the edge


Mission Statement: 

Healing and Keelby Methodist Church believes in

the unconditional love of God for all people as revealed to us in Jesus

Christ, and that it is the role of the Church to express that love in action

in the community.

Sunday Services 

Keelby

Every Sunday - Worship at 10.00am

Healing

1st & 3rs Sundays of the month - Service at 10.00am. 


Service Themes

March 7th Lent 3: The Barren Fig Tree; Luke 13. 1-9

March 14th Lent 4: The Prodigal Son and the Loving Father; Luke 15. 1-3, 11b-32

March 21st Lent 5: Anointing of Jesus by Mary at Bethany; John 12. 1-8

March 28th Lent 6: Palm Sunday: Jesus enters Jerusalem; Luke 19. 28-40

 

 

 

Lent groups

There will be ecumenical groups in each village this year.

In Healing on Tuesday evenings stared on 23rd February at 7pm at the Parish Church.  Group is led by Canon Stephen Phillips.  Theme : Living our Christian lives.  Who am I? . What do I believe?.  An opportunity to reflect on our identity and beliefs and how they influence our daily lives.

In Keelby on Monday afternoons started 22nd February at 2.30pm at the Parish Church.  Group is led by Rev Mike Page-Chesney.  Theme The Gospels for grown ups

In Keelby a house group for Lent(and beyond) started on 28th Feb, at 6 Suddle Way 8-9ish looking at Bible characters. Simple, informal and for anyone who wants to know more about the Bible.

 

Turn your cares into prayers

There will be prayer times at Keelby at 12.30pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Prayer times will be approx for 20mins and all are welcome to pop in and join us.

 

Family Fun Day

6th March - The Lost Sheep - 1.00pm to 2.30pm

CRAFTS, COOKING GAMES & FUN ACTIVITIES

 

Healing and Wholeness

There will be a service of reflection at Healing Methodist Church on Thursday March 18th at 7.30 p.m.led by Rev'd Dan Haylett

It will be a time for personal reflection, worship, communion and prayer ministry if you wish it.We are all in need of the healing grace of God either in body, mind or spirit.  Come yourself and bring someone you know who is in need of healing if you wish.

Further details if required from Peter Ede 01472 883625

 

Foundations21

Foundations21 is a resource for discipleship and lifelong Christian learning. It explores twelve key building blocks of the Christian faith - including prayer, the cross and mission - all from an easy-to-use, free-to-use website. Foundations21 establishes and builds on firm foundations for spiritual growth, with increasing levels of depth within the material. For more information on Foundations21, visit www.foundations21.org.uk or talk to Peter Ede

 

 

Street Angels

Street angels are volunteers who offer support, where it is needed, to people who are distressed, injured, ill or vulnerable as a result of intoxication, drug abuse, assault or other circumstances causing personal distress within the Night Time Economy

They help people whoever they are & whatever their situation by listening, caring, offering practical help or by referring people to other (specialist) agencies that can help them.

Working in partnership with Police & other agencies, Street Angels can make a really positive impact on crime and anti-social behaviour in town centres. Evidence suggests that Street Angels are respected by revellers and workers alike.

Volunteers need to be over 18 years and they will be fully trained (accredited courses) including Conflict Management, Personal Safety Awareness, Radio Communication Skills & Basic 1st Aid.

If you are interested and would like more information contact Inspector Tom Shaw 07917550054, Jackie Fortune (CTNEL sec.) 01472 240071, or Pam & Keith

 

Regular meetings

Mondays

Girls Brigade 6.00pm to 8.00pm @ Healing.

Mondays

(1st Mon of month) The Edge Club, Keelby,2.00pm to 4.00pm.

Tuesdays

Table Tennis Club, Keelby, 7.30pm (when no league matches playing)

Tuesdays

Fish & Chip Club, Lunchtime 1st & 3rd Tues., Healing.

Wedndsdays

Prayer in the Prayer Chapel at Keelby 12.30pm

Wednesdays

Knit & Natter, The Edge, 10.00am to 12 noon 

Wednesdays

Scrapbooking Club (2nd Wed of the month), The Edge 10 - 2

Thursdays

Prayer in the Prayer Chapel at Keelby, 12.30pm

Thursdays

Gentle Keep Fit, 2.00pm to 3.00pm, Keelby

Thursdays

Prayer group 6.30pm to 7.00pm 18 Oak Rd., Healing

Fridays

Prayer in the Prayer Chapel at Keelby, 12.30pm

Fridays

Kids'n'Us - 10.00am to 11.30am, Keelby

Fridays

Card Making, 2.30pm to 4.00pm, Keelby

Fridays

Guides  7.00pm to 8.30pm, Keelby. 

MINISTER'S LETTER

"The crucified is God's chosen: it is with the victim, the condemned, that God identifies, and it is in the company of the victim, so to speak, that God is to be found, and nowhere else."  (An extract from "Resurrection", by Rowan Williams.)

Dear Friends,

Lent presents us with some hard truths: if we are prepared to listen:

We are reminded in Lent as we journey with Jesus to the cross, that following God's will can never be reduced to an activity that we "do" one day a week.  We are reminded that we can never get way from the fact that God's people are called to live within and as part of a world of suffering and pain, that we have no special immunity from these things.  And we are reminded too that God is there in these darkest moments of human experience, that "God is to be found" with the victims of this world.

Lent is a gift to each one of us to hold our own lives before God and to see ourselves in the light of the call and demands of Jesus.  Each of us will do that differently:

We might deny ourselves in some way to focus on God;

We might take on some extra element to our spiritual life to      attain that focus

We might spend time in quiet with God

Whatever it is that helps us to turn our attention towards God's will for us and our lives and his world, Lent is as good a time as any to begin that process!  Yet as we undertake those disciplines, let us always keep in mind the reason for doing so.  Discovering God and more about God's love and perfect will for us must be at the heart of all our living, all our devotions: there is no room for our own sense of pride in what we "do for" God.  During lent the starkness of the cross must be our guide.

Peace,

Dan

 

Pastoral Care

If you need support, prayer, or have any ideas or concerns about church life, can you in the first instance contact one of the stewards.

Their contact details are as follows:
Chris Hughes 01469 569838
Melanie Dickerson 01472 887966
Elizabeth Ede 01472 883625
Andrew Gadd 01472 211262
Roger Hoyes 01472 885911
Chris Ede 01469 560183
Carol Hoyes 01472 885911
Liz Mosey 01469 574838

If you have a prayer request and want all of the church family to pray,
Contact any stewards or Keith Hands on 01469 573482 email keith.hands@homecall.co.uk

 

Church Rotas

Date

21st February

28th February

7th March

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

Fenner

Dan Haylett Baptism

Andrew Gadd

Elizabeth Ede

Howard Field

Worship

NA

Pat C

Carol

Laptop

Chris

Malcolm

Colin

Stewards

Liz

Chris E

Melanie

Elizabeth

Roger

Andrew

Prayer Chapel

Malcolm

Pat P

Pam

Flowers Healing

M Jackson

NA

K Wilson

Flowers Keelby

Gwen

Audrey

May

Sunday Club

Claire

Pat P

Pat P

Coffee

Nikki/Pam

Mark/Wendy

Anne/Jon

Date

14th March

21st March

28th March

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

LA

Conn HC

Nigel Bishop

Dan Haylett

Worship

Rachel

Mark

NA

Laptop

Chris

Malcolm

Colin

Stewards

Chris E

Elizabeth

Liz M

Chris H

Roger

Melanie

Prayer Chapel

John

Wendy

Keith

Flowers Healing

NA

M Palmer

NA

Flowers Keelby

Joyce

Melanie

Nikki

Sunday Club

All age worship

Cheryl H

Cheryl H

Coffee

Rachel/Peter

Anne/Jon

Nikki/Pam

Date

4th April

11th April

18th April

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

Dan Haylett HC

Simco

Conn

LA

Worship

Pat C

Chris H

Melanie

Laptop

Chris

Malcolm

Colin

Stewards

Chris E

Andrew

Liz M

Roger

Melanie

Chris H

Prayer Chapel

Malcolm

Pat P

Pam

Flowers Healing

P. Hytch

 

 E. Ede

Flowers Keelby

EASTER

Wendy

Chris P

Sunday Club

All Age Worship

Barbara &

Cheryl Ede

Claire

Coffee

Mark/Wendy

Anne/Jon

Rachel/Peter