at Dalton Piercy, Elwick and Hart Produced for the Villagers by Hart and Elwick Churches Revd. Janet Burbury, The Vicarage, Hart, Hartlepool. TS27 3AP [email protected] Tel. 01429 262340 Mob 07958 131271 It’s the season of Pentecost, the birthday of the church, when all those who followed Jesus gathered in one place to discover the Holy Spirit moving in them and through them…… The Spirit is about movement, directing us into the will of God as a journeying or pilgrim people. (By the way, across Durham there are some pilgrim routes being created heading to the Cathedral. One will go from St Hilda’s through Hart, Trimdon and onwards. How exciting!) Can the people of God make the Spirit direct us or do we need to wait until God knows we are willing to be moved into action? When more than one person in a group notices the Spirit prompting them, then bigger ways of blessing our communities can begin. Then, that church gets noticed. If you don’t trust the Spirit then you will have to trust your own mind to discern the vast- ness of God’s will. God doesn’t think in limited human ways but paints a bigger picture than we can ever imagine…His picture would never have a frame!…. Jesus didn’t go through the Cross for anything less than setting us free…free to roam, to expect big things for our communities, free to try mission initiatives even if they seem scary in their expec- tations … free to be led by the Spirit of God! So how do we discern the Spirit we cannot see….to see the Spirit that indicates authentic discipleship…… Some will realise their trust in a faithful God has grown in strength, some will become more generous with their time to help others, some will be led more deeply into regular prayer …some will find they notice God in the details – in things some call coincidenc- es…some find they have a sudden release of tears recognising they are loved by God, some will lay down of a lifelong shame and discover the liberation of forgiveness, some will find they’re moved by the presence of God in prayerfully held silence, some will dis- cover a brave voice to speak out, some find the Spirit in a brooding that lasts for years which leads on to a creative streak in a new venture……However the Spirit moves, you will notice a change in action that springs from the invisible Holy Spirit of love which makes you feel more alive than you ever did before, and it leads you to the truth of God’s will in the place where you live. …… Where is your radar tuned – to our God fixed in heaven or God set free in the world through the Spirit which can set you free too? Every blessing, Canon Janet 3 Regular Church Services ST PETER’S, ELWICK HALL 1st Sunday in the month: 10 am ~ Family Service with Holy Communion. A service for all ages. 6 pm ~ Holy Communion (1662 Book of Common Prayer). A quiet service lasting half an hour. All following Sundays: 9.30 am ~ Holy Communion. A traditional service with hymns and a short address. ST MARY MAGDALENE, HART 1st Sunday in the month: 8 am ~ Holy Communion (1662 Book of Common Prayer) A quiet service lasting half an hour. 11am ~ Family Service with Holy Communion. A service for all ages. All following Sundays: 11 am ~ Holy Communion ( Sunday school is during this service). A traditional service with hymns and a short address. Also every 3rd Sunday: 4pm ~ Family Service. 3@4 A relaxed style of worship with a hint of fun! Every Wednesday Evening at 6.00 pm A service of evening prayer CHURCH WARDENS—CONTACT DETAILS HART CHURCH Anne Johnson 01429 269699 Shirley Brown 01429 269418 ELWICK CHURCH Victoria Harrison 07985 781 364 Colin Reid 07824 482 877 CHURCH WEB SITES www.elwickchurch.org.uk www.hartchurch.org.uk DEANERY WEB SITE www.churchofenglandhartlepool.org.uk 4 HART VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES Sunday……………….YOUTH CLUB 5 - 6.30pm…... (second Sunday in the month) Monday....................PILATES: 9.15-10.15am PILATES: 10.30-11.30am ODDFELLOWS: 11.30am-2.30pm (2nd MONDAY in month on Alternate months ) HART STATION WI 7-9pm (first MONDAY of the month) Tuesday…………….. PARENTS and TODDLERS: 9-30-11.00 am SEQUENCE DANCING: 1.30-3.30 pm DANCE FIT: 6.00-7.00pm Wednesday……….. HISTORY CLASS: 10.00-11.30 am TAI CHI 9.30-11.00am PILATES ; 6.15-7.15pm Thursday CHILDMINDERS GROUP 9.15-11.15am PILATES: 6.00 -7.00pm PILATES 7.15-8.15pm Friday……………….. FRENCH CLASS: 10.00 am-11.30am TAI CHI 6.00—8.00 pm WHIST GROUP: from 7.00--8.30 pm Bookings : contact Frances Brown on 01429 273 475 Events: www.hartvillagehall.co.uk ELWICK WI HALL ACTIVITIES WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: 1st Monday of the month from 7.00-9.30 pm PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Last Monday of the Month 7.00pm-9.30pm PAINTING CLUB: Tuesdays from 9.30 am-12.30 pm YOUNG FARMERS CLUB: Tuesdays fortnightly at 7.30 pm NEEDLES & PINS Wednesdays from 10.00 am-noon WHIST: Wednesdays at 7 pm. New members welcome PILATES Friday 9-30am 10-30am Bookings: contact Sylvia Jobson 01429 275340 Mobile 07503 332 927 Email [email protected] Seaton Decorators Commercial and Private Free Estimates Reliable, clean job All Exterior & Interior Ken Kidson Tel: 07887 518459 5 Some News from ELWICK www.elwickchurch.org.uk Elwick School In school Council we have been talking about different ways in which we can raise money. We have designed a new reading area for outside and researched using the inter- net what we could put into it. Some of our children have taken part in school council meetings town wide and we have ourselves hosted this. We have also designed posters for our upcoming competition within school linked with Virgin trains and designing the train stations of the future. These will be displayed around school this week. We have had visits from many people over the last term and we have enjoyed working alongside our Junior Leadership team to welcome them to our school and make sure they see how amazing and welcoming our school is. ELWICK “200” CLUB MAY DRAW £30 Margaret Self £25 Brian Footitt £15 Pat Horsley £10 Penny Heslop £10 P Tiplady I have now updated my records for the Elwick Church 200 Club and we have several spare numbers available for anyone who wishes to join. The annual fee is only £12.00 (which works out at £1.00 per month!) and there are five winners of cash prizes in each monthly draw, which is drawn in Church at the beginning of the month and the results are published in Village Life. If you are interested in joining the 200 Club please contact me at 29 The Green, Elwick or phone 274650 or contact Victoria Harrison. I would like to thank all those who have helped me with the 200 club by collecting money in their area, etc.. Much Appreciated! Penny Heslop Fetching Feet Chiropody– For the treatment of corns, callus, verruca, ingrowing toenails, sports injuries and foot problems Sophie Louise Odgers BSc (Hons) Podiatry M.Ch.S Tel: (01429) 232 526 Mobile: 07828 540793 Email: [email protected] Registered with Health and Care Professions Council Evening & Saturday Morning Appointments and Home Visits Available 6 Elwick Parish Council Report for April 2018 A bit of a sad meeting this month, as we said a very fond farewell to Councillors John Hall and Jackie Sturrock. John has been a Councillor for 4 years, and ably chaired the Vil- lage Maintenance Group, ensuring that the village was kept spick and span. He stepped down to ensure that Wynyard would have representation and, although he has promised to keep maintaining the summer floral display at the well on the green, he will be sorely missed. Jackie’s tenure has been brief, but she too wanted Wynyard to have a presence and hopes to return at some time in the future. Our other Councillors are standing again, but it will be a tough election as 7 other people are standing, most of whom live in Wynyard, though not necessarily in Hartlepool Borough. The Litter Pick took place on Saturday 7th April, when 4 Councillors and the Clerk turned out to pick up the rubbish, probably discarded from vehicles entering the village from the A19. Plastic cutlery, empty alcohol containers - both tins and glass, sweet wrappers, emp- ty crisp packets, even broken Christmas decorations! All in all, 15 large black bags were filled with rubbish from the verges along the two roads into the village from the A19, with the help of one valiant resident who took pity on us when it started to rain. Councillors have now decided that a regular litter pick should be held on the first Sat- urday of every month, between 10.00am and noon, starting in June. However, Council- lors cannot do this on their own, we need help. If you could spare an hour or two to help keep Elwick looking good, meet outside the shop at 10.00am. Equipment will be provided but bring waterproof gloves if you have them! Litter is bad enough, but Councillors also discovered that one dog walker is regularly al- lowing their dog to use the verge, on the south side of the A19/ North Lane junction, as a toilet and NOT cleaning up after it – even though there is a dog waste bin available.