Droitwich

Do you take part in a 'Secret Santa' at work or with family?  Do you struggle to know what to buy?  How about something new this year?  Why not buy a gift for the Salvation Army Toy Appeal instead, and help a family who may need that little extra support this year?

No 'Secret Santa'? Well, you can still show your support.

Donations ideally received between 4th and 17th December 2023

For further information call 01905 794179 or check for updates and our Amazon Gift List on our Facebook page.

or alternatively go directly to our Amazon Gift page

If you would like to make a monetary gift you can do it through our Just Giving Christmas Appeal link 

or send a cheque to The Salvation Army, Ombersley Way, Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AB

The 2023 Christmas Carolling  Programme

Saturday 2nd December - Carolling at Morrisons

Friday 8th December - Y.P. Band carolling at Morrisons

Saturday 9th December - Carolling in the Town Centre including the Town Civic Carol Service.

Saturday 23rd December - Carolling in the Town Centre

Collectors will be needed for all carolling sessions.

The Band and Songsters have several engagements during December, please speak to the section leaders for details.

10am  Church Service followed by coffee fellowship in the cafe.

5.00pm - see the Special Events section for details of our occasional Sunday Evening activities

Monday       

19:30 till 21:30 Potting Shed Gardening Club (Monthly) - See separate section below

 

Tuesday       

09:30 till 11.30 Parent and Toddler Group (Term time only) 

 

Wednesday 

10:00  Friendship Group 

12:30  SA Community Lunch Club 

17.30 Y.P. practices

 

Thursday   

10.00am Friendship Group 

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 club is open to all. Annual membership is £10 and the meeting fee is £2 to cover heat light refreshments etc. Visitors £3.

We meet in the main building of the Salvation Army on the second Monday of each month at 7pm for refreshments. Our meetings begin at 7:30. There are more than 40 members of the group having a wide range of experience. So if you have in interest in any aspect of gardening whether you are a novice or an expert  we would welcome you to any of our evenings. For further info phone 01905 794179.

Programme of events

Monday 13th November - How to make a Christmas wreath and table decorations.

 

The Care and Share shop is now open  from Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am until 4pm.. 

We have a selection of good quality clothes, briq-a-brac and furniture for sale and are always grateful for your similar surplus items. The shop is located in St Andrews Street  - for location see the map at the top of the page. 

Donations of good quality clothing and bric-a-brac urgently required. Please leave you donations in the wire basket outside the front of the shop between 9.30am and 1pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays.

We are in urgent need of volunteers please contact the office (01905 794179) if this is of interest to you.

Shop address is

12 St Andrews Street 

Droitwich,  

Worcestershire WR9 8DY

United Kingdom

Phone: 01905 797780

The Bible Study and Prayer group will meet at 7pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month in the Conference Room in the new building. It will not run during school holidays or in December due to the carolling programme. It will start with a Bible Study, the content will be largely based on how we apply the Bible message to our everyday lives and time will be given for prayer at the end of the Bible Study.

The Bible Studies will recommence on Tuesday 12th September

Report by Michelle Day

Every Tuesday morning during term time we have a LARGE parent and toddler group! (It is the group that is large, not the parents).Up to 40 parents, grandparents and carers together with 40+ babies and toddlers come along each week to play, cry and laugh and that's just the parents! Seriously though, Chris, Lesley and myself along with Ann, Josie and Margaret in the kitchen build close relationships with parents and children, some of whom are vulnerable and need a shoulder to cry on or a listening ear.

We have a snack around 10 o'clock and now need to have 2 sittings as there is not enough room to sit, then we go outside to play, weather permitting. At 11.15 we tidy up and end the morning with a song time.

It is a great bridge between the Toddler group and Pre-school with several children attending the latter because of the relationships that have been built within the group. Many parents have returned to us after having more children and occasionally grandparents who use to bring their own children are now bringing their grandchildren. We do not advertise as we are recommended by parents to their friends but we do have some kind comments on the netmums.com web site which also brings new parents in.

As we are now so busy we could do with some help please. Chris and I  get around as many parents as possible, especially those on their own, but sometimes we need to sit with someone for longer and others get missed out. If you could spare even an hour on a Tuesday morning we would be most grateful. The group runs from 9.30 until 11.30 every Tuesday morning.

New term starts Tuesday 12th September

The group meetings are open to all adults who are looking for something to do or someone to chat with. It is an informal get together. There will be activities that you can enjoy or you can just sit and chat. Tea and coffee will be provided all for a contribution of £1 to cover the expenses and heat/light etc. The meetings run from 10.30am until 12.15pm. You are free to come and go as you please.

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.

See the Facebook video of one of our pre-Covid sessions. 

Click on the red words to follow the links. You will need  a personal Facebook account to access Facebook items.

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 Songsters          YouTube

Songsters at Staple Hill - Part 1 - YouTube

    God of My praise:   Praise You 3:45;   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

It's No Secret - YouTube

Rejoice With Exceeding Great Joy - YouTube

What a friend we have in Jesus - YouTube 

Charlie Green with Salvation Army Boundless 2015 - YouTube

Charlie Green at Boundless Salvation Army 2015 - YouTube

Charlie's YouTube channel

 

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

Citadel Promotions

FortressRadio.online

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:

https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/news/meet-jo-i-sometimes-feel-invisible-i-rely-people-carolyn-salvation-army

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.  

Droitwich and reconditioned laptops 

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