What's On at the Heacham Churches - July
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEACHAM
Greetings from the Manse,
Two psychiatrists were at a convention. "What was your most difficult case?" one asked the other. "Once I had a patient who lived in a pure fantasy world," replied his colleague. "He believed that a wildly rich uncle in South America was going to leave him a fortune. All day long he waited for a make-believe letter to arrive from a fictitious attorney. He never went out or did anything. He just sat around and waited."
"What was the result?" "It was an eight-year struggle, but I finally cured him. And then that stupid letter arrived….." Well, we Methodists in the area have been working towards a new reality for the past couple of years, namely the beginning of a new circuit for West Norfolk, comprising the former Downham Market, King's Lynn and Hunstanton Circuits. The churches will extend from Hunstanton to Southery and from Burnham Market to Terrington St. Clement. In all there will be 26 Methodist Churches (1 being a Local Ecumenical Project) and 740 members and thousands of folks on the community roll, which means people who have some link with the Methodist Church. The West Norfolk Circuit will have a staff of 5 full time ministers, 6 retired ministers 2 Lay Workers, 52 Local Preachers, 4 Local Preachers in Training, 11 Worship Leaders. We will have the customary Circuit Leadership Team and Circuit Meeting, and more committees and meetings than you can shake a stick at! Methodists really are quite methodical!
All this sounds, I hope, quite impressive. However, it will be an illusion, a pure fantasy if we think this will solve every problem and difficulty for churches, communities and societies. It won't. But we know that finding faith in God and receiving the love revealed in His son, Jesus, our crucified and risen Lord, is the place to begin to find forgiveness, peace and life. As we testify to God's grace through personal experience, we trust that our plans and reorganisations will be blessed and make us more committed and effective in the proclamation of the Good News of God's love and peace. We ask for, and value, your prayers at this time of change and discovery for the Methodist people of west Norfolk.
With every blessing
Kim Nally, Methodist Minister
PARISH REGISTERS
Baptisms
30/05/10 Aaron James Pooley, son of Louise
30/05/10 Eve Willow Wilding daughter of James and Cheryl
"For anyone who is in Christ there is a new creation"
Faithful Departed (Church Linked Funerals)
09/06/10 Edwin (Eddie) White 85
11/06/10 Jock Habermann 95
"Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted"
We do extend our sympathy and condolences to all who have been bereaved, and who are prayed for at the Sunday morning services around the time of the funeral of their loved ones.
METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY SERVICES:
10.30am Morning WorshipST MARY'S PARISH CHURCH:
8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
10.00am Morning Worship (Holy Communion on 2nd and 5th Sundays) - Provision for children during service
10.30am Morning Worship at Junior School (Holy Communion on 3rd Sunday)
6.00pm Evening Worship
SUMMER WEEKDAY OPENING: MAY-SEPTEMBER
All through the summer (until 30th September) St. Mary's is open for visitors on Mondays to Fridays from 10.00am-4pm and on Sundays from 12 noon till 5pm. Between 10-12 and 2-4 on weekdays there are always friendly people on duty to answer questions and be generally helpful to visitors. Tea, coffee and biscuits available.SUMMER OUTDOOR PRAISE
Please note that in August there will be no 6pm Evening Services at St. Mary's. Instead, on Sunday 1st August there will be an afternoon service on the Sports Field after the Heacham Carnival; then, on Sundays 8th and 22nd August there will be a Praise Service at North Beach, Heacham; on Sunday 15th August there will be a Praise Service outside the Methodist Church in Station Road; then on the last Sunday (29th) there will be a Songs of Praise Service on the grass outside St. Mary's Church. For further information about all these meetings contact St. Mary's Church Office (572539).July Services in Nursing/Residential Homes
Tues 6th 2.30pm Rebecca Court
Mon 12th 11.00am Holy Communion at Millbridge
Sun 18th 2.30pm Summerville
Wed 21st 7.30pm Neville Court
Fri 23rd 10.30am Fridhem
Fri 30th 2.30pm Sunnyside