Ken Burgin – Senior Steward

Ken, Beck & Liz Burgin    01453 827414                            www.EastingtonMethodists.org.uk

Eastington Methodist Church Activities

Prayer Meetings               Tuesdays 8:15 – 9:00am and Fridays 8:30 - 9:00am  

Line Dancing                     Tuesdays 10:30am - noon

Lunchtime Bible Study      Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:30pm

Evening Bible Study

         House Group            Tuesday 8:00 – 9:45pm at The Pike Lock House

Youth Club (11-18)            Fridays 7:00 – 9:00pm

Café Church                       First Sunday of the month 11am

Main Service

         (with crèche)            Other Sundays 11am  

Unless stated otherwise, these are held at EMC which is opposite the butchers in Eastington.

Our Mission

Our mission as a church is to help people to find God through a living relationship with Jesus Christ. When Jesus was ministering in Judea and the surrounding area 2000 years ago, He made time for the sick, the poor, the disadvantaged and those who got it wrong and made a mess of their lives. Our job is to do the same and to try and bring hope, joy and fulfilment.  Too often such things are in short supply in a world where money and possessions are elevated to an importance they don't deserve and the spiritual aspects of humankind are generally regarded as irrelevant.

The initial series of Café style church events that we have been running on the first Sunday of each month have proved very worthwhile so we are continuing with these. The one on 7th June will be based around the story of the sheep and the goats which will lend itself well to craft activities and participation. As usual, tea, coffee and a range of other hot and cold drinks together with some excellent cakes will be  freely available. We have not decided on the theme for the one on 5th July yet.

The Messy Summer event will be on Monday 20th July and we hope that the weather will be good as that will enable us to have activities outside as was possible last year.

Messy & Café Church Events

Children & Young People

EMC continues it's commitment to children, young people and families in a number of ways. Toddlers groups are held on Mondays at Eastington at the church and on Wednesdays at Whitminster Village Hall. A group of us go into both Eastington and Whitminster schools with Into the Book – a series of selected Bible stories that we act out at assemblies; usually with the help of the Children. The Youth Group meets on Friday evenings at 7pm at the church and at this time of year we can sometimes take a group up to OHMG where the new play equipment is very popular. As has been the case in previous years, we will probably be organising some days out in the summer holidays and possibly a sleepover. From Friday16th to Sunday 18th  October is the District Youth Weekend in Midsomer Norton which has a theme “ResQ”. This is two nights away with loads of quality activities. Its is still a way off but we will need to book our places well in advance and by 20th July if we want to secure them for an all inclusive price of £35 rather than £40.

Spring Harvest

A group of ten of us from the church went to Spring Harvest for five days after the Easter weekend. The Christian event, which is held at Butlins in Minehead, attracts thousands of people and features activities, services and seminars for children, young people and adults.

The Butlins leisure facilities such as the swimming pool and the fairground are available in the afternoon and there is always the opportunity to go off site to the beach or into Minehead itself.

Those that went this year really enjoyed going whether it be for the first time or a return visit.

Music Group

We have a small music group that leads on Sundays and we would welcome more participants. The music is quite varied including some traditional hymns but also some of the latest worship songs and all points in between. If you are learning an instrument or want to brush up rusty skills, this would be an ideal way to up your abilities. We could also do with one or two lead singers. Please get in touch if potentially interested.

For more information about the above and other things on offer, please visit the website or call us.

Ken Burgin