The Ark Horsham

Ark video #1

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Christmas 2011

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Christmas 2011

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Christmas 2011

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Ark the herald angels sing :)

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Itwas a privilege and an experience to visit Ark on Christmas eve. Alot of the people here are "between a rock and a hard place"and find a refuge in Ark.

Many of the people here have experience of prison and living on the streets. Even in leafyHorsham this is no joke. The United Reformed Church provided theirpremises for the Christmas period and the hall was decorated forChristmas and food was collected at local churches.

Someof the people who come have severe mental health problems and havesuffered abuse. Some can't cope with the idea of living in a house.Some can't talk about things. Others can't stop. And my job – apartfrom a bit of judicious Information Technology and spud peeling –is to listen, and learn.

Itis the only time I have seen the smokers congregating outside achurch as if it were the pub.

Wedon't believe in shoving Christianity down people's throats. Ark'sChristianity is the sort that shares our food with people who haven'tgot enough. We have a first-class cook and no shoving isnecessary.

At 11 there was midnight mass at St Johns. For manypeople it was their first midnight mass. One of the guys thought hewas conducting the congregation from the balcony but he didn'tdisrupt anything. The carols were all familiar and nobody was shyabout joining in.

Ark is for Christmas - and for the rest of the year!

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Ark is for Christmas - and for the rest of the year!

The Ark is a registered charity (number 1143333) which helps homeless people in Horsham and people with problems of alcohol and drug abuse.

* Your local church collects food for ARK. You don't have to be a member of a church, just come along. They don't bite!

* Your school or your workplace could collect food for ARK and deliver it to:
United Reformed Church
Springfield Road
Horsham
RH12 2RG

On Mondays or Thursdays

You could hold a collection or a sponsored event. Whatever you raise is welcome.

* If you have a bank account you can transfer money to ARK - maybe a little, maybe a lot -

The bank is National Westminster
The sort code is 60-11-17
The account number is 19772092

It takes five minutes to do this online.

So come on!

Washing up

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Mandy serving food

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Ark smiles

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Tabletennis Ark style

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Photos from the Ark 3

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Photos show Phil's remarkable cooking skills, some of the people who attend The Ark and a rather unusual but popular donation of a dalmatian toy.

Photos from the Ark 2

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Photos from the Ark 1

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The Ark Newsletter October 2011

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This newsletter will be available in a printed format

Welcome to the first ARK newsletter which we hope will keep you up to date with what we are doing. ARK has now been running for 16 months and we have seen God bless us so much during that time.

We have had over 100 people use our service and we have expanded our activities so that we are more available to those who need us.

Currently our weekly timetable looks like this:-

Monday 9-4 drop-in centre at the United Reformed Church including breakfast and lunch.

Tuesday 2-9 drop-in centre at the United Reformed Church

Wednesday by appointment

Thursday 9-5 drop-in centre at the United Reformed Church including breakfast and lunch

Friday by appointment

Saturday -

Sunday Church (most of the ARK family attend one of the many Churches in Horsham)

We continue to be so very very grateful to the United Reformed Church for allowing us to use their premises. May God bless you abundantly for the way you have blessed ARK

Back in the summer ARK took 7 people to Encounter Camp. This camp is specifically run to help meet the needs of those with life-controlling issues. All those who attended had a wonderful time and are looking forward to next year's camp.

We are so excited to see how God is bringing ARK a team of volunteers with a whole variety of skills and life experiences...together we make a wonderful ARK family.

We have been very blessed in the last month with donations of food and financial gifts from a number of different churches and schools' harvest festivals. It has also been encouraging to see how God continues to provide regular food donations through a number of individuals and churches. Thank you to all involved!

We have also had the wonderful gift of a brand new table tennis table which is fantastic and will be so well used.

Looking ahead to Christmas ... we are all excited to be able to get the ARK family together over the Christmas period. More details in our December newsletter.

Please keep ARK in your prayers...God is blessing us so much but there are also many challenges ahead as we seek to bring the Kingdom of God into the lives of all who come to us.

Thank you for your continued interest and support of ARK. May God bless you ABUNDANTLY.

From all at ARK

Listen!

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When I ask you to listen to me and you start by giving advice, you have not done what I asked,

When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell my why I shouldn't feel like that, you are trampling on my feelings.

When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problems, you have failed me, strange as that may seem.

Listen, all that I asked was that you listen, not talk or do - just hear me. Advice is cheap and I can do for myself. I am not helpless. Maybe discouraged and faltering but not helpless.

When you do something for me that I can and need to do for myself, you contribute to my fear and weakness

But when you accept as a simple fact that I do feel what I feel, no matter how irrational, then I can stop trying to convince you and set about the business of understanding what is behind this irrational feeling.

When that's clear the answers are obvious and I don't need advice. Irrational Feelings make sense when you understand what's behind them.

So please listen and just hear me.

And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn, and I'll listen to you.

Anon

New Blog

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This is the new blog for The Ark Horsham.
It can accept pictures and text. If you have something to say about
Ark just email it to derekmcmillan1951 which is @yahoo.co.uk or to
lisa which is @thearkhorsham.org.uk and it can be forwarded to this
blog at the speed of light.
You leave out the words "which is" - that's just an anti-spam trick.

SASS - Sussex Alcohol andSubstance Use Service

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SASS - Sussex Alcohol andSubstance Use Service

Sussex Alcohol andSubstance Abuse (SASS) is a voluntary body and registered charity. The service provides individual counselling and support for substance users, their families and friends. It works to achieve a greater public awareness and understanding of alcohol and drug related problems. It offers information about alcohol and drug use and individual, confidential counselling for anyone concerned about their own or anyone else's substance use. SASS counsellors are based in various GP surgeries and Health Centres throughout West Sussex.

For more information, contact the SASS Team.

SASS
100a Blatchington Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3YF

Phone: 01273 727888
Fax: 01273 747607

Useful links

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Addaction

The UK's leading specialist drug and alcohol treatment charity. Their addiction services are free and confidential.

Contact The Ark

Below is a list of churches who are involved with Horsham Churches Together and some links to their websites:

St Andrews Methodist Church Roffey http://www.starmc.org.uk/
Brighthon Road Baptist Church, Horsham http://www.brbc-horsham.org/
Life Community Baptist Church, Horsham http://www.life-baptist.org.uk/
Trafalgar Road Baptist Church, Horsham http://www.trbc.info/
St Mary’s Parish Church, Horsham http://www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk/
St Mark’s Parish Church, Horsham www.stmarkshorsham.com
Holy Trinity Rushams Road, Horsham http://www.holytrinityhorsham.co.uk/
St Johns, Broadbridge Heath stjohnsbbh.org.uk
St Leonards Church, Horsham http://www.stleonards-church.org.uk/
All Saints, Roffey
St Andrew’s, Nuthurst
Church of the Good Shepard, Mannings Heath
Holy Innocents, Southwater http://www.southwaterchurch.org.uk/
St Margaret’s, Warnham http://www.achurchnearyou.com/warnham-st-margaret/
St Peter’s Slinfold http://www.stpeterslinfold.co.uk/
St Nicholas, Itchingfield and Barns Green www.achurchnearyou.com/itchingfield-st-nicolas
St Mary Magdalene, Rusper http://www.rusperchurch.co.uk/
St Saviour, Colgate
Christian Life Centre, Horsham http://www.christianlifecentre.org/
Kings Church Horsham http://www.kch.org.uk/
Kingdom Faith Church http://www.kingdomfaith.com/
London Road Methodist, Horsham
Southwater Community Methodist Church http://www.southwatermethodistchurch.org.uk/
St John the Evangelist RC, Horsham http:///www.stjohnshorsham.com
United Reformed Church http://www.horsham.urc.org.uk/
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) http://www.surreyandsussexquakers.org/
Salvation Army www1.salvationarmy.org.uk/HORSHAM

Encounter camp

A five day camp... to meet with God