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  A great way to make friends is to join a house group!
Although at the moment most of them have closed down for the summer. Join us instead for midsummer meanders and merry making
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On June 20th, Fathers' Day, the twins went round the church asking people for special memories of their Dads.
On June 6th Sharon was baptised. Lots of people came and many went right up to the front to see exactly what happens during believers' baptism.
 Our very own street pastors - Howard and Sally were commissioned on May 28th.
According to Police statistics, violent crime in Ryde has dropped by 43% compared with the same time last year since Street Pastors started working. The co-ordinator, Dave Ouston, recently met a police officer who told him, “I've been in the CCTV office for the last couple of weeks watching the Street Pastors working in Ryde. It's really interesting watching stuff happen on CCTV because people don't realise they are being filmed. I've been so impressed by the way street pastors work. The reaction from the public is amazing and positive. I can see people's body language change as they interact with them. The differences in reaction to the public dealing with them and the police is huge, especially the reaction of the young people towards them.” He added, “I was very sceptical about the scheme when I first heard about it, but now I'm convinced you are doing a worthwhile, productive thing for the community. I wish you well – keep up the good work.”
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