And the very latest news!

Lot Number 48
Jamie will video an event (wedding, party, christening etc) with semi-pro camera and edit to make a five-minute DVD

As well as the auction and FREE Thanksgiving supper of turkey rolls and pie, there's to be African drumming and dance performed for your entertainment!

Be there!

Latest Lots

There are a couple of corrections to the list of lots for the auction.

Lot 1, the mirror, is not available; lot 34, have your shed sorted by Jared - all profits made from a car boot sale or ebay will go to the winning bidder - who can, of course, donate it to Mutende if he or she so wishes!

Now some extra lots:

All Soul’d Out band to perform at a party, wedding etc
Two prints of water lilies
One hour’s riding lesson or hack (Clyne Farm)
A half-day canoeing session for four (Breakout)
A black limousine to transport up to 7 people to and from an evening out in Swansea (Pressdee’s)

For your delectation and delight

Next Saturday evening (25th November) sees the long-awaited Thanksgiving Supper and Charity Auction. Admission (and supper of turkey rolls and apple pie) is free; we just want you to spend your money in the auction. All the proceeds will be going to our fund for the Mutende Children's Village in Zambia.

We're accepting bids by post - as long as they arrive before Saturday! Our address is Linden Christian Centre, Elm Grove Road, West Cross, Swansea SA3 5LD.

And now here is the list of items for sale!!

Mirror (by Nigel)
Chocolate cake (Nick)
One babysitting session (Rachel B)
A painting of Mumbles (John)
A two-hour ski lesson for up to 6 people (Alex)
A raclette
A car valeting service for up to two cars (Barney)
Evening sauna and drinks for 4 people
A two-hour boat cruise, Port Eynon to Worm’s Head
A rain-maker
Have your house spring-cleaned (Andre)
An Eastenders script, signed by Dot Cotton
A collectible porcelain doll
An introductory Cambodian lesson (Siobhan)
A large piece of art (by Nigel)
A cake a month for a year home-baked by Sue
One babysitting session (Rhiannon)
Two golf drivers
A meal cooked by Dave B
Five Hand-made cards (Hannah M)
100 bounces (Sarah M)
Banana cake (Zoe M)
A shiatsu session with Kate
A studio session with Andy Hunter to create your own track
A family photo portrait, framed (Rachel B)
A series of 4 drum lessons (Pete)
A basket of nail care goodies
A celebration cake with a personalised message of your choice
A miniature rugby ball signed by Dwayne Peel
Two framed original colour drawings, African portraits by Sally
A two-hour ski lesson for up to 6 people (Alex)
Six sessions of baby-sitting from CRB-checked babysitter (Chris B)
A weekend in a cottage in Mumbles
Bo’s Fruit Cake
Cut and blow dry with a professional hair-dresser (Lynne Brown)
Have your closet or shed sorted by Jared who will dispose of or car-boot-sale or ebay any unwanted items (with profits going to Mutende)
Single-bed quilt, your choice of colour and pattern
A course of 5 personal training sessions (Jules)
When I Wake, When I Sleep, (acrylic, pastels, watercolour, metallic pen on artist's board), framed, 16" by 12", by Vicky P
A special weekend at Highmead Guesthouse in Port Eynon
A professional Nail Treatment session including hand and arm massage, manicure, cuticle care, and shape and polish (Amanda Rutterford)
Evening sauna and drinks for 4 people
A Swedish buffet for 10 prepared for you – and washing-up done

Echoes ... echo ... echo ...echo

This Sunday we're delighted to be welcoming an old friend, Mike Nicholson, as our guest speaker. He's going to be looking at the next subject in the Echoes of a Voice series: Made for each other - Relationships.

And in the evening there'll be more Rumours of Glory as you're invited to meet at 7 at Linden for an hour or so of prayer, worship and prophecy.

And next week, Rich Pyke is going to be talking about Echoes of a Voice: For the Beauty of the Earth.

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It's been a quietish week in the Linden office with nothing much happening. That will all change as soon as certain people realise that the next issue of the magazine, In Touch, should have been published this Sunday, and they ask the Administrator why it wasn't.

A catalogue is also due to be published listing the lots to be auctioned in the charity auction on Saturday, 25th November. There are all sorts of things available and we're accepting sealed bids prior to the day, so if you can't be with us there's no excuse or reason for not bidding. So whether you fancy a sauna and drinks with Aly or a cake a month from Sue, keep your eyes on this blog, where the catalogue will be published simultaneously.

On the same day as the auction, Wales play the All Blacks. Kick-off is at 5.00 pm and you're invited to join others at Red Cafe to watch the game, and enjoy nibbles and a lively discussion, before hurrying up to Linden for the auction and Thanksgiving supper.

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Never say life at Linden is boring!

The next bright idea somebody came up with is to produce a Linden recipe book just in time for Christmas (more work for the Administrator!) so if you know someone who makes a delicious cake/pudding/curry/soup/bread - you get the picture - put their name forward. Or if you make something that everyone says is delicious, send the recipe in today to Linden. All profits will be going to the Mutende fund.

A fresh start

It never fails. Leave something for long enough in the In tray and it can be thrown away.

The Linden In tray is now nice and empty.

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This coming Sunday, 5th November, it's the latest of the Big Issues, when we're looking at belief in a multi-faith matrix, followed by lunch for students and anyone who'd like to stay on.

The following week it's Echoes of a voice: Made for each other - Relationship, in the morning and Rumours of Glory, an hour or so of prayer and worship, in the evening from 7.

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We're hoping to publish soon a catalogue of items for the charity auction on Saturday 25th November. If you've offered something, please confirm the details with Liz (who lost the original list when she wiped the drive clean); if you haven't offered anything yet, it's not too late! We're still on the look-out for items money can't buy (usually).

There's a thanksgiving supper the same evening with turkey and apple pie (which sounds rather like that two-ended pasty, the name of which escapes me - answers on a postcard please.) It's in aid of Mutende Children's Village in Zambia. We've raised over £10,000 so far this year and would love to make it £15,000 by the end of 2006.

So please come along and bring friends (rich ones preferably). Even if you've not got much money, please come, as there will be little things up for auction too. Plus admission (including supper) is FREE so you can't lose!