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 


Healing

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


Keelby

Every Sunday - Worship at 10.00am in the Main Chapel

"Ease in2 Sunday"

We will be serving a continental style breakfast from 9.45 - 11.00 with coffee until 12.00 noon.  Also available are the Sunday papers and "Thought for the Day".

 


 

Service Themes

 

18th July           Luke 10:38-42                At home with God

25th July           Luke 11:1-13                 Praying the Jesus way

August 1st         Luke 12:13-21               The rich fool

August 8th         Habakkuk 3:16-18          Worship in the bad times

August 15th        Luke 12:49-56               Not peace but division

August 22nd       Luke 13:10-17                Hypocrisy

August 29th        Luke 14:1, 7-14              Humility and hospitality

 


Do you have a heart for your Church family?

The Church Stewards have been reviewing how we as a Church family look after one another.  At present the system relies on our stewards being made aware of any pastoral needs there might be.  Clearly, this puts a lot of responsibility on our Stewards and this role may well be better fulfilled by other people: someone like you, reading this perhaps?

We are now appealing for volunteers to form a team of Pastoral Visitors.  You would be expected to take responsibility for 5-10 Church members and visit them as is appropriate to their need, and pass on any pastoral needs or concerns you have to the Stewards and the Minister.  You would also be expected to pray for the people on your "list" regularly.

Please consider yourself as serving your Church in this way.  Any time you have to give to this role will help, you will be able to shape the way you approach this job according to the time you have available!

If you want to become a Pastoral Visitor, or want more information, please speak to any of your Stewards or Dan.

 

 



Family Fun Day

First Saturday of each month 1.00pm - 2.30pm

Crafts, cooking games & fun activities

Next meets 2nd October

 


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.

Wednesdays during August we will not meet, but we are expecting to meet still on Thursdays and Fridays.

 


 

Healing and Wholeness

Service of Reflection at Healing Methodist Church:

Thursday August 19th  at 7.30 p.m. led by Rev'd Dan Haylett .

These services are 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

 

 


 

Village Walks

There will be an opportunity to explore some more local footpaths on the following date: 

Sunday August 15th

We will meet at Healing Methodist Church car park at 2.00pm for a walk of about 4 miles on both occasions.   Everybody is welcome. Please contact Peter Ede 01472 883625 for further information.

 


Regular meetings

Day

Meeting

Closures

Sundays

House Group, 6 Suddle Way, Keelby, 8.00pm

Closing for August

Mondays

Girls Brigade 6.00pm to 8.00pm @ Healing.

Term time only

Mondays

Creative Craft Group, The Edge, 10.30am - 12 noon (1st Mon of month)

Closed for August

Mondays

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

Closed for August

Tuesdays

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

 

Tuesdays

Fish & Chip Club, Lunchtime, Healing (1st & 3rd Tues of month)

Meeting over summer

Wednesdays

Prayer in the Prayer Chapel at Keelby 12.30pm - 1.00pm

Closed for August

Wednesdays

Card Making, Keelby, 1.30pm - 3.00pm

Meeting over summer

Wednesdays

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

Closed for August

Wednesdays

Scrapbooking Club, The Edge 10.00 - 2.00pm (2nd Wed of the month)

Closed for August

Thursdays

Prayer in the Prayer Chapel at Keelby, 12.30pm - 1.00pm

Meeting over summer

Thursdays

Gentle Keep Fit, 2.00pm to 3.00pm, Keelby

Closed for August

Thursdays

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

Meeting over summer

Fridays

Prayer in the Prayer Chapel at Keelby, 12.30pm - 1.00pm

Meeting over summer

Fridays

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

15th July - Trip to Hall Farm Park

Closing 8th July

Re-open 10th Sept

Fridays

Card Making, 2.30pm to 4.00pm, Keelby

Meeting over summer

Fridays

Guides  7.00pm to 8.30pm, Keelby. 

Term time only

Saturday

(1st Sat of month) Family Fun Church, 1.00pm - 2.30pm, Keelby

Starts again 2nd Oct



Minister's Letter

Dear friends,

I recently read of a Church group who had been reading and studying some of the books of the latter prophets in the Old Testament.  Eventually, they had arrived at Malachi and despite being so close to finishing their course, the group had found themselves decidedly stuck and not a little baffled as they read through the book.

They had read of God's messenger that "he is like a refiner's fire and like fuller's soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." (Malachi 3:1-3)

The group found themselves at a loss trying to understand what Malachi was trying to tell them about the nature of God, or about how God deals with his people.  Finally, one of them had a bright idea; they would find and invite a silversmith to their next meeting to help them understand the imagery being used.

The next meeting came and light finally dawned upon the group.  The silversmith described his work; how to refine and purify silver he had to sit at the hottest part of the fire and hold the silver in the flame.  He explained to the group that if silver is left in the heat for a moment too long it is destroyed, worthless and wasted. The art, he said, was to remove the silver from the heat at just the right moment. 

Fascinated by this, one of the group asked how the silversmith could know when the right moment had come and he replied that there was actually a very simple method.  He knew the silver was refined when he could see his own image in it.  Then he knew to remove it from the fire.

The group grasped at last what Malachi had showed them about God.  We may well face testing times, we might know the heat of the fire; but we are assured that the Lord watches over us, holds onto us and is ready to remove us from those things only when his image is made visible in us.

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

When your name is on a rota, it isn't simple typing on a page, it's an act of service for which we are all thankful.

Date

18th July

25th July

1st August

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

Michael Webster

Rowena Webster

Rev Dan Haylett

LA

Diane Patrick

Worship

NA

NA

NA

Keyboard

Chris P

Mark

Chris P

Stewards

Melanie

Chris H

Liz M

Chris E

Chris H

Andrew

Prayer Chapel

Pat

Pam

Keith

Flowers Healing

Pat C

NA

K Stennett

Flowers Keelby

Melanie

Nikki

Wendy

Sunday Club

Rededication Serv.

Outing

Holidays

Ease in2 Sunday

Mary/Audrey

Wendy/Bev

Mark/Pat

Tiggywinkle

Donna

Carol

Pam

Date

8th August

15th August

22nd August

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

Peter Ede

Rev Dan Haylett Ken Davy

Rev Dan Haylett

Worship

Carol/Theresa

Melanie

NA

Keyboard

Mark

Mark

Chris P

Stewards

Elizabeth

Melanie

Liz M

Chris H

Melanie

Chris E

Prayer Chapel

Malcolm

Pat

Pam

Flowers Healing

NA

M Jackson

NA

Flowers Keelby

Chris P

Gwen

Audrey

Sunday Club

Holidays

Holidays

Holidays

Ease in2 Sunday

Rachel/Louise

Mary/Audrey

Wendy/Bev

Tiggywinkle

Melanie

Claire

Kate

Date

29th August

5th September

12th September

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

Katie Deakins

Circuit Service at

St Andrews

Not yet available

Worship

Rachel

NA

Not yet available

Keyboard

Chris P

NA

Chris P

Stewards

Liz M

Elizabeth

NA

Roger

Andrew

Prayer Chapel

Malcolm

NA

Pat

Flowers Healing

NA

NA

NA

Flowers Keelby

May

NA

Joyce

Sunday Club

Holidays

NA

Not yet available

Ease in2 Sunday

Pat/Nikki

Pat C/Louise

Mark/?

Tiggywinkle

Donna

Carol

Pam

Date

19th September

26th September

3rd October

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

 

 

 

Worship

 

 

 

Keyboard

Mark

Chris P

Mark

Stewards

Chris E

Chris H

Liz M

Roger

Andrew

Melanie

Prayer Chapel

Pam

Keith

Malcolm

Flowers Healing

M Palmer

NA

P Hytch

Flowers Keelby

Melanie

Nikki

Wendy

Sunday Club

Not yet available

Not yet available

Not yet available

Ease in2 Sunday

Mary/Audrey

 

 

Tiggywinkle

Melanie

Claire

Kate

Date

10th October

17th October

24th October

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

 

 

 

Worship

 

 

 

Keyboard

Chris P

Mark

Chris P

Stewards

Chris E

Chris H

Liz M

Roger

Melanie

Elizabeth

Prayer Chapel

Pat

Pam

Keith

Flowers Healing

NA

E Ede

NA

Flowers Keelby

Chris P

Gwen

Audrey

Sunday Club

Not yet available

Not yet available

Not yet available

Ease in2 Sunday

 

 

 

Tiggywinkle

Donna

Carol

Pam

Date

31st October

7th November

14th November

Preacher 

Healing

Keelby

 

 

 

Worship

 

 

 

Keyboard

Mark

Chris P

Mark

Stewards

Roger

Chris E

 

 

Prayer Chapel

Malcolm

Pat

Pam

Flowers Healing

NA

A-M Smith

NA

Flowers Keelby

May

Joyce

Melanie

Sunday Club

Not yet available

Not yet available

Not yet available

Ease in2 Sunday

 

 

 

Tiggywinkle

Melanie

Claire

Kate