On the first Wednesday of every month i run an Art group called Innovate.
Its at West End Impact 12-14 Heysham Road and runs 1pm-3pm
All equipment is included you just need to bring yourself.

The next few months we are working on a project called Levels and Layers

We are going to do some collage works and from that in Feb start some pencil drawring and paintings from the collage.

In April we have a bracelet making workshop a one off

We then plan towards the summer to paint some murals with local community groups.

In July we have a trip to the tasting garden in lancaster which if you have never been is a very inspiring place.

In December we hope to have an exhibiton for work for local artists
you never know that could be you

You are welcome whether your a novice or accomplished artist.
hope to see you there

My email is broken just now so if anyone knows people who normally come or you know people who may be interested please spread the word

As its just been christmas maybe you want to look through your recycling box for textured papers and things to work with magazines and newspapers are also useful

MCC will be into its 7th year this year and I hope that will be significant. It’s not superstious or anything but we could do with a year of Jubliee and celebration of many coming to know the risen Lord Jesus as their own personal Lord and leader. If that’s not what it’s all about then what is it about?? We long to see people coming to know the saving grace, and mercy of Jesus and the amazing difference He can make in our lives. We want to see some more baptisms this year and some more people finding their gifting and calling and serving the Lord in the purpose He has specifically for them. We want to see people come to a new realisation of what it is to make a difference in this world, as if the church can’t make a difference in this world with God’s help who can? I want to see more people praying for and loving their neighbours so that they can introduce them to the love of Christ. I long to see more people full of the JOY of the Lord and overflowing with the excitment and courage that the Holy Spirit longs to give.  Jesus came into this world to save the world and He also came at a time when he needed to overthrow the relgious cerimonies and practices of the Jews, and it wouldn’t surprise me if that is not what Jesus is doing again now. WE can’t just sit in our churches following religious practices and being a civilised, middle class established organisation, we need to be an movement of mighty battle fighters who are itching in our seats on sundays, pleading for God to do something out of the ordinary and send us on an amazing adventure. That journey could be a scary one but we will never be bored never be short of something to do, never be wondering what’s happening, because we will be so in tune with God that we will know what’s on HIS heart and we will be following it with vigour and determination. 2009 is the Year of Jubilee will you come and join in at MCC??

The great foundations of our faith are too often hidden behind complicated words and complex thoughts. But Jesus prayed:
“O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever,
and revealing it to the childlike.”
With this in mind we’re embarking on a series of messages to explore the great truths of the Christian faith on Sunday Mornings during January - in bitesize chunks.
Sunday 18th of Jan will be a ‘question and answer’ session on things you always wanted to ask but never got chance. Please post your queries here, or to michl@mcc.uk.com or drop them into the box at Church.

West End Impact is now on Facebook. Set up in response to the regeneration of Morecambe.

West End Impact on Facebook

I just want to say how great it’s been the past 3 weeks at Impact Youth as we’ve embarked on the rock solid impact group. The kids who are comming are a fantastic group to work with and it’s been thoroughly enjoyable to be a part of. I look forward to continuing in the new year, getting to know the group better and establishing what I hope will be a life-long friendship with them. It’s been so encouraging to see them having fun but also being receptive to learning more about what life’s like following Jesus. My prayer is that from these beginnings we will see a youth revolution for Christ is this area and beyond. Thankyou to all of you, Amy especially for making the effort to bring along friends from school, but to the whole group for making the time we spend together so enjoyable and, at times, side splittingly funny. As we look forward to the Christmas party next week I pray that it will be a time that brings us together where we can relax, kick back and have a laugh.

Although I returned home somewhat soggy, following the wet sponge throwing therapy (only myself to blame, and appologies to Michl on whom the same fate was inflicted), my heart was light and it just felt so good to have the privilege of sharing life with the sponge brandishing youngsters. So please pray for the kids who are comming and those yet to join us, pray that they have a fantastic Christmas and that they come back in the New Year hungry for more of Jesus in their lives.

I just want to encourage people to think about how much time , energy and love Emma puts in to our Innovate meetings . I was thrilled to see how many came last Wednesday and it was brill to see the Princess Trust gang , they really enjoyed themselves . I printed a sheet of Christmas wrapping paper for a special friend of mine and thanks to Emma I now have a unique paper to wrap her present in which is a real blessing to me as it was so enjoyable to do and I know my friend will be thrilled with it . Emma is at Stanley Road Baptist church at 6.30 14th December doing another class so come and have a have a go , you won’t be dissappointed 

I went to a lovely Christmas event today and it just saddened me that there was such a cost.

Pay for entry pay for biscuit/cake/coffee etc

I realise things cost money but it just made me think, there were lots of people and the people i was with commented on how expensive it was.

 Our church puts on lots of events for free are we millionaires? no

But God meets our needs everyday and we run with what He provides

We never go short

I think this Christmas in particular we christians should present the free gift of Christmas and take the wrapping paper from peoples eyes

Let them know that the church is not about taking your money its about unconditional love

I think it is important

I get more aware of the fact that a lot of Christians read their bible but don’t really study it or apply it to their lives in the right way. As part of our values as a church we state that we want to be biblically balanced and that ‘one truth without the whole truth can be a lie.’ So many Christians seem to read one verse in the Bible totally out of context of the passage and apply it to their lives in totally the wrong way. This is a very dangerous path to walk. If we have an issue in our lives that we want to find God’s guidance on we should look at the whole picture, study every part of the bible that mentions that particular issue and get a balanced view. Read a few Christian books on the subject, seek wise counsel from wise people who are not just going to tell you what you want to hear.  We also need to be aware that there is an awful lot of weird teaching out there that distracts us from the main truths of the Christian faith and message, which is Christ died for us, so that we might live and follow HIM with our lives in every part. ‘Christ in us the Hope of Glory’ He came to redeem us and restore us and wants us to serve Him.  He is doing a transforming work with us and in us when we have the Holy Spirit, which is given to each one us when we accept the Son. When we accept the Son the Father accepts us and gives us the Holy Spirit which comforts, convicts, guides, instructs, admonishes etc etc. These are the basics of the Christian faith and we can all be unified in that as Christians. We don’t have to concentrate on secondary issues when we are balanced, growing, devoted followers of Christ, because that is enough, it’s amazing, it’s wonderful, more than words can express. We don’t have to go out looking for the added extras like how many times we speak in tongues each day, or worry about silly issue like wether women should lead or not, or if we milleniumist or post-milleniumist, or calvanists, or predestined, etc etc. These are things that Christians get so hung up on and they spend all there time and energy on when they should just be living for and serving God, and making a difference in this world. We have everything we need to walk the walk, and live the life when we accept Jesus to be true and decide to take up our cross and follow him dailly, we don’t have to get hung up on things like who is demon possesed and wether rooms can be demon posses (there is nowhere in the Bible that says a room is demon possed). God will show us by his Holy Spirit we can walk in wisdom and truth. So here endeth the sermon for today. Sorry to get on my high horse but these things really bug me because I see so many Christians are not living in the true freedom of the Christian faith, they are all bound up with all kinds of unneccessary issues. So basically just get a life and make sure its a life in Christ Jesus.

Just to announce the start of our new Rock Solid program at Impact Youth.  These resources are produced by Youth For Christ and I’m really excited to see how our young people respond to what we have planned for the next few weeks.

We’ll be enjoying mix of games, activities, life skills and exploring our faith together. As well as the chance to let your talent shine on sing star or beat the leaders at table tennis. Come along if you or anyone you know is aged 11-16, you will be most welcome.

Wednesday’s 6.30-8pm at West End Impact. Hope to see you there!