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www.thatchamfreechurch.org.uk Issue 29 Bernard Bowden ** Mike Harmsworth ** 0791 748 3326 ** Elizabeth Oxbury ** Ron Timms I From Mike’s Box in the Loft HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED by our solar system. There are so many inconsistencies and unknowns within it. For every rule you can think of, there is one planet, moon, comet or satellite which disobeys it. When God created our universe, He set laws into motion which govern all within it. These laws are perfect, for He made all things GOOD, but so that we should not become complacent with our own, interesting and exciting solar system, He set a few things in place which defy our logic. A few examples are: The hottest planet is not the one closest to the Sun, Mercury, as you might expect, but Venus. The surface of Mercury can reach a scorching 450˚C, but Venus has an average temperature of over 482˚C; the Sun’s surface temperature is above Venus’s at 5,505˚C. Mercury and Venus are the only two planets without any moons. Mercury does have the greatest temperature range, more than 620˚C (from +450 to -170˚C). Due to Mercury’s orbit around the Sun, a year on that planet is the equivalent of around 88 Earth days. This means that on Mercury, there are less than two days in a year because one of its full days equals 58·8 of our days. But that’s not all: due to the planet’s strange orbit, the Sun actually appears to travel backwards and forwards in the sky. The principal component of our solar system is the Sun, it contains 99·86% of the system's known mass and dominates it gravitationally. The Sun's four largest orbiting bodies, the gas giants, account for 99% of the remaining mass, with Jupiter and Saturn together comprising more than 90%. Jupiter was placed in its position to protect the Earth by God. Due to its huge size and gravitational pull, it acts as a protective barrier that shields the Earth from space debris, pulling dangerous objects into its own orbit before they can reach us. Most planets and their satellites, rotate (spin) in the same direction, exceptions being Venus and Uranus which spin in the opposite direction. Uranus is the only planet to orbit the Sun while rotating almost completely on its side. This odd orientation causes each of the planet’s poles to be bathed in a frigid, icy winter while the other side faces almost directly at the Sun for a quarter of its 84 Earth-year orbit, giving Uranus unique weather patterns. Most of the objects in the solar system orbit the Sun in a counterclockwise direction. There are a few exceptions, comets for example, which have a clockwise orbit, the most famous being Halley’s Comet. 2 Although Earth is covered in oceans of water, Mars could have once hosted seas as well. Nowhere else in the solar system can one find atmospheres loaded with free oxygen, which ultimately proved vital to one of the other unique features of Earth — us. Venus has the longest day (243 Earth days), while Jupiter has the shortest, 9·9 hours Neptune has the longest year (time taken to orbit the Sun) of 164·8 Earth years, while Mercury has the shortest at 88 Earth days. Cairo is the Arabic word for ‘Mars’. The city was so named because the planet was rising on the day it was founded. Saturn is not the only planet with amazing rings, which are made up of small rocks, ice and other particles. Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter also have them. When William Herschel first discovered Uranus he wanted to call it George or more specifically Georgium Sidus (‘The Georgian Planet’) after King George III. The element uranium is named after it. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion describe the orbits of objects about the Sun. Following Kepler’s laws, each object travels, parallel, along an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. Pluto goes against this rule. The dwarf planet Pluto is considered to be the furthest body in our solar system by most, but it orbits twice round the Sun for every three of Neptune’s orbits. Its orbit also means that for 50% of the time it is not the furthest out, for it crosses Neptune’s orbit and Neptune becomes the furthest planet from the Sun. Our Earth is unique in so many ways. When God created the Earth, He made the elemental composition of the planet to be mostly iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, sulphur, nickel, calcium, sodium, and aluminium. While such elements have been detected in locations throughout the universe, they are merely trace elements, vastly overshadowed by the much greater abundances of hydrogen and helium. God made Earth suitable for life and He placed Man and Woman in it. He created a wonderful array of life and resources, and because He gave us intelligence, we can convert these into heat, light, shelter and food. There is no other planet in our solar system that could support life as God intended apart from Earth. We must be eternally grateful and thankful to God who has provided us with so much, but His provision did not stop there. He also provided us with a way to have a very special relationship with Him through the love, life, death and resurrection of His dear Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, whose love and forgiveness can only be found through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Thank You God for everything you have done for each one of us, THANK YOU. 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Eldest son of Adam and Eve Peter’s name in Greek Jesus was taken to his house after His arrest The village where Jesus turned water into wine Where Barnabas came from A Roman Centurion who became a Christian He met Jesus on the road to Emmaus Elijah lived by this brook for a time CAIN CEPHAS CAIAPHAS CANA CYPRUS CORNELIUS CLEOPAS CHERITH Did you find all the sayings, and did you spot the odd one out? Peace in our time actually comes from the Book of Common Prayer, 1662, Morning Prayer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. A time for everything Butter someone up Chariots of fire Drop in the ocean Eat, drink and be merry Fly in the ointment Going from strength to strength Haves and have-nots In the twinkling of an eye Job’s comforters Keeping the best until last Land of Nod Man after one’s own heart No room at the inn On one’s own head Peace in our time Quick and the dead Red sky at night Skin of one’s teeth Threescore years and ten Under the sun Vanity of vanities Writing on the wall Your sin will find you out Ecc 3:1-3 Psalm 55:21 2 Kings 2:11 Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 22:13 Ecc 10:1 Psalm 84:7 Matthew 13:12 1 Cor 15:52 Job 2:11 John 2:10 Genesis 4:16 1 Samuel 13:14 Luke 2:7 Psalm 7:16 Book of Prayer Acts 10:42 Matt 16:2-3 Job 19:20 Psalm 90:10 Ecc 1:9 Ecc 1:2 Daniel 5:5 Num 32:23 4 Open Day Saturday 6th July Come and enjoy the beautiful grounds of this local Christian drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, join in the fun and learn more about our work. Entry and parking are free. Gates open at 1pm. Buy a hog roast lunch or bring a picnic. Drinks and ice-creams will be available. From 1.30pm, there will be stalls and activities for all ages. Browse the plant stall, homemade cakes and craft stalls or try your hand at the coconut shy, or skittles. From 3pm, the Celebration in the marquee is the highlight of the day, with praise to lift the roof and testimonies that will touch your heart, as we thank God for His faithfulness. Afterwards enjoy delicious strawberry teas on the lawn. More information is available from Elizabeth. Thursday 4th July 19.30 NO BIBLE STUDY OR PRAYER MEETING THIS MEETING WILL RESUME ON 5TH SEPT Saturday 6th July 13.00 Yeldall Manor Open Day See page 4 for details Sunday 10.45 Morning Worship & Communion Ron Timms The Final Frontier Prayer4Thatcham At Our Lady of the Assumption 7th July 18.30 Thursday 11th July 19.30 NO BIBLE STUDY OR PRAYER MEETING THIS MEETING WILL RESUME ON 5TH SEPT Sunday Morning Worship Ron Timms United Service of Remembrance 14th July 10.45 15.00 Thatcham Cemetery, London Road Bereaved family and friends are invited to take part in a simple, short service led by clergy from across Thatcham Thursday 18th July 19.30 NO BIBLE STUDY OR PRAYER MEETING THIS MEETING WILL RESUME ON 5TH SEPT Sunday Morning Worship Keith Leedham 21st July 10.45 Thursday 25th July 19.30 NO BIBLE STUDY OR PRAYER MEETING THIS MEETING WILL RESUME ON 5TH SEPT Sunday Morning Worship Tristan McDonald 28th July 10.45 Thursday 1st Aug 19.30 NO BIBLE STUDY OR PRAYER MEETING THIS MEETING WILL RESUME ON 5TH SEPT Sunday Aug 10.45 Morning Worship & Communion 4th 5