Notices: Sunday 24th November 2013

Today:
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Morning Prayer

Next Sunday: Sunday 1st December 2013
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Morning Prayer - Daniel 10
7.00 pm Diocesan Advent Carol Service - Clogher

This Week:
Monday 25th
8pm Bowls

Wednesday 27th
6.30pm GFS

Coming Up:
Monday 2nd Bowls match away v Clabby
Wednesday 4th Bible study

Christmas at Aghavea
Sunday 8th SNATCH Christmas Party
Tuesday 10th Mothers’ Union Carol singing - Northwick House
Friday 13th Sunday School Christmas Party
Sunday 15th Sunday School Nativity (morning); Christingle service (evening, Brooke Hall)
Sunday 22nd Carols by Candlelight
Tuesday 24th Christmas Eve Communion
Wednesday 25th Christmas Family Service

Thank you!
Thank you to all who contributed and helped in any way for the Christmas Fair and Sale of Work on Wednesday evening.

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 24th Myrtle and the choir as they lead our praise
Mon 25th South American Mission Society (SAMS) and Bishop Andres in Concepcion (Paraguay)
Tue 26th Those known to us who are ill, to know the healing hand of the Lord for body, mind & soul
Wed 27th Your neighbours, and how you can be a better neighbour to them
Thur 28th All who are preparing for marriage, growing trust, faithfulness and mutual love
Fri 29th Those in work, and those searching for employment in difficult times
Sat 30th Give thanks for God’s blessings this month
Sun 1st Bishop John, his wife Mary and daughter Dorothy as they live and minister in Clogher

‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.’ - Philippians 4:6

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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