Droitwich
Church
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Here’s a directory of our online worship across the British Isles: https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/2020-08/online_army_directory.pdf Copy the link to your browser and decide where you would like to go to worship today.
Where we are
Ombersley Way
Droitwich Spa
WR9 0AB
United Kingdom
Email address:
Droitwich.Spa@salvationarmy.org.uk
Phone:
01905 794 179
Major Sandra Collins
Corps Officer
Carolyn Gomersall
Commumity Programme Co-ordinator
52.2680693, -2.1569413
We meet at 10am for Sunday worship followed by tea and coffee fellowship.
Monday
19:30 till 21:30 Potting Shed Gardening Club (Monthly) - See the tab below for further details.
Tuesday
09:30 till 11.30 The Parent and Toddler Group (Term time only). See the tab below for further details.
Wednesday
10:00 Friendship Group - See the tab below for further details.
12:30 SA Community Lunch Club
17.30 Y.P. practices
Thursday
10.00am Friendship Group - See the tab below for further details.
12:30pm SA Community Lunch Club
19:00 till 22:00 Songster and Band Rehearsals
Pre School - Monday to Friday 08.45 till 14:45 (Term time only) see separate section below
Pre-School operates 5 days each week during term time. For further information phone Karen Perry (Manager) on 01905 674067
Mondays 8.45am till 2.45pm
Tuesdays 8.45am till 2.45pm
Wednesdays 8.45am till 2.45pm
Thursdays 8.45am till 2.45pm
Fridays 8.45am till 2.45pm
The Potting Shed Gardening Club.
Our club is held on the second Monday evening of each month with refreshments served from 7pm ready to start at 7.30pm.
The club is held at the Salvation Army hall in Droitwich and is under the umbrella of the Salvation Army for insurance, finances and other support but is a club in it’s own right with an affiliation to the RHS and a committee that oversees the general running of the club.
We have been running since 2016 with an average of 35 to 40 members over that time. After the pandemic we built up our numbers again with both new people and loyal members.
Membership is £10.00 per year, paid in January with a £3.00 subs paid each month to go towards refreshments, heating and lighting and printing. All money paid in is used within the club to provide speakers each month and as above – heating/lighting.
Everyone is welcome. If you would like to come along and see if you like us then you could attend as a guest as many times as you like with a fee of £4.00 each time. Not everyone who attends has a garden and we are certainly not experts, just like-minded people who have an interest in the natural world.
For any more information please call the office on 01905 794179.
Below please see our programme of events for the rest of the year.
HAPPY GARDENING.
Programme of events for 2024.
8th July – “I’m not much good at gardening” – David Morgan (National Open Garden Scheme co-ordinator for Worcestershire).
*12th August – another garden visit to one of our member’s garden.
9th September – “Container gardening” – Howard Drury.
14th October – “Make the most of small spaces” – Adam Kirkland.
11th November – “A low maintenance garden” – Carol Smith.
*9th December – Annual Christmas three course meal and social.
PLEASE NOTE – THE DATES MARKED WITH AN ASTERIX ARE FOR GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY AS THESE EVENTS ARE SUPLIMENTED BY THE CLUB.
We look forward to meeting you.
The Charity Shop is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30am until 4pm.
We have a selection of good quality clothes, bric-a-brac and furniture for sale.
The shop address is 12 St. Andrews Street, Droitwich, WR9 8DY
Donations can be received any time the shop is open.
If you would like to volunteer in our shop please contact the manager (Becky Seaman) on 01905 797780 or call in for a chat.
Phone: 01905 797780
The Bible Study meets at 7pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month in the Community Building.
The Parent and Toddler group meet on a Tuesday morning during term time between the hours of 9.30am and 11.30am. The cost is £1.00 per adult and 50p for each child. The morning includes play, craft, singing and a snack. Please call the office for further details or just come along.
The Friendship Group is an informal get together each Wednesday and Thursday morning from 10.30am until 12.15pm. Cost is £1 per person. Tea and coffee is provided.
Whether you fancy a game of Scrabble, pit your wits with our weekly quiz or simply have a natter and a giggle, you will feel very welcome here.
Call the office if you need more details.
Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November a Pop Up Charity Shop + Homemade goodies - CASH ONLY
Wednesday 27th November - Christmas Floral Demonstration by Crumps Florists
Wednesday 11th December - Pre-School Nativity Performance
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If anyone has recordings of Droitwich Spa sections or knowledge of any YouTube links featuring Droitwich sections that are not listed below please send them via email to the corps office marked "For The Attention of the Web Editor"
Droitwich Spa Salvation Army - Youtube Channel
Songsters at Staple Hill - Part 1 - YouTube
God of My praise: Praise You 3:45; Congregational Song Praise My Soul 17:00;
Bow the Knee 21:05; Everything That Has Breath 28:25;
The Via Dolorosa - piano solo - Keith Lewis 33:40; So High The Price 28:30;
Free - vocal solo - Charlie Green 44:40; The Lord is My Strength 49:40; Total Praise 56:40
Songsters at Staple Hill - Part 2 - YouTube
Come Christians Join to Sing; Still My Soul be Still 5:55; The Rose - vocal solo - Charlie Green 11:25
Voice of Praise 16:10; Amazing God 21:15; The Recording Studio - drama item 25:10;
I Know You're There 32:25; There's Never Been a Mountain 41:45; Go in Peace 49:15
Amazing God - YouTube
Carry The Light - YouTube
Creation Sings - YouTube
Give Thanks and Glorify His Name - Facebook
I Claim the Cross - YouTube
I Know a Fount - YouTube
It Is Well With My Soul - YouTube
It Must Be Love - YouTube
Jesus, What a Saviour - Facebook
Shine Down - YouTube
There's Never Been A Mountain - YouTube
Total Praise - YouTube
Written in Red - YouTube
Your love Still Amazes Me featuring Kerry Harris and Jono Stubbington - Facebook
The Senior Band
'Crown of Conquest' by Ray Steadman-Allen - YouTube
Glad Tidings - Facebook
Three Kings Swing - Facebook
While Shepherds Watched - Facebook
The YP Band
Folkestone - YouTube
I Will Survive - YouTube
Novos Domos De Deus - YouTube
The timbrels - YouTube
Keith Lewis' exquisite piano playing on his YouTube channel
Songs by Charlie Green
Because He Lives - Facebook
Benediction - YouTube
Christmas Bells - YouTube music by Lee Fisher
It's No Secret - YouTube
Rejoice With Exceeding Great Joy - YouTube
What a friend we have in Jesus - YouTube
You're Always There - YouTube (written by Lee Fisher)
Charlie Green with Salvation Army Boundless 2015 - YouTube
Charlie Green at Boundless Salvation Army 2015 - YouTube
Songs written by Lee Fisher
Amazing God! - YouTube - Brindley Venables & Lily Finikin
Come Let Us Worship the Lord - Facebook - Droitwich Spa Songsters
Go In Peace - YouTube - Droitwich Spa Songsters
God Goes Before You - Facebook - Charlie Green
God Is Greater - YouTube - Droitwich Spa Songsters
Messengers of Grace - TouTube - 2020/21 Cadets Sessional Song
The Joy of the Saviour - YouTube - Charlie Green
The Wonder of His Grace - YouTube - Sunderland Millfield Songsters
We Will Sing God's Praise - YouTube - Sunderland Millfield Songsters
Kerry Harris sings
"Through it All" - Facebook
"Star of Bethlehem" - YouTube with Keith Lewis
Jono Stubbington
"Faithful God" - YouTube
"Here Again" - YouTube
Waiting Here for You - YouTube
Charlie Green and Jono Stubbington
Lion and the Lamb - YouTube
This is Amazing Grace - YouTube
Charlie Green and Louise Fisher
I Dare to be Different - YouTube
What a Faithful God - YouTube
Other music sites
The work being done by Carolyn during the Covid-19 lockdown is being featured as part of this years national Christmas Appeal - click here to see it.
The final instalment of the Droitwich stories have gone out on social media and through our news centre. The story can found here:
Carolyn’s video can be seen here (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/salvationarmyuk/videos/804807523415219
Thanks to all at Droitwich who made this so special and that we were able to tell the story of how we help local people, which is so important at this time. God bless you. It is so great to know that older people may begin to be able to get out again soon, with vaccination roll-outs coming through.
Kind regards,
Maria Ball
Communications Officer (DHQ)
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More work being done to support people in lockdown due to Covid-19 - click here (Facebook)
Another video of the work being done by the Army in Droitwich (Facebook)
Carolyn and Sandra preparing Christmas parcels - chat with Councillor Richard Morris (Facebook)
30th September. At the invitation of local councillor Richard Morris, Droitwich Salvation Army's Community Support Worker, Carolyn Gomersall was invited to meet with Worcestershire High Sheriff (Mark Jackson OBE) and Droitwich Town Mayor (Cllr Bill Moy) in recognition of The Salvation Army's work within our local community, particularly through the current pandemic.
UNDERSTANDING
Father, dear Father, I'm hurting within,
I just didn't realise it's easy to sin.
But I know if I tell You the things I have done
You'll grant me forgiveness through Jesus, Your Son.
Yesterday morning while out for a walk,
I passed by a stranger who wanted to talk.
An old man was lying curled up on a seat,
His clothes were in tatters, no shoes on his feet.
But I looked at my watch and went on my way,
No chance of stopping at that time of day.
Yesterday evening, I took out a book,
Settled down in my chair, took the 'phone off the hook.
The story was gripping so I chose to ignore....
The sharp sound of knocking on the front door.
Whoever it was went on their way
But I couldn't forget at the end of the day.
And now I can see it's not just what I do,
But the things I leave undone that matter to You.
When people are hurting, help me to see
That sometimes the answer will have to be me!
Barbara M Sturges
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A bit of artistic license but couldn't resist this for my Salvationist slimmers 😂
JANUARY REGRETS
Was the month after Christmas and when I looked through the house,
no uniform would fit me, not even the blouse.
The stuffing I'd nibbled, the turkey I'd taste,
the yummies I'd eaten gone straight to my waist.
The schloer and the mince pies, the bread and the cheese.....
I should have just said, "no thank you, please." ...
So as I dressed Sunday in my army shirt,
I couldn't believe my bottom and belly - the.................. gi......rth!
I said to myself, as only I can,
"you can't spend the year out of uniform Oh man!"
So away with the last of the sour-cream dip,
get rid of the fruitcake, every cracker and chip.
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
'til all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won't have a cookie, not even a lick,
instead I'll chew on a long celery stick.
I won't have ice cream, or chocolates, or pie.....
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry:
"I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore -
but isn't that what January's for?"
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot,
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!
Marie Mears
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TWENTY-TWENTY!
March twenty, twenty.......lockdown time,
The first few weeks were so sublime!
No work, no school - a time to rest,
Those carefree days were some of the best,
Time for walks and time for play,
Time to share what we wanted to say.
Quizzes and jigsaws, cooking and baking,
Loads of people their diets forsaking!
There were numerous 'phone calls to those felt abandoned,
To those who were grieving, whose hearts had been saddened!
Also, moments of joy with a special ceremony...
When two hearts were joined in blest matrimony!
Many lessons were learned during difficult days...
But, through it all, we've continued to praise!
Thankful for family and dear Christian friends,
Time to reflect and, perhaps, make amends?
But, one thing's for sure, our Lord has been there,
Filling our souls with His love and His care.
So, no matter whatever future days bring,
In our hearts let us trust, and continue to sing......
Of Him who has held us when times have been stormy,
Let's go forward and serve in our Lord's Droitwich Army!
Margaret Green, September 2020