Notices: Sunday 17th November 2013

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

Next Sunday: Sunday 24th November 2013
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Morning Prayer - Daniel 9 Confessing our sins

This Week:
Monday 18th
8pm Bowls

Tuesday 19th
8pm Select Vestry

Wednesday 20th
8pm Christmas Fair & Sale of Work

Thursday 21st
8pm Hall Risk Assessment Workshop - see notice below to register attendance
8pm Suicide: The Church’s Response - Cathedral Hall, Enniskillen. Organised by Clogher Board of Social Theology in Action

Coming Up:
Sunday 1st Diocesan Advent Carol Service - Clogher
Monday 2nd Bowls match away v Clabby
Wednesday 4th Bible Study

Fermanagh Rural Community Network
Hall Risk Assessment workshop for all involved in the management of church and community halls. Thursday 21st November at 8pm in Aghavea Church Hall. Free attendance - please register by 18th with Frances at FRCN on 028 6632 7006 or email: fermanaghrcn@aol.com

Christmas Fair and Sale of Work
Wednesday 20th November at 8pm in the Church Hall.
A variety of stalls selling all manner of goods and firewood.
Fun and games for all the family on offer. Refreshments served. All welcome.

EXCLUSIVE
Crosslinks Conference with Don Carson speaking on the uniqueness of Christ and his mission. St Anne’s Cathedral Belfast. Friday 31st January & Saturday 1st February - booking at www.crosslinks.org/exclusive

The Pantry (A Helping Hand)
Thank you for your continued support for the new foodbank in Lisnaskea. Your donations have helped over 20 families already, with more families coming forward. Non-perishable donations can be left in the box at the back of the church building. If you or someone you know needs help, contact The Pantry at the rear of Val Irvine’s shop on Main Street, Lisnaskea.

Prayer Diary
Sun 17th Jeff Gawn (SU), especially as he speaks in RE lessons and SU in Fivemiletown College this month
Mon 18th Aid agencies as they work in the Philippines following the typhoon
Tue 19th Select Vestry meets - for wisdom and guidance
Wed 20th For fellowship and teamwork before, during and after the Christmas Fair
Thur 21st Those who have been bereaved through suicide, and those who struggle - to know God’s grace
Fri 22nd Pray for all who study and teach God’s word
Sat 23rd Crosslinks, especially Johanne in her work
Sun 24th Myrtle and the choir as they lead our praise

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2

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

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

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

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