied ministries.

‘Faith Over Fear’ – Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36 – sermon by Gordon Curley.

(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

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Preaching today…:

Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Subject: Jesus Walks On Water
Bible Passage: Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36.
Speaker: Gordon Curley
YouTube Livestream: CLICK HERE

A Counties Evening (edited) March 2026
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Counties Hants and Finance:

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!