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necessarily those on the inside of thewordy-religious group. Instead, theyare idol-worshipping outcasts like thewidow of Zarephath (4:26). They arenot even always physically poor orpolitically weak – Naaman the Syrian(4:27) was a ruling member of aforeign power. For Jesus, what makesthese people “poor” and “oppressed”is not only their social status, it is thereality and their awareness of theirabsolute dependence on God.Ultimately it was Jesus' adherence toscripture and his insistence that thesepromises were made to more thanjust the people in the room thatoffended the crowd. Jesus' sermonkeeps the poor in view – God isdefinitely and absolutely for them.But he expands the circle of who“they” are.Let us continue to proclaim the Lord'sfavour to all crowds, even, perhapsespecially, the tough ones.Harvest Festival AppealWe are supporting our local FoodBanks and we need your help! Youcan donate food by bringing it to theharvest service in church. A list ofthings to bring can be found inchurch. You can also donate moneyby making a cheque out to HerefordDiocesan Social Aid Charity andsending it to the Diocesan OfficeHereford HR4 9BL Thank You.Pets service 27th OctoberWhitbourne.Do you have a pet you are crazyabout? Then why not bring them tochurch for blessing; all pets arewelcome whatever size! For moreinformation Contact the Rector on01886 821285.Friendship ClubParish NewsWe met on the first Wednesday ofSeptember after our summerbreak. It seemed a long time since wehad our last coffee & chat inJuly. Robin Evans joined us and ishoping that he will be able to join uson a regular basis which will bewonderful. It was also good to seeour local CSO Steph Annette, whohasn't been able to get to ourmeetings for a long time. She brieflyoutlined some forthcoming changesin the local Policing organisation, butreassured us that it should not affectthe public or the support we get fromthe Police. She also warned us aboutthe "Nottingham Knockers" - a groupof people knocking on doors andselling items from a holdall - if thesepeople visit you the Police would liketo know, so please ring them on thenon-emergency number 101.John Taylor then gave a short talk onthe next chapter of his Naval career,much of which was spent with theAustralian Naval MeteorologicalService. Many thanks again to Johnfor an entertaining and informativetalk. We look forward to the nextinstalment in a couple of monthstime.Our next meeting is on 2nd Octoberat 11.00 in the Village Hall for Coffee(Refreshments) and Chat. Everyone iswelcome. If you would like anyinformation about the Friendship4 October 2013