Notices: Harvest Sunday 6th October 2013

Today:
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Family Harvest Thanksgiving - Mr Ellis Barnsley
7.30 pm Harvest Thanksgiving - Canon Brian Courtney

Next Sunday: Sunday 13th October 2013
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Holy Communion - Daniel 5
7.30 pm Harvest Thanksgiving - Brooke Memorial Hall

This Week:
Monday 7th
10am Moving displays and decorating Brooke Hall for harvest
8pm Bowls match at home v St Macartin’s

Tuesday 8th
8pm MU Visitor’s Night: What a Faithful God - Liz Miller. All ladies very welcome

Wednesday 9th
6.30pm GFS
8pm Bible Study - 2 Peter 1:12-21

Coming Up:
Tuesday 15th Select Vestry - items for agenda, please
Wednesday 16th Brookeborough Orange District Harvest
Thursday 17th Cornafanog Harvest

The Pantry (A Helping Hand)
A new foodbank open on Wednesdays (10am - 12pm) at the rear of Val Irvine’s shop in Lisnaskea. Help is provided on a confidential basis. We have been invited to support the foodbank through food or financial contributions. A box for your non-perishable goods is available in the porch.

Thank you
Thank you to all who have helped by donating and decorating the church buildings for our harvest celebrations.

Prayer Diary
Sun 6th For an awareness of God’s mercy and grace as we gather together
Mon 7th Local churches, for greater fellowship together
Tue 8th Mothers’ Union branches across the diocese and world - to be salt and light in their communities
Wed 9th Jeff Gawn (SU) as he leads the Life of Jesus lessons in Fivemiletown College this month
Thur 10th Elected politicians - MPs, MLAs & Councillors as they seek to work for the good of all
Fri 11th All who mourn the death of loved ones
Sat 12th Sunday School teachers and young people as they prepare to meet tomorrow morning
Sun 13th For God’s word to accomplish God’s purposes as it is proclaimed today

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

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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

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