Memorial to Steve Hatton

Following the death from cancer of Steve Hatton, former administrator at CFH, we decided that planting a grove of trees in his name would be a lovely memorial for someone who loved the outdoors.

The Memorial Grove of sixty trees is being planted by Trees for Life, a charity who is working to restore the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland. A page about Steve has been created and can be viewed at the following link:

http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/groves/grovepage.php?id=5732

You can always add trees to Steve’s  grove by using the button “Make a donation to this grove” on the bottom of the page.

The trees will be planted in spring 2012 on Dundreggan, a 10,000 acre estate recently purchased by Trees for Life for forest restoration.

Treasuring CFH

On Saturday 3 December there will be a gathering to mark the closing of the Fellowship. If you have a personal connection with the Fellowship, please join together with us. For full details see: Treasuring CFH.

CFH Newsletter Summer 2011

The latest newsletter for our members and friends, with stories about prayer and healing and the latest news about CFH, can be downloaded here: CFH Newsletter Sum 2011.

Christian Fellowship Summer Closure

The CFH is closed from Thursday 14 July and re-opens on Monday 5 September.

The Administrator and Chaplain will continue to work during most of this  period. Any prayer requests should be made by email or telephone (please leave a message on the answerphone if necessary).

The Wood and the Trees

Discussion in the Festival of Spirituality at St John’s Edinburgh

Saturday 20 August 12.30 – 1.30pm

Recent centuries have seen a drift towards literalism, fundamentalism and scientism in western culture. Does this ‘left brain chauvinism’ make us dangerously unaware of all that the right brain can offer – big picture, meaning, metaphor, spirituality. Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist and writer explores these issues with Dr Joe Bouch, consultant psychiatrist and editor of Advances in Psychiatric Treatment and CFH Chairman John Munro, philosophy of science graduate, retired Church of Scotland minister and member of the Scottish Institute of Human Relations.

Festival of Spirituality website.

Prayer and Healing Forum

The Christian Fellowship of Healing has published the second edition of our newsletter which promotes discussion on healing and prayer. You can download it here: CFH Forum Spring 2011 or you can get a printed copy from the CFH office. Please distribute the newsletter to anyone you feel may be interested and do consider responding to us with your comments on issues raised in this second edition.

Does Prayer Work?

Discussion in the Festival of Spirituality at St John’s Edinburgh

Friday 12 August 10.30 – 11.30am

Jenny Williams and Anne Douglas of the Christian Fellowship of Healing will discuss research into prayer, including projects they are currently running – in conversation with Jim Pym of the National Federation of Spiritual Healers whose publication What Kind of God, What Kind of Healing will be available.

Festival of Spirituality website.

Discover the Healing Sounds of Aramaic

An opportunity to learn Jesus’ Prayer in the language he spoke

Sunday 10 July 2.30 – 6pm

Learn the Lord’s Prayer in the language that Jesus spoke. Singing the words in Aramaic, adding simple movements with dancing in a small group, brings healing to body, mind and spirit.

You are very welcome to come at 1pm and bring lunch to share. Cost £15 – 30. Booking not essential. St Columba’s-by-the-Castle, 14 Johnstone Terrace.

Join us for Sailmaking

Come and help us chart the future of CFH

Saturday 12 March 10am – 3.30pm

Members and Friends are invited to join together to help find God’s future path for CFH. We are meeting in the Hall of St Columba’s at 14 Johnstone Terrace.

Please bring lunch to share.

Healing in Ministry

9 May to 11 May 2011, Kinnoull Monastery, Perth

Come and explore the place of healing in Ministry with Jenny Williams of CFH. The closing date for bookings is 25 March. For further details download the leaflet Kinnoull 2011