Notices: 15th September 2013

Today:
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Church Family Service
7.30 pm SNATCH - Colebrooke Hall

Next Sunday: Sunday 22nd September 2013
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Morning Prayer - Daniel 4 The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar

This Week:
Monday 16th 8pm Bowls
Tuesday 17th 8pm Select Vestry
Wednesday 18th 6.30pm GFS begins - for girls age 3 and up
Thursday 19th 7.30pm SU Training Night for children’s and youth work - Enniskillen Presbyterian Church

Coming Up:
Wednesday 25th Bible study begins
Thursday 26th Clogher Diocesan Synod
Saturday 28th Ladies’ Breakfast, Holy Trinity Dromore at 10am. To book: Eveline (028) 82898911.

AGHAVEA HARVEST THANKSGIVING 2013
Friday 4th 8pm Ven David Huss, Rector of Donegal
Sunday 6th 11am Mr Ellis Barnsley, The Cleenish Centre
7.30pm Canon Brian Courtney, Carrickfergus
Sunday 13th 7.30pm Brooke Memorial Hall Harvest

Diocesan Magazine
Free sample copies are available in the porch. FINAL CALL for articles for the October magazine - by today, please.

Brookeborough Methodist Harvest Services
We have been invited to join with our friends at their harvest thankgsiving:
Sunday 29th September 10.45am Rev Colin Milligan
7.30pm Rev Ruth Watt
Monday 30th September 8pm Mr Ian Graham

Prayer Diary
Sun 15th The young people and leaders at SNATCH (Sunday Night at the Church Hall)
Mon 16th CMS Ireland, especially Shyogwe diocese in Rwanda and Bishop Jered
Tue 17th Select Vestry meets - for wisdom and guidance
Wed 18th GFS leaders and girls as they meet tonight for the first time this term, for new members
Thur 19th Those recently married, and those preparing for marriage
Fri 20th Pray for all who study and teach God’s word
Sat 21st Joy and gladness as we meet together as a church family tomorrow
Sun 22nd Those who are ill, at home or hospital, and those who care for them

Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help. (Psalm 28:2)

Comments

AccessNI Check process

Hi folks Please see the following pages for the process of getting our AccessNI accreditation for our Sunday School and GFS leaders and helpers. You will need to print out the pages and keep a special note of the long number provided to you by email and let me know as soon as possible. We require an Enhanced check for everyone - and use the PIN number 918066 as detailed on the first page. The second page details the forms of identification you will need to provide - one from the first group, and two from the second group. The quicker we can all get the checks completed, the sooner we can get everything back to normal and put this whole process behind us for another three years! If you can photograph yourself (by smartphone or tablet) and email (revdjohnny@gmail.com) or WhatsApp (07488371680) them to me, that'd be great. I will also be available at the Parish Hall on Monday evening from 7pm to 8pm to help you with anything you would like assistance with! If you need any help at all

Pray for Peace

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 The Holy Land, the place sanctified by the presence of prophets, poets, and priests, crying out for justice, urging on towards hope, and seeking after peace, has been, and continues to be a place sacred to millions of people around the world. We have watched with horror the appalling violence that has been unleashed over the last few days around this sacred place. We have seen families devastated, communities shattered, and countless lives lost. We, as followers of Jesus are called in this time to pray. Pray for the end of hostilities, pray for the protection of the most vulnerable on both sides in Israel and Gaza, and pray for a recommitment to a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. We also pray that God might grant comfort to the afflicted, healing to the broken, strength to the weak, and courage to those in authority to lay down the instruments of violence and destruction and stud

Back to the BCP!!

Hi folks It’s been a long time since the pandemic started and the lockdowns - and Covid hasn’t really gone away! I had the dubious honour of getting Covid for the second time just before Holy Week, giving me the chance to think about ministry direction, both my own and in the parish. One of the original responses to the pandemic was to limit our use of the hymn books and our Prayer Books. At the beginning I produced a service sheet with all the relevant liturgy - which we used in the car park and when we returned to the church. Our “temporary measure” lasted almost three years - and it’s time to move on! Our Book of Common Prayer contains our unique identity - in fact the word “Common” doesn’t mean ordinary but that it shows our unity - the liturgy we hold in “common”. We will be returning to our BCPs from this weekend, the Second Sunday of Easter. We will be using Morning Prayer Two - and we will guide us through the service. We look forward to seeing you in church or online via Fb

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